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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-125382
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160601
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRUKER CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001109354
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		IRS NUMBER:				043110160
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30833
		FILM NUMBER:		161695686

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 MANNING RD
		CITY:			BILLERICA
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01821
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978663-3660

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 MANNING RD
		CITY:			BILLERICA
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01821

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRUKER BIOSCIENCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030721

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRUKER DALTONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000315
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br>  </font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)<br> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>June&nbsp;1, 2016</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">40 Manning Road<br> Billerica, MA 01821<br>  </font></b>(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <b>(978)&nbsp;663-3660</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant&#146;s Certifying Public Accountant.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At a meeting held on June&nbsp;1, 2016, the audit committee of Bruker Corporation&#146;s (the &#147;Company&#148;) Board of Directors (the &#147;Audit Committee&#148;) recommended and approved the dismissal of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP (&#147;Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#148;) as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm, effective June&nbsp;1, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The reports of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the audits of the Company&#146;s financial statements for each of the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 and 2014, and in the subsequent interim period through June&nbsp;1, 2016, there were no &#147;disagreements&#148; (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) with Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young, would have caused Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young to make reference to the matter in their reports for such years. There were no &#147;reportable events&#148; as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has requested Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young to furnish it a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) stating whether it agrees with the above statements. Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&#146;s letter to the SEC dated June&nbsp;3, 2016 is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;16.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;1, 2016, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;) as the Company&#146;s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective June&nbsp;1, 2016, to perform independent audit services for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2016. During the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and 2015 and through June&nbsp;1, 2016, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted PwC regarding either (i)&nbsp;the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by PwC that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii)&nbsp;any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K and related instructions or a reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:20.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission<br> 100 F Street, N.E.<br> Washington, DC 20549</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have read Item 4.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K dated June&nbsp;3, 2016, of Bruker Corporation and are in agreement with the statements contained in the second, third and fourth paragraphs of Item 4.01(a)&nbsp;therein. We have </font>no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.</p>
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