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BD Announces Fiscal Second Quarter Results


Company Increases Earnings Guidance For Fiscal Year 2003

Contact: Patricia A.  Spinella
Investor Relations
(201) 847-5453
Email: patricia_spinella@bd.com

Charles A.  Borgognoni
Corporate Communications
(201) 847-6651

Franklin Lakes, NJ (April 25, 2003) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) today reported record quarterly revenues of $1.134 billion for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2003, an increase of 12 percent from the same period a year ago. At constant foreign exchange rates, revenues increased 7 percent. Revenue growth in all segments benefited from favorable foreign currency translation, particularly with respect to the Euro.

"We are pleased with our performance in the second quarter," said Edward J. Ludwig, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Strong revenue growth was driven, in particular, by our broad line of safety-engineered devices. Also this quarter, the Company launched significant new products - the BD Logic™ Blood Glucose Monitor, the BD Latitude™ Diabetes Management System and the BD FACSAria™ cell sorter. These introductions underscore our strategy of pursuing sustainable revenue growth by focusing on products that have a higher benefit to patients, healthcare workers and researchers."

Diluted earnings per share and net income for the quarter were 54 cents and $142 million, respectively. For the same period in fiscal 2002, net income was $129 million and diluted earnings per share were 48 cents, or 50 cents excluding the impact of a special charge of 2 cents per share relating to the manufacturing restructuring in the BD Medical Systems segment.

Q2 Segment Results

In the BD Medical Systems segment, worldwide revenues of $602 million increased 13 percent. Included in BD Medical Systems revenues were U.S. safety-engineered product sales of $98 million, versus $85 million in the prior year's quarter. Also contributing to the growth of the segment were sales of prefillable drug delivery devices. The overall growth rate in the segment was partly offset by reduced sales of conventional devices in the U.S. due to the transition to safety-engineered devices.

In the BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions segment, worldwide revenues increased 12 percent to $357 million. Revenue growth of 15 percent in the Preanalytical Solutions portion of the segment included U.S. safety-engineered device sales of $68 million, versus $50 million in the prior year's quarter. These results were partly offset by reduced sales of conventional devices due to the transition to safety-engineered devices.

In the BD Biosciences segment, worldwide revenues grew 6 percent to $175 million. Revenue growth was driven primarily by favorable foreign exchange as well as immunology/cell biology (Pharmingen) reagents and Discovery Labware products. This growth was offset in part by continued weaker demand for certain molecular biology (Clontech) reagents. As expected, sales of current flow cytometry instruments were negatively impacted as some customers decided to wait for the new BD FACSAria™ cell sorter, which began initial shipments at the end of March.

Q2 Geographic Results

On a geographic basis, second quarter revenues in the U.S. increased 6 percent to $578 million. Revenues outside the U.S. of $556 million grew 19 percent, or 9 percent at constant foreign exchange rates. International revenues in the second quarter benefited from favorable foreign exchange as well as strong performance in Europe, Japan, and Asia Pacific, offset in part by the effects of continuing unfavorable economic conditions in Latin America.

Six-month Results

For the six-month period ended March 31, 2003, reported revenues were $2.186 billion, a 12 percent increase over a year ago, or 8 percent at constant foreign exchange rates. Diluted earnings per share for the six-month period were 97 cents. For the same period in fiscal 2002, diluted earnings per share were 85 cents, or 87 cents excluding the special charge relating to the manufacturing restructuring.

West Pharmaceutical Services Update

BD has completed its assessment of the impacts resulting from the explosion on January 29, 2003 of the West Pharmaceutical Services facility in Kinston, NC. West is a supplier of rubber, plastic and metal components used in the manufacture of various BD products. West and BD successfully worked together under difficult circumstances following the explosion to minimize the impact on product supply to customers. The cost to BD in the second quarter was negligible, and the Company expects the impact for the balance of fiscal 2003 also to be negligible.

Fiscal 2003 Outlook

The Company increased its earnings guidance for fiscal 2003 from $2.09 to $2.12. For the third and fourth quarters, the Company expects diluted earnings per share of 54 cents and 61 cents, respectively. These expectations assume that U.S. dollar exchange rates, in particular related to the Euro, remain approximately at current levels.

Conference Call Information

A conference call regarding BD's second quarter results and its expectations for the third and fourth quarters will be broadcast live on BD's website at www.bd.com at 8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, April 25, 2003. The conference call will be available for replay on BD's website at www.bd.com/investors or at 1-800-945-6737 (domestic) and 1-402-220-3456 (international) through the close of business on May 2, 2003.

This news release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to the comparable GAAP measures is included in this release and in the attached financial tables.

BD is a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. BD manufactures and sells a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, BD reported total revenues of $4.033 billion.

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This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements (as defined under Federal securities laws) regarding BD's performance, including future revenues, products and income, or events or developments that BD expects to occur or anticipates occurring in the future. All such statements are based upon current expectations of BD and involve a number of business risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from anticipated results described, implied or projected in any forward-looking statement. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: competitive factors; pricing and market share pressures; uncertainties of litigation; BD's ability to achieve sales and earnings forecasts, which are based on sales volume and product mix assumptions, to achieve its cost savings objectives, and to achieve anticipated synergies and other cost savings in connection with acquisitions; changes in regional, national or foreign economic conditions; increases in energy costs; fluctuations in costs and availability of raw materials and in BD's ability to maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; changes in interest or foreign currency exchange rates; delays in product introductions; and changes in health care or other governmental regulation, as well as other factors discussed in this press release and in BD's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statements.



BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

                       Three Months Ended March 31,
                             2003         2002   % Change
------------------------------------ ---------------------

REVENUES             $  1,134,041  $ 1,012,971       12.0

Cost of products sold     578,428      523,133       10.6
Selling and
 administrative           298,798      247,660       20.6
Research and
 development               60,034       56,314        6.6
Special charges                 -        9,937         NM
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS
     AND EXPENSES         937,260      837,044       12.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------

OPERATING INCOME          196,781      175,927       11.9

Interest expense, net      (8,653)      (8,839)      (2.1)
Other (expense)
 income, net               (1,847)         492         NM
------------------------------------ ---------------------

INCOME BEFORE
     INCOME TAXES         186,281      167,580       11.2

Income tax provision       44,241       38,392       15.2
------------------------------------ ---------------------

NET INCOME           $    142,040 $    129,188        9.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------

EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Basic           $       0.56 $       0.50       12.0
     Diluted         $       0.54 $       0.48       12.5
------------------------------------ ---------------------

AVERAGE SHARES
 OUTSTANDING

     Basic                254,694      258,436
     Diluted              263,369      269,709
------------------------------------ ---------------------

NM - Not Meaningful                                             Page 1

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

                          Six Months Ended March 31,
                             2003         2002   % Change
------------------------------------ ---------------------

REVENUES             $  2,185,689  $ 1,957,917       11.6

Cost of products sold   1,128,467    1,022,895       10.3
Selling and
 administrative           582,979      495,954       17.5
Research and
 development              119,879      111,551        7.5
Special charges                 -        9,937         NM
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS
     AND EXPENSES       1,831,325    1,640,337       11.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------

OPERATING INCOME          354,364      317,580       11.6

Interest expense, net     (17,286)     (18,410)      (6.1)
Other expense, net         (1,763)      (1,124)        NM
------------------------------------ ---------------------

INCOME BEFORE
        INCOME TAXES      335,315      298,046       12.5

Income tax provision       79,637       69,185       15.1
------------------------------------ ---------------------

NET INCOME           $    255,678  $   228,861       11.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------

EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Basic           $       1.00  $      0.88       13.6
     Diluted         $       0.97  $      0.85       14.1
------------------------------------ ---------------------

AVERAGE SHARES
 OUTSTANDING

     Basic                254,994      258,819
     Diluted              263,328      270,030
------------------------------------ ---------------------

NM - Not Meaningful                                             Page 2


BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

                       Three Months Ended March 31,
                             2003         2002   % Change
                     --------------- ---------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
------------------
   United States     $    292,794 $    269,073        8.8
   International          309,025      261,311       18.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    601,819 $    530,384       13.5
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   United States     $    206,206 $    193,402        6.6
   International          150,594      124,255       21.2
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    356,800 $    317,657       12.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   United States     $     78,545 $     84,192*      (6.7)
   International           96,877       80,738*      20.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    175,422 $    164,930        6.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL REVENUES
--------------
   United States     $    577,545 $    546,667*       5.6
   International          556,496      466,304*      19.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $  1,134,041 $  1,012,971       12.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 3

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

                         Six Months Ended March 31,
                             2003         2002   % Change
                     --------------- ---------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
------------------
   United States     $    589,220 $   519,975       13.3
   International          584,236     513,439       13.8
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $  1,173,456 $ 1,033,414       13.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   United States     $    397,738 $   365,890        8.7
   International          290,716     246,516       17.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    688,454 $   612,406       12.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   United States     $    147,882 $   158,051*      (6.4)
   International          175,897     154,046*      14.2
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    323,779 $   312,097        3.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL REVENUES
--------------
   United States     $  1,134,840  $ 1,043,916*       8.7
   International        1,050,849      914,001*      15.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $  2,185,689  $ 1,957,917       11.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 4

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)


                                 United States
                     -------------------------------------
                             2003         2002   % Change
                     --------------- ---------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    180,731 $    170,048 *      6.3
   Consumer Health
    Care                   83,658       77,923 *      7.4
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems                22,795       14,635       55.8
   Ophthalmic Systems       5,610        6,467      (13.3)
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    292,794 $    269,073        8.8
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $    102,958 $     92,497       11.3
   Diagnostic Systems     103,248      100,905        2.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    206,206 $    193,402        6.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   Discovery Labware       23,226       23,637       (1.7)
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents        29,141       33,029      (11.8)
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents             8,399       10,747 *    (21.8)
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            17,779       16,779        6.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents               55,319       60,555 *     (8.6)
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL                $     78,545 $     84,192 *     (6.7)
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL UNITED STATES  $    577,545 $    546,667 *      5.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 5



BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Three Months Ended March 31, (continued)
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

                                      International
                     -------------------------------------------------
                                                    % Change
                                                ----------------------
                                                Reported   FX      FX
                             2003      2002             Neutral Impact
                     -------------------------------------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
---------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    160,667 $   144,177     11.4     6.4    5.0
   Consumer Health
    Care                   50,174      46,465      8.0    (1.0)   9.0
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems                91,011      64,301     41.5    21.8   19.7
   Ophthalmic Systems       7,173       6,368     12.6    (0.3)  12.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    309,025 $   261,311     18.3     8.7    9.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
----------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $     73,099 $    61,183     19.5     8.1   11.4
   Diagnostic Systems      77,495      63,072     22.9    12.5   10.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    150,594 $   124,255     21.2    10.3   10.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
---------------------
   Discovery Labware       20,160      16,797     20.0     7.3   12.7
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents        54,339      44,440     22.3     7.9   14.4
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents             8,889       8,732 *    1.8    (9.4)  11.2
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            13,489      10,769     25.3    10.2   15.1
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents               76,717      63,941 *   20.0     5.9   14.1
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL                $     96,877 $    80,738 *   20.0     6.2   13.8
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL  $    556,496 $   466,304 *   19.3     8.7   10.6
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 6

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Three Months Ended March 31, (continued)
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

                                                Total
                     -------------------------------------------------
                                                       % Change
                                                ----------------------
                                                Reported   FX      FX
                             2003         2002          Neutral Impact
                     --------------- ---------------------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
---------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    341,398 $   314,225 *    8.6     6.3    2.3
   Consumer Health
    Care                  133,832     124,388 *    7.6     4.2    3.4
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems               113,806      78,936     44.2    28.1   16.1
   Ophthalmic Systems      12,783      12,835     (0.4)   (6.8)   6.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    601,819 $   530,384     13.5     8.8    4.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $    176,057 $   153,680     14.6    10.0    4.6
   Diagnostic Systems     180,743     163,977     10.2     6.2    4.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    356,800 $   317,657     12.3     8.1    4.2
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   Discovery Labware       43,386      40,434      7.3     2.0    5.3
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents        83,480      77,469      7.8    (0.5)   8.3
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents            17,288      19,479    (11.2)  (16.3)   5.1
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            31,268      27,548     13.5     7.6    5.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents              132,036     124,496      6.1    (1.2)   7.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL                $    175,422 $   164,930      6.4    (0.4)   6.8
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL REVENUES       $  1,134,041 $ 1,012,971     12.0     7.1    4.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 7


BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Six Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)


                                 United States
                     -------------------------------------
                             2003         2002   % Change
                     --------------- ---------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
---------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    373,482 $   337,079 *     10.8
   Consumer Health
    Care                  159,154     139,215 *     14.3
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems                44,322      30,918       43.4
   Ophthalmic Systems      12,262      12,763       (3.9)
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    589,220 $   519,975       13.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $    203,981 $   179,812       13.4
   Diagnostic Systems     193,757     186,078        4.1
------------------------------------ ---------------------
TOTAL                $    397,738 $   365,890        8.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
---------------------
   Discovery Labware       46,346      45,902        1.0
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents        52,340      60,410      (13.4)
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents            16,262      20,481 *    (20.6)
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            32,934      31,258        5.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents              101,536     112,149 *     (9.5)
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL                $    147,882 $   158,051 *     (6.4)
------------------------------------ ---------------------

TOTAL UNITED STATES $   1,134,840 $ 1,043,916 *      8.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 8

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Six Months Ended March 31, (continued)
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)



                                            International
                     -------------------------------------------------
                                                      % Change
                                                 -----------------
                                               Reported   FX      FX
                             2003         2002          Neutral Impact
                     --------------- ---------------------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    313,435 $   290,141      8.0     3.7    4.3
   Consumer Health
    Care                   94,223      91,439      3.0    (3.4)   6.4
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems               162,729     119,566     36.1    21.2   14.9
   Ophthalmic Systems      13,849      12,293     12.7     2.4   10.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    584,236 $   513,439     13.8     6.5    7.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $    139,279 $   123,251     13.0     4.5    8.5
   Diagnostic Systems     151,437     123,265     22.9    15.4    7.5
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    290,716 $   246,516     17.9    10.0    7.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   Discovery Labware       38,915      32,573     19.5    10.4    9.1
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents        95,192      84,945     12.1     1.6   10.5
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents            16,781      15,978 *    5.0    (3.2)   8.2
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            25,009      20,550     21.7    10.3   11.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents              136,982     121,473 *   12.8     2.5   10.3
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL                $    175,897 $   154,046 *   14.2     4.2   10.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL  $  1,050,849 $   914,001 *   15.0     7.0    8.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

                                                                Page 9


BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION
REVENUES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS
Six Months Ended March 31, (continued)
(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)




                                             Total
                     -------------------------------------------------
                                                       % Change
                                               -----------------------
                                               Reported   FX      FX
                             2003         2002          Neutral Impact
                     --------------- ---------------------------------

BD MEDICAL SYSTEMS
------------------
   Medical Surgical  $    686,917 $   627,220 *    9.5     7.5    2.0
   Consumer Health
    Care                  253,377     230,654 *    9.9     7.3    2.6
   Pharmaceutical
    Systems               207,051     150,484     37.6    25.7   11.9
   Ophthalmic Systems      26,111      25,056      4.2    (0.8)   5.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $  1,173,456 $ 1,033,414     13.6     9.9    3.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS
--------------------------------
   Preanalytical
    Solutions        $    343,260 $   303,063     13.3     9.8    3.5
   Diagnostic Systems     345,194     309,343     11.6     8.6    3.0
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
TOTAL                $    688,454 $   612,406     12.4     9.2    3.2
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

BD BIOSCIENCES
--------------
   Discovery Labware       85,261      78,475      8.6     4.9    3.7
   Immunocytometry &
    Reagents:
      Flow Cytometry
       Instruments
         & Reagents       147,532     145,355      1.5    (4.6)   6.1
      Molecular
       Biology
       Reagents            33,043      36,459     (9.4)  (13.0)   3.6
      Immunology/Cell
       Biology
       Reagents            57,943      51,808     11.8     7.3    4.5
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
   Total
    Immunocytometry &
    Reagents              238,518     233,622      2.1    (3.3)   5.4
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL                $    323,779 $   312,097      3.7    (1.2)   4.9
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

TOTAL REVENUES       $  2,185,689 $ 1,957,917     11.6     7.9    3.7
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------

* Prior year data reclassified to conform to current year presentation

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