BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 30, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-11-12

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-12	Common Stock	G	1000	—	Disposed	104143	Direct
2004-11-16	Common Stock	G	2000	—	Disposed	102143	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-29	Rights to Common Stock Under Deferred Compensation Plan	$	A	72.71	Acquired		Common Stock (72.71)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19324	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). Mr. Ludwig also has an interest in 583 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock under the SIP, which are convertible into 3,731 shares of common stock. The information presented for the SIP is as of October 31, 2004.

F2: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F3: The securities are generally distributed upon termination, or following retirement on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.