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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT - LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS | exhibit991prcovancehsr1216.htm |
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
December 16, 2014
(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 | 336-229-1127 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | (Registrant’s telephone number including area code) | ||
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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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Burlington, NC, December 16, 2014 - Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) and Covance Inc. (Covance) (NYSE: CVD) jointly announced today the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act, in connection with the previously announced merger agreement under which LabCorp will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Covance. The waiting period expired on Monday, December 15.
Expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions necessary for the consummation of the merger. The proposed merger remains subject to approval by the stockholders of Covance, as well as other customary closing conditions.
Exhibits
99.1 | Press Release dated December 16, 2014 |
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/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III | |
F. Samuel Eberts III | ||
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
December 16, 2014