UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: August 1, 2003
Commission file number: 0-16946
LabOne, Inc.
10101 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, Kansas 66219
(913) 888-1770
Incorporated in Missouri
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 43-1039532
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
LabOne Announces Lab Acquisition and Long Term Agreement with MetLife
LabOne, Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the MetLife Insurance Testing Laboratory located in Elmsford, NY, and entered into a long-term agreement to provide laboratory testing services to MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) and its affiliated entities. Terms of the acquisition and agreement were not disclosed. LabOne expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2003.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
LabOne, Inc.
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Date: August 1, 2003 |
By /s/ John W. McCarty |