BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Jan 31, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2007-11-21

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-11-21	Common Stock	G	200	—	Acquired	37520	Indirect
2008-01-15	Common Stock	G	218	—	Acquired	109683	Indirect
2008-01-29	Common Stock	A	1575	—	Acquired	12798	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	219450	Indirect
Common Stock	230743	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	14050	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F2: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F3: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

F4: Includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F5: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F6: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F7: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F8: By trust for benefit of reporting person and his siblings, of which he is a co-trustee.