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: 2007-11-08

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-08	Common Stock	G	1024392	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2007-12-10	Common Stock	S	2500	$84.00	Disposed	221950	Indirect
2007-12-11	Common Stock	S	2500	$84.13	Disposed	219450	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	37320	Indirect
Common Stock	109465	Indirect
Common Stock	230743	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect
Common Stock	11204	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares held in trust for parents of which the reporting person was a co-trustee were transferred to trusts for which the reporting person is not a trustee and in which the reporting person has no ownership interest.

F2: Includes 12 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F3: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F4: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F5: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F6: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F7: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F8: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.