BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Nov 21, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-20

Reporting Person: HANSON ALFRED JOHN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-20	Common Stock	A	1878	—	Acquired	34965	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-20	Stock Appreciation Rights	$84.33	A	9904	Acquired	2017-11-20	Common Stock (9904)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5939	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units ("career shares") awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F2: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of October 31, 2007.

F3: The stock appreciation rights vest in four annual installments beginning November 20, 2008.