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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
  Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)<br>
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May&nbsp;5, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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  Manning Road<br>
  Billerica, MA 01821<br>
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  principal executive offices)(Zip Code)</font></p>
  
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  Bruker Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results as of
  and for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2008.&#160; A copy of the press release is attached
  hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>
  
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  is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of&#160; Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any
  filing of the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
  shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release dated
    May&nbsp;5, 2008.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
  this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BRUKER CORPORATION</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Date: May&nbsp;5, 2008</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/Frank H.
    Laukien</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.46%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank H.
    Laukien, Ph.D.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.46%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief
    Executive Officer and President</font></i></p>
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    Number</font></b></p>
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    May&nbsp;5, 2008.</font></p>
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  furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
  liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
  as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</font></p>
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, DC 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  May 5, 2008
  BRUKER CORPORATION
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  000-30833
  04-3110160
  (State or other
    jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  40
  Manning Road
  Billerica, MA 01821
  (Address of
  principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (978) 663-3660
  Check
  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions:
  o
  Written
    communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
    CFR 240.14d-2(b)
  o
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    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
    CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Section 2
  — Financial Information
  Item
  2.02.  Results of Operations and
  Financial Condition
  On May 5, 2008,
  Bruker Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results as of
  and for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  A copy of the press release is attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  The information in this
  Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto,
  is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any
  filing of the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
  shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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  Section 9
  — Financial Statements and Exhibits
  Item
  9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits
  Number
  99.1
  Press release dated
    May 5, 2008.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
  this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.
  BRUKER CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
  Date: May 5, 2008
  By:
  /s/Frank H.
    Laukien
  Frank H.
    Laukien, Ph.D.
  Chief
    Executive Officer and President
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  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit
  Number
  Exhibit Name
  Location
  99.1
  Press release dated
    May 5, 2008.
  Furnished herewith*
  *   Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being
  furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
  liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
  as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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