BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2010-03-04

Reporting Person: SOMMER ALFRED (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-04	Common Stock	M	2061	$38.46	Acquired	13857	Direct
2010-03-04	Common Stock	S	2061	$78.54	Disposed	11796	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-04	Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.46	M	2061	Disposed	2011-02-13	Common Stock (2061)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option became 50% exercisable on February 13, 2003 and fully exercisable on February 13, 2004.