SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MONTRONE PAUL M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

LIBERTY LANE

(Street)

HAMPTON

03842

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC [ FSH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/17/2005		M⁽¹⁾		50,000	A	$9.5	462,896	D
Common Stock	08/17/2005		S⁽¹⁾		50,000	D	$63.5622⁽²⁾	412,896	D
Common Stock								362,500	I	Shares held by 1996 rabbi trust
Common Stock								294,243	I	Shares held by 1998 rabbi trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$9.5	08/17/2005		M⁽¹⁾			50,000	01/21/1999⁽³⁾	01/21/2008	Common Stock	50,000	$9.5	498,626	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The exercise and sale of the option shares were accomplished pursuant to a 10b5-1(c) sales plan adopted on March 7, 2005.

2. The sales price shown is the aggregate sales price for all option shares sold on August 17, 2005, actual denominations are as follows: 700 shares at $62.88; 500 shares at $62.89; 1,000 shares at $62.92; 2,000 shares at $62.95; 2,000 shares at $63.17; 4,200 shares at $63.36; 1,700 shares at $63.41; 2,300 shares at $63.46; 2,000 shares at $63.48; 2,000 shares at $63.49; 3,000 shares at $63.50; 400 shares at $63.53; 800 shares at $63.54; 1,000 shares at $63.55; 1,000 shares at $63.57; 1,900 shares at $63.67; 1,900 shares at $63.68; 2,400 shares at $63.71; 2,300 shares at $63.72; 100 shares at $63.73; 200 shares at $63.74; 3,800 shares at $63.75; 2,100 shares at $63.80; 4,000 shares at $63.81; 200 shares at $63.82; 2,000 shares at $63.83; 100 shares at $63.84; 4,000 shares at $63.86; 400 shares at $63.88.

3. Options (right to buy) became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant.

	Carrie M. Kane	08/19/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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