Financial

2014 Fourth-Quarter Sales of $18.3 Billion Decreased 0.6%; EPS was $0.89 2014 Full-Year Sales of $74.3 Billion Increased 4.2%; Full-Year EPS was $5.70 Excluding Special Items, 2014 Fourth-Quarter EPS was $1.27, an Increase of 2.4%*, and 2014 Full-Year EPS was $5.97, an Increase of 8.2%*

Sales of $18.5 Billion Increased 5.1% Versus 2013 Third Quarter; Third-Quarter EPS was $1.66 Excluding Special Items, 2014 Third-Quarter EPS of $1.50 Increased 10.3%*

Sales of $19.5 Billion increased 9.1% Versus 2013 Second Quarter; Second-Quarter EPS was $1.51 Excluding Special Items, 2014 Second-Quarter EPS of $1.66 increased 12.2%*

ENSEAL® G2 Articulating Tissue Sealers receives Bronze International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)