Jones Christopher Ian Montague 4

What Happened

• Christopher Ian Montague Jones, a director of Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX), was granted 272 derivative shares on 2026-02-04. The reported per-share value is $201.91, for a total reported value of approximately $54,920.
• This was an award/grant (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale. The instruments are derivative securities that convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

Key Details

• Transaction date and value: 2026-02-04; 272 shares at $201.91 each; total ~$54,920.
• Type: Award/Grant of derivative securities (convertible 1:1 to common stock) — reported as a derivative acquisition.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
  • F2: Securities are distributed following termination of the reporting person’s service as a director, or on dates specified by the reporting person.
  • F3: Includes rights acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-02-05 for a 2026-02-04 transaction (appears timely).

Context

• Awards to directors are common forms of compensation or deferred pay and do not necessarily signal a personal buy/sell decision. Because these are derivative awards that convert 1:1 to common stock and may be distributed upon termination (per F2), they can represent deferred or contingent compensation rather than an immediate transfer of common shares.