BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-12-23

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-23	Common Stock	G	300	—	Disposed	109296	Direct
2006-01-03	Common Stock	M	20000	$24.8125	Acquired	129296	Direct
2006-01-03	Common Stock	S	19000	$59.9617	Disposed	110296	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.8125	M	20000	Disposed	2007-01-27	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24022	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the "Plan") adopted by the reporting person. The reported sale price reflects an average price for ten separate transactions. The actual sales prices for these transactions ranged from $59.85 through $59.99.

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 December 31, 2005.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 27, 1999 and fully exercisable on January 27, 2000.