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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1993.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 0-3717
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that
of the Issuer named below:
PURITAN-BENNETT RETIREMENT SAVINGS & STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN
B. Name of Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office:
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION
9401 INDIAN CREEK PARKWAY
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66210
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
The financial statements, schedules, notes and opinion of the Independent
Auditor have been filed under cover of Form SE pursuant to general instruction E
to Form 11K.
Exhibits
1. Consent of Ernst & Young (Exhibit 23).
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Benefits Plan Committee, which administers the Plan, has duly caused this
annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
Puritan-Bennett Retirement Savings & Stock Ownership Plan
Date: June 20, 1994 By: /s/ Lee A. Robbins
Lee A. Robbins
Benefits Plan Committee Member
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EXHIBIT LIST
EXHIBIT
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23 Consent of Ernst & Young
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-36497) pertaining to the Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
of Puritan-Bennett Corporation of our report dated May 11, 1994, with respect to
the financial statements and schedules of the Puritan-Bennett Retirement Savings
and Stock Ownership Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1993.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG
ERNST & YOUNG
Kansas City, Missouri
June 16, 1994
