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52 Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings 2006
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SHAREHOLDER AND COMPANY INFORMATION
Corporate Headquarters
358 South Main Street
Burlington, NC 27215
336-584-5171
Information Sources
Information about LabCorp is
available from the following
Company sources:
Investor Relations Contact
Scott Fleming
Vice President
Investor Relations
336-436-4879
Center for Molecular Biology
and Pathology
800-533-0567
Center for Occupational Testing
800-833-3984
Center for Esoteric Testing
Reference Testing
800-334-5161
Paternity/Identity
800-742-3944
LabCorp Drug Development
Laboratory Services
888-244-4102
Web Site
www.LabCorp.com
Shareholder Direct Service
800-LAB-0401 (800-522-0401)
Call this number 24 hours a day and learn
the most current earnings information and
hear the most recent news releases and a
corporate profile, speak with a shareholder
services representative, or ask to receive a
variety of printed information by fax or mail.
This same information is available from our
Web site: www.LabCorp.com.
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Shareholder Services
6201 Fifteenth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
800-937-5449
www.amstock.com
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
101 Centreport Drive, Suite 250
Greensboro, NC 27409
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders will be
held at 9.00 a.m. EDT on May 16, 2007 at
The Paramount Theater,
128 East Front Street,
Burlington, NC 27215.
Form 10-K
Copies of Form 10-K as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission are available
without cost to shareholders by writing to:
Laboratory Corporation
of America Holdings
Investor Relations Department
358 South Main Street
Burlington, NC 27215
Safe Harbor
Forward-looking statements in this annual
report are subject to change based on various
important factors, including without limitation,
competitive actions in the marketplace and
adverse actions of governmental and other
third-party payors. Actual results could differ
materially from those suggested by these
forward-looking statements. Further informa-
tion on potential factors which could affect
the Company’s financial results is included in
the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and subsequent filings.
Common Stock
LabCorp common stock trades on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol
LH. The high and low prices of the stock for
each quarter during 2006 and 2005 follow.
On February 9, 2007, there were 554 holders
of record of common stock. There were no
common stock dividends during any of the
periods that follow.
2006 High Low
First Quarter $59.39 $53.68
Second Quarter 62.80 56.39
Third Quarter 68.84 61.94
Fourth Quarter 73.94 65.21
2005 High Low
First Quarter $50.60 $44.63
Second Quarter 51.25 46.83
Third Quarter 51.95 46.60
Fourth Quarter 55.00 47.22
Corporate Governance, Code Of Business
Conduct And Ethics
The Company’s Corporate Governance
Guidelines, the Charters of its Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee, Ethics and Quality
Assurance Committee and Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee as well as
the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics are available on the Company’s Web
Site at www.LabCorp.com. You can also obtain
a hard copy of these documents, without
charge, upon written request to Scott Fleming,
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings,
358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC 27215.
The Company submitted, on June 14,
2006 without qualification, the Annual Certifi-
cation of the Chief Executive Officer to the New
York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) regarding the
NYSE corporate governance listing standards
pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE
Listing Standards. The Company filed its Certi-
fications of the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits
31.1 and 31.2, respectively, to its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2006 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 27, 2007.