Company:  BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  11/26/2008 
CIK:  0000010795 
Address:  ONE BECTON DR 
City, State, Zip:  FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey 07417-1880 
Telephone:  (201) 847-6800 
Fiscal Year:  09/30 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$73.70  
Change: 
0.24 (0.33%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$17.64B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business.
      Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
      Item 2. Properties.
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
        NAME AND TITLE
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
      Item 9B. Other Information.
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
      Item 11. Executive Compensation.
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
    SIGNATURES
    VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
    EXHIBIT INDEX
  EXHIBIT 10.(D)(I)
  EXHIBIT 10.(D)(II)
  EXHIBIT 10.(O)
  EXHIBIT 10.(P)
  EXHIBIT 13
    INCOME STATEMENT
    BALANCE SHEET
    CASH FLOW
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Becton, Dickinson ...
      STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
  EXHIBIT 21
    SUBSIDIARIES
  EXHIBIT 23
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 24
    POWER OF ATTORNEY
  EXHIBIT 31
    CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 32