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: FORLENZA VINCENT A (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-20	Common Stock	A	2597	—	Acquired	96780	Direct
2010-11-20	Common Stock	F	1204	—	Disposed	95576	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9186	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents 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.