BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 2, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-08-14

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-08-14	Common Stock	G	175	—	Disposed	180332	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16000	Indirect
Common Stock	27445	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 September 30, 2009.