Byington Carrie L 4

What Happened

• Carrie L. Byington, a director of Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX), was granted an award of 30 derivative shares on 2026-02-04. The award price is listed at $201.91 per share, for a total value of $6,057. The filing reports this as an acquisition through a derivative instrument (code A).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-04; filing date: 2026-02-05 (timely).
• Transaction type: Grant / award (derivative) — 30 shares at $201.91 each; total $6,057.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in this Form 4.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
  • F2: The 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.
• No indication this was a sale or cashless exercise; it appears to be a routine director award/deferral.

Context

• This was a derivative award that will convert to common stock one-for-one and appears tied to director compensation or a deferred distribution schedule (per F2). Such grants are common for non-employee directors and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in insider sentiment.