Annual Meeting
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Woodcliff Lake Hilton
200 Tice Boulevard
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
The Direct Stock Purchase Plan
established through EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A., enhances
the services provided to existing
shareholders and facilitates
initial investments in BD shares.
Additional information may
be obtained by calling EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A. at
1-800-955-4743.
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BDX
Transfer Agent and Registrar
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 2500
Jersey City, NJ 07303-2500
Phone: 1-800-519-3111
E-mail: equiserve@equiserve.com
Internet:www.equiserve.com
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Shareholder Information
BD's Statement of Corporate
Governance Principles, BD's
Business Conduct and Compliance
Guide, the charters of BD's Audit,
Compensation and Benefits,
and Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committees of the
Board of Directors, and BD's
reports and statements filed
with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, are
posted on BD's Web site at
www.bd.com/investors/.
Shareholders may receive,
without charge, printed copies
of these documents, including
BD's 2002 Annual Report to
the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K,
by contacting:
Investor Relations
BD
1 Becton Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880
Phone: 1-800-284-6845
Internet: www.bd.com
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Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6085
Phone: 212-773-3000
Internet: www.ey.com
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