MDS Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results(ities in both the current and prior peri...),Health

Date:9/6/2007

ities in both the current and prior periods and recalculate the figures for the prior period using the exchange rates that were in effect for the current period. We provide a reconciliation that shows the differences between reported and organic growth figures highlighting the variances caused by currency fluctuations and those caused by business acquisitions or divestitures.

Substantially all of the business of the Sciex division of MDS Analytical Technologies is conducted through joint ventures. Under the terms of these joint ventures, we are entitled to a 50% share of the net earnings of the worldwide business that we conduct with our partners in these joint ventures. These earnings include a share of the profits generated by our partners that are paid to the joint ventures as profit sharing and which do not qualify as revenues for the joint ventures.

Under Canadian GAAP, we report only our direct revenues and our share of revenues from the joint ventures including appropriate intercompany eliminations, and, consequently, we do not report our share of all end-user revenues, despite the fact that these other businesses contribute to our profitability. In order to provide readers with a better understanding of the drivers of profitability for the Sciex division of MDS Analytical Technologies, in addition to the organic growth of our reported revenues, we also report growth in end-user revenues as reported by our joint venture partners. This figure provides management and readers with additional information on the performance of our global business, including trends in end customer demand and our performance relative to the overall market.

We are unable to provide the organic growth in this measure because we do not have access to the underlying currency data.

MDS Pharma Services measures and tracks contract backlog. Contract backlog is a non-GAAP measure that we define to include the amount of contract value (excluding amounts associated wit
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