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
March 26, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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1-11353 |
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13-3757370 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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358 South Main Street, |
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Burlington, North Carolina |
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27215 |
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336-229-1127 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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(Registrant’s telephone number including area code) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 26, 2010, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced that for the period of March 12, 2010 to September 11, 2010, its Zero
Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 (Zero Coupon Notes) will, subject to the terms of the Zero Coupon Notes, accrue contingent cash interest at a rate of no less than 0.125% of the average market price of a Zero Coupon Note for the five trading days ended March 9, 2010, in addition to the continued accrual of the original issue discount. Contingent cash interest, which the Company has determined to be approximately $1.23 per Note, will be payable to holders of the Zero Coupon Notes as of the record
date, which is August 27, 2010. The payment of contingent cash interest is expected to be made on September 14, 2010.
Exhibits
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99.1 |
Press Release dated March 26, 2010 |
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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By: |
/s/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III |
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F. Samuel Eberts III |
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Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
March 26, 2010