Byington Carrie L 4

What Happened Carrie L. Byington, a director of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), was granted 1,098 restricted stock units (RSUs) on January 27, 2026. The award is reported as an acquisition (grant) at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0), reflecting a compensatory equity award rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-01-29 (timely filing).
• Security and amount: 1,098 restricted stock units (reported as “A” — award/grant).
• Price: $0.00 per unit; total reported cash value $0 (typical for RSU grants).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the supplied filing details.
• Footnotes: F1 — RSUs awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan. F2 — includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, sale, exercise, or tax-withholding disposition in the provided details.

Context RSUs are a common form of executive/director compensation that represent a promise to deliver shares (or their cash value) subject to the company’s plan and any vesting conditions; they do not require an immediate cash outlay by the recipient. Because this was an equity award rather than a market purchase or sale, it should be viewed as routine compensation rather than a direct market sentiment signal.