Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

September 12, 2016

(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 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)

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Item 7.01		Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 12, 2016, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced that for the period of September 12, 2016 to March 10, 2017, its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 (Zero Coupon Notes) will, subject to the terms of the Zero Coupon Notes, accrue contingent cash interest at a rate of no less than 0.125% of the average market price of a Zero Coupon Note for the five trading days ended September 9, 2016, in addition to the continued accrual of the original issue discount. Contingent cash interest, which the Company has determined to be approximately $2.31 per Note, will be payable to holders of the Zero Coupon Notes as of the record date, which is February 27, 2017. The payment of contingent cash interest is expected to be made on March 10, 2017.

Exhibits

99.1	Press Release dated September 12, 2016

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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

	By:		/s/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III
			F. Samuel Eberts III
			Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

September 12, 2016