Baxter International Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a NYSE-listed medtech issuer with common stock and listed global notes. Recent 8-K reports furnish earnings releases, financial-condition updates, dividend declarations, Regulation FD stockholder-engagement materials, executive leadership changes, severance and change-in-control arrangements, and exhibits tied to material corporate actions.
The company’s proxy materials cover board governance, stockholder voting matters, executive compensation and pay-versus-performance disclosures. Debt-related filings describe senior note issuances, supplemental indentures, underwriting arrangements and tender offers, while recurring reports identify registered securities, capital-structure actions and governance controls relevant to Baxter’s medical-device and healthcare-products business.
Baxter International Inc. adopted a new Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan effective May 4, 2026, replacing its prior executive severance program. The plan covers vice presidents and above, including Interim CFO Anita Zielinski and other named executive officers, and provides tiered cash, benefits and outplacement packages for qualifying terminations, with higher multiples and benefits if termination occurs within 24 months after a change in control.
Stockholders at the 2026 annual meeting approved increasing shares reserved under the Second Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Plan by an additional 20,000,000 common shares and supported executive compensation and all director nominees. They also approved a charter amendment setting a minimum of seven directors, with bylaws specifying a range of seven to twelve directors.
Wilkes David S. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director David S. Wilkes received a grant of 12,836 fully vested shares of common stock. The grant was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a share award rather than a market purchase. Following this award and automatic reinvestment of dividends, Wilkes now directly holds a total of 37,076 Baxter common shares.
Wendell Amy McBride reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director Amy McBride received a grant of 12,836 fully vested shares of common stock. The shares were awarded at no purchase price as part of her compensation and are subject to the applicable grant terms and conditions.
After this award, McBride directly holds 44,235 Baxter shares, a total that includes the automatic reinvestment of dividends. This filing reflects a compensation-related share grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
SCHLICHTING NANCY M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director Nancy M. Schlichting reported an equity compensation grant of common stock. On May 5, 2026, she received 12,836 fully vested shares of Baxter common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a grant or award rather than an open-market purchase. Following this grant, her direct holdings increased to 34,994 shares of common stock. The total reported share balance includes the automatic reinvestment of dividends.
MORRISON PATRICIA reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director Patricia Morrison received a grant of 12,836 shares of common stock on May 5, 2026. The shares were fully vested at grant and awarded at no cash cost per share, as part of the company’s equity compensation. Following this award, she directly holds 42,386 Baxter common shares, a position that reflects both this grant and the automatic reinvestment of dividends.
Shafer David Brent reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director and Chair of the Board David Brent Shafer received an equity grant of 12,836 fully vested shares of Baxter common stock. The shares were granted at no cash cost to him and are subject to the applicable grant terms and conditions.
Following this award, Shafer directly holds 72,804 Baxter common shares, a figure that includes shares added through the automatic reinvestment of dividends. This filing reflects a compensation-related stock grant rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.
McDonnell Michael R. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director Michael R. McDonnell received an equity grant of 12,836 shares of common stock. The award was fully vested when granted and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable grant. Following this compensation grant, he holds 14,647 common shares directly.
Craig Jeffrey A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International director Jeffrey A. Craig received an equity grant of 12,836 shares of Baxter common stock on May 5, 2026. The shares were granted at no cost as fully vested stock, subject to the applicable grant terms. Following this award, Craig directly holds 23,662 shares, a figure that also reflects automatic reinvestment of dividends.
Ampofo William A. II reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Baxter International Inc. director William A. Ampofo II received a stock grant of 12,836 shares of common stock. The shares were granted at no cash cost to him as a fully vested award, increasing his directly held stake to 30,375 shares, including shares from automatic dividend reinvestment.
This Form 4 reflects a compensation-related grant, not an open-market purchase or sale, and does not indicate any change in his trading views on Baxter stock.
Baxter International Inc. — Amendment to Schedule 13G reporting institutional ownership.
FMR LLC (with Abigail P. Johnson disclosed) reports 46,264,804.28 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.0% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole dispositive power for 46,264,804.28 shares and sole voting power of 32,385,962.16 shares. The amendment is signed 05/05/2026 and references an attached Exhibit 99 and a power of attorney.