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Annual Report 2005

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Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence and Growth 
as a Publicly-Traded Company

ANNUAL REPORT (cid:2) 2005

ABOUT HENRY SCHEIN

Henry  Schein,  a  FORTUNE  500® company,  is  the
largest distributor of healthcare products and services
to  office-based  practitioners  in  the  combined  North
American  and  European  markets.    The  Company’s
sales reached a record $4.6 billion in 2005.  

The  Company  provides  innovative  solutions  for
healthcare  professionals,  and  is  recognized  for  its
excellent  customer  service  and  highly  competitive
prices.  Henry Schein’s four business groups—Dental,
Medical/Veterinary,  International,  and  Technology—
serve  more  than  500,000  customers  worldwide,
including:
(cid:2) Approximately 80% of the estimated 135,000 U.S.
and  Canadian  office-based  dental  practices  and
15,000 dental laboratories;

(cid:2) Approximately  45%  of  the  estimated  250,000 
U.S.  office-based  physician  practices,  as  well  as
surgical centers and other alternate-care sites;

(cid:2) Over 70% of the estimated 26,000 U.S. veterinary

clinics;

(cid:2) Approximately  230,000  office-based  dental,
medical  and  veterinary  practices  outside  North
America, primarily in Europe, Australia, and New
Zealand; and

(cid:2) Government  and  other  institutions  providing

healthcare services.

The  Company  operates  through  a  centralized  and
automated  distribution  network,  which  provides
customers  in  more  than  200  countries  with  a
comprehensive  selection  of  more  than  70,000
national and Henry Schein private-brand products in
stock,  as  well  as  over  100,000  additional  products
available to our customers as special order items.

Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative
value-added  practice  solutions 
for  healthcare
professionals,  such  as  ARUBA®,  the  Company’s
electronic  catalog  and  ordering  system.    Its  leading
practice-management  software  solutions,  including
DENTRIX® and Easy Dental® for dental practices and
AVImark® for  veterinary  clinics,  have  been  installed 
in more than 50,000 practices.

Henry  Schein  was  named  “Most  Admired”  in  the
“Wholesalers: Health Care” industry in the FORTUNE
2006  list  of  America’s  Most  Admired  Companies. 
In  addition  to  its  top  overall  ranking,  the  Company
led the industry in use of corporate assets, quality of
management  and  long-term  investment,  as  well  as
being  ranked  first  in  social  responsibility  for  the
second consecutive year.

Headquartered  in  Melville,  N.Y.,  Henry  Schein
employs  nearly  11,000  people,  and  has  operations 
in  19  countries.    For  more  information,  visit  the 
Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.

About the cover: On November 30, 2005, Henry Schein, Inc. celebrated its 10th anniversary as a publicly-traded company by opening the NASDAQ® Stock Market.  Before the opening, 

Henry Schein thanked its key constituents – customers, vendor partners, investors, and Team Schein Members, and reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to social responsibility. 

TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS,

2005 was another record year...

... for  Henry  Schein — one  that  culminated 

and  willing  to  spend  more  to  stay  healthy  and  look 

in our opening the NASDAQ® Stock Market 

for  trading  on  November  30th  to  celebrate 

good  as  they  age.    As  awareness  of  the  correlation

between  oral  health  and  overall  well-being  increases,

dental expenditures have risen, driven by greater demand

for  cosmetic  dentistry,  wider  dental  insurance  coverage,

Henry  Schein’s  tenth  anniversary  as  a 

and  a  growing  use  of  dental  pharmaceuticals.    Similarly,

publicly-traded company.

During the past decade, we have built a strong record of

success by capitalizing on trends influencing the markets

we  serve  and  committing  ourselves  to  meeting  our

customers’ needs.  As an integrated products and services

company, Henry Schein is ideally positioned to serve the

medical  expenditures  have  increased  as  procedures

migrate  from  acute-care  settings  to  physician’s  offices 

and  alternate-care  settings,  and  as  the  use  of  vaccines 

and other pharmaceuticals continues to grow.  And with

increasing  expenditures  to  care  for  a  growing  pet

population,  the  veterinary  companion  animal  market

remains strong. 

emerging global market of dental, medical, and veterinary

As  we  have  taken  advantage  of  these  opportunities,  our

office-based  practitioners  who  have  similar  needs  across

net  sales  have  grown  at  a  10-year  compound  annual

geographic  borders.    Our  markets  are  being  fueled  by  a

growth  rate  (CAGR)  of  more  than  22%,  rising  from 

generation  of  baby  boomers  who  are  educated,  affluent,

$616 million in 1995 to $4.6 billion in 2005.  This drove

Henry Schein is ideally positioned

to serve the emerging global

market of dental, medical and

veterinary office-based

practitioners.

increases  in  our  income  from  continuing  operations 

Financial and operational successes 

($9  million  to  $162  million,  a  33%  CAGR)  and  earnings

from  continuing  operations  per  diluted  share  ($0.35  to

$1.82, a 18% CAGR), which drove our market capitalization

from  $400  million  at  our  initial  public  offering  to  nearly 

$4  billion  at  the  end  of  2005  (a  25%  CAGR).  This  1995

financial data excludes special management compensation

and  does  not  reflect  subsequent  restatements  for  pooling

of interest transactions.

We  posted  record  net  sales  of  $4.6  billion  in  2005,  an

increase  of  18.9%  over  the  prior  year,  including  8.4%

internal growth in local currencies.  Our operating margin

expanded by 68 basis points over 2004 while income from

continuing operations and earnings per diluted share from

continuing operations both increased by 30%.  Each of our

four business units posted market share gains for the year,

with  sales  of  $1.9  billion  for  Dental,  $1.4  billion  for

During  the  past  decade,  the  countries  where  we  have

Medical,  $1.3  billion  for  International,  and  $88.2  million

operations grew from 8 to 19, as the number of customers

for Technology and Value-Added Services.

we serve increased from 200,000 to more than 500,000. To

serve  these  customers,  Team  Schein  grew  from  2,600

members to nearly 11,000.

The  financial  success  of  our  units  was  supported  by 

our operational achievements for the year.  Approximately

99%  of  items  ordered  in  the  U.S.  and  Canada  are 

Our Company’s 10 years of success is a result of the spirit

shipped  without  back  ordering  and  are  shipped  on 

of partnership with our customers.  Each customer has an

the  same  business  day  the  order  is  received.    We 

individual set of needs that we strive to meet every day,

successfully  implemented  global  corporate  programs  in 

and the power of this customer partnership can be seen

human  resources,  information  technology,  inventory

in our strong financial performance. 

management,  distribution,  and  other  key  operational

Our Company’s 10 years of

success is a result of the spirit of

partnership with which we

approach each of our 500,000

customer relationships.

areas.  And  we  generated  better  working  capital

As we focused on our growth strategy of pursuing strategic

management  through  improved  turns  in  inventory  and

acquisitions and joint ventures, Henry Schein continued to

days sales outstanding for accounts receivable.

expand around the world, welcoming more than 1,000 new

Expansion and growth

Team Schein Members to our Company during 2005.  We

created the leader in Canada’s expanding market for dental

The  year  was  marked  by  new  responsibilities  for  proven

merchandise and equipment—Henry Schein Ash Arcona—

Company leaders. After 25 years of service to the Company

through our acquisition of Ash Temple Ltd. 

with  increasing  responsibilities,

James  Breslawski  became  Henry

Schein’s  President  and  Chief

Operating  Officer.  Michael  Zack,

who  has  overseen  Henry  Schein’s

James Breslawski

international expansion and growth

to nearly one-third of overall sales in his 17 years with the

Company,  recently  was  promoted  to  President  of  the

On the other side of the globe, we firmly established our

Company as the leading dental distributor in Australia and

New Zealand by acquiring Halas Dental Ltd. and Shalfoon

Bros. Ltd.  We further advanced our Pan-European strategy

during  the  year,  and  by  the  end  of  the  year  we  had

completed  our  newly  expanded  global  headquarters  in

Melville, New York.

International  Group.  These  promotions  underscored  the

Social responsibility 

depth  of  our  core  executive  management  team  and  were

just two of many well-deserved Team Schein professional

advancements.  We  also  welcomed  Paul  Brons,  a  former

member of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel NV,

to the Henry Schein Board of Directors.  

Henry  Schein  distinguished  itself  in  the  area  of  social

responsibility  during  2005  through  numerous  Henry

Schein Cares activities. We used our core competencies to

help  aid  disaster  relief  by  shipping  medical  supplies  to

Henry Schein distinguished itself

in the area of social responsibility

during 2005 through numerous

Henry Schein Cares activities.

help victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia, mobilizing

For all of these reasons, 2005 was a milestone year in our

help  to  the  victims  of  Hurricanes  Katrina  and  Rita  in  the

Company’s  74-year  history,  but  a  milestone  is  only  a

U.S.,  and  equipping  medical  teams  deployed  by  the

marker on a much longer road that we continue to travel.

Disaster  Resource  Network  to  treat  victims  of  the

I  am  convinced  that  the  road  Henry  Schein  is  traveling

catastrophic  earthquake  that  struck  Pakistan.    We  also

with our customers, vendor partners, investors, and Team

supported  initiatives  directly  benefiting  children,  such  as

Schein  Members  stretches  well  into  an  increasingly

Give  Kids  a  Smile,  the  annual  American  Dental

brighter  future,  and  that  our  best  and  most  rewarding

Association’s  program  that  provides  free  dental  treatment

years are yet to come.

to  more  than  one  million  underserved  children;  and  our

Back-To-School® and  Holiday  Cheer  programs,  which

helped needy children in our communities return to school

On behalf of our Board of Directors and my Team Schein

colleagues, I thank you for your continued support.

with new outfits and school supplies and provided gifts to

Sincerely,

make the holiday season more memorable.  

Our  work  in  social  responsibility  during  2005,  as  well  as

other  facets  of  our  business,  was  widely  recognized.    As

Henry  Schein  ascended  to  #445  on  the  FORTUNE  500 

list of America’s largest companies as ranked by sales, our

Stanley M. Bergman

Company  was  ranked  first  in  the  “Wholesalers:  Health

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Care” industry in the FORTUNE 2006 list of America’s Most

Admired Companies.   

Our best and most rewarding

years are yet to come.

2005 Financial Highlights

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NOTES: 
Operating Margin and Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share have been adjusted to exclude certain one-time items. Refer to Non-GAAP Disclosures on page 17. 

Additionally, refer to our annual consolidated financial statements for a complete presentation of our Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows. 

(1) During 2004, we recorded a non-recurring $13.2 million pre-tax ($8.4 million post-tax) charge related to the Fluvirin® contract with Chiron Corporation.  

The effect that this charge had on earnings per share for the year ended December 25, 2004 was $(0.10).

(2) Return on Committed Capital represents operating income over average committed capital (committed capital equals inventory plus trade accounts receivables 

and net property, plant, and equipment less trade accounts payables).

(3) Adjusted to reflect the effects of discontinued operations.

Who We Are

Henry Schein is the largest distributor of healthcare products 

and services to office-based practitioners in the combined 

North American and European markets.  

We believe we also are the world’s leading value-added

placed, are delivered within two days of placement, and

dental distributor and the only Pan-European distributor

are shipped with virtually 100% accuracy.  And through

in the office-based healthcare products industry.  

Schein  Direct,  we  provide  rapid  door-to-door  air

Henry  Schein  partners  with  our  500,000  customers

around  the  world  to  improve  practice  efficiency  and

package delivery to healthcare practitioners in more than

200 countries.

productivity,  enabling  our  customers  to  focus  on

To  further  enhance  our  customer  service,  we  invest  in

delivering  the  highest  quality  of  care  to  their  patients.

leading technology to manage all facets of our Company.

Nearly  11,000  Team  Schein  Members  operating  in 

We  employ  state-of-the-art  “cold-chain”  distribution

19  countries  are  committed  to  providing  the  best

capabilities  to  ensure  the  integrity  of  heat-sensitive

possible service to our customers, which include dental

products  in  the  U.S.;  we  are  a  leading  provider  of

practices  and  laboratories,  physician  practices  and

vaccines  to  office-based  practitioners,  and  in  2005  we

veterinary  clinics,  as  well  as  government  and  other

shipped  nearly  60%  of  the  doses  for  the  U.S.  federal

institutions providing healthcare services.  

government’s Vaccines for Children program.  

Service to our customers is enhanced through our world-

Our  customers  also  benefit  from  our  unique  marketing

class  centralized,  leveragable  infrastructure,  which

approach, which combines 2,200 field sales consultants

includes 2.7 million square feet of space in distribution

and  equipment  sales  specialists;  1,300 

telesales

centers  strategically  located  throughout  North  America,

representatives;  155  independent  software  sales

Europe,  Australia,  and  New  Zealand.    We  efficiently 

representatives;  and  more  than  700  equipment  service

and  accurately  shipped  over  10  million  customer 

technicians—all  supported  by  more  than  34  million

orders  in  2005.  In  the  United  States  and  Canada,  99% 

targeted direct-marketing pieces annually.

of  our  orders  are  shipped  the  same  day  the  order  is

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HENRY SCHEIN

Henry Schein Customers
1995 – 200,000 2005 – 500,000

Countries in Which We Operate
1995 – 8 2005 – 19

Field Sales Consultants
1995 – 200  2005 – 2,200

Main: With 2.7 million square feet of distribution space in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Henry Schein efficiently and accurately shipped over 10 million orders during 2005.   
Inset left, right and bottom: Henry Schein brings a spirit of partnership to each of our 500,000 customer relationships around the world.  In addition to field sales consultants, our customers are served 
by equipment sales specialists, telesales representatives, independent software sales representatives, and equipment service technicians, and customers receive direct-marketing materials that are 
targeted specifically for their practices.

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What We Provide

We offer a comprehensive selection of more than 70,000 

national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, 

as well as over 100,000 additional products available to our

customers as special-order items.

This  array  of  products  includes  dental,  medical  and
veterinary  consumables;  equipment;  Henry  Schein
private-brand  products;  and  a  growing  number  of
important product exclusives, such as the Camlog™ dental
implant system; Colgate® Oral Care Products; DEXIS®
digital  radiography  products;  BruxGuard™;  Pentron®
Laboratory Products; and ShadeVision™.  

Henry  Schein  also  is  a  leading  supplier  of  vaccines,
injectables, and other pharmaceuticals to physicians and
alternate-care  sites  through  our  Medical  Group,  as  well 
as  our  Veterinary  Group.    We  offer  formulary  plans  to
organizations such as the American Medical Association,
the  American  Society  of  Plastic  Surgeons,  the  American
Academy of Dermatology, and the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, providing members with a selection of
commonly used products at discounted rates.

Our dental, medical, and veterinary customers are turning
to  technology  tools  to  increase  practice  efficiency  and
support the delivery of quality healthcare. Our practice
management  software  products  provide  practitioners
with patient treatment history, billing, accounts receivable
management,  appointment  calendars,  electronic  claims
capability,  and  much  more.    As  the  foundation  for  a
digital  dental  office,  our  DENTRIX® product  provides
seamless  integration  of  digital  X-ray,  intraoral  imaging,
and other tools to enhance patient treatment.  We believe
that  DENTRIX® is  the  industry’s  leading  dental  practice
management  software  in  the  U.S.,  with  the  fastest
growing  user  base  and  superior  clinical  features,  and  it
has  once  again  been  ranked  by  an  independent  dental
products  research  organization  as  highest  in  customer
satisfaction.    More  than  50,000  practice-management
software  solutions  are  currently  in  use,  including
DENTRIX® and Easy Dental® for dental practices, LabNet
for  dental  laboratories,  and  AVImark® for  veterinary

clinics.  In addition, we recently began offering electronic
medical  records  software  solutions  to  our  medical
customers.

Our commitment to customer-based technology is further
seen 
in  our  Dental  Resource  Center  (DRC),  a
revolutionary  Web  site  we  launched  late  in  2005  that
brings together all the information dentists need to grow
their  practices  in  comprehensive  3-D  multimedia
modules.    With  online  continuing  education,  dental
equipment  manuals,  industry  updates  and  hundreds  of
product tutorials, the DRC is a powerful tool for today’s
practicing dentist.  

Our customers also turn to us for a wide array of value-
added services including handpiece and small equipment
repair  service  through  ProRepair® as  well  as  repair
services  for  other  equipment  through  COMPLETEcare.
We  also  offer  office  design  services  and  continuing
education for healthcare professionals. Technology drives
many of the services we offer: we processed more than
33  million  electronic  health  claims  in  2005;  our
Information  Technology  Solutions  provide  computer
hardware, integration and support services; and through
our  ARUBA® Web-based  electronic  catalog  and  ordering
system and other options, our customers can order from
us  24/7.    Our  Financial  Services  offering  enables  our
customers to lease and finance equipment, offer patient-
financing  options,  provide  electronic  credit  card
processing, and access credit facilities.  And to enhance
customer  loyalty,  we  offer  Privileges™,  which  now
provides  more  than  21,000  customers  in  the  U.S.,  and 
a  growing  number  of  customers  outside  the  U.S.,  with
priority service, guaranteed response time for emergency
repairs, free extended warranties, and preferred pricing,
as well as gift certificates and redeemable reward points.

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Products Offered
1995 – 50,000 2005 – 170,000

Customer Orders Shipped
1995 – 2.6 million 2005 – 10.6 million

Main: Digital radiography solutions, such as the DENTRIX ImageRAYi, produce an image in seconds. Patient safety, a considerable savings in time, and a savings in the cost of developing chemicals makes the
switch to digital attractive to any practice.  Inset Left: Henry Schein provides customers with a comprehensive selection of more than 70,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well
as over 100,000 additional products available as special-order items.
Inset bottom: To help our veterinary customers deliver the best-quality care as they enhance practice efficiency and success, Henry Schein provides a broad offering of products and services at competitive prices.

Inset right: Henry Schein is a leading supplier of vaccines, injectables, and other pharmaceuticals to physicians and alternate-care sites.

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What Sets Us Apart

We believe our Company’s greatest asset is Team Schein, 

which includes nearly 11,000 members who have built 

a unique corporate culture that focuses on delivering 

the best possible service to our customers.  

Our  culture  is  defined  by  our  values,  including  mutual

of our manufacturing partners, we furnish nearly 40,000

responsibility,  ethical  behavior,  creativity  and  open

dental  volunteers  with  the  supplies  they  need  to  treat

communication.    We  recognize  that  each  Team  Schein

more than one million underserved children on a single day.

Member  is  a  vital  spoke  in  the  Team  Schein 

“Wheel of Success,” and that each person is as important

as  the  next.  We  also  believe  in  ongoing  sales  force

education  and  training  to  make  each  interaction  as

productive  as  possible  for  our  customers.    And  we  are

committed 

to  enhancing  diversity  and  cultural

competency  throughout  our  Company  to  better  serve

our changing customer base.

We  also  use  our  core  competencies  to  help  address

disaster relief, as we did following the catastrophic Asian

tsunamis  and  the  devastating  earthquake  in  Pakistan.

When  Hurricanes  Katrina  and  Rita  struck  the  U.S.  Gulf

Coast,  we  activated  our  disaster  relief  hotline  for  our

customers  and  shipped  dental,  medical,  and  veterinary

supplies to state health departments in the affected areas.

We  worked  closely  with  government  officials,  relief

Our  Team  Schein  Culture  includes  a  commitment  to

agencies and industry partner associations, stored relief

social  responsibility,  which  we  put  into  action  through

products  and  vaccines  in  our  distribution  centers,  and

Henry  Schein  Cares,  our  global  corporate  citizenship

established a program to match, dollar-for-dollar, disaster

program.  The mission of Henry Schein Cares is to assist

relief contributions made by Team Schein Members.  In

in  narrowing  the  disparity  in  the  delivery  of  healthcare

partnership  with  the  ADA,  we  also  dispatched

services  and  information  in  underserved  communities,

Tomorrow’s Dental Office Today—a mobile, technology-

both  in  the  United  States  and  abroad,  by  providing

driven  dental  resource—to  Mississippi  to  enable  dental

resources to support the programs of community-based

professionals  to  provide  emergency  dental  treatment 

health professionals and their organizations. 

for area residents.

Through  Henry  Schein  Cares,  we  address  issues  of

Henry  Schein  Cares  programs  give  back  to  our 

importance  to  our  customers.    For  example,  through  a

local communities as well.  We help children return to 

four-year  collaboration  with  the  American  Dental

the  classroom  with  new  outfits  and  backpacks 

Association  (ADA),  we  have  served  as  exclusive

filled  with  school  supplies,  and  provide  gifts  to  less

distributor of professional products for the annual Give

fortunate  children  through  our  Back-To-School  and

Kids a Smile program.  With the support of more than 50

Holiday Cheer initiatives.

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Team Schein Members
1995 – 2,600 2005 – 11,000

The mission of Henry Schein Cares is to assist in narrowing the disparity in the delivery of healthcare 
services and information in underserved communities, both in the United States and abroad, by providing
resources to support the programs of community-based health professionals and their organizations.

Main: Henry Schein’s annual Back-To-School program has now helped more than 3,100 children in six states where we have operations return to the classroom with new outfits and backpacks filled 
with school supplies.  Inset left: For the third consecutive year, Henry Schein served as exclusive distributor of professional products for the ADA’s Give Kids a Smile program, through which more than 
one million underserved children receive free oral healthcare diagnosis and treatment on a single day.  Inset right: Team Schein Members helped stock the shelves of Coastal Family Health Center in 
Biloxi, Miss., a Henry Schein Cares project that was featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  Inset bottom: In 2005, support from Henry Schein Cares helped rescue dogs, including Lara, 
lend their expertise to search and rescue operations.

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At-A-Glance

Dental

Sales: $1.9 billion
% of total Company sales: 41%

Medical 
(Including Veterinary)

Sales: $1.4 billion 
% of total Company sales: 30%

International

Sales: $1.3 billion
% of total Company sales: 27%

Technology & Value-Added Services

Sales: $88 million
% of total Company sales: 2%

1995 (cid:2) 2005

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Dental Customers: Serves approximately 80% of the estimated 135,000 U.S. and Canadian office-based dental practices and 15,000 dental
laboratories; has approximately 38% share of the estimated $5 billion U.S. and Canadian dental distribution market.

Dental Market Dynamics: Dental service expenditures are expected to increase 6% in each of the next 5 years driven by a number of
factors, including an increase in the percentage of the U.S. population with dental insurance coverage. Those with dental insurance visit the dentist more 
often and have more procedures performed. There also is greater emphasis on cosmetic dentistry, and a growing awareness of the correlation between oral
health and overall well-being.  In addition, there is a growing use of dentistry in pharmaceutical therapies and diagnostic procedures.  As demand for dental
procedures increases, there are fewer practicing dentists. Therefore, greater practice productivity is required. This trend is a strong driver for dental 
equipment and technology sales as dental practices are looking to expand their capacity.

Medical Customers: Serves approximately 45% of the estimated 250,000 U.S. office-based physician practices, as well as surgical centers, 
and other alternate-care sites; has approximately 17% of the estimated $8 billion medical distribution market.

Medical Market Dynamics: Demand for physician and clinical services are expected to increase over 6% in each of the next 5 years.  
A variety of tests, screenings, and other elective and surgical procedures traditionally done in hospitals or acute-care settings are now being performed in 
less expensive in-office or alternate-care settings.  It is estimated that 63% of all surgeries are now outpatient procedures.  In addition, there is continued 
growth in the use of vaccines, injectables, and other pharmaceuticals in the alternate-care setting.

Veterinary Customers: Serves over 70% of the estimated 26,000 U.S. veterinary clinics.  

Veterinary Market Dynamics:  It is estimated that the companion animal market (which is comprised primarily of dogs and cats) is
approximately $2–3 billion and growing at 6–7% annually.  This growth is due to favorable demographics, including the growing number of U.S. households
(1.2 million new households each year), a higher proportion of households who own pets (60% today versus 56% in 1988), a growing pet population 
(142 million cats and dogs in 2003 versus 107 million in 1989) and increasing annual expenditures per pet (8% growth in annual spending per pet for
veterinary services). As a result of the combination of an increase in the use of advanced technology in companion animal treatments and the willingness 
of pet owners to spend money on preventative and wellness programs for their pets due to strong emotional connections, the companion animal segment 
is poised to continue growing.  

HENRY SCHEIN 
BY THE NUMBERS

YEAR END 2005

(cid:2) Sales of $4.6 billion 

(cid:2) Nearly 11,000 Team Schein

Members

(cid:2) More than 500,000 customers 

(cid:2) Operations in 19 countries

(cid:2) More than 170,000 products

available

(cid:2) More than 50,000 practice

management software 

systems installed

(cid:2) 33 million health insurance

claims processed electronically

(cid:2) 99% customer order 

fulfillment rate 

(cid:2) Over 10 million customer 

orders shipped 

International Customers: Serves approximately 230,000 office-based dental, medical, and veterinary practices in 17 countries outside of the United States and Canada, including:
Austria, Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.  
In addition, practitioners in over 200 countries are served through Schein Direct®, which provides door-to-door air package delivery service.  The Company currently holds approximately 20% share 
of the estimated $5 billion European dental distribution market; and approximately 5% share of the estimated European medical and veterinary distribution market.

International Market Dynamics:  Practitioners around the globe have similar needs and face many of the same challenges as they look to operate efficient and profitable
practices, while providing a high quality of patient care.  Henry Schein is uniquely positioned to serve these practitioners and take a leadership role in the European dental, medical, and veterinary
distribution markets, estimated to be growing at approximately 5% annually, by continuing to develop an infrastructure based on its state-of-the-art U.S. model.  The Company will continue to 
explore expansion opportunities abroad in countries where it currently has a presence, as well as potential expansion into new markets.  

Technology Customers:  Serves dental and medical practices, and veterinary clinics. More than 50,000 proprietary software systems are installed, including DENTRIX® and Easy Dental®
for dental practices; LabNet for dental laboratories; AVImark® for veterinary clinics; and EMR solutions for physician practices.  These software solutions provide practitioners with an array of clinical and
practice management features, including patient treatment history, billing, accounts receivable management, appointment calendars, electronic claims processing, and much more.  Other Value-Added
Services offered by Henry Schein include an array of financial services and continuing education programs for healthcare professionals.  

Technology Market Dynamics: There is opportunity to cross-sell a number of additional products through relationships with practice management software customers.  These
products include core consumables; equipment and services; high-tech products that interface with practice management software, such as digital X-ray and intraoral imaging; and other add-on products
and services, such as e-claims, statement processing, and continuing education.  At Henry Schein we are truly committed to providing customers with the tools needed to manage more efficient practices.  
In an independent survey, DENTRIX software was ranked number one in customer satisfaction with superior clinical features, and was deemed to be the fastest growing in the marketplace.

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10 Years of Excellence and Growth as a Publicly-Traded Company

FINANCIAL GROWTH SINCE GOING PUBLIC
From Continuing Operations
($ in millions, except per share data)

1995

2005

Compound Annual
Growth Rate
(Except Operating Margin)

Sales

$616

$4,636

Operating Income

Operating Margin

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Stock Price

$20*

3.2%*

$9*

$281

6.1%

$162

$0.35*

$1.82

$8

$43.64

Market Capitalization

$400

$3,800

*Refer to Non-GAAP Disclosures on page 17.

22%

30%

290 bp

33%

18%

19%

25%

NET SALES BY MARKET SHARE SINCE GOING PUBLIC
From Continuing Operations

1995 Worldwide Sales:
$616 million

2005 Worldwide Sales:
$4.6 billion

17%
International

4%
Technology

27%
Medical
(Including Veterinary)

52%
Dental

27%
International

2%
Technology

41%
Dental

30%
Medical
(Including Veterinary)

CAGR: 1995–2005

Dental

Medical  (Including Veterinary)

International

Technology

Worldwide

20%

26%

28%

13%

22%

1995 (cid:2) 2005

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Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data, with respect to our financial position and results of operations for each of the five years, set forth below, has been derived from, and should be read in
conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.  The selected financial data presented below should also be read in
conjunction with ITEM 7, "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and ITEM 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in the
accompanying Form 10-K.

December 31, 
2005

December 25, 
2004 (1)

Years ended

December 27, 
2003 (1)

December 28, 
2002 (1)

December 29,
2001 (1)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Income Statement Data:

Net sales 
Gross profit 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2)
Operating income 
Other expense, net 
Income from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and 
equity in earnings of affiliates 
Income taxes from continuing operations 
Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries 
Equity in earnings of affiliates 
Income from continuing operations 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 
Net income 

Earnings from continuing operations per share:

Basic 
Diluted 

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share:
Basic 
Diluted 
Earnings per share:
Basic 
Diluted 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic 
Diluted 

Net Sales by Market Data:

Healthcare Distribution (3)
Dental (4)
Medical (5)
International (6)
Total Healthcare Distribution 

Technology (7)
Total 

$4,635,929 
1,316,936 
1,035,848 
281,088 
(16,534)

264,554 
(97,002)
(5,991)
827 
162,388 
(11,062)
$  151,326 

$  

1.87 
1.82 

$    (0.13)
(0.12)

$   

1.74 
1.70 

87,006 
89,187 

$1,896,643 
1,394,121 
1,256,910 
4,547,674 
88,255 
$4,635,929 

$3,898,485 
1,054,465 
844,715 
209,750 
(11,121)

198,629 
(73,506)
(1,486)
1,699 
125,336 
2,847 
$  128,183 

$   

$

$   

1.44 
1.40 

0.03 
0.03 

1.47 
1.43 

87,253 
89,462 

$1,602,457 
1,284,279 
928,207 
3,814,943 
83,542 
$3,898,485 

December 31, 
2005

December 25, 
2004 

$2,583,120 
489,520 
12,353 
1,229,544 

$2,433,670 
525,682 
12,438 
1,106,053 

Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets 
Long-term debt 
Minority interest 
Stockholders' equity 

1995 (cid:2) 2005

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$3,194,031 
908,163 
675,867 
232,296 
(8,973)

223,323 
(83,373)
(2,807)
931 
138,074 
(564)
$  137,510 

$  

$  

$  

1.58 
1.53 

(0.01)
0.00 

1.57 
1.53 

87,417 
89,975 

$1,364,812 
1,178,310 
576,628 
3,119,750 
74,281 
$3,194,031 

As of
December 27,
2003 
(in thousands)

$1,819,370 
247,100 
11,532 
1,004,118 

$2,675,645 
771,538 
581,685 
189,853 
(6,933)

182,920 
(67,281)
(2,591)
659 
113,707 
4,280 
$  117,987 

$

$

$  

1.31 
1.27 

0.05 
0.04 

1.36 
1.31 

86,978 
89,744 

$1,227,273 
944,600 
437,046 
2,608,919 
66,726 
$2,675,645 

$2,413,050 
680,919 
537,878 
143,041 
(7,640)

135,401 
(49,925)
(1,462)
414 
84,428 
2,945 
$    87,373 

$       1.00 
0.97 

$       0.03 
0.03 

$       1.03 
1.00 

84,732 
87,090 

$1,121,394 
837,376 
398,071 
2,356,841 
56,209 
$2,413,050 

December 28,
2002 

December 29,
2001

$1,558,052 
242,561 
6,748 
861,217 

$1,385,428 
242,169 
6,786 
680,457 

Non-GAAP Disclosures
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of operating income and income from continuing operations adjusted to reflect the effects of discontinued
operations, as reported to adjusted operating income and adjusted income from continuing operations.  The diluted earnings from continuing operations per share and weighted-average
common shares outstanding information reflects a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a dividend that became effective on February 28, 2005.

December 25, 
2004

December 27, 
2003

Years ended

December 28,
2002

(in thousands, except per share data)

December 30,
1995

Operating income (loss), as reported

$ 209,750 

$  232,296 

$ 189,853 

$

(1,036) 

Adjustments:

Merger, integration, and restructuring credits

Special management compensation costs

One-time charge related to influenza vaccine contract

Adjusted operating income

Adjusted operating margin

Income (loss) from continuing operations, as reported

Adjustments, net of tax:

Merger, integration, and restructuring credits

Special management compensation costs

Gains on real estate transactions

-   

-   

13,246 

222,996 

5.7%

125,336 

-   

-   

-   

One-time charge related to influenza vaccine contract

8,358 

-   

-   

-   

232,296 

7.3%

138,074 

-   

-   

(454)

-   

(734)

-   

-   

189,119 

7.1%

113,707 

(734)

-   

(890)

-   

-   

20,797 

-    

19,761 

3.2%

(10,216) 

-   

19,623 

-   

-   

Adjusted income from continuing operations

$ 133,694 

$  137,620 

$ 112,083 

$

9,407 

Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share:

As reported

Adjusted

$

1.40 

1.50 

$

1.53 

1.53 

$

1.27 

1.25 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding:

89,462 

89,975 

89,744 

$

(0.38) 

0.35 

26,894 

NOTES FOR SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:

(1)  Adjusted to reflect the effects of discontinued operations.

(2) During 2004, we recorded a non-recurring $13.2 million pre-tax ($8.4 million post-tax) charge related to the
Fluvirin® contract with Chiron Corporation.  The effect that this charge had on earnings per share for the year 
ended December 25, 2004 was $(0.10).

(3) Consists of consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large dental equipment, branded and 
generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products, and vitamins.

(4) Consists of products sold in the United States and Canada.

(5) Consists of products sold in the United States’ medical and veterinary markets.

(6) Consists of products sold in the dental, medical and veterinary markets, primarily in Europe.

(7) Consists of practice management software and other value-added products and services, which are sold 

primarily to healthcare providers in the United States and Canada.

USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES: 

The above information includes financial measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").  The above table reconciles
operating income, income from continuing operations and diluted earnings (loss) from continuing 
operations per share, our most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance 
with GAAP, to comparable amounts as adjusted to eliminate the effect of one-time items.

We eliminated the effect of such one-time items to assist in evaluating the underlying operational 
performance of our business, excluding such one-time items, over the periods presented.  We believe
that this presentation is appropriate and facilitates such an evaluation by us, investors and analysts.
These measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for or superior to, financial
measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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Board of Directors

Top row l to r: 
Mark E. Mlotek, Marvin H. Schein,
Paul Brons, Margaret A. Hamburg, 
Steven Paladino, Philip Laskawy, 
Gerald A. Benjamin, 
Norman Matthews 
Bottom row l to r: 
Pamela Joseph*, 
James P. Breslawski, 
Louis W. Sullivan, 
Stanley Bergman, Barry Alperin,
Donald Kabat

Stanley M. Bergman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Barry Alperin (1) (2) (3)
Retired Vice Chairman, Hasbro, Inc.

Philip Laskawy (1) (3) (4)
Retired Chairman, Ernst & Young

Gerald A. Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Norman Matthews (2) (4)
Former President, Federated Department Stores

James P. Breslawski
President and Chief Operating Officer

Mark E. Mlotek
Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development Group

Paul Brons (4)
Former Member, Board of Management, Akzo Nobel N.V.

Steven Paladino
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. (4)
Former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 
Former Commissioner of Health for the City of New York

Donald Kabat (1) (2)
Retired Partner, Accenture

Marvin H. Schein
Founder, Schein Dental Equipment Corp.

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. (3) (4)
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; 
Founding Dean, Director and President Emeritus of 
the Morehouse School of Medicine

(1) Member Audit Committee

(2) Member Compensation Committee

(3) Member Nominating and 
Governance Committee

(4) Member Strategic Advisory Committee

* Pamela Joseph

Director, MaNose Studios, Emeritus as of May 2005

Missing from photo: Irving Shafran, Esq.
Attorney at Law, Emeritus as of May 2005

Executive Officers

Stanley M. Bergman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Leonard A. David
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Steven Paladino
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

James P. Breslawski
President and Chief Operating Officer 

Stanley Komaroff, Esq.
Senior Advisor

Michael Racioppi
President, Medical Group

Gerald A. Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Mark E. Mlotek
Executive Vice President, 
Corporate Business Development Group

Michael Zack
President, International Group

1995 (cid:2) 2005

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Advisory Boards

Top row l to r:
Margaret A. Hamburg, Martin Sperber, 
Marilyn Hughes Gaston, 
Louis W. Sullivan, Herbert J. Conrad,
Charles N. Aswad
Bottom row l to r:
Norman Matthews, Glenna M. Crooks,
Jeffrey A. Gelfand, Janet E. McElhaney,   

Medical Advisory Board

Charles N. Aswad, M.D.
Executive Vice President, CEO, Medical Society of the State of New York, Emeritus

Herbert J. Conrad
Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Gen Vec, Inc.; former President, Pharmaceuticals Division, 
Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.

Glenna Crooks, M.D.
President and CEO, Strategic Health Policy International

Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D.
Former Assistant Surgeon General and Director, Bureau of Primary Health Care, 
U.S. Public Health Service; Co-Director, Gaston & Porter Health Improvement Center

Jeffrey A. Gelfand, M.D.
Senior Advisor, International Medical Affairs, Partners HealthCare System; Director, CIMIT Program 
(Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology International); Professor of Medicine, 
Tufts University School of Medicine

Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.
Former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Former Commissioner of Health for the City of New York; Member, Henry Schein, Inc. 
Board of Directors

Norman Matthews
Former President, Federated Department Stores; Member, Henry Schein, Inc. Board of Directors

Janet E. McElhaney, M.D. 
Associate Professor of Medicine, Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases, 
University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Allan M. McGavin Chair in Research Geriatrics, 
University of British Columbia

Martin Sperber
Former Chairman and CEO, Schein Pharmaceutical; Chancellor, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College 
of Pharmacy; Member, Board of Trustees, Long Island University

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Founding Dean, Director, and President Emeritus 
of the Morehouse School of Medicine; Member, Henry Schein, Inc. Board of Directors

Top row l to r:
Greg Chadwick, L. Jackson Brown,
Lawrence Meskin, 
Raul Garcia, Charles Babbush, 

Oral Health Advisory Board

Charles Babbash, DDS, MScD
Director, Dental Implant Center, Cleveland, Ohio; Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and
Director of Dental Implant Research, Case Western Reserve University, School of Dentistry

Raul Garcia, DMD, MMedSc
Professor and Chairman, Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research, 
Boston University School of Dental Medicine

L. Jackson Brown, DDS, PhD
Associate Executive Director, Health Policy Resources Center, American Dental Association

Greg Chadwick, DDS, MS
Private Practice; Former President, American Dental Association

Lawrence Meskin, DDS, PhD
Professor and Director of Continuing Education, University of Colorado, School of Dentistry; 
past Dean and former Editor, Journal of the American Dental Association

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Corporate Information

COMMON STOCK

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Henry Schein Common Stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol "HSIC."

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

Our Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 18, 2006, 9:00 a.m., EDT, 
at the Melville Marriott Long Island, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York  11747.

HENRY SCHEIN ON THE INTERNET

For more information about Henry Schein and its products and services, go to
www.henryschein.com.  Other Company Web sites include:  www.sullivanschein.com;
www.caligor.com; www.giv.com; www.dentrix.com; www.easydental.com; www.labnet.com;
www.digitaldentaloffice.com; www.zahndental.com; www.studentdentist.com; and
www.avimark.com.

SHAREHOLDER REPORTS AND INVESTOR INQUIRIES

For shareholder inquiries, including requests for quarterly and annual reports, 
contact our Investor Relations department at (631) 843-5611/5562, 
or e-mail your request to investor@henryschein.com.  Printed materials can 
also be requested through the Company’s Web site.

FORM 10-K

A copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, is available without charge to shareholders upon request to the Company’s Investor
Relations department.  The report also is available on the Company’s Web site.

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provide the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors that, among others, could cause future
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, expectations and assumptions expressed or
implied herein.  All forward-looking statements made by us are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not
guarantees of future performance.  These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry
results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements.  These statements are identified by the use of such terms as "may,"
"could,"  "expect,"  "intend,"  "believe,"  "plan,"  "estimate,"  "forecast,"  "project,"  "anticipate"  or  other
comparable terms.  A full discussion of our operations and financial condition, including factors that may
affect our business and future prospects, is contained in documents we have filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will be contained in all subsequent periodic filings we make with the
SEC.  These documents identify in detail important risk factors that could cause our actual performance to
differ materially from current expectations.

Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current and historical
results include, but are not limited to: competitive factors; changes in the healthcare industry; changes in
government  regulations  that  affect  us;  financial  risks  associated  with  our  international  operations;
fluctuations in quarterly earnings; our dependence on third parties for the manufacture and supply of our
products; transitional challenges associated with acquisitions; regulatory and litigation risks; the dependence
on  our  continued  product  development,  technical  support  and  successful  marketing  in  the  technology
segment;  our  dependence  upon  sales  personnel  and  key  customers;  our  dependence  on  our  senior
management; possible increases in the cost of shipping our products or other service trouble with our third-
party shippers; risks from rapid technological change; risks from potential increases in variable interest rates;
financial  risks  associated  with  acquisitions;  possible  volatility  of  the  market  price  of  our  common  stock;
certain provisions in our governing documents that may discourage third-party acquisitions of us; and changes
in tax legislation that affect us.  The order in which these factors appear should not be construed to indicate
their relative importance or priority.  

We  caution  that  these  factors  may  not  be  exhaustive  and  that  many  of  these  factors  are  beyond 
our  ability  to  control  or  predict.    Accordingly,  forward-looking  statements  should  not  be  relied 
upon as a prediction of actual results.  We undertake no duty and have no obligation to update forward-
looking statements.

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CORPORATE MISSION

To be the worldwide leader 
in providing the best quality 
and value in products and services 
for our healthcare customers.

Henry Schein, Inc.
135 Duryea Road
Melville, New York  11747
U.S.A.
(631) 843-5500
www.henryschein.com