Current Report — Form 8-K Filing Table of Contents
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on
which registered
iCommon stock, par value $1.00
iBDX
iNew
York Stock Exchange
iDepositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On September 29, 2020, Article II, Section 2.C. of the By-Laws of Becton,Dickinson and Company (“BD”) relating to special shareholder meetings was amended to 1) eliminate the ability of BD’s President to call a special meeting, 2) clarify what types of ownership count towards the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting, 3) add requirements to update the information included in any special meeting request, including changes in ownership, and 4) provide that a special meeting will not be held if (a) the meeting request is delivered during the period commencing 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders and ending on the earlier of (x) the date of the next annual
meeting or (y) 30 days after the first anniversary of the date of the previous annual meeting and (b) the BD board has called or will call for an annual or special meeting of shareholders within 30 days after the request is received and has determined that the business to be conducted at such meeting includes an identical or substantially similar item of business .
In addition, on the same date, Article II, Section 2.D of the By-laws, relating to advance notice of nominations and other business at annual shareholders meetings, was amended to expand the information required to be provided with respect to any nominee for director.
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.
