FULLERTON, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payout of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share of outstanding common stock payable on September 7, 2006 to all stockholders of record on August 18, 2006. This payout represents the 69th consecutive quarterly dividend payout.
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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 H. Raynor, Ph.D. (714) 773-7620 Director, Investor Relations
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CONTACT: Robert H. Raynor, Ph.D., Director, Investor Relations, BeckmanCoulter, Inc., +1-714-773-7620
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