Rupert Vessey Form 4 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB / RUPERT VESSEY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VESSEY RUPERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

430 E. 29TH STREET

14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10016

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [ BMY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Research & Early Dev.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		S		10,579(1)	D	$61.25(1)	46,142	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		M		14,515	A	$54.94	60,657	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		M		12,233	A	$54.29	72,890	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		M		8,489	A	$44.7	81,379	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		M		8,489	A	$47.81	89,868	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		M		8,487	A	$38.41	98,355	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	11/19/2020		S		47,012(2)	D	$61.31(2)	51,343	D
Common Stock, $0.10 par value								613(3)	I	401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)	$54.94	11/19/2020		M			14,515	(4)	10/31/2026	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	14,515	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)	$54.29	11/19/2020		M			12,233	(4)	10/30/2027	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	12,233	$0	12,233	D
Option (right to buy)	$44.7	11/19/2020		M			8,489	(4)	05/08/2028	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	8,489	$0	16,980	D
Option (right to buy)	$47.81	11/19/2020		M			8,489	(4)	07/30/2028	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	8,489	$0	16,980	D
Option (right to buy)	$38.41	11/19/2020		M			8,487	(4)	10/29/2028	Common Stock, $0.10 par value	8,487	$0	16,981	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $61.19 to $61.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

2. 47,012 of the shares sold were to cover the exercise price and taxes in accordance with broker's procedures for sell-to-cover transactions. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $61.21 to $61.36, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. Based on recent 401(k) plan statement.

4. All of the shares are currently exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Lisa A. Atkins, attorney-in-fact for Rupert Vessey	11/23/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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