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(January 26, 2000) -- Franklin Lakes, NJ (January 25, 2000) – The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 9 ¼ cents per common share, unchanged from the previous quarterly rate. It will be payable on March 31, 2000 to holders of record on March 10, 2000. The current indicated annual dividend rate is 37 cents per share.

BD manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by health care professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 BD reported revenues of $3.4 billion.