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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-24-005880
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		17
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240205
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240206

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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04802
		FILM NUMBER:		24600742

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

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		STREET 1:		ONE BECTON DR
		CITY:			FRANKLIN LAKE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07417
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      for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act has been initiated or, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective
      amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company (the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the
      date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the &#8220;Basic Prospectus&#8221;; any preliminary prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement) relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act is
      hereinafter called a &#8220;Preliminary Prospectus&#8221;; the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto but excluding Form T-1 and including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the
      Commission and deemed by virtue of Rule 430B to be part of such registration statement, each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, are hereinafter collectively called the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;; the Basic
      Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time (as defined in Section 1(c) hereof), is hereinafter called the &#8220;Pricing Prospectus&#8221;; the form of the final prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the
      Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof is hereinafter called the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;; any reference herein to the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall
      be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date of such prospectus; any reference to any amendment or supplement to the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
      Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act and
      any documents filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), and incorporated therein, in each case after the date of the Basic Prospectus, such Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, as the case may be; any
      reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement that
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      as amended (the &#8220;Trust Indenture Act&#8221;), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
      statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
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      Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each
      Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule&#160;II(a) hereto, if any, does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as
      supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
      light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements or omissions made in the Pricing Disclosure Package or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in
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      the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; any further documents
      so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the
      requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
      necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
      Company by an Underwriter expressly for use therein; and no such documents were filed with the Commission since the Commission&#8217;s close of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and prior to the execution of this
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      any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do
      not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration Statement and as of the applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
      omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, however, that this
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      insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, which event is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and, since
      the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Pricing Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than the issuance of shares under the Company&#8217;s employee benefit or stock
      purchase plans or upon conversion of outstanding convertible securities of the Company) or long term obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries which are material taken as a whole or any material adverse change, or any development involving a
      prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders&#8217; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
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      foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification; and each subsidiary of the
      Company has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing as a corporation or company in good standing (to the extent good standing is applicable in such jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is
      duly qualified as a foreign corporation or company for the transaction of business and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification,
      except in those instances with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries where failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries taken
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      subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and, to the extent applicable, non-assessable and (except for directors&#8217; qualifying shares and minority interests reflected in the Company&#8217;s consolidated
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      and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the indenture dated as of March
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      an exhibit to the Registration Statement or such other form as shall have previously been agreed to by you; the Indenture has been duly authorized and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding
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      regulations thereunder, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the
      periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by
      reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, when read in conjunction with the related financial statements, present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein;
      and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and
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      deliver the Securities to the Representatives, for the account of each Underwriter, against payment by or on behalf of such Underwriter of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified by the
      Company to the Representatives at least forty-eight hours in advance, by causing DTC to credit the Securities to the account of the Representatives at DTC. The Company will cause the certificates representing the Securities to be made available to
      the Representatives for checking at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined below). The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be at or about 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on February 8, 2024 or such other time
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      &amp; Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, and the Securities will be delivered at the office of DTC or its designated custodian, all at the Time of Delivery. Final drafts of the documents to be delivered pursuant to the
      preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties hereto on the Business Day next preceding the Time of Delivery. For the purposes of this Section 4, &#8220;Business Day&#8221; shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is
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      Statement, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus prior to the Time of Delivery which shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to
      the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof; to prepare a final term sheet, relating to the Securities, in a form approved by
      you and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule&#160;433(d) under the Act within the time required by such Rule; to file promptly all other material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act; to file
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      as the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance
      by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus in respect of the Securities, of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement
      or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such
      purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or
      of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order; and in the event of any such issuance of a
      notice of objection, promptly to take such steps including, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at its own expense, as may be necessary to permit offers and sales of the Securities by the
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      Securities, in a form satisfactory to you. If at the Renewal Deadline the Company is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company will, if it has not already done so, file a new shelf registration statement
      relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to you and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 180&#160;days after the Renewal Deadline. The Company will take all other action necessary or
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      as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities, provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any
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      expiration of nine months after the time of issue of the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a
      result of which the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
      statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is
      delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, or to file under the Exchange Act any
      document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, in order to comply with the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify you and upon your request to file such
      document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus, or prior to availability of the
      Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, or a supplement to the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and in case any Underwriter is
      required to deliver a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) in connection with sales of any of the Securities at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon your request
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      be filed with the Commission (including customary Bloomberg communications containing preliminary or final terms of the securities), it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a free writing
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      untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the
      Representatives, and if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission; provided, however, that
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      delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing this Agreement, the Indenture, any blue sky memorandum and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the
      Securities; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(d) hereof, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
      Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with any blue sky survey; (iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (v)&#160;the cost of preparing the Securities; (vi) the fees and expenses of the
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      are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, and Sections 9 and 12 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their
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      any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; no stop order suspending the
      effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission and no notice of
      objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act shall have been received; no stop order suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus or any
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      shall have furnished to you such opinion or opinions, dated the Time of Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to you, with respect to the incorporation of the Company, the validity of the Indenture, the Securities, the Registration Statement,
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      shall have furnished to you a letter, dated such Time of Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to you, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the relevant letter furnished pursuant to Section 8(d)(i) above, except that the
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      by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, and (ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Pricing
      Prospectus there shall not have been any change in the capital stock (other than the issuance of shares under the Company&#8217;s employee benefit or stock purchase plans or upon conversion of outstanding convertible debt of the Company) or long term debt
      of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders&#8217; equity or results of operations of the Company and its
      subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is in your judgment so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to
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      have occurred in the rating accorded the Company&#8217;s debt securities by any &#8220;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#8221;, as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly
      announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company&#8217;s debt securities;</font></p>
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      the Company&#8217;s securities on the NYSE or the Nasdaq; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by Federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance
      services in the United States; or (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war; or (v) the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change
      in financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (iv)&#160;or (v) in your judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the
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      to you at the Time of Delivery certificates of officers of the Company reasonably satisfactory to you as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein at and as of such time, as to the performance by the Company of all
      of its obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such time, as to the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (e) of this Section and as to such other matters as you may reasonably request.</font></p>
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      and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Time of Delivery by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in
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      arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or
      supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any &#8220;issuer information&#8221; filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
      fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending
      any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
      alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free
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      or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
      thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case
      to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the
      Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the
      Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred. The Company acknowledges that the following statements under the caption
      &#8220;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#8221; in the Prospectus (i)&#160;the third paragraph of text, concerning the terms of the offering by the Underwriters, (ii) the second and third sentence of the sixth paragraph of text, concerning market making by the
      Underwriters, and (iii)&#160;the seventh, eighth and ninth paragraphs of text, concerning stabilization, short-positions and penalty bids created by the Underwriters, constitute the only information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of
      the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</font></p>
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      subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
      commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any
      indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
      notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party) provided that in the event of such assumption the
      action may not be compromised or settled by the indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
      to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in
      connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. The indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 in respect of any action compromised or settled by the
      indemnified party, unless the written consent of the indemnifying party shall have been obtained to such compromise or settlement (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
      indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not
      the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and
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      unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall
      contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
      Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give
      the notice required under subsection (c)&#160;above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the
      relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other
      relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses)
      received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
      other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other and the
      parties&#8217; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
      subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this
      subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other
      expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess
      of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
      untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
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      Underwriter, and the directors, officers and selling agents of each Underwriter; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend,
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      thirty-six hours after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties
      satisfactory to you to purchase such Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Company that you have so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, or the Company notifies you that it has
      so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration
      Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in your opinion may thereby be made necessary. The
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      principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder and, in addition, to require
      each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such
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      terminate if so decided by the Company upon notice to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 13 hereunder, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the
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      will reimburse the Underwriters for all out of pocket expenses approved in writing by the Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery
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      administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of
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      (iv) the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes
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      the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by: (i) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of any BRRD Party to the Company under
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      portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the relevant BRRD Party or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations); (C) the cancellation of the BRRD
      Liability; and (D) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and (ii) the variation of the terms of this
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      principal amount of its 3.519% Notes due 2031 (the &#8220;Securities&#8221;). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the
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      Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; such registration statement,
      and any post-effective amendment thereto, became effective on filing; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration
      statement or any part thereof has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act has been
      initiated or, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to
      the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been
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      been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the &#8220;Basic Prospectus&#8221;;
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      pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act is hereinafter called a &#8220;Preliminary Prospectus&#8221;; the various parts of such
      registration statement, including all exhibits thereto but excluding Form T-1 and including any prospectus supplement relating
      to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed by virtue of Rule 430B to be part of such registration statement,
      each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, are hereinafter collectively called the
      &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;; the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time
      (as defined in Section 1(c) hereof), is hereinafter called the &#8220;Pricing Prospectus&#8221;; the form of the final prospectus
      relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof
      is hereinafter called the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;; any reference herein to the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any
      Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
      pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date of such prospectus; any reference to any amendment or supplement
      to the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any post-effective
      amendment to the Registration Statement, any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) under the Act and any documents filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange
      Act&#8221;), and incorporated therein, in each case after the date of the Basic Prospectus, such Preliminary Prospectus, or the
      Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include
      any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the
      Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; and any &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus&#8221;
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      of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#8220;Trust Indenture Act&#8221;), and the rules and regulations
      of the Commission thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
      to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
      not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in
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      Pricing Prospectus as supplemented by the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, taken together
      (collectively, the &#8220;Pricing Disclosure Package&#8221;), as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
      under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule&#160;II(a) hereto, if any,
      does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and each
      such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable
      Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
      statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this
      representation and warranty shall not apply to statements or omissions made in the Pricing Disclosure Package or an Issuer Free
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      as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement
      of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
      not misleading; any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
      thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material
      respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
      and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
      necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply
      to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
      an Underwriter expressly for use therein; and no such documents were filed with the Commission since the Commission&#8217;s close
      of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and prior to the execution of this Agreement,
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      the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules
      and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the
      Registration Statement and as of the applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain
      an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
      statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;
      provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon
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      or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree,
      otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, which event is material to the Company and its subsidiaries,
      taken as a whole; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Pricing
      Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than the issuance of shares under the Company&#8217;s employee
      benefit or stock purchase plans or upon conversion of outstanding convertible preferred stock of the Company) or long term obligations
      of the Company and its subsidiaries which are material taken as a whole or any material adverse change, or any development involving
      a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders&#8217;
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      Pricing Prospectus, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under
      the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification;
      and each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing as a corporation or company in
      good standing (to the extent good standing is applicable in such jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation
      or formation and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or company for the transaction of business and in good standing under
      the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification,
      except in those instances with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries where failure to be so qualified or in good standing
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      of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and all of the issued shares
      of capital stock or ownership interests of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are
      fully paid and, to the extent applicable, non-assessable and (except for directors&#8217; qualifying shares and minority interests
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      provided by the Indenture, under which they are to be issued, which is substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration
      Statement or such other form as shall have previously been agreed to by you; the Indenture has been duly authorized and duly qualified
      under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
      subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
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      and this Agreement, as applicable, and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict
      with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage,
      deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by
      which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
      is subject, result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Company
      or result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
      jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties; and no consent, approval, authorization,
      order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale
      of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except
      such as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
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      of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid by the Company. The Company will cause the certificates representing the Securities
      to be made available to the Representatives for checking at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined
      below). The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be at or about 10:00 a.m., London time, on February 8, 2024 or such
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      or any supplement to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus prior to the Time of Delivery which shall
      be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the
      time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any amendment or supplement to the
      Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof; to prepare a final term sheet, relating to the Securities, in
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      the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and
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      in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance
      by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus
      in respect of the Securities, of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
      amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering
      or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A
      of the Act, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
      or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the
      use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its best efforts to
      obtain the withdrawal of such order; and in the event of any such issuance of a notice of objection, promptly to take such steps
      including, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at its own expense,
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      Deadline the Company is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company will, if it has not
      already done so, file a new shelf registration statement relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to you and will use
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      The Company will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities to continue
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      securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales
      and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities, provided
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      Act) is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of issue of the Prospectus, or prior to availability
      of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and if at such time any event
      shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, as
      then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
      in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus, or
      prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under
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      the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, or to file under the Exchange Act any document
      incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, in order to comply
      with the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify you and upon your request to file such document and to prepare
      and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as you may
      from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus,
      or a supplement to the Prospectus, or prior to availability of the Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, which will correct such
      statement or omission or effect such compliance; and in case any Underwriter is required to deliver a prospectus (or in lieu thereof,
      the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) in connection with sales of any of the Securities at any time nine months
      or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon your request but at the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and deliver
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      and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
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      free writing prospectus that would not be required to be filed with the Commission (including customary Bloomberg communications
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      securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or the European Union; or (iv) the outbreak or escalation of
      hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war; or (v) the occurrence
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      party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
      liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought
      against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall
      be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
      notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent
      of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party) provided that in the event of such assumption the action may not
      be compromised or settled by the indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
      withheld. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof,
      the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel
      or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other
      than reasonable costs of investigation. The indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party pursuant to the provisions
      of this Section 9 in respect of any action compromised or settled by the indemnified party, unless the written consent of the
      indemnifying party shall have been obtained to such compromise or settlement (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
      No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or
      consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification
      or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or
      claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all
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      subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred
      to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
      of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
      the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities.
      If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified
      party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c)&#160;above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such
      amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits
      but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements
      or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other
      relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
      shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received
      by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth
      in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
      whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
      relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other and the parties&#8217; relative
      intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company
      and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined
      by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation
      which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable
      by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to
      above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party
      in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d),
      no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities
      underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter
      has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person
      guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
      any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&#8217; obligations in this subsection (d)
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      shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the
      Act and each broker-dealer affiliate of any Underwriter, and the directors, officers and selling agents of each Underwriter; and
      the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters
      may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each
      person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.</font></p>
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      to purchase hereunder, the Representatives may in their discretion arrange for any of the Representatives or another party or
      other parties to purchase such Securities on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours after such default by any
      Underwriter the Representatives do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further
      period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase
      such Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, the Representatives notify the Company
      that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, or the Company notifies the Representatives that it has so arranged
      for the purchase of such Securities, the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery
      for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration
      Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments
      or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in the opinion of the Representatives may thereby be made
      necessary. The term &#8220;Underwriter&#8221; as used in this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section
      10 with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Securities.</font></p>
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      Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains
      unpurchased does not exceed one eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have
      the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed
      to purchase hereunder and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the
      principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter
      or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from
      liability for its default.&#160;</font></p>
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      unpurchased exceeds one eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise
      the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase Securities of a defaulting Underwriter
      or Underwriters, then this Agreement shall thereupon terminate if so decided by the Company upon notice to the Underwriters pursuant
      to Section 18 hereunder, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses
      to be borne by the Company and the Underwriters as provided in Section 7 hereof and the indemnity and contribution agreements
      in Section 9 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.</font></p>
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      to make adequate public disclosure regarding stabilization of the information required in relation to such stabilization and handling
      any component authority requests, in each case, in accordance with Article 6(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2016/1052
      of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and/or Article 6(5) of the Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2016/1052
      supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (as amended by the Technical Standards
      (Market Abuse Regulation) (EU Exit) Instrument 2019 (FCA 2019/45)), as applicable with regard to regulatory technical standards
      for the conditions applicable to buy-back programs and stabilization measures. The Stabilizing Manager for its own account may,
      to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and in compliance therewith, over-allot and/or effect transactions
      in over-the-counter market or as otherwise in connection with the distribution of the Securities with a view to supporting the
      market price of the Securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail in the open market, but in doing so the
      Stabilizing Manager shall act as principal and not as agent of the Company and any loss resulting from overallotment and stabilization
      shall be borne, and any profit arising therefrom shall be beneficially retained, by the Stabilizing Manager. However, there is
      no assurance that the Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) will undertake any stabilization
      action. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed so as to require the Company to issue in excess of the aggregate
      principal amount of Securities specified in Schedule I hereto. Such stabilization, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time
      and shall be conducted by the Stabilizing Manager in accordance with all applicable laws and directives.&#160;</font></p>
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      to each other UK MiFIR Manufacturer that it understands the responsibilities conferred upon it under the UK MiFIR Product Governance
      Rules relating to each of the product approval process, the target market and the proposed distribution channels as applying to
      the Securities and the related information set out in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, or any such amendment or
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      application of the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules and acknowledge the
      target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Securities by the UK MiFIR Manufacturers and the related
      information set out in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in connection with
      the Securities.</font></p>
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      for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than
      United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall
      be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase United States dollars with such
      other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of
      the Company with respect to any sum due from it to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter or any broker-dealer
      affiliate of any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged
      until the first business day following receipt by such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer affiliate of such Underwriter
      of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer affiliate
      of such Underwriter may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency.
      If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer
      affiliate of such Underwriter hereunder, the Company jointly and severally agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding
      any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer affiliate of such Underwriter against
      such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling
      person or broker-dealer affiliate of such Underwriter hereunder, such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer affiliate
      of such Underwriter agrees to pay to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally
      due to such Underwriter or controlling person or broker-dealer affiliate of such Underwriter hereunder.&#160;</font></p>
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      representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters,
      as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full
      force and effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any Underwriter
      or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company, or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company,
      and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.</font></p>
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      Section 10 hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any
      Underwriter except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof; but, if for any other reason, the Securities are not delivered by or
      on behalf of the Company as provided herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out of pocket expenses approved
      in writing by the Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making
      preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities, but the Company shall not then be under further liability
      to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof.</font></p>
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      constitute the Underwriters&#8217; acceptance of the ICMA Agreement Among
      Managers Version 1/New York Schedule subject to any amendment notified to the Underwriters in writing at any time prior to the
      execution of this Agreement. References to the &#8220;Managers&#8221; shall be deemed to refer to the Underwriters, references
      to the &#8220;Lead Manager&#8221; shall be deemed to refer to each of the Representatives and references to &#8220;Settlement
      Lead Manager&#8221; shall be deemed to refer to J.P. Morgan Securities plc. As applicable to the Underwriters, Clause 3 of the
      ICMA Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Schedule shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Section
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      statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent
      by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to you in care of Barclays Bank PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom,
      Attention: Debt Syndicate (tel: +44-207-773 9098, email: LeadManagedBondNotices@barclayscorp.com); BNP Paribas, 10 Harewood Avenue,
      London NW1 6AA, United Kingdom, Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate (email: dl.syndsupportbonds@uk.bnpparibas.com); Citigroup Global
      Markets Limited, Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, United Kingdom, Attention: Syndicate Desk (fax:
      +44-207-986 1927); J.P. Morgan Securities plc, 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP, United Kingdom, Attention: Head of
      International Syndicate (email: emea_syndicate@jpmorgan.com); Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary
      Wharf, London E14 4QA, Attention: Head of Transaction Management Group, Global Capital Markets (tel: +44-207-677 4799, fax: +44-207-056
      4984, email: tmglondon@morganstanley.com) and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission
      to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any notice
      to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such
      Underwriter at its address set forth in its Underwriters&#8217; Questionnaire, or telex constituting such Questionnaire, which
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      and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right
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      and with the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary
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      to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is
      currently advising the Company on other matters) or any other obligation to the Company except the obligations expressly set forth
      in this Agreement and (iv) the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
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      and investment firms, as amended or superseded; (iv) &#8220;BRRD Liability&#8221; means a liability in respect of which the relevant
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      from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499; and (vii) &#8220;Relevant Resolution Authority&#8221; means the resolution
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      to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:
      (i) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of any
      BRRD Party to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some
      combination thereof, (A) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (B) the
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      Party or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations); (C) the cancellation
      of the BRRD Liability; and (D) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates
      on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and (ii) the variation of the terms of
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      financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);
      (ii) &#8220;UK Bail-in Liability&#8221; means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised; (iii) &#8220;UK
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      affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract
      or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations
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      Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority, and acknowledges, accepts,
      and agrees to be bound by: (i) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority, in relation
      to any UK Bail-in Liability of the relevant UK Bail-in Party to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may
      include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (A) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in
      Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (B) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares,
      other securities or other obligations of the UK Bail-in Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the Company
      of such shares, securities or obligations; (C) the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability; or (D) the amendment or alteration
      of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment
      for a temporary period; and (ii) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the relevant UK resolution
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      or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of
      the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the &#8220;FSMA&#8221;)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the
      Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and (ii) it has complied and will
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      the expression &#8220;retail investor&#8221; means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a retail client as defined
      in point (11) of Article 4(1) of EU Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments (2014/65/EU) (as amended, &#8220;MiFID II&#8221;);
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      or otherwise make available any Securities to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision, the
      expression &#8220;retail investor&#8221; means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a retail client, as defined
      in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (ii) a customer
      within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Directive (EU)
      2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation
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      to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such
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      permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime
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      in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#160;47.3(b); or (iii) a &#8220;covered FSI&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:label="EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:title="EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityListingsTable" xlink:label="EntityListingsTable" xlink:title="EntityListingsTable" />
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:label="Security12bTitle" xlink:title="Security12bTitle" />
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<th class="th"><div>Feb. 05, 2024</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityListingsLineItems', window );"><strong>Entity Listings [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">Feb.  05,  2024<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-4802<span></span>
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<td class="text">BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
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<td class="text">NJ<span></span>
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<td class="text">22-0760120<span></span>
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<td class="text">NJ<span></span>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentType</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:submissionTypeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityListingsLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityListingsLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
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