James A. Beer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Via EDGAR Submission
July 21, 2017
Mr. Craig Arakawa
Accountant Branch Chief
Office of Beverages, Apparel, and Mining
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | McKesson Corporation |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017
Filed May 22, 2017
File No. 001-13252
Dear Mr. Arakawa:
On behalf of McKesson Corporation (the “Company”), I would like to acknowledge receipt of a comment letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated July 17, 2017.
While we have already begun to compile the information necessary to frame our response, we do not believe that the initial ten (10) business day deadline specified in your letter will provide sufficient time for us to properly consider and respond to the Staff’s comments. Therefore, we will have a response to you on or before August 18, 2017. The additional time is necessary in order to adequately consult with our internal and external subject matter experts.
We look forward to discussing these matters with you and trust that the foregoing is satisfactory. Please contact me at (415) 983-8882 as soon as possible if for any reason that is not the case. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
/s/ James A. Beer
James A. Beer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
| cc: | Brian McAllister, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
Linda Cvrkel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
John H. Hammergren, McKesson Corporation
Lori A. Schechter, McKesson Corporation
Erin M. Lampert, McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation
One Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.mckesson.com