BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Jul 7, 2006

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-06-30

Reporting Person: DURACK DAVID T (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7282	Direct
Common Stock	1894	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Rights to Common Stock Under Deferred Compensation Plan	$		Common Stock (2438)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.06	2009-01-25	Common Stock (2852)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.99	2012-11-25	Common Stock (5000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.78	2013-11-24	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.41	2014-11-23	Common Stock (7641)		Direct
Stock Appreciation Right	$59.16	2015-11-21	Common Stock (7039)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4,243 restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.

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 June 30, 2006.

F3: The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.

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

F5: The option became 50% exercisable on January 25, 2001 and fully exercisable on January 25, 2002.

F6: The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2003.

F7: The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 24, 2004.

F8: The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2005.

F9: The stock appreciation right vests in four annual installments beginning November 21, 2006.