SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BECTON HENRY P JR (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 BECTON DRIVE (Street) FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BECTON DICKINSON & CO [ BDX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/19/2012		G	80	D	$0	11,240	I	See footnote(1)
Common Stock	12/21/2012		G	17,000	D	$0	101,231	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock	12/21/2012		G	17,000	A	$0	17,000	I	See footnote(3)
Common Stock	09/27/2013		G	43,300	A	$0	43,300	I	See footnote(4)
Common Stock	09/27/2013		G	59,000	A	$0	59,000	I	See footnote(5)
Common Stock							12,031	I	By GRAT
Common Stock							37,166	I	By wife(6)
Common Stock							109,012	I	See footnote(7)
Common Stock							24,210(8)	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.

2. Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person. Includes shares previously held in grantor retainer annuity trusts (GRATs) that were distributed by the GRATs.

3. Represents shares held in trust for benefit of reporting person's wife and descendants of which wife is a co-trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

4. Represents shares held in testamentary trusts of which reporting person is a beneficiary and co-trustee.

5. Represents shares held in trust of which reporting person is a beneficiary and a co-trustee.

6. Represents shares held in trust for benefit of spouse and shares held directly by spouse.

7. Held by trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife as co-trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

8. Includes restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

Remarks:

	Richard Stout, by power of attorney for Henry P. Becton, Jr.	11/13/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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