BUZZ-Becton Dickinson rises after report on activist pressure to sell life sciences unit

Reuters
02-03
BUZZ-Becton Dickinson rises after report on activist pressure to sell life sciences unit

** Medtech company Becton Dickinson's BDX.N shares rise 1.80% to $252.06 premarket

** Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a stake in BDX and is pushing the company to sell its life sciences unit, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter

** The size of Starboard's stake is unclear, the report said

** The hedge fund has met company's management team and sent a letter to the board imploring the company to sell the unit, which makes products used in clinical and research laboratories, according to the report

** BDX and Starboard did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment

** Stock had fallen ~7 in 2024

(Reporting by Sneha S K)

((Sneha.SK@thomsonreuters.com;))

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