BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 11, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2010-12-17

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-17	Common Stock	G	3450	—	Disposed	173338	Direct
2011-02-09	Common Stock	M	3334	—	Acquired	176672	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-02-09	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.99	M	3334	Disposed	2012-11-25	Common Stock (3334)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36104	Indirect
Common Stock	28236	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 397 units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

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 January 31, 2011.

F3: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2003.