FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Boles Donna M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BECTON DICKINSON & CO [BDX] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP - Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 904 (1) D   Common Stock 1,658 I SIP (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	01/24/2002(3)	01/24/2010	Common Stock	2,200	$ 27.9063	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/27/2002(4)	11/27/2010	Common Stock	5,000	$ 31.845	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/27/2002(5)	11/27/2011	Common Stock	12,000	$ 32.49	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/25/2003(6)	11/25/2012	Common Stock	11,000	$ 29.99	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/24/2004(7)	11/24/2013	Common Stock	12,000	$ 38.775	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/23/2005(8)	11/23/2014	Common Stock	5,731	$ 54.41	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Boles Donna M C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 BECTON DRIVE FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417	Â	Â	  Executive VP - Human Resources	Â

Signatures

Patricia Walesiewicz, by power of attorney for Donna M. Boles		06/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects restricted stock units awarded under the Becton, Dickinson and Company 2004 Employee and Director Equity-Based Compensation Plan.
(2)	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 June 1, 2005.
(3)	The option became 50% exercisable on January 24, 2002 and fully exercisable on January 24, 2003.
(4)	The option became 50% exercisable on November 27, 2002 and fully exercisable on November 27, 2003.
(5)	The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 27, 2002.
(6)	The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 25, 2003.
(7)	The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 24, 2004.
(8)	The option vests in four annual installments beginning November 23, 2005.

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