BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 12, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2011-10-03

Reporting Person: Sichak Stephen (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	11154	Direct
Common Stock	2679	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.41	2014-11-23	Common Stock (7641)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$59.16	2015-11-21	Common Stock (8916)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$71.72	2016-11-21	Common Stock (8349)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$84.33	2017-11-20	Common Stock (4992)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$62.50	2018-11-25	Common Stock (7116)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$75.63	2019-11-24	Common Stock (9854)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Rights	$76.64	2020-11-23	Common Stock (9818)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,188 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 September 30, 2011.

F3: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 24, 2005.

F4: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2006.

F5: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2007.

F6: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 20, 2008.

F7: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.

F8: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 24, 2010.

F9: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2011.