On October 28, 2009, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Beckman Coulter Finance Company, LLC, Park Avenue Receivables Company LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the financial institutions party thereto entered into Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, to, among other things, amend the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2007, between such parties to extend the term of the agreement from October 28, 2009 to October 27, 2010. This transaction was reported by registrant in Form 8-Ks filed on November 3, 2008, February 26, 2008 and November 6, 2007. This summary of Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 5 to Receivables Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.