BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 18, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-11-16

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-11-16	Common Stock	S	250	$72.88	Disposed	109412	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	205107	Indirect
Common Stock	196553	Indirect
Common Stock	36988	Indirect
Common Stock	26598	Indirect
Common Stock	278160	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect
Common Stock	15055	Direct

Footnotes

F1: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F2: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F3: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F4: Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.

F5: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F6: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.