BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Jul 14, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-12-23

Reporting Person: COHEN GARY M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-12-23	Common Stock	G	1080	—	Disposed	79759	Direct
2008-12-23	Common Stock	G	1080	—	Acquired	1800	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	15655	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F2: 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 May 31, 2009.