BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 18, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-02-17

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-17	Common Stock	M	22000	$12.5475	Acquired	63567	Direct
2004-02-17	Common Stock	M	50000	$20.0325	Acquired	113567	Direct
2004-02-17	Common Stock	S	72000	$48.51	Disposed	41567	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-17	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.5475	M	22000	Disposed	2005-01-23	Common Stock (22000)	Direct
2004-02-17	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.0325	M	50000	Disposed	2006-01-22	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4744	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of common stock held under the Becton, Dickinson and Company Savings Incentive Plan (the "SIP"). The information presented for the SIP is as of January 31, 2004. Mr. Kozy also has an interest in 571 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock under the SIP, which are convertible into 3,654 shares of common stock.