BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 21, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2013-02-20

Reporting Person: FORLENZA VINCENT A (Director, Chairman, CEO and President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-20	Common Stock	M	26000	$38.78	Acquired	134724	Direct
2013-02-20	Common Stock	S	26000	$87.92	Disposed	108724	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-20	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.78	M	26000	Disposed	2013-11-24	Common Stock (26000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19550	Indirect
Common Stock	9644	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 $87.77 through $88.18. 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 January 31, 2013.

F3: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2004.