BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Dec 5, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-12-01

Reporting Person: HANSON ALFRED JOHN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-12-01	Common Stock	M	8000	$29.34	Acquired	41087	Direct
2006-12-01	Common Stock	S	8000	$71.59	Disposed	33087	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-12-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	8000	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5435	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for seventeen separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $71.42 through $71.74.

F2: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Global Share Investment Program (the "GSIP"). The information presented for the GSIP is as of October 31, 2006.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.