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 (December 21, 2006) --

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its first fiscal quarter 2007 earnings conference call on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). BD will issue a press release detailing the quarter’s earnings earlier that morning.

The webcast of the conference call will be accessible through BD’s website at www.bd.com/investors and will be available for replay through Thursday, February 1, 2007.

BD, a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people’s health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. The Company’s capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world’s most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs more than 25,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.