Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  TOZZI WILLIAM A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BECTON DICKINSON & CO [BDX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 20,253 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 196 (2)
I
SIP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Rights to Common Stock Under Deferred Compensation Plan   (3)   (3) Common Stock 2,342 $ (4) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 11/24/2004 11/24/2013 Common Stock 17,000 $ 38.78 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 11/23/2005 11/23/2014 Common Stock 6,877 $ 54.41 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 11/21/2006 11/21/2015 Common Stock 5,277 $ 59.16 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 11/21/2007 11/21/2016 Common Stock 2,946 $ 71.72 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 11/20/2008 11/20/2017 Common Stock 4,992 $ 84.33 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 11/25/2009 11/25/2018 Common Stock 7,338 $ 62.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TOZZI WILLIAM A
C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
1 BECTON DRIVE
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417		       Vice President and Controller  

Signatures

Patricia Walesiewicz, by power of attorney for William A. Tozzi 10/08/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.
(2) 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 September 30, 2009.
(3) The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement or on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.
(4) The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

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