EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
             
    State of Jurisdiction   Percentage of Voting
Name of Subsidiary   of Incorporation   Securities Owned
 
           
Atto BioScience, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
B-D (Cambridge U.K.) Ltd.
  United Kingdom     100% (1)
AutoCyte NC, LLC
  North Carolina     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 Norge AS
  Norway     100% (1)
BD Rapid Diagnostic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
  China     100% (1)
BDIT Singapore Pte. Ltd.
  Singapore     100% (1)
BD (West Africa) Limited
  Ghana     100% (1)
BDX INO LLC
  Delaware     100 %
Becton Dickinson A/S
  Denmark     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson AcuteCare Holdings, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
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 Croatia LLC
  Croatia     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson de Colombia Ltda.
  Colombia     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 Finance B.V.
  Netherlands     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Guatemala S.A.
  Guatemala     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Hellas S.A.
  Greece     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 Holdings AB
  Sweden     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings Inc.
  Delaware     100% (1)
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% (1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Holdings UK Limited
  United Kingdom     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe, Ltd.
  Cayman Islands     100% (1)

 


 

SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
             
    State of Jurisdiction   Percentage of Voting
Name of Subsidiary   of Incorporation   Securities Owned
 
           
Becton Dickinson Ithalat Ihracat Limited Sirketi
  Turkey     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Korea Holding, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
Becton Dickinson Korea Ltd.
  Korea     100% (1)
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.     100 %
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 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 Slovakia s.r.o.
  Slovakia     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 Vostok LLC
  Russia     100% (1)
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.S.
  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 Vermont Indemnity Company
  Vermont     100 %
Benex Ltd.
  Ireland     100% (1)
BioVenture Centre Pte. Ltd.
  Singapore     100 %
BTP Immunization Systems, LLC
  New Jersey     100 %
Cell Analysis Systems, Inc.
  Illinois     100% (1)
Clontech Laboratories UK Limited
  United Kingdom     100% (1)
Corporativo BD de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
  Mexico     100% (1)

 


 

SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
             
    State of Jurisdiction   Percentage of Voting
Name of Subsidiary   of Incorporation   Securities Owned
 
           
Critical Device Corporation
  California     100 %
Cytopeia
  Washington     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 Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico     100% (1)
Procesos para Esterilizacion, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico     100% (1)
Franklin Lakes Enterprises, L.L.C.
  New Jersey     100 %
GeneOhm Sciences, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
GeneOhm Sciences Canada Inc.
  Canada     100% (1)
Healthcare Holdings in Sweden AB
  Sweden     100% (1)
HandyLab, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
HandyLab, Ltd.
  United Kingdom     100% (1)
IBD Holdings LLC
  Delaware     50 %(1)
Johnston Laboratories, Inc.
  Maryland     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)
Plasso Technology Limited
  United Kingdom     100% (1)
PreAnalytiX GmbH
  Switzerland     50% (1)
Promedicor de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
  Mexico     100% (1)
Saf-T-Med Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
TriPath Imaging, Inc.
  Delaware     100 %
TriPath Oncology, Inc.
  Delaware     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Europe Holdings S.A.S.
  France     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Management GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     100% (1)
Becton Dickinson Verwaltungs GmbH
  Germany     100% (1)
 
(1)   owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company
As of 9/30/10