Exhibit 99.1
Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings
358 South Main Street
Burlington, NC 27215
Telephone:(336) 584-5171
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investor Contact: Scott Fleming - 336-436-4879
Media Contact: Pam Sherry - 336-436-4855
Shareholder Direct: (800)LAB-0401
Company Information: www.LabCorp.com
LABCORP® SCHEDULED TO WEBCAST ITS ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Burlington, NC, May 15, 2006 —Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be webcast live beginning May 17, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time via the Company web site at www.labcorp.com. An archived replay of the audio webcast will be available through June 16, 2006.
About LabCorp
Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, a S&P 500 company, is a pioneer in commercializing new diagnostic technologies and the first in its industry to embrace genomic testing. With annual revenues of $3.3 billion in 2005, approximately 24,000 employees nationwide, and more than 220,000 clients, LabCorp offers clinical assays ranging from routine blood analyses to HIV and genomic testing. LabCorp combines its expertise in innovative clinical testing technology with its Centers of Excellence: The Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology, in Research Triangle Park, NC; National Genetics Institute, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA; ViroMed Laboratories, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN; The Center for Esoteric Testing in Burlington, NC; DIANONSystems, Inc. based in Stratford, CT, US LABS based in Irvine, CA, and Esoterix and its Colorado Coagulation, Endocrine Sciences, and Cytometry Associates laboratories. LabCorp clients include physicians, government agencies, managed care organizations, hospitals, clinical labs, and pharmaceutical companies. To learn more about our growing organization, visit our web site at www.LabCorp.com.
Each of the above forward-looking statements is 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 information on potential factors that could affect LabCorp’s financial results is included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and subsequent SEC filings.