BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC

Regulatory Filings • Sep 30, 2024

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 29, 2024

Baxter International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-4448	36-0781620
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Baxter Parkway , Deerfield , Illinois	60015
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
( 224 ) 948-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	BAX (NYSE)	New York Stock Exchange
		NYSE Chicago
1.3% Global Notes due 2025	BAX 25	New York Stock Exchange
1.3% Global Notes due 2029	BAX 29	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

☐ 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: ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 29, 2024, Baxter International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), provided an update on its North Cove, N.C., facility and Hurricane Helene relief plans for the community. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 29, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 29, 2024

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:	/s/ Ellen K. Bradford
Name:	Ellen K. Bradford
Title:	Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary