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 4, 2010
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
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 4, 2010, the Company issued a press release in conjunction with a meeting with investors announcing, among other things, that it is providing minimum non-GAAP earnings per share guidance for 2013, subject to certain exclusions and assumptions. There is no reasonably accessible or reliable comparable GAAP measure for this forward-looking information on earnings per share. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company dated March 4, 2010 |
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 4, 2010 | By: | /s/ SANDRA LEUNG | ||||
| Name: | Sandra Leung | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, | |||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company dated March 4, 2010 | |