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: 2007-01-31

Reporting Person: CONSIDINE JOHN R (Senior Executive VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-01-31	Common Stock	M	90000	$31.85	Acquired	145689	Direct
2007-01-31	Common Stock	S	90000	$76.75	Disposed	55689	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-01-31	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	90000	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (90000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2235	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 November 27, 2002 and fully exercisable on November 27, 2003.