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Franklin Lakes, NJ (November 02, 2000) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) will provide a live audio Web cast of its presentation to the investment community on Thursday, November 9, 2000 at 8:30 a.m.

Presentations will be made by Edward J. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer; John R. Considine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Richard O. Brajer, President, BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions; Gary M. Cohen, President, BD Medical Systems and Deborah J. Neff, President, BD Biosciences. A question and answer period for live attendees will follow the presentations.

Results for the quarter and full year will be announced after the close of the market on Wednesday, November 8, on Business Wire and on the First Call network.

The audio Web cast can be accessed through the BD Web site, www.bd.com (Internet link: www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=bdx&script=100&layout=7/); it will be available for replay through Wednesday, November 22, 2000. Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast are at least a 14.4bps connection to the Internet and RealPlayer® Basic software, which can be downloaded for free from the Real Networks® Web site. For a pre-event system test, instructions on downloading RealPlayer Basic and a link to the Real Networks Web site, follow the Internet link listed above.

News releases for BD can be found on its Web site at www.bd.com or through Business Wire at www.businesswire.com.

BD manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by health 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.