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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

September 13, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code) 336-229-1127

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

Title of Each Class            Trading Symbol            Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock , $0.10 par value        LH                New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).             

                                        Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01			Regulation FD Disclosure

BURLINGTON, N.C., Sept. 13, 2021 — Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of select operating assets and intellectual property (IP) from Myriad Genetics’ autoimmune business unit, including the Vectra® rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assay. Earlier this year, Labcorp entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Myriad’s Vectra test, related IP and other RA assets, bolstering its scientific leadership in rheumatology. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit			Exhibit Name
Exhibit 99.1			Press release dated September 13, 2021 issued by Labcorp

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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

			By:			/s/ SANDRA VAN DER VAART
						Sandra van der Vaart
						Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

September 13, 2021