8-K: Current report filing
Published on April 24, 2014
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) April 22, 2014
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
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 22, 2014, the parties to the Five Year Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement) among Becton, Dickinson and Company, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as syndication agent, BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as documentation agents, and the lenders named in the Credit Agreement, agreed to extend the expiration date of the Credit Agreement to May 2018 in accordance with Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement.
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) |
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| By: | /s/ Gary DeFazio |
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| Gary DeFazio | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: April 24, 2014