BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2012-11-20

Reporting Person: SHERMAN JEFFREY S (Sr. VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-20	Common Stock	A	4268	—	Acquired	25176	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-20	Stock Appreciation Right	$76.18	A	48727	Acquired	2022-11-20	Common Stock (48727)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	352	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

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 October 31, 2012.

F3: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 22, 2012.