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BD Announces Results for Second Fiscal Quarter
Date:4/23/2008

Earnings per share from continuing operations increased 18% to $1.09;

Company raises earnings guidance for full fiscal year

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) today reported record quarterly revenues of $1.747 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, representing an increase of 11 percent over the prior year period. This quarter's revenue growth rate reflects the favorable impact on all segments from foreign currency translation, which overall is estimated to account for 5 percentage points of the increase in quarterly revenues.

"We are pleased with our strong results, which were once again driven by solid company-wide revenue growth and disciplined spending controls that more than offset the headwind we have been facing as a result of increasing raw material costs," said Edward J. Ludwig, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Accordingly, we are increasing our earnings guidance for the full year."

Second Quarter and Six-Month Period of Fiscal Year 2008 and 2007 Earnings

Reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.09 for the second quarter increased by 18 percent over diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of 92 cents for the second fiscal quarter of 2007. For the six-month period ending March 31, 2008, reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.16. For the six-month period ending March 31, 2007, reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.44. The following analysis (Table 1) of diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 identifies the specifi
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