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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MINTON DWIGHT C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/ [CHD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 469 NORTH HARRISON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2005 (Street) PRINCETON, NJ 08543 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/21/2005   W V 31,300 A $ 0 132,269.855 D   Common Stock 12/21/2005   W V 34,386 A $ 0 63,996 I By Trust- DCM Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   4,000 D $ 32.9655 (1) 59,996 I By Trust- DCM Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   4,000 D $ 33.0791 (2) 55,996 I By Trust- DCM Common Stock 12/21/2005   W V 34,386 A $ 0 113,216 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock 12/21/2005   W V 68,772 A $ 0 181,988 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   8,000 D $ 32.9655 (1) 173,988 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   500 D $ 33 173,488 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   1,500 D $ 33.01 171,988 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock 12/21/2005   S   8,000 D $ 33.0791 (2) 163,988 I By Trust- Siblings Common Stock               65,000 I By Wife

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock

$ 0

(3)

08/08/1988

Common Stock

5,317.7851

5,317.7851

D

Stock Option

$ 20.8834

05/08/2006

05/08/2013

Common Stock

7,500

7,500

D

Stock Option

$ 31.0934

05/06/2007

05/06/2014

Common Stock

7,500

7,500

D

Stock Option

$ 34.29

05/05/2008

05/05/2015

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MINTON DWIGHT C 469 NORTH HARRISON STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08543	X

Signatures

Andrew C. Forsell		12/22/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(3)	The phantom stock shares were acquired under the Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash at such time as prescribed by the Plan.
(1)	32.9655 reflects the average sale price of shares sold from the DCM and Siblings trusts, which relate to eight separate transactions conducted on December 21, 2005. The detail for such transactions is as follows, with the number of shares sold preceeding the sale price: 300 at 32.92; 700 at 32.93; 2000 at 32.94; 2900 at 32.95; 1000 at 32.97; 2300 at 32.98; 100 at 32.99; 2700 at 33.00.
(2)	33.0791 reflects the average sale price of shares sold from the DCM and Siblings trusts, which relate to nine separate transactions conducted on December 21, 2005. The detail for such transactions is as follows, with the number of shares sold preceeding the sale price: 3200 at 33.12; 1300 at 33.11; 1500 at 33.10; 700 at 33.09; 1300 at 33.08; 500 at 33.07; 500 at 33.07; 2000 at 33.03; 1000 at 33.01; 500 at 33.00.

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