Form: 8-K

Current report filing

September 23, 2022

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) September 20, 2022
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
0.632% Notes due June 4, 2023 BDX/23A New York Stock Exchange
1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026 BDX/26A New York Stock Exchange
1.213% Notes due February 12, 2036 BDX/36 New York Stock Exchange
0.000% Notes due August 13, 2023 BDX23B 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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 20, 2022, the Board of Directors amended the By-Laws of Becton, Dickinson and Company (the “Company”), as follows:

•Article II, Section 2.C. of the By-Laws, relating to special meetings, was amended to lower the threshold requirement for shareholders to request a special meeting from 25% to 15% of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting.
•Article II, Section 2.C. of the By-Laws, relating to special meetings, was amended to clarify the notice requirements for business to be properly brought before a special meeting.
•Article II, Section 2.D. of the By-Laws, relating to advance notice of nominations and other business at annual shareholders meetings, was amended to update and clarify the notice and information requirements required to be provided to the Company with respect to any nominee for director, including pursuant to Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
•The By-laws were also amended to make certain non-substantive changes and updates.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, as amended as of September 20, 2022, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS    
Exhibit 3.1     By-Laws of Becton, Dickinson and Company, as amended as of September 20, 2022.

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: September 23, 2022