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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Tharby Linda M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2014 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) Segment Pres. Life Sciences 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 4,438 (1) D   Common Stock 1,492 I GSIP Trust (2) Common Stock 90 I SIP Trust (3)

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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
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/20/2008(4)	11/20/2017	Common Stock	3,605	$ 84.33	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/24/2010(5)	11/24/2019	Common Stock	9,854	$ 75.63	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/23/2011(6)	11/23/2020	Common Stock	12,958	$ 76.64	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/22/2012(7)	11/22/2021	Common Stock	14,666	$ 72.12	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/20/2013(8)	11/20/2022	Common Stock	16,221	$ 76.18	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	11/26/2014(9)	11/26/2023	Common Stock	11,094	$ 108.89	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tharby Linda M C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 BECTON DRIVE FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417	Â	Â	  Segment Pres. Life Sciences	Â

Signatures

Richard Stout, by power of attorney for Linda M. Tharby		10/10/2014
**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 Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of August 31, 2014.
(3)	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 August 31, 2014.
(4)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 20, 2008.
(5)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 24, 2010.
(6)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2011.
(7)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 22, 2012.
(8)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 20, 2013.
(9)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 26, 2014.

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