BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-12-06

Reporting Person: SOMMER ALFRED (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-06	Common Stock	M	2934	$25.63	Acquired	4144	Direct
2004-12-06	Common Stock	S	2934	$55.84	Disposed	1210	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-06	Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.63	M	2934	Disposed	2010-02-08	Common Stock (2934)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes restricted stock units acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on February 8, 2002 and fully exercisable on February 8, 2003.