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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-24-006159
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240207

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BECTON DICKINSON & CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000010795
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				220760120
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-255829
		FILM NUMBER:		24605828

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BECTON DR
		CITY:			FRANKLIN LAKES
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07417-1880
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2018476800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BECTON DR
		CITY:			FRANKLIN LAKE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07417
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 528pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_100-cov_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 528pt; margin-left: 0pt;"> <div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;">Filed Pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(2) <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;">Registration No. 333-255829 </div> <div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 37pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Prospectus Supplement to Prospectus dated May&#160;6, 2021 </div> <div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 19.75pt; text-align: center;"><img style="height: 51px; width: 132px;" src="logo_bd.jpg"><br></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">&#8201;</div> <div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 9pt; text-align: center;">Becton, Dickinson and Company <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt; ">&#8364;</font><font style="font-size: 12pt;">750,000,000</font><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> </font><font style="font-size: 12pt;">3.519</font><font style="font-size: 12pt;">% Notes due 20</font><font style="font-size: 12pt;">31</font><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> </font></div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We are offering &#8364;750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.519% Notes due 2031 (the &#8220;notes&#8221;). Interest on the notes will be payable in cash annually in arrears on February 8 of each year, beginning on February 8, 2025. The notes will mature on February 8, 2031. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We may redeem the notes, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the applicable redemption prices described in this prospectus supplement. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption.&#8221; In addition, we may redeem the notes in whole, but not in part, at any time in the event of certain developments affecting U.S. taxation. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons.&#8221; If a change of control triggering event occurs as described in this prospectus supplement under the heading &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event,&#8221; we will be required to offer to purchase the notes from the holders. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay the $144&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875% Notes due 2024, and the $998&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.363% Notes due 2024, and to use cash on hand to pay accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith. We may, in the near term, also consider pursuing additional capital markets transactions, including potential offerings of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes, for general corporate purposes, including the retirement of debt. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Pending the final application of the net proceeds of this offering, we may use such proceeds temporarily for general corporate purposes. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness, including our other outstanding senior notes. The notes will be issued in minimum denominations of &#8364;100,000 and in integral multiples of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes constitute a new issue of securities for which there is no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the notes on the New York Stock Exchange (&#8220;NYSE&#8221;). The listing application will be subject to approval by the NYSE. We expect trading in the notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the original issue date of the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Investing in the notes involves risks that are described in the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; section of this prospectus supplement beginning on page S-<a href="#sRIF">6</a> and in our latest Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement (as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings).<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the related prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.<font style="font-weight: normal;"> </font></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 528pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 40.91%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td colspan="4" style="width: 18.58%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Initial public offering <br></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">price<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td colspan="4" style="width: 16.3%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Underwriting <br></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">discount</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td colspan="4" style="width: 18.2%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Proceeds, before <br></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Per Note</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 10.42%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Total</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 5.77%; 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padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 5.77%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.52%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0.01pt; text-align: left;">&#8364;3,000,000</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1%; 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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_101-toc_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">TABLE OF CONTENTS </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: center;">Prospectus Supplement </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </div><a name="TOC"><!--Anchor--></a><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 468pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Page</div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sATS">ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT<font style="padding-left: 1.56pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sATS"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">S-</font>iii </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sSTA">STABILIZATION<font style="padding-left: 0.88pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sSTA"><font style="padding-left: 5.56pt;">S-</font>iv </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sWYC">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE<font style="padding-left: 3.14pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sWYC"><font style="padding-left: 2.78pt;">S-</font>vii </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; 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vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sSUM">SUMMARY<font style="padding-left: 3.39pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sSUM"><font style="padding-left: 8.34pt;">S-</font>1 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sRIF">RISK FACTORS<font style="padding-left: 4.32pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sRIF"><font style="padding-left: 8.34pt;">S-</font>6 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUOP">USE OF PROCEEDS<font style="padding-left: 0.07pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUOP"><font style="padding-left: 3.7pt;">S-</font>11 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sCAP">CAPITALIZATION<font style="padding-left: 3.66pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sCAP"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>12 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sDES">DESCRIPTION OF NOTES<font style="padding-left: 2.86pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sDES"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>14 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sBED">BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM<font style="padding-left: 4.71pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sBED"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>21 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUSF">U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS<font style="padding-left: 4.24pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUSF"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>24 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sEUD">EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE ON ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION AND PROPOSED FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX<font style="padding-left: 3.86pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sEUD"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>28 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUCI">UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)<font style="padding-left: 1.22pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sUCI"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>29 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sLM">LEGAL MATTERS<font style="padding-left: 3.22pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sLM"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>36 </a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sEXPE">EXPERTS<font style="padding-left: 1.77pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.47%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 4.75%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#sEXPE"><font style="padding-left: 3.34pt;">S-</font>37</a></div></td></tr></table><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 13pt; text-align: center;">Prospectus </div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="margin-top: 4pt; border-collapse: collapse; width: 468pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Page</div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDA">BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 2.04pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDA"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDE">BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.<font style="padding-left: 4.47pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDE"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tWYF">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE<font style="padding-left: 3.14pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tWYF"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">2</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tCSR">CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<font style="padding-left: 4.51pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tCSR"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">3</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tRF">RISK FACTORS<font style="padding-left: 4.32pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tRF"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tUSE">USE OF PROCEEDS<font style="padding-left: 0.07pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tUSE"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOS">DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES<font style="padding-left: 3.42pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOS"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOC2">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 1.22pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOC2"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">5</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD">DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 1.04pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">8</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD2">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 2.27pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD2"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">9</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOW">DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 3.38pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; 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padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tEXP">31</a></div></td></tr></table><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 12.75pt;"> </div></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized any other person to give any information not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in any free writing prospectus relating to this offering prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus relating to this offering prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you constitute an offer to sell only the notes offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and in any free writing prospectus relating to this offering prepared by or on behalf </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-i<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_101-toc_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">of us or to which we have referred you is current only as of the respective dates of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">It is expected that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about February&#160;8, 2024 which is the third U.S. business day following the date of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule&#160;15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days unless the parties to that trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes prior to the second business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T + 3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors. </div> </div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-ii<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_102-about_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sATS"><!--Anchor--></a>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement which contains specific information about the terms of this offering. This prospectus supplement also adds and updates information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the accompanying prospectus. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, provides more general information about us and securities we may offer from time to time, some of which may not apply to this offering of notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus incorporate by reference important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus together with the additional information below under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221; If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated herein or therein by reference, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified or unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;Becton, Dickinson,&#8221; &#8220;BD,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to Becton, Dickinson and Company and its subsidiaries. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">References herein to &#8220;$&#8221; and &#8220;dollars&#8221; are to the lawful currency of the United States. References to &#8220;&#8364;&#8221;&#160;and &#8220;euro&#8221; are to the lawful currency of the member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency. The financial information presented or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus has been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (&#8220;GAAP&#8221;). </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-iii<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_102-about_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sSTA"><!--Anchor--></a>STABILIZATION </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE OF THE NOTES, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC IN ITS ROLE AS STABILIZING MANAGER (THE &#8220;STABILIZING MANAGER&#8221;) FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT MAY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS AND DIRECTIVES, OVER-ALLOT NOTES OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WITH A VIEW TO SUPPORTING THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE STABILIZING MANAGER (OR PERSONS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE STABILIZING MANAGER) WILL UNDERTAKE ANY STABILIZATION ACTION. ANY STABILIZATION ACTION MAY BEGIN ON OR AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH ADEQUATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE FINAL TERMS OF THE OFFER OF THE NOTES IS MADE, AND, IF BEGUN, MAY BE ENDED AT ANY TIME, BUT IT MUST END NO LATER THAN THE EARLIER OF 30 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUE OF THE NOTES AND 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE ALLOTMENT OF THE NOTES. ANY STABILIZATION ACTION OR OVER-ALLOTMENT COMMENCED WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.<font style="font-weight: normal;"> </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes are offered globally for sale only in those jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere where it is lawful to make such offers. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offering or sale of the notes in some jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who receive this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus should inform themselves about and observe any applicable restrictions. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation by any person in any jurisdiction in which that offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make that offer or solicitation. See &#8220;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#8212;Selling Restrictions.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">PRIIPs Regulation / Prohibition of sales to EEA retail investors<font style="font-weight: normal;">&#8212;The notes are not intended to be </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">retail investor in the European Economic Area (&#8220;EEA&#8221;). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article&#160;4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, (as amended, the &#8220;Insurance Distribution Directive&#8221;), where that </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article&#160;4(1) of MiFID II. </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">&#8220;PRIIPs Regulation&#8221;) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in any Member State of the EEA (each, a &#8220;Relevant State&#8221;) will be made pursuant to an exemption under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the &#8220;Prospectus Regulation&#8221;) from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of notes. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer in that Relevant State of the notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;23 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do we or they authorize, the making of any offer of notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or the underwriters to publish a prospectus for such offer. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">UK MiFIR product governance / Professional investors and ECPs only target market<font style="font-weight: normal;">: Solely for the </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">purposes of each manufacturer&#8217;s product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the notes </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the notes is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (the &#8220;COBS&#8221;), and professional clients, as defined in </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Act 2018 (&#8220;UK MiFIR&#8221;); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the notes to eligible counterparties and </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the notes </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">(a&#160;&#8220;distributor&#8221;) should take into consideration the manufacturers&#8217; target market assessment; however, a </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Governance Sourcebook (the &#8220;UK MiFIR </font></div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-iv<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_102-about_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Product Governance Rules&#8221;) is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers&#8217; target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">UK PRIIPs Regulation / Prohibition of sales to UK retail investors<font style="font-weight: normal;">: The notes are not intended to be </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">retail investor in the United Kingdom (&#8220;UK&#8221;). For the purposes of this provision, a &#8220;retail investor&#8221; means a </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article&#160;2 of Regulation (EU) No </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">the &#8220;EUWA&#8221;); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">2000 (as amended, the &#8220;FSMA&#8221;) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Article&#160;2(1) of UK MiFIR. Consequently, no key information document required by the Regulation (EU) No </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the &#8220;UK PRIIPs Regulation&#8221;) for offering </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the FSMA from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of notes. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer in the UK of the notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article&#160;23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do we or they authorize, the making of any offer of notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or the underwriters to publish a prospectus for such offer. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The communication of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any other document or materials relating to the issue of the notes offered hereby is not being made, and the contents of such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the FSMA by a person authorized under FSMA. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to or otherwise communicated with, and must not be passed on to, any person in the UK except in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA will not apply. In the UK, this document is for distribution only to, and is only directed at, persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article&#160;19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the &#8220;Financial Promotion Order&#8221;), (ii) are high net worth entities or other persons falling within Article&#160;49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA in connection with the issue or sale of any notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as &#8220;relevant persons&#8221;)). This document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notice to Prospective Investors in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement has not been approved by and will not be submitted for approval to the Luxembourg Financial Services Authority (<font style="font-style: italic;">Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, or the CSSF</font>), or a competent authority of another Member State of the EEA for notification to the CSSF, for the purposes of a public offering or sale in Luxembourg. Accordingly, the notes may not be offered or sold to the public in Luxembourg, directly or indirectly, and neither this prospectus supplement, the indenture nor any other circular, prospectus, form of application, advertisement or other material related to such offer may be distributed, or otherwise be made available in or from, or published in, Luxembourg except in circumstances where the offer benefits from an exemption to or constitutes a transaction not otherwise subject to the requirement to publish a prospectus in accordance with Prospectus Regulation and Luxembourg law dated July&#160;16, 2019 on prospectuses for securities, as amended. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-v<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_102-about_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section&#160;274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the &#8220;SFA&#8221;), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1), or any person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section&#160;275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section&#160;275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section&#160;4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities (as defined in Section&#160;239(a) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries&#8217; rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes pursuant to an offer made under Section&#160;275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section&#160;275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section&#160;275(1A) or Section&#160;276(4)(i) (B) of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; (3) where the transfer is by operation of law; (4) as specified in Section&#160;276 (7) of the SFA; or (5) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification&#8211;Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, we have determined, and hereby notifiy all relevant persons (as defined in Section&#160;309A of the SFA) that the notes are &#8220;prescribed capital markets products&#8221; (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products). </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-vi<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_103-where_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sWYC"><!--Anchor--></a>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, from which interested persons can electronically access our SEC filings, including the registration statement (of which this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus form a part) and the exhibits and schedules thereto. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The SEC allows us to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished but not filed in accordance with SEC rules), on or after the date of this prospectus supplement until the termination of the offering under this prospectus supplement: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">our Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000098/bdx-20230930.htm">September&#160;30, 2023</a>; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">our Quarterly Report on Form&#160;10-Q for the quarter ended <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079524000019/bdx-20231231.htm">December&#160;31, 2023</a>; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(c)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000118/bdx-20231214.htm">December&#160;14, 2023</a> that are incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000098/bdx-20230930.htm">September&#160;30, 2023</a>; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(d)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">our Current Reports on Form&#160;8-K filed with the SEC on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000109/bdx-20231121.htm">November&#160;27, 2023</a> and <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079524000006/bdx-20240123.htm">January&#160;26, 2024</a>, in each case other than information furnished under Item&#160;2.02 or 7.01 of Form&#160;8-K. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">You may request a copy of our filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning the Office of the Corporate Secretary of Becton, Dickinson and Company, 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880, telephone (201) 847-6800 or by going to our Internet website at www.bd.com. Our Internet website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on, or accessible through, our Internet website is not part of this prospectus supplement and, therefore, is not incorporated herein by reference. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-vii<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_104-caution_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sCSRF"><!--Anchor--></a>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The Company and its representatives may also, from time to time, make certain forward-looking statements in publicly released materials, both written and oral, including statements contained in filings with the SEC, press releases, and our reports to shareholders. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate&#8221; and other words of similar meaning in conjunction with, among other things, discussions of future operations and financial performance (including volume growth, pricing, sales and earnings per share growth, and cash flows) and statements regarding our strategy for growth, liquidity, future product development, regulatory approvals, competitive position and expenditures. All statements that address our future operating performance or events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Forward-looking statements are, and will be, based on management&#8217;s then-current views and assumptions regarding future events, developments and operating performance, and speak only as of their dates. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Furthermore, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law or regulations. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following are some important factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statements. For further discussion of certain of these factors, see &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in this prospectus supplement and in our latest Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K and in our future filings with the SEC. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221; </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">General global, regional or national economic downturns and macroeconomic trends, including heightened inflation, capital market volatility, interest rate and currency rate fluctuations, and economic&#160;slowdown or recession, that may result in unfavorable conditions that could negatively affect demand for our products and services, impact the prices we can charge for our products and services, disrupt our supply chain, impair our ability to produce our products, or increase borrowing costs; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The impact of inflation and disruptions in our global supply chain on BD and our suppliers (particularly sole-source suppliers and providers of sterilization services), including fluctuations in the cost and availability of oil-based resins and other raw materials, as well as certain components, used in the production or sterilization of our products, transportation constraints and delays, product shortages, energy shortages or increased energy costs, labor shortages or disputes, and increased operating and labor costs; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Conditions in international markets, including social and political conditions, geopolitical developments such as the continuation and/or escalation of the evolving situations in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia, civil unrest, terrorist activity, governmental changes, restrictions on the ability to transfer capital across borders, economic sanctions, export controls, tariffs and other protectionist measures and barriers to market participation (such as local company and products preferences), difficulties in protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights and governmental expropriation of assets. Our international operations also increase our compliance risks, including risks under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption and bribery laws, as well as regulatory and privacy laws; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Competitive factors that could adversely affect our operations, including new product introductions and technologies (for example, new forms of drug delivery or novel medical therapies) by our current or future competitors, consolidation or strategic alliances among healthcare companies, distributors and/or payers of healthcare to improve their competitive position or develop new models for the delivery of healthcare, increased pricing pressure due to the impact of low-cost manufacturers, patents attained by competitors (particularly as patents on our products expire), new entrants into our markets and changes in the practice of medicine; </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-viii<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_104-caution_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in the way healthcare services are delivered, including transition of more care from acute to non-acute settings and increased focus on chronic disease management, which may affect the demand for our products and services. Additionally, budget constraints and staffing shortages, particularly shortages of nursing staff, may affect the prioritization of healthcare services, which could also impact the demand for certain of our products and services; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Cost-containment efforts in the U.S. or in other countries in which we do business, such as alternative payment reform and increased use of competitive bidding and tenders, including, without limitation, any expansion of the volume-based procurement process in China or the implementation of similar cost-containment efforts; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to achieve our projected level or mix of product sales, as our earnings forecasts are based on projected sales volumes and pricing of many product types, some of which are more profitable than others; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in the coverage or reimbursement landscape, or adverse decisions relating to our products by governments or third-party payers, which could reduce demand for our products or the price we can charge for such products; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Risks relating to our overall level of indebtedness, including our ability to service our debt and refinance our indebtedness, which is dependent upon the capital markets and the overall macroeconomic environment and our financial condition at such time; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in the domestic and foreign healthcare industry or in medical practices that result in a reduction in procedures using our products or increased pricing pressures, including cost-reduction measures instituted by and the continued consolidation among healthcare providers; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The effects of regulatory or other events (such as public health crises) that adversely impact our supply&#160;chain, including our ability to manufacture (including sterilize) our products (particularly where production of a product line or sterilization operations are concentrated in one or more plants), source materials or components or services from suppliers (including sole-source suppliers) that are needed for such manufacturing (including sterilization), or provide products to our customers, including events that impact key distributors. In particular, there has been increased regulatory focus on the use and emission of ethylene oxide in sterilization processes, and additional regulatory requirements have been proposed and may be imposed in the future that could adversely impact BD or our third-party sterilization providers; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Security breaches of our information and technology systems or our products, which could impair our ability to conduct business, result in the loss of BD trade secrets or otherwise compromise sensitive information of BD or its customers, suppliers and other business partners, or of patients, including sensitive personal data, or result in product efficacy or safety concerns for certain of our products, and result in actions by regulatory bodies or civil litigation; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Product efficacy or safety concerns regarding our products resulting in product holds or recalls, regulatory action on the part of the FDA or foreign counterparts (including restrictions on future product clearances and civil penalties), declining sales and product liability claims, and damage to our reputation. As a result of the CareFusion acquisition, our U.S. infusion pump business is operating under an amended consent decree (the &#8220;Consent Decree&#8221;) with the United States Food and Drug Administration (the &#8220;FDA&#8221;). The Consent Decree authorizes the FDA, in the event of any violations in the future, to order our U.S. infusion pump business to cease manufacturing and distributing products, recall products or take other actions, and order the payment of significant monetary damages if the business subject to the decree fails to comply with any provision of the Consent Decree. In accordance with our commitments to the FDA, the overall timing of replacement or remediation of the BD&#160;Alaris&#8482; Infusion Systems and return to market in the U.S. may be impacted by, among other things, customer readiness, supply continuity and our continued engagement with the FDA; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Difficulties inherent in product development, including the potential inability to successfully continue technological innovation, successfully complete clinical trials, obtain and maintain regulatory approvals and registrations in the U.S. and abroad, obtain intellectual property protection for our products, obtain </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-ix<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_104-caution_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="bl" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left;">coverage and adequate reimbursement for new products, or gain and maintain market approval of products, as well as the possibility of infringement claims by competitors with respect to patents or other intellectual property rights, all of which could preclude or delay commercialization of a product; </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Delays in obtaining necessary approvals or clearances from the FDA or other regulatory agencies or changes in the regulatory process may also delay product launches and increase development costs; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Any impact that public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, including COVID-19, may have on our business, the global economy and the global healthcare system. This may include decreases in the demand for our products, disruptions to our operations or the operations of our suppliers and customers, disruptions to our supply chain, or increases in transportation costs; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The impact of changes in U.S. federal or foreign laws and policies that could affect fiscal and tax&#160;policies, taxation (including tax reforms, such as the implementation of a global minimum tax, that could adversely impact multinational corporations), and international trade, including import and export&#160;regulation and international trade agreements. In particular, tariffs, sanctions or other trade barriers imposed by the U.S. or other countries could adversely impact our supply chain costs or otherwise adversely impact our results of operations; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The risks associated with the qualification of the spin-off of our former Diabetes Care business as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The impact of business combinations or divestitures, including any volatility in earnings relating to acquisition-related costs, and our ability to successfully integrate any business we may acquire; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to penetrate or expand our operations in emerging markets, which depends on local economic and political conditions, and how well we are able to make necessary infrastructure enhancements to production facilities and distribution networks; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Deficit reduction efforts or other actions that reduce the availability of government funding for healthcare and research, which could weaken demand for our products and result in additional pricing pressures, as well as create potential collection risks associated with such sales; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Fluctuations in university or U.S. and international governmental funding and policies for life sciences research; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to recruit and retain key employees and the impact of labor conditions which could increase employee turnover or increase our labor and operating costs and negatively affect our ability to efficiently operate our business; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Fluctuations in the demand for products we sell to pharmaceutical companies that are used to manufacture, or are sold with, the products of such companies, as a result of funding constraints, consolidation or otherwise; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The impact of climate change, or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change, such as regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, zero-carbon energy and sustainability mandates, and additional taxes on fuel and energy, and changing customer preferences and requirements, such as those regarding the use of materials of concern, increased demand for products with lower environmental footprints, and for companies to set and demonstrate progress against greenhouse gas reduction plans and targets; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Natural disasters, including the impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, fires, earthquakes and floods and other extreme weather events, global health pandemics, war, terrorism, labor disruptions and international conflicts that could cause significant economic disruption and political and social instability, resulting in decreased demand for our products, adversely affect our manufacturing and distribution capabilities or cause interruptions in our supply chain; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Pending and potential future litigation or other proceedings asserting, and/or investigations concerning and/or subpoenas and requests seeking information with respect to, alleged violations of law (including in connection with federal and/or state healthcare programs (such as Medicare or Medicaid) and/or sales and marketing practices (such as investigative subpoenas and the civil investigative demands received by BD)), potential anti-corruption and related internal control violations under the </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-x<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_104-caution_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="bl" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left;">Foreign&#160;Corrupt Practices Act, antitrust claims, securities law claims, product liability (which may involve lawsuits seeking class action status or seeking to establish multi-district litigation proceedings, including pending claims relating to our hernia repair implant products, surgical continence products for women, vena cava filter products and implantable ports), claims with respect to environmental matters, data privacy breaches and patent infringement, and the availability or collectability of insurance relating to any such claims; </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">New or changing laws and regulations affecting our domestic and foreign operations, or changes in enforcement practices, including, without limitation, laws relating to sales practices, environmental protection and reporting, price controls, privacy, cybersecurity, and licensing and regulatory requirements for new products and products in the post-marketing phase. In particular, the U.S. and other countries may impose new requirements regarding registration, labeling or prohibited materials that may require us to re-register products already on the market or otherwise impact our ability to market our products. Environmental laws, particularly with respect to the emission of greenhouse gases, are also becoming more stringent throughout the world, which may increase our costs of operations or necessitate changes in our manufacturing plants or processes or those of our suppliers, or result in liability to BD; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The effect of adverse media exposure or other publicity regarding BD&#8217;s business or operations, including the effect on BD&#8217;s reputation or demand for its products; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The effect of market fluctuations on the value of assets in BD&#8217;s pension plans and on actuarial interest rate and asset return assumptions, which could require BD to make additional contributions to the plans or increase our pension plan expense; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to obtain the anticipated benefits of restructuring programs, if any, that we may undertake; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Issuance of new or revised accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the SEC. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The foregoing list sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could impact our ability to achieve results described in any forward-looking statements. Investors should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider this list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-xi<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 492pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_105-sum_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="border-box" style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; border-left: 1pt solid #000000; border-right: 1pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; width: 492pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="page-content" style="margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sSUM"><!--Anchor--></a>SUMMARY </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This summary highlights information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Because this is a summary, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, including the section entitled &#8220;Risk&#160;Factors&#8221; in this prospectus supplement and &#8220;Part&#160;I, Item&#160;1A&#8212;Risk Factors&#8221; in our Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2023 (as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings).<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Our Company </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We are a global medical technology company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. We provide customer solutions that are focused on improving medication management and patient safety; supporting infection prevention practices; equipping surgical and interventional procedures; improving drug delivery; aiding anesthesiology care; enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancers; and advancing cellular research and applications. As of September&#160;30, 2023, we had approximately 73,000 associates located in over 62 countries. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We were incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in November&#160;1906, as successor to a New&#160;York business started in 1897. Our executive offices are located at 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New&#160;Jersey 07417-1880, and our telephone number is (201) 847-6800. Our Internet website is www.bd.com. The information provided on, or accessible through, our Internet website is not a part of this prospectus supplement and, therefore, is not incorporated herein by reference. </div></div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-1<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 492pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_105-sum_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="border-box" style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; border-left: 1pt solid #000000; border-right: 1pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; width: 492pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="page-content" style="margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">The Offering </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following summary contains basic information about the notes and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the notes, please refer to &#8220;Description of Notes.&#8221; As used in this section, the terms &#8220;us,&#8221; &#8220;we&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer only to Becton, Dickinson and Company and not to any of its subsidiaries.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Issuer<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 1.4pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">Becton, Dickinson and Company, a New Jersey corporation. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notes Offered<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 3.16pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">&#8364;750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.519% Notes due 2031. </div> <div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Maturity Date<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 1.31pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -10pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">February&#160;8, 2031. </div> <div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Interest Rate<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 1.05pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -10pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">3.519% per annum. </div> <div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Interest Payment Date<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 1.95pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">We will pay interest on the notes annually in arrears on February&#160;8 of each year, beginning on February&#160;8, 2025.</div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">Interest on the notes will accrue from February 8, 2024. </div> <div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Currency of Payment<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.83pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">All payments of interest and principal, including payments made upon any redemption of the notes, will be payable in euro. If, on or after the date of this prospectus supplement, the euro is unavailable to us due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond our control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to us or so used. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Issuance in Euro.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Additional Amounts<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0.29pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">We will, subject to certain exceptions and limitations set forth herein, pay as additional interest on the notes such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by us or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on each of the notes to a holder who is not a United States person, after withholding or deduction solely with respect to any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by the United States or a taxing authority in the United States, will not be less than the amount provided in the notes to be then due and payable. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Optional Redemption<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0.18pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">We may, at our option, redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to November&#160;8, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;)), at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and a &#8220;make-whole&#8221; </div> </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-2<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 492pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_105-sum_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="border-box" style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; border-left: 1pt solid #000000; border-right: 1pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; width: 492pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="page-content" style="margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">amount calculated as described in this prospectus supplement, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of redemption.</div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">At any time on or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100%&#160;of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest hereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Redemption for Tax Reasons<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 4.15pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the tax laws of the United States or the official interpretation thereof, we become or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by us, will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the notes, we may at any time at our option redeem, in whole, but not in part, the notes at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Change of Control Triggering Event Offer<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.11pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">If a change of control triggering event occurs, unless we have exercised our right to redeem the notes as described under &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption,&#8221; we will be required to make an offer to each holder of outstanding notes to repurchase all or any portion of that holder&#8217;s notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. For a more complete description of the change of control provisions of the notes, see &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Certain Covenants<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0.42pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">We will issue the notes under our indenture, dated as of March&#160;1, 1997, between us and The Bank of New&#160;York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee. The indenture covenants include a limitation on liens and a restriction on sale and leasebacks, change of control and consolidation, merger and sale of assets covenants. Each covenant is subject to a number of important exceptions, limitations and qualifications that are described under &#8220;Description of Debt Securities of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8212;Covenants&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Priority<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.62pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations, will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness, including our other outstanding senior notes, and will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness). </div></div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-3<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 492pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_105-sum_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="border-box" style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; border-left: 1pt solid #000000; border-right: 1pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; width: 492pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="page-content" style="margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">As of December&#160;31, 2023, we had an insignificant amount of secured indebtedness and approximately $16.1&#160;billion of total indebtedness.</div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The notes offered will also be structurally subordinated to all obligations of our subsidiaries with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries, other than any subsidiaries that may guarantee the notes in the future. As of December&#160;31, 2023, our consolidated subsidiaries had approximately $14.6&#160;million of total indebtedness (which excludes approximately $4.1&#160;billion of senior notes issued by Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l, which is an indirect, wholly-owned finance subsidiary of the Company (&#8220;BD Finance&#8221;), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company). See &#8220;Risk Factors&#8212;Risks Related to the Notes&#8212;The notes will be effectively junior to all of our existing and future secured debt and structurally junior to the existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries&#8221; and &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Priority.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Book-entry Form<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.97pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be represented by global certificates deposited with, or on behalf of, a common depositary and registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. See &#8220;Book Entry; Delivery and Form.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Listing and Trading<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0.65pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The notes constitute a new issue of securities for which there is no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the notes on the NYSE. The listing application will be subject to approval by the NYSE. If such listing is obtained, we have no obligation to maintain such listing, and we may delist the notes at any time. We cannot provide you with any assurance regarding the liquidity of any trading market for the notes that develops, the ability of holders of the notes to sell their notes or the prices at which holders may be able to sell their notes. We expect trading in the notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the original issue date of the notes. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Use of Proceeds<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 0.83pt;"></font></div> <div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately &#8364;745 million (or $800 million based on an exchange rate of &#8364;1.00 to $1.0741 on February&#160;5, 2024, as reported by the London Stock Exchange), after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay the $144&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875%&#160;Notes due 2024, and the $998&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.363% Notes due 2024, and to use cash on hand to pay accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith. We may, in the near term, also consider pursuing additional capital markets transactions, including </div> </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-4<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 492pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_105-sum_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="border-box" style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; border-left: 1pt solid #000000; border-right: 1pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; width: 492pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="page-content" style="margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">potential offerings of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes, for general corporate purposes, including the retirement of debt. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221;</div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">Pending the final application of the net proceeds of this offering, we may use such proceeds temporarily for general corporate purposes. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Underwriting<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.18pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">To the extent that any of the underwriters or their respective affiliates own any of our outstanding debt, they may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering used to retire such debt. See &#8220;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#8212;Conflicts of Interest.&#8221; </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Governing Law<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 1.73pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The notes and the related indenture will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Trustee and Registrar<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 4.17pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -10pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Paying Agent<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 5.73pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -10pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. </div><div class="sum1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; width: 216pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Risk Factors<font style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 2.52pt;"></font></div><div class="sum2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -12pt; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left;">See &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on page S-<a href="#sRIF">6</a> of this prospectus supplement to read about important factors you should consider before buying the notes.</div></div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 12pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-5<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_106-risk_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sRIF"><!--Anchor--></a>RISK FACTORS </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">An investment in the notes involves a number of risks. You should carefully consider all the information set forth in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and incorporated by reference herein before deciding to invest in the notes. In particular, we urge you to consider carefully the factors set forth below and under &#8220;Part&#160;I, Item&#160;1A&#8212;Risk Factors&#8221; in our Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2023, which are incorporated by reference herein (as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings). Any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. While we believe we have identified and discussed below and in the documents incorporated by reference herein the material risks affecting our business, there may be additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know or that we do not currently believe to be material that may adversely affect such business, financial condition and results of operations in the future.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 13pt; text-align: center;">Risks Related to the Notes </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be effectively junior to all of our existing and future secured debt and structurally junior to the existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will rank senior in right of payment to our existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes; equal in right of payment to our existing and future liabilities that are not so subordinated; effectively junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness incurred by our subsidiaries. In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up, our assets that secure debt ranking senior or equal in right of payment to the notes will be available to pay obligations on the notes only after the secured debt has been repaid in full from these assets. There may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all of the notes then outstanding. The indenture governing the notes does not prohibit us from incurring additional senior debt, nor does it prohibit any of our subsidiaries from incurring additional liabilities. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As of December&#160;31, 2023, after giving pro forma effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, we would have had outstanding, on a consolidated basis, $16.1 billion of total debt, $11.9 billion of which would constitute direct debt of BD and $4.2 billion of which would constitute debt of BD&#8217;s subsidiaries (including debt of BD Finance). We do not have significant secured debt outstanding. </div> <div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The notes are obligations of Becton, Dickinson and Company only and our operations are conducted through, and a substantial portion of our consolidated assets is held by, our subsidiaries. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes are obligations of Becton, Dickinson and Company. A substantial portion of our consolidated assets is held by our subsidiaries. Accordingly, our ability to service our debt, including the notes, depends on the results of operations of our subsidiaries and upon the ability of such subsidiaries to provide us with cash, whether in the form of dividends, loans or otherwise, to pay amounts due on our obligations. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to make payments on the notes or to make any funds available for that purpose. In addition, dividends, loans or other distributions to us from those subsidiaries may be subject to contractual and other restrictions and are subject to other business considerations. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Servicing our debt requires a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay our substantial debt. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, and to pay interest on or to refinance our indebtedness, including the notes, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-6<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_106-risk_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Despite our current debt levels, we may still incur substantially more debt or take other actions which would intensify the risks discussed above. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As of December&#160;31, 2023, after giving pro forma effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, we would have had outstanding, on a consolidated basis, $16.1 billion of total debt, $11.9 billion of which would constitute direct debt of BD and $4.2 billion of which would constitute debt of BD&#8217;s subsidiaries (including debt of BD Finance). Despite our current debt levels, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future, subject to the restrictions contained in our debt instruments, some of which may be secured debt. We will be permitted under the terms of the indenture governing the notes to incur additional debt, secure certain existing or future debt, recapitalize our debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the indenture; these actions could have the effect of diminishing our ability to make payments on the notes when due. </div> <div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Ratings of the notes may not reflect all risks of your investment in the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any credit ratings assigned to the notes are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks relating to an investment in the notes, but rather reflect only the view of each rating agency at the time the rating is issued. There can be no assurance that such credit ratings will remain in effect for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lower, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the applicable rating agencies, if, in such rating agency&#8217;s judgment, circumstances so warrant. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Agency credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. Each agency&#8217;s rating should be evaluated independently of any other agency&#8217;s rating. Actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in our credit ratings, including any announcement that our ratings are under further review for a downgrade, could affect the market value of the notes and increase our corporate borrowing costs. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">You may not be able to sell your notes if active trading markets for the notes do not develop. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes constitute a new issue of securities, for which there is no established trading market. Although an application will be made to have the notes listed on the NYSE, we cannot assure you that the notes will become or remain listed. The listing application will be subject to approval by the NYSE. If such listing is obtained, we have no obligation to maintain such listing, and we may delist the notes at any time. If a trading market does not develop or is not maintained, you may find it difficult or impossible to resell the notes. Further, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any market that may develop for the notes, your ability to sell such notes or the price at which you will be able to sell the notes. Future trading prices of the notes will depend on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, our financial condition and results of operations, the then-current ratings assigned to the notes and the markets for similar securities. Any trading market that develops would be affected by many factors independent of and in addition to the foregoing, including: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the time remaining to the maturity of the notes; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the outstanding amount of the notes; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the terms related to redemption of the notes; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the level, direction and volatility of market interest rates generally. </div></td></tr></table><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The price at which you will be able to sell your notes prior to maturity will depend on a number of factors and may be substantially less than the amount you originally invested. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We believe that the value of the notes in any secondary market will be affected by the supply of, and demand for, the notes, interest rates and a number of other factors. Some of these factors are interrelated in complex ways. As a result, the effect of any one factor may be offset or magnified by the effect of another factor. The following paragraphs describe what we expect to be the impact on the market value of the notes of a change in a specific factor, assuming all other conditions remain constant. </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Market Interest Rates</font>. We expect that the market value of the notes will be affected by changes in market interest rates. In general, if market interest rates increase, the market value of the notes may decrease. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates. </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-7<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_106-risk_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Prevailing currency exchange rates</font>. We expect that the amount realizable upon a sale of the notes, in U.S. dollars or other non-euro currency, will be affected by currency exchange rates prevailing at the time of sale, as discussed under &#8220;&#8212;Holders of the notes may be subject to the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, as well as possible exchange controls, relating to the euro&#8221; below. </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Our Credit Rating, Financial Condition and Results of Operations</font>. We expect that the notes will be rated by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. Any rating agency that rates the notes may lower our rating or decide not to rate the notes in its sole discretion. Actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings, financial condition or results of operations may affect the market value of the notes. In general, if our credit rating is downgraded, the market value of the notes may decrease. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. No person is obligated to maintain any rating on the notes, and, accordingly, we cannot assure you that the ratings assigned to the notes will not be lowered or withdrawn by the assigning rating organization at any time thereafter. Furthermore, the credit ratings assigned to the notes may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to trading markets, if any, for, or trading value of, your notes. See &#8220;&#8212;Ratings of the notes may not reflect all risks of your investment in the notes.&#8221; Accordingly, you should consult your own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in the notes and the suitability of investing in the notes in light of your particular circumstances. </div></td></tr></table><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">There are limited covenants in the indenture. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries is restricted from incurring additional debt or other liabilities, including additional senior debt, under the indenture governing the notes. If we incur additional debt or liabilities, our ability to pay our obligations on the notes could be adversely affected. We expect that we will from time to time incur additional debt and other liabilities. In addition, we are not restricted under the indenture governing the notes from granting security interests over our assets, except to the extent described under &#8220;Description of Debt Securities&#8212;Covenants&#8212;Restrictions on Secured Debt&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus, or from paying dividends, making investments or issuing or repurchasing our securities. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In addition, there are no financial covenants in the indenture. You are generally not protected under the indenture in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction that may adversely affect you. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Redemption may adversely affect your return on the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have the right to redeem some or all of the notes prior to maturity, as described under &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221; and &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons.&#8221; We may redeem the notes at times when prevailing interest rates may be relatively low. Accordingly, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as that of the notes. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">We may not be able to repurchase all of the notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If a change of control triggering event occurs as described in this prospectus supplement under the heading &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event,&#8221; unless we have exercised our right to redeem the notes as described under &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221;, we will be required to offer to repurchase the notes. We may not have sufficient funds to repurchase the notes in cash at that time or have the ability to arrange financing on acceptable terms. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Holders of the notes may be subject to the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, as well as possible exchange controls, relating to the euro. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The initial investors in the notes will be required to pay for the notes in euro. Neither we nor the underwriters will be obligated to assist the initial investors in obtaining euro or in converting other currencies into euro to facilitate the payment of the purchase price for the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">An investment in any security denominated in, and all payments with respect to which are to be made in, a currency other than the currency of the country in which an investor in the notes resides or the currency in </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-8<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_106-risk_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">which an investor conducts its business or activities (the &#8220;investor&#8217;s home currency&#8221;), entails significant risks not associated with a similar investment in a security denominated in the investor&#8217;s home currency. In the case of the notes offered hereby, these risks may include the possibility of: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">significant changes in rates of exchange between the euro and the investor&#8217;s home currency; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls with respect to the euro or the investor&#8217;s home currency. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have no control over a number of factors affecting the notes offered hereby and foreign exchange rates, including economic, financial and political events that are important in determining the existence, magnitude and longevity of these risks and their effects. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates between two currencies result from the interaction over time of many factors directly or indirectly affecting economic and political conditions in the countries issuing such currencies, and economic and political developments globally and in other relevant countries. Foreign currency exchange rates may be affected by, among other factors, existing and expected rates of inflation, existing and expected interest rate levels, the balance of payments between countries, and the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in various countries. All of these factors are, in turn, sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of various countries important to international trade and finance. Moreover, global economic volatility and the actions to be taken by various national governments in response to the volatility could significantly affect the exchange rates between the euro and the investor&#8217;s home currency. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The exchange rates of an investor&#8217;s home currency for euro and the fluctuations in those exchange rates that have occurred in the past are not necessarily indicative of the exchange rates or the fluctuations therein that may occur in the future. Depreciation of the euro against the investor&#8217;s home currency would result in a decrease in the investor&#8217;s home currency equivalent yield on a note, in the investor&#8217;s home currency equivalent of the principal payable at the maturity of that note and generally in the investor&#8217;s home currency equivalent market value of that note. Appreciation of the euro in relation to the investor&#8217;s home currency would have the opposite effects. The European Union or one or more of its member states may, in the future, impose exchange controls and modify any exchange controls imposed, which controls could affect exchange rates, as well as the availability of euro at the time of payment of principal of, interest on, or any redemption payment or additional amounts with respect to, the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This description of foreign exchange risks does not describe all the risks of an investment in securities, including, in particular, the notes, that are denominated or payable in a currency other than an investor&#8217;s home currency. You should consult your own financial and legal advisors as to the risks involved in an investment in the notes. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">In a lawsuit for payment on the notes, an investor may bear currency exchange risk. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be governed by New York law. Under New York law, a New York state court rendering a judgment on the notes would be required to render the judgment in euro. However, the judgment would be converted into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment. Consequently, in a lawsuit for payment on the notes, investors would bear currency exchange risk until a New York state court judgment is entered, which could be a long time from the date the judgment is rendered. In courts outside of New York, investors may not be able to obtain a judgment in a currency other than U.S. dollars. For example, a judgment for money in an action based on the notes in many other U.S. federal or state courts ordinarily would be enforced in the United States only in U.S. dollars. The date used to determine the rate of conversion of euro into U.S. dollars will depend upon various factors, including which court renders the judgment. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The notes permit us to make payments in U.S. dollars if we are unable to obtain euro. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will pay the principal of and interest on each note to the registered holder in euro in immediately available funds, provided that, if on or after the date of this prospectus supplement the euro is unavailable to us due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond our control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to us or so used. In such circumstances, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-9<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_106-risk_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second business day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the second business day prior to the relevant payment date, as determined by us in our sole discretion. Any payment in respect of the notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an event of default under the notes or the indenture governing the notes. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Issuance in Euro.&#8221; The exchange rate may be materially less favorable than the rate in effect at the time the notes were issued or as would be determined by applicable law. Such developments, or market perceptions concerning these and related issues, could materially adversely affect the value of the notes and you may lose a significant amount of your investment in the notes. </div><div class="frisk" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Trading in the clearing system is subject to minimum denomination requirements. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The terms of the notes provide that the notes will be issued with a minimum denomination of &#8364;100,000 and multiples of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof. It is possible that the clearing systems may process trades that could result in amounts being held in denominations smaller than the minimum denominations. If definitive notes are required to be issued in relation to such notes in accordance with the provisions of the relevant global notes, a holder who does not have the minimum denomination or a multiple of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof in its account with the relevant clearing system at the relevant time may not receive all of its entitlement in the form of definitive notes unless and until such time as its holding satisfies the minimum denomination requirement. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-10<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_107-use_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sUOP"><!--Anchor--></a>USE OF PROCEEDS </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately &#8364;745 million (or $800 million based on an exchange rate of &#8364;1.00 to $1.0741 on February&#160;5, 2024, as reported by the London Stock Exchange), after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay the $144&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875% Notes due 2024, and the $998&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.363% Notes due 2024, and to use cash on hand to pay accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith. We may, in the near term, also consider pursuing additional capital markets transactions, including potential offerings of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes, for general corporate purposes, including the retirement of debt. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Pending the final application of the net proceeds of this offering, we may use such proceeds temporarily for general corporate purposes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">To the extent that any of the underwriters or their respective affiliates own any of our outstanding debt, they may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering used to retire such debt. See &#8220;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#8212;Conflicts of Interest.&#8221; </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-11<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_108-cap_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sCAP"><!--Anchor--></a>CAPITALIZATION </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of December&#160;31, 2023 on: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">an actual basis; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">an as adjusted basis giving effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">You should read this table in conjunction with &#8220;Use of Proceeds&#8221; appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, as well as &#8220;Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#8221; and our unaudited financial statements and the accompanying notes, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement from our Quarterly Report on Form&#160;10-Q for the quarter ended December&#160;31, 2023. </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 468pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; 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padding-left: 4.53pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">1,180</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">&#8203;</font><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">1,180</font><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;"> </font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Short-term indebtedness (excludes current portion)<font style="padding-left: 2.36pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 17.5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 17.5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">&#8212;</font><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;"> </font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Long-term indebtedness (includes current portion):<br></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Revolving Credit Facility<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup><font style="padding-left: 1.89pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 17.5pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 17.5pt;">&#8212;</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.875% Notes due 2024<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">144</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 17.5pt;">&#8212;</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.363% Notes due 2024<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">997</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">341</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.734% Notes due 2024<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">874</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">874</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.020% GBP Notes due 2025<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup><font style="padding-left: 4.77pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">318</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">318</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">0.034% Euro Notes due 2025<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup><font style="padding-left: 4.4pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">548</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">548</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">1.208% Euro Notes due 2026<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2),(3)</sup><font style="padding-left: 3.78pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">657</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">657</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">6.700% Notes due 2026<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">160</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">160</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">1.900% Euro Notes due 2026<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup><font style="padding-left: 4.4pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">547</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">547</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.700% Notes due 2027<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1,720</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1,720</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">7.000% Debentures due 2027<font style="padding-left: 3.71pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.87pt;">119</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.87pt;">119</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">4.693% Notes due 2028<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">796</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">796</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">6.700% Debentures due 2028<font style="padding-left: 3.71pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.87pt;">115</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.87pt;">115</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">0.334% Euro Notes due 2028<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2),(3)</sup><font style="padding-left: 3.78pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">983</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">983</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.553% Euro Notes due 2029<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2),(3)</sup><font style="padding-left: 3.78pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">873</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">873</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">2.823% Notes due 2030<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">745</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">745</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">1.957% Notes due 2031<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">993</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">993</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">4.298% Notes due 2032<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">496</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">496</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">1.213% Euro Notes due 2036<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2),(3)</sup><font style="padding-left: 3.78pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">654</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">654</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">6.000% Notes due 2039<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">121</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">121</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">5.000% Notes due 2040<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 17.5pt;">90</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 17.5pt;">90</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">1.336% Euro Notes due 2041<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2),(3)</sup><font style="padding-left: 3.78pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">979</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; 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vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">4.685% Notes due 2044<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">923</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 12.5pt;">923</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">4.669% Notes due 2047<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1,455</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1,455</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.794% Notes due 2050<font style="padding-left: 0.92pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; 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vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">3.519% Euro Notes due 2031 offered hereby<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(5)</sup><font style="padding-left: 1.84pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 17.5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 4pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;"><font style="border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">$</font><font style="padding-left: 12.5pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; min-width: 32.5pt;">800</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; 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border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 8.14%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 22.5pt;">2</font> </div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 2.75pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Total long-term indebtedness<font style="padding-left: 1.35pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.79pt; text-align: left;">$<font style="padding-left: 0.37pt;">16,110</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.49%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Total shareholders&#8217; equity<font style="padding-left: 4.31pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.36%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 2.75pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 6.94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 2.75pt; 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text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">*<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">Amounts may not add due to rounding. </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">(1)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">As of December&#160;31, 2023, our $2.75&#160;billion Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn, and we had access to an additional $500&#160;million of availability subject to lender commitments. </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; 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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_108-cap_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 5.25pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">(2)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">Amount translated using exchange rates of &#8364;1.00 to $1.0976 and &#8356;1.00 to $1.2738, as applicable. </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">(3)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">Issued by BD Finance, which is an indirect, wholly-owned finance subsidiary of BD. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by us on a senior unsecured basis. </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">(4)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">Assumes cash is used to pay the expected accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and fees and expenses related to the repayment of the 3.875% Notes due 2024, and the repayment of the 3.363% Notes due 2024, on an as adjusted basis, as described in &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">(5)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: left;">Amount translated using the exchange rate of &#8364;1.00 to $1.0741 on February 5, 2024, as reported by the London Stock Exchange. </div></td></tr></table> </div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-13<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sDES"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF NOTES </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description of the particular terms of the notes supplements the description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities in the accompanying prospectus. In this section entitled &#8220;Description of Notes,&#8221; references to &#8220;Becton, Dickinson,&#8221; &#8220;BD,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer only to Becton, Dickinson and Company, as issuer of the notes, and not to any of the subsidiaries of Becton, Dickinson and Company.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be issued by Becton, Dickinson under the indenture, dated as of March&#160;1, 1997, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;). The notes are unsecured and will rank equally in right of payment with all our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will also enter into a paying agency agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent (the &#8220;paying agent&#8221;) concurrently with the delivery of the notes. Upon notice to the Trustee, we may change the paying agent at any time.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description is a summary, and does not describe every aspect of the notes and the indenture. The following description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, all the provisions of the indenture and the notes, including definitions of certain terms used in the indenture and the notes. Anyone who receives this prospectus supplement may obtain a copy of the indenture without charge upon request. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221; You should read the indenture and the notes because they, and not this description, define your rights as a holder of the notes.<font style="font-style: normal;"> </font></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; text-align: center;">Terms of the Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The registered holder of a note will be treated as its owner for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the indenture governing the notes. The notes will be issued in fully registered form in minimum denominations of &#8364;100,000 and integral multiples of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The specific terms of the notes will be as follows: </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Title of the notes</font>: 3.519% Notes due 2031 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Issuer of the notes</font>: Becton, Dickinson and Company </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Total principal amount being issued</font>: &#8364;750,000,000 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Maturity date</font>: February&#160;8, 2031 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Interest rate</font>: 3.519% per annum; see &#8220;&#8212;Interest on the Notes&#8221; </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Currency of Payment</font>: See &#8220;&#8212;Issuance in Euro&#8221; </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Date interest starts accruing</font>: February&#160;8, 2024 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Annual Interest payment date</font>: February&#160;8 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">First annual interest payment date</font>: February&#160;8, 2025 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Regular record date for interest</font>: The business day (on which each of Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. is open for business) preceding the interest payment date </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Optional Redemption</font>: See &#8220;&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event</font>: See &#8220;&#8212;Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event&#8221; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Payment of Additional Amounts</font>: See &#8220;&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts&#8221; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Redemption for Tax Reasons</font>: See &#8220;&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons&#8221; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Listing</font>: We intend to apply to list the notes on the NYSE. The listing application will be subject to approval by the NYSE. </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-style: italic;">Governing Law</font>: The indenture and the notes will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-14<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">An event of default for the notes under the indenture will not necessarily constitute an event of default for any other series of notes or debt securities under the indenture. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Additional Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We may, without notice to or consent of the holders or beneficial owners of the notes, issue additional notes having the same ranking, interest rate, maturity and/or other terms as the notes offered hereby. Any such additional notes issued should be considered under the indenture fungible with and part of the same series of notes under the indenture as the notes offered hereby. In the event any additional notes are not fungible with the notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such nonfungible additional notes will be issued with a separate CUSIP number so that they are distinguishable from the notes offered hereby. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Issuance in Euro </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Initial holders of the notes will be required to pay for the notes in euros, and principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on the notes, including any payments made upon any redemption of the notes, will be payable in euros. If, on or after the date of this prospectus supplement, the euro is unavailable to us due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond our control or the euro is no longer used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to us or so used. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second business day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the second business day prior to the relevant payment date, as determined by us in our sole discretion. Any payment in respect of the notes so made in U.S.&#160;dollars will not constitute an event of default under the notes or the indenture governing the notes. Neither the Trustee nor the paying agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Interest on the Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will make annual interest payments to the person in whose name the notes are registered on the business day on which each of Euroclear and Clearstream is open for business preceding the interest payment date of each year. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The rights of holders of beneficial interests of notes to receive the payments of interest on such notes are subject to the applicable procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If any interest payment date is not a business day, payment of interest will be made on the next day that is a business day and no interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment on amounts payable from and after such interest payment date to the next succeeding business day. For the purposes of the notes, &#8220;business day&#8221; means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday and that is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in the City of New York or London and on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates. Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid on the notes (or from February&#160;8, 2024, if no interest has been paid on the notes), to but excluding the next scheduled interest payment date. This payment convention is referred to as ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association. </div> </div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-15<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">Optional Redemption </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We may, at our option, redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time prior to November&#160;8, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;)). The redemption price, as determined by us, will be equal to the greater of: </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed; and </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the notes being redeemed, discounting such payments to the redemption date on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the applicable comparable government bond rate, plus 20 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption on the principal balance of the notes being redeemed. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for calculating the redemption price. </div></td></tr></table> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">At any time on or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest hereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The term &#8220;comparable government bond rate&#8221; means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, with 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third business day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the comparable government bond (as defined below) on the basis of the middle market price of the comparable government bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such business day as determined by an independent investment bank selected by us. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The term &#8220;comparable government bond&#8221; means, in relation to any comparable government bond rate calculation, at the discretion of an independent investment bank selected by us, a German federal government bond whose maturity is closest to the maturity of the notes to be redeemed (assuming that such notes to be redeemed matured on the Par Call Date), or if such independent investment bank in its discretion determines that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German federal government bond as such independent investment bank may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German federal government bonds selected by us, determine to be appropriate for determining the comparable government bond rate. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The term &#8220;remaining scheduled payments,&#8221; means the remaining scheduled payments of the principal and interest on the notes called for redemption that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption up to the Par Call Date; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such notes, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Notice of any redemption will be mailed or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the applicable procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear to the holders of the notes not less than 10 days and not more than 30&#160;days before the redemption date of the notes being redeemed. Unless we default on payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, the notes or any portion of the notes called for redemption will stop accruing interest. On or before any redemption date, we will deposit with the paying agent or the Trustee money sufficient to pay the accrued interest on the notes to be redeemed and their redemption price. A&#160;partial redemption of notes may be effected pursuant to applicable procedures of the depositary or the paying agent, and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for such notes or any integral multiple of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof) of the principal amount of such notes of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for such notes. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; text-align: center;">Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless we have exercised our right to redeem such notes as described under &#8220;&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221; above or &#8220;&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons,&#8221; we will be required to make an offer (the &#8220;Change of Control Offer&#8221;), to each holder of outstanding notes to repurchase all or any portion (equal to &#8364;1,000 or an integral multiple of &#8364;1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder&#8217;s notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of the notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, or at our option, prior to any Change of Control but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-16<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">we will be required to send in accordance with the applicable procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, a notice to each holder of notes, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the notes on the date specified in the notice, which date must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date the notice is sent, other than as may be required by law (the &#8220;Change of Control Payment Date&#8221;). The notice, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">On the Change of Control Payment Date, we will, to the extent lawful: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">accept for payment all notes or portions of notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">deposit with the trustee or a paying agent the required payment for all properly tendered notes or portions of notes not validly withdrawn; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes properly accepted, together with an officer&#8217;s certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being repurchased. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to the notes if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by us and that third party purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes validly tender and do not withdraw such notes in a Change of Control Offer and we, or any third party making such an offer in lieu of us as described above, purchases all of the notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, we or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days&#8217; prior notice, provided that such notice is given not more than 30 days following such repurchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all notes that remain outstanding following such purchase on a date specified in such notice (the &#8220;Second Change of Control Payment Date&#8221;) and at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the notes repurchased to, but not including, the Second Change of Control Payment Date. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions herein, we will be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the provisions herein by virtue of such conflicts. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Change of Control</font>&#8221; means the occurrence of any one of the following: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of BD&#160;and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including any &#8220;person&#8221; (as that term is defined in Section&#160;13 (d)(3) of the Exchange Act)) other than to BD or one of its subsidiaries; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any Person (including any &#8220;person&#8221; (as that term is defined in Section&#160;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)), other than us or one of our subsidiaries, becomes the &#8220;beneficial owner&#8221; (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of BD or other Voting Stock into which BD&#8217;s Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of BD. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of Control if (a)&#160;BD&#160;becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (b) (x) immediately following that transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the holding company are substantially the same as the holders of BD&#8217;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (y)&#160;immediately following that transaction, no Person is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Change of Control Triggering Event</font>&#8221; means the notes are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date during the period (the &#8220;Trigger Period&#8221;) commencing on the date of the first public </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-17<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">announcement by BD of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of that Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings downgrade and the downgrade would result in a Change of Control Triggering Event). Unless at least two of the Rating Agencies are providing a rating for the notes at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the notes will be deemed to be rated below Investment Grade by the Rating Agencies during that Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with (i) any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated or (ii) any reduction in rating if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform us in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, a Change of Control (whether or not the Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the reduction in rating). In no event shall the Trustee be charged with the responsibility of monitoring the Company&#8217;s ratings. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Fitch</font>&#8221; means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Investment Grade</font>&#8221; means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody&#8217;s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody&#8217;s); and a rating of BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&amp;P); and a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch) or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by BD in accordance with the definition of &#8220;Rating Agency.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Moody&#8217;s</font>&#8221; means Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody&#8217;s Corporation, and its successors. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Person</font>&#8221; means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Rating Agency</font>&#8221; means each of Fitch, Moody&#8217;s and S&amp;P; provided, that if any of Fitch, Moody&#8217;s or S&amp;P ceases to provide rating services to issuers or investors or fails to make a rating of the notes publicly available for reasons outside of our control, we may appoint a replacement for that Rating Agency. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">S&amp;P</font>&#8221; means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a division of S&amp;P Global Inc., and its successors. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Voting Stock</font>&#8221; of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of that Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of that Person. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Payment of Additional Amounts </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on the notes such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by us or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on each of the notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after withholding or deduction solely with respect to any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by the United States or a taxing authority in the United States, will not be less than the amount provided in the notes to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts will not apply: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the holder (or the beneficial owner for whose benefit such holder holds such note), or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being treated as: </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">being or having been present in, or engaged in a trade or business in, the United States, or having or having had a permanent establishment in the United States; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership of the notes, the receipt of any payment in respect of the notes or the enforcement of any rights under the indenture), including being or having been a citizen of the United States or treated as being or having been a resident thereof; </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-18<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg6"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, a foreign tax exempt organization, or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">being or having been a &#8220;10-percent shareholder&#8221;, as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), or any successor provision, of us; or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, within the meaning of section 881(c)(3) of the Code or any successor provision; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the notes, or a portion of the notes, or that is a fiduciary, partnership or limited liability company, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership or limited liability company would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States or any taxing authority therein or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by us or a paying agent from the payment; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the holder of any note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted that is imposed on a payment pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such sections that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other official interpretations thereof (collectively, &#8220;FATCA&#8221;), any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith, or any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation, or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed by reason of the failure of the beneficial owner to fulfill the statement requirements of section 871(h) or section 881(c) of the Code; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to any tax imposed pursuant to section 871(h)(6) or section 881(c)(6) of the Code (or any amended or successor provisions); or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in the case of any combination of the above bulleted items under this heading &#8220;&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts.&#8221; </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Except as specifically provided under this heading &#8220;&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#8221; we will not be required to pay additional amounts in respect of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-19<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_109-description_pg7"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used under this heading &#8220;&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts&#8221; and under the heading &#8220;&#8212;Redemption for Tax Reasons,&#8221; the term &#8220;United States&#8221; means the United States of America, any state thereof, and the District of Columbia, and the term &#8220;United States person&#8221; means (i) any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for United States federal income tax purposes, (ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes), (iii) any estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) any trust if a United States court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons can control all substantial trust decisions, or if a valid election is in place to treat the trust as a United States person. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Redemption for Tax Reasons </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws of the United States or the official interpretation thereof that is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of this prospectus supplement, we become or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by us, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#8220;&#8212;Payment of Additional Amounts&#8221; above with respect to the notes, then we may at any time at our option redeem, in whole, but not in part, the notes on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days&#8217; prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Priority </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations, will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness, including our other outstanding senior notes, and will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness). At December&#160;31, 2023, we had an insignificant amount of secured indebtedness and approximately $16.1&#160;billion of total indebtedness. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes offered will also be structurally subordinated to all obligations of our subsidiaries with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries, other than any subsidiaries that may guarantee the notes in the future. As of December&#160;31, 2023, our consolidated subsidiaries had approximately $14.6&#160;million of total indebtedness (which excludes approximately $4.1&#160;billion of senior notes issued by BD Finance, which is an indirectly and wholly-owned finance subsidiary of the Company, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company). </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">Clearance Systems </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes have been accepted for clearance through Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A. The notes have the following codes: </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">ISIN: XS2763026395 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Common Code: 276302639 </div></td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">CUSIP Number: 075887&#160;CT4 </div></td></tr></table> </div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-20<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_110-form_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sBED"><!--Anchor--></a>BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes will initially be represented by one or more fully registered global notes. Each such global note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a common depositary and registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Except as set forth below, the global notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to Clearstream and Euroclear of their respective nominees. You may hold your interests in the global notes in Europe through Clearstream and Euroclear, either as a participant in such systems or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests in the global notes on behalf of their respective participating organizations or customers through customers&#8217; securities accounts in Clearstream&#8217;s or Euroclear&#8217;s names on the books of their respective depositaries. Book-entry interests in the notes and all transfers relating to the notes will be reflected in the book-entry records of Clearstream and Euroclear. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The distribution of the notes will be cleared through Clearstream and Euroclear. Any secondary market trading of book-entry interests in the notes will take place through Clearstream and Euroclear participants and will settle in same-day funds. Owners of book-entry interests in the notes will receive payments relating to their notes in euro, except as described in &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Issuance in Euro.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream and Euroclear have established electronic securities and payment transfer, processing, depositary and custodial links among themselves and others, either directly or through custodians and depositaries. These links allow the notes to be issued, held and transferred among the clearing systems without the physical transfer of certificates. Special procedures to facilitate clearance and settlement have been established among these clearing systems to trade securities across borders in the secondary market. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The policies of Clearstream and Euroclear will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor&#8217;s interest in the notes held by them. BD has no responsibility for any aspect of the records kept by Clearstream or Euroclear or any of their direct or indirect participants. BD also does not supervise these systems in any way. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream and Euroclear and their participants perform these clearance and settlement functions under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers. You should be aware that they are not obligated to perform or continue to perform these procedures and may modify them or discontinue them at any time. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in the notes will not be entitled to have the notes registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the notes in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the notes under the indenture, including for purposes of receiving any reports delivered by BD or the Trustee pursuant to the indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a note must rely on the procedures of the depositary and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, in order to exercise any rights of a holder of notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD has been advised by Clearstream and Euroclear, respectively, as follows: </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream advises that it is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream holds securities for its participating organizations (&#8220;Clearstream Participants&#8221;) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to Clearstream Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a professional depositary, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier). Clearstream Participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Participant, either directly or indirectly. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-21<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_110-form_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Distributions with respect to interests in the notes held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Euroclear </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Euroclear advises that it was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear (&#8220;Euroclear Participants&#8221;) and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear includes various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank SA/NV (the &#8220;Euroclear Operator&#8221;). All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Euroclear Participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System (the &#8220;Euroclear Terms and Conditions&#8221;), and applicable Belgian law govern securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Specifically, these terms and conditions govern: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">withdrawal of securities and cash from Euroclear; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">receipt of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Euroclear Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding securities through Euroclear Participants. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Distributions with respect to interests in the notes held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear Participants in accordance with the Euroclear Terms and Conditions. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Clearance and Settlement Procedures </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD understands that investors that hold their notes through Clearstream or Euroclear accounts will follow the settlement procedures that are applicable to conventional eurobonds in registered form. Notes will be credited to the securities custody accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear participants on the business day following the settlement date, for value on the settlement date. They will be credited either free of payment or against payment for value on the settlement date. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD understands that secondary market trading between Clearstream and/or Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way following the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear. Secondary market trading will be settled using procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in registered form. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">You should be aware that investors will only be able to make and receive deliveries, payments and other communications involving the notes through Clearstream and Euroclear on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In addition, because of time-zone differences, there may be problems with completing transactions involving Clearstream and Euroclear on the same business day as in the United States. United States investors who wish to transfer their interests in the notes, or to make or receive a payment or delivery of the notes, on a particular day, may find that the transactions will not be performed until the next business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, depending on whether Clearstream or Euroclear is used. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream or Euroclear will credit payments to the cash accounts of Clearstream or Euroclear participants, as applicable, in accordance with the relevant system&#8217;s rules and procedures, to the extent received by its </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-22<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_110-form_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">depositary. Clearstream or the Euroclear Operator, as the case may be, will take any other action permitted to be taken by a holder under the indenture on behalf of a Clearstream customer or Euroclear participant only in accordance with its relevant rules and procedures. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of the notes among participants of Clearstream and Euroclear. However, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform those procedures, and they may discontinue those procedures at any time. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Certificated Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If the depositary for any of the notes represented by a registered global note is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by BD within 90 days, BD will issue notes in definitive form in exchange for the registered global note that had been held by the depositary. Any notes issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global note will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the Trustee or other relevant agent of the Trustee. It is expected that the depositary&#8217;s instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the registered global note that had been held by the depositary. In addition, BD may at any time determine that the notes shall no longer be represented by a global note and will issue notes in definitive form in exchange for such global note pursuant to the procedure described above. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notices </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Notices to holders of the notes will be sent by mail to the registered holders, or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the applicable depositary. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-23<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_111-tax_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sUSF"><!--Anchor--></a>U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following discussion is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of notes. This discussion does not address specific tax consequences that may be relevant to particular persons in light of their individual circumstances (including, for example, entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes or partners or members therein, banks or other financial institutions, broker-dealers, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, tax-exempt entities, common trust funds, U.S. expatriates, controlled foreign corporations, dealers in securities or currencies, persons required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to the notes as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement, and persons in special situations, such as those who hold the notes as part of a straddle, hedge, synthetic security, conversion transaction or other integrated investment comprised of the notes and one or more other investments). This discussion is limited to holders that purchase the notes in the initial offering at the issue price listed on the cover of this prospectus supplement and that hold such notes as capital assets (generally, property held for investment purposes) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, this discussion does not describe any tax consequences arising under U.S. federal gift and estate tax, Medicare contribution tax, or other U.S. federal tax laws or under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction. This discussion also does not address tax consequences to U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#8220;Treasury Regulations&#8221;), and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. There can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;) will not challenge one or more of the tax consequences described herein, and we have not obtained, nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of the notes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Prospective purchasers of the notes are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of acquiring, owning and disposing of the notes, as well was the application of other U.S. federal tax laws and state, local and foreign tax laws. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">For purposes of this discussion, a &#8220;U.S. Holder&#8221; is a beneficial owner of notes who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, an estate whose income is subject to U.S.&#160;federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust (i) if a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust&#8217;s administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) that validly elects to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">For purposes of this discussion, a &#8220;Non-U.S. Holder&#8221; is a beneficial owner of notes that is not a U.S.&#160;Holder and is not a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes is a beneficial owner of notes, the treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A holder of notes that is a partnership and partners in such a partnership are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of notes. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Consequences to U.S. Holders </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 7.5pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Payments of Interest </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If a scheduled interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day (as defined above in &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Interest on the Notes&#8221;) and also is not a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday, and at least one of the intervals between interest payments will exceed one year, the status of such interest under current law is unclear. In such case, interest on the notes could, as a technical matter, give rise to original issue discount. We intend, however, to treat the notes as issued without original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the notes are not issued with original issue discount. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-24<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_111-tax_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">A U.S. Holder that uses the cash method of tax accounting will be required to include in income the U.S.&#160;dollar value of the euro-denominated interest payment on a note based on the spot rate of exchange on the date of receipt. No foreign currency exchange gain or loss will be recognized with respect to the receipt of such payment (other than foreign currency exchange gain or loss realized on the disposition of the euros so received; see &#8220;&#8212;Transactions in Euros,&#8221; below). </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">A U.S. Holder that uses the accrual method of tax accounting will accrue interest income on a note in euros and translate the amount accrued into U.S. dollars based on: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the average exchange rate in effect during the interest accrual period, or portion thereof, within such U.S. Holder&#8217;s taxable year; or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">at such U.S. Holder&#8217;s election, at the spot rate of exchange on (1) the last day of the accrual period, or the last day of the taxable year within such accrual period if the accrual period spans more than one taxable year, or (2) the date of receipt, if such date is within five business days of the last day of the accrual period or taxable year. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Such election must be applied consistently by the U.S. Holder to all debt instruments from year to year and can be changed only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder that uses the accrual method of tax accounting will recognize foreign currency exchange gain or loss on the receipt of an interest payment equal to the difference between (i) the value of the euros received as interest, as translated into U.S. dollars using the spot rate of exchange on the date of receipt and (ii) the U.S. dollar amount previously included in income with respect to such payment. Such foreign currency exchange gain or loss will be treated as ordinary income or loss but will generally not be treated as an adjustment to interest income received on the notes. </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Disposition of the Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Upon the sale, exchange, retirement at maturity, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note (collectively, a &#8220;Disposition&#8221;), except as noted below with respect to foreign currency exchange gain or loss, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized by such U.S. Holder (except to the extent such amount is attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which will be treated as ordinary interest income if such interest has not been previously included in income) and such U.S.&#160;Holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in the note. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Subject to the discussion below regarding notes that are traded on an established securities market, the adjusted tax basis of a note to a U.S. Holder will generally be the U.S. dollar value of the euro purchase price calculated at the spot rate of exchange on the date of purchase, and the amount realized by a U.S. Holder upon the Disposition of a note will generally be the U.S. dollar value of the euros received calculated at the spot rate of exchange on the date of Disposition. If the notes are traded on an established securities market, a U.S. Holder that uses the cash method of tax accounting, and a U.S. Holder that uses the accrual method of tax accounting if it so elects, will determine the U.S. dollar values of its adjusted tax basis in the note and the amount realized on the Disposition of a note by translating euro amounts at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the purchase or the Disposition, respectively. The election available to accrual basis U.S. Holders discussed above must be applied consistently by the U.S. Holder to all debt instruments from year to year and can be changed only with the consent of the IRS. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder&#8217;s holding period for the notes exceeds one year on the date of Disposition. Long-term capital gains recognized by non-corporate U.S.&#160;Holders are eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder on a Disposition of a note will generally be treated as ordinary income or loss to the extent that the gain or loss is attributable to changes in the euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate during the period in which the U.S. Holder held such note. Such foreign currency exchange gain or loss will equal the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the euro purchase price calculated at the spot rate of exchange on the date (1) the note is disposed of (or the spot rate on the settlement date, if applicable) and (2) of purchase (or the spot rate on the settlement date, if applicable). The recognition of such foreign currency exchange gain or loss will be limited to the amount of overall gain or loss realized on the Disposition of a note. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-25<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_111-tax_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Transactions in Euros </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Euros received as interest on, or on a Disposition of, a note will have a tax basis equal to their U.S. dollar value determined using the spot rate of exchange on the date such interest or such proceeds from Disposition are received. The amount of gain or loss recognized on a subsequent sale or other disposition of such euros will be equal to the difference between (1) the amount of U.S. dollars, or the fair market value in U.S. dollars of the other property received in such sale or other disposition, and (2) the U.S. Holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in such euros. As discussed above, if the notes are traded on an established securities market, a cash basis U.S. Holder (or an electing accrual basis U.S. Holder) will determine the U.S. dollar value of the euros by translating the euros received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the purchase or the Disposition. A U.S.&#160;Holder that purchases a note with previously owned euros will generally recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between such U.S. Holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in such euros and the U.S.&#160;dollar fair market value of such note on the date of purchase. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any such gain or loss will generally be ordinary income or loss and will not be treated as interest income or expense. The conversion of U.S. dollars to euros and the immediate use of such euros to purchase a note will generally not result in any exchange gain or loss for a U.S. Holder. </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 18.5pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Reportable Transactions </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Treasury Regulations that are intended to require the reporting of certain tax shelter transactions could apply in certain circumstances to transactions generally not regarded as tax shelters, including certain foreign currency transactions. Under the Treasury Regulations, certain transactions are required to be reported to the IRS, including, in certain circumstances, a Disposition of a note or a foreign currency received in respect of a note to the extent that such Disposition results in a tax loss in excess of a threshold amount. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors to determine the tax reporting obligations, if any, with respect to an investment in the notes, including any requirement to file IRS Form&#160;8886 (Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement). </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 18.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Payments of Interest </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Subject to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act discussion below, a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on payments of interest on the notes provided that (i) such interest is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by the Non-U.S. Holder (or, if certain tax treaties apply, if such interest is not attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States by the Non-U.S. Holder) and (ii) the Non-U.S. Holder (A) does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock, (B) is not a controlled foreign corporation related to us directly or constructively through stock ownership, and (C) satisfies certain certification requirements. Such certification requirements will be met if (x) the Non-U.S. Holder provides to the applicable payor its name and address, and certifies on an IRS Form&#160;W-8BEN or IRS Form&#160;W-8BEN-E (or successor form), under penalties of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person or (y) a securities clearing organization or one of certain other financial institutions holding the note on behalf of the Non-U.S. Holder certifies on IRS Form&#160;W-8IMY, under penalties of perjury, that the certification referred to in clause (x) has been received by it and furnishes us or our paying agent with a copy thereof. In addition, we or our paying agent must not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the beneficial owner of the notes is a U.S. person. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If interest on the notes is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by a Non-U.S. Holder but such Non-U.S. Holder cannot satisfy the other requirements outlined in the preceding paragraph, interest on the notes will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax (currently imposed at a 30% rate, or a lower applicable treaty rate). </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If interest on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by a Non-U.S. Holder and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States, then the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such interest in the same manner as if such holder were a U.S. person and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation, may also be subject to the branch profits tax (currently imposed at a rate of 30%, or a lower applicable treaty rate). Any such interest will not also be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax, </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-26<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_111-tax_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">however, if the Non-U.S. Holder delivers to the applicable payor a properly executed IRS Form&#160;W-8ECI (or appropriate substitute form) in order to claim an exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax. </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Disposition of the Notes </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Except with respect to accrued but unpaid interest, which will generally be taxed as described above under &#8220;Payments of Interest,&#8221; and subject to the discussion of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act below, a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax (or any withholding thereof) with respect to gain, if any, recognized on the Disposition of the notes unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by the Non-U.S. Holder and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States, or (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a nonresident alien individual, such holder is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year and certain other conditions are satisfied. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In the case of (i) above, any gain or loss recognized by the Non-U.S. Holder on the Disposition of the notes will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S.&#160;person and, in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation, may also be subject to the branch profits tax discussed above. In the case of (ii) above, the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to a 30% tax on any capital gain recognized on the Disposition of the notes (after being offset by certain U.S.-source capital losses). These holders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and Disposition of the notes. </div><div class="h4" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left;">Additional Withholding Requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Withholding at a rate of 30% will generally be required in certain circumstances on interest payable on the notes held by or through certain financial institutions (including investment funds), unless such institution (i)&#160;enters into, and complies with, an agreement with the IRS to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to interests in, and accounts maintained by, the institution that are owned by certain U.S. persons or by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments, or (ii) if required under an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, reports such information to its local tax authority, which will exchange such information with the U.S.&#160;authorities. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. Accordingly, the entity through which the notes are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, interest payable on the notes held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exemptions will generally be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (i) certifies to the applicable payor that such entity does not have any &#8220;substantial United States owners&#8221; or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity&#8217;s &#8220;substantial United States owners,&#8221; which will in turn be provided to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of these rules on an investment in the notes. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-27<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_111-tax_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sEUD"><!--Anchor--></a>EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE ON ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION AND PROPOSED <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19.5pt; text-align: center;">Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">European Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (as subsequently amended) (commonly referred to as the &#8220;Directive on Administrative Cooperation&#8221; or the &#8220;DAC&#8221;) implements in the EU the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development&#8217;s (the &#8220;OECD&#8221;) July&#160;2014 Common Reporting Standard (&#8220;CRS&#8221;) on the automatic exchange of financial account information. The DAC requires (among other things) Member States to apply measures on mandatory automatic exchange of information. The CRS covers not only interest income, but also dividends and other types of capital income, and the balance of the accounts producing such items of income. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The CRS is also being implemented outside of the EU: as of December&#160;31, 2023 at least 120 jurisdictions had committed to exchanging information under the CRS. The United States has not to date committed to exchanging information under the CRS. </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;">The Proposed Financial Transactions Tax (&#8220;FTT&#8221;) </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">On February&#160;14, 2013, the European Commission published a proposal (the &#8220;Commission&#8217;s Proposal&#8221;) for a Directive for a common FTT in Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia (the &#8220;participating Member States&#8221;). The Commission&#8217;s Proposal has very broad scope and could, if introduced, apply to certain dealings in the notes (including secondary market transactions) in certain circumstances. The issuance and subscription of Notes should, however, be exempt. Under the Commission&#8217;s Proposal the FTT could apply in certain circumstances to persons both within and outside of the participating Member States. Generally, it would apply to certain dealings in the notes where at least one party is a financial institution, and at least one party is established in a participating Member State. A financial institution may be, or be deemed to be, &#8220;established&#8221; in a participating Member State in a broad range of circumstances, including (a) by transacting with a person established in a participating Member State or (b) where the financial instrument which is subject to the dealings is issued in a participating Member State. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">On March&#160;16, 2016, Estonia formally withdrew from enhanced cooperation on FTT leaving ten remaining participating Member States. At its meeting on December&#160;5, 2019, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) endorsed a report to the European Council in which it was noted that informal agreement among the participating Member States on a FTT would only represent a preliminary step in the legislative process and that an inclusive and substantial debate between all EU Member States should precede any formal agreement at the level of ECOFIN. In December&#160;2019, Germany issued a revised proposal for the FTT to the remaining participating Member States. The Commission&#8217;s Proposal (including whether or not it comes into force as proposed or at all) remains subject to negotiation between the participating Member States and the scope of any such tax is uncertain. Additional EU Member States may decide to participate and/or certain of the participating Member States may decide to withdraw. In February&#160;2021, the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council relaunched an inclusive (non-public) discussion among all Member States on the tax design of the FTT, but no further progress has been reported publicly. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Prospective holders of the notes are advised to seek their own professional advice in relation to the FTT. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-28<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sUCI"><!--Anchor--></a>UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST) </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton, Dickinson and the underwriters for the offering named below, for whom Barclays Bank PLC, BNP&#160;Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. International plc are acting as representatives, have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each underwriter has severally, and not jointly, agreed to purchase the principal amount of the notes indicated in the following table. </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 468pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 84.62%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Underwriter</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.38%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.38%; 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International plc<font style="padding-left: 0.12pt;"></font></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.38%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 1.38%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 12.62%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 2.03pt; text-align: left;">&#8364;121,650,000</div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 84.62%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Notes sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus supplement. Any notes sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount from the initial public offering price of up to 0.250% of the principal amount of the notes. Any such securities dealers may resell any notes purchased from the underwriters to certain other brokers or dealers at a discount from the initial public offering price of up to 0.150% of the principal amount of the notes. If all the notes are not sold at the initial public offering price of the notes, the underwriters may change the offering price of the notes and the other selling terms. The offering of the notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters&#8217; right to reject any order in whole or in part. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">It is expected that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about February&#160;8, 2024, which is the third business day following the date of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule&#160;15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days unless the parties to that trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes prior to the second business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T + 3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">To the extent any underwriter that is not a U.S.-registered broker-dealer intends to effect sales of notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more U.S.-registered broker-dealers in accordance with the applicable U.S.&#160;securities laws and regulations and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#8220;FINRA&#8221;). </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes constitutes a new issue of securities for which there is no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the notes on the NYSE. If such listing is obtained, we cannot assure you that the notes will remain listed. We have no obligation to maintain such listing and we may delist such notes at any time. We cannot </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-29<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">provide you with any assurance regarding the liquidity of any trading market for the notes that develops, the ability of holders of the notes to sell their notes or the prices at which holders may be able to sell their notes. The underwriters have advised us that they currently intend to make a market in the notes. The underwriters, however, are not obligated to do so, and any market-making activity with respect to the notes may be discontinued at any time without notice. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In connection with the issue of the notes, J.P. Morgan Securities plc in its role as stabilizing manager (the&#160;&#8220;Stabilizing Manager&#8221;) for its own account may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and directives, over-allot notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) will undertake any stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the final terms of the offer of the notes is made, and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue of the notes and 60 days after the date of the allotment of the notes. Any stabilization action or over-allotment commenced will be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the notes while the offering is in process. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the other underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives (as defined in the underwriting agreement) have repurchased notes sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the notes. As a result, the price of the notes may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We estimate that our share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding the underwriting discount, will be approximately $2.2&#160;million. </div> <div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under certain circumstances to contribute to payments which the underwriters may be required to make in that respect. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, engaged, and may in the future engage in, various investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates, for which they received or will receive customary fees and commissions. In addition, certain affiliates of the underwriters for this offering are lenders under BD&#8217;s revolving credit facility and an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Limited is administrative agent under BD&#8217;s revolving credit facility. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If any of the underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with us or our affiliates, certain of those underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge, and certain other of those underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, these underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our or our affiliates&#8217; securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-30<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">future trading prices of the notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. </div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Conflicts of Interest </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay the $144&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.875% Notes due 2024, and the $998&#160;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 3.363% Notes due 2024, and to use cash on hand to pay accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith. Pending the final application of the net proceeds of this offering, we may use such proceeds temporarily for general corporate purposes. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; To the extent that any of the underwriters or their respective affiliates own any of our outstanding debt, they may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering used to retire such debt. If payments associated with such debt retirement to underwriters and their affiliates amount to 5% or more of the net proceeds from this offering, there would be a &#8220;conflict of interest&#8221; under Rule&#160;5121 of FINRA. Because the notes are investment grade rated, no &#8220;qualified independent underwriter&#8221; is required to be appointed in connection with this offering. However, as required by FINRA Rule&#160;5121, no sale of the notes will be made by the affected underwriter to an account over which it exercises discretion without the prior specific written consent of the account holder. </div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Selling Restrictions </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes are offered globally for sale only in those jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere where it is lawful to make such offers. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offering or sale of the notes in some jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who receive this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus should inform themselves about and observe any applicable restrictions. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation by any person in any jurisdiction in which that offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make that offer or solicitation. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any notes to any retail investor in the EEA. For the purposes of this provision: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the expression &#8220;retail investor&#8221; means a person who is one (or more) of the following: </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(i)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article&#160;4(1) of MiFID II; or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(ii)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a customer within the meaning of the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article&#160;4(1) of MiFID II; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the expression &#8220;offer&#8221; includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes. </div></td></tr></table><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Grand Duchy of Luxembourg </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement has not been approved by and will not be submitted for approval to the Luxembourg Financial Services Authority (<font style="font-style: italic;">Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, or the CSSF</font>), or a competent authority of another Member State of the EEA for notification to the CSSF, for the purposes of a public offering or sale in Luxembourg. Accordingly, the notes may not be offered or sold to the public in Luxembourg, directly or indirectly, and neither this prospectus supplement, the indenture nor any other circular, prospectus, form of application, advertisement or other material related to such offer may be distributed, or otherwise be made available in or from, or published in, Luxembourg except in circumstances where the offer benefits from an exemption to or constitutes a transaction not otherwise subject to the requirement to publish a prospectus in accordance with Prospectus Regulation and Luxembourg law dated July&#160;16, 2019 on prospectuses for securities, as amended. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-31<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Canada </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 <font style="font-style: italic;">Prospectus Exemptions</font> or subsection 73.3(1) of the <font style="font-style: italic;">Securities Act</font> (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 <font style="font-style: italic;">Registration</font> <font style="font-style: italic;">Requirements, Exemptions </font><font style="font-style: italic;">and Ongoing Registrant Obligations</font>. Any resale of the notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 <font style="font-style: italic;">Underwriting Conflicts</font> (&#8220;NI 33-105&#8221;), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Hong Kong </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to &#8220;professional investors&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a &#8220;prospectus&#8221; within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to &#8220;professional investors&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Italy </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The offering of the notes has not been registered with the <font style="font-style: italic;">Commissione Nazionale per le Societ&#224; e la Borsa</font> (&#8220;CONSOB&#8221;) pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no notes may be offered, sold or delivered, nor copies of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other documents relating the notes may be distributed in the Republic of Italy except: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">1.<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to &#8220;qualified investors&#8221;, as referred to in Article&#160;100 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February&#160;1998, as amended (the &#8220;Decree No. 58&#8221;) and defined in Article&#160;34-ter, paragraph 1, let. b) of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May&#160;1999, as amended (&#8220;Regulation No. 11971&#8221;); or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2.<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in any other circumstances where an express exemption from compliance with the offer restrictions applies, as provided under Decree No. 58 or Regulation No. 11971. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any offer, sale or delivery of the notes or distribution of copies of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other document relating to the notes in the Republic of Italy must be: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">made by investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September&#160;1993 as amended, Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February&#160;2018, as amended and any other applicable laws and regulations; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in compliance with Article&#160;129 of Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September&#160;1993, as amended, pursuant to which the Bank of Italy may request information on the issue or the offer of securities in the Republic of Italy and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy issued on 25 August&#160;2015 (as amended on 10 August&#160;2016); and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(c)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in compliance with any other applicable notification requirement or limitation which may be imposed by CONSOB or the Bank of Italy. </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-32<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any subsequent distribution of the notes in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and Regulation No. 11971, unless an exception from those rules applies. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such notes being declared null and void and in the liability of the entity transferring the notes for any damages suffered by the investors. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Japan </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Korea </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes may not be offered, sold and delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea, including the Korea Securities and Exchange Act and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law and the decrees and regulations thereunder. The notes have not been registered with the Financial Services Commission of Korea for public offering in Korea. Furthermore, the notes may not be resold to Korean residents unless the purchaser of the notes complies with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to government approval requirements under the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law and its subordinate decrees and regulations) in connection with the purchase of the notes. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Singapore </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section&#160;274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1), or any person pursuant to Section&#160;275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section&#160;275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section&#160;275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:&#160;(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section&#160;4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities (as defined in Section&#160;239(a) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries&#8217; rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes pursuant to an offer made under Section&#160;275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section&#160;275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section&#160;275(1A) or Section&#160;276(4)(i) (B) of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; (3) where the transfer is by operation of law; (4) as specified in Section&#160;276 (7) of the SFA; or (5) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification&#8211;Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, the Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section&#160;309A of the SFA) that the notes are &#8220;prescribed capital markets products&#8221; (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice PAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products). </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-33<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg6"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Switzerland </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes may not be publicly offered, sold or advertised, directly or indirectly, in, into or from Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange or on any other exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article&#160;652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, and neither this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Taiwan </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes have not been, and will not be, registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the Republic of China (&#8220;Taiwan&#8221;) and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within the Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Taiwan Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations that requires a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or other regulatory authority of the Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan is authorized to offer, sell or distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the notes or the provision of information relating to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The notes may be made available to Taiwan resident investors outside Taiwan for purchase by such investors outside Taiwan for purchase outside Taiwan by investors residing in Taiwan, but may not be issued, offered sold or resold in Taiwan, unless otherwise permitted by Taiwan laws and regulations. No subscription or other offer to purchase the notes shall be binding on us until received and accepted by us or any underwriter outside of Taiwan (the &#8220;Place of Acceptance&#8221;), and the purchase/sale contract arising therefrom shall be deemed a contract entered into in the Place of Acceptance. </div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">United Arab Emirates </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The offering of the notes has not been approved or licensed by the UAE Central Bank, the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (&#8220;SCA&#8221;), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (&#8220;DFSA&#8221;) or any other relevant licensing authorities in the UAE, and the notes may not be offered to the public in the UAE (including the DIFC). </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are being issued to a limited number of institutional and individual investors: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">who meet the criteria of a &#8220;Qualified Investor&#8221; as defined in the SCA Board of Directors Decision No.&#160;3 R.M. of 2017 (but excluding subparagraph 1(d) in the &#8220;Qualified Investor&#8221; definition relating to natural persons); </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">upon their request and confirmation that they understand that the notes have not been approved or licensed by or registered with the UAE Central Bank, the SCA, DFSA or any other relevant licensing authorities or governmental agencies in the UAE; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(c)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">upon their confirmation that they understand that the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. </div></td></tr></table><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">UK </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any notes to any retail investor in the UK. For the purposes of this provision: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the expression &#8220;retail investor&#8221; means a person who is one (or more) of the following: </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(i)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article&#160;2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(ii)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a customer within the meaning of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article&#160;2 of UK MiFIR; and </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-34<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_112-under_pg7"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the expression &#8220;offer&#8221; includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes. </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that: </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section&#160;21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the notes in circumstances in which Section&#160;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to Becton, Dickinson; and </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the notes in, from or otherwise involving the UK. </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-35<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_113-legal_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sLM"><!--Anchor--></a>LEGAL MATTERS </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Gary DeFazio, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Becton, Dickinson and Company, will issue an opinion about certain New Jersey law matters in connection with the offering of the notes. The validity of the notes offered hereby will be passed upon for Becton, Dickinson and Company by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP, New York, New York, and will be passed upon for the underwriters by Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP, New York, New York. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-36<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_113-legal_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="sEXPE"><!--Anchor--></a>EXPERTS </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The consolidated financial statements of Becton, Dickinson and Company appearing in Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8217;s Annual Report (Form&#160;10-K) for the year ended September&#160;30, 2023, and the effectiveness of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting as of September&#160;30, 2023, have been audited by Ernst &amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst &amp; Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">S-37<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_200-cov_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">PROSPECTUS</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 13.75pt; text-align: center;"><img style="height: 101px; width: 264px;" src="logo_bdx1.jpg"><br></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">&#8201;</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: center;">BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: center;">COMMON STOCK<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">PREFERRED STOCK<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">DEPOSITARY SHARES<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">DEBT SECURITIES<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">WARRANTS<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">PURCHASE CONTRACTS<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">UNITS</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19pt; text-align: center;">BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">DEBT SECURITIES</font><br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Becton, Dickinson and Company</font></div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 12.75pt;"> </div></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton, Dickinson and Company (&#8220;<u>BD</u>&#8221;) may offer, issue and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts, representing fractional shares of our preferred stock, which are called depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts or units that may include any of these securities or securities of other entities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l. (&#8220;<u>Becton Finance</u>&#8221;) may offer, issue and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, its debt securities, which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by BD.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to the securities to be offered. The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be described in supplements to this prospectus, which may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.</div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 14.75pt;"> </div></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD&#8217;s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol &#8220;BDX.&#8221; If the applicable issuer of the securities to be offered decides to seek a listing of any securities offered by this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which such securities will be listed, if any, or where the applicable issuer has made an application for listing, if any.</div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 14.75pt;"> </div></div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Investing in these securities involves certain risks. Please refer to the &#8220;<u>Risk Factors</u>&#8221; section beginning on page <a href="#tRF">4</a> and the supplemental risk factors contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference for a description of the risks you should consider when evaluating such investment.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Luxembourg financial sector supervisory authority (the <font style="font-style: italic;">Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier</font>) or any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 14.75pt;"> </div></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 8pt; text-align: center;">The date of this prospectus is May 6, 2021<font style="font-weight: normal;"> </font></div></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_201-toc_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">About this Prospectus </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC using a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration process. Under this shelf registration process, BD may, from time to time, in one of more offerings, sell any combination of its common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts and units, and Becton Finance may, from time to time, in one or more offerings, sell debt securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by BD. </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that the issuers may offer. Each time an issuer uses this prospectus to sell securities, it will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus together with additional information described under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221; </div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any supplement or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<u>SEC</u>&#8221;). We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any supplement or in any such free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates. The terms &#8220;<u>BD</u>,&#8221; &#8220;<u>we</u>,&#8221; &#8220;<u>us</u>,&#8221; and &#8220;<u>our</u>&#8221; refer to Becton, Dickinson and Company and its subsidiaries, including Becton Finance, except where it is made clear that the terms mean Becton, Dickinson and Company or Becton Finance only. The term &#8220;<u>Becton Finance</u>&#8221; refers to Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l. only. The common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts and units of BD and the debt securities of Becton Finance and guarantees thereof by BD are collectively referred to as &#8220;securities&#8221; and each of BD and Becton Finance is referred to as an &#8220;<u>issuer</u>,&#8221; and they are collectively referred to as &#8220;issuers,&#8221; in this prospectus. </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">i<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_201-toc_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">TABLE OF CONTENTS</div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="fintab" style="margin-top: 4pt; border-collapse: collapse; width: 468pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr class="header"><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">&#160;</div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 4.25pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Page</div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDA">BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 2.04pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 4.25pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDA"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDE">BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.<font style="padding-left: 4.47pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tBDE"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">1</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tWYF">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE<font style="padding-left: 3.14pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tWYF"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">2</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tCSR">CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<font style="padding-left: 4.51pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tCSR"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">3</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tRF">RISK FACTORS<font style="padding-left: 4.32pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tRF"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tUSE">USE OF PROCEEDS<font style="padding-left: 0.07pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tUSE"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOS">DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES<font style="padding-left: 3.42pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOS"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">4</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOC2">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 1.22pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOC2"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">5</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD">DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 1.04pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">8</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD2">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 2.27pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD2"><font style="padding-left: 5pt;">9</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOW">DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 3.38pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOW">16</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOP">DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 3.2pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOP">17</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOU">DESCRIPTION OF UNITS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<font style="padding-left: 3.75pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOU">18</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD3">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.<font style="padding-left: 4.7pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tDOD3">19</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 92.31%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; background-color: #CCEEFF;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tFOS">FORMS OF SECURITIES<font style="padding-left: 4.52pt;"></font></a></div></td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; 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padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td class="gutter" style="width: 2.09%; border-bottom: none; font-size: 2pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;">&#8203;</td><td style="width: 3.51%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt;"><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 3.22pt; text-align: left;"><a href="#tEXP">31</a></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">ii<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_202-where_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tBDA"><!--Anchor--></a>BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD is a global medical technology company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. We provide customer solutions that are focused on improving medication management and patient safety; supporting infection prevention practices; equipping surgical and interventional procedures; improving drug delivery; aiding anesthesiology care; enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancers; advancing cellular research and applications; and supporting the management of diabetes.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in November 1906, as successor to a New York business started in 1897. BD&#8217;s executive offices are located at 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New&#160;Jersey&#160;07417-1880, and BD&#8217;s telephone number is (201) 847-6800. BD&#8217;s Internet website is www.bd.com. The information provided on BD&#8217;s Internet website is not a part of this prospectus and, therefore, is not incorporated herein by reference.</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tBDE"><!--Anchor--></a>BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance is a private limited liability company (soci&#233;t&#233; &#224; responsabilit&#233; limit&#233;e) organized on April&#160;23, 2019 under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B234229. Becton Finance&#8217;s registered office is at 412F, route d&#8217;Esch, L-1471 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its telephone number is +352.27.36.54.42.9.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">All of the shares of Becton Finance are owned indirectly by BD.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance&#8217;s principal activities include debt issuance and intercompany group financing and it has no subsidiaries. Becton Finance holds no material assets and does not engage in any other business activities or operations.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">1<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_202-where_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tWYF"><!--Anchor--></a>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, from which interested persons can electronically access BD&#8217;s SEC filings, including the registration statement (of which this prospectus forms a part) and the exhibits and schedules thereto.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X, this prospectus does not contain or incorporate by reference separate financial statements for Becton Finance because Becton Finance is a consolidated subsidiary of BD, BD files consolidated financial information under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;<u>Exchange </u><u>Act</u>&#8221;) and BD will fully and unconditionally guarantee the debt securities that may be issued by Becton Finance from time to time. In addition, Becton Finance is a &#8220;finance subsidiary&#8221; of BD as set forth in Rule 13-01 with no independent function other than financing activities. The financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Becton Finance are consolidated in the financial statements of BD.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The SEC allows BD to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; the information BD files with them, which means that BD can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that BD files later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. BD incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future filings BD makes with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished but not filed in accordance with SEC rules), on or after the date of this prospectus until the termination of the offering under this prospectus and any applicable supplement:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(a)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">BD&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079520000055/bdx-20200930.htm">September&#160;30, 2020;</a></div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the portions of BD&#8217;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079520000064/bd2021proxystatement.htm">December&#160;17, 2020</a>, as supplemented on January&#160;19, 2021, that are incorporated by reference into its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September&#160;30, 2020;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(c)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">BD&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079521000029/bdx-20201231.htm">December&#160;31, 2020</a> and <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000010795/000001079521000046/bdx-20210331.htm">March&#160;31, 2021</a>;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(d)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">BD&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079520000032/bdx-20201005.htm">October&#160;5, 2020</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079520000036/bdx-20201022.htm">October&#160;22, 2020</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079520000044/bdx-20201117.htm">November&#160;17, 2020</a>,<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079521000019/bdx-20210128.htm"> January&#160;28, 2021</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000114036121003992/nt10019789x3_8k.htm">February&#160;10, 2021</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000114036121004377/nt10019789x6_8k.htm">February&#160;11, 2021</a> and<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000114036121004715/nt10019789x8_8k.htm"> February&#160;12, 2021</a>; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(e)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the description of BD&#8217;s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC, including any further amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">You may request a copy of BD&#8217;s filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning the Office of the Corporate Secretary of Becton, Dickinson and Company, 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880, telephone&#160;(201) 847-6800 or by going to BD&#8217;s Internet website at www.bd.com. BD&#8217;s Internet website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on BD&#8217;s Internet website is not part of this prospectus and, therefore, is not incorporated herein by reference.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">2<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_203-caution_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tCSR"><!--Anchor--></a>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus, any prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus or any document incorporated by reference herein and therein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate&#8221; and other words of similar meaning in conjunction with, among other things, discussions of future operations and financial performance (including volume growth, pricing, sales and earnings per share growth, and cash flows) and statements regarding BD&#8217;s strategy for growth, future product development, regulatory approvals, competitive position and expenditures. All statements that address BD&#8217;s future operating performance or events or developments that BD expects or anticipates will occur in the future are forward-looking statements.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Forward-looking statements are, and will be, based on BD&#8217;s management&#8217;s then-current views and assumptions regarding future events, developments and operating performance, and speak only as of their dates. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from BD&#8217;s expectations and projections. Risks or uncertainties that could cause BD&#8217;s actual results to differ from BD&#8217;s expectations in any forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond BD&#8217;s control and may not be predictable on the date hereof, are described in BD&#8217;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and BD&#8217;s future filings with the SEC, as they may be supplemented in any applicable prospectus supplement. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221; Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Furthermore, BD undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law or regulations.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">3<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_204-risk_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tRF"><!--Anchor--></a>RISK FACTORS</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before acquiring any offered securities pursuant to this prospectus, you should carefully consider the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any accompanying prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in any applicable prospectus supplement and any risk factors set forth in BD&#8217;s periodic reports and public filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we deem currently immaterial may also impair our business operations or adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or a part of your investment in the offered securities. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.&#8221;</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tUSE"><!--Anchor--></a>USE OF PROCEEDS</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used for general corporate purposes of BD, including working capital, acquisitions, retirement of debt and other business opportunities.</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOS"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">This prospectus contains a summary of the securities that the issuers may offer and sell from time to time. These summaries are not meant to be a complete description of each security. The particular terms of any security will be described in the related prospectus supplement.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">4<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOC2"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">General</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Capital Stock of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to BD and not its subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description of BD&#8217;s capital stock is based upon our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, our by-laws and applicable provisions of law. We have summarized certain portions of our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws below. The summary is not complete. Our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws are incorporated by reference in the registration statement for these securities, of which this prospectus forms a part, that we have filed with the SEC. You should read the restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws for the provisions that are important to you. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference&#8221; for information on how to obtain copies.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have 640,000,000 shares of authorized common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which 290,818,504 shares were outstanding as of March&#160;31, 2021. We also have 5,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which we had outstanding 1,500,000 shares of our 6.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, liquidation preference $1,000 per share.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Our by-laws also provide that only the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the board of directors or shareholders who collectively own 25% or more of the voting power of BD&#8217;s outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matters to be brought may call special meetings of the stockholders.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Common Stock</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Listing</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Our outstanding shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;<u>NYSE</u>&#8221;) under the symbol &#8220;BDX.&#8221; Any additional common stock we issue also will be listed on the NYSE.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Dividends</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of any funds legally available for dividends. We will pay dividends on our common stock only if we have paid or provided for dividends on any outstanding series of preferred stock for all prior periods.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Voting</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share that they hold and are vested with all of the voting power except as our board of directors may provide in the future with respect to any class or series of preferred stock that the board of directors may hereafter authorize.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Fully Paid</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Any additional common stock we issue will also be fully paid and non-assessable. Holders of our common stock are not, and will not be, subject to any liability as stockholders.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Other Rights</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We will notify common shareholders of any shareholders&#8217; meetings according to applicable law. If we liquidate, dissolve or wind-up our business, either voluntarily or not, common shareholders will share equally in the assets remaining after we pay our creditors and preferred shareholders. The holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase our shares of stock. Shares of common stock are not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions and are not convertible into any of our other securities.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 16pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Preferred Stock</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Our board of directors may, from time to time, authorize the issuance of one or more classes or series of preferred stock without stockholder approval.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">5<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description of the terms of the preferred stock sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our authorized preferred stock. If we offer preferred stock, a description will be filed with the SEC and the specific designations and rights will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including the following terms:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the series, the number of shares offered and the liquidation value of the preferred stock;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the price at which the preferred stock will be issued;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the dividend rate, the dates on which the dividends will be payable and other terms relating to the payment of dividends on the preferred stock;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the voting rights of the preferred stock;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether the preferred stock is redeemable or subject to a sinking fund, and the terms of any such redemption or sinking fund;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether the preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable for any other securities, and the terms of any such conversion; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the preferred stock.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The description of the terms of the preferred stock to be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement will not be complete and will be subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate of amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation relating to the applicable series of preferred stock. The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part will include the certificate of amendment as an exhibit or incorporate it by reference.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Undesignated preferred stock may enable our board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise, and to thereby protect the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock. For example, any preferred stock issued may rank prior to our common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference or both, may have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into shares of common stock. As a result, the issuance of shares of preferred stock may discourage bids for our common stock or may otherwise adversely affect the market price of our common stock or any existing preferred stock.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The preferred stock will, when issued, be fully paid and non-assessable.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Anti-Takeover Provisions</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Certain provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws, as well as certain provisions of New&#160;Jersey law, may make more difficult or discourage a takeover of our business.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Certain Provisions of Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We currently have the following provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws which could be considered &#8220;anti-takeover&#8221; provisions:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">an authorization for the issuance of blank check preferred stock. Our board of directors can set the voting rights, redemption rights, conversion rights and other rights relating to such preferred stock and could issue such stock in either private or public transactions. In some circumstances, the blank check preferred stock could be issued and have the effect of preventing a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt that the board of directors opposes;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">providing advanced written notice procedures and limitations with respect to shareholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">providing a statement that special meetings of our shareholders may only be called by the Chairman of our board of directors, the Chief Executive Officer or our board of directors, or on request in writing of shareholders of record owning 25% or more of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock entitled to vote (limited to shares owned, directly or indirectly, by any shareholder that constitutes such </div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">6<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg3"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="bl" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left;">person&#8217;s net long position), and providing that a special meeting will not be held if (a) the meeting request is delivered during the period commencing 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders and ending on the earlier of (x)&#160;the date of the next annual meeting or (y) 30 days after the first anniversary of the date of the previous annual meeting; (b) an annual or special meeting of shareholders that included an identical or substantially similar item of business (as determined in good faith by the our board of directors) was held not more than 120 days before the special meeting request was received or will be included on the agenda at an annual or special meeting of shareholders to be held within 90 days after the special meeting request is delivered and (c) our board of directors has called or will call for an annual or special meeting of shareholders within 30 days after the request is received and has determined that the business to be conducted at such meeting includes an identical or substantially similar item of business;</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">allowing our directors to fill vacancies on our board of directors, including vacancies resulting from removal or enlargement of our board of directors;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">granting our board of directors the authority to amend and repeal our by-laws without a stockholder vote; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">permitting a majority of our board of directors to fix the number of directors.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Anti-Takeover Effects of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We are subject to Section 14A-10A of the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act, a type of anti-takeover statute designed to protect stockholders against coercive, unfair or inadequate tender offers and other abusive tactics and to encourage any person contemplating a business combination with us to negotiate with our board of directors for the fair and equitable treatment of all stockholders. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, the statute prohibits an interested stockholder of a corporation from effecting a business combination with the corporation for a period of five years unless the corporation&#8217;s board of directors approved the combination prior to the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. In addition, but not in limitation of the five-year restriction, if applicable, corporations covered by the New Jersey statute may not engage at any time in a business combination with any interested stockholder of that corporation unless the combination is approved by the board of directors prior to the interested stockholder&#8217;s stock acquisition date, the combination receives the approval of two-thirds of the voting stock of the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the combination meets minimum financial terms specified by the statute.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">An &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; is defined to include any beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any affiliate or associate of the corporation who within the prior five year period has at any time owned 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The term &#8220;business combination&#8221; is defined broadly to include, among other things:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the merger or consolidation of the corporation with the interested stockholder or any corporation that is or after the merger or consolidation would be an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition to an interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the corporation&#8217;s assets, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the issuance or transfer to an interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder of 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the stock of the corporation.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The effect of the statute is to protect non-tendering, post-acquisition minority stockholders from mergers in which they will be &#8220;squeezed out&#8221; after the merger, by prohibiting transactions in which an acquirer could favor itself at the expense of minority stockholders. The statute generally applies to corporations that are organized under New&#160;Jersey law, and have a class of stock registered or traded on a national securities exchange or registered with the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Transfer Agent and Registrar</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">7<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg4"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOD"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Depositary Shares of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to BD and not its subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD may issue depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock of any series. The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general terms and provisions may apply to the depositary shares so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the depositary shares, depositary agreements and depositary receipts described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. We encourage you to read the applicable depositary agreement and depositary receipts for additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of our depositary shares.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In connection with the issuance of any depositary shares, we will enter into a depositary agreement with a bank or trust company, as depositary, which will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related depositary agreement. Immediately following our issuance of the security related to the depositary shares, we will deposit the shares of our preferred stock with the relevant depositary and will cause the depositary to issue, on our behalf, the related depositary receipts. Subject to the terms of the depositary agreement, each owner of a depositary receipt will be entitled, in proportion to the fractional interest in the share of preferred stock represented by the related depositary share, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of, and will be subject to all of the limitations and restrictions on, the preferred stock represented by the depositary receipt (including, if applicable, dividend, voting, conversion, exchange, redemption, sinking fund, subscription and liquidation rights).</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">8<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg5"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOD2"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Debt Securities of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to BD and not its subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description sets forth general terms and provisions of the debt securities that BD may offer. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of the debt securities being offered and the extent to which these general provisions may apply to those debt securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities will be issued under the indenture, dated March&#160;1, 1997, between us and The Bank of New&#160;York Mellon Trust Company, N. A., as trustee. A copy of the indenture is filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement relating to this prospectus and you should refer to the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference&#8221; for information on how to obtain copies.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">General</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities covered by this prospectus will be our senior unsecured obligations. The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities we can issue. The indenture provides that debt securities may be issued thereunder from time to time in one or more series.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the designation of the debt securities of the series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series and any limitation on our ability to increase the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of that series after initial issuance;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any date on which the principal of the debt securities of the series is payable (which date may be fixed or extendible);</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the interest rate or rates and the method for calculating the interest rate;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than as provided in the indenture, any place where principal of and interest on debt securities of the series will be payable, where debt securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange, where notices or demands may be served and where notice to holders may be published and any time of payment at any place of payment;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether we have a right to redeem debt securities of the series and any terms thereof;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether you have a right to require us to redeem, repurchase or repay debt securities of the series and any terms thereof;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple, the denominations in which debt securities of the series shall be issuable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of and interest on the debt securities of the series will be payable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether the principal and any premium or interest is payable in a currency other than the currency in which the debt securities are denominated;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether we have an obligation to pay additional amounts on the debt securities of the series in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and any right that we may have to redeem those debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than the person acting as trustee, any agent acting with respect to the debt securities of the series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any provisions for the defeasance of any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of the provisions described in &#8220;&#8212; Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance&#8221;;</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; 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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg6"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the identity of any depositary for registered global securities of the series other than The Depository Trust Company and any circumstances other than those described in &#8220;&#8212; Global Securities&#8221; in which any person may have the right to obtain debt securities in definitive form in exchange;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any events of default applicable to any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of those described in &#8220;&#8212; Events of Default&#8221;;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any covenants applicable to any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of those described in &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8221;; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any other terms of the debt securities of the series.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities will be issued in registered form without coupons unless otherwise provided in a supplemental indenture or board resolution. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, principal (unless the context otherwise requires, &#8220;principal&#8221; includes premium, if any) of and any interest on the debt securities will be payable, and the debt securities will be exchangeable and transfers thereof will be registrable, at an office or agency designated for the debt securities, provided that, at our option, payment of interest may be made by check to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the security register. Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture, such services will be provided without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Debt securities may be issued under the indenture as original issue discount securities to be offered and sold at a substantial discount from the principal amount. If any debt securities are original issue discount securities, special federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may apply and will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. &#8220;Original Issue Discount Security&#8221; means any security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount to be due and payable upon acceleration of the maturity due to the occurrence and continuation of an event of default.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Under the indenture, we have agreed not to consolidate or merge with any other person, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our properties and assets as an entirety unless:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">we are the surviving person; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the surviving person is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any U.S. State or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture all of our obligations under the debt securities and under the indenture; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">immediately before and after the transaction or each series of transactions, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">certain other conditions are met.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or other disposition, the surviving corporation will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power that we have under the indenture and under the debt securities.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 17.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Events of Default</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following are &#8220;events of default&#8221; under the indenture with respect to debt securities of any series:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the payment of interest on any debt security when due, which continues for 30 days;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the payment of principal of any debt security when due;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the performance of any other obligation contained in the indenture, which default continues for 60 days after we receive written notice of it from the trustee or from the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company for the benefit of our creditors; or</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">10<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg7"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any other event of default established for the debt securities of that series.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series may require us to repay immediately:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the entire principal of the debt securities of that series; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if the debt securities are original issue discount securities, that portion of the principal as may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree based on that acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, waive all defaults with respect to that series and rescind and annul the acceleration.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We are required to furnish to the trustee annually an Officers&#8217; Certificate as to our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the indenture. We must notify the trustee within five days of any default or event of default.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The indenture provides that the trustee will, within 60 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to the debt securities of any series, give to the holders of the debt securities notice of all defaults. In certain instances, the trustee may withhold that notice if and so long as a responsible officer of the trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities. By &#8220;default&#8221; we mean any event which is, or after notice or passage of time would be, an event of default.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The indenture provides that the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities, by notice to the trustee, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Subject to the further conditions contained in the indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the debt securities of any series may waive, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, any past default or event of default and its consequences except a default or event of default:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any debt security of that series; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in respect of a covenant or provision of such indenture which cannot under the terms of the indenture be amended or modified without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security that is adversely affected thereby.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The applicable prospectus supplement will describe any provisions for events of default applicable to the debt securities of any series in addition to, in substitution for, or in modification of, the provisions described above.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Covenants</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have agreed to some restrictions on our activities for the benefit of holders of the debt securities. Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement , the restrictive covenants summarized below will apply so long as any of the debt securities are outstanding, unless the covenants are waived or amended. The applicable prospectus supplement may contain different covenants. We have provided the definitions to define the capitalized words used in describing the covenants.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Definitions</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Attributable Debt</font>&#8221; means, with respect to a lease which we or any Restricted Subsidiary is at any time liable as a lessee, the total net amount of rent (discounted at a rate per annum equivalent to the interest rate inherent in such lease, as we determine in good faith, compounded semiannually) required to be paid during the remaining term of such lease, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Consolidated Net Tangible Assets</font>&#8221; with respect to any Person means the total amount of such Person and the Subsidiaries&#8217; assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (i)&#160;all current liabilities (excluding any liabilities constituting funded debt by reason of being renewable or extendible), </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">11<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg8"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">(ii)&#160;all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, (iii)&#160;investments in and advances to Subsidiaries which are not Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iv)&#160;minority interests in the equity of Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP and set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Funded Debt</font>&#8221; means all indebtedness for borrowed money maturing more than 12 months after the time of computation thereof, guarantees of such indebtedness of others (except guarantees of collection arising in the ordinary course of business), and all obligations in respect of lease rentals which, under generally accepted accounting principles, are shown on a balance sheet as a non-current liability.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Principal Property</font>&#8221; means any building, structure or other facility (together with the land on which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof) now owned or hereafter acquired by us or any Restricted Subsidiary and used primarily for manufacturing, processing or warehousing and located in the United States (excluding its territories and possessions, but including Puerto Rico), the gross book value (without deduction of any depreciation reserves) of which is in excess of 2.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of BD, other than any such building, structure or other facility or portion which, in the opinion of our board of directors, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by us and our Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Restricted Subsidiary</font>&#8221; means any subsidiary that substantially all of the property and operations of which are located in the United States (excluding its territories and possessions, but including Puerto Rico), and which owns or leases a Principal Property, except a subsidiary which is primarily engaged in the business of a finance company.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Subsidiary</font>&#8221; means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by us or by one or more other subsidiaries, or by us and by one or more other subsidiaries.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Restrictions on Secured Debt</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If we or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, issues, assumes or guarantees any debt secured by a mortgage on any Principal Property or on any shares of stock or debt of any Restricted Subsidiary, we will secure, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to secure, the debt securities (and, if we choose, any other debt of ours or that Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinate to the debt securities) equally and ratably with (or prior to) such secured debt. However, we may incur secured debt without securing this debt, if the aggregate amount of all such debt so secured, together with all our and our Restricted Subsidiaries&#8217; Attributable Debt in respect of certain sale and leaseback transactions involving Principal Properties, would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. This restriction will not apply to, and we will exclude from our calculation of secured debt for the purposes of this restriction, debt secured by:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages existing on properties on the date of the indenture,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages on properties, shares of stock or debt existing at the time of acquisition (including acquisition through merger or consolidation), purchase money mortgages and construction mortgages,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages on property of, or on any shares of stock or debt of, any corporation existing at the time that corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; 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margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">subject to certain limitations, any extension, renewal or replacement of any mortgage referred to in the foregoing clauses.</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">12<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg9"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Restrictions on Sale and Leasebacks</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We have agreed that we will not, and we will not permit any of our Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction involving the taking back of a lease, for a period of three or more years, of any Principal Property, the acquisition, completion of construction or commencement of full operation of which has occurred more than 120 days prior thereto, unless:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the commitment to enter into the sale and leaseback transaction was obtained during that 120-day period;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">we or our Restricted Subsidiaries could create debt secured by a mortgage on the Principal Property as described under &#8220;&#8212; Restrictions on Secured Debt&#8221; above in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the debt securities;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">within 120 days after the sale or transfer, we designate an amount to the retirement of Funded Debt, subject to credits for voluntary retirements of Funded Debt, equal to the greater of</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; 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font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">we or any Restricted Subsidiary, within a period commencing 180 days prior to and ending 180 days after the sale or transfer, have expended or reasonably expect to expend within such period any monies to acquire or construct any Principal Property or properties in which event we or that Restricted Subsidiary enter into the sale and leaseback transaction, but (unless certain other conditions are met) only to the extent that the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback transaction is less than the monies expended or to be expended.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">These restrictions will not apply to any sale and leaseback transactions between us and a Restricted Subsidiary or between a Restricted Subsidiary and another Restricted Subsidiary.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Modification and Waiver</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Under the indenture we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities in order to:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">evidence the succession of another corporation to our company and the assumption of our covenants by that successor,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">provide for a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of all or any series,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">establish the forms and terms of the debt securities of any series,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">provide for uncertificated or unregistered debt securities, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any holder of the debt securities under the indenture.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each affected series, amend the indenture and the debt securities of any series for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any provisions of the indenture or modifying the rights of holders of debt securities under the indenture. However, without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected, we may not amend or modify the indenture to:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change the stated maturity date of any installment of principal of, or interest on, any debt security,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any debt security,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">adversely affect the rights of any debt security holder under any mandatory redemption or repurchase provision,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the amount of principal of an original issue discount security payable upon acceleration of its maturity,</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">13<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg10"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery on or with respect to any debt security,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to modify or amend the indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to waive any past default,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">waive a default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any debt security,</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change any of our obligations to maintain offices or agencies where the debt securities may be surrendered for payment, registration or transfer and where notices and demands may be served upon us, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change any of the above provisions, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected.</div></td></tr></table><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">When we use the term &#8220;defeasance,&#8221; we mean discharge from some or all of our obligations under the indenture. Unless the terms of the debt securities of any series provide otherwise, we may elect either:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">debt securities of any series payable within one year, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">other debt securities of any series upon the conditions described below; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to be released from our obligations with respect to covenants described under &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8221; above and, if specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, other covenants applicable to the debt securities of any series (&#8220;covenant defeasance&#8221;), </div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">upon (or, with respect to defeasance of debt securities payable later than one year from the date of defeasance, on the 91st day after) the deposit with the trustee, in trust for that purpose, of money and/or U.S. Government obligations which through the payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient without reinvestment to pay the principal of and interest on the debt securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As a condition to defeasance of any debt securities of any series payable later than one year from the time of defeasance, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel and/or a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that holders of the debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of that defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We may exercise either defeasance option with respect to the debt securities of any series notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise our defeasance option, payment of the debt securities of any series may not be accelerated because of a default or an event of default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option, payment of the debt securities of any series may not be accelerated by reason of an event of default with respect to the covenants to which the covenant defeasance applies. If acceleration were to occur by reason of another event of default, the realizable value at the acceleration date of the money and U.S. Government obligations in the defeasance trust could be less than the principal and interest then due on the debt securities. In other words, the required deposit in the defeasance trust is based upon scheduled cash flow rather than market value, which will vary depending upon interest rates and other factors. We will, however, remain liable for such payments at the time of the acceleration.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">14<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg11"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Governing Law</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The indenture and the debt securities are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The Trustee</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We maintain a banking relationship with the trustee or its affiliates. An affiliate of the trustee is also one of the broker-dealers we use in connection with our share repurchase program.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">15<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg12"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOW"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Warrants of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to BD and not its subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. We may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional warrants, debt securities or common stock, or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we issue warrants as part of a unit, the applicable prospectus supplement will specify whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit prior to the warrants&#8217; expiration date. Below is a description of the general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer. Further terms of the warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to the warrants:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at which we will issue, the warrants;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not continuously exercise the warrants throughout that period, the specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; 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font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any applicable material U.S. federal income tax consequences;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other depositories, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars or other agents;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; 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font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities, preferred stock or common stock with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the related debt securities, preferred stock or common stock will be separately transferable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency and terms of the debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which those shares may be purchased;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any anti-dilution provisions of the warrants;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any redemption or call provisions; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">16<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg13"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOP"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Purchase Contracts of Becton, Dickinson and Company&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to BD and not its subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">BD may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">debt securities or equity securities issued by us or securities of third parties, a basket of such securities, an index or indices of such securities or any combination as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">currencies; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">commodities.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We may issue purchase contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to holders, a specified or varying number of securities, currencies or commodities at a purchase price, which may be based on a formula, at a future date. Alternatively, we may issue purchase contracts obligating us to purchase from holders, and obligating holders to sell to us, a specified or varying number of securities, currencies or commodities at a purchase price, which may be based on a formula, at a future date. We may be entitled to satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any purchase contract by delivering the cash value of that purchase contract or the cash value of the property otherwise deliverable or, in the case of purchase contracts on underlying currencies, by delivering the underlying currencies, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell those securities, currencies or commodities and any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions or other provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract. The purchase contracts may be entered into separately or as a part of units.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders thereof or vice versa, and these payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or deferred basis. The purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the contracts in a specified manner to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Alternatively, purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the purchase contracts are issued.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">17<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg14"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOU"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF UNITS OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, BD may issue units consisting of one or more purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, shares of common stock or preferred stock or any combination of these securities, or securities of other entities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the terms of the units and of the purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, preferred stock and common stock comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units.</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">18<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg15"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tDOD3"><!--Anchor--></a>DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES OF BECTON DICKINSON EURO FINANCE S.&#192; R.L.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following description sets forth general terms and provisions of the debt securities that Becton Finance may offer and guarantees thereof by BD (in its role as guarantor under the Finance Indenture (as defined below), the &#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Guarantor</font>&#8221;). The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of the debt securities and guarantees thereof being offered and the extent to which these general provisions may apply to those debt securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities of Becton Finance are to be issued under the indenture, dated May&#160;17, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Finance Indenture</font>&#8221;), among Becton Finance, BD, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A., as trustee. The Finance Indenture has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement relating to this prospectus and you should refer to the Finance Indenture for provisions that may be important to you. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference&#8221; for information on how to obtain copies. When used under this &#8220;Description of Debt Securities of Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l.&#8221; section, the terms &#8220;debt security&#8221; and &#8220;debt securities&#8221; refer to the debt securities issued under the Finance Indenture.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">General</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities of Becton Finance covered by this prospectus will be Becton Finance&#8217;s direct, senior and unsecured obligations and will be <font style="font-style: italic;">pari passu </font>in right of payment with all of Becton Finance&#8217;s other senior and unsecured obligations outstanding from time to time. The Guarantor will fully and unconditionally guarantee (1) the full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of Becton Finance under the finance indenture and the debt securities issued thereunder and (2) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of Becton Finance under the Finance Indenture and the debt securities issued thereunder. Each guarantee of debt securities will be a senior unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will be <font style="font-style: italic;">pari passu </font>in right of payment with all of its current and future senior unsecured indebtedness unless otherwise provided in a prospectus supplement. The guarantee provides that a holder of a debt security of Becton Finance may initiate action against the Guarantor to enforce the guarantee without first proceeding against Becton Finance. The Finance Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that Becton Finance can issue. The Finance Indenture provides that debt securities may be issued thereunder from time to time in one or more series.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities of Becton Finance being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the designation of the debt securities of the series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series and any limitation on our ability to increase the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of that series after initial issuance;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; 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margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than as provided in the Finance Indenture, any place where principal of and interest on debt securities of the series will be payable, where debt securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange, where notices or demands may be served and where notice to holders may be published and any time of payment at any place of payment;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; 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font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple, the denominations in which debt securities of the series shall be issuable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity;</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; 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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg16"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of and interest on the debt securities of the series will be payable;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether the principal and any premium or interest is payable in a currency other than the currency in which the debt securities are denominated;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">whether Becton Finance has an obligation to pay additional amounts on the debt securities of the series in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and any right that Becton Finance may have to redeem those debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if other than the person acting as trustee, any agent acting with respect to the debt securities of the series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any provisions for the defeasance of any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of the provisions described in &#8220;&#8212; Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance&#8221;;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the identity of any depositary for registered global securities of the series other than The Depository Trust Company and any circumstances other than those described in &#8220;&#8212; Global Securities&#8221; in which any person may have the right to obtain debt securities in definitive form in exchange;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any events of default applicable to any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of those described in &#8220;&#8212; Events of Default&#8221;;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any covenants applicable to any debt securities of the series in addition to, in substitution for or in modification of those described in &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8221;;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the terms of the guarantees by the Guarantor, including any corresponding changes to the provisions of the Finance Indenture; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any other terms of the debt securities of the series.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities will be issued in registered form without coupons unless otherwise provided in a supplemental indenture or board resolution. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, principal (unless the context otherwise requires, &#8220;principal&#8221; includes premium, if any) of and any interest on the debt securities will be payable, and the debt securities will be exchangeable and transfers thereof will be registrable, at an office or agency designated for the debt securities, provided that, at Becton Finance&#8217;s option, payment of interest may be made by check to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the security register. Subject to the limitations provided in the Finance Indenture, such services will be provided without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Debt securities may be issued under the Finance Indenture as original issue discount securities to be offered and sold at a substantial discount from the principal amount. If any debt securities are original issue discount securities, special federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may apply and will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. &#8220;Original Issue Discount Security&#8221; means any security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount to be due and payable upon acceleration of the maturity due to the occurrence and continuation of an event of default.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Under the Finance Indenture, Becton Finance and the Guarantor have agreed not to consolidate or merge with any other person, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets as an entirety unless:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the surviving person is Becton Finance or the Guarantor; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the surviving person is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, an association, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any U.S. State or the District of Columbia, any member state of the European Union, Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland or the United Arab Emirates and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture all of the obligations of Becton Finance under the debt securities and under the Finance Indenture; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">immediately after the transaction or each series of transactions, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">20<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg17"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">certain other conditions are met.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or other disposition, the surviving entity will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power that Becton Finance has under the Finance Indenture and under the debt securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Finance Indenture provides that the Guarantor will not consolidate or merge with any other person, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets as an entirety unless:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the Guarantor is the surviving person; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the surviving person is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, an association, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any U.S. State or the District of Columbia, any member state of the European Union, Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong or Switzerland and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor under the debt securities and under the Finance Indenture; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">immediately after the transaction or each series of transactions, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">certain other conditions are met.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or other disposition, the surviving entity will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power that the Guarantor has under the Finance Indenture and under the debt securities.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Events of Default</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The following are &#8220;events of default&#8221; under the Finance Indenture with respect to debt securities of any series:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the payment of interest on any debt security when due, which continues for 30 days;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the payment of principal of any debt security when due;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">default in the performance of any other of Becton Finance&#8217;s or the Guarantor&#8217;s obligations contained in the Finance Indenture, which default continues for 60 days after Becton Finance receives written notice of it from the trustee or from the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Becton Finance or the Guarantor for the benefit of their respective creditors;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">a guarantee of the Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared to be null and void and unenforceable or such guarantee is found to be invalid or the Guarantor denies its liability under such guarantee (other than by reason of release of the Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Finance Indenture); or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any other event of default established for the debt securities of that series.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series may require Becton Finance to repay immediately:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the entire principal of the debt securities of that series; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">if the debt securities are original issue discount securities, that portion of the principal as may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree based on that acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, waive all defaults with respect to that series and rescind and annul the acceleration.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">21<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg18"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance is required to furnish to the trustee annually an officer&#8217;s certificate as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Finance Indenture. Becton Finance must notify the trustee within five days of any default or event of default.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Finance Indenture provides that the trustee will, within 60 days after a responsible officer of the trustee receives written notice of the occurrence of a default with respect to the debt securities of any series, give to the holders of the debt securities notice of all defaults. In certain instances, the trustee may withhold that notice if and so long as a responsible officer of the trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities. As used in this &#8220;Description of Debt Securities of Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l.&#8221; section, the term &#8220;default&#8221; means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time would be, an event of default.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Finance Indenture provides that the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities, by notice to the trustee, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Subject to the further conditions contained in the Finance Indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount outstanding of the debt securities of any series may waive, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, any past default or event of default and its consequences except a default or event of default:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any debt security of that series; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">in respect of a covenant or provision of such Finance Indenture which cannot under the terms of the Finance Indenture be amended or modified without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security that is adversely affected thereby.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The applicable prospectus supplement will describe any provisions for events of default applicable to the debt securities of any series in addition to, in substitution for, or in modification of, the provisions described above.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Guarantees</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Guarantor will fully and unconditionally guarantee all obligations of Becton Finance under the Finance Indenture and the related debt securities. Unless otherwise provided in a prospectus supplement, each guarantee will be a senior unsecured obligation of the Guarantor.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Guarantor may, without the consent of holders, assume all of the rights and obligations of Becton Finance under the Finance Indenture and the applicable debt securities if, after giving effect to such assumption, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Guarantor is required to assume all rights and obligations of Becton Finance under the Finance Indenture with respect to a series of debt securities if, upon a payment default by Becton Finance with respect to such series, the Guarantor is prevented by judicial proceeding from fulfilling its obligations under the guarantee with respect to such series of debt securities. Upon any such assumption by the Guarantor, the Guarantor will execute a supplemental indenture evidencing the assumption and Becton Finance shall be released from its liabilities as obligor on the applicable debt securities.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Covenants</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Guarantor has agreed to certain restrictions on its activities for the benefit of holders of the debt securities. Unless stated otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, the restrictive covenants summarized below will apply so long as any of the debt securities are outstanding, unless the covenants are waived or amended. The applicable prospectus supplement may contain different covenants. The definitions to define the capitalized words used in describing the covenants have been provided.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Definitions</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Attributable Debt</font>&#8221; means as to any particular lease which the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary is at any time liable as lessee and at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the total net obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended) discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such date at a rate per annum equivalent to the interest rate inherent in such lease (as determined in good faith by the Guarantor&#8217;s board of directors) compounded semi-annually.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">22<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg19"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Consolidated Net Tangible Assets</font>&#8221; with respect to any Person means, as at any date of determination, the total amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) of such Person and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP and set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries preceding such date of determination after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding liabilities constituting Funded Debt by reason of being renewable or extendible), (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, (c)&#160;investments in and advances to Subsidiaries which are not Restricted Subsidiaries, and (d) minority interests in the equity of Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP and set forth on such most recent consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Funded Debt</font>&#8221; means (a) all indebtedness for money borrowed (including the debt securities of Becton Finance) which by its terms matures more than twelve months after the time of the computation of the amount thereof or which is extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor on such indebtedness to a time more than twelve months after the time of the computation of the amount thereof (excluding any amount thereof which is included in current liabilities), (b) all guarantees, direct or indirect, of any such indebtedness of others, other than any guarantee of collection arising in the ordinary course of business, and (c) all obligations in respect of lease rentals which, under generally accepted accounting principles, are shown on a balance sheet of the obligor as a liability item other than a current liability.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Person</font>&#8221; means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Principal Property</font>&#8221; means any building, structure or other facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary and used primarily for manufacturing, processing or warehousing and located in the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the gross book value (without deduction of any depreciation reserves) of which at the time the determination is being made exceeds 2.0% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Guarantor, other than any such building, structure or other facility or portion thereof which, in the opinion of the Guarantor&#8217;s board of directors expressed in a board resolution, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Restricted Subsidiary</font>&#8221; means any Subsidiary of the Guarantor (a) substantially all of the property of which is located, and substantially all of the operations of which are conducted in the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and (b) which owns or leases a Principal Property, except a Subsidiary which is primarily engaged in the business of a finance company.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">Subsidiary</font>&#8221; means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Restrictions on Secured Debt</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, issues, assumes or guarantees any debt secured by a mortgage on any Principal Property or on any shares of stock or debt of any Restricted Subsidiary, the Guarantor will secure, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to secure, the debt securities (and, if the Guarantor chooses, any other debt of ours or that Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinate to the debt securities) equally and ratably with (or&#160;prior to) such secured debt.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">However, the Guarantor may incur secured debt without securing this debt, if the aggregate amount of all such debt so secured, together with all Attributable Debt in respect of certain sale and leaseback transactions involving Principal Properties, would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. This restriction will not apply to, and the Guarantor will exclude from its calculation of secured debt for the purposes of this restriction, debt secured by:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages existing on properties on the date of the Finance Indenture;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages on properties, shares of stock or debt existing at the time of acquisition (including acquisition through merger or consolidation), purchase money mortgages and construction mortgages;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages on property of, or on any shares of stock or debt of, any corporation existing at the time that corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">23<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg20"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages in favor of Federal and State governmental bodies to secure progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any statute;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages in favor of the Guarantor, Becton Finance or any Restricted Subsidiary;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt industrial development bonds;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">mortgages under workers&#8217; compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or deposit bonds to secure statutory obligations (or pledges or deposits for similar purposes in the ordinary course of business), or liens imposed by law and certain other liens or other encumbrances; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">subject to certain limitations, any extension, renewal or replacement of any mortgage referred to in the foregoing clauses.</div></td></tr></table><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 18.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Restrictions on Sale and Leasebacks</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Guarantor has agreed that it will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction involving the taking back of a lease, for a period of three or more years, of any Principal Property, the acquisition, completion of construction or commencement of full operation of which has occurred more than 120 days prior thereto, unless:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the commitment to enter into the sale and leaseback transaction was obtained during that 120-day period;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary could create debt secured by a mortgage on the Principal Property as described under &#8220;&#8212; Restrictions on Secured Debt&#8221; above in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the debt securities;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">within 120 days after the sale or transfer, the Guarantor designates an amount to the retirement of Funded Debt, subject to credits for voluntary retirements of Funded Debt, equal to the greater of:</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(i)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Property and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 40pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(ii)<br></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the fair market value of the Principal Property, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, within a period commencing 180 days prior to and ending 180&#160;days after the sale or transfer, has expended or reasonably expect to expend within such period any monies to acquire or construct any Principal Property or properties in which event the Guarantor or that Restricted Subsidiary enter into the sale and leaseback transaction, but (unless certain other conditions are met) only to the extent that the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback transaction is less than the monies expended or to be expended.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">These restrictions will not apply to any sale and leaseback transactions among Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof.</div><div class="h3" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 18.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l. Business Activities</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance will not engage in any activities or take any action that would be inconsistent with the definition of &#8220;finance subsidiary&#8221; within the meaning of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 19pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Modification and Waiver</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Under the Finance Indenture, Becton Finance, the Guarantor and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities in order to:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">evidence the succession of another corporation to Becton Finance or the Guarantor and the assumption of such party&#8217;s covenants by that successor;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">provide for a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of all or any series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">establish the forms and terms of the debt securities of any series;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">provide for uncertificated or unregistered debt securities; or</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">24<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg21"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any holder of the debt securities under the Finance Indenture.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance, the Guarantor and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each affected series, amend the Finance Indenture and the debt securities of any series for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any provisions of the Finance Indenture or modifying the rights of holders of debt securities under the Finance Indenture. However, without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected, Becton Finance, the Guarantor and the trustee may not amend or modify the Finance Indenture to:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change the stated maturity date of any installment of principal of, or interest on, any debt security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any debt security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">adversely affect the rights of any debt security holder under any mandatory redemption or repurchase provision;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the amount of principal of an original issue discount security payable upon acceleration of its maturity;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery on or with respect to any debt security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to modify or amend the Finance Indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the Finance Indenture;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to waive any past default;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">waive a default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any debt security;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change any of the obligations of Becton Finance to maintain offices or agencies where the debt securities may be surrendered for payment, registration or transfer and where notices and demands may be served upon Becton Finance;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">release the Guarantor from its obligations in respect of the guarantee of any series of debt securities or modify the Guarantor&#8217;s obligations thereunder other than in accordance with the provisions of the Finance Indenture; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">change any of the above provisions, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Finance Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected.</div></td></tr></table><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As used in this &#8220;Description of Debt Securities of Becton Dickinson Euro Finance S.&#224; r.l.&#8221; section, the term &#8220;defeasance&#8221; means discharge from some or all of Becton Finance&#8217;s and the Guarantor&#8217;s obligations under the Finance Indenture. Unless the terms of the debt securities of any series provide otherwise, Becton Finance or the Guarantor may elect either:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to:</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">debt securities of any series payable within one year, or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">other debt securities of any series upon the conditions described below; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">to release any obligations with respect to covenants described under &#8220;&#8212; Covenants&#8221; above and, if specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, other covenants applicable to the debt securities of any series (&#8220;covenant defeasance&#8221;),</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust for that purpose, of money and/or U.S. Government obligations (or&#160;foreign governmental obligations in the applicable currency, in the case of debt securities denominated in a </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">25<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_205-description_pg22"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">currency other than U.S. dollars) which through the payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient without reinvestment to pay the principal of and interest on the debt securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As a condition to defeasance of any debt securities of any series payable later than one year from the time of defeasance, Becton Finance or the Guarantor must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel and/or a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that holders of the debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of that defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance may exercise either defeasance option with respect to the debt securities of any series notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If Becton Finance exercises its defeasance option, payment of the debt securities of any series may not be accelerated because of a default or an event of default. If Becton Finance exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the debt securities of any series may not be accelerated by reason of an event of default with respect to the covenants to which the covenant defeasance applies. If acceleration were to occur by reason of another event of default, the realizable value at the acceleration date of the money and U.S. Government obligations (or foreign governmental obligations, in the case of debt securities denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars) in the defeasance trust could be less than the principal and interest then due on the debt securities. In other words, the required deposit in the defeasance trust is based upon scheduled cash flow rather than market value, which will vary depending upon interest rates and other factors. Becton Finance will, however, remain liable for such payments at the time of the acceleration.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Governing Law</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The Finance Indenture, the guarantees by the Guarantor and the debt securities are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The provisions of articles 470-1 to 470-19 (inclusive) of the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended, are expressly excluded.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">The Trustee</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Becton Finance and BD maintain a banking relationship with the trustee or its affiliates. An affiliate of the trustee is also one of the broker-dealers BD uses in connection with its share repurchase program.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">26<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_206-forms_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tFOS"><!--Anchor--></a>FORMS OF SECURITIES</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Each debt security, warrant and unit will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities, warrants or units represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor&#8217;s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Registered global securities</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The debt securities of each series will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global debt securities that are registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or its nominee, as depositary, unless another depositary is designated for the debt securities of that series. Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities in definitive form will not be issued. Unless and until a global security is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive form, it may not be registered for transfer or exchange except as a whole by the depositary for that global security to a nominee of the depositary.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Upon the issuance of any global security, and its deposit with or on behalf of the depositary, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by that global security to the accounts of institutions, the participants that are entitled to the registered global security that have accounts with the depositary designated by the underwriters or their agents engaging in any distribution of the debt securities. The depositary advises that pursuant to procedures established by it:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants.</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Ownership of beneficial interests by participants in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of the beneficial interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary or by its nominee.</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security by persons that hold through participants will be shown on, and the transfer of those beneficial interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the participants.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in certificated form. The foregoing limitations and these laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in global securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">As long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global security, the depositary or its nominee, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as specified below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">be entitled to have their debt securities represented by the global security registered in their names;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities in certificated form; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">be considered the holders for any purposes under the indenture.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary and, if the person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which that person holds its interest, in order to exercise any rights of a holder of debt securities under the indenture. The depositary may grant proxies and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a holder of debt securities is entitled to give or take under the indenture.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">27<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_206-forms_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We understand that, under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders of debt securities or any owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give any notice or take any action a holder of debt securities is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the depositary would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give that notice or take that action, and the participants would authorize the beneficial owners owning through them to give the notice or take the action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of the beneficial owners owning through them.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The depositary or a nominee thereof, as holder of record of a global security, will be entitled to receive payments of principal and interest for payment to beneficial owners in accordance with customary procedures established from time to time by the depositary. The agent for the payment, transfer and exchange of the securities is the trustee, acting through its corporate trust office located in Chicago, Illinois.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">We expect that the depositary, upon receipt of any payment of principal or interest in respect of a global security, will immediately credit participants&#8217; accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through the participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, and will be the responsibility of the participants. We, the trustee, our agents and the trustee&#8217;s agents shall not have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If we determine that debt securities will no longer be maintained as global securities, or, if at any time an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the indenture, or if the depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90&#160;days, we will issue debt securities in definitive certificated form in exchange for the registered global securities.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In the event that the book-entry system is discontinued, the following provisions shall apply. The trustee or any successor registrar under the indenture shall keep a register for the debt securities in definitive certificated form at its corporate trust office. Subject to the further conditions contained in the indenture, debt securities in definitive certificated form may be transferred or exchanged for one or more debt securities in different authorized denominations upon surrender of the debt securities at a corporate trust office of the trustee or any successor registrar under the indenture by the registered holders or their duly authorized attorneys. Upon surrender of any debt security to be transferred or exchanged, the trustee or any successor registrar under the indenture shall record the transfer or exchange in the security register and we will issue, and the trustee shall authenticate and deliver, new debt securities in definitive certificated form appropriately registered and in appropriate authorized denominations. The trustee shall be entitled to treat the registered holders of the debt securities in definitive certificated form, as their names appear in the security register as of the appropriate date, as the owners of the debt securities for all purposes under the indenture.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">28<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_207-plan_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;"><a name="tPOD"><!--Anchor--></a>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The issuers may sell the securities in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time to time:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">through underwriters or dealers;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">directly to one or more purchasers; </div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">through agents; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">through any combination of these methods.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The applicable prospectus supplement will state the specific plan of distribution and terms of the offering of the securities, including:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to be received by the issuer;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters&#8217; or agents&#8217; compensation;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any initial public offering price;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">If an issuer uses underwriters in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including:</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">negotiated transactions;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">at prices related to prevailing market prices; or</div></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 20pt;"><tr><td style="width: 20pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&#8226;</div></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">at negotiated prices.</div></td></tr></table><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The issuers may sell the securities through agents from time to time. The applicable prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and any commissions paid to them by the applicable issuer. Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">In addition, the issuers may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. In connection with such a transaction, the third parties may sell securities covered by and pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from the issuers to close out any related short positions. The issuers may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">The applicable issuer may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities from such issuer at the public offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus </div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">29<br></div></div></div>
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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 468pt;"><a name="ny20020446x7_424b2_207-plan_pg2"><!--Anchor--></a><p style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold"><a href="#TOC">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a></p><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 468pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6.75pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions paid by such issuer for solicitation of these contracts.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Underwriters and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with one or both of the issuers to indemnification by such issuer against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the underwriters or agents may be required to make. Underwriters and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for such issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.</div><div class="para" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; text-align: left;">Each new series of securities other than the common stock, which is listed on the NYSE, will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The securities, other than the common stock, may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange.</div></div></div><div class="block-frill" style="width: 468pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="unknown" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9.47pt; text-align: center;">30<br></div></div></div>
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