BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 5, 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: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-17	Common Stock	G	555	—	Disposed	190842	Indirect
2010-12-20	Common Stock	G	300	—	Disposed	190542	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	11450	Indirect
Common Stock	517860	Indirect
Common Stock	37166	Indirect
Common Stock	108712	Indirect
Common Stock	16200	Indirect
Common Stock	17236	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.

F3: Represents shares held in a limited liability company (the "LLC") in which the reporting person had previously held a passive interest. The reporting person obtained investment control upon the death of his father in October 2009. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in the shares except to the extent of his interest in the LLC.

F4: Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.

F5: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F6: Represents shares held in certain trusts of which reporting person is a co-trustee. These shares were formerly in trust for reporting person's parent.