BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 12, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-11-10

Reporting Person: CONSIDINE JOHN R (Executive VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-10	Common Stock	M	135000	$27.7813	Acquired	167902	Direct
2004-11-10	Common Stock	S	131401	$53.5588	Disposed	36501	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	M	15000	$27.7813	Acquired	51501	Direct
2004-11-11	Common Stock	S	15000	$53.518	Disposed	36501	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-10	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.7813	M	135000	Disposed	2010-06-11	Common Stock (135000)	Direct
2004-11-11	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.7813	M	15000	Disposed	2010-06-11	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	797	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). Mr. Considine also has an interest in 132 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock under the SIP, which are convertible into 844 shares of common stock. The information presented for the SIP is as of October 31, 2004.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on June 12, 2002 and fully exercisable on June 12, 2003.