Facts About BD

• Nearly 30,000 employees
• Located in more than 50 countries
• Revenues were $7.7 billion for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.
• In FY 2012, BD invested $472 million in research and development.
• BD was founded as a partnership in 1897, incorporated in 1906. BD became a publicly held company in 1962. The stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol BDX.