Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 30 2016 - 2:43PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 30, 2016 (September 27, 2016)
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Its Charter)
New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-4802
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22-0760120
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
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07417-1880
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(201) 847-6800
(Registrants 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.03
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
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On September
27, 2016, the By-Laws of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) were amended to add Article II, E.,
Inclusion of Shareholder Nominees in Proxy Statement
, which permits an eligible stockholder, or a group of up to 20 eligible
stockholders, owning 3% or more of BDs outstanding common stock continuously for at least 3 years, to nominate and include in BDs annual meeting proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two directors, or 20% of
the Board, provided that the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in the By-Laws. The proxy access provision will first become available to shareholders in connection with BDs 2018 annual shareholders meeting.
The By-laws were also amended to make conforming changes to the advance notice provisions in Article II, D. The foregoing description of the amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-laws, as
amended. A copy of BDs By-Laws as amended as of September 27, 2016 is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
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Description of Exhibit
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3.1
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By-laws, as amended as of September 27, 2016
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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.
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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Gary DeFazio
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Gary DeFazio
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Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
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Date: September 30, 2016
Exhibit Index
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3.1
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By-Laws, as amended as of September 27, 2016
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