BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 16, 2009

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-09-30

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-16	Common Stock	G	600	—	Disposed	198997	Indirect
2009-02-06	Common Stock	G	179	—	Acquired	109662	Indirect
2009-02-17	Common Stock	G	370	—	Disposed	190443	Indirect
2009-07-08	Common Stock	G	30550	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2009-07-08	Common Stock	G	6110	—	Acquired	205107	Indirect
2009-07-08	Common Stock	G	6110	—	Acquired	196553	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

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

Footnotes

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

F2: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

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

F4: Represents shares from charitable lead annuity trust of which reporting person as a remainder beneficiary.

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

F6: Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.

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