BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2013

May 6, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2013-05-03

Reporting Person: COHEN GARY M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-03	Common Stock	M	23177	$54.41	Acquired	89754	Direct
2013-05-03	Common Stock	S	23177	$96.7436	Disposed	66577	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-03	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.41	M	23177	Disposed	2014-11-23	Common Stock (23177)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2880	Indirect
Common Stock	17471	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $96.56 through $97.00. 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 of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). The information presented for the SIP is as of April 30, 2013.

F3: This option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2005.