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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) January 19, 2017 (January 17, 2017)
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 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 17, 2017, the parties to the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated January 29, 2016 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Becton, Dickinson and Company, Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent, and the lenders named therein, agreed to extend the expiration date of the Credit Agreement to January 29, 2022 in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
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/ Gary DeFazio                                                 
 
 
Gary DeFazio
 
 
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Date: January 19, 2017