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Franklin Lakes, NJ (January 23, 2001) -- 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, unchanged from the previous quarterly rate. It will be payable on March 30, 2001 to holders of record on March 9, 2001. The current indicated annual dividend rate is 38 cents per share.

BD is a medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by healthcare professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, BD reported total revenues of $3.6 billion.