BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2006--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News): PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics markets, today announced GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations of $.17 on revenue of $355.5 million for the first quarter ended April 2, 2006. The first quarter 2006 results include intangibles amortization of $7.4 million, or approximately $.04 per share, and stock option expense of $1.7 million, or $.01 per share. The Company reported earnings per share from continuing operations excluding intangibles amortization and stock option expense of $.22, which represents an increase of 38% over the first quarter of 2005. The $.22 met the Thomson First Call(TM) consensus earnings per share estimate of $.22 for the first quarter of 2006 and was also within the Company’s previously forecasted range.
