Becton, Dickinson and 8K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 23, 2024

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New Jersey

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-4802

22-0760120

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Becton Drive,

Franklin Lakes,

New Jersey

07417-1880

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


	(201)	847-6800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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, par value $1.00

BDX

New York Stock Exchange

1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026

BDX26

New York Stock Exchange

3.020% Notes due May 24, 2025

BDX25

New York Stock Exchange

1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026

BDX/26A

New York Stock Exchange

1.213% Notes due February 12, 2036

BDX/36

New York Stock Exchange

0.034% Notes due August 13, 2025

BDX25A

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

BD held its 2024 Annual Meeting on January 23, 2024. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1: All of the Board of Directors’ nominees for director were elected to serve for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below.



Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	William M. Brown		232,549,951		6,311,081		1,244,917		19,246,627
Catherine M. Burzik			231,318,888		7,558,702		1,228,359		19,246,627
Carrie L. Byington			237,709,879		1,158,292		1,237,778		19,246,627
R. Andrew Eckert			232,126,013		6,687,849		1,292,087		19,246,627
Claire M. Fraser			229,100,818		9,779,412		1,225,719		19,246,627
Jeffrey W. Henderson			217,319,375		21,431,616		1,354,959		19,246,627
Christopher Jones			225,625,295		13,164,009		1,316,646		19,246,627
Thomas E. Polen			222,041,619		16,270,308		1,794,022		19,246,627
Timothy M. Ring			233,833,749		4,991,411		1,280,789		19,246,627
Bertram L. Scott			218,378,674		20,482,682		1,244,593		19,246,627
Joanne Waldstreicher			238,331,834		546,550		1,227,565		19,246,627

Proposal No. 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

241,651,090

14,886,637

2,814,849

N/A

Proposal No. 3: The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of BD’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.



For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	220,789,127		17,666,312		1,650,510		19,246,627

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit 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.

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

(Registrant)


By:			/s/ Gary DeFazio
			Gary DeFazio
			Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Date: January 26, 2024

Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) 8-KSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders