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 28, 2015 (January 27, 2015)

 

 

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)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

BD’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) was held on January 27, 2015. 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
Basil L. Anderson			146,447,182				2,558,659				526,206				18,265,836
Henry P. Becton, Jr.			147,666,970				1,465,586				399,491				18,265,836
Catherine M. Burzik			148,487,819				340,476				703,252				18,265,836
Edward F. DeGraan			147,043,178				1,934,671				554,199				18,265,836
Vincent A. Forlenza			144,991,231				3,319,614				1,221,202				18,265,836
Claire M. Fraser			148,619,363				419,630				493,005				18,265,836
Christopher Jones			148,414,632				613,178				504,238				18,265,836
Marshall O. Larsen			147,464,791				1,557,949				509,308				18,265,836
Gary A. Mecklenburg			146,436,464				2,562,997				532,586				18,265,836
James F. Orr			147,090,599				1,909,556				531,893				18,265,836
Willard J. Overlock, Jr.			147,109,154				1,875,693				547,201				18,265,836
Claire Pomeroy			137,311,893				11,664,937				555,211				18,265,836
Rebecca W. Rimel			148,496,221				501,261				534,559				18,265,836
Bertram L. Scott			146,815,863				2,190,129				526,055				18,265,836

Item No. 2: The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015 was ratified by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For		Against		Abstain
166,093,557		1,232,852		471,474

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
141,195,736		6,959,857		1,376,455		18,265,836

Item No. 4: The shareholder proposal regarding an annual report on animal testing, which was included in BD’s proxy materials, was withdrawn and not voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

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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.

 

Date: January 28, 2015