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Baxter Raises Full-Year 2008 Outlook Following Strong Second-Quarter Financial Results

Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:00am EDT
Baxter Raises Full-Year 2008 Outlook Following Strong Second-Quarter Financial
Results
Company Posts Second Quarter EPS of $0.85 Per Diluted Share, An Increase of 31
Percent

DEERFIELD, Ill., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baxter International
Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today posted strong financial results for the second quarter
of 2008 and raised its full-year financial outlook.
    For the second quarter, Baxter reported net income of $544 million and
earnings per diluted share of $0.85, which compared favorably to the company's
earnings guidance of $0.81 to $0.83 per diluted share.  Net income increased
26 percent compared to $431 million reported in the second quarter of 2007,
and earnings per diluted share increased 31 percent from $0.65 per diluted
share reported last year.  2007 results include an after-tax restructuring
charge of $46 million or $0.07 per diluted share.  On an adjusted basis, net
income and earnings per diluted share increased 14 percent and 18 percent,
respectively, compared to the prior year period.
    The company's strong financial performance can be attributed to continued
gross margin expansion as a result of enhanced business, product and
geographic mix, favorable pricing across multiple businesses and manufacturing
efficiencies.
    "Our positive financial performance in the first half of 2008 continues to
reflect the strength of our diversified business model, and positions us well
in this uncertain global economy," said Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., chairman and
chief executive officer.
    Baxter's worldwide sales totaled $3.2 billion in the second quarter, an
increase of 13 percent (or 5 percent excluding the impact of foreign
exchange).  Positive momentum continued in Baxter's BioScience business in the
second quarter, with revenues totaling approximately $1.4 billion, an increase
of 16 percent.  Double-digit growth across the portfolio was the result of
robust sales of plasma-based therapies, products used for the treatment of
hemophilia and immune disorders, biosurgery products and strong demand for the
company's encephalitis vaccine.
    Medication Delivery sales grew 12 percent in the quarter to approximately
$1.2 billion, driven by strong international sales of IV therapy products and
injectable drugs, as well as anesthesia products globally.  Renal sales
increased 8 percent to approximately $600 million as a result of an increase
in peritoneal dialysis patients in many markets around the world.
    The company continues to advance its product pipeline across its business
portfolio.  Investments in research and development in the quarter totaled
$222 million, reflecting an increase of 25 percent over the prior-year period.
    Six-Month Results
    For the first six months of 2008, Baxter's net income totaled $973 million
and increased 17 percent, with earnings per diluted share increasing 21
percent to $1.52.  On an adjusted basis, Baxter's net income of $1.0 billion
increased 16 percent from $880 million last year.  Adjusted earnings per
diluted share for the six-month period of $1.59 increased 20 percent, from
$1.33 per diluted share in the prior year period.
    Baxter's worldwide sales grew 10 percent in the first half of the year to
$6.1 billion, an increase from $5.5 billion last year.  Excluding the impact
of foreign exchange, sales growth for the first six months of the year was 3
percent.  Sales within the United States totaled $2.4 billion, an increase of
4 percent over the same period last year, and international sales grew 15
percent (or 3 percent excluding the impact of foreign exchange) to $3.6
billion.
    Third Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Outlook
    As a result of the strong performance in the first half of the year,
Baxter is raising its financial outlook for full-year 2008.  The company
expects sales growth for the year, excluding the impact of foreign exchange,
of 5 to 6 percent, with earnings per diluted share of $3.28 to $3.32, before
any special items.  This compares to the company's previous earnings guidance
of $3.18 to $3.24.  In addition, the company expects cash flow from operations
of at least $2.6 billion.
    For the third quarter of 2008, Baxter expects sales growth of 6 to 8
percent, excluding the impact of foreign exchange, and earnings per diluted
share, before any special items, of $0.81 to $0.83.
    A webcast of Baxter's second quarter conference call for investors can be
accessed live from a link on the company's website at www.baxter.com beginning
at 7:30 a.m. CDT on July 17, 2008.  Please visit Baxter's website for more
information regarding this and future investor events and webcasts, including
investor presentations.
    Baxter International Inc. develops, manufactures and markets products that
save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders,
cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and
acute medical conditions.  As a global, diversified healthcare company, Baxter
applies a unique combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals
and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide.
    This release includes forward-looking statements concerning the company's
financial results. The statements are based on assumptions about many
important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: demand for
and market acceptance risks for new and existing products, such as ADVATE, and
other technologies; future actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental
authorities, including the FDA and foreign counterparts, that could delay,
limit or suspend product development, manufacturing or sales or result in
sanctions; product quality or patient safety concerns leading to product
recalls, withdrawals, launch delays, litigation, or declining sales; product
development risks; inventory reductions or fluctuations in buying patterns by
wholesalers or distributors; the impact of geographic and product mix on the
company's sales; the impact of competitive products and pricing, including
generic competition, drug reimportation and disruptive technologies;
reimbursement policies of government agencies and private payers; the
availability of acceptable raw materials and component supply; the ability to
enforce company patents; patents of third parties preventing or restricting
the company's manufacture, sale or use of affected products or technology;
foreign currency fluctuations and other risks identified in the company's most
recent filing on Form 10-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission
filings, all of which are available on the company's website. The company does
not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.  Financial schedules
are attached to this release and available on the company's website.

                            BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                    Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
                                   (unaudited)
               (in millions, except per share and percentage data)


                                               Three Months Ended
                                                     June 30,
                                              -------------------
                                               2008        2007        Change
                                              ------      -------     --------

    NET SALES                                 $3,189      $2,829          13%

    COST OF GOODS SOLD                         1,562       1,437           9%

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    GROSS PROFIT                               1,627       1,392          17%
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    % of Sales                                 51.0%       49.2%       1.8 pts

    MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES        703         621          13%
    % of Sales                                 22.0%       22.0%         0 pts

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES            222         177          25%
    % of Sales                                  7.0%        6.3%       0.7 pts

    RESTRUCTURING CHARGE                           -          70 (1)    (100%)

    NET INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME)                 25          (1)          N/M

    OTHER EXPENSE, NET                             5          17         (71%)

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    PRE-TAX INCOME                               672         508          32%
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    INCOME TAX EXPENSE                           128          77 (2)      66%
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    % of Pre-Tax Income                        19.0%       15.2%       3.8 pts

    NET INCOME                                  $544        $431          26%
    ==========================================================================

    BASIC EPS                                  $0.87       $0.66          32%
    ==========================================================================
    DILUTED EPS                                $0.85       $0.65          31%
    ==========================================================================

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
     SHARES OUTSTANDING
        Basic                                    626         650
        Diluted                                  638         661
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    ADJUSTED PRE-TAX INCOME (excluding
     specified item)                            $672        $578 (3)      16%
    ADJUSTED NET INCOME (excluding
     specified item)                            $544        $477 (3)      14%
    ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS (excluding
     specified item)                           $0.85       $0.72 (3)      18%

    (1) A restructuring charge of $70 million ($46 million, or $0.07 per
        share, on an after-tax basis) in 2007 was primarily for costs and
        asset impairments associated with the consolidation of certain
        commercial and manufacturing operations outside of the United States.
    (2) Income tax expense in 2007 included a $15 million benefit related to
        an audit settlement and the extension of tax incentives in
        jurisdictions outside the United States.  The effective income tax
        rate in 2007 was also favorably impacted by the restructuring charge
        described in Note 1 above.
    (3) Refer to page 6 for a description of the adjustment and a
        reconciliation to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)
        measures.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures:  The non-GAAP financial measures contained in
    this press release (pre-tax income, net income and per-share earnings,
    excluding certain items) adjust for factors that are unusual or
    nonrecurring.  Unusual or nonrecurring items can be highly variable,
    difficult to predict, and of a size that may substantially impact the
    company's reported operations for a period.  Management believes that non-
    GAAP financial measures can facilitate a fuller analysis of the company's
    results of operations, particularly in evaluating performance period over
    period.  Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in
    financial planning, to monitor business unit performance, and in
    evaluating management performance.  Refer to the company's filing on Form
    8-K of today's date for additional information.



                            BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
                     Note to Consolidated Statement of Income
                         Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
    Description of Adjustment and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
                                   (unaudited)
               (in millions, except per share and percentage data)


    The company's GAAP results for the three months ended June 30, 2007
    included a restructuring charge, primarily for costs and asset impairments
    associated with the consolidation of certain commercial and manufacturing
    operations outside of the United States, which impacted the GAAP results
    as follows:

                                                     Income
                                          Pre-tax       Tax      Net   Diluted
                                           Income   Expense   Income       EPS
                                     -----------------------------------------
        GAAP                                $508        $77     $431     $0.65
        Restructuring charge                  70         24       46      0.07
                                     -----------------------------------------
        Excluding specified item            $578       $101     $477     $0.72
                                     =========================================
        Effective tax rate                            17.5%



                            BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
                       Consolidated Statements of Income
                     Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
                                   (unaudited)
               (in millions, except per share and percentage data)


                                               Six Months Ended
                                                   June 30,
                                            ---------------------
                                              2008         2007      Change
                                            --------      -------    -------

    NET SALES                                $6,066       $5,504         10%

    COST OF GOODS SOLD                        3,059 (1)    2,846          7%
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    GROSS PROFIT                              3,007        2,658         13%
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    % of Sales                                49.6%        48.3%      1.3 pts

    MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES     1,343        1,204         12%
    % of Sales                                22.1%        21.9%      0.2 pts

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES           412          336         23%
    % of Sales                                 6.8%         6.1%      0.7 pts

    RESTRUCTURING CHARGE                          -           70 (2)   (100%)

    NET INTEREST EXPENSE                         42            4          N/M

    OTHER EXPENSE, NET                            4            7        (43%)

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    PRE-TAX INCOME                            1,206        1,037         16%
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    INCOME TAX EXPENSE                          233          203         15%
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    % of Pre-Tax Income                       19.3%        19.6%    (0.3 pts)

    NET INCOME                                 $973         $834         17%
    ==========================================================================

    BASIC EPS                                 $1.55        $1.28         21%
    ==========================================================================
    DILUTED EPS                               $1.52        $1.26         21%
    ==========================================================================

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
     SHARES OUTSTANDING
       Basic                                    629          650
       Diluted                                  641          660
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    ADJUSTED PRE-TAX INCOME (excluding
     specified items)                        $1,259 (3)   $1,107 (3)     14%
    ADJUSTED NET INCOME (excluding
     specified items)                        $1,018 (3)     $880 (3)     16%
    ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS (excluding
     specified items)                         $1.59 (3)    $1.33 (3)     20%

    (1) Cost of goods sold in the first quarter of 2008 included a charge of
        $53 million ($45 million, or $0.07 per share, on an after-tax basis)
        related to COLLEAGUE infusion pumps.
    (2) A restructuring charge of $70 million ($46 million, or $0.07 per
        share, on an after-tax basis) in 2007 was primarily for costs and
        asset impairments associated with the consolidation of certain
        commercial and manufacturing operations outside of the United States.
    (3) Refer to page 8 for a description of the adjustments and a
        reconciliation to GAAP measures.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures:  The non-GAAP financial measures contained
    in this press release (pre-tax income, net income and per-share earnings,
    excluding certain items) adjust for factors that are unusual or
    nonrecurring.  Unusual or nonrecurring items can be highly variable,
    difficult to predict, and of a size that may substantially impact the
    company's reported operations for a period.  Management believes that
    non-GAAP financial measures can facilitate a fuller analysis of the
    company's results of operations, particularly in evaluating performance
    period over period.  Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures
    internally in financial planning, to monitor business unit performance,
    and in evaluating management performance.  Refer to the company's filing
    on Form 8-K of today's date for additional information.



                           BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
                  Notes to Consolidated Statements of Income
                    Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
  Description of Adjustments and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
                                  (unaudited)
              (in millions, except per share and percentage data)


    2008 description of adjustment and reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The company's GAAP results for the six months ended June 30, 2008
    included a first quarter charge related to COLLEAGUE infusion pumps,
    which impacted the GAAP results as follows:

                                                      Income
                                           Pre-tax       Tax      Net  Diluted
                                            Income   Expense   Income      EPS
                                           -----------------------------------
        GAAP                                $1,206      $233     $973    $1.52
        COLLEAGUE infusion pump charge (A)      53         8       45     0.07
                                           -----------------------------------
        Excluding specified item            $1,259      $241   $1,018    $1.59
                                           ===================================
        Effective tax rate                             19.1%

    (A) Included in the Cost of Goods Sold line in the accompanying
        consolidated statement of income.  Excluding this charge, adjusted
        gross profit was $3,060 and the adjusted gross profit percentage
        was 50.4%.


    2007 description of adjustment and reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The company's GAAP results for the six months ended June 30, 2007
    included a restructuring charge, primarily for costs and asset
    impairments associated with the consolidation of certain commercial and
    manufacturing operations outside of the United States, which impacted the
    GAAP results as follows:

                                                      Income
                                           Pre-tax       Tax      Net  Diluted
                                            Income   Expense   Income      EPS
                                           -----------------------------------
        GAAP                                $1,037      $203     $834    $1.26
        Restructuring charge                    70        24       46     0.07
                                           -----------------------------------
        Excluding specified item            $1,107      $227     $880    $1.33
                                           ===================================
        Effective tax rate                             20.5%



                            BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                   (unaudited)
                                 ($ in millions)

                                           June 30, 2008     December 31, 2007
                                          --------------    ------------------
    Assets
    ------
    Cash and equivalents                          $2,147                $2,539
    Receivables                                    2,217                 2,026
    Inventories                                    2,571                 2,334
    Other current assets                             624                   656
                                          ------------------------------------
       Total current assets                        7,559                 7,555
                                          ------------------------------------
    Property, plant and equipment, net             4,680                 4,487
    Other long-term assets                         3,231                 3,252
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        Total assets                             $15,470               $15,294
    ==========================================================================

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
    ------------------------------------
    Short-term debt                                  $62                  $425
    Other current liabilities                      3,331                 3,387
    Long-term debt                                 3,172                 2,664
    Other long-term liabilities                    1,686                 1,902
    Shareholders' equity                           7,219                 6,916
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        Total liabilities and
         shareholders' equity                    $15,470               $15,294
    ==========================================================================



                           BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
               Cash Flows from Operations and Changes in Net Debt
                                   (unaudited)
                                 ($ in millions)


    Cash Flows from Operations
    (Brackets denote cash outflows)       Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                                June 30,          June 30,
                                          ------------------  ----------------
                                              2008    2007      2008    2007
                                          ---------  -------  ------   -------
    Net income                                $544    $431      $973    $834
    Adjustments
       Depreciation and amortization           160     147       316     287
       Deferred income taxes                    49      31       110      18
       Stock compensation                       35      36        73      63
       Restructuring and infusion pump
        charges                                  -      70        53      70
       Other                                    14      33        23      37
    Changes in balance sheet items
       Receivables                            (111)    (56)      (93)   (154)
       Inventories                             (50)    (42)     (155)   (170)
       Accounts payable and accrued
        liabilities                             87      67      (254)    (91)
       Restructuring payments                  (14)     (3)      (26)     (6)
       Other                                     6      17        62      58
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    Cash flows from operations                $720    $731    $1,082    $946
    =========================================================================

    Changes in Net Debt
    Increase (decrease)                  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                                June 30,          June 30,
                                          ------------------  ----------------
                                              2008    2007      2008    2007
                                          ---------  -------  ------   -------
    Net debt, beginning of period           $1,136    $336      $550    $316

    Cash flows from operations                (720)   (731)   (1,082)   (946)
    Capital expenditures                       207     165       364     258
    Dividends                                  137     109       275     489
    Proceeds from sale of Transfusion
     Therapies business                          -       -         -    (421)
    Proceeds from stock issued under
     employee benefit plans                   (133)   (227)     (245)   (428)
    Purchases of treasury stock                388     544       933     814
    Acquisitions of and investments in
     businesses and technologies                 -      11        61      43
    Payments relating to settlements of
     cross-currency swaps                      132       -       301     147
    Other, including the effect of
     exchange rate changes                     (60)     24       (70)    (41)
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    Increase (decrease) in net debt            (49)   (105)      537     (85)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Net debt, June 30                       $1,087    $231    $1,087    $231
    =========================================================================

    Key statistics, June 30:
    Days sales outstanding                    56.8    56.0      56.8    56.0
    Inventory turns                            2.3     2.6       2.3     2.6



                           Baxter International Inc.
                                   Net Sales
                     Periods Ending June 30, 2008 and 2007
                                  (unaudited)
                                ($ in millions)

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                                                             % Growth % Growth
                                                                    @        @
                                                Q2        Q2   Actual Constant
                                              2008      2007    Rates    Rates
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       BioScience (1)
       United States                          $590      $532     11%      11%
       International                           795       658     21%       6%
       Total                                $1,385    $1,190     16%       8%
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       Medication Delivery
       United States                          $525      $535     (2%)     (2%)
       International                           639       504     27%      13%
       Total                                $1,164    $1,039     12%       5%
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       Renal
       United States                           $97       $95      2%       2%
       International                           501       458      9%      (2%)
       Total                                  $598      $553      8%      (1%)
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    Baxter excluding Transfusion Therapies
    United States                           $1,212    $1,162      4%       4%
    International                            1,935     1,620     19%       6%
    Total                                   $3,147    $2,782     13%       5%
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       Transfusion Therapies (1)
       United States                           $29       $34    (15%)    (15%)
       International                            13        13      0%     (15%)
       Total                                   $42       $47    (11%)    (15%)
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    Baxter International Inc.
    United States                           $1,241    $1,196      4%       4%
    International                            1,948     1,633     19%       6%
    Total                                   $3,189    $2,829     13%       5%
    ==========================================================================

                                                             % Growth % Growth
                                                                    @        @
                                               YTD       YTD   Actual Constant
                                              2008      2007    Rates    Rates
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       BioScience (1)
       United States                        $1,137    $1,016     12%      12%
       International                         1,458     1,246     17%       5%
       Total                                $2,595    $2,262     15%       8%
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       Medication Delivery
       United States                        $1,028    $1,050     (2%)     (2%)
       International                         1,201       979     23%      10%
       Total                                $2,229    $2,029     10%       4%
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       Renal
       United States                          $195      $192      2%       2%
       International                           961       886      8%      (2%)
       Total                                $1,156    $1,078      7%      (1%)
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    Baxter excluding Transfusion Therapies
    United States                           $2,360    $2,258      5%       5%
    International                            3,620     3,111     16%       5%
    Total                                   $5,980    $5,369     11%       5%
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       Transfusion Therapies (1)
       United States                           $60       $77    (22%)    (22%)
       International                            26        58    (55%)    (60%)
       Total                                   $86      $135    (36%)    (39%)
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    Baxter International Inc.
    United States                           $2,420    $2,335      4%       4%
    International                            3,646     3,169     15%       3%
    Total                                   $6,066    $5,504     10%       3%
    ==========================================================================

    (1) The results of operations of the Transfusion Therapies (TT) business
        were previously reported in the BioScience business.  The TT business
        was sold on February 28, 2007.  The TT totals above include sales of
        TT products through the date of divestiture, as well as revenues
        associated with manufacturing, distribution and other services
        provided by the company to the buyer of the TT business post-
        divestiture.



                           Baxter International Inc.
                             Key Product Line Sales
                     Periods Ending June 30, 2008 and 2007
                                  (unaudited)
                                ($ in millions)

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                                                             % Growth % Growth
                                                                    @        @
                                                Q2        Q2   Actual Constant
                                              2008      2007    Rates    Rates
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    BioScience
    Recombinants                              $508      $431     18%      10%
    Plasma Proteins                            291       243     20%      12%
    Antibody Therapy                           315       238     32%      27%
    Regenerative Medicine (1)                  109        87     25%      17%
    Other (2)                                  162       191    (15%)    (27%)
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    Total BioScience (3)                    $1,385    $1,190     16%       8%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Medication Delivery
    IV Therapies                              $408      $346     18%       8%
    Global Injectables                         393       381      3%      (2%)
    Infusion Systems                           229       208     10%       5%
    Anesthesia                                 122        96     27%      22%
    Other                                       12         8     50%      38%
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    Total Medication Delivery               $1,164    $1,039     12%       5%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Renal
    PD Therapy                                $479      $443      8%      (1%)
    HD Therapy                                 119       110      8%      (2%)
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    Total Renal                               $598      $553      8%      (1%)
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    Baxter excluding Transfusion Therapies  $3,147    $2,782     13%       5%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Transfusion Therapies (3)                  $42       $47    (11%)    (15%)
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    TOTAL BAXTER                            $3,189    $2,829     13%       5%
    ==========================================================================


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                                                             % Growth % Growth
                                                                    @        @
                                               YTD       YTD   Actual Constant
                                              2008      2007    Rates    Rates
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    BioScience
    Recombinants                              $944      $819     15%       9%
    Plasma Proteins                            551       468     18%      11%
    Antibody Therapy                           601       460     31%      26%
    Regenerative Medicine (1)                  203       169     20%      14%
    Other (2)                                  296       346    (14%)    (25%)
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    Total BioScience (3)                    $2,595    $2,262     15%       8%
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    Medication Delivery
    IV Therapies                              $779      $666     17%       8%
    Global Injectables                         761       742      3%      (2%)
    Infusion Systems                           449       417      8%       3%
    Anesthesia                                 221       185     19%      15%
    Other                                       19        19      0%      (5%)
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    Total Medication Delivery               $2,229    $2,029     10%       4%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Renal
    PD Therapy                                $924      $862      7%      (1%)
    HD Therapy                                 232       216      7%      (2%)
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    Total Renal                             $1,156    $1,078      7%      (1%)
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    Baxter excluding Transfusion Therapies  $5,980    $5,369     11%       5%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Transfusion Therapies (3)                  $86      $135    (36%)    (39%)
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    TOTAL BAXTER                            $6,066    $5,504     10%       3%
    ==========================================================================

    (1) Previously referred to as BioSurgery.
    (2) Principally includes vaccines, sales of plasma to third parties, and
        recombinant FIX (BeneFIX).  Sales of BeneFIX ceased as of June 30,
        2007.
    (3) The results of operations of the TT business were previously reported
        in the BioScience business.  The TT business was sold on February 28,
        2007.  The TT totals above include sales of TT products through the
        date of divestiture, as well as revenues associated with
        manufacturing, distribution and other services provided by the company
        to the buyer of the TT business post-divestiture.


                          Baxter International Inc.
               Key Product Line Sales by US and International
              Three-Month Periods Ending June 30, 2008 and 2007
                                 (unaudited)
                               ($ in millions)

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                                        Q2 2008                 Q2 2007
                                ---------------------   ----------------------
                                       Interna-                 Interna-
                                   US   tional  Total      US    tional  Total
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    BioScience
    Recombinants                 $206    $302    $508    $198    $233    $431
    Plasma Proteins                97     194     291      96     147     243
    Antibody Therapy              220      95     315     176      62     238
    Regenerative Medicine (1)      55      54     109      46      41      87
    Other (2)                      12     150     162      16     175     191
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total BioScience (3)         $590    $795  $1,385    $532    $658  $1,190
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Medication Delivery
    IV Therapies                 $113    $295    $408    $107    $239    $346
    Global Injectables            199     194     393     237     144     381
    Infusion Systems              134      95     229     127      81     208
    Anesthesia                     76      46     122      62      34      96
    Other                           3       9      12       2       6       8
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Medication Delivery    $525    $639  $1,164    $535    $504  $1,039
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Renal
    PD Therapy                    $73    $406    $479     $68    $375    $443
    HD Therapy                     24      95     119      27      83     110
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Renal                   $97    $501    $598     $95    $458    $553
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Baxter excluding
     Transfusion Therapies     $1,212  $1,935  $3,147  $1,162  $1,620  $2,782
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Transfusion Therapies (3)     $29     $13     $42     $34     $13     $47
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL BAXTER               $1,241  $1,948  $3,189  $1,196  $1,633  $2,829
    ==========================================================================


                                                   % Growth @ Actual Rates
                                                -----------------------------
                                                          Interna-
                                                  US       tional       Total
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    BioScience
    Recombinants                                  4%         30%         18%
    Plasma Proteins                               1%         32%         20%
    Antibody Therapy                             25%         53%         32%
    Regenerative Medicine (1)                    20%         32%         25%
    Other (2)                                   (25%)       (14%)       (15%)
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total BioScience (3)                         11%         21%         16%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Medication Delivery
    IV Therapies                                  6%         23%         18%
    Global Injectables                          (16%)        35%          3%
    Infusion Systems                              6%         17%         10%
    Anesthesia                                   23%         35%         27%
    Other                                        50%         50%         50%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Medication Delivery                    (2%)        27%         12%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Renal
    PD Therapy                                    7%          8%          8%
    HD Therapy                                  (11%)        14%          8%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Renal                                   2%          9%          8%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Baxter excluding Transfusion Therapies        4%         19%         13%
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Transfusion Therapies (3)                   (15%)         0%        (11%)
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL BAXTER                                  4%         19%         13%
    ==========================================================================

    (1) Previously referred to as BioSurgery.
    (2) Principally includes vaccines, sales of plasma to third parties,
        and recombinant FIX (BeneFIX).  Sales of BeneFIX ceased as of
        June 30, 2007.
    (3) The results of operations of the TT business were previously
        reported in the BioScience business.  The TT business was sold on
        February 28, 2007.  The TT totals above include sales of TT
        products through the date of divestiture, as well as revenues
        associated with manufacturing, distribution and other services
        provided by the company to the buyer of the TT business post-
        divestiture.

SOURCE  Baxter International Inc.

Media, Deborah Spak, +1-847-948-2349, Investors, Mary Kay Ladone,
+1-847-948-3371, or Clare Trachtman, +1-847-948-3085, all of Baxter
International Inc.



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