BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 2, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-02-01

Reporting Person: SHRADER PATRICIA B (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-01	Common Stock	M	1148	$35.06	Acquired	7498	Direct
2007-02-01	Common Stock	S	1148	$77.13	Disposed	6350	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-02-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.06	M	1148	Disposed	2009-01-25	Common Stock (1148)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1645	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.