BECTON DICKINSON & CO — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 28, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK: 0000010795
Period of Report: 2004-12-14

Reporting Person: BECTON HENRY P JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-14	Common Stock	G	5080	—	Disposed	121865	Indirect
2004-12-14	Common Stock	G	4400	—	Acquired	36720	Indirect
2004-12-15	Common Stock	G	50	—	Disposed	121815	Indirect
2004-12-23	Common Stock	G	200	—	Acquired	36920	Indirect
2005-02-02	Common Stock	G	1200	—	Acquired	109640	Indirect
2005-02-25	Common Stock	S	1000	$59.37	Disposed	120815	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	946582	Indirect
Common Stock	104590	Indirect
Common Stock	121800	Indirect
Common Stock	1600	Indirect
Common Stock	32000	Indirect
Common Stock	5212	Direct
Common Stock	2410	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in trust and/or limited liability company for benefit of reporting person.

F2: Beneficial ownership of these securities is expressly disclaimed.

F3: By trusts for benefit of reporting person's children, with wife and independent advisor as co-trustees.

F4: Represents shares held in trust for parent of which reporting person has become a co-trustee.

F5: Represents shares held in trust for sibling 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.