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): September 11, 2010
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 Blvd.
Brea, CA 92821
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 993-5321
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
The Board of Directors of Beckman Coulter, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), took action September 11, 2010 to approve, effective September 11, 2010, an interim increase in the annualized base salary for J. Robert Hurley, the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer and interim President, from $367,800 to $800,000 and an interim increase in target bonus for Mr. Hurley under the Company’s 2010 Management Incentive Plan from 65% to 120%, as prorated.
The description of the Company’s Management Incentive Plan was previously reported in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 3, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Date: September 15, 2010 | ||||||
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Arnold A. Pinkston | |||||
| Name: | Arnold A. Pinkston | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||