BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 7, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-02-05

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-05	Common Stock	S	3645	$77.10	Disposed	115435	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	941182	Indirect
Common Stock	100390	Indirect
Common Stock	37120	Indirect
Common Stock	2400	Indirect
Common Stock	108815	Indirect
Common Stock	118800	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	11131.48	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.

F3: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F4: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F5: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F6: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.