<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000010795-24-000051.txt : 20240627
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240626183146
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000010795-24-000051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240627
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240626

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04802
		FILM NUMBER:		241074807

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BECTON DR
		CITY:			FRANKLIN LAKE
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07417
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<DESCRIPTION>11-K
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM 11-K</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:27pt;text-indent:-21.2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;padding-left:12.61pt">ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">OR</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:27pt;text-indent:-21.2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;padding-left:12.61pt">TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:171pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">For the transition period from to</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Commission file number 1-4802</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(NAME OF ISSUER OF SECURITIES HELD PURSUANT TO THE PLAN)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-right:-2.47pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.717%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:21.9pt;padding-right:21.9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1 Becton Drive</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:22.4pt;padding-right:22.4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Franklin Lakes, New Jersey</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:53.97pt;padding-right:53.97pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">07417-1880</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:24.97pt;padding-right:24.97pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(ZIP CODE)</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:121.97pt;padding-right:121.97pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(201) 847-6800</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:112.47pt;padding-right:112.47pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(TELEPHONE NUMBER)</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_10" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">The following financial data for the Plan are submitted herewith&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2023 and 2022</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Notes to Financial Statements</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">2.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;EXHIBITS.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">See Exhibit Index for a list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">December 31, 2023 and 2022</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">With Report of Independent Registered Public</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Accounting Firm</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Annual Report on Form 11-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:16pt;margin-top:56pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Table of Contents</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:444.00pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:418.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:21.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_13" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_13" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">1</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Financial Statements</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_16" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_16" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">3</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Statement</a><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"> of</a><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"> </a><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">4</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_22" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Notes to Financial Statements</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_22" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">5</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_25" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Schedule</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_25" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">15</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_28" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_28" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">16</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="bd2023prplaneydraftconsent.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Consent</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="bd2023prplaneydraftconsent.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">18</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_13"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">To the Plan Participants and the Plan Administrative Committee of BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Opinion on the Financial Statements</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees (the Plan) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the &#8220;financial statements&#8221;). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis for Opinion</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan&#8217;s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Supplemental Schedule Required by ERISA</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2023 (referred to as the &#8220;supplemental schedule&#8221;), has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 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style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">June 26, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_16"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font 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1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">December 31,</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Assets</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:2.9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:2.9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Beneficial interest in BD Defined Contribution Plan Master 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">56,549,715&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Notes receivable from participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">1,275,562</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">1,139,463&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">10,811&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Total liabilities</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">68,042</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">58,638,166&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">See accompanying notes.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:16pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i35bc16b108d541a498821f556b1cecfe_19"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">BD Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits<br>Year Ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:15.5pt;padding-right:15.5pt;text-align:center"><table 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Total Deductions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">2,330,861&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font 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Other expenses, such as trustee fees, and other administrative expenses are shared by Becton Dickinson Caribe LTD (the Company) and the Plan. Expenses that are paid by the Company are excluded from these financial statements.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes Receivable from Participants</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded. At December 31, 2023, the interest rates on notes receivable from participants ranged from 3.25% to 8.5% with maturities ranging from 2024 to 2028.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;padding-left:12.25pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-12.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investment Valuation and Income Recognition</font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investments are stated at fair value with the exception of the stable value fund noted below. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). See Note&#160;4 for further discussion and disclosures related to fair value measurements.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Participants have the option of investing in a stable value fund which is a separately managed account. The stable value fund purchases synthetic investment contracts (Synthetic GICs). These investment contracts are recorded at contract value (see Note&#160;5). Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The contract value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan&#8217;s gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year (see Note 3 for description of how income from the BD Defined Contribution Plan Master Trust (the Trust) is attributed to the Plan).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2. Description of the Plan</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following description of the Plan only includes general information. Please refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan&#8217;s provisions.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;padding-left:9.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">General</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. (the Employer or the Company), a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company (the Parent Company), organized under the laws of Cayman Islands and duly qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It covers all employees of the Puerto Rico Branch of Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. and the Puerto Rico Branch of Bard Shannon, LTD, a subsidiary of the Parent Company. Employees become eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of the month after they are hired. The Plan contains a cash or deferred arrangement qualifying under sections 1081.01(a) and (d) of the Internal Revenue Code for a New Puerto Rico (PR Code) (see Note 6). </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan is designed to meet ERISA&#8217;s reporting and disclosure and fiduciary responsibility requirements, as well as the minimum standards for participation and vesting. The Plan is not, however, subject to ERISA&#8217;s minimum funding standards, nor are benefits under the Plan eligible for the termination insurance provided by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On April 1, 2022, the Parent Company completed the spin-off of its Diabetes Care business as a separate publicly traded company named Embecta Corp. (&#8220;embecta&#8221;) through a distribution of embecta&#8217;s publicly traded common stock (listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol &#8220;EMBC&#8221;) to the Parent Company&#8217;s shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2022 (the &#8220;record date&#8221;). Consistent with other Parent Company shareholders, the Trust received one share of embecta common stock for every five shares of Parent Company common stock held on the record date. The embecta common stock was held within the embecta Common Stock Fund. The Trust received cash in lieu of fractional shares of embecta </font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">common stock. Participants were not eligible to direct their contributions into the embecta Common Stock fund, while they were eligible to trade out of the embecta Common Stock Fund. 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Banco Popular de Puerto Rico serves as the trustee of the Plan, as Puerto Rico requires a local bank to be the Plan Trustee.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Contributions</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the maximum allowable participant contribution was $15,000 with a catch-up contribution of $1,500 for participants age 50 and older.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Eligible participants may make pre-tax contributions not exceeding 50% of total compensation, and after-tax contribution not exceeding 14% of total compensation.&#160; Total contributions cannot exceed 64% of total compensation. 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The Vanguard Federal Money-Market account is a holding account and represents funds received awaiting allocation to an investment fund.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Loan Provisions</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan provides for loan provisions whereby participants are allowed to take loans on their vested account balances. Loans originating during a year bear fixed rate of interest which is set quarterly. Total loans to a participant cannot exceed the lesser of 50% of the participant&#8217;s vested balance or $50,000. Employees are required to make installment payments at each payroll date. In case of termination, if the participant&#8217;s account balance is less than $1,000 the outstanding balance of a loan becomes due and payable upon the termination. If the participant elects not to repay the outstanding balance, the loan is canceled and deemed a distribution under the Plan. If the participant&#8217;s account balance is $1,000 or greater at the time of termination, the participant may elect to repay the outstanding loan balance or to continue to make monthly manual loan repayments on any outstanding loan balance. If the participant elects not to make monthly manual loan repayments and elects not to repay the outstanding balance, the loan is canceled and deemed a distribution under the Plan.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Vesting</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employees hired&#47;rehired prior to January 1, 2019 by the Puerto Rico Branch of Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. are vested immediately in their contributions, employer contributions and actual earnings thereon. 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Participants may be partially vested under certain conditions in the event of termination of employment or participation in the Plan for any other reason. Non-vested Company contributions forfeited by participants may be applied to reduce future Company contributions. Participants&#8217; contributions are always 100% vested. Unallocated forfeitures balances as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $22,319 and $52,072, respectively. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Payment of Benefits</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">All payment of benefits from the Plan are in the form of a single lump sum payment in cash or in employer shares at the option of the participant, except upon death of participant, in which case, payment is made to the beneficiary in a cash lump sum.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Distribution of a participant&#8217;s vested account balance is available upon separation of employment. In-service withdrawals are available in certain limited circumstances. Not more than twice in any Plan year, during active employment, the participant may elect, upon one month&#8217;s prior written notice to the Plan Administrator, to withdraw all or any portion of the value of the units in his&#47;her account attributable to his&#47;her after-tax contributions and applicable earnings, rollover contributions and applicable earnings, and pre-April 1, 2009 matching contributions and applicable earnings.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">If a participant has attained the age of 59&#189;, a withdrawal will be allowed once in a Plan year, upon one month&#8217;s prior written notice to the Plan Administrator. The amount of the distribution may include all or any portion of the value of the units in his&#47;her account excluding the employer non-elective contributions and profit-sharing contributions, which may only then be distributed after termination of employment. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Hardship withdrawals are allowed for participants incurring an immediate and heavy financial need, as defined by the Plan document. 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style="padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;Total investments</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">5,300,627,573&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:2.9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">67,841,847&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><table 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style="padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;Total investments at fair value</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,117,465,924&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:2.9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">51,721,472&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:3.6pt;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;Investment contracts at contract value (see Note 5)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">484,763,295&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,602,229,219&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:2.9pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">56,549,715&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;margin-top:13pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents the net appreciation in fair values of investments and investment income of the Master Trust and Plan for the Year Ended December 31, 2023&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.198%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.142%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.709%"></td><td 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Fair Value Measurements</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e.,&#160;an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level&#160;1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level&#160;3). 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Valuation techniques need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023 and December 30, 2022&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Common collective trusts&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year&#160;end.  These investments are determined to have a readily determinable fair value as the net asset value per unit is determined and published daily and is the basis for current transactions. These assets carry no restrictions on redemption.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Cash equivalents&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Comprised of investments in an institutional money market fund that permits daily redemption, the fair value of which is based upon the quoted price in active markets.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Parent Company common stock and embecta common stock&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Valued at the closing price reported on the active market in which the security is traded.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mutual funds&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end, which are actively traded on an open market.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan's Investment Committee is responsible for determining valuation policies and analyzing information provided by the investment custodians and issuers that is used to determine the fair value of </font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the Trust&#8217;s investments. 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style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Level&#160;1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Level&#160;2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Level&#160;3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Total</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Common collective trusts </font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,291,406,491&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,291,406,491&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Cash equivalents</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">14,101,775&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">14,101,775&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Mutual funds</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">182,407,752&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">182,407,752&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Parent Company common stock</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">378,429,280&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">378,429,280&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Total investments at fair value</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,866,345,298&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4,866,345,298&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.679%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.697%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.459%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.086%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.334%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td 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style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:9.35pt;padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-9.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Cash equivalents</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">17,188,804&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">17,188,804&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">167,465,737&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">430,295,944&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">8,131,544&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investment contracts represent Synthetic GICs. A Synthetic GIC consists of units of various collective trust funds that hold high quality fixed income securities, accompanied by one or more insurance company wrap contracts under which the issuer agrees to purchase fund assets at book value if a sale is needed in order to make benefit payments. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In determining the net assets available for benefits, the Synthetic GICs are recorded at net contract value. Because the Synthetic GICs are fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the Synthetic GICs. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. There are currently no reserves against contract values for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise. Certain events limit the ability of the Trust to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following&#58; (i)&#160;amendments to the plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan)&#59; (ii)&#160;changes to the Plan&#8217;s prohibition on competing </font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions&#59; (iii)&#160;bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events (e.g.,&#160;divestures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) which cause a significant withdrawal from the Trust or the Plan or (iv)&#160;the failure of the Trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan&#8217;s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain events could allow the issuers of the Synthetic GICs to terminate fully benefit-responsive investment contracts with the Plan and settle for an amount different from contract value. Examples of such events would include (i) the Plan&#8217;s loss of tax-exempt status, (ii) a material breach of responsibility by the Plan which cannot be corrected, or (iii) adverse changes to provisions of the Plan. The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would cause termination of a contract for an amount different from contract value is probable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Synthetic GICs do not permit the insurance companies to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date. Each contract is subject to early termination penalties that may be significant.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt;padding-left:12.25pt;text-indent:-12.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6. Income Tax Status</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan has received a determination letter from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico&#8217;s Department of Treasury dated January 27, 2023, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 1081.01 of the PR Code, and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to receiving the determination letter, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the PR Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the PR Code, and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS or the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions&#59; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7. Related Parties and Party-In-Interest Transactions</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As of December 31, 2023, the Plan held 57,589 shares of Parent Company common stock, with a fair value of $14,041,878. As of December 31, 2022, the Plan held 61,795 shares of Parent Company common stock with a fair value of $15,714,408. 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Among which, Northern Trust funds held by the Trust are managed by Northern Trust, whereas Black Rock funds are managed by Black </font></div><div style="height:64.8pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:93.6pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Rock, Inc., Fidelity funds are managed by the Trustee, Vanguard funds are managed by The Vanguard Group, and State Street funds are managed by State Street Global Advisors. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions&#59; however, they are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules under ERISA.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8. Risks and Uncertainties</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Trust and the Plan invest in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. 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Plan # 001</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Schedule of Assets 4(i)-(Held at End of Year)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">December 31, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.506%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.406%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.839%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.406%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.143%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Identity of Issue, borrower, lessor or similar party</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Description of investment, including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Current Value</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Notes receivable from participants*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.5%&#59; 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