BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2011-11-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-22	Common Stock	A	861	—	Acquired	4938	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-22	Stock Appreciation Rights	$72.12	A	9838	Acquired	2021-11-22	Common Stock (9838)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1286	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F2: 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.

F3: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 22, 2012.