EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
STATE OF PERCENTAGE
JURISDICTION OF VOTING
OF SECURITIES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION OWNED
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Alchem, Inc. ...................................... Massachusetts 100%(1)
A.M.P. San Juan, S.A. ............................. Argentina 20%(1)
Bauer & Black, Inc. ............................... Delaware 100%
BBL Realty, Inc. .................................. Maryland 100%(1)
B D Polska, Ltd. Sp. z.o.o. ....................... Poland 100%(1)
B-D (Cambridge, U.K.) Ltd. ........................ United Kingdom 100%(1)
B-D U.K. Holdings Limited.......................... United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson AcuteCare Holdings, Inc. ......... Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson AcuteCare, Inc. .................. Massachusetts 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson A.G. ............................ Switzerland 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson Aktiebolag....................... Sweden 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Asia Limited...................... Singapore 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Braunschweig) GmbH............... Germany 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ltd. ............... Ireland 100%
Becton Dickinson Benelux N.V. ..................... Belgium 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson B.V. ............................ Netherlands 100%
Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. ...................... Canada 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Chile, S.A. ...................... Chile 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson de Columbia Ltda. ................ Columbia 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson del Uruguay S.A. ................. Uruguay 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ......... Mexico 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Diagnostics Inc. ................. Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson Distribution Center N.V. ......... Belgium 100%
Becton, Dickinson--France, S.A. ................... France 100%
Becton Dickinson Enterprises Incorporated.......... New Jersey 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Ithalat Ihracit Ltd., Sirketi..... Turkey 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson GESBMSH.......................... Austria 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson GmbH............................. Germany 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Hellas S.A. ...................... Greece 100%
Becton Dickinson Image Cytometry B.V. ............. Netherlands 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson Industrias Cirurgicas, S.A. ..... Brazil 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd. .................. India 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe, Ltd. ............ British W. Indies 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson--Italia S.p.A. .................. Italy 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Korea, Inc. ...................... Korea 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Mauritius) Limited............... Mauritis 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. Ltd. Suzhou... China 70%(1)
Becton Dickinson Medical Products Pte. Ltd. ....... Singapore 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Monoclonal Center, Inc. .......... Delaware 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson New Zealand....................... New Zealand 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Overseas Services Ltd. ........... Nevada 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson O.Y. ............................. Finland 100%
Becton Dickinson Pen Limited....................... Ireland 100%
Becton Dickinson Penel Limited..................... Ireland 100%
Becton Dickinson Philippines, Inc. ................ Philippines 100%(1)
STATE OF PERCENTAGE
JURISDICTION OF VOTING
OF SECURITIES
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION OWNED
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Becton Dickinson Pty. Ltd. ........................... Australia 100%
Becton Dickinson Research Corporation................. Nevada 100%
Becton Dickinson, S.A. ............................... Spain 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Sdn.Bhd. ............................ Malaysia 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson (Thailand) Limited................... Thailand 100%(1)
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited........................ United Kingdom 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Inc. ............... Delaware 100%
Becton Dickinson Vascular Access, S.A. de C.V. ....... Mexico 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Venezuela, C.A....................... Venezuela 100%(1)
Becton Dickinson Worldwide, Inc. ..................... Delaware 100%
Bedins Ltd. .......................................... Bermuda 100%(1)
Belvedere, Inc. ...................................... New Hampshire 100%(1)
Benex Ltd. ........................................... Ireland 100%
BMS Realty, Inc. ..................................... Maryland 100%(1)
Cascade Medical Leasing, Inc. ........................ Oregon 100%(1)
Cell Analysis Systems, Inc. .......................... Illinois 100%
Collaborative Biomedical Products, Inc. .............. Delaware 100%
DWS, Inc. ............................................ Oregon 100%
JLI Leasing, Inc. .................................... Maryland 100%(1)
Johnston Ferguson Vestal, Inc. ....................... Maryland 100%
Johnston Laboratories, Inc. .......................... Maryland 100%
Med-Safe Systems, Inc. ............................... California 100%(1)
MICROPETTE, Inc. ..................................... Delaware 100%
Nippon Becton Dickinson Company, Ltd. ................ Japan 100%(1)
Phase Medical, Inc. .................................. California 100%(1)
Promedicor de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ................... Mexico 100%(1)
Radem Medical, S.A. .................................. South Africa 100%(1)
Rindanor BD Sociodad Anomina Uruguay.................. Uruguay 100%(1)
228 Coshocton, Inc. .................................. Nevada 100%(1)
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