BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 12, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2003-08-11

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-08	Common Stock	G	1040	—	Disposed	52013.8	Direct
2003-08-08	Common Stock	G	520	—	Acquired	2761.91	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-11	Rights to Common Stock Under Deferred Compensation Plan	$	A	91.77	Acquired		Common Stock (91.77)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18520.55	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes gift of 520 shares to son who shares reporting person's household.

F2: Includes 110.40 shares acquired since May 1, 2003 through dividend reinvestment.

F3: Includes 5.734 shares acquired since May 1, 2003 through dividend reinvestment.

F4: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F5: Shares are held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The information presented for the SIP is as of July 31, 2003.

F6: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F7: The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.