Contact: Camilla B.  Jenkins
BD
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Franklin Lakes, NJ (June 05, 2000) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) today announced that Bridget M. Healy has been named Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective immediately. Healy replaces Robert M. Hallenbeck, who will join the life science research business of BD Biosciences, based in San Jose, California.

“Bridget brings a wonderful blend of general and transactional law practice and Wall Street experience to the role of General Counsel. As a senior attorney and BD’s corporate secretary she has been a valued advisor in legal planning and corporate governance,” said Edward J. Ludwig, BD President and CEO. “She is respected by our Board and BD management and it is a pleasure to welcome her to our Leadership Team as we drive to improve medical practice and achieve our performance goals.”

Healy, 45, joined BD in 1995 and was appointed Vice President and Secretary in 1997. Prior to joining the Company she had been a partner with the New York City law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and before that was an associate in New York and Paris, France with Davis, Polk and Wardwell. Her prior legal experience has included domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures representing corporations, financial advisors and major shareholder groups.

She graduated with honors from Brown University and magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.

BD is a medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by health care professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, BD reported total revenues of $3.4 billion and net income of $276 million.