FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SKULE JOHN L III	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [ (BMY) ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Corp & Envirn Affairs	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

345 PARK AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/3/1998		
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/10/1998 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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  	3/23/1998  	 	M	  	25111  	A	$28.94  	58616.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/23/1998  	 	F	  	6839  	D	$106.25  	51777.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/23/1998  	 	F	  	8881  	D	$106.25  	42896.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/24/1998  	 	S	  	7000  	D	$105.31  	35896.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/24/1998  	 	M	  	12889  	A	$28.94  	48785.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/24/1998  	 	F	  	4520  	D	$105.31  	44265.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/24/1998  	 	F	  	10400  	D	$105.31  	33865.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/24/1998  	 	M	  	28500  	A	$25.81  	62365.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/25/1998  	 	S	  	18500  	D	$107.06  	43865.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	3/25/1998  	 	S	  	4008  	D	$107.31  	39857.00  	D  	
 	
Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	784.64   (1)	I  	By BMY Savings and Investment Program  	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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					
Option (right to buy)   (2)	$101.9063  	3/3/1998  	 	A 	  	6250   	  	3/3/1999   (3)	3/2/2008  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	6250  	$0  	6250  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)   (2)	$101.9063  	3/3/1998  	 	A 	  	6250   	  	3/3/2000   (3)	3/2/2008  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	6250  	$0  	6250  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)   (2)	$101.9063  	3/3/1998  	 	A 	  	6250   	  	3/3/2001   (3)	3/2/2008  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	6250  	$0  	6250  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)   (2)	$101.9063  	3/3/1998  	 	A 	  	6250   	  	3/3/2002   (3)	3/2/2008  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	6250  	$0  	6250  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)  	$28.9375  	3/23/1998  	 	M 	  	  	25111   	12/13/1994  	12/12/2003  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	25111  	$0  	12889  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)  	$28.9375  	3/24/1998  	 	M 	  	  	12889   	12/13/1994  	12/12/2003  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	12889  	$0  	0  	D  	
 	
Option (right to buy)  	$25.8125  	3/24/1998  	 	M 	  	  	28500   	4/5/1995  	4/4/2004  	Common Stock, $0.10 par value  	28500  	$0  	9500  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Represents equivalent shares held for this Reporting Person by the Trustee of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Savings and Investment Program as of December 31, 1997.	
(  2) 	Right to buy granted under Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1983 Stock Option Plan. Under certain conditions, Incentive Stock Options include a Payment With Stock Feature and Nonqualified Stock Options include a Payment With Stock and/or a Payment With Stock for Withholding Tax Feature.	
(  3) 	Provided the stock option grant achieves certain closing price thresholds for Common Stock between $132.4782 and $152.8595 and remains at those thresholds for a given period of time.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
SKULE JOHN L III
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154			SVP, Corp & Envirn Affairs		

Signatures		
By: /s/ Sonia Vora, Attorney-in-Fact		3/31/2004	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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