BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 24, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-11-21

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-11-21	Common Stock	A	19645	—	Acquired	200725	Direct
2009-11-21	Common Stock	F	9670	—	Disposed	191055	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16000	Indirect
Common Stock	27579	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 21, 2006.

F2: Includes units 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.