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Exhibit 15
KPMG LLP
Center Tower
600 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Independent Accountants' Review Report
The Stockholders and Board of Directors
Beckman Coulter, Inc.:
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Beckman Coulter,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000, and the related condensed
consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 and the condensed consolidated statements of
cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. These
condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management.
We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial
information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial
data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for
them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the consolidated balance sheet of Beckman Coulter, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not
presented herein); and in our report dated January 27, 2000, we expressed an
unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion,
the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 1999, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in
relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
(KPMG LLP)
Orange County, California
October 24, 2000
