BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 19, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-12-01

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-01	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Disposed	110196	Direct
2005-12-05	Common Stock	G	600	—	Acquired	109596	Direct
2005-12-08	Common Stock	G	1000	—	Disposed	108596	Direct
2005-12-15	Common Stock	M	20000	$24.8125	Acquired	128596	Direct
2005-12-15	Common Stock	S	19000	$58.6677	Disposed	109596	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.8125	D	20000	Disposed	2007-01-27	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23941	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the "Plan") adopted by the reporting person.

F2: 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 November 30, 2005.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 27, 1999 and fully exercisable on January 27, 2000.