BD Board Increases Dividend by 10% to $0.45

The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

has declared a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per common share, an increase of 4 cents per share, or about 10 percent, from the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on December 30, 2011 to holders of record on December 12, 2011. At the current rate, the annual dividend for fiscal year 2012 would be $1.80 cents per share.