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Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements    

Thousands of dollars, except per-share amounts and numbers of shares



 18  Discontinued Operations

On September 28, 2004, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan to sell the Clontech unit of the BD Biosciences segment. The Company recorded a charge of approximately $124 million ($115 million after taxes) in connection with the planned sale. The charge relates to the write down of Clontech net assets to their estimated fair value. Clontech's results of operations are now reported as Discontinued Operations for all periods presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Clontech's statement of financial position has been reclassified as Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented.

    Results of Discontinued Operations for the years ended September 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

    2004     2003     2002  
Revenues $ 60,513   $ 64,431   $ 72,710  

Income (loss) from operations
$ 1,037   $ (5,278 ) $ 1,122  
Loss on write down of net assets   (124,100 )   (6,974 )    
Loss (income) from discontinued
    operations before income taxes
  (123,063 )   (12,252 )   1,122  
Income tax benefit (provision)   7,961     4,378     (492 )
Net (loss) income from
    discontinued operations
    $ (115,102 )         $ (7,874 )         $ 630      

    Assets held for sale included the following at September 30:

    2004     2003  
Current assets $ 26,676   $ 30,413  
Property, plant and equipment   9,562     12,980  
Goodwill       90,934  
Core and developed technology   15,256     49,445  
Other intangible assets   8,785     9,175  
Other assets   3,415     2,356  
Assets held for sale     $ 63,694           $ 195,303      

    Liabilities held for sale included the following at September 30:

    2004     2003  
Current liabilities $ 13,522   $ 9,046  
Long-term liabilities   659     16,068  
Liabilities held for sale     $ 14,181           $ 25,114      

    The statutory tax rate of 35.0% is reduced in 2004 by 26.3% relating to the non-deductibility of the goodwill writeoff, and 2.2% of other items, net to arrive at the effective tax rate of 6.5%.

    The (benefit) provision for income taxes related to discontinued operations is composed of the following charges (benefits):

    2004     2003     2002  
Current:
    Domestic:
        Federal
$ 3,351   $ (356 ) $ (1,443 )
        State and local, including
            Puerto Rico
           
Foreign   4,188     2,928     3,105  
    7,539     2,572     1,662  
Deferred:
    Domestic
  (15,500 )   (6,950 )   (1,170 )
Foreign            
    (15,500 )   (6,950 )   (1,170 )
      $ (7,961 )         $ (4,378 )         $ 492      

    The components of (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations Before Tax follow:

    2004     2003     2002  
Domestic, including Puerto Rico $ (134,885 ) $ (20,226 ) $ (7,257 )
Foreign   11,822     7,974     8,379  
      $ (123,063 )         $ (12,252 )         $ 1,122      


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