UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): June 3, 2010 (June 2, 2010)

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 6, 2010

MILLIPORE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MASSACHUSETTS	001-09781	04-2170233
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

290 Concord Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821

290 Concord Road Billerica, Massachusetts		01821
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

~~(Address~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~Principal~~number, ~~Executive~~including ~~Offices)~~area ~~(Zip~~code: ~~Code~~(978) 715-4321

~~Registrant’s~~Not ~~Telephone number, including area code: (978) 715-4321~~ applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 28.0201. Other ~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On ~~May 6~~June 3, 2010, Millipore Corporation issued a press release ~~disclosing~~announcing ~~its~~that ~~earnings~~the ~~and~~shareholders ~~related~~of ~~information~~Millipore ~~for~~approved the ~~quarter~~adoption ~~ended~~of ~~April 3, 2010.~~the AAgreement ~~copy~~and Plan of ~~the~~Share ~~press~~Exchange ~~release~~by isand ~~attached~~among asMillipore, ~~Exhibit~~Merck ~~99.1~~KGaA toand ~~this~~Concord ~~Current~~Investments ~~Report~~Corp. onat ~~Form~~the ~~8-K.~~special meeting of shareholders.

~~Item~~The 9press release also announced that Merck filed a notification of the concentration with the European Commission on June 2, 2010.~~01.~~ A ~~Financial~~copy ~~Statements~~of ~~and~~the ~~Exhibits~~press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued ~~May~~by 6Millipore Corporation, dated June 3, 2010.

~~SIGNATURES~~ Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MILLIPORE CORPORATION /S/ CHARLES F. WAGNER, JR. Charles F. Wagner, Jr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	MILLIPORE CORPORATION

Date: June 3, 2010	By:	/s/ Martin D. Madaus
		Name: Martin D. Madaus
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 6, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued May 6, 2010.

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