BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

May 30, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-05-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-05-26	Common Stock	M	40000	$29.34	Acquired	155148	Direct
2006-05-26	Common Stock	S	40000	$61.00	Disposed	115148	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-05-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	40000	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (40000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24644	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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 April 28, 2006.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.