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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DEYO RUSSELL C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JOHNSON & JOHNSON [JNJ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2006 (Street) NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common 03/03/2006   M   78,200 A $ 26 (1) 189,878 (2) D   Common 03/03/2006   S   78,200 D $ 57.75 111,678 D   Common 02/28/2006   J V 68 A (3) 6,911 I 401 (k) and ESOP Savings Plans Common               6,131 (4) I By Wife Common               1,952 (5) (6) I By Son Common               1,784 (5) (6) I By Daughter Common               14,153 (7) I By GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units (8)

(9)

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

0

15,558

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) (10)

$ 26 (1)

03/03/2006

M

78,200

12/05/1998

12/04/2006

Common Stock

78,200

(10)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEYO RUSSELL C JOHNSON & JOHNSON ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933			VP, General Counsel

Signatures

Linda E. King, Attorney-in-Fact for Russell C. Deyo		03/06/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Adjusted to reflect two-for-one stock split in 2001.
(2)	Reflects addition of 2,552 shares, transferred from Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(3)	Shares acquired under Johnson & Johnson's 401(k) and ESOP Savings Plans as of Plans' most recent reporting date (02/28/2006).
(4)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Held by Wife as custodian for child under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
(6)	Includes shares acquired under Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Program.
(7)	Adjusted to deduct 2,552 shares previously held by GRAT transferred into directly held shares.
(8)	The Phantom Stock Units held under the Issuer's Executive Income Deferral Plan are to be settled in cash upon the Reporting Person's Retirement.
(9)	The Phantom Stock converts into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(10)	Awarded under Issuer's Stock Option Plan and exercisable in increments of 20% per year starting two years from date of grant.

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