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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) 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)
 
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):
 
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230425)
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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00BDXNew York Stock Exchange
1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026BDX26New York Stock Exchange
3.020% Notes due May 24, 2025BDX25New York Stock Exchange
1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026BDX/26ANew York Stock Exchange
1.213% Notes due February 12, 2036BDX/36New York Stock Exchange
0.034% Notes due August 13, 2025BDX25ANew 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 AbstainBroker Non-Votes
William M. Brown232,549,951 6,311,081 1,244,917 19,246,627 
Catherine M. Burzik231,318,888 7,558,702 1,228,359 19,246,627 
Carrie L. Byington237,709,879 1,158,292 1,237,778 19,246,627 
R. Andrew Eckert232,126,013 6,687,849 1,292,087 19,246,627 
Claire M. Fraser229,100,818 9,779,412 1,225,719 19,246,627 
Jeffrey W. Henderson217,319,375 21,431,616 1,354,959 19,246,627 
Christopher Jones225,625,295 13,164,009 1,316,646 19,246,627 
Thomas E. Polen222,041,619 16,270,308 1,794,022 19,246,627 
Timothy M. Ring233,833,749 4,991,411 1,280,789 19,246,627 
Bertram L. Scott218,378,674 20,482,682 1,244,593 19,246,627 
Joanne Waldstreicher238,331,834 546,550 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 AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
241,651,090 14,886,637 2,814,849N/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 AgainstAbstain 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