BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Nov 27, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-23

Reporting Person: COHEN GARY M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-23	Common Stock	A	9265	—	Acquired	75472	Direct
2007-11-24	Common Stock	M	2687	—	Acquired	78159	Direct
2007-11-24	Common Stock	F	5502	—	Disposed	72657	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-23	Rights to Common Stock	$	A	3971	Acquired		Common Stock (3971)	Direct
2007-11-24	Rights to Common Stock	$	M	2687	Disposed		Common Stock (2687)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	15202	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 23, 2004.

F2: Represents shares distributed upon the vesting of performance units granted on November 24, 2003.

F3: 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 October 31, 2007.

F4: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F5: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.