BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-02-01

Reporting Person: TOZZI WILLIAM A (VP and Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-01	Common Stock	M	9000	$27.91	Acquired	18455	Direct
2006-02-01	Common Stock	S	5417	$64.50	Disposed	13038	Direct
2006-02-01	Common Stock	F	1558	$64.15	Disposed	11480	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-02-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.91	M	9000	Disposed	2010-01-24	Common Stock (9000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	113	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 January 31, 2006.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 24, 2002 and fully exercisable on January 24, 2003.