BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Nov 4, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-10-31

Reporting Person: DEGRAAN EDWARD (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-10-31	Rights to Common Stock Under 1996 Directors Deferral Plan	$	A	252	Acquired		Common Stock (252)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: The securities are distributed following termination of the reporting person's service as a director, or on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.

F3: Previously reported balance was reduced by 31 shares that were erroneously attributed to the reporting person's deferral account. These 31 shares will be reported in Table I in future filings.