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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(x) Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the period ended September 30, 1995
or
( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ____________________ to ___________________
Commission File No. 0-14139
VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 91-1319190
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1310 Goshen Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number: (610) 431-1700
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VWR CORPORATION
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(Former name, address, and fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
(x) Yes ( ) No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of October 31, 1995.
Class Outstanding at October 31, 1995
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Common stock, par value $1.00 20,749,748 shares
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
(REGISTRANT) VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION
BY (SIGNATURE)
(NAME AND TITLE) DEBORAH A. CORR
TREASURER
(Principal Financial Officer)
GEORGE R. RITTER
CONTROLLER
(Principal Accounting Officer)
DATE May 3, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
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11 Computation of Earnings per Share 12
27 ART. 5 FDS for 3rd Quarter *
*Submitted for the benefit of the SEC.
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