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Beckman Coulter Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results; Earnings Outlook Achieved on Strong Fundamentals
Date:2/9/2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing, announced today fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 results. For the fourth quarter, total revenue was $811.3 million, up 2.8%, on robust sales to Clinical Diagnostics customers, partially offset by a decline in Life Sciences revenue. In constant currency, revenue increased 6.6%. Reported net earnings increased to $77.2 million, or $1.21 per fully diluted share. Adjusted net earnings increased to $82.3 million, or $1.29 per fully diluted share.

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                                 Quarter Ended               Year Ended
                                  December 31,              December 31,
                                  ------------              ------------
                             2008    2007  % Chg     2008      2007   % Chg
                             ----    ----  -----     ----      ----   -----
    Reported Results
     (in millions)
    ----------------
      Revenue               $811.3  $789.0   2.8%  $3,098.9  $2,761.3  12.2%
      Operating Income      $115.1   $74.6  54.3%    $298.6    $272.4   9.6
      Diluted Earnings
       per Share
        Continuing
         Operations          $1.21   $0.69  75.4%     $3.01     $3.27  (8.0%)
        Discontinued
         Operations              -       -     -          -      0.03     -
                              ----    ----  ----       ----      ----  ----
        Diluted Earnings
         per Share           $1.21   $0.69  75.4%     $3.01     $3.30  (8.8%)


 
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