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: 2006-12-05

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-12-05	Common Stock	G	3000	—	Disposed	132089	Direct
2006-12-14	Common Stock	G	500	—	Disposed	131589	Direct
2007-01-31	Common Stock	M	100000	$28.97	Acquired	231589	Direct
2007-01-31	Common Stock	S	100000	$76.65	Disposed	131589	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-01-31	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.97	M	100000	Disposed	2009-11-22	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24886	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 22, 2001 and fully exercisable on November 22, 2002.