BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Nov 10, 2008

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-09-30

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-13	Common Stock	G	410	—	Disposed	211540	Indirect
2007-12-21	Common Stock	G	11943	—	Disposed	199597	Indirect
2007-12-21	Common Stock	G	11943	—	Disposed	218800	Indirect
2008-09-03	Common Stock	G	26598	—	Acquired	26598	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36820	Indirect
Common Stock	109683	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect
Common Stock	12877	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F3: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.

F4: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F5: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F6: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F7: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.