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Annual Report 2006

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Celebrating

Our History.

Focused

On Our Future.

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A B O U T   H E N R Y   S C H E I N

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 $5.15 billion in 2006.

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/Animal  Health,
International  and 
Technology–serve  more 
than  500,000  customers
worldwide, including:

• Approximately  85%  of  the  estimated  135,000 
U.S. and  Canadian  office-based  dental  practices 
and 19,000 dental laboratories;

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

• Over 75% of the estimated 26,000 veterinary practices

in the United States;

• Approximately  240,000  office-based  dental, medical
and  veterinary  practices  outside  North  America,
primarily in Europe, Australia and New Zealand; and

• 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 branded
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
for  healthcare
value-added  practice  solutions 
the  Company’s 
professionals,
such  as  ARUBA®,
electronic  catalog  and  ordering  system.
Its  leading 
software  systems–DENTRIX® and  Easy  Dental® for
dental  practices;  MicroMD® for  medical  providers 
for 
in  primary  care  and  all  specialties;  LabNet®
dental  laboratories;  and  AVImark®
for  veterinary
clinics–have  been  installed  in  more  than  50,000
healthcare practices.

Henry  Schein  has  been  included  in  the  FORTUNE 
list  of  America’s  Most  Admired  Companies  for  three
consecutive years, and each of those years the Company
has led its industry in social responsibility.

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

TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS

Seventy-five years ago,

in  the  middle  of  the  Great

However,

it  is  likely  that  even  their

healthcare  professions  that  we  serve;

optimistic  vision  for  what  Henry

reinvention  of  our  Company  to  take

Schein could become fell short of the

advantage  of  changing  markets  and

Depression, Henry  and  Esther

reality  that  we  have  been  able  to

emerging  areas  of  opportunity;

Schein  founded  our  Company

as a small pharmacy in Queens,

New  York.

Their  business

philosophy, commitment to their

achieve:  a  multinational  FORTUNE

sustained growth in every facet of our

500® company  that  is  the  largest

Company;  commitment  to  meeting

distributor  of  healthcare  products 

our  customers’ many  practice  needs;

and  services  to  office-based  dental,

and  preservation  of  our  unique 

medical, and  veterinary  practitioners

values-based  culture, a  legacy  of 

in the combined North American and

our founders.

customers  and  employees, and

European markets.

willingness 

to  adapt 

their

It has been a remarkable journey, and

Celebrating Our Success – 2006

business  to  take  advantage  of

new  opportunities  drove  our

Company’s  early  success  and

laid  the  foundation  for  the

as  we  reach  this  milestone  75th

Our most recent year was also our most

anniversary, it is appropriate to reflect

successful. In  2006, we  posted  record

on and celebrate our past success. As

net  sales  of  $5.15  billion, an  increase 

you will see in this Annual Report, the

of 11.2% over the prior year, including

history  of  our  Company  has  been

10.6%  growth  in  local  currencies.

marked by innovation that has helped

Our operating margin expanded by 24

decades of growth that followed.

reshape  our 

industry  and 

the

basis points over 2005, while income

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“On a long journey such as ours, a significant milestone such as

from  continuing  operations  increased

In  2006, our  Company  continued 

We  added  new  products  to  our

by  21.3%  and  earnings  per  diluted

to  grow  through  several  strategic

growing  list  of  exclusive  offerings:

share  from  continuing  operations

acquisitions:  NLS  Animal  Health, a 

state-of-the-art  dental  radiography

grew  by  19.3%. Each  of  our  four

full-service  animal  health  distribution

products  from  Imaging  Sciences

business  groups  posted  market  share

business, which significantly enhanced

International,

including  the  i-CAT™

gains  for  the  year  with  sales  of  $2.14

our  presence  in  the  U.S. veterinary

Cone  Beam  3-D  Imaging  System;  the

billion  for  Dental, $1.52  billion  for

market;  Darby  Medical  Supply, which

complete line of BIOLASE® dental laser

Medical  (including  Animal  Health),

provides  medical  supplies  and

systems, including the Waterlase MD™,

$1.4  billion  for  International, and  $98

pharmaceuticals  to  U.S. medical

the industry’s leading “all-tissue” dental

million for Technology.

practices;  Island  Dental, a  full-service

laser system; and the Milestone Single

These 

financial 

results  were

supported  by  many  operational

achievements  throughout  the  year,

with the continued implementation of

global  corporate  programs  in  human

resources,

information  technology,

inventory  management, distribution

and  other  key  operational  areas.

U.S. distributor of dental merchandise

Tooth Anesthesia™ system.

and

equipment; Darby Dental

Laboratory  Supply, a  distributor  that

has  been  serving  the  U.S. dental  lab

community  for  more  than  50  years;

and  Provet  Holding  AG, the  leading

animal health distributor in Switzerland,

which greatly expanded our European

Animal Health operations.

We 

celebrated 

several  public

achievements during the year. Henry

Schein  climbed  to  the  FORTUNE  500

list and is now number 438. We have

been included in the FORTUNE list of

America’s  Most  Admired  Companies

for three consecutive years, and each

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75 years is not a final destination, but simply a chance to reflect...”

of  those  years  the  Company  has  led

healthcare  advocacy  and  education;

Focused On Our Future

our industry in social responsibility. In

increase  access 

to  care  among

2006, we  were  designated  as  one  of

underserved  populations;  strengthen

only 12 “turbocharged” companies on

community  wellness  programs;  and

FORBES  Platinum  list  based  on  our

prepare  for  and  respond  to  disasters.

multi-year double-digit growth in sales

These  initiatives  ranged  from  high-

and earnings per share. Henry Schein

profile  access  to  care  programs  (such

is now included in NASDAQ’s highest

as  Give  Kids  A  Smile  and  Healthy

listing tier–the NASDAQ Global Select

Children, Healthy  Lifestyles) 

to

Market. And in 2006, we were pleased

community-based  initiatives  (such  as

to  celebrate  15  years  of  operations 

the  Back  to  School  program  in  the

in  the  United  Kingdom, Spain  and

United States and Canada, and Crisis at

the Netherlands.

The  year  was  marked  by  further

expansion  of  Henry  Schein  Cares™,

our  global 

social 

responsibility

program 

that 

is  “helping  health

happen.” The activities we supported

during 2006 helped enhance 

Christmas  in  the  United  Kingdom),

and 

from  product 

support 

for

healthcare  missions  to  Africa 

to

humanitarian  relief  around  the  world

(through  Medshare 

International,

Direct  Relief  International  and  the

International Medical Corps).

In  addition  to  these  many  activities,

we  looked  forward  during  the  year 

as  we  started  our  2007-2009  strategic

plan. We  reaffirmed  our  commitment

to  provide  our  customers  with 

a  consistently  superior  experience

through  innovative  solutions  to

practice  issues  enabling  the  best

quality  patient  care, and  practice

efficiency  and  success. To  achieve

this, we  will  share  best  practices  and

services across borders and functions;

we  will  remain  a  technology  leader

and  consistently  deliver  superior

integrated  solutions  to  meet  our

customers’ practice  needs;  we  will

become  trusted  advisors  to  the  more

than  500,000  customers  we  serve

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“We are certain that the road we are on is a positive path forward
and confident that our best years lie ahead.”

around  the  world;  we  will  clearly

resistant  markets. Team  Schein  will

We are certain that the road we are on

define  and  communicate  our  Henry

continue  to  grow, and  Team  Schein

is a positive path forward and confident

Schein  global  brand;  and  we  will

Members  will  remain  committed 

that our best years lie ahead. On behalf

ensure 

that  Team  Schein–now 

to  providing  our  customers  with

of our Board of Directors and my Team

more  than  11,000  members  strong–

excellent service. Collectively we will

Schein  colleagues, we  are  delighted

continues  to  be  our  greatest  asset

preserve the values-based culture that

that you are our companions on this

through  recruitment  and  professional

distinguishes  our  Company  and  has

exciting journey, and we thank you for

development.

been  the  foundation  of  our  success.

your continued support.

On  a  long  journey  such  as  ours, a

significant  milestone  such  as  75  years

is not a final destination, but simply a

chance to reflect and to look ahead at

the  road  not  yet  traveled. We  are

confident  that  Henry  Schein  is  in  the

right markets at the right time. We are

a  well-diversified  industry  leader  in

healthy, technology-driven, recession-

We  will  continue  to  give  back  to

society through Henry Schein Cares™,

expanding  this  commitment  as  our

Company continues to grow. And we

will embrace change, as we have done

throughout  our  Company’s  history,

strategically  reinventing  Henry  Schein

as  necessary  to  remain  a  strong,

forward-looking  industry  leader  well

into the future.

Sincerely,

Stanley M. Bergman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

NET SALES
From Continuing Operations
($ in millions)

OPERATING MARGIN
From Continuing Operations
(3)

See the Notes below for 
discussion of Non-GAAP Disclosures

EARNINGS PER 
DILUTED SHARE
From Continuing Operations
(3)

See the Notes below for 
discussion of Non-GAAP Disclosures

RETURN ON 
COMMITTED CAPITAL
(2)

OPERATING CASH FLOW
($ in millions)
(3)

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 21. 

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). Excluding this charge, our earnings per diluted share for 2004 was $1.39.

(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 effect of our adoption, on January 1, 2006, of FAS 123(R) using the modified retrospective application.

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Serving Our Customers
With A World-Class Infrastructure

As  the  largest  distributor  of  healthcare

feet  of  space  in  31  distribution 

as  special-order  items. To  help  meet

products  and  services  to  office-based

centers  throughout  North  America,

virtually  all  of  our  customers’ practice

practitioners  in  the  combined  North

Europe, Australia  and  New  Zealand–

needs  are  2,425  field  sales  consultants

American  and  European  markets,

the

to  efficiently  and  accurately  ship  over

and  equipment  sales  specialists;  1,375

world’s  leading  value-added  dental

11 million customer orders annually. In

telesales representatives; 136 independent

distributor, and  the  only  Pan-European

the  United  States  and  Canada, 99%  of

software  sales  representatives;  and

distributor 

in 

the 

office-based

our  orders  are  shipped  the  same  day

more  than  700  equipment  service

healthcare  industry, Henry  Schein

the order is placed, are delivered within

technicians, all  supported  by  over 

serves  more  than  500,000  customers

two days of placement, and are shipped

35  million  targeted  direct-marketing

and  has  the  capability  to  provide 

with virtually 100% accuracy. And our

pieces annually.

door-to-door  air  package  delivery  to

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

practitioners  in  over  200  countries

capabilities ensure the integrity of heat-

around the world.

sensitive products shipped.

More 

than  11,000  Team  Schein

Our  customers  can  choose  from  more

Members  in  19  countries  use  our 

than 70,000 branded and Henry Schein

leveragable, world-class, centralized

private-brand products in stock, as well

infrastructure–nearly  3  million  square

as 100,000 additional products available

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Henry Schein efficiently and accurately

shipped over 11 million orders during 2006.

In the U.S. and Canada, 99% of our orders

are shipped the same day the order is placed

and delivered within two days of placement.

Henry Schein’s state-of-the-art, cold-chain

distribution capabilities ensure the integrity

of vaccines and other heat-sensitive products. 

Voice pick technology contributes to 

Henry Schein’s average order accuracy 

rate of virtually 100%.

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Meeting Virtually All 
Dental Customers’ Practice Needs

Dental  spending  continues  to  increase,

and  diagnostic  procedures  in  dental

strengthened  with  the  acquisition  of

driven in part by a growing awareness

practices  are  all  accelerating  dental

Island  Dental, a  full-service  distributor

of  the  correlation  between  oral  health

spending. These trends have resulted

of  dental  merchandise  and  equipment,

and  overall  well-being. Studies  have

in  a  need  for  greater  dental  practice

and Darby Dental Laboratory Supply, a

demonstrated  the  relationship  between

productivity, which is driving equipment

full-line  distributor  serving  the  U.S.

periodontal disease and stroke or heart

and technology sales.

dental lab community.

attack, while other research shows that

some chronic health conditions, such as

diabetes, may place a person at greater

risk  for  periodontal  disease. Most

recently, a Harvard study has suggested

a  link  between  poor  oral  health  and

pancreatic cancer.

Henry  Schein’s  Dental  Group, which

The Dental Group offers approximately

includes  Sullivan-Schein  Dental  and

42,000  in-stock  products  to  our  dental

Zahn Dental Laboratory in the U.S. and

customers  and  many  more  as  special-

Henry Schein Ash Arcona in Canada, is

order  items.

This  comprehensive

there to meet virtually all of our dental

selection  includes  many  important

customers’ needs  for  operating  an

product  exclusives,

such  as 

the

efficient  and  successful  practice  while

Camlog™  dental 

implant  system;

As a result, the important role of dentists

providing a high quality of patient care.

Colgate® Oral  Care  line  of  products; 

in the healthcare continuum is becoming

The  Group  serves  approximately  85%

DEXIS® digital  radiography  products;

clearer, as  they  help  in  the  early

of  the  estimated  135,000  U.S. and

BruxGuard™;  Pentron®

Laboratory

detection  of  cardiovascular  disease,

Canadian  office-based  dental  practices

Products;  ShadeVision™;  the  i-CAT™

asthma, oral cancer and other conditions.

and  19,000  laboratories, and  has

Cone  Beam  3-D 

Imaging  Systems 

Additionally, the percentage of patients

approximately  38%  of  the  estimated

from  Imaging  Sciences  International;

with  dental  insurance  coverage, a

$5.5  billion  U.S.

and  Canadian

BIOLASE® dental  laser  systems;  and

greater emphasis on cosmetic dentistry,

distribution  market.

In  2006, our

Milestone  Single  Tooth  Anesthesia™

and the growing use of pharmaceuticals

position  in  the  market  was  further

system.

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Among the many Henry Schein product

exclusives is the complete line of BIOLASE ®

dental laser systems, including the

Waterlase MD™, the industry’s leading 

“all-tissue” dental laser system.

Henry Schein’s dental offering features 

state-of-the-art radiography products from

Imaging Sciences International, including the

i-CAT™ Cone Beam 3-D Imaging System. 

BUSINESS GROUP NET SALES

42%

DENTAL

•

Sales $2.14 billion

• % of Company sales 42%

Equipment repair services through ProRepair®

and COMPLETEcare are just part of the wide

range of value-added services that we offer to

our dental customers.

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Providing Physicians With Products 
To Meet Growing Demand

As  baby  boomers, the  most  educated

Henry  Schein’s  Medical  Group  is  well

We  offer  our  medical  customers  a

and  affluent  generation  in  history,

positioned to serve physician customers

selection  of  approximately  35,000

continue  to  age,

they  are  willing  to

affected  by  this  shift.

The  Group

products  in  stock  and  many  more  as

spend more money on their health. At

currently  serves  approximately  45%  of

special-order items.

the  same  time, advances  in  healthcare

the estimated 250,000 U.S. office-based

technology  are  helping  physicians  to

physician practices, surgical centers and

meet  their  patients’ desires  to  remain

other  alternate-care  sites, and  holds

healthier longer.

approximately  17%  of  the  estimated

As  a  result  of  these  converging  trends,

demand  for  physician  and  clinical

$8.5  billion  medical  and  veterinary

distribution market.

In  addition, we  are  a  leading  supplier 

of  vaccines,

injectables  and  other

pharmaceuticals  to  physicians  and

alternate-care  sites, providing  our

customers  with  influenza,

tetanus/

diphtheria toxoid, pneumonococcal and

services  continues  to  increase  in

In  2006,

the  Group  added  Darby

many  other  vaccines.

And  we  are

developed countries around the world.

Medical Supply, which supplies medical

pleased  to  offer  formulary  plans  to

Diagnostic  tests, screenings  and  other

supplies  and  pharmaceutical  products,

many  of 

the 

leading  medical

elective surgical procedures are moving

including generic drugs, branded drugs

professional  associations, such  as  the

from  hospitals  to  physicians’ offices  or

and  vaccines,

to  medical  practices

American  Medical  Association,

the

alternate-care  settings.

In  fact, 63% 

across the United States.

American  Society  of  Plastic  Surgeons,

of  all  surgeries  in  the  United  States 

are  now  performed  as  outpatient

procedures.

the American Academy of Dermatology,

and 

the  American  Academy  of

Ophthalmology.

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Henry Schein offers formulary plans to

many of the leading medical professional

associations, such as the American Medical

Association, the American Society of Plastic

Surgeons, the American Academy of

Dermatology, and the American Academy

Henry Schein is a leading supplier of

of Ophthalmology.

vaccines, injectables, and other

pharmaceuticals to physicians and 

alternate-care sites.

BUSINESS GROUP NET SALES

29%

MEDICAL

•

Sales $1.52 billion 
(including Animal Health)

• % of Company sales 29%
(including Animal Health)

Henry Schein’s Medical Group supports our

physician customers—approximately 45% of the

estimated 250,000 U.S. office-based physician

practices—with a selection of over 35,000 products

in stock and many more as special-order items.

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Helping Veterinarians Serve 
A Burgeoning Pet Population

The  U.S. companion  animal  market  is

Henry Schein’s Animal Health Group is

Henry Schein’s leading software systems—DENTRIX ®

currently  estimated  to  be  growing  at 

ideally  positioned  to  capitalize  on  this

5-7%  annually, spurred  by  a  number 

growing market.

In 2006, we acquired

of  demographic  factors. Overall,

the

NLS  Animal  Health, which  serves

number of U.S. households is growing,

veterinarians 

in  26 

states  and

as  is  the  proportion  of  households 

significantly  enhanced  our  position

with  pets. While  the  overall  pet

within  the  market. We  now  serve 

population  continues  to  increase,

over  75%  of  the  estimated  26,000 

annual  expenditures  per  pet  are  also

U.S. veterinary  practices, offering

rising. And  studies  have  reported  that

veterinarians  a  wide  selection  of

pet  ownership  may  contribute  to  the

approximately 23,000 products in stock

overall  well-being  of  pet  owners

and many more as special-order items.

and Easy Dental ® for dental practices; MicroMD ® for

medical providers in primary care and all specialties;

LabNet ® for dental laboratories; and AVImark® for

veterinary clinics— have been installed in more 

than 50,000 practices.

themselves.

As  a  result  of  these  factors,

there  is

greater demand for veterinary oncology

and  oral  health  services, and  an

increase  in  the  specialty  services

offered by veterinarians.

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Leading Through Technology

Office-based  dental, medical  and

certified as meeting all 2006 ambulatory

our  Privileges™  customer 

loyalty

veterinary  practitioners  turn  to  the

health 

record 

criteria  by 

the

program, which was designed to attract,

products  and  services  offered  by  our

Certification Commission for Healthcare

retain  and  reward  dental  customers,

Technology  Group  to  increase  practice

Information Technology.

now with more than 25,000 U.S. Dental

efficiency and profitability and facilitate

delivery  of  quality  healthcare  to  their

patients.

Practitioners also benefit from the wide

range  of  value-added  services  that  we

offer, including: repair services through

Our  proprietary  software  systems

ProRepair® and  COMPLETEcare;  office

include  DENTRIX® and  Easy  Dental®

design  services;  continuing  education;

for  dental  practices;  MicroMD®

for

electronic  health  claims  processing

medical  providers  in  primary  care  and 

(with  more  than  36  million  claims

all  major  specialties;  LabNet®

for

processed 

in  2006); 

Information

dental  laboratories;  and  AVImark® for

Technology 

Solutions 

including

veterinary  practices. These  systems  are

computer  hardware,

integration  and

installed in more than 50,000 practices.

support 

services;  24/7  ordering

Ranked highest in customer satisfaction

capability  through  our  ArubA® Web-

by 

an 

independent 

research

based  electronic  catalog  and  ordering

organization, DENTRIX®

seamlessly

system  and  other  options;  Financial

integrates  digital  X-ray,

intraoral

Services such as equipment leasing and

imaging  and  other  technology  tools.

financing, patient 

financing,

and

And  MicroMD® EMR  4.5  has  been

electronic  credit  card  processing;  and

members, with  similar  programs  being

introduced 

to  our  U.S. Medical

customers  and  already  active  in  nine

international markets.

BUSINESS GROUP NET SALES

2%

TECHNOLOGY

•

Sales $98 million

• % of total Company sales 2%

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Growing Our Global Presence

At  Henry  Schein, we  now  serve  one

Republic, France, Germany,

Iceland,

We  will  continue  to  expand  our

world  of  customers–a  world  that  has

Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg,

the

successful  full-service  dental  model

become  a  single  global  market  for

Netherlands, New  Zealand, Portugal,

throughout  Europe, positioning  our

dental, medical  and  veterinary  office-

Spain, Switzerland  and  the  United

field  sales  consultants  and  telesales

based  practitioners  who  have  similar

Kingdom. And  through  Schein  Direct,

representatives  as  trusted  advisors  to

needs 

regardless  of 

geographic

which  provides  door-to-door  air

our  customers. We  also  will  continue 

boundaries. Like their North American

package  delivery  service, we  have 

to  explore  expansion  opportunities

colleagues, healthcare  practitioners  in

the  capability  to  serve  practitioners 

abroad in countries where we currently

countries  around 

the  world  are

in  more  than  200  countries  around 

have  a  presence, as  well  as  potential

searching  for  solutions  to  help  them

the world.

operate  more  efficient  and  profitable

practices as they provide a high quality

of patient care.

Our 

International  Group  currently

holds  approximately  15%  of 

the

estimated  $8  billion  combined  dental,

We  meet  our  international  customers’

medical  and  animal  health  market  in

needs  by  providing  superior  service

the  European  countries  in  which  we

and  the  most  comprehensive  selection

operate. With  significant  room  for

of  products. Our  International  Group

future  growth, we  will  share  best

serves  approximately  240,000  office-

practices  and  operational  efficiencies

based  dental, medical  and  veterinary

across 

international  borders  and

practices  and  has  operations  in  17

markets  as  we  continue  to  build  an

countries  outside  of  North  America:

infrastructure  based  on  our  successful

Austria, Australia, Belgium, the  Czech

U.S. model.

expansion  into  new  markets.

In  2006,

we  were  pleased  to  expand  our

presence in the European animal health

market  with  the  acquisition  of  Provet

Holding  AG, the  leading  animal  health

distribution  company  in  Switzerland.

And  we  will  further  refine  the  Henry

Schein global brand to ensure that all of

our customers and suppliers around the

world clearly understand the benefits of

partnership with our Company.

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Among the more than 35 million 

targeted direct-marketing pieces that

Henry Schein distributes annually are

catalogs in German, Spanish, English 

and many other languages spoken by 

the more than 500,000 customers we

serve around the world.

Henry Schein’s newly opened warehouse 

in France is just one of the state-of-the-art

distribution centers throughout 

North America, Europe, Australia and 

New Zealand—nearly 3 million square feet

of space through which over 11 million

customer orders are efficiently and

accurately shipped each year. 

In 2006, Henry Schein acquired Provet

Holding AG, the leading animal health

distribution company in Switzerland, 

greatly expanding our European 

Animal Health operations.

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BUSINESS GROUP NET SALES

27%

INTERNATIONAL

•

Sales $1.4 billion

• % of total Company sales 27%

“Helping Health Happen” Through
Henry Schein Cares

Henry  Schein’s  unique  culture, which
focuses on delivering the best possible
service to our customers, is defined by
our  values  of  mutual  responsibility,
ethical  behavior, creativity  and  open
communication. We  recognize  that
each  Team  Schein  Member  is  as
important as the next; are committed to
enhancing  diversity  and  cultural
competency  throughout  our  Company
to  better  serve  our  changing  customer
base; and invest in ongoing sales force
training  to  make  each  interaction 
as  productive  as  possible  for  our
customers.

Our culture also includes a commitment
to  social  responsibility, which  we  put
into  action  through  Henry  Schein
Cares™, our global social responsibility
program.
Through  the  activities  we
support, we  enhance  healthcare
advocacy  and  education;  increase
access  to  care  among  underserved

populations;  strengthen  community
wellness  programs;  and  help  prepare
for and respond to disasters. By using
our  core  competencies–our  extensive
healthcare  product  offerings  and
logistical  distribution  capabilities, our
close  relationships  with  customers  and
supplier  partners, and  our  extensive
communication  network–in  creative
and  innovative  ways, we  further  the
goals  of  many  worthy  programs. And
by “helping health happen” we believe
that  we  are  furthering  our  Company’s
long-term success.

In 2006, Henry Schein Cares™ activities
broadened  in  scope. We  sponsored
high-profile  access  to  care  programs
such as Give Kids A Smile and Healthy
Children, Healthy  Lifestyles,
and
created the Henry Schein Comfort Cart
at  New  York’s  Schneider  Children’s
community-based
Hospital.
initiatives  included  our  annual  Back  to

Our 

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support 

School and Holiday Cheer programs in
the U.S., and the Crisis at Christmas and
Help a Local Child initiatives in the U.K.
In  Germany, we  produced  a  play  for
kindergartners  to  educate  children
about  the  importance  of  oral  health,
while  in  France  we  supported  the
Bucco  Bus  to  provide  dental  care 
to  the  elderly  in  nursing  homes. We
provided 
for  healthcare
missions  to  Africa, helped  people  in
through
need  around 
Medshare  International  and  Direct
Relief  International, and  contributed
for
relief 
humanitarian 
Lebanon  and 
the
Israel 
International  Medical  Corps.
Finally,
we  helped  to  rebuild  our  customers’
practices  on  the  U.S. Gulf  Coast, and,
with the ADA, donated the state-of-the-
art  mobile  dental  clinic  Tomorrow’s
Dental  Office  Today  to  the  State  of
Mississippi for ongoing outreach.

supplies 
through 

the  world 

Through Henry Schein Cares, our global

social responsibility program, we help

enhance healthcare advocacy and

education; increase access to care among

underserved populations; strengthen

community wellness programs; and 

prepare for and respond to disasters.

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75 Years of Success

Henry  Schein  has  a  history  of  driving  change  and  innovation  in 
the  industries  it  serves. The  Company  has  frequently  transformed  itself  to 
meet  customers’ needs, take  advantage  of  new  technologies, and  tap  into 
burgeoning  markets. These  are  some  of  the  changes  that  Henry  Schein  has
undergone and innovations it has introduced over the years.

1950s

1959

1962

1969

Henry Schein shifts 
business focus 
from customers to
office-based 
practitioners

Sales: $1 Million;
15 TSMs

Company introduces
1st Henry Schein
Catalog

Sales: $5.7 Million;
35 TSMs

Up until the 1960s,
many Team Schein
Members called 
Henry Schein “Papa.”

1985

1986

1989

1990

Company focuses on
veterinary dentistry;
acquires Zahn Dental 

Henry Schein 
introduces the Protex 
program to educate
the dental profession
about infection control

Stanley Bergman
becomes Chairman
and CEO of Henry
Schein following the
untimely death of 
Jay Schein;
Sales: $225 Million;
890 TSMs

Henry Schein begins 
international expansion 
(The Netherlands, United
Kingdom, and Spain)

Henry Schein’s European expansion 
began in the Netherlands in 1990. 
The most popular item sold internationally 
on the first day was tennis balls.

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Company introduces the
Digital Dental Office,
Privileges customer 
loyalty program, and
Customer Analysis Tool
(CAT) system; establishes
the Henry Schein Cares
global social 
responsibility program

Henry Schein 
establishes 
Sullivan-Schein
University; begins role
as exclusive distributor
of professional products
for ADA’s Give Kids 
A Smile! program;
Sales: $2.68 Billion;
6,900 TSMs

Company acquires 
Colonial Surgical (U.S.)
and Hager Dental
(Germany)

Company acquires
Heiland (Germany)
and GIV (U.S.)

Henry Schein becomes 
the only Pan-European 
dental, medical, and 
veterinary distributor;
Sales: $2.38 Billion;
6,200 TSMs

“This is what we are
really all about — 
technology, 
a concern for people, 
and a concern for
results.”

- Jay Schein

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1932

1935

1940s

1942

1949

Henry Schein is 
founded by Henry and
Esther Schein as a 
storefront pharmacy 
in Queens, NY;
2 TSMs

Company fulfills 
mail order 
prescriptions 
using flyers

Company introduces 
private-brand dental,
medical, and 
veterinary products

Company begins 
direct sale of 
penicillin 
to customers

Sales: $175,000;
4 TSMs

The initial investment
in Henry Schein, Inc.
in 1932 was $500.

“Through the years, we always insisted on making
our people feel special, like family.”

- Esther Schein

1971

1979

1980

1983

1984

Company focuses on 
dental practitioners,
concentrating on 
operational excellence
and discounted prices

Sales: $58 Million;
180 TSMs

Jay Schein becomes
Chairman and CEO 
of Henry Schein, Inc.,
beginning a new 
period of record
growth and prosperity
for the Company

Introduction of
TouchTone™
telephone ordering

Company becomes
first in the industry to
fully automate the 
distribution cycle

In 1983, Henry Schein led the 
industry with ProTONETM, the first 
electronic system allowing customers
to order by TouchToneTM phone.

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Company leads the 
industry with a 
dental practice-management 
software system; electronic
claims processing is offered

Henry Schein is listed 
on NASDAQ Marketplace
(HSIC), raising $72.8 
million in the initial 
public offering;
acquires Veratex

Company introduces
unique integrated sales
and marketing approach
to serving customers
(field sales, telesales,
direct marketing);
Sales: $830 Million;
3,200 TSMs

Henry Schein acquires
Sullivan Dental Products,
Dentrix Dental Systems,
and Caligor; Company
becomes largest healthcare
distributor serving 
office-based practitioners

Company acquires 
Regional Healthcare
(Australia), Arcona
(Canada), and 
Meer Dental (U.S.);
Sales: $1.92 Billion;
5,500 TSMs

Shares of Henry Schein traded 
publicly on NASDAQ for the first time
on November 3,1995. The initial price
was $8 per share (split-adjusted).

2004

2005

2006

Henry Schein debuts on 
FORTUNE 500; acquires 
Demedis (Germany),
KRUGG (Italy),
Ash Temple (Canada),
and Barton-Cyker Dental
Supply (U.S.); introduces
Tomorrow’s Dental Office
Today (TDOT);
Sales: $3.9 Billion;
9,600 TSMs

Henry Schein celebrates
10 years as a publicly
traded company;
Company acquires 
Ash Temple (Canada),
Halas Dental (Australia),
and Shalfoon Brothers 
(New Zealand)

Henry Schein is again 
included in FORTUNE’s list 
of America’s Most Admired
Companies and ranked
Number 1 in the industry
for social responsibility;
Company acquires 
NLS Animal Health,
Darby Medical Supply,
Island Dental, Darby
Dental Laboratory Supply,
and Provet Holding AG
(Switzerland);
Sales: $5.15 Billion;
More than 11,000 TSMs

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2007
“For 75 years, our values-based Team Schein 
culture, our unsurpassed level of customer
service, and our commitment to social 
responsibility have distinguished Henry Schein
in the marketplace and made us one of
FORTUNE’s “Most Admired” companies. 
As we continue to grow beyond this 
milestone year, preservation of this unique
corporate culture will ensure that our best
years are still to come.”

- Stanley M. Bergman 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data, with respect to our financial position and results of operations for each of the five fiscal years in the period ended December 30, 2006, set forth below, has been derived from, 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.” 

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 (3)
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 (4)

Dental (5)
Medical (6)
International (7)
Total Healthcare Distribution 

Technology (8)
Total 

Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets 
Long-term debt 
Minority interest 
Stockholders' equity (1)

See page 21 for Notes For Selected Financial Data.

Years ended

December 30,
2006 

December 31, 
2005 (1)

December 25, 
2004 (1)
(in thousands, except per share data)

December 27, 
2003 (1)

December 28, 
2002 (1)

$3,898,485 
1,054,465 
862,267
192,198
(11,121)

181,077
(67,016)
(1,486)
1,699
114,274
2,565
$   116,839 

$ 

$ 

$

1.31 
1.29

0.03 
0.03

1.34 
1.32

87,253
88,646

Years ended
December 25, 
2004 
(in thousands)

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

As of
December 25, 
2004 
(in thousands)

$2,433,670 
525,682 
12,438 
1,117,706

$3,194,031 
908,163 
690,393
217,770
(8,973)

208,797
(77,959)
(2,807)
931
128,962
(794)
$   128,168 

$ 

$ 

$

1.48 
1.45

(0.01)
(0.01)

1.47 
1.44

87,417
89,099

$2,675,645 
771,538 
591,915
179,623
(6,933)

172,690
(63,487)
(2,591)
659
107,271
4,146
$   111,417 

$ 

$

$

1.23 
1.21

0.05
0.04

1.28
1.25

86,978
89,007

December 27,
2003 

December 28,
2002 

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

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

December 27,
2003 

December 28,
2002 

$1,819,370 
247,100 
11,532 
1,006,551

$1,558,052 
242,561 
6,748 
863,133

$5,153,097
1,480,055 
1,175,158
304,897
(9,295)

295,602
(105,220)
(8,090)
835
183,127
(19,368)
$   163,759 

$ 

$ 

$

2.08 
2.04

(0.22)
(0.22)

1.86 
1.82

87,952
89,820

$4,635,929 
1,316,936 
1,053,798
263,138
(16,534)

246,604
(90,456)
(5,963)
827
151,012
(11,253)
$   139,759 

$ 

$

$

1.74 
1.71

(0.13)
(0.13)

1.61 
1.58

87,006
88,489

December 30,
2006

December 31, 
2005

$2,136,830 
1,516,155
1,401,889
5,054,874
98,223
$5,153,097

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

December 30,
2006

December 31, 
2005

$2,881,146
455,806
21,746
1,470,963

$2,583,120 
489,520 
12,353 
1,249,154

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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

$ 192,198 

$  217,770 

$ 179,623 

$

(1,474) 

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 

205,444 

5.3%

114,274 

-   

-   

-   

One-time charge related to influenza vaccine contract

8,358 

-   

-   

-   

217,770 

6.8%

128,962 

-   

-   

(454)

-   

(734)

-   

-   

178,889 

6.7%

107,271 

(734)

-   

(890)

-   

-   

20,797 

-    

19,323 

3.1%

(10,479) 

-   

19,623 

-   

-   

Adjusted income from continuing operations

$ 122,632 

$  128,508 

$ 105,647 

$

9,144 

Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share:

As reported

Adjusted

$

1.29 

1.39 

$

1.45 

1.44 

$

1.21 

1.19 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding:

88,646 

89,099 

89,007

$

(0.39) 

0.34 

26,894 

NOTES FOR SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:

(1) Adjusted to reflect the effects of our adoption of FAS 123(R) using the modified retrospective application.  

(2) During 2004, we recorded a $13.2 million pre-tax ($8.4 million post-tax) charge related to our Fluvirin® contract with Chiron Corporation.  This charge, which

represented the write-off of a deferred expense associated with the 2005/2006 influenza season, occurred as a result of the significant uncertainty about whether
Chiron would be able to provide Fluvirin® for the 2005/2006 influenza season.  The effect that this charge had on earnings per share for the year ended 
December 25, 2004 was $(0.10).

(3) On April 1, 2006, we sold substantially all of the assets of our Hospital Supply Business, previously reported as part of our healthcare distribution reportable segment.
The sale price was $36.5 million, which was received during the second quarter of 2006.  As a result of this sale, included in the operating results from discontinued
operations for 2006 is a $32.3 million ($19.4 million after-tax) loss on the sale, including $3.5 million ($2.1 million after-tax) of transitional service obligations and
selling costs.  Also, because the decision to divest this business was reached in 2005, we recorded an impairment charge to our long-lived assets of approximately 
$7.0 million, net of tax, or $(0.08) per diluted share in 2005.  

In the third quarter of 2003, we sold PMA Bode GmbH, an X-ray film distribution business located in Germany, which was a component of our healthcare distribution
business.  This sale resulted in a loss of $2.0 million, net of tax, or $(0.02) per diluted share.  Due to immateriality, we have not reflected the operating results, 
other than the loss on sale, of PMA Bode separately as a discontinued operation for any of the periods presented.  This was partially offset by the Hospital discontinued
operation discussed above.

(4) 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.

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

(6) Consists of products sold in the United States' medical and animal health markets.

(7) Consists of products sold in the dental, medical and animal health markets, primarily in Europe.

(8) 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.

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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.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stanley M. Bergman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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

Gerald A. Benjamin
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

James P. Breslawski
President and Chief Operating Officer

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

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, Accentur

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

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

Mark E. Mlotek
Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development 

Steven Paladino
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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

Standing Row l to r: 
Mark E. Mlotek,
Steven Paladino, 
Paul Brons, 
Louis W. Sullivan, 
Norman Matthews, 
Philip Laskawy, 
Donald Kabat,
Gerald A. Benjamin 

Seated Row l to r: 
Barry Alperin,
Margaret A. Hamburg, 
Stanley M. Bergman,
James P. Breslawski, 
Marvin H. Schein 

(1) Member Audit Committee

(2) Member Compensation Committee

(3) Member Nominating and 
Governance Committee

(4) Member Strategic Advisory Committee

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
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

Michael Zack
President, International Group

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ADVISORY BOARDS

Charles N. Aswad, M.D.

Jeffrey A. Gelfand, 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, Inc.

Stanley Epstein, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia
University; Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
Founder, Westchester Cardiology Associates 

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

Senior Advisor, International Medical Affairs, Partners HealthCare Systems; 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

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

Medical Advisory Board

Standing Row l to r:
Herbert J. Conrad, 
Margaret A. Hamburg,
Stanley Epstein, 
Marilyn Hughes Gaston, 
Glenna Crooks 

Seated Row l to r:
Charles N. Aswad,
Louis W. Sullivan, 
Martin Sperber, 
Norman Matthews, 
Jeffrey A. Gelfand

Oral Health Advisory Board

Standing Row l to r:
Greg Chadwick, 
David Hoexter,
Raul Garcia, 
Charles N. Aswad 

Seated Row l to r:
Charles Babbash, 
Leslie Grant,
Lawrence Meskin, 
L. Jackson Brown 

Charles N. Aswad, M.D.

Raul Garcia, D.M.D., MMedSc

Executive Vice President, CEO, Medical Society of the State of New York,
Emeritus

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

Charles Babbash, D.D.S., 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

L. Jackson Brown, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Associate Executive Director, Health Policy Resources Center, 
American Dental Association

Greg Chadwick, D.D.S., MS (Emeritus)

Private Practice; Former President, American Dental Association

Leslie Grant, D.D.S., MSPA

Immediate Past President, National Dental Association

David Hoexter, D.M.D.

Clinical Professor of Periodontology, Temple University School of Dentistry;
Editor-in-Chief, Dental Tribune; and past President of American College of Oral
Implantology and New England American Academy of Implant Dentistry

Lawrence Meskin, D.D.S., Ph.D.

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

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

COMMON STOCK

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 15, 2007 at 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.giv.com; www.dentrix.com; www.easydental.com;
www.labnet.com; www.digitaldentaloffice.com; www.zahndental.com; www.micromd.com;
www.camlogimplants.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) 845-2820, 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 30, 2006, 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.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTANTS

BDO Seidman, LLP
330 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017

LEGAL COUNSEL

Proskauer Rose, LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036

STOCK TRANSFER AGENT

For address changes, account cancellation, registration changes and lost stock certificates, please contact:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
New York, New York 10004
(212) 509-4000

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H E N R Y   S C H E I N

In  accordance  with  the  “Safe  Harbor”  provisions  of  the  Private

Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995,  we  provide  the  following

cautionary remarks regarding important factors which, 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.

C O R P O R AT E   M I S S I O N

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