8-K
filed January 30, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
ticker BDX
CIK 0000010795
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BD shareholders OK equity plan extension, 5.7M share increase, termination vote requirement
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
- Shareholders approved amendments to 2004 equity plan: extend term to Jan 25, 2033, increase shares by 5.7M.
- All 11 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 204.9M to 233.8M (excluding broker non-votes).
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 with 239.6M for, 14.3M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 218.0M for, 16.6M against.
- Shareholder proposal requiring prior approval of certain termination payments passed with 144.6M for, 89.9M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young as BD's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 2 : The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 3 : The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of BD’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 1 : All of the Board of Directors’ nominees for director were elected to serve for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Shareholder proposal requiring prior shareholder approval of certain termination payments at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 6 : The shareholder proposal to require prior shareholder approval of certain termination payments passed by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Approval of amendments to BD's 2004 Employee and Directors Equity Plan at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 5 : The shareholders approved amendments to BD's 2004 Employee and Directors Equity Plan by the votes set forth in the table below.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
BECTON DICKINSON & CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation votes at the 2023-01-24 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-01-24
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 4 : The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, annual advisory votes on named executive officer compensation by the votes set forth in the table below.
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