UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp) announced today that on November 1, 2019, John Ratliff resigned as an executive officer and employee of LabCorp effective immediately.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
LabCorp has named Dr. Brian Caveney as Executive Vice President and President of Diagnostics, and Mark Schroeder as Executive Vice President and President of Diagnostics Laboratory Operations and Global Supply Chain.
On November 6, 2019, LabCorp issued a press release announcing the foregoing resignation and appointments. A copy of that press release is attached to this current report as Exhibit 99.1.
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Press Release dated November 6, 2019 issued by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings. | |||
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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 | ||||||
| Date: November 6, 2019 |
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/s/ Sandra van der Vaart | |||||
| Sandra van der Vaart | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Global General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||