BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Aug 6, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-08-04

Reporting Person: DURACK DAVID T (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-08-04	Common Stock	S	250	$84.88	Disposed	750	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7049	Direct
Common Stock	4870	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 July 31, 2008.