BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 27, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-02-25

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-25	Common Stock	S	4500	$91.00	Disposed	211950	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36820	Indirect
Common Stock	109683	Indirect
Common Stock	230743	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect
Common Stock	12798	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F3: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F4: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F5: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F6: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.