Pall Corporation and VWR International Announce Master Distributor Supply Agreement.

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Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) and VWR International today announced that they have entered into an agreement to increase sales to the laboratory end-user market. Under this multi-year agreement, VWR will sell and co-promote Pall's filtration technologies in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and throughout Europe. VWR becomes Pall's Master Distributor to the laboratory market in these regions.

Laboratories exist throughout industry as well as in universities and government research centers. These labs consume high volumes of filtration, separation and purification products. Paul Nowak, VWR International President and Chief Operating Officer, said, "As a global leader serving the electronics, semiconductor, aerospace, industrial, government, pharmaceutical, and educational markets, VWR represents an extensive portfolio of the world's finest laboratory supply manufacturers. Becoming Pall's exclusive Master Distributor exemplifies VWR's ongoing commitment to deliver excellence in the distribution of scientific supplies. We look forward to serving the market together.

Since VWR maintains the highest service levels in the industry, Pall Life Sciences laboratory products will be readily available whenever the customer places an order. Our ability to drive exceptional customer focus founded on process excellence assures customers of the lowest acquisition costs and provides the high level of service that they depend upon."

Eric Krasnoff, Pall Corporation Chairman and CEO, said, "This new partnership with VWR, a leader in the laboratory supply market, is vision enabling. It allows our customers ready and easy access to a full range of product and service needs. This prized partnership with VWR International is truly a win-win for everyone, most especially for our mutual customers."

About Pall Corporation

Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing fields of filtration, separations and purification. Pall's business is organized around two broad markets: Life Sciences and Industrial. The Company provides leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, transfusion medicine, semiconductors, municipal drinking water and aerospace. Pall is actively developing partnerships with companies that provide complementary services and technologies. Total revenues are $1.5 billion, after giving effect to the FSG acquisition. The Company is headquartered in East Hills, New York and has major operations in more than 30 countries. Further information is available at http://www.pall.com.

About VWR International

VWR International is a global leader in laboratory product distribution serving the industrial, pharmaceutical, educational and governmental markets. VWR also provides production supplies and services to meet the needs of electronic and pharmaceutical production. The VWR International Group is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and generates annual sales of US $2.5 billion. VWR International affiliates operate in 18 countries and employ more than 6,000 people. VWR's mission is to deliver excellence in the distribution of scientific supplies. For more information on VWR International, visit www.vwr.com, phone [phone] or write, VWR International, 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O. Box 2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current Company expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; regulatory approval and market acceptance of new technologies; changes in product mix and product pricing and in interest rates and cost of raw materials; the Company's success in enforcing its patents and protecting its proprietary products and manufacturing techniques and in integrating the operations of FSG into the Company's existing business; global and regional economic conditions and legislative, regulatory and political developments; and domestic and international competition in the Company's global markets. Additional information regarding these and other factors is available on the Web at http://www.pall.com and is included in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of such reports can be obtained, without charge, at: http://www.sec.gov.

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