Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 13 2016 - 6:17AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
April 13, 2016
(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)
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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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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure
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On April 13, 2016, Laboratory Corporation of America
®
Holdings (LabCorp
®
) (NYSE: LH) announced that Covance Drug Development (Covance) has completed an expansion of its now approximately 4,500 square meter (48,000 square foot) central laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, the largest of its kind in Europe. Through this investment Covance doubled its testing capacity in Geneva by increasing the degree of automation and improving workflow efficiency. The Covance Central Laboratory in Geneva provides services for global clinical trials in Europe and Africa and plays a key role in LabCorp’s strategic vision to improve health and improve lives.
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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By:
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/s/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III
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F. Samuel Eberts III
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Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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April 13, 2016
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