BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 12, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-02-08

Reporting Person: HANSON ALFRED JOHN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-08	Common Stock	M	7600	$31.85	Acquired	47873	Direct
2008-02-08	Common Stock	S	7600	$90.00	Disposed	40273	Direct
2008-02-11	Common Stock	M	22400	$31.85	Acquired	62673	Direct
2008-02-11	Common Stock	S	22400	$88.76	Disposed	40273	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	7600	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (7600)	Direct
2008-02-11	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.85	M	22400	Disposed	2010-11-27	Common Stock (22400)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5939	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for numerous separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $88.75 through $88.85.

F2: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of October 31, 2007.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on November 27, 2002 and fully exercisable on November 27, 2003.