BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 23, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2010-11-20

Reporting Person: SHRADER PATRICIA B (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-20	Common Stock	A	591	—	Acquired	11482	Direct
2010-11-20	Common Stock	F	232	—	Disposed	11250	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-20	Right to Common Stock	$	A	590	Acquired		Common Stock (590)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1752	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents 50% of shares vesting under performance units granted on November 20, 2007.

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

F3: 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 October 31, 2010.

F4: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F5: Represents shares issuable under the November 20, 2007 performance unit award, the receipt of 50% which was deferred.

F6: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.