BDX board approves bylaw amendments updating advance notice provisions and technical revisions

BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Board approved amended and restated By-laws on April 28, 2026.
Changes update the advance notice provision's timeframe for determining a contested election.
Other technical, conforming, and clarifying revisions made; full text filed as Exhibit 3.1.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

BECTON DICKINSON & CO: Amended and restated By-laws to update advance notice provision for contested elections and make technical revisions (effective 2026-04-28).

Change: bylaw amendment
Effective: 2026-04-28

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On April 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of Becton, Dickinson and Company (the “Company”) approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s By-laws (the “By-laws”). The amendments to the By-laws: (i) update in the advance notice provision the time period to determine the existence of a contested election and (ii) make certain other technical, conforming and clarifying revisions.

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