BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 6, 2008

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-24

Reporting Person: SHRADER PATRICIA B (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-11-24	Right to Common Stock	$	A	4364	Acquired		Common Stock (4364)	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Form is amended to reduce the amount of shares from 5,644 shares. The original filing included 1,280 shares that had been previously reported.

F3: The securities are distributable upon retirement or the date or dates specified by the reporting person.