BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Nov 23, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-11-18

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-11-18	Common Stock	G	2000	—	Disposed	98384	Direct
2005-11-21	Common Stock	A	16812	—	Acquired	115196	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-11-21	Stock Appreciation Right	$59.155	A	86819	Acquired	2015-11-21	Common Stock (86819)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23957	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

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 October 31, 2005.

F3: The stock appreciation right vests in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2006.