8-K: Current report
Published on January 6, 2026
UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.04. | Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefits Plans. |
On December 30, 2025, Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) received a notice from the administrator of the BD 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”). The notice stated that the BD Common Stock Fund in the Plan will be entering a blackout period due to the pending transaction (the “Transaction”) with Waters Corporation (“Waters”). The reason for the blackout period is to facilitate the addition of the Waters Common Stock Fund interests to accounts in the Plan. The blackout period is scheduled to begin after the market closes on the closing date of the Transaction and end during the week following the closing date of the Transaction. During the blackout period, participants in the Plan will be unable to engage in any transactions in the BD Common Stock Fund, including exchange into or out of the fund, loans from, or partial withdrawals of, any portion of their account balances that are invested in the fund, or final distributions from their Plan accounts if some or all of their account balances under the Plan are invested in the fund.
During the blackout period, participants in the Plan, BD shareholders or other interested parties may obtain, without charge, the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period from, and may direct other inquiries about the blackout period to Fidelity at 1-866-715-2068. During the two-year period following the ending date of the Plan blackout period, BD shareholders or other interested parties may obtain, without charge, the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period from, and may direct other inquires about the blackout period to Fidelity at 1-866-715-2068.
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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 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Stephanie M. Kelly | |||||
| Stephanie M. Kelly Chief Securities and Governance Counsel, Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| Dated: January 6, 2026 | ||||||
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