Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Caforio Giovanni
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [BMY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, 345 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   5,702 (1) A $ 0 181,330.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   J   1,295 (2) A $ 0 182,625.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   3,441 (3) D $ 67.92 179,184.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   7,051 (4) A $ 0 186,235.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   J   411 (2) A $ 0 186,646.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   3,669 (3) D $ 67.92 182,977.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   18,183 (5) A $ 0 201,160.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   J   775 (2) A $ 0 201,935.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   9,322 (3) D $ 67.92 192,613.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   21,442 (6) A $ 0 214,055.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   J   3,842 (2) A $ 0 217,897.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   12,432 (3) D $ 67.92 205,465.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   77,951 (7) A $ 0 283,416.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   38,328 (3) D $ 67.92 245,088.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   M   88,882 (7) A $ 0 333,970.333 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 par value 03/10/2018   F   43,703 (3) D $ 67.92 290,267.333 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Market Share Units (8) 03/10/2018   M     5,702   (1) 03/10/2018(1) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 5,702 $ 0 0 D  
Market Share Units (8) 03/10/2018   M     7,051   (4) 03/10/2019(4) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 7,051 $ 0 7,052 D  
Market Share Units (8) 03/10/2018   M     18,183   (5) 03/10/2020(5) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 18,183 $ 0 36,367 D  
Market Share Units (8) 03/10/2018   M     21,442   (6) 03/10/2021(6) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 21,442 $ 0 64,327 D  
Market Share Units (8) 03/10/2018   A   74,895     (9) 03/10/2022(9) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 74,895 $ 0 74,895 D  
Performance Shares (10) 03/10/2018   M     77,951 (7)   (10) 03/10/2018(10) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 77,951 $ 0 0 D  
Performance Shares (10) 03/10/2018   M     88,882 (7)   (10) 03/10/2018(10) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 88,882 $ 0 0 D  
Performance Shares (11) 03/10/2018   A   112,343     (11) 03/10/2021(11) Common Stock, $0.10 par value 112,343 $ 0 112,343 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Caforio Giovanni
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
  X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Lisa A. Atkins, attorney-in-fact for Giovanni Caforio   03/13/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents vesting of one-quarter of market share units granted on March 10, 2014.
(2) Adjustment reflects additional shares acquired upon the vesting of market share units due to the performance factor.
(3) Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of awards.
(4) Represents vesting of one-quarter of market share units granted on March 10, 2015.
(5) Represents vesting of one-quarter of market share units granted on March 10, 2016.
(6) Represents vesting of one-quarter of market share units granted on March 10, 2017.
(7) Amount represents distribution of performance shares earned under the 2015-2017 Long-Term Performance Award based on the performance factor applied in accordance with the terms of the Award and certification of performance results by the Board.
(8) Each market share unit converts into the number of shares of common stock determined by applying a payout factor to the target number of shares vesting on a given date. The payout factor is a ratio of the average of the closing price on the measurement date plus the nine prior trading days divided by the average stock price on the grant date (also a 10-day average). The minimum payout factor that must be achieved to earn a payout is 60% and the maximum payout factor is 200%.
(9) Twenty-five percent of the market share unit award will vest on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(10) Each performance share converts into one share of common stock upon distribution in the first quarter of 2018, subject to a Total Shareholder Return modifier.
(11) Each performance share converts into one share of common stock upon distribution in the first quarter of 2021.
 
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EXHIBIT LIST: EX-24 Exhibit 24 - Giovanni Caforio Power of Attorney

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