Form 8-K
8-K — BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Accession: 0001628280-26-039005
Filed: 2026-05-29
Period: 2026-05-29
CIK: 0000010795
SIC: 3841 (SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS)
Item: Regulation FD Disclosure
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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) May 29, 2026
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):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common stock, par value $1.00 BDX New York Stock Exchange
1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026 BDX26 New York Stock Exchange
1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026 BDX/26A New York Stock Exchange
1.213% Notes due February 12, 2036 BDX/36 New York Stock Exchange
3.519% Notes due February 8, 2031 BDX31 New York Stock Exchange
3.828% Notes due June 7, 2032 BDX32A New York Stock Exchange
3.855% Notes due May 20, 2033 BDX33A New York Stock Exchange
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
☐
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. ☐
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
As previously disclosed, on May 6, 2026, Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD") voluntarily placed ChloraPrep™ and PurPrep™ on ship hold in the U.S. while it conducted additional final release testing. After completion of additional assessments and initiation of final release testing, and to ensure continuity of patient care, we have resumed shipment of ChloraPrep™ in the U.S. To date, all additional final release testing has been acceptable. Additionally, there have been no patient safety signals.
The Company had placed the products on ship hold to implement additional release testing, in response to the Warning Letter received from the FDA for the El Paso manufacturing facility (the “El Paso Warning Letter”). For a detailed description of the El Paso Warning Letter and the risks associated with the El Paso Warning Letter, see BD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026.
For a discussion of certain factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statements see our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, our latest Form 10-Q filing and other our filings with the SEC.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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/ Stephanie M. Kelly
Stephanie M. Kelly
Chief Securities and Governance Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Date: May 29, 2026
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