BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 31, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-01-27

Reporting Person: KOZY WILLIAM A (President - BD Diagnostics)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-27	Common Stock	M	102538	$24.8125	Acquired	159626	Direct
2006-01-27	Common Stock	S	102538	$63.919	Disposed	57088	Direct
2006-01-30	Common Stock	M	2852	$35.0625	Acquired	59940	Direct
2006-01-30	Common Stock	M	3583	$27.9063	Acquired	63523	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.8125	M	102538	Disposed	2007-01-27	Common Stock (102538)	Direct
2006-01-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.0625	M	2852	Disposed	2009-01-25	Common Stock (2852)	Direct
2006-01-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.9063	M	3583	Disposed	2010-01-24	Common Stock (3583)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9236	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 December 31, 2005.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 27, 1999 and fully exercisable on January 27, 2000.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 25, 2001 and fully exercisable on January 25, 2002.

F4: The option became 50% exercisable on January 24, 2002 and fully exercisable on January 24, 2003.