Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BDX) Raises Quarterly Dividend 10% to $0.495; 2.6% Yield

Becton, Dickinson & Co. (NYSE: BDX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.495 per share, or $1.98 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $0.45.

The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2012, to stockholders of record on December 10, 2012, with an ex-dividend date of December 6, 2012.

The annual yield on the dividend is 2.6 percent.

"This is the forty-first consecutive fiscal year in which we have raised our dividend, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to returning value to shareholders and also our confidence in the Company's long-term prospects," said Vincent A. Forlenza, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. "Our strategy of accelerating growth through innovation, customer focus and geographical expansion, complemented by driving operational excellence, is working."

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