BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Nov 14, 2006

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-09-30

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-14	Common Stock	G	410	—	Disposed	115435	Indirect
2005-12-14	Common Stock	G	1000	—	Disposed	945382	Indirect
2005-12-14	Common Stock	G	200	—	Acquired	37120	Indirect
2006-02-07	Common Stock	G	4000	—	Disposed	941382	Indirect
2006-02-07	Common Stock	G	4000	—	Disposed	100390	Indirect
2006-02-07	Common Stock	G	400	—	Acquired	2400	Indirect
2006-02-28	Common Stock	G	200	—	Disposed	945182	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	108815	Indirect
Common Stock	118800	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	5212	Direct
Common Stock	4358	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.

F3: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F4: Reflects a reallocation of 400 shares which should have been included the holdings of the reporting person's daughter but was mistakenly included in a trust for benefit of the reporting person's children.

F5: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F6: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F7: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F8: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan, including units acquired through dividend reinvestment.