BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading provider of products and services that improve productivity in the laboratory and in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3. This registration statement registers the resale of up to $565 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 and shares of Millipore’s common stock issuable upon conversion of such notes. The automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 became effective upon filing with the SEC.
