BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

May 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-05-03

Reporting Person: TOZZI WILLIAM A (VP and Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-03	Common Stock	M	6300	$20.0325	Acquired	10462.04	Direct
2004-05-03	Common Stock	F	1985	$50.33	Disposed	8477.04	Direct
2004-05-03	Common Stock	S	3300	$50.40	Disposed	5177.04	Direct
2004-05-03	Common Stock	S	112	$50.42	Disposed	5065.04	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-05-03	Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.0325	M	6300	Disposed	2006-01-22	Common Stock (6300)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3959.62	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares have been updated to include dividend reinvestment.

F2: Represents an interest in shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). Mr. Tozzi also has an interest in 423 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock under the SIP, which are convertible into 2,707 shares of common stock. The information presented for the SIP is as of April 30, 2004.