BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 17, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2010-11-15

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-15	Common Stock	M	100000	$29.99	Acquired	280592	Direct
2010-11-15	Common Stock	S	100000	$77.70	Disposed	180592	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.99	M	100000	Disposed	2012-11-25	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	27220	Indirect
Common Stock	28111	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: The reported sale price reflects the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $77.39 through $78.08. Full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer upon request.

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 option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2003.