BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 30, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2011-08-17

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-17	Common Stock	G	1000	—	Disposed	174672	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36104	Indirect
Common Stock	28511	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 July 31, 2011.