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: TOZZI WILLIAM A (VP - Finance)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-20	Common Stock	A	770	—	Acquired	16438	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-20	Stock Appreciation Rights	$84.33	A	4992	Acquired	2017-11-20	Common Stock (4992)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	189	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units 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 Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). The information presented for the SIP is as of October 31, 2007.

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