BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 5, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2006-01-04

Reporting Person: LUDWIG EDWARD J (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-04	Rights to Common Stock Under Deferred Compensation Plan	$	A	8905.46	Acquired		Common Stock (8905.46)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement on the date of dates specified by the reporting person.

F3: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.