secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK:        0000010795
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-004393
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BD adopts executive severance plan; shareholders approve equity plan increase
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- Severance Plan adopted: CEO gets 1.5x base+bonus, ELT 1.0x, Business Unit Presidents 1.0x base.
- Shareholders approved 3.935M share increase to 2004 equity plan; say-on-pay passed with ~91% support.
- All 13 director nominees elected; auditor Ernst & Young ratified for FY2026.
- Plan replaces prior severance policies; effective Jan 27, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828026004393/0001628280-26-004393-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828026004393/bdx-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-004393

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