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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to COMMISSION FILE NUMBER : 001-4802 BECTON , DICKINSON AND COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) New Jersey ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1 Becton Drive , Franklin Lakes , ( Address of principal executive offices ) New Jersey Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 201 ) 847-6800 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol Title of Each Class Common stock , par value $ 1.00 Depositary Shares , each representing a 1 / 20th interest in a share of 6.00 % Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock , Series B 1.000 % Notes due December 15 , 2022 1.900 % Notes due December 15 , 2026 1.401 % Notes due May 24 , 2023 3.020 % Notes due May 24 , 2025 0.632 % Notes due June 4 , 2023 1.208 % Notes due June 4 , 2026 1.213 % Notes due February 12 , 2036 0.000 % Notes due August 13 , 2023 0.034 % Notes due August 13 , 2025 BDX BDXB BDX22A BDX26 BDX23A 0 BDX25 BDX / 23A BDX / 26A BDX / 36 BDX23B BDX25A 22-0760120 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 0 07417-1880 ( Zip code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange No □ No Yes □ 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 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . 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 No New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a " large accelerated filer , " an " accelerated filer , " a " non - accelerated filer , " a " smaller reporting company , " or an " emerging growth company . " Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No As of March 31 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's outstanding common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 70,616,222,365 . As of October 31 , 2021 , 284,023,582 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held January 25 , 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof .