LabOne, Inc. Form 8-K dated August 31, 2004

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RY2i+ooouo7W4ELYgSVjthtdBhXyTV2nWAqdDINizuHNIbtgM7yLm03uODcBrlLB KMCJHxfjq6lEW9QcWDQ9dg== 0000830158-04-000056.txt : 20040901 0000830158-04-000056.hdr.sgml : 20040901 20040901104739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000830158-04-000056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040831 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040901 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040901 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LABONE INC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830158 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 431039532 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-92137 FILM NUMBER: 041009912 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10101 RENNER BLVD STREET 2: P. O. BOX 7568 CITY: LENEXA STATE: KS ZIP: 66219 BUSINESS PHONE: 9138881770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10101 RENNER BLVD STREET 2: X CITY: LENEXA STATE: KS ZIP: 66219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LAB HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980406 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEAFIELD CAPITAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEAFIELD CAPTIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910520 8-K 1 humana.htm LabOne, Inc. Form 8-K dated August 31, 2004 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

Date of Report: August 31, 2004

Commission file number: 0-16946

LabOne, Inc.

10101 Renner Blvd.

Lenexa, Kansas 66219

(913) 888-1770

Incorporated in Missouri

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 43-1039532

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

LabOne Signs National Agreement to Provide Testing for Humana Inc.

LabOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: LABS), announced today that it has signed an expanded, national agreement to provide laboratory testing services for Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). LabOne will provide its full laboratory services, including its widening esoteric menu, to Humana's health plan membership and contracted physicians in Humana's Midwest region. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Under this agreement, LabOne will now become a provider for all Humana product lines. This will enable Humana's membership and physicians alike to access LabOne's high quality clinical and anatomic pathology services.

"This agreement is an important step in our continued efforts to expand our provider network with national insurers," said W. Thomas Grant II, chairman, president and CEO of LabOne. "We are pleased to be able to expand our customer base and geographic reach through relationships with key managed care companies like Humana."

"The testing services that LabOne provides are an integral part of many treatment regimens," said Freda Hogan, Humana's director of national contracting. "We're pleased to announce this new agreement, which adds to our commitment to make our provider network one of the most comprehensive network offerings in the country."

Signature

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 thereunto duly authorized.

LabOne, Inc.

Date: September 1, 2004

By /s/ John W. McCarty
John W. McCarty
Executive V.P. and Chief Financial Officer

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