BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Jan 8, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-01-05

Reporting Person: SHERMAN JEFFREY S (Sr. VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-01-05	Common Stock	A	1468	—	Acquired	17770	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-01-05	Rights to Common Stock	$0	A	12792	Acquired		Common Stock (12792)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	316	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units.

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 December 31, 2006.

F3: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F4: Includes 7,675 shares of BD common stock distributable upon the vesting of performance units awarded on November 24, 2003, which were voluntarily deferred. Also includes 5,117 shares distributable under the award in installments on November 24, 2007 and November 24, 2008.

F5: The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement on the date of dates specified by the reporting person.