S-8 POS

As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2014

Registration No. 333-21631

Registration No. 333-71727

Registration No. 333-90415

Registration No. 333-56006

Registration No. 333-56008

Registration No. 333-91598

Registration No. 333-102369

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 on Form S-8 to Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-21631

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-71727

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-90415

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-56006

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-56008

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-91598

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-102369

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	31-0958666
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7000 Cardinal Place

Dublin, Ohio 43017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Owen Healthcare, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan

Allegiance Corporation Retirement Plan

Cardinal Health, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

Allegiance Retirement Plan for Union Employees of Hayward, California

Profit Sharing Plan of Bindley Western Industries, Inc. & Subsidiaries

Cardinal Health, Inc. Profit Sharing, Retirement and Savings Plan for PRN Employees

Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

(Full title of the plans)

Stephen T. Falk

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Cardinal Health, Inc.

7000 Cardinal Place

Dublin, Ohio 43017

(614) 757-5000

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	þ	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

These Post-Effective Amendments relate to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Registrant”):

• Registration Statement on Form S-4 No. 333-21631

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-71727

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-90415

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-56006

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-56008

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-91598

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-102369

The Registrant is filing these Post-Effective Amendments relating to employee benefit plans that have expired or have been terminated or merged solely to deregister any and all securities previously registered under the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date hereof and to terminate the effectiveness of the Registration Statements.

Item 8.    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
24.1	Power of Attorney*

* Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of Ohio, on January 9, 2014.

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
By:	/s/    Stephen T. Falk
	Stephen T. Falk
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, these Post-Effective Amendments have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
*	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)	January 9, 2014
George S. Barrett
*	Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)	January 9, 2014
Jeffrey W. Henderson
*	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)	January 9, 2014
Stuart G. Laws
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Colleen F. Arnold
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Glenn A. Britt
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Carrie S. Cox
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Calvin Darden
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Bruce L. Downey
*	Director	January 9, 2014
John F. Finn
	Director
Patricia A. Hemingway Hall
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Gregory B. Kenny
*	Director	January 9, 2014
David P. King
*	Director	January 9, 2014
Richard C. Notebaert

* By:	/s/    Stephen T. Falk
Name:	Stephen T. Falk
Title:	Attorney-in-Fact

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the administrator of the benefit plans listed below has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of Ohio, on January 9, 2014.

OWEN HEALTHCARE, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ALLEGIANCE RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES OF HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA PROFIT SHARING PLAN OF BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. PROFIT SHARING, RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN FOR PRN EMPLOYEES SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
By:	/s/ Dawn I. Rich
	Dawn I. Rich
	Financial Benefit Plans Committee Member

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
24.1	Power of Attorney*

* Filed herewith.

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EX-24.1

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen T. Falk or Jeffrey W. Henderson and each of them, severally, as his/her attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 listed in Exhibit A hereto, including any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto any such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities and on the respective dates indicated below.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ George S. Barrett	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	February 7, 2013
George S. Barrett
/s/ Jeffrey W. Henderson	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	February 7, 2013
Jeffrey W. Henderson
/s/ Stuart G. Laws	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	February 7, 2013
Stuart G. Laws
/s/ Colleen F. Arnold	Director	February 7, 2013
Colleen F. Arnold
/s/ Glenn A. Britt	Director	February 7, 2013
Glenn A. Britt
/s/ Carrie S. Cox	Director	February 7, 2013
Carrie S. Cox
/s/ Calvin Darden	Director	February 7, 2013
Calvin Darden
/s/ Bruce L. Downey	Director	February 7, 2013
Bruce L. Downey
/s/ John F. Finn	Director	February 7, 2013
John F. Finn
/s/ Gregory B. Kenny	Director	February 7, 2013
Gregory B. Kenny
/s/ David P. King	Director	February 7, 2013
David P. King
/s/ Richard C. Notebaert	Director	February 7, 2013
Richard C. Notebaert
/s/ Jean G. Spaulding	Director	February 7, 2013
Jean G. Spaulding, M.D.

Exhibit A

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-20895

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-38021

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-38022

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-52535

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-52537

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-52539

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-64337

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-63283

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-01927

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-11803

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-21631

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-30889

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-56655

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-71727

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-68819

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-72727

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-90415

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-90417

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-91849

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-92841

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-38190

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-38192

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-56008

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-53394

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-56006

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-91598

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-91600

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-100564

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-102369

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-120006

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-129725

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-144368

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-149107

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-155156

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-155158

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-163128

Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-164736