BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Nov 26, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-11-24

Reporting Person: SHRADER PATRICIA B (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-11-25	Common Stock	A	1535	—	Acquired	9647	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-11-24	Right to Common Stock	$	A	41	Acquired		Common Stock (41)	Direct
2008-11-24	Right to Common Stock	$	A	2655	Acquired		Common Stock (2655)	Direct
2008-11-25	Stock Appreciation Rights	$62.50	A	9759	Acquired	2018-11-25	Common Stock (9759)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1686	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F2: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F3: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). The information presented for the SIP is as of October 31, 2008.

F4: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F5: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.

F6: Represents shares issuable under the November 21, 2005 performance unit award, the receipt of which was deferred.

F7: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.