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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
August 24, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 1-11353 | | 13-3757370 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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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
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LabCorp® (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, announced today that the Federal Trade Commission had granted its request for early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act, applicable to LabCorp’s acquisition of Chiltern International Group Limited (Chiltern). As previously announced, LabCorp entered into a definitive agreement with Chiltern’s shareholders to purchase Chiltern in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion. The early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions necessary for the closing of the pending acquisition. Closing of the acquisition remains subject to other customary closing conditions under the share purchase agreement entered into by LabCorp, Covance, Inc. and Galaxy (GP) Limited on July 29, 2017. The acquisition is expected to be closed on or around September 1, 2017.
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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| By: | /s/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III |
| | F. Samuel Eberts III |
| | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
August 24, 2017