COOPER ALAN S 4

4 · DADE BEHRING HOLDINGS INC · Filed Jan 4, 2006

Form 4

Period: 2006-01-03

Director

Transactions

Award
Stock Units
2006-01-03$40.56/sh+5.46$221→ 7,387.475 total
Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (5.46 underlying)
Award
Stock Units
2006-01-03$40.10/sh+374.065$15,000→ 7,761.54 total
Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (374.065 underlying)

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Acquired pursuant to the Dade Behring Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan.
[F2]Stock Units convert to common stock at a ratio of 1 for 1.
[F3]Equal to the number of Stock Units credited under the Dade Behring Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan upon conversion as of January 3, 2006 of the cash dividend equivalent balance accrued during the preceding quarter. The Stock Unit conversion was made as of January 3, 2006 by dividing the accrued cash dividend equivalent balance for the quarter of $0.03 per Stock Unit by $40.56 which is the average of the high and low prices for Dade Behring common stock reported by Nasdaq for December 19, 2005, the date of the cash dividend payment.
[F4]The Stock Units vest immediately and are to be settled in Dade Behring common stock as soon as administratively feasible after the first day of the second calendar month immediately following the month in which termination of service as a director occurs.
[F5]Equal to the amount of compensation deferred under the Dade Behring Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan, divided by $40.10 which is the average of the high and low prices for Dade Behring common stock reported by Nasdaq for Jannuary 3, 2006.

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