FULLERTON, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. , today announced the final reference yield for its previously announced tender offer for any and all of its outstanding $240 million 7.45% Senior Notes due 2008.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031202/BECLOGO ) Reference Tender Tender Offer Purchase Accrued and Yield Spread Yield Price Unpaid Interest --------- ------ ------------ -------- --------------- 4.919% 0.375% 5.294% $1,024.74 $21.94
The reference yield was determined at 2:00 p.m. New York City time, on December 18, 2006. The tender offer for the Notes is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on December 19, 2006 (the "Expiration Time"), unless extended or terminated by Beckman Coulter. Assuming a settlement date of December 20, 2006, the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the settlement date for each $1,000 principal amount of notes validly tendered and not withdrawn before the Expiration Time, would be as set forth above.
The complete terms and conditions of the offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 11, 2006, and the related Letter of Transmittal, both of which are available by contacting the Information Agent for the offer, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 294-2200 (toll free). Persons with questions regarding the offer should contact Morgan Stanley at (800) 624-1808 (toll free) or (212) 761-5746 (collect).
Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify and automate laboratory processes. Spanning the biomedical testing continuum -- from pioneering medical research and clinical trials to laboratory diagnostics and point-of- care testing -- Beckman Coulter's 200,000 installed systems provide essential biomedical information to enhance health care around the world. The company, based in Fullerton, California, reported 2005 annual sales of $2.44 billion with 71.5 percent of this amount generated by recurring revenue from supplies, test kits, services and operating-type lease payments. For more information, visit www.beckmancoulter.com.
Contact: Robert Raynor (714) 773-7620 Director, Investor Relations
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