BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 30, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-02-18

Reporting Person: KOZY WILLIAM A (President - BD Diagnostics)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-18	Common Stock	G	450	—	Disposed	41117	Direct
2004-03-26	Common Stock	M	4030	$24.8125	Acquired	45147	Direct
2004-03-26	Common Stock	M	3406	$29.3438	Acquired	48553	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.8125	M	4030	Disposed	2007-01-27	Common Stock (4030)	Direct
2004-03-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.3438	M	3406	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (3406)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4741	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents an interest in shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). Mr. Kozy also has an interest in 574 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock under the SIP, which are convertible into 3,673 shares of common stock. The information presented for the SIP is as of February 29, 2004.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 27, 1999 and fully exercisable on January 27, 2000.

F3: The option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.