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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>VWR Funding, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware
</B></TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><B>333-124100
</B></TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><B>56-2445503</B></TD>
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of incorporation)
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1310 Goshen Parkway<br>
P.O. Box 2656<BR>
West Chester, PA
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>&nbsp;<BR>19380</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B> (610) 431-1700</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>N/A</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;2 &#151; Financial Information</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;7 &#151; Regulation&nbsp;FD</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01 Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As previously announced, on Tuesday, May&nbsp;19, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), members
of the senior management of VWR Funding, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) will hold a teleconference
to discuss the Company&#146;s financial results for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009. A copy
of the press release issued by the Company on May&nbsp;13, 2009, which provides information
regarding the teleconference, was attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K furnished with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May&nbsp;13, 2009.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Management&#146;s presentation will contain a discussion of certain financial measures which
are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America (&#147;GAAP&#148;), as described below.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>EBITDA</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Management&#146;s presentation will contain a discussion of earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (&#147;EBITDA&#148;) for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 and
2008. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, the table presented below
reconciles this non-GAAP measure to net income (loss)&nbsp;for the three months ended March
31, 2009 and 2008. Net income (loss)&nbsp;is the most comparable GAAP measure of our operating
results presented in the Company&#146;s condensed consolidated financial statements.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss)&nbsp;or any other GAAP
measure of performance or liquidity. Our calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effect of
charges primarily associated with financing decisions, tax regulations and capital
investments. EBITDA is a key financial metric used by the Company&#146;s investors and
management to evaluate and measure the Company&#146;s operating performance.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Reconciliation of Reported Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA<BR>
(US dollars in millions)</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Three Months Ended March 31,</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>2009</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income (loss)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">11.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(56.8</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income tax provision (benefit)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5.5</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(40.9</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest expense, net</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">63.2</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation and amortization</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">28.7</TD>
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    <TD align="right">28.0</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><B>EBITDA</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>107.7</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>(6.5</B></TD>
    <TD nowrap><B>)</B></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As noted in the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March
31, 2009, the Company recorded certain significant income or expenses during the three
months ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 and 2008:
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">We have a significant amount of foreign-denominated debt on our U.S.
dollar-denominated balance sheet. As a result, the Company&#146;s operating results
and EBITDA are exposed to foreign currency translation risk with respect to this
indebtedness, principally with respect to the Euro. The Company&#146;s results for the
three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 included a net unrealized exchange gain of
$35.8&nbsp;million. The Company&#146;s results for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2008
included a net unrealized exchange loss of $74.0&nbsp;million.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">During the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded
non-cash equity compensation expense of $0.9&nbsp;million and $1.1&nbsp;million,
respectively, and restructuring charges of $5.4&nbsp;million and $1.3&nbsp;million,
respectively.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>Net Debt</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Management&#146;s presentation also will contain a discussion of net indebtedness (&#147;Net
Debt&#148;). Net Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, the table presented below
reconciles this non-GAAP measure to total debt. Total debt is the most comparable GAAP
measure presented in the Company&#146;s condensed consolidated financial statements.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Net Debt should not be considered as an alternative to total debt or any other GAAP
measure of indebtedness or financial condition. Our calculation of Net Debt reduces our
total debt by the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand as well as by our
compensating cash balance. As noted in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, we account for our global cash pooling arrangement on a
gross basis. Consequently, our total debt balance as of each period end includes
aggregated bank overdraft positions for certain subsidiaries participating in our global
cash pooling arrangement. Net Debt is an important financial metric used by the Company&#146;s
creditors, investors and management to evaluate and measure the Company&#146;s financial
condition.
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Reconciliation of Total Debt to Net Debt<BR>
(US dollars in millions)</B>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>March 31,</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>December 31,</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>2009</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total debt</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,765.6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,815.6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less:</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Cash and cash equivalents</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(42.9</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(42.0</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Compensating cash balance</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(95.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(100.7</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net Debt</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,627.5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,672.9</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, our Net Debt decreased by approximately
$44.2&nbsp;million related to foreign currency exchange, the majority of which is primarily
attributable to unrealized foreign currency translation gains with respect to the Euro
and the British Pound Sterling.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">SIGNATURE
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">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.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">VWR Funding, Inc.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/    Gregory L. Cowan
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Date: May 15, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Gregory L. Cowan &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 15, 2009
VWR Funding, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
333-124100
56-2445503
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1310 Goshen Parkway
P.O. Box 2656
West Chester, PA
19380
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(610) 431-1700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 under 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
Pre-commencement 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
Section 7 — Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
As previously announced, on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), members
of the senior management of VWR Funding, Inc. (the "Company") will hold a teleconference
to discuss the Company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy
of the press release issued by the Company on May 13, 2009, which provides information
regarding the teleconference, was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K furnished with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 13, 2009.
Management's presentation will contain a discussion of certain financial measures which
are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America ("GAAP"), as described below.
EBITDA
Management's presentation will contain a discussion of earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, the table presented below
reconciles this non-GAAP measure to net income (loss) for the three months ended March
31, 2009 and 2008. Net income (loss) is the most comparable GAAP measure of our operating
results presented in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other GAAP
measure of performance or liquidity. Our calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effect of
charges primarily associated with financing decisions, tax regulations and capital
investments. EBITDA is a key financial metric used by the Company's investors and
management to evaluate and measure the Company's operating performance.
Reconciliation of Reported Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA
(US dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2009
2008
Net income (loss)
$
11.2
$
(56.8
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
5.5
(40.9
)
Interest expense, net
62.3
63.2
Depreciation and amortization
28.7
28.0
EBITDA
$
107.7
$
(6.5
)
As noted in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March
31, 2009, the Company recorded certain significant income or expenses during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
•
We have a significant amount of foreign-denominated debt on our U.S.
dollar-denominated balance sheet. As a result, the Company's operating results
and EBITDA are exposed to foreign currency translation risk with respect to this
indebtedness, principally with respect to the Euro. The Company's results for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 included a net unrealized exchange gain of
$35.8 million. The Company's results for the three months ended March 31, 2008
included a net unrealized exchange loss of $74.0 million.
•
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded
non-cash equity compensation expense of $0.9 million and $1.1 million,
respectively, and restructuring charges of $5.4 million and $1.3 million,
respectively.
2
Net Debt
Management's presentation also will contain a discussion of net indebtedness ("Net
Debt"). Net Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, the table presented below
reconciles this non-GAAP measure to total debt. Total debt is the most comparable GAAP
measure presented in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Net Debt should not be considered as an alternative to total debt or any other GAAP
measure of indebtedness or financial condition. Our calculation of Net Debt reduces our
total debt by the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand as well as by our
compensating cash balance. As noted in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, we account for our global cash pooling arrangement on a
gross basis. Consequently, our total debt balance as of each period end includes
aggregated bank overdraft positions for certain subsidiaries participating in our global
cash pooling arrangement. Net Debt is an important financial metric used by the Company's
creditors, investors and management to evaluate and measure the Company's financial
condition.
Reconciliation of Total Debt to Net Debt
(US dollars in millions)
March 31,
December 31,
2009
2008
Total debt
$
2,765.6
$
2,815.6
Less:
Cash and cash equivalents
(42.9
)
(42.0
)
Compensating cash balance
(95.2
)
(100.7
)
Net Debt
$
2,627.5
$
2,672.9
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, our Net Debt decreased by approximately
$44.2 million related to foreign currency exchange, the majority of which is primarily
attributable to unrealized foreign currency translation gains with respect to the Euro
and the British Pound Sterling.
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SIGNATURE
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.
VWR Funding, Inc.
By:
/s/    Gregory L. Cowan
Date: May 15, 2009
Name:
Gregory L. Cowan
Title:
Vice President and Corporate Controller
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