BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Nov 14, 2005

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-09-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-15	Common Stock	G	1000	—	Disposed	103549	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	G	2000	—	Disposed	102384	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23957	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since last report of 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 October 31, 2005.