Baxter International, Inc. Achieves its First Quarter Expectations and Confirms 2013 Full-Year Guidance

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) today reported first quarter financial results in line with the company’s previously issued guidance and confirmed its full-year 2013 financial outlook.

For the first quarter, Baxter reported net income of $552 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.00, compared to net income of $588 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.04 in the same period last year. First quarter 2013 results include after-tax special items totaling $29 million (or $0.05 per diluted share) primarily for deal-related costs associated with Baxter’s planned acquisition of Gambro AB, a global medical technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and supplying dialysis products and therapies for patients with acute or chronic kidney disease.

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