UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K/A
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(Amendment No. 1) |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-4802
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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22-0760120
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)
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07417-1880
(Zip code) |
(201) 847-6800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange on |
Title of each class
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which registered |
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Common Stock, par value $1.00
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
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 þ
No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Website, 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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark 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):
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Large accelerated filer þ |
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Accelerated filer o |
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Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Act). Yes o No þ
As of March 31, 2009, the aggregate market value of the registrants outstanding common stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $16,063,979,260.
As of October 31, 2009, 237,118,874 shares of the registrants common stock were outstanding.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On November 25, 2009, Becton Dickinson and Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 (the Form
10-K). This amendment to the Form 10-K is being filed
for the sole purpose of furnishing in interactive data format Schedule II, Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts, which was inadvertently omitted from the interactive data submission.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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101.INS
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EX-101 Instance Document. § |
101.SCH
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EX-101 Schema Document. § |
101.CAL
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EX-101 Calculation Linkbase Document. § |
101.LAB
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EX-101 Labels Linkbase Document. § |
101.PRE
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EX-101 Presentation Linkbase Document. § |
101.DEF
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EX-101 Definition Linkbase Document. § |
§ This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company
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By: |
/s/ Dean J. Paranicas
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Dean J. Paranicas |
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Vice President, Corporate Secretary
and Public Policy |
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Dated: January 21, 2010