351346--8/11/2006--BIOMET_INC

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The Company s future profitability depends on the success of the Company s principal product lines. If the Company is unable to continue to develop and market new products and technologies in a timely manner, the demand for the Company s products may decrease, or the Company s products could become obsolete, and the Company s revenue and profitability may decline. The Company is subject to substantial government regulation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company s business. The Company is subject to risks arising from currency exchange rate fluctuations, which could increase the Company s costs and may cause the Company s profitability to decline. may decline if the Company s customers do not receive adequate levels of reimbursement from third-party payors for the Company s products and if certain types of healthcare programs are adopted in the Company s key markets. The Company s business may be harmed as a result of litigation. A natural or man-made disaster could have a material adverse effect on the Company s business. The Company may not be able to retain its historical level of business in the bone cements and cement delivery system market segment. The Company, like other companies in the orthopedic industry, is involved in ongoing investigations by the United States Department of Justice, the results of which may adversely impact the Company s business and results of operations.

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