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10-K 1 bax-10k_20161231.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☑ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-4448

Baxter International Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware36-0781620
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, Illinois60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 224.948.2000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $1.00 par valueNew York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☑Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2016 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), based on the per share closing sale price of $45.22 on that date and the assumption for the purpose of this computation only that all of the registrant’s directors and executive officers are affiliates, was approximately $24 billion. There is no non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant. The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $1.00 par value, outstanding as of January 31, 2017 was 540,082,230.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive 2017 proxy statement for use in connection with its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 2, 2017 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page Number
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors5
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments12
Item 2.Properties13
Item 3.Legal Proceedings14
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures14
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities16
Item 6.Selected Financial Data17
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations18
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk39
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data40
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure88
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures88
Item 9B.Other Information88
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance89
Item 11.Executive Compensation89
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters89
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence90
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services90
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules91

PART I

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