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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000010795
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
001-04802
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes
NJ
07417
(201) 847-6800
SAMRAT S KHICHI
Former Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
755
193321.98
283901642
04/17/2023
NYSE
Common
04/13/2023
Exercise of Options Under an Issuer Registered Plan
Issuer
N
755
04/13/2023
Cash
N
Samrat Khichi
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes
NJ
07417
Common
04/04/2023
3313
824623.00
Samrat Khichi
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes
NJ
07417
Common
03/17/2023
12546
2956560.00
04/17/2023
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