Contact: Pat Spinella
Investor Relations
(201) 847-5453
Email: patricia_spinella@bd.com
Colleen T.
White
Corporate Communications
(201) 847-5369
Email: colleen_white@bd.com
Franklin Lakes, NJ
(March 10, 2005) --
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a global medical technology company, announced today that it would present at the SG Cowen 25th Annual Health Care Conference on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 8:00 a.m. (ET).
The live webcast of BD's presentation can be accessed from the BD corporate website at www.bd.com/investors and will be available for replay through Thursday, March 24, 2005.
BD is a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. BD manufactures and sells a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, BD reported total revenues of $4.935 billion.