BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-07-06

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-06	Common Stock	G	4800	—	Acquired	135305	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-07-30	Rights to Common Stock Under 1996 Directors Deferral Plan	$	A	296.35	Acquired		Common Stock (296.35)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	108440	Indirect
Common Stock	32320	Indirect
Common Stock	1600	Indirect
Common Stock	56000	Indirect
Common Stock	117000	Indirect
Common Stock	6419.25	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F3: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F4: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F5: Represents shares held in trust of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.

F6: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.

F7: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F8: The securities are distributed following termination of the reporting person's service as a director, on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.

F9: Includes rights acquired through dividend reinvestment since the last report filed by the reporting person.