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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): December 14, 2004

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware
  1-1136   22-079-0350
(State or Other
  (Commission File   (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of
  Number)   Identification
Incorporation)
      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 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1:PRESS RELEASE


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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 14, 2004, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it signed a definitive agreement to sell its Oncology Therapeutics Network (OTN) unit to One Equity Partners LLC. The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2005, pending certain regulatory approvals. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press Release, dated December 14, 2004, of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

 


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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: December 16, 2004
   
  By: /s/ Sandra Leung
 
   
  Name: Sandra Leung
  Title: Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Press Release, dated December 14, 2004, of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.