Becton Dickinson
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What shareholders voted on
From Becton Dickinson’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of BD’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below | Say on pay | 89% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 | Auditor | 92.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Carrie L. Byington | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy M. Ring | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne Waldstreicher | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of William M. Brown | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine M. Burzik | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Claire M. Fraser | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Bertram L. Scott | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher Jones | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas E. Polen | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey W. Henderson | Director | 91.2% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Andrew Eckert | Director | 90.9% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of BD’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below | Say on pay | 92.6% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 | Auditor | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne Waldstreicher | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Carrie L. Byington | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy M. Ring | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of William M. Brown | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Andrew Eckert | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine M. Burzik | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Claire M. Fraser | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher Jones | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas E. Polen | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Bertram L. Scott | Director | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey W. Henderson | Director | 91% | Passed |
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation | Shareholder proposal | 99.3% | Passed | |
| An advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of BD’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below | Say on pay | 93.3% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young as BD’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019 | Auditor | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Rebecca W. Rimel | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Claire Pomeroy | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Andrew Eckert | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Catherine M. Burzik | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy M. Ring | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher Jones | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Claire M. Fraser | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of David F. Melcher | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey W. Henderson | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Bertram L. Scott | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Marshall O. Larsen | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Vincent A. Forlenza | Director | 96.5% | Passed |
2018
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Becton Dickinson’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-01-30 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-12-18 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-01-31 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-12-19 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-01-26 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-12-14 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-01-30 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-12-15 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-01-26 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-12-16 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-01-28 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-12-17 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-01-31 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-01-24 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-12-03 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-01-24 |
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