BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Apr 25, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-04-24

Reporting Person: CONSIDINE JOHN R (Executive VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-04-24	Common Stock	M	134200	$27.78	Acquired	182081	Direct
2006-04-24	Common Stock	S	134200	$65.00	Disposed	47881	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-04-24	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.78	M	134200	Disposed	2010-06-12	Common Stock (134200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2047	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 9, 2006.

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 March 31, 2006.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on June 12, 2002 and fully exercisable on June 12, 2003.