BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

May 8, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-05-04

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-04	Common Stock	M	10500	$31.85	Acquired	142089	Direct
2007-05-04	Common Stock	S	10500	$80.03	Disposed	131589	Direct
2007-05-07	Common Stock	M	139500	$31.85	Acquired	271089	Direct
2007-05-07	Common Stock	S	139500	$79.94	Disposed	131589	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-04	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	10500	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (10500)	Direct
2007-05-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	139500	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (139500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	25414	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 April 30, 2007.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on November 27, 2002 and fully exercisable on November 27, 2003.