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
September 15, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION
OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
| DELAWARE | 1-11353 | 13-3757370 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA |
27215 | 336-229-1127 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's telephone number including area code) |
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ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 15, 2005 — Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) announced the launch of “eLabCorp”, its latest customer connectivity offering. eLabCorp has been designed to provide LabCorp customers with unparalleled compatibility and ease of use in ordering tests and managing results over the Web.
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated September 15, 2005
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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| Date: September 15, 2005 | By: | /s/Bradford T. Smith | ||
| Bradford T. Smith, Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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Exhibit 99.1
Laboratory Corporation of
America® Holdings
358 South Main Street
Burlington, NC 27215
Telephone:(336) 584-5171
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Scott Fleming - 336-436-4879
Shareholder Direct: (800)LAB-0401
Company Information: www.LabCorp.com
LABCORP LAUNCHES ITS
eLabCorpSM WEB-BASED
CUSTOMER CONNECTIVITY
SOLUTION
Burlington, NC, September 15, 2005 — Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced the launch of “eLabCorp”, its latest customer connectivity offering. eLabCorp has been designed to provide LabCorp customers with unparalleled compatibility and ease of use in ordering tests and managing results over the Web.
“eLabCorp is a key building block in our connectivity strategy and further enhances the options available to doctors to more easily order tests for their patients and access the test results,” said Bill Haas, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. “eLabCorp provides a web-based connectivity solution that integrates easily with a wide variety of existing electronic medical records and practice management systems, allowing doctors to access the web for testing services without changing the computer systems that they use for the rest of their practice needs.”
About LabCorp
Laboratory Corporation of
America® Holdings, an S&P 500 company with a BBB investment-grade credit rating,
is a pioneer in commercializing new diagnostic technologies and the first in its industry
to embrace genomic testing. With annual revenues of $3.1 billion in 2004, approximately
25,000 employees nationwide, and more than 220,000 clients, LabCorp offers clinical assays
ranging from blood analyses to HIV and genomic testing. LabCorp combines its expertise in
innovative clinical testing technology with its Centers of Excellence: The Center for
Molecular Biology and Pathology, in Research Triangle Park, NC; National Genetics
Institute, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA; ViroMed Laboratories, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN;
The Center for Esoteric Testing in Burlington, NC; DIANON Systems, Inc. based in
Stratford, CT, US LABS based in Irvine, CA, and Esoterix and its Colorado Coagulation,
Endocrine Sciences, and Cytometry Associates laboratories. LabCorp clients include
physicians, government agencies, managed care organizations, hospitals, clinical labs, and
pharmaceutical companies. To learn more about our growing organization, visit our web site
at: www.LabCorp.com.
Each of the above forward-looking statements is subject to change based on various important factors, including without limitation, competitive actions in the marketplace and adverse actions of governmental and other third-party payors. Actual results could differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements. Further information on potential factors that could affect LabCorp’s financial results is included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and subsequent SEC filings.