October 9, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: McKesson Corporation - Direct Transmission Current Report on Form 8-K Dated October 9, 1996 SEC File No. 1-13252 Gentlemen: McKesson Corporation (the "Company"), herewith submits for filing, its Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 9, 1996, together with exhibit (99). This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the Commission's Operational EDGAR System. By copy of this letter, the Registrant is hereby filing one manually signed copy of this report, including exhibit (99), with each of The New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges. Should you have any questions regarding this filing, please telephone me collect at (415) 983-8301. Very truly yours, McKESSON CORPORATION By: /s/Nancy A. Miller NANCY A. MILLER Vice President and Corporate Secretary cc: The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Listed Company Marketing Division 20 Broad Street, 17th Floor New York, NY 10005 (w/1 executed copy) The Pacific Stock Exchange Incorporated 301 Pine Street San Francisco, California 94104 Attn: Filing Desk - MS 7070 (w/1 executed copy)