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) August 11, 2017 (August 8, 2017)

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)

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Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 8, 2017, Ellen R. Strahlman, Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”), informed BD of her decision to retire from the company, effective December 31, 2017.

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: August 11, 2017