BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Aug 5, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-08-04

Reporting Person: Minehan Cathy E. (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-08-04	Common Stock	P	3000	$65.49	Acquired	3000	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4636	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is an average price. These shares were acquired in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.41 to $65.56, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD"), any security holder of BD, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares acquired at each separate price within the range set forth above.

F2: Includes 34 units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.