SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WEIKEL M KEITH (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/16/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS [ LH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Form. EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney form for M. Keith Weikel

	Bradford T. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for M. Keith Weikel	07/17/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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EXHIBIT 24



                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
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       KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Bradford T. Smith his true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitute for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, in connection with the filing for the
undersigned on Form 3 and Form 4 under the Securities Act of 1934, as
amended, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to sign
the Form 3 and Form 4 in the name and on behalf of the undersigned or on
behalf of the undersigned as a director or officer of the Corporation, and
any amendments to the Form 3 or Form 4, and any instrument, contract,
document or other writing, of or in connection with the Form 3 and Form 4 or
amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, including this power of attorney,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable securities
exchange or securities self-regulatory body, granting unto said attorney-in-
fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed these presents this 16
day of July, 2003.


                                        /s/ M. Keith Weikel
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                                        M. Keith Weikel, Ph.D.













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