secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK:        0000010795
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000010795-23-000060
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BD elects Dr. Joanne Waldstreicher to Board of Directors
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- Dr. Waldstreicher elected effective July 24, 2023; will serve on Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Quality and Regulatory committees.
- Board determined Dr. Waldstreicher is independent under NYSE rules and BD's corporate governance guidelines.
- Initial compensation: restricted stock units valued at $107,795, prorated from election to BD's 2024 Annual Meeting.
- Non-management director compensation details reference BD's 2023 proxy statement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000060/0000010795-23-000060-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000060/bdx-20230724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000010795-23-000060

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