BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Mar 28, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-03-27

Reporting Person: SHERMAN JEFFREY S (Sr. VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-03-27	Common Stock	S	3267	$74.9697	Disposed	14503	Direct
2007-03-27	Common Stock	F	1733	$75.71	Disposed	12770	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	316	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the "Plan") adopted by the reporting person on December 13, 2006.

F2: The reported sale price reflects an average price for eighteen separate transactions. The actual sales prices ranged from $74.90 through $75.06.

F3: 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 February 28, 2007.