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): October 29, 1997 McKESSON CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-13252 94-3207296 - -------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification incorporation) Number) McKesson Plaza One Post Street San Francisco, California 94104 - -------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (415) 983-8300 - -------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events. ------------ On October 29, 1997, the Registrant announced that its Board of Directors declared a two-for-one split of the Company's common stock to be effected in the form of a stock dividend distributable January 2, 1998 to stockholders of record on December 1, 1997. The text of the press release regarding this announcement is set forth in Exhibit (99) to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information ---------------------------------------------------- and Exhibits. ------------- (c) Exhibits -------- (99) Press Release issued by McKesson Corporation on October 29, 1997 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 thereunto duly authorized. McKESSON CORPORATION (Registrant) Dated: October 31, 1997 BY: /s/NANCY A. MILLER NANCY A. MILLER Vice President and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Title - ------- --------------------------------------- (99) Press Release issued by McKesson Corporation on October 29, 1997. Exhibit (99) Contact: Larry Kurtz VP, Corporate Communications (415) 983-8418 McKESSON DECLARES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT AND REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 29, 1997 -- McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a two-for-one split of the Company's Common Stock to be effected in the form of a stock dividend distributable January 2, 1998, to stockholders of record on December 1, 1997. There will be no change in the present $0.01 par value of the Common Stock. At the same time, the board also declared a regular quarterly dividend on a pre-split basis of 25 cents per share on the Common Stock payable January 2, 1998, to stockholders of record on December 1, 1997. The quarterly dividend rate following the split will be 12-1/2 cents per share. McKesson Corp., a Fortune 100 company, is the leading health care supply management company in North America through its U.S. Health Care businesses; its Canadian subsidiary, Medis Health and Pharmaceutical Services; and its interest in Mexico's Nadro. The company also owns McKesson Water Products, one of the nation's largest providers of bottled drinking water. # # # McKesson news releases are available at no charge through McKesson's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 1- 800-344-6495 and press 2. On the Internet, visit us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.mckesson.com.