EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International Inc. (the “Company”), certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. | ||||
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
March 14, 2005
