Financial Astrology of Becton, Dickinson and Co.

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for Becton, Dickinson and Co.

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Becton, Dickinson and Co.	1963-09-25

Company Name	Symbol
Becton, Dickinson and Co.	BDX
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
Becton, Dickinson and Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in November 1906, as successor to a New York business started in 1897. Our executive offices are located at 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880, and our telephone number is (201) 847-6800. All references in this Form 10-K to 'BD' refer to Becton, Dickinson and Company and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated by the context. BD is a medical technology company engaged principally in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. BD's operations consist of three worldwide business segments: BD Medical ('Medical') (formerly BD Medical Systems), BD Diagnostics ('Diagnostics') (formerly BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions) and BD Biosciences ('Biosciences'). Information with respect to BD's business segments appears on pages 54-55 of BD's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 (the '2003 Annual Report'), and is incorporated herein by reference as part of Exhibit 13.

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