UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2003
BIOMET, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Indiana	0-12515	35-1418342
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
56 East Bell Drive Warsaw, Indiana 46582
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including  Zip Code)
(574) 267-6639
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Item 12. Resuls of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 18, 2003, Biomet, Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended August 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

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.

BIOMET, INC.


  /s/ Gregory D. Hartman                                                    
By: Gregory D. Hartman
Its:  Senior Vice President - Finance
       (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 18, 2003

Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
99.1	Press release announcing Biomet Inc.'s earnings for the first quarter ended August 31, 2003.