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):  May 2, 2017

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) As noted below under Item 5.07, on May 2, 2017, the shareholders of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the 2012 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The material terms of the Plan are summarized on pages 72 through 79 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. This description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Plan, which are set forth in Exhibit B to the Proxy Statement.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on May 2, 2017.

(b) Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

Item 1. The shareholders elected each of the Company’s 11 nominees to serve as directors of the Company until the 2018 Annual Meeting based upon the following votes:

Item 2. The management proposal on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:

Item 3. The management proposal on the advisory vote of the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved for one year based upon the following votes:

Item 4. The management proposal on the re-approval of the materials terms of the performance-based awards under the Company’s 2012 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (as amended) was approved based upon the following votes:

Item 5. The management proposal on an amendment to the Company’s 2012 Stock Award and Incentive Plan was approved based upon the following votes:

Item 6. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2017 was ratified based upon the following votes:

Item 7.  The shareholder proposal to lower the share ownership threshold to call special shareholder meetings was not approved based upon the following votes:

(d) Based on the voting results set forth in (b)(3) above, the company’s Board of Directors has determined that an advisory vote by the shareholders regarding named executive officer compensation as set forth in the proxy statement will be conducted on an annual basis.

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.