BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2012-12-10

Reporting Person: Sichak Stephen (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-10	Common Stock	M	7641	$54.41	Acquired	19050	Direct
2012-12-10	Common Stock	S	7641	$77.71	Disposed	11409	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-10	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.41	M	7641	Disposed	2014-11-23	Common Stock (7641)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2741	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired by dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F2: The reported sale price reflects the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $77.59 through $77.77. Full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer upon request.

F3: 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 November 30, 2012.

F4: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2005.