BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 26, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-02-23

Reporting Person: FORLENZA VINCENT A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-23	Common Stock	M	33148	$35.06	Acquired	86684	Direct
2007-02-23	Common Stock	M	23417	$27.91	Acquired	110101	Direct
2007-02-23	Common Stock	S	56565	$77.43	Disposed	53536	Direct
2007-02-26	Common Stock	M	3406	$29.34	Acquired	56942	Direct
2007-02-26	Common Stock	M	2852	$35.06	Acquired	59794	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-02-23	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.06	M	33148	Disposed	2009-01-25	Common Stock (33148)	Direct
2007-02-23	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.91	M	23417	Disposed	2010-01-24	Common Stock (23417)	Direct
2007-02-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	3406	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (3406)	Direct
2007-02-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.06	M	2852	Disposed	2009-01-25	Common Stock (2852)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8622	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 January 31, 2007.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 25, 2001 and fully exercisable on January 25, 2002.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 24, 2002 and fully exercisable on January 24, 2003.

F4: The option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.