The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (?Beckman?) (NYSE:BEC) and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Beckman relating to the proposed acquisition of the company by Danaher Corporation (?Danaher?). The firm's investigation seeks to determine whether Beckman and its Board breached their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value.

On February 7, 2011, Danaher announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement for Beckman to be acquired by Danaher. Under the terms of the agreement, Danaher will acquire Beckman by making a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman common stock at a purchase price of $83.50 per share, for a total enterprise value of approximately $6.8 billion, including debt assumed and net of cash acquired. However, analyst targets have been as high as $85.00 per share. Indeed, Beckman has recently performed well, with total revenues increasing from $2.5 billion in 2006 to $3.2 billion in 2009.

If you currently own shares of Beckman and would like to learn more about the investigation being conducted by Brower Piven, you may e-mail or call Brower Piven, who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Brower Piven by email at hoffman@browerpiven.com, by calling 410/415-6616, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, 1925 Old Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and other class action cases of over 60 years.

Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation
Stevenson, Maryland
Charles J. Piven, 410-415-6616
hoffman@browerpiven.com