Bertram L. Scott Elected to BD Board of Directors.

Business Editors

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) has elected Bertram L. Scott to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Scott, 51, is the President of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company and Executive Vice President of TIAA-CREF. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in November 2000, Mr. Scott served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon/Mercy, a joint Medicaid managed care program between Mercy Health Plan of Pennsylvania and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New Jersey.

"BD is fortunate to have someone of Mr. Scott's stature join our Board," said Edward J. Ludwig, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Bert's attributes as a leader, experience in corporate governance and business expertise in the insurance and healthcare fields will all be of significant value to BD."

Mr. Scott is a graduate of DePaul University, which honored him earlier this year with its School for New Learning David O. Justice Award. Among his civic and professional affiliations, Mr. Scott serves on the boards of the American Heart Association, the Committee for Economic Development, the Health Insurance Association of America and is a member of the American Council of Life Insurers Executive Roundtable. In 2000, Mr. Scott served as the chairman of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson, New Jersey. That same year the New Jersey Chapter of the NAACP honored him as the CEO of the Year.

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, 2001, BD reported total revenues of $3.8 billion.

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