BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Dec 12, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-12-10

Reporting Person: COHEN GARY M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-10	Common Stock	M	77308	$32.49	Acquired	149965	Direct
2007-12-10	Common Stock	S	77308	$83.83	Disposed	72657	Direct
2007-12-10	Common Stock	M	608	—	Acquired	73265	Direct
2007-12-10	Common Stock	F	274	—	Disposed	72991	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-12-10	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.49	M	77308	Disposed		Common Stock (77308)	Direct
2007-12-10	Rights to Common Stock	$	M	608	Disposed		Common Stock (608)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	15202	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 November 30, 2007.

F2: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F3: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 27, 2002.

F4: These shares were issuable under the November 24, 2003 grant of performance units and were mandatorily deferred until the payment of these shares was deductible under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.