-----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, JVrNGBg49fUPud29z6o2cb4nS15h5zX+jNDyLxwzBfaaPfd6tcEAh1UJsowVoy6R zjuV2B02SFSvZy6FLFanWg== 0000920148-98-000046.txt : 19980818 0000920148-98-000046.hdr.sgml : 19980818 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000920148-98-000046 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980805 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19980817 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920148 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 133757370 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11353 FILM NUMBER: 98692726 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 358 S MAIN ST CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: NC ZIP: 27215 BUSINESS PHONE: 3362291127 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 358 S MAIN ST STREET 2: 4225 EXECUTIVE SQUARE, SUITE 800 CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: NC ZIP: 27215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940314 8-K 1 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 5, 1998 -------------- (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 (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification incorporation) Number) 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) 336-229-1127 ------------ (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On August 5, 1998, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("the Company") issued a press release announcing that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Universal Standard Healthcare, Inc.'s (UHCI) Michigan- based clinical laboratory division. The acquisition makes the Company one of the largest clinical laboratories operating in Michigan. UHCI's laboratory had 1997 revenues of approximately $37 million. The Company also acquired an equity position in UHCI and has become UHCI's clinical laboratory testing provider under a long-term agreement. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibit 20 Press release of the Company dated August 5, 1998. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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/ Bradford T. Smith ------------------------------- Bradford T. Smith Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Compliance Officer Date: August 17, 1998 EX-20 2 ### Laboratory Corporation of America-Registered Trademark- Holdings 358 South Main Street Burlington, NC 27215 Telephone: 336-584-5171 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Pamela Sherry 336-584-5171, Ext. 4855 SHAREHOLDER DIRECT: 800-LAB-0401 www.labcorp.com LABCORP-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF UNIVERSAL STANDARD HEALTHCARE'S MICHIGAN-BASED LABORATORY DIVISION BURLINGTON, NC, AUGUST 5, 1998 - Laboratory Corporation of America-Registered Trademark- Holdings (LabCorp-Registered Trademark-) (NYSE: LH) and Universal Standard Healthcare, Inc. (UHCI) (NASDAQ: UHCI) today announced that LabCorp has completed its previously announced acquisition of UHCI's Michigan-based clinical laboratory division. The acquisition makes LabCorp one of the largest clinical laboratories operating in Michigan. UHCI's laboratory had 1997 revenues of approximately $37 million. LabCorp also acquired an equity position in UHCI and has become UHCI's clinical laboratory testing provider under a long-term agreement. Universal Standard Healthcare, Inc. is a premier managed- care health services provider operating in all 50 states, currently providing clinical laboratory, out-patient diagnostic imaging, and home medical services (including durable medical equipment and supplies) coverage to employers on a capitated basis. "Covered persons" under these managed-care contracts exceed 1.6 million. The LabCorp-UHCI provider agreement gives LabCorp an opportunity to expand testing services nationally and provides valuable market information to better understand the mechanisms utilized for processing and paying managed-care claims. Laboratory Corporation of America-Registered Trademark- Holdings (LabCorp-Registered Trademark-) is a national clinical laboratory organization with annual revenues of $1.5 billion in 1997. The Company operates primary testing facilities nationally, offering more than 1,700 different clinical assays, from routine blood analyses to more sophisticated technologies. LabCorp performs diagnostic tests for physicians, managed-care organizations, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, industrial companies and other clinical laboratories. _______________________________ -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----