Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The

Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 6, 2012

 

 

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-1136   22-079-0350

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY, 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 546-4000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 6, 2012, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share on the Company’s $0.10 par value Common Stock. The press release incorrectly identified the record date. The quarterly dividend is payable on May 1, 2012 to stockholders of record on April 5, 2012 (not April 6, 2012, a stock exchange holiday, as stated in the press release).

The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on the Company’s $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock, payable June 1, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 4, 2012, which remains unchanged.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
Dated: March 8, 2012     By:  

/s/ Sandra Leung

    Name:   Sandra Leung
    Title:   General Counsel and Secretary