SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G Under
Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
Under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.16)
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(la)
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(Name Of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
171340102
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(La)
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON.
The Chase Manhattan Corporation - CMC
The Chase Manhattan Bank - CMB
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A)
(B)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Chase Manhattan Corporation - Delaware
The Chase Manhattan Bank - New York
NUMBER 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
OF CMC - 546,800
SHARES CMB - 546,800
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY CMC - 126,900
CMB - 126,900
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING CMC - 408,000
PERSON CMB - 408,000
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
CMC - 924,950
CMB - 924,950
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
CMC - 1,332,950
CMB - 1,332,950
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
CMC - 6.588%
CMB - 6.588%
12 TYPE OF PERSON REPORTING*
CMC - HC
CMB - BK
* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a).Name of Issuer: Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(La)
Item 1(b).Address of Issuer's: 469 North Harrison Street
Principal Executive Offices Princeton, NJ 08543-5297
Principal Executive Officer: Mr. D.C. Minton
Chairman, President and CEO
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This notice is filed by The
Chase Manhattan Corporation
(CMC) and its wholly owned
subsidiary, The Chase Manhattan
Bank (CMB)
Item 2(b).Address of Principal Business CMC: 270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
CMB: 270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Item 2(c). Citizenship: CMC - Delaware
CMB - New York
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 171340102
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Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(La)
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
(b) |X| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
(d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act.
(e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or endowment Fund
[see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)].
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) |_| Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(ii)(H).
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: CMC - 1,332,950
As of December 31, 1997 CMB - 1,332,950
(b) Percent of Class: CMC - 6.858%
CMB - 6.858%
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
CMC - 546,800
CMB - 546,800
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
CMC - 126,900
CMB - 126,900
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Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(La)
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
CMC - 408,000
CMB - 408,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
CMC - 924,950
CMB - 924,950
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
The beneficial interest reported has been acquired through
fiduciary relationships. Beneficial ownership of portions of the
shares reported is shared with unaffiliated persons, none of
whose beneficial ownership in the subject shares exceeds five
percent of the issuers outstanding shares.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Holds
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Pursuant to Rule 13(d) - 1 (c): This notice is filed on behalf
of both CMC and its subsidiary, CMB. In lieu of attaching an
exhibit hereto, the identity of CMB is as set forth on the
cover page hereof. CMB is classified as a Bank, as such term is
defined in Section (3) (a) (6) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended,
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of this Group:
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
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Church & Dwight Co. Inc.(La)
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and did not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 12, 1998
The Chase Manhattan Bank THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION
/S/ Allan Nemethy /S/ Anthony J. Horan
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Allan Nemethy Anthony J. Horan
Trust Officer of Corporate Secretary
The Chase Manhattan Bank
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