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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our 2022 Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The table below sets forth certain information regarding our purchases of common stock of BD during the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

For the three months ended December 31, 2022Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
October 1 - 31, 20222,523$235.54—8,799,998
November 1 – 30, 2022———8,799,998
December 1 – 31, 2022———8,799,998
Total2,523$235.54—8,799,998

(1)Includes 2,523 shares purchased during the quarter in open market transactions by the trust relating to BD’s Deferred Compensation and Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan and 1996 Directors’ Deferral Plan.

(2)Represents shares available under a repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on November 3, 2021 for 10 million shares, for which there is no expiration date.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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