Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Announces Dividend

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share on the $0.10 par value Common Stock of the corporation and an indicated dividend for the full year of 2006 of $1.12 per share, subject to the normal quarterly review by the Board. The quarterly dividend will be payable on February 1, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 6, 2006.

The Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock of the corporation, payable March 1, 2006 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 3, 2006.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global pharmaceutical and related health care products company whose mission is to extend and enhance human life.

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