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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Smith, Bradford T.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 430 South Spring Street
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(Street)
Burlington, North Carolina 27215
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("LH")
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
February 19, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, & Secretary
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially ship
2A. 3. or Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of
Transaction Execution Code ------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect
1. Date Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security (Month/Day any (Month/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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SEC 1475(8-02)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5.
Number of 6.
3A. Derivative Date
2. 3. Deemed 4. Securities Exercisable and
1. Conversion Trans- Execution Transaction Acquired (A) or Expiration Date
Title of or Exercise action Date, if Code Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/Year)
Derivative Price of Date any (Instr.8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) -----------------------
Security Derivative (Month/ (Month/ ---------- ------------------- Date Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V (A) (D) Exercisable Date
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Non-Qualified
Stock Option (1) $24.46 2/19/03 3/31/03 (2) A 135,400 (3) 2/19/13
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7.
Title and Amount 9. 10.
of Underlying Number of Ownership Form
Securities Derivative of Derivative 11.
(Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Securities Securities Nature of
---------------------------- Price of Beneficially Owned Beneficially Indirect
Amount or Derivative Following Reported Owned at End Beneficial
Number of Security Transaction(s) of Month Ownership
Title Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common
Stock 135,400 $24.46 135,400 (4) D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Employee stock option (right to buy) granted pursuant to the Laboratory
Corporation of America Holdings Amended and Restated 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan.
(2) Deemed execution date is as of the date Stock Option Agreement is
mailed to the participant.
(3) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February
19, 2004.
(4) Amount shown reflects a 2-for-1 stock split effective on May 10, 2002.
/s/ Bradford T. Smith March 31, 2003
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