UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 9, 2010

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

BECKMAN COULTER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-10109	95-104-0600
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

250 S. Kraemer Boulevard

Brea, California 92822

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(714) 993-5321

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 9, 2010, the Board of Directors of Beckman Coulter, Inc. approved the award of a $150,000 cash bonus to Scott Garrett, Beckman Coulter’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, in recognition of his efforts in connection with Beckman Coulter’s acquisition and integration of the diagnostic systems portion of Olympus Corporation’s life sciences business. This bonus was a one-time special bonus related to the acquisition and will be paid to Mr. Garrett on February 26, 2010.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: February 11, 2010	BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
	By:	/s/ PATRICIA STOUT
	Name: Patricia Stout Title: Deputy General Counsel