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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to BRISTOL - MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number 001-01136 Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.10 Par Value 1.000 % Notes due 2025 1.750 % Notes due 2035 Celgene Contingent Value Rights 430 E. 29th Street , 14FL , New York , NY 10016 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 212 ) 546-4000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . 22-0790350 ( I.R.S Employer Identification No. ) BMY BMY25 BMY35 CELG RT Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Title of each class $ 2 Convertible Preferred Stock , $ 1 Par Value No □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer | Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No = The aggregate market value of the 2,252,423,640 shares of voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $ 132,442,510,032 . Bristol - Myers Squibb has no non - voting common equity . At February 1 , 2021 , there were 2,240,475,153 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K to the extent described therein .