0001140361-18-037951.txt : 20181214 0001140361-18-037951.hdr.sgml : 20181214 20180906163955 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-18-037951 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180906 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014272 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 220790350 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 430 E. 29TH STREET STREET 2: 14 FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125464000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 430 E. 29TH STREET STREET 2: 14 FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRISTOL MYERS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19891012 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm
Katherine R. Kelly
Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
 
430 East 29 Street    New York, New York 10016
Tel 212-546-4852   katherine.kelly@bms.com

 
September 6, 2018
 
VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Keira Nakada and Bonnie Baynes, Office of Healthcare and Insurance


Re:          Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017
Filed February 13, 2018
Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2018
Filed July 26, 2018
File No. 001-01136


Dear Ms. Nakada and Ms. Baynes:

 We have received the follow-up comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) dated August 23, 2018 from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) responding to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s letter dated July 26, 2018, with respect to the above-referenced Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018.  We are submitting this letter to confirm that, as discussed, we anticipate providing a response by September 24, 2018.

 
Sincerely,
   
 
/s/ Katherine R. Kelly
   
 
Katherine R. Kelly
 
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
 
& Corporate Secretary




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