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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-4802

Becton, Dickinson and Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(201) 847-6800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Millions of dollars

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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(Unaudited)

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Millions of dollars

(Unaudited)

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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(Unaudited)

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2015

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, in the opinion of the management of the Company, include all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. However, the financial statements do not include all information and accompanying notes required for a presentation in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages and earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year.

Note 2 – Accounting Changes

New Accounting Principles Adopted

In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance that requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of the uncertain tax positions. In March 2013, the FASB issued amendments to resolve diversity in practice relating to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into earnings upon the occurrence of certain derecognition events involving a foreign entity. The Company prospectively adopted both accounting standard updates, which did not impact its consolidated financial statements, on October 1, 2014.

New Accounting Principle Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued a new revenue recognition standard. Under this standard, revenue will be recognized upon the transfer of goods or services to customers and the amount of revenue recognized will reflect the consideration to which a reporting entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new revenue recognition standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and the Company currently intends to adopt the standard on October 1, 2018, the effective date which will be allowed under the FASB’s current proposal to defer the effective date for this standard.

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Note 3 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The components and changes of Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the six-month period ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

The loss in foreign currency translation adjustments for the six months ended March 31, 2015 was primarily attributable to the weakening of the Euro, and of currencies in Latin America and Asia Pacific, against the U.S. dollar during the period.

The income tax benefits associated with the benefit plan-related reclassification adjustments for amortization of prior service credit and amortization of net actuarial losses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $6 million and $4 million, respectively. The income tax benefits associated with the benefit plan-related reclassification adjustments for amortization of prior service credit and amortization of net actuarial losses for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $12 million and $9 million, respectively.

The income tax benefit recorded for losses recognized in other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges for the six months ended March 31, 2015 was $5 million. Additional disclosures regarding these losses are provided in Note 11. There were no amounts recognized in other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 or in the six months ended March 31, 2014. The income taxes recorded for reclassification adjustments for realized amounts relating to cash flow hedges were immaterial for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

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Note 4 – Earnings per Share

The weighted average common shares used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (shares in thousands) were as follows:

Upon closing the acquisition of CareFusion Corporation (“CareFusion”) on March 17, 2015, the Company issued approximately 15.9 million of its common shares as part of the purchase consideration. Additional disclosures regarding this acquisition are provided in Note 9.

Note 5 – Contingencies

Given the uncertain nature of litigation generally, the Company is not able in all cases to estimate the amount or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome of the litigation to which the Company is a party. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company establishes accruals to the extent probable future losses are estimable (in the case of environmental matters, without considering possible third-party recoveries). In view of the uncertainties discussed below, the Company could incur charges in excess of any currently established accruals and, to the extent available, liability insurance. In the opinion of management, any such future charges, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows.

In June 2007, Retractable Technologies, Inc. (“RTI”) filed a complaint against the Company under the caption Retractable Technologies, Inc. vs. Becton Dickinson and Company (Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-250, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas). RTI alleges that the BD Integra™ syringes infringe patents licensed exclusively to RTI. In its complaint, RTI also alleges that the Company engaged in false advertising with respect to certain of the Company’s safety-engineered products in violation of the Lanham Act; acted to exclude RTI from various product markets and to maintain its market share through, among other things, exclusionary contracts in violation of state and federal antitrust laws; and engaged in unfair competition. In January 2008, the court severed the patent and non-patent claims into separate cases, and stayed the non-patent claims during the pendency of the patent claims at the trial court level. RTI seeks money damages and injunctive relief. On April 1, 2008, RTI filed a complaint against BD under the caption Retractable Technologies, Inc. and Thomas J. Shaw v. Becton Dickinson and Company (Civil Action No.2:08-cv-141, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas). RTI alleges that the BD Integra™ syringes infringe another patent licensed exclusively to RTI. RTI seeks money damages and injunctive relief. On August 29, 2008, the court ordered the consolidation of the patent cases. On November 9, 2009, at a trial of these consolidated cases, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of RTI on all but one of its infringement claims, but did not find any willful infringement, and awarded RTI $5 million in damages, which has been paid. On May 19, 2010, the court granted RTI’s motion for a permanent injunction against the continued sale by the Company of its BD Integra™ products in their current form, but stayed the injunction for the duration of the Company’s appeal. At the same time, the court lifted a stay of RTI’s non-patent claims. On July 8, 2011, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the District Court judgment that the Company’s 3ml BD Integra™ products infringed the asserted RTI patents and affirmed the District Court judgment of infringement against the Company’s discontinued 1ml BD Integra™ products.

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On October 31, 2011, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals denied RTI’s request for an en banc rehearing. In January 2013, RTI’s petition for review with the U.S. Supreme Court was denied. BD’s motion for further proceedings on damages was denied by the District Court on the grounds that the District Court did not have authority to modify the $5 million damage award. BD appealed this ruling to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and on July 7, 2014, the Court affirmed the District Court ruling leaving the damages award intact. On September 19, 2014, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals denied BD’s request for an en banc rehearing. On January 16, 2015, BD filed a petition for U.S. Supreme Court review of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision leaving the damages award intact. On April 20, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied BD’s petition.

On September 19, 2013, a jury returned a verdict against BD with respect to certain of RTI’s non-patent claims. The verdict was unfavorable to BD with respect to RTI’s Lanham Act claim and claim for attempted monopolization based on deception in the safety syringe market. The jury awarded RTI $113.5 million for its attempted monopolization claim (which will be trebled under the antitrust statute). The jury’s verdict rejected RTI’s monopolization claims in the markets for safety syringes, conventional syringes and safety IV catheters; its attempted monopolization claims in the markets for conventional syringes and safety IV catheters; and its claims for contractual restraint of trade and exclusive dealing in the markets for safety syringes, conventional syringes and safety IV catheters. In connection with the verdict, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $341 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013. On September 30, 2014, the Court issued a ruling denying BD’s post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law. On November 10, 2014, the Court issued a ruling denying RTI’s request for disgorgement of BD profits for false advertising on the ground that any profit to which RTI is entitled is included within the amount of the antitrust damage award. The Court granted RTI’s request that BD be ordered to issue certain corrective statements regarding its advertising and enjoined from making certain advertising claims. The Court denied RTI’s request for injunctive relief relating to BD’s contracting practices and BD’s safety syringe advertising, finding that RTI failed to prove that BD’s contracting practices violated the antitrust laws or that BD’s safety syringe advertising is false. The Court concluded that RTI is entitled to certain categories of attorneys’ fees that it requested, but that its total fee recovery should be reduced by 50%. On January 14, 2015, the Court granted in part and denied in part BD’s motion for a stay of the injunction. The Court held that, pending appeal, BD would not be required to send the corrective advertising notices to end-user customers, but only to employees, distributors and Group Purchasing Organizations. The Court otherwise upheld its November 10, 2014 Order regarding the injunction. On January 15, 2015, the Court entered its Final Judgment in the case. In the Final Judgment, the Court ordered that RTI recovers $341 million for its attempted monopolization claim and $12 million for attorneys’ fees, and awarded pre and post-judgment interest and costs. On February 3, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied BD’s motion for a stay of the injunction pending the final appeal. On April 23, 2015, the Court granted BD’s motion to eliminate the award of pre-judgment interest, and entered a new Final Judgment. BD has filed its appeal to the Court of Appeals challenging the entirety of the Final Judgment.

On November 4, 2013, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Federal Republic of Brazil, initiated an administrative anti-dumping investigation of imports of vacuum plastic tubes for blood collection into Brazil from the United States. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany and the People’s Republic of China during the period from January 2012 through December 2012. BD, through its United States and international subsidiaries, exports vacuum plastic tubes for blood collection into Brazil from the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and cooperated with the investigation. On April 30, 2015, Brazilian Foreign Trade Board (“CAMEX”) issued a decision determining the application of anti-dumping measures including, without limitation, the imposition of duties on such vacuum plastic tubes imported into Brazil of 45.3% for products from the United States of America and 86.5% for products from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. These anti-dumping measures, effective from April 30, 2015, will last for a minimum period of five years. Subsequent to the decision, CAMEX announced that it would initiate a proceeding to assess the duties from a public interest perspective. This proceeding could result in a suspension or modification of the CAMEX decision, although no assurance can be given in that regard. In any event, the Company does not believe that the CAMEX decision will materially affect its results of operations.

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On October 5, 2014, CareFusion and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (which we refer to as the merger agreement) that provides for the acquisition of CareFusion by the Company. Under the terms of the merger agreement, a subsidiary of the Company (“the merger subsidiary”) merged with and into CareFusion on March 17, 2015, with CareFusion surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Several putative class action lawsuits have been filed against CareFusion, its directors, the Company and the merger subsidiary in the Delaware Court of Chancery and in the Superior Court of California, San Diego County. These lawsuits generally allege that the members of the board of directors of CareFusion breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the merger by, among other things, carrying out a process that plaintiffs allege did not ensure adequate and fair consideration to CareFusion stockholders. The plaintiffs in these actions further allege that CareFusion and the Company aided and abetted the individual defendants’ breaches of their fiduciary duties. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the merger, rescission of the merger and/or rescissory damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

On December 30, 2014, the parties to the actions filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Delaware Actions”) entered into an agreement in principle to settle the Delaware Actions on the basis of additional disclosures made in a CareFusion Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on January 5, 2015. The settlement terms are reflected in a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”). On December 31, 2014, plaintiffs’ counsel notified the Delaware Court of Chancery of the settlement and MOU. Pursuant to the MOU, the parties to the Delaware Actions have agreed to negotiate in good faith to execute a stipulation of settlement, and will present the proposed settlement to the Delaware Court of Chancery as soon as practicable. The actions filed in the Superior Court of California are not part of the proposed settlement and are still pending.

The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to each of the above-mentioned suits pending against the Company and is engaged in a vigorous defense of each of these matters.

The Company is also involved both as a plaintiff and a defendant in other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.

The Company is a party to a number of federal proceedings in the United States brought under the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as “Superfund,” and similar state laws. The affected sites are in varying stages of development. In some instances, the remedy has been completed, while in others, environmental studies are commencing. For all sites, there are other potentially responsible parties that may be jointly or severally liable to pay all cleanup costs.

Note 6 – Segment Data

Effective October 1, 2014, the Company’s organizational structure was realigned to better complement its customer-focused solutions strategy and is based upon two principal business segments: BD Medical (“Medical”) and BD Life Sciences (“Life Sciences”). The composition of the Medical segment remains unchanged from its historical composition. The Life Sciences segment consists of the former BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences segments. Beginning on October 1, 2014, decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment are made separately for the Medical and Life Sciences segments. Prior-period information presented for comparative purposes has been revised to reflect the new two-segment organizational structure. The Company’s two principal business segments are strategic businesses that are managed separately because each one develops, manufactures and markets distinct products and services. The Company evaluates performance of its business segments and allocates resources to them primarily based upon operating income. Segment operating income represents revenues reduced by product costs and operating expenses.

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Financial information for the Company’s segments was as follows:

Revenues by geographic areas were as follows:

Note 7 – Share-Based Compensation

The Company grants share-based awards under the 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”), which provides long-term incentive compensation to employees and directors. The Company believes that such awards align the interests of its employees and directors with those of its shareholders.

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The fair values of stock appreciation rights granted during the annual share-based grants in November of 2014 and 2013, respectively, were estimated on the date of grant using a lattice-based binomial valuation model based on the following assumptions:

The fair value of share-based payments is recognized as compensation expense in net income. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense charged to income was $44 million and $25 million, respectively. Included in compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015, was $18 million associated with certain pre-acquisition equity awards of CareFusion that were converted into BD restricted stock awards or BD stock options with accelerated vesting terms at the acquisition date. The expense associated with these awards with accelerated vesting terms was recorded in Acquisition-related costs. For the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense charged to income was $92 million and $67 million, respectively.

The amount of unrecognized compensation expense for all non-vested share-based awards as of March 31, 2015 was approximately $247 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining life of approximately 2.1 years. As an incentive to encourage post-acquisition employee retention, certain pre-acquisition equity awards of CareFusion were converted into either BD restricted stock awards or BD stock options, as applicable, as of the acquisition date, with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such CareFusion awards immediately prior to the acquisition date. Included in the unrecognized compensation expense noted above is $70 million associated with these replacement awards. As of March 31, 2015, there were approximately 3 million of such replacement awards outstanding.

Note 8 – Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all of its employees in the United States and certain foreign locations. The Company also provides certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits to qualifying domestic retirees. Other postretirement benefit plans in foreign countries are not material. The measurement date used for the Company’s employee benefit plans is September 30.

Net pension and postretirement cost included the following components for the three months ended March 31:

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Net pension and postretirement cost included the following components for the six months ended March 31:

The amounts provided above for amortization of prior service credit and amortization of loss represent the reclassifications of prior service credits and net actuarial losses that were recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in prior periods.

Postemployment benefit costs were $10 million and $12 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Postemployment benefit costs were $21 million and $23 million for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company recognized a $36 million charge associated with unusually broad and significant workforce reduction actions that were not contemplated when the postemployment benefit plan obligation was measured on September 30, 2013. As of March 31, 2015, the Company’s remaining liability relating to these workforce reductions was $17 million. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company recognized a $34 million charge for employee termination costs in connection with its acquisition of CareFusion. The Company’s liability relating to these actions was $4 million at March 31, 2015. Additional disclosures regarding the CareFusion acquisition are provided in Note 9.

Note 9 – Acquisitions

CareFusion Corporation

Overview of Transaction and Consideration Transferred

On March 17, 2015, pursuant to a definitive agreement announced on October 5, 2014, the Company acquired a 100% interest in CareFusion, a global medical technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of products in the areas of medication management, infection prevention, operating room and procedural effectiveness, and respiratory care, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions. Under the terms of the transaction, CareFusion shareholders received $49.00 in cash and 0.0777 of a share of the Company for each share of CareFusion. The value of the total consideration transferred for accounting purposes was based on the closing share price of the Company’s stock on the last trading day prior to the closing date of the transaction. The fair value of consideration transferred was $12.538 billion and consisted of the components below.

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The acquisition date fair value of the Company’s ordinary shares issued to CareFusion shareholders was calculated per the following (shares in millions):

Additional disclosures regarding the financing arrangements the Company entered into to fund the cash portion of the consideration transferred relative to this acquisition are provided in Note 13.

Allocation of Consideration Transferred to Net Assets Acquired

The Company is in the process of finalizing the allocation of the purchase price to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary allocations of the purchase price below as of March 31, 2015 provide a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These provisional estimates will be adjusted upon the availability of further information regarding events or circumstances which existed at the acquisition date and such adjustments may be significant.

All of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this acquisition have been allocated to the Company’s Medical segment.

Net Investment in Sales-Type Leases Acquired

The fair value of the net investment in sales-type leases acquired was based upon a determination that the interest rate implicit in the lease contract portfolio represented a market interest rate as well as a determination that the residual value of the overall lease contract portfolio represents fair market value.

Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired

The customer relationships asset acquired represented CareFusion’s contractual relationships with its customers.

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The fair value of these customer relationships was determined based on the present value of projected cash flows utilizing an income approach with a risk-adjusted discount rate of 11%. The amortization period of the customer relationships was determined to be 15 years and this period corresponds with the weighted average of lives determined for the product technology which underlies the customer contracts.

The developed technology assets acquired represented CareFusion’s developed technologies in the areas of medication management, infection prevention, operating room and procedural effectiveness, and respiratory care. The technologies’ fair values were determined based on the present value of projected cash flows utilizing an income approach with a risk-adjusted discount rate of 11%. The technologies will be amortized over a weighted-average amortization period of 12 years, which is the weighted average period over which the technologies are expected to generate substantial cash flows.

The trade name and trademark assets acquired represented the value of registered trademarks protecting the intellectual property underlying CareFusion’s product technologies. The fair value of the trade name and trademark represents the present value of projected cash flows, specifically the estimated cost savings from not being required to pay royalties for use of these intellectual properties, utilizing an income approach with a risk-adjusted discount rate of 11%.

Other intangible assets acquired included $150 million relating to acquired in-process research and development assets representing development projects relating to various product technologies. The probability of success associated with the projects, based upon the applicable technological and commercial risk, was assumed to be 80% to 85%, depending upon the project. The projects’ fair values were determined based on the present value of projected cash flows utilizing an income approach with a risk-adjusted discount rate of 12%. The launches of the various projects are expected to occur from 2016 to 2022.

Other Liabilities Assumed

The balance of other liabilities assumed included a $36 million liability recorded due to a recall relating to AVEA^® ventilators, which is one of CareFusion’s respiratory solutions products. The liability represents the costs expected to be incurred in connection with voluntary field corrections for a portion of the installed base of ventilators.

Goodwill

Goodwill typically results through expected synergies from combining operations of an acquiree and an acquirer, as well as from intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. The goodwill recognized as a result of this acquisition includes, among other things, the value of combining the complementary product portfolios of the Company and CareFusion to offer integrated medication management solutions and smart devices. Synergies are expected from combining the two companies’ products to meet unmet needs in hospitals, hospital pharmacies and alternate sites of care to increase efficiencies, reduce medication administration errors and improve patient and healthcare worker safety. Synergies are also expected to result from solid positions in patient safety to maximize outcomes in infection prevention, respiratory care, and acute care procedural effectiveness. No portion of goodwill from this acquisition is currently expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Financing, Transaction, Integration and Restructuring Costs

In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred financing, transaction, integration and restructuring costs throughout the first six months of fiscal year 2015. The financing costs totaled $58 million and $102 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, and were recorded as Interest expense. Transaction costs of $33 million and $43 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, and integration costs of $18 million and $31 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, were recorded as Acquisition-related costs, and consisted of legal, advisory and other costs. Restructuring costs were $62 million for both the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2015. These costs were also recorded as Acquisition-related costs, and included $34 million of employee termination costs, $18 million of accelerated share-based compensation expense, and $10 million of other restructuring costs. See Note 8 for further discussion of the employee termination costs. The Company is in the process of executing its integration plans to combine businesses, sales organizations, systems and locations and, as a result, the Company is expected to continue to incur fairly substantial integration costs through to fiscal year 2016.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The operating activities from the acquisition date through March 31, 2015 were not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations. As such, CareFusion’s operating results will be included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations beginning on April 1, 2015.

The following table provides the pro forma results for the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 as if CareFusion had been acquired as of October 1, 2013.

The pro forma results above reflect the following adjustments, which were adjusted for the applicable tax impact to derive the net income amounts above:

The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the planned integration of CareFusion. Accordingly, the pro forma results above are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been if the acquisition had occurred on the dates indicated, nor are the pro forma results indicative of results which may occur in the future.

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Other Transactions

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company acquired GenCell Biosystems (“GenCell”), a privately-held Irish biotech company that has developed proprietary technologies that address key biological analysis protocols including library preparation of Next Generation Sequencing and genotyping applications. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company acquired CRISI, a San Diego-based medical technology company dedicated to improving the safety and delivery of IV injectable medications.

Note 10 – Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of:

Additional information regarding the increases to the intangible asset classes detailed above as a result of the CareFusion acquisition is provided in Note 9. The increase to developed technology assets additionally included $49 million of assets recognized upon the Company’s acquisition of CRISI in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. The increase in acquired in-process research and development project assets additionally included $81 million of assets recognized upon the Company’s acquisition of Gen Cell in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. Intangible amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $20 million and $21 million, respectively. Intangible amortization expense for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $40 million and $42 million, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of goodwill by business segment:

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Note 11 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses derivative instruments to mitigate certain exposures. The effects these derivative instruments and hedged items have on financial position, financial performance, and cash flows are provided below.

Foreign Currency Risks and Related Strategies

The Company has foreign currency exposures throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Japan and Latin America. Transactional currency exposures that arise from entering into transactions, generally on an intercompany basis, in non-hyperinflationary countries that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are mitigated primarily through the use of forward contracts and currency options. Hedges of the transactional foreign exchange exposures resulting primarily from intercompany payables and receivables are undesignated hedges. As such, the gains or losses on these instruments are recognized immediately in income. The offset of these gains or losses against the gains and losses on the underlying hedged items, as well as the hedging costs associated with the derivative instruments, is recognized in Other income (expense), net.

The total notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding foreign exchange contracts as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 were $2.6 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively.

Interest Rate Risks and Related Strategies

The Company’s primary interest rate exposure results from changes in U.S. dollar interest rates. The Company’s policy is to manage interest cost using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. The Company periodically uses interest rate swaps to manage such exposures. Under these interest rate swaps, the Company exchanges, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. These swaps are designated as either fair value or cash flow hedges.

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges (i.e., hedges against the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability or an identified portion thereof that is attributable to a particular risk), changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps offset changes in the fair value of the fixed rate debt due to changes in market interest rates.

Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk) are offset by amounts recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss). If interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are terminated, the balance in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to those derivatives is reclassified into earnings over the remaining life of the hedged debt. The net realized loss related to terminated interest rate swaps expected to be reclassified and recorded in Interest expense within the next 12 months is $6 million, net of tax. The Company had no outstanding interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2015 or as of September 30, 2014.

The total notional amount of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges was $375 million at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014. The outstanding swaps represent fixed-to-floating interest rate swap agreements the Company entered into, in March and September 2014, to convert the interest payments on $375 million of the Company’s 3.125% notes, due November 8, 2021, from the fixed rate to a floating interest rate based on LIBOR. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps offset changes in the fair value of the fixed rate debt. The gain recorded on these fair value hedges and the offsetting loss recorded on the underlying debt instrument was $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $16 million for the six months ended March 31, 2015.

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Other Risk Exposures

The Company purchases resins, which are oil-based components used in the manufacture of certain products. Significant increases in world oil prices that lead to increases in resin purchase costs could impact future operating results. From time to time, the Company has managed price risks associated with these commodity purchases. The Company had no outstanding commodity derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

Effects on Consolidated Balance Sheets

The location and amounts of derivative instrument fair values in the consolidated balance sheet are segregated below between designated, qualifying hedging instruments and ones that are not designated for hedge accounting.

Effects on Consolidated Statements of Income

Cash flow hedges

Losses of $8 million were recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended March 31, 2015. These losses were attributable to interest rate swaps, with a total notional amount of $2.3 billion that were entered into during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 to partially hedge interest rate risk associated with the anticipated issuance of senior unsecured notes in connection with the Company’s acquisition of CareFusion. These swaps were designated as hedges of the variability in interest payments attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate during the period preceding the Company’s issuance of the notes. The swaps were terminated at losses, concurrent with the pricing of notes issued in December 2014, and the realized losses will be amortized over the lives of the notes with an offset to Interest expense. There were no amounts recognized in other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 or for the six months ended March 31, 2014. Additional disclosures regarding amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 relating to cash flow hedges are provided in Note 3. Additional disclosures regarding the acquisition of CareFusion are provided in Note 9 and additional disclosures regarding the Company’s debt issuance during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 are provided in Note 13.

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Undesignated hedges

The location and amount of gains and losses recognized in income on derivatives not designated for hedge accounting were as follows:

Note 12 – Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The fair values of financial instruments, including those not recognized on the statement of financial position at fair value, carried at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 are classified in accordance with the fair value hierarchy in the following tables:

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The Company’s institutional money market accounts permit daily redemption and the fair values of these investments are based upon the quoted prices in active markets provided by the holding financial institutions. The Company’s remaining cash equivalents were $737 million and $821 million at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Short-term investments are held to their maturities and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The cash equivalents consist of liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less and the short-term investments consist of instruments with maturities greater than three months and less than one year.

The Company measures the fair value of forward exchange contracts and interest rate swaps based upon the present value of expected future cash flows using market-based observable inputs including credit risk, interest rate yield curves, foreign currency spot prices and forward prices.

Long-term debt is recorded at amortized cost. The fair value of long-term debt is measured based upon quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, which are considered Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of long-term debt was $12.8 billion and $4.1 billion at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

The contingent consideration liabilities were recognized as part of the consideration transferred by the Company for certain acquisitions. The fair values of the contingent consideration liabilities were estimated using probability-weighted discounted cash flow models that were based upon the probabilities assigned to the contingent events. The estimated fair values of the contingent consideration liabilities are remeasured at each reporting period based upon increases or decreases in the probability of the contingent payments. The increase to the total contingent consideration liability in the six months ended March 31, 2015 was mostly attributable to a contingent consideration liability of $36 million recognized in connection with the Company’s acquisition of GenCell in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

The Company’s policy is to recognize any transfers into fair value measurement hierarchy levels and transfers out of levels at the beginning of each reporting period. There were no transfers in and out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 measurements for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

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Note 13 – Debt

As disclosed in Note 9, the Company acquired CareFusion on March 17, 2015. As part of its plan for financing the cash requirements relative to this acquisition, the Company issued senior unsecured notes in December 2014 with a total aggregate principal amount of $6.2 billion. Details regarding this debt issuance were as follows:

Also in December 2014, the Company entered into a 364-day term loan agreement that provides for a $1 billion term loan facility, the proceeds under which could only be used to pay the cash consideration due pursuant to the CareFusion acquisition agreement, as well as to pay financing fees, other related fees and other expenses associated with the CareFusion acquisition. Borrowings of $1 billion were outstanding under this term loan facility at March 31, 2015. In April 2015, the Company made a $650 million principal payment to reduce the outstanding balance of this term loan facility.

Concurrent with the execution of the agreement to acquire CareFusion, the Company secured $9.1 billion of fully committed bridge financing to ensure its ability to fund the cash portion of consideration due under the agreement, as well as to pay fees and expenses related to the acquisition. This bridge credit agreement was terminated upon the closing of the CareFusion acquisition in March 2015.

In January 2015, in anticipation of the closing of the CareFusion acquisition, the Company entered into a commercial paper program under which it may issue up to $1 billion in short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes. A former commercial paper program which had been in place to meet short-term financing needs was terminated in February 2015 and the outstanding borrowings of $200 million under the former program were rolled into the new commercial paper program. Borrowings of $700 million were outstanding under the current commercial paper program at March 31, 2015, of which $500 million has been used to finance the Company’s acquisition of CareFusion and to pay related fees and expenses.

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Upon the closing of the CareFusion acquisition in March 2015, the Company assumed the indebtedness of CareFusion, including senior unsecured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2 billion, which was recorded on the acquisition date at a fair value of $2.181 billion. In March 2015, subsequent to closing the acquisition of CareFusion, the Company commenced offers to exchange all validly tendered and accepted notes issued by CareFusion for notes to be issued by the Company. This offer expired in April 2015 and the aggregate principal amounts below of each series of the CareFusion notes were validly tendered and exchanged for notes issued by the Company. Following the exchange of the notes, the aggregate principal amount of CareFusion notes that remain outstanding across the five series is $51 million.

Note 14 – Financing Receivables

As disclosed in Note 9, the net assets acquired in the Company’s acquisition of CareFusion included a $1.209 billion net investment in sales-type leases which primarily arose from the leasing of dispensing equipment. The methodology for determining the allowance for credit losses for these financing receivables is based on the collective population and is not stratified by class or portfolio segment. Allowances for credit losses on the entire portfolio are recorded based on historical experience loss rates and the potential impact of anticipated changes in business practices, market dynamics, and economic conditions. Allowances for individual balances are recorded based on the evaluation of customers’ specific circumstances. No interest is accrued on past due financing receivables, which are generally considered past due 30 days after the billing date. Amounts are written off against the allowance for credit losses when determined to be uncollectible.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following commentary should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Within the tables presented throughout this discussion, certain columns may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages and earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts.

Company Overview

Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) is a global medical technology company engaged principally in the development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. Effective October 1, 2014, BD’s organizational structure was realigned to better complement its customer-focused solutions strategy and is now based upon two worldwide business segments, BD Medical (“Medical”) and BD Life Sciences (“Life Sciences”). The composition of the Medical segment remained unchanged and the Life Sciences segment consists of the former BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences segments. The commentary provided further below reflects this two-segment organizational structure and additional discussion regarding this organization realignment is provided in Note 6 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

BD’s products are manufactured and sold worldwide. Our products are marketed in the United States and internationally through independent distribution channels and directly to end-users by BD and independent sales representatives. We organize our operations outside the United States as follows: Europe (which includes the Middle East and Africa); Greater Asia (which includes Japan and Asia Pacific); Latin America (which includes Mexico and Brazil) and Canada. We continue to pursue growth opportunities in emerging markets, which include the following geographic regions: Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We are particularly focused on certain countries whose economic and healthcare sectors are growing rapidly, in particular: China, India, Brazil and Turkey.

Acquisition of CareFusion

On March 17, 2015, pursuant to a definitive agreement announced on October 5, 2014, BD acquired a 100% interest in CareFusion Corporation (“CareFusion”) for total consideration of approximately $12.5 billion to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions. The operating activities of CareFusion from the acquisition date through March 31, 2015 were not material to BD’s consolidated results of operations and as such, CareFusion’s operating results will be included in BD’s consolidated results of operations beginning on April 1, 2015. CareFusion will operate as part of our Medical segment, which will be realigned to include the following organizational units, in addition to the Diabetes Care and Pharmaceutical Systems units: Medication Management Solutions; Medication and Procedural Solutions, which will encompass BD’s former Medical Surgical Systems unit; and Respiratory Solutions. Additional discussion regarding this acquisition is provided in Note 9 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures regarding BD’s financing arrangements relating to this transaction are provided in Note 13 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Overview of Financial Results and Financial Condition

Second quarter revenues decreased 1.0% to $2.051 billion from the prior year’s period and reflected unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately 5.9%, volume increases of approximately 5.0% and price decreases of approximately 0.1%. The current-year period’s revenues reflected solid growth in both segments and continued strong sales of safety-engineered products. Medical segment revenue growth in the second quarter was

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driven primarily by strong sales in the Medical Surgical Systems unit, reflecting strong international growth in sales of safety-engineered products. Medical segment revenue growth in the quarter was partially offset by unfavorable comparisons to the prior year’s quarter for the Diabetes Care and Pharmaceutical Systems units. Revenue growth in the Life Sciences segment was primarily driven by strong sales in the Diagnostic Systems unit. Growth in the Preanalytical Systems unit’s sales was driven by sales of safety-engineered products and geographic expansion. Revenue growth in the Life Sciences segment’s Biosciences unit was unfavorably impacted by delayed government funding in Japan. Revenue growth in emerging markets for the second quarter was unfavorably impacted by order timing and a weakening of the Brazilian economy. Second quarter sales in the United States of safety-engineered devices of $294 million increased 2.2% compared with the prior year’s quarter, reflecting growth in our Life Sciences segment’s safety-engineered sales. Second quarter international sales of safety-engineered devices of $256 million grew 5.2% over the prior year’s period, including an estimated 11.1% unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation. International safety-engineered device revenue growth was driven by good performance in Western Europe and emerging markets.

We continue to invest in research and development, geographic expansion, and new product promotions to drive further revenue and profit growth. Our ability to sustain our long-term growth will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to expand our core business (including geographical expansion), develop innovative new products, and continue to improve operating efficiency and organizational effectiveness, including the integration of CareFusion. While the economic environment for the healthcare industry has stabilized, pricing pressures continue for some of our products. Healthcare utilization has stabilized and slightly improved in the United States; however, any destabilization in the future could adversely impact our U.S. businesses. Additionally, macroeconomic challenges in Europe continue to constrain healthcare utilization, although we currently view the environment as stable. In emerging markets, the Company’s growth is dependent on government funding for healthcare systems.

Our financial position remains strong, with cash flows from operating activities totaling $514 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2015. At March 31, 2015, we had $2.0 billion in cash and equivalents and short-term investments. We continued to return value to our shareholders in the form of dividends. During the first six months of fiscal year 2015, we paid cash dividends of $232 million. No shares were repurchased during the first six months of fiscal year 2015 and no share repurchases are planned for the remainder of fiscal year 2015 as our share repurchase program has been suspended in connection with the CareFusion acquisition.

Each reporting period, we face currency exposure that arises from translating the results of our worldwide operations to the U.S. dollar at exchange rates that fluctuate from the beginning of such period. The ongoing strengthening of the U.S. dollar resulted in an unfavorable foreign currency translation impact to our revenue growth during the quarter, as discussed above. We evaluate our results of operations on both a reported and a foreign currency-neutral basis, which excludes the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. From time to time, we may purchase forward contracts and options to partially protect against adverse foreign exchange rate movements. Gains or losses on our derivative instruments are largely offset by the gains or losses on the underlying hedged transactions. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. For further discussion, refer to Note 11 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Reflected in the financial results for the three and six-month periods of fiscal years 2015 and 2014 are the following specified items:

Results of Operations

Revenues

Refer to Note 6 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for segment financial data.

Medical Segment

The following is a summary of second quarter Medical revenues by organizational unit:

Medical segment revenue growth reflected strong growth in international sales of safety-engineered products in the Medical Surgical Systems unit. Revenues for the Diabetes Care unit reflected solid growth in sales of pen

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needles, partially offset by an unfavorable comparison due to relatively strong sales in the prior-year period. The Pharmaceutical Systems unit’s revenue growth reflected growth attributable to its self-injection system and syringe-based safety device products, which was partially offset by an unfavorable comparison due to relatively strong sales in the prior year’s quarter. Global sales of safety-engineered products were $281 million, as compared with $263 million in the prior year’s quarter, and included an estimated $13 million unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation. Total Medical revenues for the six-month period ended March 31, 2015 decreased by 0.1% from the prior-year six-month period, including an estimated 4.9% unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation. For the six-month period ended March 31, 2015, global sales of safety-engineered products were $577 million, compared with $548 million in the prior year’s period, and included an estimated $21 million unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation.

Medical operating income for the second quarter was $328 million, or 29.7% of Medical revenues, compared with $317 million, or 28.4% of segment revenues, in the prior year’s quarter. Gross profit margin was higher in the current quarter than the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to lower manufacturing costs resulting from continuous improvement projects and favorable foreign currency translation. Selling and administrative expense as a percent of Medical revenues in the second quarter of 2015 was higher as compared with the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to increases in spending for expansion in emerging markets. Research and development expenses for the quarter decreased $7 million, or 16% below the prior year’s period. This decrease is primarily attributable to reduced costs resulting from the termination of a program in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 and the favorable impact realized by the Pharmaceutical Systems unit due to a European research and development-related tax incentive. Segment operating income for the six-month period was $632 million, or 29.0% of Medical revenues, compared with $611 million, or 28.0%, in the prior year’s period.

Life Sciences Segment

The following is a summary of second quarter Life Sciences revenues by organizational unit:

Life Sciences segment revenue growth for the quarter was primarily driven by growth in the Diagnostic Systems and Preanalytical Systems units. Revenue growth in the Diagnostic Systems unit reflected strong clinical microbiology sales. The Preanalytical Systems unit’s revenue growth was driven by strong sales of safety-engineered products as well as by emerging markets. Global sales of safety-engineered products in the Preanalytical Systems unit totaled $269 million, compared with $268 million in the prior year’s quarter, and included an estimated $14 million unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation. The Biosciences unit’s revenue growth reflected strong growth in sales of instruments in the United States and Western Europe was unfavorably impacted by delayed government funding in Japan. Total Life Sciences revenues for the six-month period ended March 31, 2015 increased by 0.9% from the prior-year six-month period, including an estimated 4.6% unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation. For the six-month period ended March 31, 2015, global sales of safety-engineered products in the Preanalytical Systems unit were $547 million, compared with $540 million in the prior year’s period, and included an estimated $23 million unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation.

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Life Sciences operating income for the second quarter was $200 million, or 21.1% of Life Sciences revenues, compared with $198 million, or 20.7% of segment revenues, in the prior year’s quarter. Gross profit margin was lower in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared with the second quarter of 2014 due to unfavorable foreign currency translation and other various immaterial items. Selling and administrative expense as a percentage of Life Sciences revenues in the second quarter of 2015 was lower compared with the second quarter of 2014, primarily due to a favorable comparison to the prior-year period which reflected the charge relating to the early termination of a distributor arrangement, as previously discussed, partially offset by a reversal of bad debt expense, which is further discussed below. A decrease in research and development expense in the second quarter of 2015 of $9 million, or 11%, primarily reflected a favorable comparison to the prior-year period which included the asset write-off charge resulting from discontinuing an instrument product development program, as previously discussed. This favorable comparison was partially offset by increased spending in the quarter due to project timing. Segment operating income for the six-month period was $413 million, or 21.5% of Life Sciences revenues, compared with $432 million, or 22.7%, in the prior year’s period.

Geographic Revenues

BD’s worldwide second quarter revenues by geography were as follows:

U.S. revenue growth in our Medical segment was attributable to strong growth in the Medical Surgical Systems unit. U.S. Medical segment growth was partially offset by unfavorable comparisons for the Diabetes Care and Pharmaceutical Systems units due to relatively strong sales in the prior-year period. U.S. revenue growth in our Life Sciences segment reflected strong growth across all of its units. Strong U.S. revenue growth in our Diagnostic Systems unit was driven by clinical microbiology sales. U.S. Life Sciences revenue growth also reflected strong sales of instruments and reagents in the Biosciences unit.

International revenue growth in the Medical segment reflected strong growth across all units and in safety-engineered product sales. International revenue growth in the Life Sciences segment reflected strong growth in the Diagnostic Systems unit which was partially offset by the unfavorable impact to its Biosciences unit’s revenues from delayed government funding in Japan. Emerging market revenues for the second quarter of $516 million represented an increase of 1.6% over the prior year’s quarter, including a 6.0% unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation. Revenue growth in emerging markets for the second quarter was unfavorably impacted by order timing in China and other countries and a weakening of the Brazilian economy. Emerging market revenues accounted for approximately 25.2% of our total revenues in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.

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Gross Profit Margin and Operating Expenses

A summary of gross profit margin, selling and administrative expense and research and development expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

Gross profit margin

The increase in gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2015 compared with the prior-year period in 2014 primarily reflected a net favorable impact from operating performance of 20 basis points which was primarily driven by lower manufacturing costs from continuous improvement projects and favorable product mix, partially offset by higher pension costs. Gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2015 was not materially impacted by foreign currency translation.

The decrease in gross profit margin for the six-month period reflected an estimated unfavorable impact of 30 basis points relating to foreign currency translation. Operating performance was favorably impacted by approximately 20 basis points primarily due to lower manufacturing costs from continuous improvement projects and favorable product mix, partially offset by higher pension costs.

Selling and administrative expense

Selling and administrative expense in the current year’s period was favorably impacted by foreign currency translation of approximately $26 million. Aggregate expenses for the second quarter included higher costs of $14 million resulting from the expansion of our business in emerging markets and the global enterprise resource planning initiative to update our business information systems as well as higher pension costs. Aggregate expenses in the prior year’s quarter included the $11 million charge relating to the early termination of a distributor arrangement previously discussed as well as the favorable impact of a $6 million reversal of bad debt expense that was recorded upon receiving a payment relating to outstanding receivables due from the Spanish government.

Selling and administrative expense in the current year’s six-month period was favorably impacted by foreign currency translation of approximately $42 million. Aggregate expenses for the current year’s six-month period included increased spending of $34 million relating to the expansion of our business in emerging markets and the business information systems-related initiative, as discussed above. Also as noted above, aggregate expenses in the prior-year period included the early termination charge as well as the favorable impact of a bad debt reversal.

Research and development expense

The decrease in research and development expense for the second quarter, compared with the prior year’s period, reflected a favorable comparison to the prior-year period which included the $20 million asset write-off charge resulting from discontinuing a program in the Life Sciences segment, as previously discussed. Spending for the quarter also reflected a favorable comparison to the prior-year period due to the termination of a program by the Medical segment in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 and the favorable impact of a European research and development-related tax incentive realized by the Pharmaceutical Systems unit. The decrease in research and development expense for the six-month period primarily reflected a favorable comparison to the prior-year period relating to the program terminations in both the Life Sciences and Medical segments, as noted above.

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Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition-related costs were $113 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, which reflected transaction, integration and restructuring costs of $33 million, $18 million and $62 million, respectively. Acquisition-related costs in the six-month period ending March 31, 2015 were $136 million which reflected transaction, integration and restructuring costs of $43 million, $31 million and $62 million, respectively. The transaction and integration costs in both the three and six-month periods reflected advisory, legal, and other costs incurred in connection with the CareFusion acquisition. The restructuring costs in the current quarter reflected employee termination costs, accelerated share-based compensation expense and other restructuring costs relating to the acquisition. For further discussion regarding these costs, refer to Notes 7, 8 and 9 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net Interest Expense

The components of net interest expense were as follows:

The increases in interest expense for the three and six-month periods of fiscal year 2015 compared with the prior year periods reflected $58 million and $102 million, respectively, of financing costs associated with the CareFusion acquisition. These costs included commitment fees for a bridge loan facility as well as the incremental pre-closing interest on the $6.2 billion of senior unsecured notes issued in December 2014. Additional disclosures regarding the bridge loan facility and debt issuance are provided in Note 13 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The decrease in interest income in the current year’s second quarter compared with the prior year’s period primarily reflected lower cash levels outside of the United States, partially offset by higher investment gains on assets related to our deferred compensation plans. The decrease in interest income in the current year’s six-month period compared with the prior year’s period primarily reflected lower cash levels outside of the United States and lower year-to-date investment gains on assets related to our deferred compensation plans. The offsetting movements in the deferred compensation plan liability were recorded in Selling and administrative expense.

Income Taxes

The income tax rate was 3.9% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared with 20.9% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. The effective income tax rate for the current year’s quarter would have been higher by 1740 basis points excluding the impact on BD’s income mix of the previously discussed specified items. The tax benefits on these items were higher due to an increase in our effective tax rate determined upon the acquisition of CareFusion. The six-month tax rate was 11.4% compared with the prior year’s rate of 22.7%. The effective income tax rate for the current year’s six-month period would have been higher by 980 basis points excluding the impact on BD’s income mix of the second quarter specified items, which, as discussed above, were affected by higher tax benefits, as well as the impact of previously discussed specified items recorded in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The decrease in the income tax rate for the six-month period of 2015 additionally reflected the extension of the U.S. research and development income tax credit, which was partially offset by the unfavorable impact of one-time discrete items.

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Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share

Net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2015 were $216 million and $1.08, respectively. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the prior year’s second quarter were $287 million and $1.45, respectively. The current quarter’s earnings per share reflected an unfavorable impact of $0.51 relating to the previously discussed specified items, as well as an estimated unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation of $0.10. Additionally, diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2015 reflected a dilutive impact of $0.02 from the shares BD issued, as part of the total consideration transferred upon the closing of the CareFusion acquisition, prior to the inclusion of CareFusion in our consolidated results of operations. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the six-month period of 2015 were $452 million and $2.28, respectively, compared with $558 million and $2.82, respectively, in the prior year’s period. The current quarter’s earnings per share reflected an unfavorable impact of $0.85 relating to the previously discussed specified items, as well as an estimated unfavorable impact due to foreign currency translation of $0.22. The dilutive impact of the shares issued upon the closing of the CareFusion acquisition was $0.02 for the six-month period of 2015.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash generated from operations, along with available cash and cash equivalents, is expected to be sufficient to fund our normal operating needs for the remainder of fiscal year 2015. Normal operating needs in fiscal year 2015 include working capital, capital expenditures, and cash dividends. Net cash provided by operating activities was $514 million during the first six months of fiscal year 2015, compared with $768 million in the same period in 2014, and was primarily attributable to income from operations, as adjusted for depreciation and amortization. The current-period change in operating assets and liabilities was a net use of cash and primarily reflected higher levels of prepayments and inventory, partially offset by higher levels of accounts payable and accrued expenses. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of both fiscal years 2015 and 2014 was reduced by changes in the pension obligation resulting primarily from discretionary cash contributions of $40 million in both of these periods.

Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities