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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VIVANCO EDGAR E (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 N HARBOR BLVD (Street) FULLERTON CA 92834-3100 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BECKMAN COULTER INC [ BEC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President, Operations
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/21/2003
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/21/2003		M		6,500	A	$20.7813	22,630.32	D
Common Stock	08/21/2003		S		6,500	D	$44.1452	16,130.32	D
Common Stock								2,798.918	I	401(K)Plan(1)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$20.7813	08/21/2003		M			6,500	01/06/1999(2)	01/06/2008	Common Stock	6,500	$0	32,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares beneficially owned as of August 25, 2003, based on a plan statement dated June 30, 2003.

2. Grant of option to buy common stock under the Beckman Instruments, Inc. 1990 Incentive Compensation Plan (Company Stock Plan) in transaction exempt under old Rule 16-b3. This derivative security is exercisable in installments of 33%, 33%, 34% each year, beginning one year from the transaction date.

	Deborah J. Stouff, by Power of Attorney	08/25/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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