BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 9, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-02-07

Reporting Person: FORLENZA VINCENT A (President - BD Biosciences)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-07	Common Stock	M	46594	$29.34	Acquired	94773	Direct
2006-02-07	Common Stock	S	46594	$63.25	Disposed	48179	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-02-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	46594	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (46594)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8415	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported sale price reflects an average price for twenty-nine separate transactions. The actual sales prices for the transactions ranged from $62.98 through $63.40.

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 January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.