SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8)
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock Par Value $1.00 Per Share
(Title of Class and Securities)
171340102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
James E. McKee, Gabelli Funds, Inc.,
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1434 (914) 921-5294
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 2, 1999
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: [ ].
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Gabelli Funds, LLC I.D. No. 13-4044523
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment company clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 306,000 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 306,000 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
306,000 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
1.59%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-2951242
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment advisory clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 1,080,350 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 1,113,750 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,113,750 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
5.78%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Gemini Capital Management Limited
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00-Funds of clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/___/
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 3,000 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 3,000 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,000 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.02%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Funds, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Asset Managment Inc. I.D. No. 13-4007862
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/_X_/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Marc J. Gabelli
________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 171340102 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Mario J. Gabelli I.D. No. ###-##-####
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock
of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the "Issuer") is being filed on
behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended
(the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on December 17,
1993. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario
Gabelli"), Marc J. Gabelli ("Marc Gabelli") and various entities
which either one directly or indirectly controls or for which
either one acts as chief investment officer. These entities,
except for Lynch Corporation ("Lynch"), Spinnaker Industries,
Incorporated ("Spinnaker"), Western New Mexico Telephone Company
("Western New Mexico"), Entoleter, Inc. ("Entoleter"), Lynch
Telecommunications Corporation ("Lynch Telecom"), Lynch Telephone
Corporation ("Lynch Telephone") and Inter-Community Telephone
Company ("Inter-Community") (collectively, "Lynch and its affili-
ates"), engage in various aspects of the securities business,
primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and
individual clients, including registered investment companies and
pension plans, as broker/dealer and as general partner of various
private investment partnerships. Certain of these entities may
also make investments for their own accounts.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own
beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a
particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are
treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their
beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings
of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed
the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implemen-
tation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require
action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order
to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial ownership is
being reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater
investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons
have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more
detailed Schedule 13D form rather than on the short-form Schedule
13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be
necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one
or more of the following persons: Gabelli Funds, Inc. ("GFI"),
Gabelli Asset Management Inc. ("GAMI") , Gabelli Funds, LLC
("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), Gabelli
Securities, Inc. ("GSI"), Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli &
Company"), Gabelli Performance Partnership L.P. ("GPP"), GLI, Inc.
("GLI"), Gabelli Associates Fund ("Gabelli Associates"), Gabelli
Associates Limited ("GAL"), Gabelli & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing
Plan (the "Plan"), Gabelli International Limited ("GIL"), Gabelli
International II Limited ("GIL II"), Gabelli International Gold
Fund Limited ("GIGFL"), ALCE Partners, L.P. ("ALCE"), Gabelli
Multimedia Partners, L.P. ("Multimedia Partners"), MJG Associates,
Inc. ("MJG Assocciates"), Gemini Capital Management Ltd. ("Gemi-
ni"), Gabelli Fund, LDC ("LDC"), Gabelli Foundation, Inc. ("Founda-
tion"), Mario Gabelli, Marc Gabelli, Lynch, Spinnaker, Western New
Mexico, Entoleter, Lynch Telecom, Lynch Telephone and Inter-
Community. Those of the foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D
are hereafter referred to as the "Reporting Persons".
GFI makes investments for its own account and is the
parent company of GAMI. GAMI, a public company listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of
companies engaged in the Securities business, each of which is
named below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is an invest-
ment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended ("Advisers Act"). GAMCO is an investment manager
providing discretionary managed account services for employee
benefit plans, private investors, endowments, foundations and
others.
GSI, a majority-owned subsidiary of GAMI, acts as a
general partner or investment manager to limited partnerships and
offshore investment companies and as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account. It
is the immediate parent of Gabelli & Company.
Gabelli & Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is
a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("l934 Act"), which as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.
GLI, wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is a corporation
which currently has no active operations.
Gabelli Associates is a New York limited partnership
whose primary business purpose is risk arbitrage investments. GSI
and Mario Gabelli are the general partners of Gabelli Associates.
GAL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
risk arbitrage investments. Shares of GAL's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. GSI is the investment manager of GAL.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is a
limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser
registered under the Advisers Act which presently provides
discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.,
The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund, The Gabelli
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Value Fund Inc., The
Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The
Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Telecommunications Fund,
Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc.,
The Gabelli Global Convertible Securities Fund, Gabelli Capital
Asset Fund, Gabelli International Growth Fund, Inc., The Gabelli
Global Interactive Couch Potato Fund and The Gabelli Global
Opportunity Fund (collectively, the "Funds"), which are registered
investment companies.
Gabelli Advisers, Inc. ("Gabelli Advisers"), a subsidiary
of GAMI, is an investment adviser which provides discretionary
advisory services to The Gabelli Westwood Mighty Mitessm Fund.
The Plan, a qualified employee profit sharing plan,
covers substantially all employees of GAMI and its affiliates.
GPP is a limited partnership whose primary business
purpose is investing in securities. MJG Associates is the general
partner of GPP, and Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager for GPP.
GIL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
investing in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term growth
of capital. Shares of GIL's common stock are offered to persons
who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States and may
be offered to a limited number of U.S. investors. MJG Associates
is the Investment Manager of GIL. Mario Gabelli is a portfolio
manager for GIL and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GIL.
GIL II is a corporation whose business purpose is
investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities
in order to achieve its investment objective of significant
long-term growth of capital. Shares of GIL II's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL II.
Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL II.
ALCE is an investment limited partnership that seeks long-
term capital appreciation primarily through investments in public
and private equity securities. GSI is a general partner of ALCE.
Multimedia Partners is an investment limited partnership
whose objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in public and private multimedia communications
companies. GSI is a general partner of Multimedia Partners.
LDC is a corporation whose business purpose is investing
primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term growth
of capital. Interests are offered to insurance companies which do
not conduct any business in the United States and which are
licensed where they do business. MJG Associates is the Investment
Manager of LDC. Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager for LDC.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private
investment partnerships and offshore funds. Mario Gabelli is the
sole shareholder, director and employee of MJG Associates.
Gemini is a corporation whose primary business purpose is to
provide advisory services to offshore funds. Marc Gabelli is the
President and Chief Investment Officer of Gemini.
The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is the
President, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the Foundation.
Lynch is a diversified public company traded on the American
Stock Exchange. Its subsidiaries are engaged in communications,
services, and manufactured products. Spinnaker, a subsidiary of
Lynch, is also a public company and its stock is traded on the
NASDAQ National Market. Spinnaker is a diversified manufacturing
firm with major subsidiaries in specialty adhesive-backed materials
business. Another of Lynch's subsidiaries, Western New Mexico,
provides telephone services in a service area in Southwestern New
Mexico. Inter-Community, which is also a subsidiary of Lynch,
provides local telephone services in an area 40 miles west of
Fargo, North Dakota. Lynch and Spinnaker actively pursue new
business ventures and acquisitions. Lynch and its affiliates make
investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and
maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and
acquisitions (not in the case of Western New Mexico) and are not
engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in
securities. Mario Gabelli is Chairman of Lynch and beneficially
owns approximately 23% of the shares of common stock of Lynch.
Mario Gabelli is the majority stockholder and Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GFI and GAMI,
and the Chief Investment Officer for each of the Reporting Persons
which are entities other than Gemini. GFI is the majority
shareholder of GAMI. GAMI, in turn, is the sole stockholder of
GAMCO. GAMI is also the majority stockholder of GSI and the
largest shareholder of Gabelli Advisers. Gabelli & Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI. GLI is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GSI. Marc Gabelli is the majority stockholder of Gemini.
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute
a group.
GFI, GAMI, GAMCO, Gabelli & Company and GLI are New York
corporations and GSI and Gabelli Advisers are Delaware corpora-
tions, each having its principal business office at One Corporate
Center, Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Funds is a New York limited
liability company having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GPP is a New York limited
partnership having its principal business office at 401 Theodore
Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. MJG Associates is a Connecticut
corporation having its principal business office at 401 Theodore
Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Associates is a New York
limited partnership having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Alce and Multimedia Partners
are Delaware limited partnerships each having its principal
business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GAL
and GIL are corporations organized under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, each having its principal business office at c/o
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited, British American Centre, Dr. Roy's
Drive-Phase 3, George Town, Grand Cayman, British West Indies. GIL
II is a corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands having its principal business office at c/o Coutts &
Company (Cayman) Limited, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, British West
Indies. Gemini is a Bermuda corporation having its principal
business office at c/o Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, Cedar House, 41
Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda. LDC is a corporation
organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands having its
pricipal business office at c/o Tremont (Bermuda) Limited, Tremont
House, 4 Park Road, Hamilton HM II, Bermuda. The Foundation is a
private foundation having its principal offices at 165 West Liberty
Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. Lynch is an Indiana corporation having
its principal business office at 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY
10580. Spinnaker is a Delaware corporation having its principal
business office at 251 Welton Street, Hamden, CT 06511.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D
with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively,
"Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) and (e) - On December 8, 1994, the SEC instituted
and simultaneously accepted offers for the settlement of an
administrative proceeding against Gabelli & Company and GAMCO. The
order instituting the proceeding included a finding, which Gabelli
& Company and GAMCO neither admitted nor denied, that they failed
to implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information
by not specifically addressing the special circumstances that arose
from their affiliation with Lynch Corporation, a public company.
To resolve this matter, Gabelli & Company and GAMCO agreed to cease
and desist from violating Section 15(f) of the 1934 Act and Section
204A of the Advisers Act, respectively. They further agreed to
each pay a civil penalty in the amount of $50,000, and to retain,
and adopt the recommendations of, an independant consultant
regarding their Section 15(f) and Section 204A policies and
procedures.
(f) - Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to
which this Schedule 13D relates is 1,422,750 shares, representing
7.38% of the 19,277,523 shares outstanding as reported in the Issu-
er's most recent Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 25,
1998. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as
follows:
Shares of % of
Common Class of
Name Stock Common
Gabelli Funds:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 306,000 1.59%
GAMCO:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 1,113,750 5.78%
Gemini: 3,000 0.02%
Marc Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons
other than Marc Gabelli and Gemini. Marc Gabelli is deemed to have
beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by
Gemini. GAMI and GFI are deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities beneficially owned by each of the foregoing persons
other than Mario Gabelli, Marc Gabelli and Gemini.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has
the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it,
either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment
clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) GAMCO
does not have authority to vote 33,400 of the reported shares,
(ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with
respect to the 306,000 shares of the Issuer held by the the Funds,
so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does
not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and in
that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each of the Funds shall
respectively vote that Fund's shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy
Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its
sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares
held by such Fund under special circumstances such as regulatory
considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, Marc Gabelli,
GAMI and GFI is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially
owned directly by other Reporting Persons.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the
Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or since
the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less, by each
of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on
Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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: March 3, 1999
MARIO J. GABELLI
By:_____________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
GABELLI FUNDS, INC.
By:_________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
By:_________________________
James E. McKee
Secretary
GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By:________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
By:_________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GEMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
By:__________________________
Marc J. Gabelli
President
by: James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
MARC J. GABELLI
By:__________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
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Schedule I
Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
The following sets forth as to each of the executive offi-
cers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address;
and his present principal occupation or employment and the name,
principal business and address of any corporation or other organiza-
tion in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise speci-
fied, the principal employer of each such individual is Gabelli Funds,
Inc., Gabelli Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli &
Company, Inc., or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business address of each
of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, and each such
individual identified below is a citizen of the United States. To the
knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five years, no such
person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such person was a party to
a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or
finding any violation with respect to such laws except as reported in
Item 2(d) of this Schedule 13D.
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Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli*
Richard B. Black President and Director of
Oak Technology, Inc.;
Chairman ECRM; Director
of The Morgan Group, Inc.;
General Partner of KBA Part-
ners, Parker Plaza
400 Kelby Street,
Fort Lee, NJ 07029
Charles C. Baum Chairman, Director and Chief Execu-
tive Officer of The Morgan Group,
Inc.; Secretary & Treasurer
United Holdings
2545 Wilkens Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly Professor
Payson Center for International
Development Technology Transfer
Tulane University
300 Hebert Hall
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Marc J. Gabelli Managing Director
Matthew R. Gabelli Vice President-Trading
Gabelli & Company
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Adminstration
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
_____________________
* Mr. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Invest-
ment Officer of Gabelli Funds, Inc., Gabelli Asset Management Inc. and
GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Director/Trustee of all registered investment
companies advised by Gabelli Funds, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Lynch Corporation; Director of East/West Communications, Inc.<PAGE>
Gabelli Asset Management Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above
Richard B. Black See above
Charles C. Baum See above
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly See above
Karl Otto Pohl (1) Sal Oppenheim Jr. & Cie
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 20
D-6000 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Adminstration
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli
Douglas R. Jamieson
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Regina M. Pitaro
F. William Scholz, II
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Investment Officer
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. Chairman
Douglas R. Jamieson Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Peter D. Goldstein Deputy General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Gabelli Funds, LLC
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Bruce N. Alpert Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Gus Coutsouros Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Advisers, Inc.
Directors:
Bruce N. Alpert
John D. Gabelli
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Officers:
Bruce N. Alpert Chief Operating Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Securities, Inc.
Directors:
Robert W. Blake President of W.R. Blake
& Sons, Inc.
196-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11358
Douglas G. DeVivo General Partner of ALCE
Partners, L.P.
One First Street, Suite 16
Los Altos, CA 94022
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. See above
Officers:
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President-Finance
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Directors:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi See above
Donald C. Jenkins Director of Research
Officers:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Bruce N. Alpert Vice President-Mutual Funds
Walter K. Walsh Compliance Officer
James E. McKee Secretary
GLI, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Gabelli Associates Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British
WestIndies
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Gabelli International Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Officers:
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer, and
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Gemini Capitial Management Ltd.
Directors:
Marc J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Stephen G. Bondi See Above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
Michael A. Salatto Controller, Gabelli Securities,
Inc.
Michael J. Burns (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Douglas Molyneux (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Gabelli Fund, LDC
Directors:
Johann S. Wong (4) c/o Tremont (Bermuda)
Limited
Tremont House
4 Park Road
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Peter D. Anderson (5) Givens Hall Bank & Trust
Genesis Building
P.O. Box 2097
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
BWI3459498141
Karl Otto Pohl See above
Anthonie C. van Ekris See below
Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Paul J. Evanson President
Florida Light & Power Co.
P.O Box 14000
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, Fl 33408
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
E. Val Cerutti Business Consultant
Cerutti Consultants
227 McLain Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10540
Ralph R. Papitto Chairman of the Board
AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza
Suite 1250
Providence, RI 02903
Salvatore Muoio Principal
S. Muoio & Co., LLC
Suite 1425
655 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
John C. Ferrara Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 10580
David C. Mitchell Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer
Carmine Ceraolo Assistant Controller
Robert A. Hurwich Vice President-Administration,
Secretary and General Counsel
Spinnaker Industries, Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Directors:
Joseph P. Rhein 5003 Central Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
Richard J. Boyle The Boyle Group, Inc.
6110 Blue Circle Drive
Suite 250
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Ned N. Fleming, III Boyle, Fleming,
& Co., Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Robert E. Dolan See above Lynch Corporation
Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Balmac International, Inc.
61 Broadway
Suite 1900
New York, NY 10006
Frank E. Grzelecki President
Saugatuck
1 Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
Officers:
Ned N. Fleming, III President and Chief Operating
Officer
Richard J. Boyle Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mark A. Matteson Vice President, Corporate
Development
Craig Jennings Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer
Entoleter, Inc.
251 Welton Street
Hamden, CT 06517
Directors:
Ned N. Fleming, III See above-Spinnaker
Mark A. Matteson See above-Spinnaker
Robert P. Wentzel See above Entoleter
James Fleming 230 Saugatuck Avenue, Unit 8
Westport, CT 06880
Officers:
Robert P. Wentzel President
Mark R. Matteson Vice President
Charles DeMarino Controller & Secretary
Western New Mexico Telephone Company
314 Yankee Street
Silver City, NM 88062
Directors:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
John Clay Keen Route 6
Box 270
Greenville, TX 75401
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Carmine Ceraolo See above-Lynch Corporation
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Eugene P. Connell See above-Lynch Corporation
Michael F. Mangan See below-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Charles M. Baxter Sr. Vice President-Operations
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Treasurer
Inter-Community Telephone Company
P.O. Box A
Nome, ND 58062
Directors:
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Eugene P. Connell See above-Lynch Corporation
Harry B. Snyder P.O. Box 131
Buffalo, ND 58011
Robert Snyder 200 Broadway South
Buffalo, ND 58011
Keith S. Andersen See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Robert Reff See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Michael F. Mangan See below-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Jack Bently 1210 E. Washington Ave
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Officers:
Robert Snyder President
Keith S. Andersen Secretary
Harry B. Snyder Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Secretary
Lynch Telecommunications Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Richard A. Kiesling 2801 International Lane
Suite 207
Madison, WI 53740
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Jack W. Keen See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Snyder See above-Inter-Community
Telephone Company
Michael F. Mangan See above-Lynch Corporation
Officers:
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Michael F. Mangan Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert E. Dolan President, Controller, Assistant
Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary
Lynch Telephone Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Robert E. Dolan Controller
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Michael F. Mangan See above-Lynch Telecommunications
Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mary Beth Baxter Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert E. Dolan Vice President and Controller
(1) Citizen of Germany
(2) Citizen of the Cayman Islands
(3) Citizen of Bermuda
(4) Citizen Bermuda and Canada
(5) Citizen of the UK
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-CHURCH & DWIGHT CO
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
THE GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
3/02/99 3,000- 43.4881
3/01/99 6,000- 42.3809
2/05/99 3,000- 41.5632
THE GABELLI EQUITY TRUST,INC.
1/13/99 2,000- 33.5895
THE GABELLI ASSET FUND
1/26/99 10,000- 38.4487
1/25/99 5,000- 38.1987
1/20/99 1,500- 33.5739
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
3/02/99 500- 43.5625
3/02/99 4,000- 43.4219
2/25/99 1,000- 41.1250
2/25/99 500- 41.0625
2/24/99 5,000- 41.1625
2/23/99 3,000- 40.9792
2/22/99 3,000- 41.0000
2/22/99 3,000- 40.9375
2/22/99 3,000- 40.9688
2/18/99 5,000- 40.2500
2/17/99 2,000- 40.0625
2/12/99 300- 39.0000
2/09/99 500- 40.1250
2/08/99 5,000- 42.0375
2/04/99 1,500- 40.0000
2/01/99 10,000- 39.7625
2/01/99 5,000- 39.9700
2/01/99 5,000- 39.6250
1/29/99 5,000- 38.1100
1/27/99 3,600- 38.0451
1/26/99 11,400- 38.5554
1/26/99 500- 38.5000
1/25/99 2,000- 38.1250
1/25/99 8,000- 37.9414
1/25/99 7,000- 38.0625
1/22/99 6,300- 36.3075
1/08/99 7,000- 34.3982
1/06/99 500- 37.0625
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
ON THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE.
(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.
