BD shareholders elect all 11 director nominees, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

BECTON DICKINSON & CO

All 11 board nominees elected with majority support; highest vote For: Joanne Waldstreicher (238.3M), lowest: Jeffrey Henderson (217.3M).
Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2024 auditor: 241.7M For, 14.9M Against, 2.8M Abstain.
Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 220.8M For, 17.7M Against, 1.7M Abstain.
Broker non-votes ranged from 19.2M on director elections and say-on-pay; N/A for auditor ratification.

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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 2024-01-23 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-01-23

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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 2024-01-23 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-01-23

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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 Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2024-01-23 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-01-23

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Proposal No. 2 : The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.

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