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: HANSON ALFRED JOHN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-11-24	Common Stock	M	2045	—	Acquired	42729	Direct
2008-11-24	Common Stock	A	4336	—	Acquired	47065	Direct
2008-11-24	Common Stock	F	2617	—	Disposed	44448	Direct
2008-11-25	Common Stock	A	1698	—	Acquired	46146	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-11-24	Rights to Common Stock	$0	M	2045	Disposed		Common Stock (2045)	Direct
2008-11-25	Stock Appreciation Rights	$62.50	A	10795	Acquired	2018-11-25	Common Stock (10795)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6432	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares distributed under the November 24, 2003 grant of performance units.

F2: Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 21, 2005.

F3: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F4: Includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F5: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of October 31, 2008.

F6: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F7: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.

F8: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.