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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)
SUMMARY
BULLS
BEARS
TOPICS
DATA CENTRAL
STOCK CHART
SEC FILINGS
BALANCE
INCOME
CASH FLOW
Topic Listing for BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Accelerated Vesting Equity-based Compensation Awards Change Control
Accelerated Vesting Equity-compensation Awards Change Control
Accordingly Board Directors Recommends Vote Against Proposal
Accordingly Board Directors Recommends Vote Proposal
Acquisition
Acquisitions
Act
Additional Arrangements
Additional Compensation Arrangements
Adjustment Recovery Prior Compensation
Administration
Administration Plan
Adoption New Accounting Standard
Adoption New Accounting Standards
Affiliate
Aggregated Option Sar Exercises 2005 Year-end Values
Aggregated Option Sar Exercises 2006 Year-end Values
Aircraft Maintenance
Aircraft Scheduling
Amended Restated 2006
Amended Restated 2007
Amended Restated 2008
Amendment Termination
Amendment Termination Effective Date
Amendments Articles Incorporation Bylaws Change
Amendments Termination
American Sales Inc Becton Dickinson
Analyses Nine-month Periods 2008 2007 Earnings
Analysis 2006 2005 Earnings
Analysis 2007 2006 Earnings
Analysis Six-month Period 2007 2006 Earnings
Announces Agreement Acquire Geneohm Sciences Inc
Announces Results
Announces Results Full
Announces Results Reports Record Revenues Raises Earnings Guidance
Annual Bonus
Annual Election Directors
Annual Meeting
Annual Report Charitable Contributions
Appendix Becton Dickinson 2005 Annual Report Charitable Contributions
Appendix Becton Dickinson 2006 Annual Report Charitable Contributions
Assignment Rotation Committee Members Chairs
Attachment
Attendance Non-directors Board Meetings Access Senior Management Independent
Audit Committee
Audit Committee Basil Anderson Chair Marshall Larsen Gary
Audit Committee James Orr Chair Basil Anderson Edward
Authority
Authority Responsibilities
Available Information
Award
Award Agreement
Awards
Background
Bales Becton Dickinson
Base Operations
Base Salary
Basis Presentation
Bd39s Performance Corporate Strategy
Bds Future Growth Dependent Development New Products Assurance
Bds Proxy Statement 2007 Annual Report Shareholders Available
Bds Proxy Statement 2008 Annual Report Shareholders Available
Becton Dickinson
Becton Dickinson 2004 Employee Director Equity-based Compensation Plan
Becton Dickinson Drive Franklin Lakes New Jersey 07417-1880
Becton Dickinson Exact Name Registrant Specified Charter
Benchmarking
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Benefit Plans
Bgm
Bgm Divestiture
Bgm Exit Costs
Bgm Product Line Sold
Biosciences
Biosciences Segment
Blood Glucose Monitoring Charges
Board Committee Agendas
Board Committee Annual Meeting Attendance
Board Committee Nominees Lead Director
Board Committees
Board Committees Number Structure Charters
Board Directors Committee Nominees Lead Director
Board Directors Elects Adel Mahmoud
Board Directors Recommends Vote Against Proposal Following Reasons
Board Directors Recommends Vote Proposal
Board Directors Recommends Vote Proposal Ratification Withheld Audit
Board Evaluation
Board Leadership Lead Director
Board Leadership Lead Director Communication Directors
Board Materials Presentations
Board Size
Board39s Interaction Institutional Investors Media Customers
Boardrsquos Interaction Institutional Investors Media Customers
Boards Interaction Institutional Investors Media Customers
Business Combination
Business Conduct Compliance Guide
Business Segments
Cannot Guarantee Bds Strategic Acquisitions Investments Alliances Successful
Capitalized Software
Cash Equivalents
Cash Flows Continuing Financing Activities
Cash Flows Continuing Investing Activities
Cash Flows Continuing Operating Activities
Cash Retainer
Cash Retainer Fees
Cause
Cause Other Good Reason
Cautionary Statement Pursuant Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements
Cell Analysis Consists Immunocytometry Systems Pharmingen Units Previously
Certain Additional Payments
Certain Definitions
Certain Relationships Related Transactions
Certain Relationships Related Transactions Director Independence
Certification
Certifications
Chairman Chief Executive Officer Roles
Chairman Chief Executive Roles
Change Control
Change Control Agreements
Change Control Arrangements
Change Control Employment Agreements
Changes Director Compensation
Changes Directors Primary Responsibilities Outside Commitments
Changes Directors39 Primary Responsibilities Outside Commitments
Changes Directorsrsquo Primary Responsibilities Outside Commitments
Changes Non-management Director Compensation
Changes Non-management Directors Compensation
Changes Reimbursement Practices Third-party Payers Affect Demand Products
Charitable Contributions
Classified Board
Code
Cohen
Commitments
Committee
Committee Chair Fees
Committee Membership Function
Committee39s Role Responsibilities
Communication Directors
Comparative Microbial Genomics
Compensation
Compensation Actions
Compensation Benefit Policies Administration
Compensation Benefits Committee
Compensation Chief Executive Officer
Compensation Committee Interlocks Insider Participation
Compensation Discussion Analysis
Compensation Named Executive Officers
Compensation Named Executives
Competition
Compliance
Composition Board Membership Criteria
Composition Board Membership Criteria Selection New Directors
Comprehensive Income
Concentration Credit Risk
Conference Call Information
Confidential Information
Conflicts Interest Ethics Compliance
Consent Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Considine
Consolidated Statements Comprehensive Income
Consolidation Healthcare Industry Adversely Affect Bds Future Revenues
Contingencies
Continuing Directors
Contractual Obligations
Control-integrated Framework
Controls Procedures
Corporate Affairs Committee
Corporate Governance Matters
Corporate Governance Nominating Committee
Corporate Governance Principles
Corporate Scientific Affairs Committee
Critical Accounting Policies
Current Economic Conditions Adversely Affect Operations
Cytopeia
Danielle Cardozo Her Litigation Guardian Darlene Becton Dickinson
Daniels Sharpsmart Inc Tyco International
Date Termination
Death
Death Disability
Deferral
Deferred Compensation
Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan Ldquodcprdquo
Definition
Definition Director Independence
Derivative Financial Instruments
Description Awards
Description Exhibits
Determination Director Independence
Diagnostics
Diagnostics Segment
Dickinson
Dik Drug Becton Dickinson
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
Directions Hilton Short Hills
Director Compensation
Director Equity Ownership
Director Independence
Director Independence Certain Relationships Related Transactions
Director Nomination Process
Director Orientation Continuing Education
Director Orientation Education
Director Retirement Policy
Directors Deferral Plan
Directors Executive Officers Corporate Governance
Directors Executive Officers Registrant
Directors39 Deferral Plan
Directorsrsquo Compensation
Directorsrsquo Deferral Plan
Disability
Disclosure
Disclosure Practices
Disclosure Regarding Corporate Governance Director Compensation Board Evaluation
Distribution
Divestiture
Documents Incorporated Reference
Documents Incorporated Reference Explanatory
Dollars
Drug Mart Tallman Inc Becton Dickinson
Earnings Analysis Full 2008 2007
Earnings Per Share
Effect Termination Certain Awards
Effective Date Plan
Elements Compensation Program Selected
Elements Executive Compensation
Eligibility
Eligibility Participation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employees
Employees Affected
Employment Agreement
Employment Period
Enterprise Compliance
Enterprise Risk Management
Entire Agreement Amendment Modification
Entry Material Definitive Agreement
Equity Compensation
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Equity Grant Dating
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
Equity Ownership Directors
Equity-based Compensation
Equity-based Compensation Awards
Equity-based Compensation Termination
Equity-based Long-term Incentive Awards
Estimates
Evaluating Board Committees
Evaluating Board Directors Committees
Evaluation Board Committees
Evaluation Individual Director Performance
Evaluation Non-management Directors Chief Executive Officer
Exact Name Registrant Specified Charter
Exchange Act
Executive Compensation
Executive Group
Executive Officer Membership Other Boards
Executive Officer Membership Public Boards
Executive Officers Registrant
Executive Share Retention Ownership Guidelines
Exhibits
Exhibits Financial Statement Schedules
Exit Blood Glucose Monitoring Market
Expected Funding
Expenses
Experience Difficulties Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning System
Explanatory
Fair Market Value
Fair Value Financial Instruments
Fair Value Method Accounting
Fees
Finance Committee
Finance Committee Formerly Investment
Financial Instrument Market Risk
Financial Planning
Financial Review Becton Dickinson Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking
Financial Review Becton Dickinson Contractual Obligations
Financial Review Becton Dickinson Critical Accounting Policies
Financial Review Becton Dickinson Liquidity Capital Resources
Financial Statement Schedules
Financial Statements
Financial Statements Disclosure Other Risk Management Compliance Matters
Financial Statements Exhibits
Financial Statements Supplementary Data
Flight Crew
Flight Notifications
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Exchange Derivatives
Form 10-k Annual Report 2008
Forward-looking Statements
Franklin Lakes 2005
Franklin Lakes 2006
Franklin Lakes 2007
Franklin Lakes 2008
Franklin Lakes 2009
Franklin Lakes Enterprises Llc
Fringe Benefits
Full Settlement
Function
Further
Further Acts
Garden State Parkway Northbound
Garden State Parkway Southbound
Geneohm
General
General Provisions
General Provisions Applicable Awards
Geographic Information
Geographic Results
Geographic Revenues
Global Share Investment Program Ldquogsiprdquo
Good Reason
Good Reason Other Cause Death Disability
Goodwill Other Intangible Assets
Grant Becton Dickinson
Gross Profit Margin
Hebrew Home Aged Riverdale Becton Dickinson
However
Hypodermic Products Antitrust Litigation
Impairment Assets
Incentive Savings Retirement Plans
Incentive Stock Option
Income Continuing Operations Diluted Earnings Per Share
Income Diluted Earnings Per Share Continuing Operations
Income Taxes
Incumbent Board
Independence Committees
Independent Auditors
Index
Index Exhibits
Inflation Adversely Affect Results Operations
Inflation Fluctuations Cost Raw Materials Adversely Affect Results
Information Regarding Long-term Incentive Compensation 2005
Information Regarding Long-term Incentive Compensation 2006
Information Regarding Long-term Incentive Compensation 2007
Information Regarding Plan Awards 2007
Information Regarding Plan Awards 2008
Insurance Indemnification
Integra
Intellectual Property Licenses
Interest Rate Derivatives
Internal Auditors
Internal Control-integrated Framework
Internal Revenue Code 162
International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice Becton Dickinson
International Operations
International Operations Bds Business Subject Certain Risks
Interruption Manufacturing Operations Adversely Affect Bds Future Revenues
Inventories
Investment Strategy
Investments
Investor Relations
Invoicing Payment
Issuer Purchases Equity Securities
Issuer Repurchases Equity Securities
Jabos Pharmacy
Jabos Pharmacy Inc Becton Dickinson
Key Elements Compensation Program
Key Elements Executive Compensation Program
Latex Gloves Products Liability Litigation
Latitude
Lead Director
Legal Proceedings
Life Insurance
Limitations Inherent Audit Committee39s Role
Limitations Inherent Audit Committeersquos Role
Limitations Inherent Audit Committees Role
Limitations Inherent Role Corporate Affairs Committee
Liquidity Capital Resources
Litigation Settlement
Logic
Long-term Incentive Awards
Long-term Incentive Awards Lti
Long-term Incentive Plan
Long-term Incentive Plan Performance Unit Awards 2005
Long-term Incentive Plan Performance Unit Awards 2006
Long-term Incentive Plan Performance Unit Awards 2007
Louisiana Wholesale Drug Inc Becton Dickinson
Ludwig
Management Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managements Discussion Analysis Financial Condition Results Operation
Managements Discussion Analysis Financial Condition Results Operations
Managements Responsibilities
Market Comparison Data
Market Registrants Common Equity Related Stockholder Matters Issuer
Market Share
Material Terms Plan
Maximum Award Amounts
Mccaster Becton Dickinson
Medical
Medical Device Industry Very Competitive
Medical Segment
Medstar Becton Dickinson
Meetings Non-management Directors
Membership
Messrs Forlenza Kozy
Miscellaneous
Mix Directors
Natural Disasters War Other Events Adversely Affect Bds
Natural Disasters War Terrorism Adversely Affect Bds Future
Need Attract Retain Key Employees Competitive
Net Cash Flows Continuing Financing Activities
Net Cash Flows Continuing Investing Activities
Net Cash Flows Continuing Operating Activities
Net Income
Net Revenue Per Employee
New Plan Benefits
New York Attorney General
Nominees Director
Non-employee Directors 2000 Stock Option Plan
Non-exclusivity Rights
Non-management Director Compensation
Non-management Directors Compensation
Non-management Directors39 Compensation
Non-operating Expense Income
Non-qualified Stock Option
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation 2008
North Eastern Long Island
Notes Consolidated Financial Statements Becton Dickinson Acquisitions Divestitures
Notes Consolidated Financial Statements Becton Dickinson Bgm
Notes Consolidated Financial Statements Becton Dickinson Earnings Per
Notice
Notice Termination
Notices Communications
Nyse Symbol
Objectives Compensation Program
Objectives Executive Compensation Program
Obligations Termination
Office Support Staff
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Operations Dependent Part Patents Other Intellectual Property Rights
Option Exercises Stock Vested
Option Exercises Stock Vested 2008
Option Grants 2005
Option Sar Grants 2006
Options Stock Appreciation Rights
Orientation Directors Continuing Education
Other
Other Actions
Other Arrangements
Other Benefits
Other Change Control Provisions
Other Comprehensive Income Loss
Other Expense Income Net
Other Expense Net
Other Income Expense Net
Other Intangible Assets
Other Matters
Other Stock Plans
Other Stock-based Award
Other Stock-based Awards
Outlook Full
Outstanding Common Stock
Outstanding Equity Awards
Outstanding Equity Awards 2007 Year-end
Outstanding Voting Securities
Overview
Palmer Becton Dickinson
Park Surgical Inc Becton Dickinson
Park Surgical Inc Becton Dickinson Compan
Participants Accounts
Participants Other Plans
Participation
Pay-for-performance Philosophy
Payments Termination Due Death Disability
Payments Termination Due Involuntary
Payments Termination Employment
Payments Termination Reason Retirement
Pension Benefits
Pension Benefits 2008 Year-end
Performance Comparison
Performance Goals
Performance Incentive Plan
Performance Units
Performance-based Annual Cash Incentive Awards
Performance-based Annual Incentive Awards
Performance-based Annual Incentive Awards Pip
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
Periodic Review Available Defensive Mechanisms
Periodic Review Shareholder Rights Plan
Phoenix
Pip Awards
Plan
Planned Acquisition Geneohm Sciences Inc
Planned Acquisition Tripath Imaging
Plasso
Position Duties
Postemployment Benefits
Power Attorney Form 10-k Annual Report 2008
Pre-approval Audit Non-audit Services
Press Release Contains Certain Estimates Other Forward-looking Statements
Previously Paid Compensation
Principal Accountant Fees Services
Principal Accounting Fees Services
Principles Consolidation
Probetec
Procedures
Procedures Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan Committee Payment Grandfathered
Product Defects Adversely Affect Results Operations
Properties
Property Plant Equipment
Proposal Election Directors
Proposal Shareholder Cumulative Voting
Proposal Shareholder Environmental Report
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment Bds Restated Certificate Incorporation
Provided
Provided Further
Provided However
Provision Aircraft
Provision Personal Services External Auditor Members Board Directors
Proxy Solicitation
Proxy Solicited Behalf Board Directors Annual Meeting 2007
Proxy Solicited Behalf Board Directors Annual Meeting 2008
Proxy Solicited Behalf Board Directors Annual Meeting 2009
Purpose
Quantitative Qualitative Disclosures Market Risk
Quorum Required Vote
Raw Materials
Reclassifications
Recovery Compensation
Recovery Prior Compensation
Reduction Interruption Supply Certain Raw Materials Adversely Affect
Reduction Interruption Supply Certain Raw Materials Components Adversely
Reductions Customers Research Budgets Government Funding Adversely Affect
Registrants Telephone Number Including Area Code Securities Registered
Regulation
Regulation Disclosures
Reimbursement Expenses
Rel Fitzgerald
Report Audit Committee
Report Compensation Benefits Committee
Report Compensation Benefits Committee Executive
Reporting Board
Reporting Board Directors
Represents Acquired In-process Research Development Charge 114739 Related
Represents Acquired In-process Research Development Charges 114739 7394
Research Development
Research Development Expense
Responsibilities
Restricted Stock Unit
Restricted Stock Units
Retainer Additional Cash Fees
Retainer Fees
Retirement
Retirement Plan
Retractable Technologies Inc Becton Dickinson
Retractable Technologies Inc Thomas Shaw Becton Dickinson
Return Common Equity
Return Invested Capital
Return Net Assets
Revenue Growth
Revenue Recognition
Revenues
Review Bdrsquos Performance Corporate Strategy
Review Bds Performance Corporate Strategy
Revocation Proxies
Risk Factors
Role Compensation Benefits Committee Consultant
Role Compensation Benefits Committee Consultant Management
Role Equity-based Compensation
Role Independent Advisor
Role Individual Goals
Role Management
Route 280 Westbound
Route 287 Southbound
Saj Distributors Inc Becton Dickinson
Salary Adjustments
Sales Shares Directors Executive Officers Repurchasing
Savings Incentive Plan
Savings Incentive Plan Sip
Securities
Securities Owned Certain Beneficial Owners
Securities Owned Directors Management
Securities Registered Pursuant Act
Security Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners Management Related Stockholder
Segment Results
Selected Financial Data
Selection Invitation New Directors
Selling Administrative Expense
Separation Service
Setting Compensation
Severability
Severance Multiple
Share Retention Ownership Guidelines
Share-based Compensation
Shareholder Information
Shareholder Proposals 2007 Annual Meeting
Shareholder Proposals 2008 Annual Meeting
Shareholder Proposals 2009 Annual Meeting
Shareholder Proposals Director Nominations 2010 Annual Meeting
Shareholder Rights Plan
Shareholders Entitled Vote
Shareholders Entitled Vote Attendance Meeting
Shareholders Receive Without Charge Printed Copies Documents Including
Shares Available Awards
Shipping Handling Costs
Short-term Investments
Signatures
Six-month Period 2008 2007 Earnings
Six-month Period 2009 2008 Earnings
Special Shareowner Meetings
Specified Employee
Staphylococcus Aureus
Statement Kenneth Steiner
Stock Appreciation Right
Stock Appreciation Right Career Share Grants 2007
Stock Appreciation Right Sar Career Share Grants 2006
Stock Appreciation Rights
Stock Option Exercises 2005
Stock Option Exercises 2006
Stock Option Exercises Vesting Units
Stock Option Exercises Vesting Units 2007
Stock Options
Stock-based Compensation
Subject Extensive Regulation
Subject Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Subject Number Pending Lawsuits
Submission Matters Vote Security Holders
Subsequent Event
Subsidiaries Becton Dickinson
Substitute Awards
Succession Planning Management Development
Successors
Successors Assigns
Tally Sheets
Tappan Zee Bridge
Tax Accounting Considerations
Tax Matters
Tax Valuation Allowances
Term Expire 2007
Term Expire 2008
Term Expire 2009
Term Limits
Term Plan
Termination
Termination Employment
Terms Awards 2004 Employee Director Equity-based Compensation Plan
Terms Employment
Therasense Inc Abbott Laboratories Nova Biomedical Corporation Becton
Third-party Reimbursement
Time Vested Restricted Stock Units
Time-vested Restricted Stock Units
Timing Equity Awards
Total Per Share Amounts Not Add Due Rounding
Total Shareholder Return
Trade Receivables Net
Transfer Agent Registrar
Transfer Agent Registrar Computershare Trust 250 Royall Street
Transportation
Tripath
Tripath Acquisition
Tripath Imaging Acquisition Completed
Truth Leasing Statement Pursuant 9123 Federal Aviation Regulations
Tyco International Inc
Ultimed Inc Becton Dickinson
Undersigned Hereby Consents Transactions Contemplated Aircraft Time Share
Vacation
Vacutainer
Value Total Compensation
Vote
Vote Important Thank Voting
Vote Proxy Submit Voting Instructions Ways
Vote Proxy Ways
Voting Directors
Welfare Benefit Plans
Well-informed Directors
Wwwbdcom
Wwwbdcom Investors Corporate Governance
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