SEC FORM 3 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*
Rubenstein Arthur H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
430 SOUTH SPRING STREET

(Street)
BURLINGTON NC 27215

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2004
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 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:
By: /s/ BRADFORD T. SMITH, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR 08/03/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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                                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
29th day of July, 2004.



                                              /s/ Arthur H. Rubenstein
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                                              Arthur H. Rubenstein