BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-08-03

Reporting Person: TOZZI WILLIAM A (VP and Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-08-03	Common Stock	M	8000	$29.34	Acquired	16347	Direct
2005-08-03	Common Stock	S	8000	$55.10	Disposed	8347	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-08-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.34	M	8000	Disposed	2008-01-26	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	67	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 July 31, 2005.

F2: The option became 50% exercisable on January 26, 2000 and fully exercisable on January 26, 2001.