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BD Declares Increased Dividend
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Franklin Lakes, NJ (November 28, 2000) -- The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 9 1/2 cents per common share, an increase of approximately 3 percent, or 1/4 cent per share, over the previous quarterly payment. It will be payable on January 2, 2001, to holders of record on December 12, 2000. The current indicated annual dividend rate is 38 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, 2000 BD reported revenues of $3.6 billion.
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