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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to _______

430 E. 29th Street, 14FL, New York, NY 10016

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 546-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class
$2 Convertible Preferred Stock, $1 Par Value

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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 Section 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 the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒  No  ☐

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

Large accelerated filer  ☒

Accelerated filer  ☐

Non-accelerated filer  ☐

Smaller reporting company  ☐

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.   ☒

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

The aggregate market value of the 2,252,423,640 shares of voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $132,442,510,032. Bristol-Myers Squibb has no non-voting common equity. At February 1, 2021, there were 2,240,475,153 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent described therein.

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

INDEX TO FORM 10-K

December 31, 2020

PART I
			Item 1.			Business			1
						Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements			2
						Products, Intellectual Property and Product Exclusivity			2
						Research and Development			7
						Alliances			12
						Marketing, Distribution and Customers			13
						Competition			14
						Pricing, Price Constraints and Market Access			15
						Government Regulation			16
						Sources and Availability of Raw Materials			17
						Manufacturing and Quality Assurance			18
						Environmental Regulation			19
						Human Capital Management and Resources			19
						Foreign Operations			21
						Bristol-Myers Squibb Website			21
			Item 1A.			Risk Factors			22
			Item 1B.			Unresolved Staff Comments			33
			Item 2.			Properties			33
			Item 3.			Legal Proceedings			33
			Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			33
PART IA						Information about our Executive Officers			34
PART II
			Item 5.			Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Other Stockholder Matters			35
			Item 6.			Selected Financial Data			37
			Item 7.			Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			38
			Item 7A.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			68
			Item 8.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			70
						Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive (Loss)/Income			70
						Consolidated Balance Sheets			71
						Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			72
						Notes to the Financial Statements			73
			Item 9.			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			126
			Item 9A.			Controls and Procedures			126
			Item 9B.			Other Information			126
PART III
			Item 10.			Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant			128
			Item 11.			Executive Compensation			128
			Item 12.			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			128
			Item 13.			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions			128
			Item 14.			Auditor Fees			128
PART IV
			Item 15.			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule			129
			Item 16.			Form 10-K Summary			129
SIGNATURES									130
SUMMARY OF ABBREVIATED TERMS									132
EXHIBIT INDEX									133

*    Indicates brand names of products which are trademarks not owned by BMS. Specific trademark ownership information is included in the Exhibit Index at the end of this 2020 Form 10-K.