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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 * BECTON HENRY P JR   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/14/2015 (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 07/14/2015   G V 2,080 D $ 0 112,683 I See footnote (1) Common Stock               75,213 I See footnote (2) Common Stock               37,166 I By wife (3) Common Stock               108,552 I See footnote (4) Common Stock               11,175 I See footnote (5) Common Stock               17,000 I See footnote (6) Common Stock               27,628 (7) D

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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 Under 1996 Directors Deferral Plan

(8)

08/04/2015

A

151

(9)

(9)

Common Stock

151

$ 152.15

16,721 (10)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BECTON HENRY P JR C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 BECTON DRIVE FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417	X

Signatures

Richard Stout, by power of attorney for Henry P. Becton, Jr.		08/05/2015
**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 held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.
(2)	Represents shares held in trust of which reporting person is a beneficiary and a trustee.
(3)	Represents shares held in trust and directly by spouse.
(4)	By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(5)	By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.
(6)	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.
(7)	Includes restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.
(8)	The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(9)	The securities are distributed following termination of the reporting person's service as a director, or on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.
(10)	Includes rights acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

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