BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Nov 9, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-07

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-07	Common Stock	S	2500	$81.13	Disposed	148050	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	37320	Indirect
Common Stock	109215	Indirect
Common Stock	154355	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	939722	Indirect
Common Stock	100230	Indirect
Common Stock	11204	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F3: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F4: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F5: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F6: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.