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                                                                   Exhibit 10.57

                                 NINTH AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                      FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
                         SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

      WHEREAS, Fisher Scientific International Inc. (the "Company") established
and maintains the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Savings and Profit
Sharing Plan (the "Plan"); and

      WHEREAS, the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Administrative and
Investment Committee (the "Committee") has the authority pursuant to Sections
11.1 and 11.5 of the Plan to amend the Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to clarify and specify that amounts paid to
employees as severance payments are not Compensation within the meaning of the
Plan and that employees receiving severance payments may not use such severance
amounts to make Before-Tax Contributions and/or After-Tax Contributions under
the Plan;

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to impose the six-month suspension on
Before-Tax Contributions and/or After-Tax Contributions following a
Participant's hardship withdrawal from the Plan in accordance with the Treasury
Regulations permitting such suspensions; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to permit a Participant to receive a loan
with a term of up to fifteen (15) years for the purchase of a primary residence.

      NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows:

      RESOLVED, that effective as of the date of this Amendment, Section 1.16 of
the Plan (definition of Compensation) is hereby amended by the addition of a new
third sentence to read as follows:

      "In addition, Compensation does not include any amount paid as or on
account of severance regardless of whether such amounts are paid pursuant to a
severance plan, agreement or otherwise.

      RESOLVED, FURTHER, that effective as of August 1, 2004, Section 8.4 of the
Plan is amended by the addition of a new subsection (e) to read as follows:

      "(e) A Participant who receives a hardship withdrawal under this Section
may not make Before-Tax Contributions and/or After-Tax Contributions to the Plan
for the six-month period following the receipt of such hardship withdrawal."

      RESOLVED, FURTHER, that effective as of August 1, 2004, Section 8.5(b) of
the Plan is amended by the addition of a new subsection (iii) to read as
follows:

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      "(iii) A Participant who receives a hardship withdrawal under this Section
may not make Before-Tax Contributions and/or After-Tax Contributions to the Plan
for the six-month period following the receipt of such hardship withdrawal."

      RESOLVED, FURTHER, that effective as of August 1, 2004, Section 9.2 of the
Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

      9.2 LOAN TERM. The term of a loan shall be determined by the borrower, but
shall not exceed five (5) years, except in the case of a purchase of a primary
residence for which such term shall not exceed fifteen (15) years.

      RESOLVED, FINALLY, that all other provisions of the Plan shall remain in
full force and effect.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Savings and
Profit Sharing Plan is amended this 14 day of April, 2004.

                                        ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

                                        /s/ Paul M. Meister
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                                        Paul M. Meister

                                        /s/ Todd M. DuChene
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                                        Todd M. DuChene<PAGE>
                                                                   Exhibit 10.58

                                 TENTH AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                      FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
                         SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

      WHEREAS, Fisher Scientific International Inc. (the "Company") established
and maintains the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Savings and Profit
Sharing Plan (the "Savings Plan"); and

      WHEREAS, the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Administrative and
Investment Committee (the "Committee") has the authority pursuant to Sections
11.1 and 11.5 of the Savings Plan to amend the Savings Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to authorize the change in trustee and
recordkeeping services for the Savings Plan from Mellon Bank, N.A. and Mellon
Human Resource and Investor Solutions to T. Rowe Price Trust Company and T. Rowe
Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc.; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to amend the provisions governing
in-service withdrawals from the Savings Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to amend the Savings Plan to include Pierce
Biotechnology, Inc. and Cole Parmer Instrument Company as Participating
Companies in the Savings Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to authorize the merger of the Pierce
Biotechnology Thrift Plan and Trust (the "Pierce Plan") and the Cole Parmer
Employees Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the "Cole Parmer Plan") with and into
the Savings Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to preserve certain rights and protected
benefits available under the Pierce Plan and the Cole Parmer Plan within the
Savings Plan;

      NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved effective as of July 30, 2004, unless
another effective date is stated herein, as follows:

      RESOLVED, that the Committee hereby authorizes the transfer of all
recordkeeping and trustee responsibilities for the Savings Plan from Mellon
Human Resource and Investors Solutions and Mellon Bank, N.A. to T. Rowe Price
Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Trust Company, respectively,
and the taking of all actions and execution of all documentation necessary
effect such transfer;

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that Section 8.1 of the Savings Plan is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:

      8.1. General Rule for Withdrawals. This Article provides the rules that
apply to a Participant's request for a withdrawal from the Plan while the
Participant is employed by a Company. Effective as of August 1, 2004,
withdrawals must be made first under Section 8.2

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followed by the withdrawals available under Sections 8.3 and 8.4, in that order.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may request a withdrawal under
Section 8.5, 8.6 or 8.7 without first requesting withdrawals under Sections 8.2
through 8.4.

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that Section 8.3 of the Savings Plan is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:

      8.3. Non-Hardship Distributions.

            (a)   In General. Upon written notice to the Committee, a
                  Participant may make withdrawals from the Plan in the
                  following order:

                  (i)   earnings on After-Tax Contributions made before 1987;
                        and

                  (ii)  After-Tax Contributions that are Supplemental Employee
                        Contributions made after 1986 plus earnings thereon;

            (b)   Participants With Account Balances On or Before July 31, 2004.
                  If a Participant's Account prior to July 31, 2004 contained
                  After-Tax Contributions that are Basic Employee Contributions
                  and/or vested Matching Contributions, such Participant may
                  elect to receive an in-service withdrawal of such amounts
                  (credited prior to July 31, 2004) in accordance with the
                  following conditions:

                  (i)   A Participant with fewer than five Years of Service may
                        make withdrawals from the Plan in the following order:

                        (A)   After-Tax Contributions that are Basic Employee
                              Contributions made after 1986 which have been in
                              the Plan for more than two years and earnings
                              thereon; and

                        (B)   vested Matching Contributions which have been in
                              the Plan for more than two years and earnings
                              thereon.

                  (ii)  A Participant with five or more Years of Service may
                        make withdrawals from the Plan in the following order:

                        (A)   After-Tax Contributions that are Basic Employee
                              Contributions made after 1986 and earnings
                              thereon:

                        (B)   vested Matching Contributions and earnings
                              thereon.

            (c)   After-Tax Contributions and Matching Contributions Contributed
                  on and after August 1, 2004. On and after August 1, 2004,
                  amounts contributed to the Plan as After-Tax Contributions
                  that are Basic Employee Contributions and/or vested Matching
                  Contributions shall not be available for in-service
                  withdrawal.

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      RESOLVED FURTHER, that Section 8.4 of the Savings Plan is hereby deleted
in its entirety and all subsequent sections of Article 8 are renumbered
accordingly.

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that the title of Section 8.4 and first sentence of
Section 8.4(a) (formerly Section 8.5) titled "Hardship Distributions from
Before-Tax Contribution Account" is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

      8.4 Hardship Distributions.

            (a)   In General. Distributions of Before-Tax Contributions
                  (including Before-Tax Contributions and earnings thereon
                  accrued as of December 31, 1988), After-Tax Contributions that
                  are Basic Employee Contributions, and vested Matching
                  Contributions may be made to a Participant in the event of
                  hardship.

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that Section 8.6 of the Savings Plan (formerly Section
8.7) is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

      8.6. Withdrawals upon Attainment of Age 59 1/2. Upon written notice to the
Committee, a Participant who has attained age 59 1/2 may withdraw all or part of
his or her vested Account.

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that Schedule I of the Savings Plan is hereby amended to
include in the list of Participating Companies the following:

      Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. effective October 1, 2004
      Cole Parmer Instrument Company effective October 1, 2004

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that effective October 1, 2004 the Pierce Plan is merged
with and into the Savings Plan and the Savings Plan is hereby amended by the
addition of a new Schedule M to read as follows:

                                   Schedule M

      This Schedule M shall apply to any individual who was a participant in the
Pierce Biotechnology Thrift Plan and Trust (the "Pierce Plan") as of September
30, 2004.

      1. Vesting. A former Pierce Plan Participant shall become fully vested
with respect to such Participant's account balances as of September 30, 2004.
Thereafter, a Participant who is employed by Pierce Biotechnology, Inc. shall
vest in his Matching Contributions made on and after October 1, 2004 under the
Savings Plan in accordance with Section 6.7 of the Savings Plan.

      2. Matching Contributions. Participants who are employed by Pierce
Biotechnology, Inc. shall be eligible to receive employer matching contributions
pursuant to the matching contribution formula in the Pierce Plan with respect to
Basic Employee Contributions made to the Savings Plan.

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      3. Discretionary Contributions. Participants who are employed by Pierce
Biotechnology, Inc. shall not be eligible to receive Discretionary Contributions
under the Savings Plan.

      RESOLVED FURTHER, that effective October 1, 2004, the Cole Parmer Plan is
merged with and into the Savings Plan and the Savings Plan is hereby amended by
the addition of a new Schedule N to read as follows:

                                   Schedule N

      This Schedule N shall apply to any individual who was a participant in the
Cole Parmer Employees Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the "Cole Parmer Plan") as
of September 30, 2004.

      1. Vesting for Matching Contributions. A former Cole Parmer Plan
Participant who becomes a Participant in the Plan on October 1, 2004 will be
fully vested in his Matching Contributions at all times.

      2. Vesting for Profit Sharing Contributions. A former Cole Parmer Plan
Participant shall vest in any employer profit sharing contributions under the
Cole Parmer Plan in accordance with the following vesting schedule:

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<CAPTION>
               Years of Service                                   Vesting Percentage
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<S>                                                               <C>
Less than one (1) year of service                                         0%
At least one (1) but less than two (2) years                             10%
At least two (2) but less than three (3) years                           20%
At least three (3) but less than four (4) years                          30%
At least four (4) but less than five (5) years                           40%
At least five (5) but less than six (6) years                            60%
At least six (6) years but less than seven (7) years                     80%
Seven (7) or more years                                                 100%
</TABLE>

      RESOLVED FINALLY, that all other provisions of the Savings Plan shall
remain in full force and effect.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Savings and
Profit Sharing Plan is amended this 22 day of July, 2004.

                                        ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

                                        /s/ Paul M. Meister
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                                        Paul M. Meister

                                        /s/ Todd M. DuChene
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Todd M. DuChene

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