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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of the report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2024       CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       Delaware   1-10585   13-4996950 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   500 Charles Ewing Boulevard , Ewing , New Jersey   08628 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 806-1200 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 par value   CHD   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to supplement and replace Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 15, 2024. The Company’s supplemented list of subsidiaries is attached hereto as Exhibit 21.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.    Description 21    List of the Company’s subsidiaries. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Date: May 17, 2024     By:   /s/ Patrick de Maynadier     Name:   Patrick de Maynadier     Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary