BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Nov 13, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2003-11-12

Reporting Person: COHEN GARY M (President - BD Medical Systems)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-12	Common Stock	M	108	$8.64	Acquired	21179	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-11-12	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.64	M	108	Disposed	2004-01-24	Common Stock (108)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10256	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares are held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan ("SIP). The information presented for the SIP is as of October 31, 2003.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 24, 1996, and became fully exercisable on January 24, 1997.