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
March 18, 1997
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
OHIO 0-12591 31-0958666
(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION)
5555 GLENDON COURT, DUBLIN, OHIO 43016
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(614) 717-5000
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)<PAGE>
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Following a special meeting of shareholders held on
March 18, 1997, in which the shareholders of Owen Healthcare,
Inc., a Texas corporation ("Owen"), voted upon and approved
an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 27,
1996, by and among Owen, Cardinal Health, Inc., an Ohio
corporation ("Cardinal"), and Owl Merger Corp., a Texas
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal
("Subcorp"), Subcorp was merged with and into Owen (the
"Merger") and Owen became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cardinal. As a result of the Merger, each share of Owen
common stock, without par value ("Owen Common Stock"), was
converted into .45 of a Cardinal common share, without par
value ("Cardinal Common Shares"), with cash in lieu of
fractional shares. It is anticipated that approximately
8,389,726 Cardinal Common Shares will be issued pursuant to
the Merger to former shareholders of Owen, including
approximately 658,000 Cardinal Common Shares issuable upon
exercise of options to purchase Cardinal Common Shares into
which outstanding options to purchase Owen Common Stock were
converted in the Merger.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Dated: March 19, 1997 By:/s/ George H. Bennett, Jr.
George H. Bennett, Jr.
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
