BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 29, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2011-11-25

Reporting Person: Rhodes William E. (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-25	Common Stock	A	550	—	Acquired	5488	Direct
2011-11-25	Common Stock	F	674	—	Disposed	4814	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1286	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 25, 2008.

F2: Represents shares withheld for payment of withholding taxes in connection with vesting of the performance units referred to in footnote (1) and the vesting of restricted stock units granted on November 25, 2008.

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, 2011.