secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK:        0000010795
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000010795-25-000025
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BD elects Gregory J. Hayes to Board of Directors
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- Effective March 26, 2025, Gregory J. Hayes elected to BD's Board, expanding size from 11 to 12 members.
- Hayes will serve on Audit Committee and Compensation and Human Capital Committee.
- Board determined Hayes is independent under NYSE rules and BD's governance guidelines.
- Hayes receives prorated restricted stock units valued at $180,836 covering term to 2026 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079525000025/0000010795-25-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079525000025/bdx-20250326.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000010795-25-000025

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