EXHIBIT 21

Published on December 23, 2003




EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
EXHIBIT 21 TO FORM 10-K FILED DECEMBER 23, 2003



STATE OF JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE OF VOTING
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION SECURITIES OWNED
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B-D (Cambridge U.K.) Ltd. United Kingdom 100%(1)
BD Biosciences, Systems and Reagents Inc. California 100%
BD Holding S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
BD Matrex Holdings, Inc. Delaware 100%
BD Ophthalmic Systems Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
BDX INO LLC Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson A/S Denmark 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson AcuteCare Holdings, Inc. Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson AcuteCare, Inc. Massachusetts 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Advanced Pen Injection Systems GmbH Switzerland 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Argentina S.R.L. Argentina 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Asia Limited Hong Kong 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Asia Pacific Limited British Virgin Islands 100%
Becton Dickinson Austria GmbH Austria 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Benelux N.V. Belgium 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. Canada 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd. Cayman Islands 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Catheter Systems Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Cellular Imaging Systems B.V. Netherlands 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Colombia Ltda. Colombia 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Critical Care Systems Pte Ltd. Singapore 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Czechia s.r.o. Czech Republic 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson del Uruguay S.A. Uruguay 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Distribution Center N.V. Belgium 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson East Africa Ltd. Kenya 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Foreign Sales Corporation Barbados 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Guatemala S.A. Guatemala 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Hellas S.A. Greece 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Holdings GmbH Germany 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Hungary Kft. Hungary 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson India Private Limited India 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy AB Sweden 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy B.V. Netherlands 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy GmbH Germany 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings AB Sweden 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings Inc. Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Inc., S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy UK United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Inc. Delaware 100%


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STATE OF JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE OF VOTING
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION SECURITIES OWNED
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings UK Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe, Ltd. Cayman Islands 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Ithalat Ihracat Limited Sirketi Turkey 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Korea Holding, Inc. Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson Malaysia, Inc. Oregon 100%
Becton Dickinson (Mauritius) Limited Mauritius 100%
Becton Dickinson Medical (S) Pte Ltd. Singapore 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. Shanghai Ltd. P.R.C. 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. Ltd., Suzhou P.R.C. 99%
Becton Dickinson Medical Products Pte. Ltd. Singapore 100%
Becton Dickinson Ltd. New Zealand 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson O.Y. Finland 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Overseas Services Ltd. Nevada 100%
Becton Dickinson Pen Limited Ireland 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Penel Limited Cayman Islands 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Philippines, Inc. Philippines 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Polska Ltd. Sp. z.o.o. Poland 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Pty. Ltd. Australia 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd. South Africa 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Service (Pvt.) Ltd. Pakistan 100%
Becton Dickinson Sample Collection GmbH Switzerland 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Thailand) Limited Thailand 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Venezuela, C.A. Venezuela 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Venture LLC Delaware 100%
BD Ventures LLC New Jersey 100%
Becton Dickinson Worldwide, Inc. Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson, S.A. Spain 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Royston) Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson A.G. Switzerland 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson Aktiebolag Sweden 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ltd. Ireland 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson B.V. Netherlands 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson France S.A. France 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson GmbH Germany 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson Industrias Cirurgicas, Ltda. Brazil 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson Italia S.p.A. Italy 100%(1)
B-D U.K. Holdings Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Bedins Ltd. Bermuda 100%(1)
Bedins Vermont Indemnity Company Vermont 100%
Benex Ltd. Ireland 100%(1)
Boin Medica Co., Ltd. Korea 100%(1)
BTP Immunization Systems, LLC New Jersey 100%


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STATE OF JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE OF VOTING
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION SECURITIES OWNED
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Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Delaware 100%
Clontech Laboratories UK Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Critical Device Corporation California 100%
D.L.D., Ltd. Bermuda 100%(1)
Dantor S.A. Uruguay 100%(1)
Difco Laboratories Incorporated Michigan 100%
Difco Laboratories Limited United Kingdom 100%(1)
Discovery Labware, Inc. Delaware 100%
Distribuidora BD, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
EPV S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
Franklin Lakes Enterprises, L.L.C. New Jersey 100%
Healthcare Holdings in Sweden AB Sweden 100%(1)
IBD Holdings LLC Delaware 50%(1)
Johnston Laboratories, Inc. Maryland 100%
Life Science Support & Service Company, Ltd. Japan 100%(1)
Luther Medical Products, Inc. California 100%(1)
Staged Diabetes Management LLC New Jersey 50%(1)
Matrex Salud, de R.L. de C.V. Mexico 50%(1)
Med-Safe Systems, Inc. California 100%
Nippon Becton Dickinson Company, Ltd. Japan 100%(1)
PharMingen California 100%
Phase Medical, Inc. California 100%(1)
PreAnalytiX GmbH Switzerland 50%(1)
Promedicor de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100%(1)
Saf-T-Med Inc. Delaware 100%
Tru-Fit Marketing Corporation Massachusetts 100%
Visitec Limited


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