BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Nov 7, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-05

Reporting Person: KOZY WILLIAM A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-05	Common Stock	M	2	$29.34	Acquired	68082	Direct
2007-11-05	Common Stock	M	43000	$31.85	Acquired	111080	Direct
2007-11-05	Common Stock	S	43002	$81.19	Disposed	68080	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	2	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (2)	Direct
2007-11-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	43000	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (43000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9943	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for forty one separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $81.26 through $81.92.

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 option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.

F4: The option became 50% exercisable on November 27, 2002 and fully exercisable on November 27, 2003.