BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2012-11-30

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-30	Common Stock	S	850	$76.62	Disposed	93596	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	517860	Indirect
Common Stock	37166	Indirect
Common Stock	108712	Indirect
Common Stock	16200	Indirect
Common Stock	11320	Indirect
Common Stock	41021	Indirect
Common Stock	21813	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $76.61 through $76.63. 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.

F2: Represents shares held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

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 disclaims beneficial interest in the shares except to the extent 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 a certain trust of which reporting person is a co-trustee. These shares were formerly in trust for reporting person's parent.

F7: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.