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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, 1994.
[_] 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 name 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 statments, 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 requirment 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
Dated: June 26, 1995 By: /s/ Lee A. Robbins
Lee A. Robbins
Benefits Plan Committee Member
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EXHIBIT LIST
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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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 April 26, 1995, except for
Note 8, as to which the date is May 22, 1995, 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, 1994.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 26, 1995
