BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Nov 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-10-05

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-10-05	Common Stock	G	3000	—	Disposed	114844	Direct
2006-10-19	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Disposed	109844	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24824	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by 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, 2006.