BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Apr 29, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2011-04-28

Reporting Person: DURACK DAVID T (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-28	Common Stock	S	726	$85.22	Disposed	8382	Direct
2011-04-28	Common Stock	M	2936	$62.50	Acquired	11318	Direct
2011-04-28	Common Stock	D	2156	$85.09	Disposed	9162	Direct
2011-04-28	Common Stock	F	254	$85.09	Disposed	8908	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-04-28	Stock Appreciation Right	$62.50	M	2936	Disposed	2018-11-25	Common Stock (2936)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5143	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 March 31, 2011.

F2: The stock appreciation right became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.