BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

May 3, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2005-04-29

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-04-29	Common Stock	S	2000	$57.40	Disposed	119800	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-04-29	Rights to Common Stock Under 1996 Directors Deferral Plan	$	A	237.91	Acquired		Common Stock (237.91)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	109215	Indirect
Common Stock	36920	Indirect
Common Stock	120815	Indirect
Common Stock	946582	Indirect
Common Stock	104590	Indirect
Common Stock	1600	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	5212	Direct
Common Stock	2410	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares held in trust for sibling of which reporting person is a co-trustee.

F2: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F3: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F4: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

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

F6: Held in charitable remainder trust of which reporting person is a remainder beneficiary.

F7: Represents restricted stock units awarded under the 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan, including units acquired through dividend reinvestment.

F8: The securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F9: 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.