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Latest proxy: 2025 · view on SEC ↗ · CIK 0000010795

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CEO total pay

$17,129,140

Thomas E. Polen · 2025

Say on pay

Not disclosed

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CEO pay ratio

CD&A

374 to 1

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Compensation committee

CD&A

Compensation Committee

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Filings indexed: 2 · 2025 · 2024

Executive pay

What did they pay them?

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Executive	Role	TotalYoY	Pay mix	Salary	Stock	Cash incentive	Other
Thomas E. Polen2025 compensation	Chairman, Chief Executive Officerand President	$17,129,140↓ 1%	87% at-risk	$1,395,463	$9,991,854	$1,852,010	$341,251
Christopher J. DelOrefice2025 compensation	Executive Vice President andChief Financial Officer	$5,877,164↑ 4%	80% at-risk	$837,500	$3,140,481	$722,500	$135,767
Michael C. Feld2025 compensation	Executive Vice President, ChiefRevenue Officer and President,Life Sciences Segment	$4,096,356	61% at-risk	$775,000	$1,641,596	$533,588	$602,054
Michael D. Garrison2025 compensation	Executive Vice Presidentand President, MedicalEssentials and BioPharmaSystems Segments	$3,649,040→ 1%	72% at-risk	$768,750	$1,641,596	$533,588	$58,188
Richard E. Byrd2025 compensation	Executive Vice President and President, InterventionalSegment	$3,399,056↑ 4%	71% at-risk	$756,250	$1,427,531	$592,875	$57,429

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CD&A excerpt

Compensation discussion & analysis

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Executive summary This section provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy and executive compensation program, and the compensation actions taken with respect to our named executive officers. The named executive officers for fiscal year 2025 were: •Thomas E. Polen, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President •Christopher J. DelOrefice, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer •Richard E. Byrd, Executive Vice President and President, Interventional Segment •Michael C. Feld, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer and President, Life Sciences Segment •Michael D. Garrison, Executive Vice President and President, Medical Essentials and BioPharma Systems Segments On October 15, 2025, Mr. Feld's role was expanded to include the added title of Chief Revenue Officer. He will remain Executive Vice President and President, Life Sciences Segment until the closing of the RMT transaction with Waters Corporation (“Waters”) to combine the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters (the “Waters RMT Transaction”). In addition, on October 15, 2025, we disclosed that Mr. DelOrefice notified us of his resignation in order to pursue a new prof…

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Governance

Policy guardrails

hedging
prohibited
“Prohibition on pledging BD shares or hedging against the economic risk of ownership”
pledging
prohibited
“Prohibition on pledging BD shares or hedging against the economic risk of ownership”
clawback
present
“clawback policy” applies to all compensation under the PIP and LTI plans for the broader group of senior managers, including time-based and performance-based compensation”
change in control
Change in control
“Change in control”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“For the framework, the Compensation Committee asked questions such as”

Performance markers

Metric facts

revenue
$21.8 billion
“of unlocking significant value for shareholders and positioning the Company for sustainable growth.•New BD has a deep innovation pipeline in attractive markets such as Biologic Drug Delivery, Advanced Patient Monitoring,…”
operating income
—
“EPS is consistent with how we report our operating results to the financial community.Operating Margin PercentageOperating Margin Percentage focuses management on driving profitable, margin-accretive revenue growth. Incr…”
ceo pay ratio
374 to 1
“of all our other worldwide employees. For fiscal year 2025, the median annual total compensation of all our employees (other than Mr. Polen) was $45,831 and Mr. Polen’s annual total compensation (as reported in the Summa…”
median employee compensation
—
“was performed for all employees, excluding Mr. Polen, whether employed on a full-time, part-time or seasonal basis. For seasonal and non-permanent employees, we applied a reasonable estimate of hourly rate multiplied by …”

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