BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 1, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-02-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-27	Common Stock	M	15800	$27.78	Acquired	63681	Direct
2006-02-27	Common Stock	S	15800	$65.53	Disposed	47881	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-02-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.78	M	15800	Disposed	2010-06-12	Common Stock (15800)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1959	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for seven separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $65.50 through $65.69.

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 January 31, 2006.

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