X0303 4/A 2010-02-08 2011-02-14 0000840467 BECKMAN COULTER INC BEC 0001204660 SLACIK CHARLES P 250 S. KRAEMER BLVD. BREA CA 92821 1 Senior VP & CFO Common Stock 2010-02-08 4 A 0 0 0 A 25751 D This Amendment is being filed solely to report that, due to an administrative oversight, the acquisition of 1,688 shares of common stock due to the vesting of performance shares on February 8, 2010, was inadvertently reported on a Form 4 filed by the reporting person on February 14, 2011, instead of on a Form 5. The reporting person has subsequently reported the foregoing transaction on a Form 5 filed on the date hereof. /s/ Daniel B. Kim by power of attorney 2011-02-14