May 21, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
LABORATORY CORPORATION
OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
DELAWARE | 1-11353 | 13-3757370 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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) |
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 21, 2007, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH), one of the worlds leading clinical laboratories, announced an agreement to offer a new, highly accurate HIV test for diagnostic use. LabCorp is the first commercial laboratory to enter a supply agreement for Roche Diagnostics COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test, a real-time PCR test using an automated format that quantifies the amount of the virus in the blood from very high to very low levels.
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated May 21, 2007
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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Date: May 21, 2007 | By: | /s/Bradford T. Smith | ||
Bradford T. Smith, Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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