BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 18, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2013-03-15

Reporting Person: Lim James C (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-15	Common Stock	M	1173	$59.16	Acquired	7435	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	D	752	$92.15	Disposed	6683	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	S	421	$92.15	Disposed	6262	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	M	1228	$71.72	Acquired	7490	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	D	955	$92.15	Disposed	6535	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	S	273	$92.15	Disposed	6262	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	M	4003	$62.50	Acquired	10265	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	D	2714	$92.15	Disposed	7551	Direct
2013-03-15	Common Stock	S	1289	$92.15	Disposed	6262	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-15	Stock Appreciation Rights	$59.16	M	1173	Disposed	2015-11-21	Common Stock (1173)	Direct
2013-03-15	Stock Appreciation Rights	$71.72	M	1228	Disposed	2016-11-21	Common Stock (1228)	Direct
2013-03-15	Stock Appreciation Rights	$62.50	M	4003	Disposed	2018-11-25	Common Stock (4003)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2342	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of February 28, 2013.

F3: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2006.

F4: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2007.

F5: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.