May 29, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION
OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
DELAWARE | 1-11353 | 13-3757370 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA |
27215 | 336-229-1127 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's telephone number including area code) |
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 29, 2007, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH), an industry leader in oncology testing, announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Veridex, LLC to commercialize nucleic acid testing technology for detecting the presence of a key tissue marker in prostate cancer, methylated GST-Pi. LabCorp is the first full-service, national clinical laboratory in the U.S. to license this important new technology. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated May 29, 2007
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.
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Registrant) |
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Date: May 29, 2007 | By: | /s/Bradford T. Smith | ||
Bradford T. Smith, Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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