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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 24, 2018 (January 23, 2018)
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New Jersey
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
 
 
001-4802
 
22-0760120
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
 
07417-1880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(201) 847-6800
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K Filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD") was held on January 23, 2018. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Item 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.
Nominee
 
 For
 
 Against
 
 Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Catherine M. Burzik
 
181,838,712
 
396,011
 
193,110
 
22,051,642
R. Andrew Eckert
 
181,397,196
 
810,263
 
220,374
 
22,051,642
Vincent A. Forlenza
 
175,320,986
 
6,595,040
 
511,807
 
22,051,642
Claire M. Fraser
 
180,220,018
 
1,922,077
 
215,739
 
22,051,642
Christopher Jones
 
181,754,783
 
433,683
 
239,366
 
22,051,642
Marshall O. Larsen
 
177,509,354
 
4,689,592
 
228,887
 
22,051,642
Gary A. Mecklenburg
 
177,252,447
 
4,924,708
 
250,678
 
22,051,642
David F. Melcher
 
181,395,664
 
778,179
 
253,990
 
22,051,642
Willard J. Overlock, Jr.
 
175,740,608
 
6,413,574
 
273,651
 
22,051,642
Claire Pomeroy
 
181,235,694
 
960,909
 
231,230
 
22,051,642
Rebecca W. Rimel
 
181,323,801
 
925,961
 
178,071
 
22,051,642
Timothy M. Ring
 
180,662,688
 
1,507,137
 
258,008
 
22,051,642
Bertram L. Scott
 
177,363,501
 
4,809,359
 
254,973
 
22,051,642
Item No. 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
199,034,587
 
5,231,650
 
213,239
Item 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.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
173,791,716
 
8,100,379
 
535,738
 
22,051,642

Item No. 4: A shareholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company's proxy access by-law was not approved by the votes set forth in the table below.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
50,135,096
 
131,510,881
 
781,856
 
22,051,642
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gary DeFazio                                                 
 
 
Gary DeFazio
 
 
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Date: January 24, 2018