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 3, 2009

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 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
(c), (d) On March 3, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Lamberto Andreotti to serve as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer and elected Mr. Andreotti as a member of the Board of Directors. The size of the Board of Directors was increased to eleven in connection with Mr. Andreotti’s election.
Mr. Andreotti is 58 years old and has worked for the company for eleven (11) years. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2007 until his current appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer. From September 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Andreotti served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Pharmaceuticals. From November 2002 to September 2005, Mr. Andreotti served as Senior Vice President and International President of the Worldwide Medicine Group. Mr. Andreotti is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company.
Due to his employment with the company, the Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Andreotti is not independent under the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards or the independence standards adopted by the Board of Directors. Mr. Andreotti will stand for election by the company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 5, 2009.
Mr. Andreotti was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There are no related party transactions between the company and Mr. Andreotti.
Mr. Andreotti will receive compensation for his service as President and Chief Operating Officer in accordance with the company’s standard executive compensation program. Mr. Andreotti will not be compensated for his service as a director of the company.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Andreotti’s election is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01.	Financial Statement and Exhibits.	
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
99.1	 	Press release dated March 3, 2009.	

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 6, 2009	 	By:	 	/s/ Sandra Leung	
	 	Name:	 	Sandra Leung	
	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President,	
	 		 	General Counsel &	
	 		 	Secretary	

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
99.1	 	Press release dated March 3, 2009.	

Exhibit 99.1

Bristol-Myers Squibb Names Andreotti President and Chief Operating Officer
Also Named to Company’s Board of Directors
(NEW YORK, March 3, 2009) – Bristol Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that Lamberto Andreotti, 58, has been elected president and chief operating officer, and a member of the company’s Board of Directors, effective today.
Mr. Andreotti will continue to have leadership responsibility for global pharmaceuticals, technical operations and global marketing, while adding oversight of information management worldwide. He will continue to report to James M. Cornelius, chairman and chief executive officer.
“Lamberto’s leadership has been an integral part of our recent global commercial success, and of our transformation to a global BioPharma leader,” said Mr. Cornelius.
Mr. Andreotti has been with Bristol-Myers Squibb for 11 years. From 2002-2005, Mr. Andreotti served as a corporate senior vice president, and international president of the Worldwide Medicines Group. From 2005-2007, he served as executive vice president of Worldwide Pharmaceuticals. In May 2007, Mr. Andreotti was named executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Mr. Andreotti, Dr. Elliott Sigal, executive vice president, chief scientific officer and president, Research & Development, and Jean-Marc Huet, executive vice president and chief financial officer, continue to report to Mr. Cornelius and form the company’s Executive Committee.
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Contacts	
	
Media: Tracy Furey, 609-252-3208, tracy.furey@bms.com	
Investors: John Elicker, 609-252-4611, john.elicker@bms.com	
 
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