UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2004

DADE BEHRING HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-50010		36-3989270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S Employer Identification Number)

1717 Deerfield Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
(Address of principal executive offices)

(847) 267-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits.

99.1 Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. Press Release dated February 19, 2004.

Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached as an exhibit hereto is a press release and financial tables dated February 19, 2004 issued by Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. The information contained in this report, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

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.

	DADE BEHRING HOLDINGS, INC.

February 19, 2004	By:	/s/ JOHN M. DUFFEY
		John M. Duffey
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated February 19, 2004, reporting results for Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. for the fourth quarter and full-year 2003.