Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements





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 that, 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 generally identified by the use
of such terms as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "believe," "plan,"
"estimate," "forecast," "project," "anticipate," "to be," "to make" or other
comparable terms. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences
include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, and in particular the risks discussed under the caption "Risk
Factors" in Item 1A of this report and those discussed in other documents we
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Forward looking statements include the overall impact of
the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company, its results of
operations, liquidity, and financial condition (including any estimates of the
percentage impact on these items), the efficacy and impact of the Company's cost
reduction initiatives, the rate at which dental and other practices resume
normal operations in the United States and internationally, and whether one or
more resurgences of the virus will adversely impact the resumption of normal
operations. Forward looking statements also include the Company's ability to
make additional testing available, the nature of those tests and the number of
tests intended to be made available and the timing for availability, the nature
of the target market, as well as the efficacy or relative efficacy of the test
results given that the test efficacy has not been, or will not have been,
independently verified under normal FDA procedures.



Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from current and historical results include, but are not limited to:
effects of a highly competitive and consolidating market; increased competition
by third party online commerce sites; our dependence on third parties for the
manufacture and supply of our products; our dependence upon sales personnel,
customers, suppliers and manufacturers; our dependence on our senior management;
fluctuations in quarterly earnings; risks from expansion of customer purchasing
power and multi-tiered costing structures; increases in shipping costs for our
products or other service issues with our third-party shippers; general global
macro-economic conditions; risks associated with currency fluctuations; risks
associated with political and economic uncertainty; disruptions in financial
markets; volatility of the market price of our common stock; changes in the
health care industry; implementation of health care laws; failure to comply with
regulatory requirements and data privacy laws; risks associated with our global
operations; risks associated with COVID-19, as well as other disease outbreaks,
epidemics, pandemics, or similar wide spread public health concerns and other
natural disasters; risks associated with the United Kingdom's withdrawal from
the European Union; transitional challenges associated with acquisitions,
dispositions and joint ventures, including the failure to achieve anticipated
synergies/benefits; financial and tax risks associated with acquisitions,
dispositions and joint ventures; litigation risks; new or unanticipated
litigation developments and the status of litigation matters; the dependence on
our continued product development, technical support and successful marketing in
the technology segment; our dependence on third parties for certain
technologically advanced components; risks from disruption to our information
systems; cyberattacks or other privacy or data security breaches; certain
provisions in our governing documents that may discourage third-party
acquisitions of us; and changes in tax legislation. 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, any forward-looking statements contained herein should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. We undertake no duty and have no obligation to update forward-looking statements.


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Where You Can Find Important Information

We may disclose important information through one or more of the following channels: SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts, press releases, the investor relations page of our website (www.henryschein.com) and the social media channels identified on the Newsroom page of our website.





Recent Developments



COVID-19 Pandemic



In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Novel Coronavirus
Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively
impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and created
significant volatility and disruption of global financial markets. In response,
many countries have implemented business closures and restrictions, stay-at-home
and social distancing ordinances and similar measures to combat the pandemic,
which significantly impacted global business and dramatically reduced demand for
dental products and certain medical products in the second quarter and
year-to-date of 2020.



Our consolidated financial statements reflect estimates and assumptions made by
us that affect, among other things, our goodwill, long-lived asset and
indefinite-lived intangible asset valuation; inventory valuation; equity
investment valuation; assessment of the annual effective tax rate; valuation of
deferred income taxes and income tax contingencies; the allowance for doubtful
accounts; hedging activity; vendor rebates; measurement of compensation cost for
certain share-based performance awards and cash bonus plans; and pension plan
assumptions. Due to the significant uncertainty surrounding the future impact of
COVID-19, our judgments regarding estimates and impairments could change in the
future. In addition, the impact of COVID-19 had a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and cash flows in the second quarter of 2020. In
the latter half of the second quarter, dental and medical practices began to
re-open worldwide. However, patient volumes are below pre-COVID-19 levels and a
number of regions in the U.S and certain international geographies are
experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As such, there is an ongoing risk that
the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and cash flows and may result in a material
adverse effect on our financial condition and liquidity. However, the extent of
the potential impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.



As part of a broad-based effort to support plans for the long-term health of
Henry Schein's business and to strengthen the Company's financial flexibility,
Henry Schein has implemented cost reduction measures that include certain
reductions in payroll, substantially decreasing capital expenditures, reducing
planned corporate spending and eliminating certain non-strategic targeted
expenditures. As certain markets have begun to recover we have restored some of
our workforce, especially in customer-facing roles. As the COVID-19 pandemic
continues to unfold, the Company will continue to evaluate appropriate actions
for its business.



Corporate Transactions



On February 7, 2019 (the "Distribution Date"), we completed the separation (the
"Separation") and subsequent merger of our animal health business (the "Henry
Schein Animal Health Business") with Direct Vet Marketing, Inc. (d/b/a Vets
First Choice, "Vets First Choice") (the "Merger"). This was accomplished by a
series of transactions among us, Vets First Choice, Covetrus, Inc. (f/k/a HS
Spinco, Inc. "Covetrus"), a wholly owned subsidiary of ours prior to the
Distribution Date, and HS Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Covetrus ("Merger Sub"). In connection with the Separation, we contributed,
assigned and transferred to Covetrus certain applicable assets, liabilities and
capital stock or other ownership interests relating to the Henry Schein Animal
Health Business. On the Distribution Date, we received a tax-free distribution
of $1,120 million from Covetrus pursuant to certain debt financing incurred by
Covetrus. On the Distribution Date and prior to the Animal Health Spin-off,
Covetrus issued shares of Covetrus common stock to certain institutional
accredited investors (the "Share Sale Investors") for $361.1 million (the "Share
Sale"). The proceeds of the Share Sale were paid to Covetrus and distributed to
us. Subsequent to the Share Sale, we distributed, on a pro rata basis, all of
the shares of the common stock of Covetrus held by us to our stockholders of
record as of the close of business on January 17, 2019 (the "Animal Health
Spin-off"). After the Share Sale and Animal Health Spin-off, Merger Sub
consummated the Merger whereby it merged with and into Vets First Choice, with
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wholly owned subsidiary of Covetrus. Immediately following the consummation of
the Merger, on a fully diluted basis, (i) approximately 63% of the shares of
Covetrus common stock were (a) owned by our stockholders and the Share Sale
Investors, and (b) held by certain employees of the Henry Schein Animal Health
Business (in the form of certain equity awards), and (ii) approximately 37% of
the shares of Covetrus common stock were (a) owned by stockholders of Vets First
Choice immediately prior to the Merger, and (b) held by certain employees of
Vets First Choice (in the form of certain equity awards). After the Separation
and the Merger, we no longer beneficially owned any shares of Covetrus common
stock and, following the Distribution Date, will not consolidate the financial
results of Covetrus for the purpose of our financial reporting. Following the
Separation and the Merger, Covetrus was an independent, publicly traded company
on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.



Executive-Level Overview



We believe we are the world's largest provider of health care products and
services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners. We serve
more than one million customers worldwide including dental practitioners and
laboratories and physician practices, as well as government, institutional
health care clinics and other alternate care clinics. We believe that we have a
strong brand identity due to our more than 88 years of experience distributing
health care products.



We are headquartered in Melville, New York, employ approximately 19,000 people
(of which more than 9,100 are based outside the United States) and have
operations or affiliates in 31 countries, including the United States,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic,
France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Singapore,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the
United Kingdom.



We have established strategically located distribution centers to enable us to
better serve our customers and increase our operating efficiency. This
infrastructure, together with broad product and service offerings at competitive
prices, and a strong commitment to customer service, enables us to be a single
source of supply for our customers' needs. Our infrastructure also allows us to
provide convenient ordering and rapid, accurate and complete order fulfillment.



We conduct our business through two reportable segments: (i) health care distribution and (ii) technology and value-added services. These segments offer different products and services to the same customer base.





The health care distribution reportable segment aggregates our global dental and
medical operating segments. This segment distributes consumable products, small
equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services,
branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic
tests, infection-control products and vitamins. Our global dental group serves
office-based dental practitioners, dental laboratories, schools and other
institutions. Our global medical group serves office-based medical
practitioners, ambulatory surgery centers, other alternate-care settings and
other institutions.



Our global technology and value-added services group provides software,
technology and other value-added services to health care practitioners. Our
technology group offerings include practice management software systems for
dental and medical practitioners. Our value-added practice solutions include
financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, practice technology,
network and hardware services, as well as continuing education services for
practitioners.



Industry Overview



In recent years, the health care industry has increasingly focused on cost
containment. This trend has benefited distributors capable of providing a broad
array of products and services at low prices. It also has accelerated the growth
of HMOs, group practices, other managed care accounts and collective buying
groups, which, in addition to their emphasis on obtaining products at
competitive prices, tend to favor distributors capable of providing specialized
management information support. We believe that the trend towards cost
containment has the potential to favorably affect demand for technology
solutions, including software, which can enhance the efficiency and facilitation
of practice management.



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Our operating results in recent years have been significantly affected by
strategies and transactions that we undertook to expand our business,
domestically and internationally, in part to address significant changes in the
health care industry, including consolidation of health care distribution
companies, health care reform, trends toward managed care, cuts in Medicare and
collective purchasing arrangements.



Our current and future results have been and could continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the current economic environment and uncertainty, particularly impacting overall demand for our products and services.





Industry Consolidation



The health care products distribution industry, as it relates to office-based
health care practitioners, is fragmented and diverse. The industry ranges from
sole practitioners working out of relatively small offices to group practices or
service organizations ranging in size from a few practitioners to a large number
of practitioners who have combined or otherwise associated their practices.



Due in part to the inability of office-based health care practitioners to store
and manage large quantities of supplies in their offices, the distribution of
health care supplies and small equipment to office-based health care
practitioners has been characterized by frequent, small quantity orders, and a
need for rapid, reliable and substantially complete order fulfillment. The
purchasing decisions within an office-based health care practice are typically
made by the practitioner or an administrative assistant. Supplies and small
equipment are generally purchased from more than one distributor, with one
generally serving as the primary supplier.



The trend of consolidation extends to our customer base. Health care
practitioners are increasingly seeking to partner, affiliate or combine with
larger entities such as hospitals, health systems, group practices or physician
hospital organizations. In many cases, purchasing decisions for consolidated
groups are made at a centralized or professional staff level; however, orders
are delivered to the practitioners' offices.



We believe that consolidation within the industry will continue to result in a
number of distributors, particularly those with limited financial, operating and
marketing resources, seeking to combine with larger companies that can provide
growth opportunities. This consolidation also may continue to result in
distributors seeking to acquire companies that can enhance their current product
and service offerings or provide opportunities to serve a broader customer base.



Our trend with regard to acquisitions and joint ventures has been to expand our
role as a provider of products and services to the health care industry. This
trend has resulted in our expansion into service areas that complement our
existing operations and provide opportunities for us to develop synergies with,
and thus strengthen, the acquired businesses.



As industry consolidation continues, we believe that we are positioned to
capitalize on this trend, as we believe we have the ability to support increased
sales through our existing infrastructure, although there can be no assurances
that we will be able to successfully accomplish this. We also have invested in
expanding our sales/marketing infrastructure to include a focus on building
relationships with decision makers who do not reside in the office-based
practitioner setting.



As the health care industry continues to change, we continually evaluate
possible candidates for merger and joint venture or acquisition and intend to
continue to seek opportunities to expand our role as a provider of products and
services to the health care industry. There can be no assurance that we will be
able to successfully pursue any such opportunity or consummate any such
transaction, if pursued. If additional transactions are entered into or
consummated, we would incur merger and/or acquisition-related costs, and there
can be no assurance that the integration efforts associated with any such
transaction would be successful. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have
taken a range of actions to preserve cash, including the temporary suspension of
significant acquisition activity.



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Aging Population and Other Market Influences





The health care products distribution industry continues to experience growth
due to the aging population, increased health care awareness, the proliferation
of medical technology and testing, new pharmacology treatments and expanded
third-party insurance coverage, partially offset by the effects of unemployment
on insurance coverage. In addition, the physician market continues to benefit
from the shift of procedures and diagnostic testing from acute care settings to
alternate-care sites, particularly physicians' offices.



According to the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, in 2020 there
were more than six and a half` million Americans aged 85 years or older, the
segment of the population most in need of long-term care and elder-care
services. By the year 2050, that number is projected to nearly triple to
approximately 19 million. The population aged 65 to 84 years is projected to
increase by approximately 36% during the same time period.



As a result of these market dynamics, annual expenditures for health care
services continue to increase in the United States. We believe that demand for
our products and services will grow, while continuing to be impacted by current
and future operating, economic and industry conditions. The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services, or CMS, published "National Health Expenditure
Projections 2019-2028" indicating that total national health care spending
reached approximately $3.6 trillion in 2018, or 17.7% of the nation's gross
domestic product, the benchmark measure for annual production of goods and
services in the United States. Health care spending is projected to reach
approximately $6.2 trillion in 2028, approximately 19.7% of the nation's
projected gross domestic product.



Government



Certain of our businesses involve the distribution of pharmaceuticals and
medical devices, and in this regard we are subject to extensive local, state,
federal and foreign governmental laws and regulations applicable to the
distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Additionally,
government and private insurance programs fund a large portion of the total cost
of medical care, and there has been an emphasis on efforts to control medical
costs, including laws and regulations lowering reimbursement rates for
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and/or medical treatments or services. Also,
many of these laws and regulations are subject to change and may impact our
financial performance. For example, certain laws and regulations restricting
medical supply sales in the United States have been temporarily modified or
waived in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, our businesses are
generally subject to numerous other laws and regulations that could impact our
financial performance, including securities, antitrust, anti-bribery and
anti-kickback, customer interaction transparency, data privacy, data security,
price gouging and other laws and regulations, and some of the related rules have
been temporarily modified in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Failure to
comply with law or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our
business. A more detailed discussion of governmental laws and regulations is
included in Management's Discussion & Analysis, contained in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28 2019, filed on
February 20, 2020.



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Results of Operations



The following table summarizes the significant components of our operating
results for the three and six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 and
cash flows for the six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 (in
thousands):



                                                 Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                               June 27,      June 29,      June 27,      June 29,
                                                 2020          2019          2020          2019
Operating results:
Net sales                                     $ 1,684,399   $ 2,447,827   $ 4,113,270   $ 4,808,095
Cost of sales                                   1,230,105     1,680,396     2,912,937     3,288,974
     Gross profit                                 454,294       767,431     1,200,333     1,519,121
Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative 445,793 593,218 1,013,180 1,167,826


     Restructuring costs                           15,934        11,925        20,721        16,566
           Operating income (loss)            $   (7,433)   $   162,288   $   166,432   $   334,729

Other expense, net                            $   (8,780)   $  (10,547)   $  (13,622)   $  (22,496)
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations                                       (13,852)       121,417       119,995       245,057
Income (loss) from discontinued operations            585       (2,221)           303      (10,851)
Net income (loss) attributable to Henry
Schein, Inc.                                     (10,797)       114,532       119,464       224,315

                                                                              Six Months Ended
                                                                           June 27,      June 29,
                                                                             2020          2019
Cash flows:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing
operations                                                                $     (843)   $   298,786
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations             (81,641)     (635,543)
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations          262,050       360,286




Plans of Restructuring



On July 9, 2018, we committed to an initiative to rationalize our operations and
provide expense efficiencies. These actions allowed us to execute on our plan to
reduce our cost structure and fund new initiatives that drive growth under our
2018 to 2020 strategic plan. This initiative has resulted in the elimination of
approximately 4% of our workforce and the closing of certain facilities.



On November 20, 2019, we committed to a contemplated initiative, intended to
mitigate stranded costs associated with the Animal Health Spin-off and to
rationalize operations and to provide expense efficiencies. These activities
were originally expected to be completed by the end of 2020. We are re-assessing
that timeline in light of the current business environment brought on by the
COVID-19 pandemic.



During the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019, we recorded
restructuring costs of $15.9 million and $11.9 million. During the six months
ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019, we recorded restructuring costs of $20.7
million and $16.6 million. The restructuring costs for these periods included
costs for severance benefits and facility exit costs. The costs associated with
these restructurings are included in a separate line item, "Restructuring costs"
within our consolidated statements of income.

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Three Months Ended June 27, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended June 29, 2019

Net Sales



Net sales for the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as
follows (in thousands):



                                         June 27,            % of            June 29,          % of                 Decrease
                                           2020             Total              2019            Total             $              %
Health care distribution (1)
    Dental                            $      941,292       55.9 %         $    1,601,350      65.4 %       $   (660,058)     (41.2) %
    Medical                                  617,810       36.7                  697,558      28.5              (79,748)     (11.4)
         Total health care
         distribution                      1,559,102       92.6                2,298,908      93.9             (739,806)     (32.2)
Technology and value-added
services (2)                                 105,227        6.2                  125,051       5.1              (19,824)     (15.9)
         Total excluding
         Corporate TSA revenue             1,664,329       98.8                2,423,959      99.0             (759,630)     (31.3)
Corporate TSA revenue (3)                     20,070        1.2                   23,868       1.0               (3,798)     (15.9)
         Total                        $    1,684,399      100.0 %         $    2,447,827     100.0 %       $   (763,428)     (31.2)

(1) Consists of consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and

generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins.

(2) Consists of practice management software and other value-added products, which are distributed primarily to health care

providers, and financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, continuing education services for practitioners,

consulting and other services.

(3) Corporate TSA revenues represents sales of certain products to Covetrus under the transition services agreement entered into in

connection with the Animal Health Spin-off, which we expect to continue through October 2020.





The 31.2% decrease in net sales for the three months ended June 27, 2020, due
primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a decrease of 30.3% in local
currency revenue (30.5% decrease in internally generated revenue, partially
offset by 0.2% growth from acquisitions) and a decrease of 0.9% related to
foreign currency exchange. Excluding sales of products under the transition
services agreement with Covetrus, our net sales decreased 31.3%, including a
decrease in local currency revenue of 30.5% (30.6% decrease in internally
generated revenue, partially offset by 0.1% growth from acquisitions) and a
decrease of 0.8% related to foreign currency exchange.



The 41.2% decrease in dental net sales for the three months ended June 27, 2020
includes a decrease of 40.0% local currency revenue (40.1% decrease in
internally generated revenue, partially offset by 0.1% growth from acquisitions)
and a decrease of 1.2% related to foreign currency exchange. The 40.0% decrease
in local currency sales was attributable to a decrease in dental consumable
merchandise sales of 40.1% (40.3% decrease in internally generated revenue,
partially offset by 0.2% growth from acquisitions) and a decrease in dental
equipment sales and service revenues of 39.3%, all of which is attributable to
the decrease in internally generated revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic began to
adversely impact our worldwide revenue beginning in mid-March as many dental
offices progressively closed or began seeing a limited number of patients.
However, in the second half of the quarter ended June 27, 2020 our dental sales
began to improve as dental practices began to resume activities and patient
traffic increased. In addition, global dental sales in the second quarter
benefited from sales of personal protection equipment (PPE), which increased
over 30% compared to the prior year.



The 11.4% decrease in medical net sales for the three months ended June 27, 2020
includes a decrease of 11.4% local currency revenue all of which is attributable
to a decrease in internally generated revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic began to
adversely impact our medical revenue beginning in mid-March and continuing into
the first half of the second quarter, as many medical offices progressively
closed or began seeing a limited number of patients. Economic conditions
relating to the COVID-19 pandemic have had less of an impact on the performance
of our medical group versus dental, in part due to continued strong sales of
PPE, such as masks, gowns and face shields. In addition, global medical sales in
the second quarter benefited from sales of personal protection equipment (PPE),
which increased nearly 140% compared to the prior year.





The 15.9% decrease in technology and value-added services net sales for the
three months ended June 27, 2020 includes a decrease of 15.4% local currency
revenue (17.0% decrease in internally generated revenue, partially offset by
1.6% growth from acquisitions) and a decrease of 0.5% related to foreign
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quarter, in line with the resumption of dental practice operations, the trend
for transactional software revenues improved as more patients visited dental
practices worldwide.



Although dental and medical practices began to re-open globally in the latter
half of the second quarter, patient volumes are below pre-COVID-19 levels and a
number of regions in the U.S and certain international geographies are
experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As such, there is an ongoing risk that
the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have a material adverse effect on our net
sales in future periods.



Gross Profit



Gross profit and gross margin percentages by segment and in total for the three
months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):



                                    June 27,      Gross     June 29,      Gross             Decrease
                                      2020      Margin %      2019       Margin %         $           %
Health care distribution            $ 381,070      24.4 %   $ 676,304      29.4 %    $ (295,234)   (43.7) %
Technology and value-added
services                               72,683      69.1        90,433      72.3         (17,750)   (19.6)
Total excluding Corporate TSA
revenues                              453,753      27.3       766,737      31.6        (312,984)   (40.8)
Corporate TSA revenues                    541       2.7           694       2.9            (153)   (22.0)
Total                               $ 454,294      27.0     $ 767,431      31.4      $ (313,137)   (40.8)




As a result of different practices of categorizing costs associated with
distribution networks throughout our industry, our gross margins may not
necessarily be comparable to other distribution companies. Additionally, we
realize substantially higher gross margin percentages in our technology segment
than in our health care distribution segment. These higher gross margins result
from being both the developer and seller of software products and services, as
well as certain financial services. The software industry typically realizes
higher gross margins to recover investments in research and development.



In connection with the completion of the Animal Health Spin-off (see Note 2 for
additional details), we entered into a transition services agreement with
Covetrus, pursuant to which Covetrus purchases certain products from us. The
agreement provides that these products will be sold to Covetrus at a mark-up
that ranges from 3% to 6% of our product cost to cover handling costs. We expect
these sales to continue through October 2020.



Within our health care distribution segment, gross profit margins may vary from
one period to the next. Changes in the mix of products sold as well as changes
in our customer mix have been the most significant drivers affecting our gross
profit margin. For example, sales of our private label products achieve gross
profit margins that are higher than average. With respect to customer mix, sales
to our large-group customers are typically completed at lower gross margins due
to the higher volumes sold as opposed to the gross margin on sales to
office-based practitioners, who normally purchase lower volumes at greater
frequencies.



Health care distribution gross profit decreased $295.2 million, or 43.7%, for
the three months ended June 27, 2020 compared to the prior year period, due
primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care distribution gross profit margin
decreased to 24.4% for the three months ended June 27, 2020 from 29.4% for the
comparable prior year period. The overall decrease in our health care
distribution gross profit is attributable to a decrease of $236.1 million in
internally generated revenue, a $58.4 million decline in gross profit due to the
decrease in the gross margin rates and $0.7 million reduction in gross profit
from acquisitions. Gross profit margin was negatively affected by lower gross
profit on sales of PPE products as well as significant charges recorded for PPE
inventory due to volatility of pricing for PPE, which may recur in future
periods; a greater mix of sales outside of North America where margins are
typically lower, and by fixed costs included in cost of goods sold that
adversely affect gross margin rates when sales are lower. During the quarter, we
continued to earn lower vendor rebates, due to lower purchase volumes, during
the year in our health care distribution segment, which also contributes to the
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Technology and value-added services gross profit decreased $17.8 million, or
19.6%, for the three months ended June 27, 2020 compared to the prior year
period. The overall decrease in our Technology and value-added services gross
profit is attributable to a $15.7 million decrease in internally generated
revenue, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease of $3.7 million
from gross margin rates, partially offset by $1.6 million additional gross
profit from acquisitions. Technology and value-added services gross profit
margin decreased to 69.1% for the three months ended June 27, 2020 from 72.3%
for the comparable prior year period primarily due to a decrease in the volume
of our transactional revenue from eClaims and credit card processing.



Selling, General and Administrative





Selling, general and administrative expenses by segment and in total for the
three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as follows (in
thousands):



                                                % of                       % of
                                 June 27,    Respective     June 29,    Respective           Decrease
                                   2020       Net Sales       2019       Net Sales         $           %
Health care distribution        $  406,958       26.1 %    $  542,082       23.6 %    $ (135,124)   (24.9) %
Technology and value-added
services                            54,769       52.0          63,061       50.4          (8,292)   (13.1)
       Total                    $  461,727       27.4      $  605,143       24.7      $ (143,416)   (23.7)




Selling, general and administrative expenses (including restructuring costs in
the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 27, 2020) decreased $143.4
million, or 23.7%, for the three months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable
prior year period. The $135.1 million decrease in selling, general and
administrative expenses within our health care distribution segment for the
three months ended June 27, 2020 as compared to the prior year period was
attributable to a reduction of $141.1 million of operating costs, primarily as a
result of cost-saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
partially offset by increases of $2.0 million of additional costs from acquired
companies and an increase of $4.0 million in restructuring costs. The $8.3
million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses within our
technology and value-added services segment for the three months ended June 27,
2020 as compared to the prior year period was attributable to a reduction of
$9.9 million of operating costs, primarily as a result of cost-saving measures
taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by an increase of
$1.6 million of additional costs from acquired companies. As a percentage of net
sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 27.4% from
24.7% for the comparable prior year period, primarily due to a decreased sales
base.



As a component of total selling, general and administrative expenses, selling
expenses decreased $112.4 million, or 30.7% to $253.6 million, for the three
months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable prior year period, primarily due
to a decrease in sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a percentage of
net sales, selling expenses increased to 15.1% from 15.0% for the comparable
prior year period.



As a component of total selling, general and administrative expenses, general
and administrative expenses decreased $31.0 million, or 13.0% to $208.1 million,
for the three months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable prior year period,
primarily due to cost-saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses
increased to 12.4% from 9.8% for the comparable prior year period.

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Other Expense, Net


Other expense, net, for the three months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):





                        June 27,     June 29,          Variance
                          2020         2019          $          %
Interest income        $    1,997   $    3,654   $ (1,657)   (45.3) %
Interest expense         (10,486)     (12,785)       2,299     18.0
Other, net                  (291)      (1,416)       1,125     79.4
  Other expense, net   $  (8,780)   $ (10,547)   $   1,767     16.8




Interest income decreased $1.7 million primarily due to lower interest rates and
reduced late fee income. Interest expense decreased $2.3 million primarily due
to reduced interest expense resulting from decreased borrowings under our U.S
trade accounts receivable securitization and lower interest rates, partially
offset by increased borrowings under our bank credit lines.



Income Taxes



For the three months ended June 27, 2020, our effective tax rate was 5.9%
compared to 23.7% for the prior year period. The difference between our
effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate for the three months ended
June 27, 2020, primarily relates to state and foreign income taxes and a
valuation allowance recognized on a portion of a deferred tax asset. The
difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate for
the three months ended June 29, 2019, primarily relates to state and foreign
income taxes and interest expense. Further, our effective tax rate was distorted
due to our low pretax loss during the second quarter ended June 27, 2020.

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Six Months Ended June 27, 2020 Compared to Six Months Ended June 29, 2019

Net Sales



Net sales for the six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as
follows (in thousands):



                                             June 27,            % of            June 29,          % of             Increase/(Decrease)
                                               2020             Total              2019            Total              $                %
Health care distribution (1)
    Dental                                $    2,416,368       58.7 %         $    3,147,730      65.5 %       $      (731,362)     (23.2) %
    Medical                                    1,418,498       34.5                1,381,218      28.7                   37,280        2.7
         Total health care
         distribution                          3,834,866       93.2                4,528,948      94.2                (694,082)     (15.3)
Technology and value-added services
(2)                                              237,192        5.8                  240,649       5.0                  (3,457)      (1.4)
         Total excluding Corporate
         TSA revenue                           4,072,058       99.0                4,769,597      99.2                (697,539)     (14.6)
Corporate TSA revenue (3)                         41,212        1.0                   38,498       0.8                    2,714        7.0
         Total                            $    4,113,270      100.0 %         $    4,808,095     100.0 %       $      (694,825)     (14.5)

(1) Consists of consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and generic

pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins.

(2) Consists of practice management software and other value-added products, which are distributed primarily to health care providers, and

financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, continuing education services for practitioners, consulting and other services.

(3) Corporate TSA revenues represents sales of certain products to Covetrus under the transition services agreement entered into in

connection with the Animal Health Spin-off, which we expect to continue through October 2020.






The 14.5% decrease in net sales for the six months ended June 27, 2020 includes
a decrease of 13.5% in local currency revenue (14.5% decrease in internally
generated revenue, partially offset by 1.0% growth from acquisitions) and a
decrease of 1.0% related to foreign currency exchange. Excluding sales of
products under the transition services agreement with Covetrus, our net sales
decreased 14.6%, including a decrease in local currency revenue of 13.6% (14.7%
decrease in internally generated revenue, partially offset by 1.1% growth from
acquisitions) and a decrease of 1.0% related to foreign currency exchange.



The 23.2% decrease in dental net sales for the six months ended June 27, 2020
includes a decrease of 21.8% local currency revenue (22.2% decrease in
internally generated revenue, partially offset by 0.4% growth from acquisitions)
and a decrease of 1.4% related to foreign currency exchange. The 21.8% decrease
in local currency sales was attributable to a decrease in dental consumable
merchandise revenue of 21.8% (22.3% decrease in internally generated revenue,
partially offset by 0.5% growth from acquisitions), and a decrease in dental
equipment sales and service revenues of 22.0%, all of which is attributable to a
decrease in internally generated revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic began to
adversely impact our worldwide dental revenue beginning in mid-March as many
dental offices progressively closed or began seeing a limited number of
patients. However, in the second half of the quarter ended and in the
year-to-date ended June 27, 2020 our dental sales began to improve as dental
practices began to resume activities and patient traffic increased.



The 2.7% increase in medical net sales for the six months ended June 27, 2020
includes an increase of 2.8% local currency growth (0.9% increase in internally
generated revenue and 1.9% growth from acquisitions) partially offset by a
decrease of 0.1% related to foreign currency exchange. The COVID-19 pandemic
began to adversely impact our medical revenue beginning in mid-March and
continuing into the first half of the second quarter, as many medical offices
progressively closed or began seeing a limited number of patients. Economic
conditions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic have had less of an impact on the
performance of our medical group versus dental, in part due to continued strong
sales of PPE, such as masks, gowns and face shields.



The 1.4% decrease in technology and value-added services net sales for the six
months ended June 27, 2020 includes a decrease of 1.0% in local currency revenue
(5.8% decrease in internally generated revenue, partially offset 4.8% growth
from acquisitions) and a decrease of 0.4% related to foreign currency exchange.
During the second quarter, in line with the resumption of dental practice
operations, the trend for transactional software revenues improved as more
patients visited dental practices worldwide.



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Although dental and medical practices began to re-open globally in the latter
half of the second quarter, patient volumes are below pre-COVID-19 levels and a
number of regions in the U.S and certain international geographies are
experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As such, there is an ongoing risk that
the COVID-19 pandemic continue to have a material adverse effect on our net
sales in future periods.



Gross Profit



Gross profit and gross margin percentages by segment and in total for the six
months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):



                                      June 27,       Gross      June 29,       Gross       Increase/(Decrease)
                                        2020       Margin %       2019       Margin %         $            %
Health care distribution             $ 1,034,411      27.0 %   $ 1,344,171      29.7 %   $  (309,760)   (23.0) %
Technology and value-added
services                                 164,768      69.5         173,801      72.2          (9,033)    (5.2)
Total excluding Corporate TSA
revenues                               1,199,179      29.4       1,517,972      31.8        (318,793)   (21.0)
Corporate TSA revenues                     1,154       2.8           1,149       3.0                5      0.4
Total                                $ 1,200,333      29.2     $ 1,519,121      31.6     $  (318,788)   (21.0)




As a result of different practices of categorizing costs associated with
distribution networks throughout our industry, our gross margins may not
necessarily be comparable to other distribution companies. Additionally, we
realize substantially higher gross margin percentages in our technology and
value-added services segment than in our health care distribution segment. These
higher gross margins result from being both the developer and seller of software
products and services, as well as certain financial services. The software
industry typically realizes higher gross margins to recover investments in
research and development.



In connection with the completion of the Animal Health Spin-off (see Note 2 for
additional details), we entered into a transition services agreement with
Covetrus, pursuant to which Covetrus purchases certain products from us. The
agreement provides that these products will be sold to Covetrus at a mark-up
that ranges from 3% to 6% of our product cost to cover handling costs. We expect
these sales to continue through October 2020.



Within our health care distribution segment, gross profit margins may vary from
one period to the next. Changes in the mix of products sold as well as changes
in our customer mix have been the most significant drivers affecting our gross
profit margin. For example, sales of our private label products achieve gross
profit margins that are higher than average. With respect to customer mix, sales
to our large-group customers are typically completed at lower gross margins due
to the higher volumes sold as opposed to the gross margin on sales to
office-based practitioners, who normally purchase lower volumes at greater
frequencies.



Health care distribution gross profit decreased $309.8 million, or 23.0%, for
the six months ended June 27, 2020 compared to the prior year period, due
primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care distribution gross profit margin
decreased to 27.0% for the six months ended June 27, 2020 from 29.7% for the
comparable prior year period. The overall decrease in our health care
distribution gross profit is attributable to a $247.7 decrease in internally
generated revenue and a $73.4 million decline in gross profit due to the
decrease in the gross margin rates, partially offset by $11.3 million additional
gross profit from acquisitions. Gross profit margin was negatively affected by
lower gross profit on sales of PPE products as well as significant charges
recorded for PPE inventory due to volatility of pricing for PPE, which may recur
in future periods; a greater mix of sales outside of North America where margins
are typically lower, and by fixed costs included in cost of goods sold that
adversely affect gross margin rates when sales are lower. During the year, we
continued to earn lower vendor rebates, due to lower purchase volumes, in our
health care distribution segment, which also contributes to the lower gross
profit margin.



Technology and value-added services gross profit decreased $9.0 million, or
5.2%, for the six months ended June 27, 2020 compared to the prior year period.
The overall decrease in our Technology and value-added services gross profit is
attributable to a decrease of $10.7 in internally generated revenue, primarily
due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a $7.8 million decline in gross profit due to
the decrease in the gross margin rates, partially offset by $9.4 million
additional gross profit from acquisitions. Technology and value-added services
gross profit margin decreased to 69.5% for the six months ended June 27, 2020
from 72.2% for the comparable prior year period primarily due to a decrease in
the volume of our transactional revenue from eClaims and credit card processing.

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Selling, General and Administrative





Selling, general and administrative expenses by segment and in total for the six
months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):



                                                 % of                        % of
                                 June 27,     Respective     June 29,     Respective      Increase / (Decrease)
                                   2020        Net Sales       2019        Net Sales          $             %
Health care distribution        $   912,745       23.8 %    $ 1,065,880       23.5 %    $    (153,135)   (14.4) %
Technology and value-added
services                            121,156       51.1          118,512       49.2               2,644      2.2
       Total                    $ 1,033,901       25.1      $ 1,184,392       24.6      $    (150,491)   (12.7)




Selling, general and administrative expenses (including restructuring costs in
the six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 27, 2020) decreased $150.5 million,
or 12.7%, for the six months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable prior year
period. The $153.1 million decrease in selling, general and administrative
expenses within our health care distribution segment for the six months ended
June 27, 2020 as compared to the prior year period was attributable to a
reduction of $171.2 million of operating costs, primarily as a result of
cost-saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially
offset by increases of $14.0 million of additional costs from acquired companies
and an increase of $4.1 million in restructuring costs. The $2.6 million
increase in selling, general and administrative expenses within our technology
and value-added services segment for the six months ended June 27, 2020 as
compared to the prior year period was attributable to an increase of $7.7
million of additional costs from acquired companies, partially offset by a
reduction of $5.1 million of operating costs. As a percentage of net sales,
selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 25.1% from 24.6% for
the comparable prior year period.



As a component of total selling, general and administrative expenses, selling
expenses decreased $91.5 million, or 12.6% to $ 635.2 million, for the six
months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable prior year period, primarily as a
result of cost-saving measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a
percentage of net sales, selling expenses increased to 15.4% from 15.1% for the
comparable prior year period.



As a component of total selling, general and administrative expenses, general
and administrative expenses decreased $59.0 million, or 12.9% to $ 398.7
million, for the six months ended June 27, 2020 from the comparable prior year
period, primarily as a result of cost-saving measures taken in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative
expenses decreased to 9.7% from 9.5% for the comparable prior year period.



Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June
27, 2020 continued to be affected by certain estimates we made due to the
adverse business environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example,
in the quarter ended March 28, 2020 we recorded incremental bad debt reserves of
approximately $10 million for our global dental business. As of June 27, 2020,
we have retained the $10 million incremental bad debt reserves due to the
ongoing uncertainties in the markets we serve.



In the quarter ended March 28, 2020, we also recognized a net credit of
approximately $17.5 million in stock-based compensation expense during the
quarter due to our previous estimate that no performance shares granted in 2018,
2019 or 2020 will ultimately vest. Our assumptions regarding vesting of
performance shares under our 2018, 2019 and 2020 LTIP remain largely unchanged
from those as of March 28, 2020. Accordingly, we did not recognize any
significant stock compensation expense related to performance shares during the
six months ended June 27, 2020.



During the quarter ended March 28, 2020, we recorded total impairment charges of approximately $6.1 million during the quarter related to prepaid royalty expenses and a customer relationship intangible asset.







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Other Expense, Net


Other expense, net, for the six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):





                        June 27,     June 29,          Variance
                          2020         2019          $          %
Interest income        $    5,187   $    8,425   $ (3,238)   (38.4) %
Interest expense         (18,298)     (29,086)      10,788     37.1
Other, net                  (511)      (1,835)       1,324     72.2
  Other expense, net   $ (13,622)   $ (22,496)   $   8,874     39.4




Interest income decreased $3.2 million primarily due to lower interest rates and
reduced late fee income. Interest expense decreased $10.8 million primarily due
to decreased borrowings under our U.S trade accounts receivable securitization
and lower interest rates, partially offset by increased borrowings under our
bank credit lines.



Income Taxes



For the six months ended June 27, 2020, our effective tax rate was 24.2%
compared to 24.1% for the prior year period. The difference between our
effective tax rates and the federal statutory tax rate for the six months ended
June 27, 2020, primarily relates to state and foreign income taxes and interest
expense, tax charges and credits associated with legal entity reorganizations
outside the U.S and a valuation allowance recognized on a portion of a deferred
tax asset. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal
statutory tax rate for the six months ended June 29, 2019, primarily relates to
state and foreign income taxes and interest expense.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources





Our principal capital requirements have included funding of acquisitions (which
have largely been temporarily suspended), purchases of additional noncontrolling
interests, repayments of debt principal, the funding of working capital needs,
purchases of fixed assets and repurchases of common stock (which have been
temporarily suspended). Working capital requirements generally result from
increased sales, special inventory forward buy-in opportunities and payment
terms for receivables and payables. Historically, sales have tended to be
stronger during the third and fourth quarters and special inventory forward
buy-in opportunities have been most prevalent just before the end of the year,
and have caused our working capital requirements to be higher from the end of
the third quarter to the end of the first quarter of the following year.



The pandemic and the governmental responses to it have had a material adverse
effect on our cash flows. Although dental and medical practices began to re-open
globally in the latter half of the second quarter, patient volumes are below
pre-COVID-19 levels and a number of regions in the U.S and certain international
geographies are experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As such, there is an
ongoing risk that the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have a material adverse
effect on our cash flows in future periods. However, the extent of the potential
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.



As part of a broad-based effort to support plans for the long-term health of
Henry Schein's business and to strengthen the Company's financial flexibility,
Henry Schein has implemented cost reduction measures that include certain
reductions in payroll, substantially decreasing capital expenditures, reducing
planned corporate spending and eliminating certain non-strategic targeted
expenditures. Recently, certain customer-facing employees have begun to return
from furloughs and reduced hours as certain markets have begun to recover. As
the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the Company will continue to evaluate
appropriate actions for its business.



We finance our business primarily through cash generated from our operations,
revolving credit facilities and debt placements. Our ability to generate
sufficient cash flows from operations is dependent on the continued demand of
our customers for our products and services, and access to products and services
from our suppliers.



Our business requires a substantial investment in working capital, which is
susceptible to fluctuations during the year as a result of inventory purchase
patterns and seasonal demands. Inventory purchase activity is a function of
sales activity, special inventory forward buy-in opportunities and our desired
level of inventory. We anticipate future increases in our working capital
requirements.



We finance our business to provide adequate funding for at least 12 months.
Funding requirements are based on forecasted profitability and working capital
needs, which, on occasion, may change. Consequently, we may change our funding
structure to reflect any new requirements.



We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, our ability to access private
debt markets and public equity markets, and our available funds under existing
credit facilities provide us with sufficient liquidity to meet our currently
foreseeable short-term and long-term capital needs. We have no off-balance sheet
arrangements.


On February 7, 2019, we completed the Animal Health Spin-off. On the Distribution Date we received a tax free distribution of $1,120 million from Covetrus, which has been used to pay down our debt, thereby generating additional debt capacity that can be used for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases and mergers and acquisitions.





Net cash from continuing operations used by operating activities was $0.8
million for the six months ended June 27, 2020, compared to net cash from
continuing operations provided by operating activities of $298.8 million for the
comparable prior year period. The net change of $299.6 million was primarily
attributable to lower net income, lower distributions from equity affiliates,
and increased working capital requirements, specifically a lower decrease in
inventories and an increase in prepaid inventories, partially offset by lower
accounts receivable due to lower sales volume. The decrease in distributions
from equity affiliates is the result of having sold our equity investment in
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC in the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase in other
current assets is related to payments, for prepaid inventories, made during the
second quarter of 2020 to secure adequate levels of PPE inventory.

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Net cash from continuing operations used in investing activities was $81.6
million for the six months ended June 27, 2020, compared to $635.5 million for
the comparable prior year period. The net change of $553.9 million was primarily
attributable to decreased activity and payments for equity investments and
business acquisitions.



Net cash from continuing operations provided by financing activities was $262.1
million for the six months ended June 27, 2020, compared to net cash provided by
financing activities of $360.3 million for the comparable prior year period. The
net change of $98.2 million was primarily due to proceeds received during the
prior year related to the Animal Health Spin-off and a reduction in proceeds
from noncontrolling subsidiaries, partially offset by increased bank borrowings
and proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, reduced payments to the Henry
Schein Animal Health Business and decreased repurchases of our common stock.



The following table summarizes selected measures of liquidity and capital
resources (in thousands):



                                                                   June 27,          December 28,
                                                                     2020                2019
Cash and cash equivalents                                        $     296,110     $        106,097
Working capital (1)                                                  1,101,965            1,188,133

Debt:


       Bank credit lines                                         $     

503,178 $ 23,975


       Current maturities of long-term debt                            109,587              109,849
       Long-term debt                                                  515,802              622,908
           Total debt                                            $   1,128,567     $        756,732

Leases:
       Current operating lease liabilities                       $      

61,710 $ 65,349


       Non-current operating lease liabilities                         163,342              176,267

(1) Includes $0 million and $127 million of accounts receivable which serve as security for U.S.

trade accounts receivable securitization at June 27, 2020 and December 28, 2019


       respectively.



Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank balances and investments in money market funds representing overnight investments with a high degree of liquidity.

Accounts receivable days sales outstanding and inventory turns





Our accounts receivable days sales outstanding from operations increased to 52.4
days as of June 27, 2020 from 45.1 days as of June 29, 2019. During the six
months ended June 27, 2020, we wrote off approximately $3.9 million of fully
reserved accounts receivable against our trade receivable reserve. Our inventory
turns from operations decreased to 4.2 as of June 27, 2020 from 4.8 as of June
29, 2019. Our working capital accounts may be impacted by current and future
economic conditions.



Bank Credit Lines

Bank credit lines consisted of the following:





                                      June 27,     December 28,
                                        2020           2019
Revolving credit agreement            $       -   $            -
364-day credit agreement                500,000                -
Other short-term bank credit lines        3,178           23,975
Total                                 $ 503,178   $       23,975




The increase in the level of borrowings under our bank credit lines as of June
27, 2020 was attributable to potential cash requirements due to the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Revolving Credit Agreement



On April 18, 2017, we entered into a $750 million revolving credit agreement
(the "Credit Agreement"), which matures in April 2022. The interest rate is
based on the USD LIBOR plus a spread based on our leverage ratio at the end of
each financial reporting quarter. We expect the LIBOR rate to be discontinued at
some point during 2021, which will require an amendment to our debt agreements
to reflect a new reference rate. We do not expect the discontinuation of LIBOR
as a reference rate in our debt agreements to have a material adverse effect on
our financial position or to materially affect our interest expense. The Credit
Agreement also requires, among other things, that we maintain maximum leverage
ratios. Additionally, the Credit Agreement contains customary representations,
warranties and affirmative covenants as well as customary negative covenants,
subject to negotiated exceptions on liens, indebtedness, significant corporate
changes (including mergers), dispositions and certain restrictive agreements. As
of June 27, 2020 and December 28, 2019, the borrowings on this revolving credit
facility were $0.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively. As of June 27, 2020
and December 28, 2019, there were $9.4 million and $9.6 million of letters of
credit, respectively, provided to third parties under the credit facility.



On April 17, 2020, we amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i)
modify the financial covenant from being based on total leverage ratio to net
leverage ratio, (ii) adjust the pricing grid to reflect the net leverage ratio
calculation, and (iii) increase the maximum maintenance leverage ratio through
March 31, 2021.



364-Day Credit Agreement



On April 17, 2020, we entered into a new $700 million 364-day credit agreement,
with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association as joint lead
arrangers and joint bookrunners. This facility matures on April 16, 2021. As of
June 27, 2020, the borrowings on this credit facility were $500 million. We have
the ability to borrow the remaining $200 million on a revolving basis as needed,
subject to the terms and conditions of the credit agreement. The interest rate
for borrowings under this facility will fluctuate based on our net leverage
ratio. At June 27, 2020, the interest rate on this facility was 2.81%. The
proceeds from this facility can be used for working capital requirements and
general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, permitted refinancing
of existing indebtedness.



Other Short-Term Credit Lines



As of June 27, 2020 and December 28, 2019, we had various other short-term bank
credit lines available, of which $3.2 million and $24 million, respectively,
were outstanding. At June 27, 2020 and December 28, 2019, borrowings under all
of these credit lines had a weighted average interest rate of 2.86% and 3.45%,
respectively.


The decrease during the quarter ended June 27, 2020 in the weighted average interest rate under all of our credit lines was attributable to the Federal Reserve lowering borrowing rates during March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.





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Long-term debt


Long-term debt consisted of the following:





                                                            June 27,      December 28,
                                                              2020            2019
Private placement facilities                               $   613,469   $      621,274
U.S. trade accounts receivable securitization                        -      

100,000

Note payable due in 2025 with an interest rate of 3.1%


    at June 27, 2020                                             1,454     

-


Various collateralized and uncollateralized loans
payable with interest,
    in varying installments through 2023 at interest
    rates
    ranging from 2.62% to 4.22% at June 27, 2020 and
    ranging from 2.56% to 10.5% at December 28, 2019             4,548            6,089
Finance lease obligations (see Note 7)                           5,918            5,394
    Total                                                      625,389          732,757
Less current maturities                                      (109,587)        (109,849)
    Total long-term debt                                   $   515,802   $      622,908




Private Placement Facilities



On September 15, 2017, we increased our available private placement facilities
with three insurance companies to a total facility amount of $1 billion, and
extended the expiration date to September 15, 2020. On June 23, 2020, the
expiration date for our private placement facilities was extended through June
23, 2023. These facilities are available on an uncommitted basis at fixed rate
economic terms to be agreed upon at the time of issuance, from time to time
through June 23, 2023. The facilities allow us to issue senior promissory notes
to the lenders at a fixed rate based on an agreed upon spread over applicable
treasury notes at the time of issuance. The term of each possible issuance will
be selected by us and can range from five to 15 years (with an average life no
longer than 12 years). The proceeds of any issuances under the facilities will
be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital
expenditures, to refinance existing indebtedness and/or to fund potential
acquisitions. On June 29, 2018, we amended and restated the above private
placement facilities to, among other things, (i) permit the consummation of the
Animal Health Spin-off and (ii) provide for the issuance of notes in Euros,
British Pounds and Australian Dollars, in addition to U.S. Dollars. The
agreements provide, among other things, that we maintain certain maximum
leverage ratios, and contain restrictions relating to subsidiary indebtedness,
liens, affiliate transactions, disposal of assets and certain changes in
ownership. These facilities contain make-whole provisions in the event that we
pay off the facilities prior to the applicable due dates.



The components of our private placement facility borrowings as of June 27, 2020 are presented in the following table (in thousands):






                                    Amount of
                                    Borrowing            Borrowing
    Date of Borrowing              Outstanding              Rate                   Due Date
September 2, 2010 (1)           $         100,000           3.79 %            September 2, 2020
January 20, 2012 (2)                       14,286           3.09               January 20, 2022
January 20, 2012                           50,000           3.45               January 20, 2024
December 24, 2012                          50,000           3.00              December 24, 2024
June 2, 2014                              100,000           3.19                 June 2, 2021
June 16, 2017                             100,000           3.42                June 16, 2027
September 15, 2017                        100,000           3.52              September 15, 2029
January 2, 2018                           100,000           3.32               January 2, 2028
Less: Deferred debt
issuance costs                              (817)
                                $         613,469

(1) During April 2020, we took certain steps to lock-in a lower interest rate to refinance our $100
million private placement borrowing at 3.79%, coming due on September 2, 2020 with a similar 10
year borrowing at 2.35% maturing on September 2, 2030.

(2) Annual repayments of approximately $7.1 million for this borrowing commenced on January 20, 2016.




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U.S. Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization





We have a facility agreement with a bank, as agent, based on the securitization
of our U.S. trade accounts receivable that is structured as an asset-backed
securitization program with pricing committed for up to three years. Our current
facility, which has a purchase limit of $350 million, was scheduled to expire on
April 29, 2022. On June 22, 2020, the expiration date for this facility was
extended to June 12, 2023. As of June 27, 2020 and December 28, 2019, the
borrowings outstanding under this securitization facility were $0 million and
$100 million, respectively. At June 27, 2020, the interest rate on borrowings
under this facility was based on the asset-backed commercial paper rate of 0.57%
plus 0.95%, for a combined rate of 1.52%. At December 28, 2019, the interest
rate on borrowings under this facility was based on the asset-backed commercial
paper rate of 1.90% plus 0.75%, for a combined rate of 2.65%.



If our accounts receivable collection pattern changes due to customers either
paying late or not making payments, our ability to borrow under this facility
may be reduced.


We are required to pay a commitment fee of 25 to 45 basis points depending upon program utilization.

Borrowings under this facility are presented as a component of Long-term debt within our consolidated balance sheets.





Leases



We have operating and finance leases for corporate offices, office space,
distribution and other facilities, vehicles and certain equipment. Our leases
have remaining terms of less than one year to 15 years, some of which may
include options to extend the leases for up to 10 years. As of June 27, 2020,
our right-of-use assets related to operating leases were $211.5 million and our
current and non-current operating lease liabilities were $61.7 million and
$163.3 million, respectively.



Stock Repurchases


From March 3, 2003 through June 27, 2020, we repurchased $3.6 billion, or 75,563,289 shares, under our common stock repurchase programs, with $201.2 million available as of June 27, 2020 for future common stock share repurchases.





As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 6, 2020, we announced a temporary
suspension of our share repurchase program in an effort to preserve cash and
exercise caution during this uncertain period.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests





Some minority stockholders in certain of our subsidiaries have the right, at
certain times, to require us to acquire their ownership interest in those
entities at fair value. Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480-10 is
applicable for noncontrolling interests where we are or may be required to
purchase all or a portion of the outstanding interest in a consolidated
subsidiary from the noncontrolling interest holder under the terms of a put
option contained in contractual agreements. The components of the change in the
Redeemable noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 27, 2020 and
the year ended December 28, 2019 are presented in the following table:



                                                            June 27,      December 28,
                                                              2020            2019
Balance, beginning of period                               $   287,258   $      219,724

Decrease in redeemable noncontrolling interests due to


    redemptions                                               (12,636)     

(2,270)

Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests due to


    business acquisitions                                       25,369     

74,865

Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

                                                        1,161      

14,838


Dividends declared                                             (4,068)      

(10,264)

Effect of foreign currency translation loss attributable to


    redeemable noncontrolling interests                       (12,276)     

(2,335)


Change in fair value of redeemable securities                  (5,583)          (7,300)
Balance, end of period                                     $   279,225   $      287,258




Changes in the estimated redemption amounts of the noncontrolling interests
subject to put options are adjusted at each reporting period with a
corresponding adjustment to Additional paid-in capital. Future reductions in the
carrying amounts are subject to a floor amount that is equal to the fair value
of the redeemable noncontrolling interests at the time they were originally
recorded. The recorded value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests cannot
go below the floor level. These adjustments do not impact the calculation of
earnings per share.



Additionally, some prior owners of such acquired subsidiaries are eligible to
receive additional purchase price cash consideration if certain financial
targets are met. Any adjustments to these accrual amounts are recorded in our
consolidated statements of income. For the six months ended June 27, 2020 and
June 29, 2019, there were no material adjustments recorded in our consolidated
statements of income relating to changes in estimated contingent purchase price
liabilities.



Noncontrolling Interests


Noncontrolling interests represent our less than 50% ownership interest in an acquired subsidiary. Our net income is reduced by the portion of the subsidiaries net income that is attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates





There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and
estimates from those disclosed in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 28, 2019, except accounting policies adopted as of
December 29, 2019, which are discussed in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in Item 1.



Our financial results for the six months ended June 27, 2020 were affected by
certain estimates we made due to the adverse business environment brought on by
the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in the quarter ended March 28, 2020 we
recorded incremental bad debt reserves of approximately $10.0 million for our
global dental business and continued to retain those incremental reserves
through the quarter ended June 27, 2020. During the quarter ended March 28,
2020, we also recognized a net credit of approximately $17.5 million in
stock-based compensation expense due to our estimate that no performance shares
granted in 2018, 2019 or 2020 will ultimately vest. For the quarter ended June
27, 2020, we continued to estimate that no such performance-based shares will
ultimately vest. Additionally in the quarter ended March 28, 2020, we recorded
total impairment charges of approximately $6.1 million related to prepaid
royalty expenses and a customer relationship intangible asset. We had no
material impairment charges in the quarter ended June 27, 2020. Although our
selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 27,
2020 represent management's best estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts, our judgment could change in the future due to the significant
uncertainty surrounding the macroeconomic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.



Accounting Standards Update



For a discussion of accounting standards updates that have been adopted or will
be adopted in the future, please refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included under Item 1.

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