BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 4, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2009-10-22

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-22	Common Stock	G	190	—	Acquired	37188	Indirect
2009-10-22	Common Stock	G	1605	—	Disposed	276555	Indirect
2010-02-02	Common Stock	S	4000	$75.54	Disposed	196107	Indirect
2010-02-03	Common Stock	S	4000	$76.78	Disposed	192107	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	108712	Indirect
Common Stock	16200	Indirect
Common Stock	196553	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect
Common Stock	17008	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.

F2: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F3: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F4: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F5: Represents shares held in certain trusts of which reporting person is a co-trustee. These shares were formerly in trust for reporting person's parent.

F6: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F7: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.