Becton Dickinson & Co 8-K/A, filed Dec 1, 2025
Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)
8-K/A
2025-12-01
For: 2025-11-17
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About this 8-K/A
Becton Dickinson & Co filed this 8-K/A on December 1, 2025, reporting on events of November 17, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 17, 2025
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) Becton, Dickinson and Company (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2025, regarding the election of Robert L. Huffines and Jacqueline Wright as members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), solely to supplement the Original 8-K with compensation arrangements that were unavailable at the time of the Original 8-K filing. The disclosure included in the Original 8-K otherwise remains unchanged.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
In connection with their appointments to the Board, effective December 1, 2025, Mr. Huffines and Ms. Wright will each receive restricted stock units valued at $33,575, representing a prorated grant from the effective date of their election to the Board through BD’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information regarding the compensation of the non-management members of the Board is included under the caption “Non-Management Director Compensation” in BD’s proxy statement relating to its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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/ Stephanie M. Kelly | ||||
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| Chief Securities and Governance Counsel, Corporate Secretary | |||||
Date: December 1, 2025