Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The information relating to BD’s directors and nominees for director required by this item will be contained under the caption “Proposal 1: Election of Directors” in a definitive proxy statement involving the election of directors, which the registrant will file with the SEC not later than 120 days after September 30, 2022 (the “2023 Proxy Statement”), and such information is incorporated herein by reference. Information relating to the Audit Committee of the BD Board of Directors required by this item will be contained under the caption “The Board and committees of the Board - Audit Committee”, and information regarding BD’s code of ethics required by this item will be contained under the heading “The Board and committees of the Board - ESG - Code of Conduct”, in BD’s 2023 Proxy statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

The information relating to executive officers required by this item is included herein in Part I under the caption “Information about our Executive Officers.”

Certain other information required by this item will be contained under the caption “Ownership of BD Common Stock” in BD’s 2023 Proxy Statement, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.