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: 2007-11-24

Reporting Person: Boles Donna M (Senior VP - Human Resources)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-23	Common Stock	A	1637	—	Acquired	7588	Direct
2007-11-23	Common Stock	F	595	—	Disposed	6993	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-23	Rights to Common Stock	$	A	1636	Acquired		Common Stock (1636)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1880	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: 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.

F3: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F4: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.