Form: 8-K

Current report filing

February 4, 2021

Documents

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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 Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 4, 2021
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)
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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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
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B BDXB New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due December 15, 2022 BDX22A New York Stock Exchange
1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026 BDX26 New York Stock Exchange
1.401% Notes due May 24, 2023 BDX23A New York Stock Exchange
3.020% Notes due May 24, 2025 BDX25 New York Stock Exchange
0.174% Notes due June 4, 2021 BDX/21 New York Stock Exchange
0.632% Notes due June 4, 2023 BDX/23A New York Stock Exchange
1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026 BDX/26A 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 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On February 4, 2021, Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 contains certain financial measures that differ from those presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP measures”), as follows:

•Currency-Neutral Revenue Growth. We present revenue growth rates for our first fiscal quarter and the corresponding prior period, and our estimated revenue growth for our fiscal year 2021, after eliminating the effect of foreign currency translation, which can fluctuate from period to period. As exchange rates are an important factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, we believe the presentation of results on a foreign currency-neutral basis in addition to reported results helps improve investors’ ability to understand our operating results and evaluate our performance in comparison to prior periods.

•Adjusted Earnings Per Share. We present diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the quarter and the corresponding prior period, after eliminating items that we believe are not part of our ordinary operations and affect the comparability of the periods presented (“adjusted EPS”). We also present adjusted EPS for the full 2020 fiscal year. Adjusted EPS includes adjustments for purchase accounting adjustments, integration and restructuring costs, divestiture-related gains, certain product liability reserves and remediation costs, the impact of the extinguishment of debt, certain regulatory costs, certain asset impairments, and the dilutive impact of outstanding preferred stock. We believe adjustments for these items allow investors to better understand the underlying operating results of BD and facilitate comparisons between the periods shown. We also show the growth in adjusted EPS compared to the prior year period after eliminating the impact of foreign currency translation to further enable investors to evaluate BD’s underlying earnings performance compared to the prior period.

We also present our estimated adjusted EPS growth for our 2021 fiscal year after adjusting for the anticipated impact of foreign currency translation. Management believes that this adjustment allows investors to better evaluate BD’s anticipated underlying earnings performance for our 2021 fiscal year in relation to our underlying 2020 fiscal year performance.

Details regarding these adjustments can be found in the schedules included in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1     Press release dated February 4, 2021, which is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02



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: February 4, 2021