Edgar Filing: Cook Woodrow L

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Cook Woodrow L

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS [LH]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

430 SOUTH SPRING STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Eastern Operations

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

BURLINGTON,Â NCÂ 27215

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8,368 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽²⁾	02/05/2002⁽³⁾	02/05/2011	Common Stock	13,000	$ 33.0625	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁴⁾	02/14/2003⁽³⁾	02/14/2012	Common Stock	14,600	$ 43.53	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁵⁾	02/19/2004⁽³⁾	02/19/2013	Common Stock	14,600	$ 24.46	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁴⁾	03/25/2004⁽³⁾	03/25/2013	Common Stock	2,900	$ 28.18	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁴⁾	02/17/2005⁽³⁾	02/17/2014	Common Stock	17,500	$ 39	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁴⁾	03/01/2006⁽³⁾	03/01/2015	Common Stock	10,000	$ 47.89	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options ⁽⁴⁾	02/23/2007⁽³⁾	02/23/2016	Common Stock	12,500	$ 58.57	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cook Woodrow L 430 SOUTH SPRING STREET BURLINGTON,Â NCÂ 27215	Â	Â	Â EVP, Eastern Operations	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ BRADFORD T. SMITH, Attorney-in-Fact for Woodrow L. Cook		01/05/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Amount shown reflects a 2-for-1 stock split effective on May 10, 2002.
(2)	Employee stock option (right to buy) granted pursuant to the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1999 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
(3)	The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date reflected in this column.
(4)	Employee stock option (right to buy) granted pursuant to the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
(5)	Employee stock option (right to buy) granted pursuant to the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1994 Stock Incentive Plan.

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