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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): September 14, 2004
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 	 	 	 	 	
Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)	 	1-1136
(Commission File
Number)	 	22-079-0350
(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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

		
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	Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; change in Fiscal Year.	
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
SIGNATURES	
EXHIBIT INDEX	
EX-3.B: SECTION 24(A) OF THE BYLAWS	

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; change in Fiscal Year.
     On September 14, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Registrant amended Section 24(a) of its Bylaws to state that the Board of Directors may not delegate any final action with respect to acquisitions, divestitures and equity investment transactions in excess of $25 million in upfront payments or $100 million in upfront and conditional milestone payments to the Executive Committee. The previous section stated that the Board of Directors could not delegate any final action with respect to acquisitions or dispositions in excess of $25 million to the Executive Committee. 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
                   (c) Exhibits 

Exhibit No.
	 	Description
	
3b.	 	Section 24(a) of the Bylaws of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,
as amended as of September 14, 2004.	

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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
 	 	
Date: September 17, 2004 	By:  	/s/ Sandra Leung  	 	
 	 	Name:  	Sandra Leung 	 	
 	 	Title:  	Secretary 	 	

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EXHIBIT INDEX 

Exhibit No.
	 	Description
	
3b.	 	Section 24(a) of the Bylaws of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, as amended as of  September 14, 2004.	

 

Exhibit 3b 
Amendment to Section 24(a) of the Bylaws of Bristol Myers Squibb Company.
24. (a) The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions, passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate an Executive Committee (and may discontinue the same at any time) to consist of three or more of the Directors of the Company. The members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that in the absence or disqualification of any member of the Executive Committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not the member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise, during the intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company (and shall have power to authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it), except that the Executive Committee shall have no power to (i) elect Directors to fill any vacancies or appoint any officers; (ii) fix the compensation of any officer or the compensation of any Director for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee; (iii) declare any dividend or make any other distribution to the shareholders of the Company; (iv) submit to shareholders any action that needs shareholder authorization; (v) amend or repeal the bylaws or adopt any new bylaw; (vi) amend or repeal any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable; (vii) take any final action with respect to acquisitions, divestitures and equity investment transactions in excess of $25 million in upfront payments or $100 million in upfront and conditional milestone payments.