CORRECTING and REPLACING Diagnostic Products Corporation Announces Qua

    Business Editors/Medical Editors
    CORRECTION...by Diagnostic Products Corporation

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2005--In BW5995 issued April 13, 2005: The record date in the first graph of release dated April 13, 2005, should read April 29, 2005 (sted April 24, 2005).

    The corrected release reads:

    DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

    Diagnostic Products Corporation (NYSE:DP) announced today the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $.07 per share of Common Stock payable May 13, 2005 to shareholders of record on April 29, 2005.
    Founded in 1971, Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC) is the global leader dedicated exclusively to immunodiagnostic testing. The Company's product menu includes over 75 immunoassays for medically important substances and over 360 specific allergens and allergy panels. DPC also designs and manufactures automated laboratory instrumentation which provides fast, accurate results while reducing labor and reagent costs. DPC sells its products to hospitals, clinics and laboratories domestically and in over 100 countries.

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CONTACT: Diagnostic Products Corporation James L. Brill, 310-645-8200

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICAL DEVICES MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DIVIDEND SOURCE: Diagnostic Products Corporation

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