BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Nov 28, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-11-24

Reporting Person: FORLENZA VINCENT A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-11-24	Common Stock	A	1909	—	Acquired	53536	Direct
2006-11-24	Common Stock	A	7277	—	Acquired	60813	Direct
2006-11-24	Common Stock	F	3632	—	Disposed	57181	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-11-24	Rights to Common Stock	$	A	9351	Acquired		Common Stock (9351)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock units.

F2: Represents shares of BD common stock issued upon the vesting of performance units awarded on November 24, 2003.

F3: 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, 2006.

F4: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F5: Includes 2,700 shares of BD common stock distributable upon the vesting of performance units awarded on November 24, 2003, which were mandatorily deferred. Also includes 6,651 shares distributable under the award in installments on November 24, 2007 and November 24, 2008.

F6: The deferred securities will be distributed at such time as the deduction of the payment of these shares will not be limited under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The remaining securities will be distributed on the dates specified in footnote 5.