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) September 23, 2008
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| New Jersey |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| 001-4802 | 22-0760120 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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| 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey | 07417-1880 |
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
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| (201) 847-6800 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| N/A |
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(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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 23, 2008, Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) amended its Performance Incentive Plan (“PIP”) to incorporate the terms of BD’s Policy Regarding the Recovery of Compensation (the “Policy”). The Policy provides for, among other things, the recovery of PIP awards from members of the BD Leadership Team in instances where BD’s financial statements are required to be restated as a result of misconduct. The Policy can be found on BD’s website at www.bd.com/investors/corporate_governance/.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Article II, Section 2. D. of BD’s By-Laws has been amended, effective September 23, 2008, to make certain clarifying changes and to require that a shareholder proposing any nomination for director or business to be transacted at an annual shareholder meeting disclose to BD certain information designed to ascertain the nature and extent of the shareholder’s economic and voting interest in BD.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| 3.1 | By-laws, as amended and restated as of September 23, 2008 | |
| 10 | (c) | Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of September 23, 2008 |
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/ Dean J. Paranicas | |
| Dean J. Paranicas Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Public Policy |
Date: September 26, 2008
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number |
Description
of Exhibits |
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| 3.1 | By-laws, as amended and restated as of September 23, 2008 |
| 10(c) | Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of September 23, 2008 |