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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * HANSON ALFRED JOHN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BECTON DICKINSON & CO [BDX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/24/2008 (Street) FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/24/2008   M   2,045 (1) A $ 0 42,729 D   Common Stock 11/24/2008   A   4,336 (2) A $ 0 47,065 D   Common Stock 11/24/2008   F   2,617 D $ 0 44,448 D   Common Stock 11/25/2008   A   1,698 (3) A $ 0 46,146 (4) D   Common Stock               6,432 (5) I GSIP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Rights to Common Stock

$ 0 (6)

11/24/2008

M

2,045

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

2,045

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 62.5

11/25/2008

A

10,795

11/25/2009(8)

11/25/2018

Common Stock

10,795

$ 0

10,795

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HANSON ALFRED JOHN C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 BECTON DRIVE FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Patricia Walesiewicz, by power of attorney for Alfred John Hanson		11/26/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Represents shares distributed under the November 24, 2003 grant of performance units.
(2)	Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 21, 2005.
(3)	Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.
(4)	Includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.
(5)	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 October 31, 2008.
(6)	The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(7)	The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.
(8)	The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2009.

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