BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 11, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2008-02-07

Reporting Person: SHRADER PATRICIA B (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-07	Common Stock	M	2852	$35.07	Acquired	10767	Direct
2008-02-07	Common Stock	M	7692	$32.49	Acquired	18459	Direct
2008-02-07	Common Stock	S	10544	$88.00	Disposed	7915	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.07	M	2852	Disposed	2009-01-25	Common Stock (2852)	Direct
2008-02-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.49	M	7692	Disposed	2011-11-27	Common Stock (7692)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1704	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 December 31, 2007.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 25, 2001 and fully exercisable on January 25, 2002.

F3: The option became exercisable in four annual installments beginning November 27, 2002.