secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK:        0000010795
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000010795-23-000081
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.15
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BDX amends bylaws to tighten advance-notice rules for shareholder nominations and proposals
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- Amended By-laws effective Sept 19, 2023, enhance disclosure requirements for director nominations and proposals.
- Shareholders must maintain ownership of shares from notice date through the annual meeting date.
- Shareholders soliciting proxies must use a non-white proxy card; white card reserved for Board's exclusive use.
- Also updated provisions on quorum, conduct of meetings, and made conforming/clarifying revisions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000081/0000010795-23-000081-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000081/bdx-20230919.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000010795-23-000081

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