BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information Certain of our officers and directors have made elections to participate in, and are participating in, our employee stock purchase plan or have made, and may from time to time make, elections to have shares withheld to cover withholding taxes or pay the exercise price of options, which may constitute non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K). 53 Item 6. Exhibits Exhibit Index: Exhibit Number Description 2.1 E quity Purchase Agreement, dated August 12, 2024, by and among Baxter International Inc ., Spruce Bidco I, Inc., Spruce Bidco II, Inc., Spr uce Bidco I Limited and CP Spruce Ho ldings, S.C.S p. (incor porated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Baxter International Inc.'s Form 8-K, filed on August 13, 2024). 10.1 C redit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 202 4, amo ng Baxter International Inc. as Borrow er, JPMorgan Cha se Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, and certain other financial institutions named the rein (inco rporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Baxter In ternational Inc.'s Form 8-K, filed on July 18, 2024). C 10.2* Baxter International Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2025). C 10.3* Baxter International Inc. Executive Severance Plan (as amended and restated effective July 15, 2024). 31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 (a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 32.1** Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2** Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 101.INS* XBRL Instance Document 101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained within the Inline XBRL Instance Document in Exhibit 101) _____________________________________ * Filed herewith. ** Furnished herewith. This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. C Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement 54 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 hereunto duly authorized. BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (Registrant) Date: November 12, 2024 By: /s/ Joel T. Grade Joel T. Grade Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer, (duly authorized officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) 55