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BD To Present at Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference

Franklin Lakes, NJ (February 22, 2001) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today it will participate in the Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference to be held at the Grand Floridian Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The BD presentation will be made on March 1, 2001, at 11:15 a.m. (Eastern Time).

Live audio of the BD presentation can be accessed via teleconference.

	Dial-in No:	1-800-553-3587
	ID No:	944311
	Time:	11:15 - 11:40 a.m. (Eastern Time)
	Audio Replay:	1-800-625-5288 Available 24 hrs. after the presentation; accessible for 7 business days.

Slides from the BD presentation can be accessed from the BD website (www.bd.com). The slides will remain on the BD site until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, March 7, 2001.

BD is a medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by healthcare professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, BD reported total revenues of $3.6 billion.

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