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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
August 13, 2002
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(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-11353 13-3757370
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
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(Address of principal executive offices)
336-229-1127
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 - Certification of Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of Laboratory Corporation
of America Holdings, dated August 13, 2002, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 13, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission a personal
certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A Copy of the
certification is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings also furnished this
certification as correspondence accompanying its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, which was
filed with the Commission on August 13, 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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
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(Registrant)
By:/s/ BRADFORD T. SMITH
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Bradford T. Smith
Executive Vice President
and Secretary
Date: August 13, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1
Written Statement of
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (the "Company"), each
hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a) the Form 10-Q of the Company for the Period Ended
June 30, 2002 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
By:/s/THOMAS P. MAC MAHON
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Thomas P. Mac Mahon
Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002
By:/s/WESLEY R. ELINGBURG
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Wesley R. Elingburg
Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2002