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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): October 1, 2020     Johnson & Johnson (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       New Jersey   1-3215   22-1024240 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.) One Johnson & Johnson Plaza , New Brunswick , New Jersey 08933 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 732 - 524-0400     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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, Par Value $1.00   JNJ   New York Stock Exchange 0.250% Notes Due January 2022   JNJ22   New York Stock Exchange 0.650% Notes Due May 2024   JNJ24   New York Stock Exchange 5.50% Notes Due November 2024   JNJ24BP   New York Stock Exchange 1.150% Notes Due November 2028   JNJ28   New York Stock Exchange 1.650% Notes Due May 2035   JNJ35   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 8.01  Other Events On October 1, 2020, Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey corporation (“ Johnson  & Johnson ”) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a company that discovers and develops novel therapies for immune-mediated diseases, in an all-cash transaction for approximately $6.5 billion. A copy of the press release issued by Johnson & Johnson on October 1, 2020 announcing the acquisition filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(E) to the Schedule TO-T/A filed by Johnson & Johnson with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on October 1, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01  Exhibits (d) Exhibits.     Exhibit   No.    Description of Exhibit 99.1    Press Release, dated October 1, 2020, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(E) of the Schedule TO-T/A filed by Johnson & Johnson with the SEC on October 1, 2020. SIGNATURES 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.       Johnson & Johnson     (Registrant) Date: October 1, 2020     By:   /s/ Renee A. Brutus       Renee A. Brutus       Assistant Secretary