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 (Date of earliest event reported) March 3, 1997 ------------- LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS ------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 1-11353 13-3757370 ------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Incorporation) No.) 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 910-229-1127 ------------ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibit 23 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 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/Wesley R. Elingburg ---------------------- Wesley R. Elingburg Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Date: March 3, 1997
EXHIBIT 23 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings: We consent to the use of our reports incorporated by reference in the National Health Laboratories Holdings, Inc. Registration Statement on Forms S-4/S-3, dated April 25, 1995 (Registration No. 33-58775) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the resale Prospectus. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Raleigh, North Carolina March 3, 1997