BD Announces Results For First Fisc...($ - $ 0.05 NM Net ...),Health

Net income $ 1.07 $ 0.56 91.1

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Basic 244,292 245,550

Diluted 253,116 254,941

NM - Not Meaningful

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31, 2006

As TriPath Excluding

Reported IPR&D (1) Items

Operating Income $ 213,830 $ 114,739 $ 328,569

as a % of revenues 14.2% 21.9%

Income taxes 83,657 - 83,657

effective tax rate 39.0% 25.4%

Income from continuing operations 131,051 114,739 245,790

as a % of revenues 8.7% 16.4%

Diluted earnings per share

Income from continuing operations $ 0.51 $ 0.45 $ 0.96

(1) Represents the acquired in-process research and development

charge of $114,739 related to the TriPath acquisition.

Fiscal Year 2007

As Excluding

Reported IPR&D (2) Items

Diluted earnings per share

Income from continuing operations $ 3.36 $ 0.48 $ 3.84

(2) Represents the acquired in-process research and development charges

related to the TriPath and Plasso acquisitions.

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION

REVENUES BY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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