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Exhibit 21
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SUBSIDIARIES OF BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
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Name of Subsidiary State of Jurisdiction
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of Incorporation
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B-D (Cambridge, U.K.) Ltd. United Kingdom 100% (1)
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BD Holding S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico 100% (1)
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BDX INO LLC Delaware 100%
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Becton Dickinson AcuteCare Holdings, Inc. Delaware 100%
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Becton Dickinson AcuteCare, Inc. Massachusetts 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Advanced Pen Injection Switzerland 100% (1)
Systems GmbH
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Becton Dickinson Aguettant S.A.S. France 95% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Argentina S.R.L. Argentina 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Asia Limited Hong Kong 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Asia Pacific Limited British Virgin 100%
Islands
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Becton Dickinson Austria GmbH Austria 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Benelux N.V. Belgium 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. Canada 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Caribe, Ltd. Cayman Islands 100%
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Becton Dickinson Catheter Systems Singapore 100% (1)
Singapore Pte Ltd.
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Becton Dickinson Cellular Imaging Systems Netherlands 100% (1)
B.V.
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Becton Dickinson Colombia Ltda. Colombia 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Critical Care Systems Singapore 100% (1)
Pte Ltd.
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Becton Dickinson Czechia s.r.o. Czech Republic 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson del Uruguay S.A. Uruguay 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Distribution Center N.V. Belgium 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson East Africa Ltd. Kenya 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Foreign Sales Corporation Barbados 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Guatemala S.A. Guatemala 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Hellas S.A. Greece 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Hungary Kft. Hungary 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson India Limited India 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy AB Sweden 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy A/S Denmark 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy B.V. Netherlands 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy GmbH Germany 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Sweden 100% (1)
Holdings AB
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Delaware 100%
Holdings Inc.
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Mexico 100% (1)
Inc., S.A. de C.V.
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy UK Ltd. United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Delaware 100%
Inc.
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Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy United Kingdom 100% (1)
Holdings UK Limited
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Becton Dickinson Insulin Syringe, Ltd. Cayman Islands 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Ithalat Ihracat Limited Turkey 100% (1)
Sirketi
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Becton Dickinson Korea, Inc. Korea 100%
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Becton Dickinson Korea Holding, Inc. Delaware 100%
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Becton Dickinson Malaysia, Inc. Oregon 100%
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Becton Dickinson (Mauritius) Limited Mauritius 100%
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Becton Dickinson Medical (S) Pte Ltd. Singapore 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co. P.R.C. 99%
Ltd., Suzhou
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Becton Dickinson Medical Products Pte. Singapore 100%
Ltd.
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Becton Dickinson Medizintechnik GmbH & Germany 100% (1)
Co. KG
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Becton Dickinson Monoclonal Center, Inc. Delaware 100%
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Becton Dickinson Ltd. New Zealand 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson O.Y. Finland 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Overseas Services Ltd. Nevada 100%
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Becton Dickinson Pen Limited Ireland 100%
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Becton Dickinson Penel Limited Cayman Islands 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Philippines, Inc. Philippines 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Polska Ltd. Sp. z.o.o. Poland 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Pty. Ltd. Australia 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd. South Africa 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Sample Collection GmbH Switzerland 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Service (Pvt.) Ltd. Pakistan 51%
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Becton Dickinson (Thailand) Limited Thailand 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Venezuela, C.A. Venezuela 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Venture LLC Delaware 100%
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BD Ventures LLC New Jersey 100%
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Becton Dickinson Verwaltungs GmbH Germany 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson West Africa S.A.R.L. The Ivory Coast 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson Worldwide, Inc. Delaware 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson, S.A. Spain 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson (Royston) Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson A.G. Switzerland 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson Aktiebolag Sweden 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson and Company, Ltd. Ireland 100%
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Becton, Dickinson B.V. Netherlands 100%
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Becton, Dickinson de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson France, S.A. France 100%
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Becton, Dickinson GmbH Germany 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson Industrias Cirurgicas, Brazil 100% (1)
Ltda.
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Becton, Dickinson Italia S.p.A. Italy 100% (1)
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B-D U.K. Holdings Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Becton, Dickinson Einmalprodukte GmbH Austria 100% (1)
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Bedins Ltd. Bermuda 100% (1)
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Benex Ltd. Ireland 100%
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Biometric Imaging, Inc. California 100%
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Boin Medica Co., Ltd. Korea 100% (1)
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Cascade Medical Leasing, Inc. Oregon 100% (1)
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Clontech Biotech International, Inc. U.S. Virgin Islands 100% (1)
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Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Delaware 100%
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Clontech Laboratories Japan, Ltd. Japan 100% (1)
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Clontech Laboratories UK Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Clontech Laboratories GmbH Germany 100% (1)
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Clontech Laboratories AG Switzerland 100% (1)
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Critical Device Corporation California 100%
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Collaborative Biomedical Products, Inc. Delaware 100%
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D.L.D., Ltd. Bermuda 100% (1)
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Dantor S.A. Uruguay 100% (1)
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Difco Laboratories GmbH Germany 100% (1)
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Difco Laboratories Incorporated Michigan 100%
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Difco Laboratories Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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Distribuidora Boinpar Ltda. Brazil 100% (1)
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EPV S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% (1)
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Franklin Lakes Enterprises, L.L.C. New Jersey 100%
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Glentech, Inc. Kentucky 100% (1)
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Healthcare Holdings in Sweden AB Sweden 100% (1)
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IBD Holdings LLC Delaware 50%
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Johnston Laboratories, Inc. Maryland 100%
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Life Science Support & Service Company, Japan 100% (1)
Ltd.
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Luther Medical Products, Inc. California 100% (1)
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MDI Instruments, Inc. Delaware 100%
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Staged Diabetes Management LLC New Jersey 50%
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Med-Safe Systems, Inc. California 100%
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Nippon Becton Dickinson Company, Ltd. Japan 100% (1)
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PharMingen SPC California 100% (1)
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PharMingen California 100%
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Phase Medical, Inc. California 100% (1)
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PreAnalytiX GmbH Switzerland 50% (1)
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Promedicor de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% (1)
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Saf-T-Med Inc. Delaware 100%
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ShinDong Bang Medical Co. Ltd Korea 100% (1)
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Tru-Fit Marketing Corporation Massachusetts 100% (1)
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Visitec Limited United Kingdom 100% (1)
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(1) owned indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary or subsidiaries of Becton, Dickinson and
Company
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