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: COHEN GARY M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-01	Common Stock	M	33417	$27.91	Acquired	95730	Direct
2007-02-01	Common Stock	S	33417	$77.11	Disposed	62313	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-02-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.91	M	33417	Disposed	2010-01-24	Common Stock (33417)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14845	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for thirteen separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $77.06 through $77.17.

F2: 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.

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