BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q/A, 2000-12-21
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                                UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

(Mark One)
  [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  For the quarterly period ended    June 30, 2000
                                ---------------------------

                                       OR

  [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  For the transition period from to Commission file number: 001-11519


                        BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                        --------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Indiana                                    84-0601662
-------------------------------                ----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

                                8909 Purdue Road
                           Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
                          ----------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (317) 704-4000
                                 --------------
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)


                                    No Change
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

                  Indicate by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed
all  reports  required  to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


Yes      x                 No _________
     ---------



The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2000 was
34,706,380


<PAGE>

     This Form 10-Q/A is being filed by the  Registrant  to amend the  financial
statements and other information contained herein to account for the acquisition
of Central Pharmacy Services,  Inc. on August 31, 1999 under the purchase method
of accounting rather than the pooling of interest method.

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                        (000's omitted except share data)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                          Six-month period ended              Three-month period ended
                                                                 June 30,                             June 30,
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                               2000               1999              2000               1999
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                          (Restated)         (Restated)        (Restated)         (Restated)
<S>                                                     <C>                <C>               <C>                <C>
Revenues:
  Net sales from stock                                  $ 3,232,908        $ 2,422,573       $ 1,585,415        $ 1,206,001
  Net brokerage sales                                     1,688,613          1,597,600           857,996            839,215
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Total net sales                                         4,921,521          4,020,173         2,443,411          2,045,216
  Other income                                                  983                899               440                417
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                          4,922,504          4,021,072         2,443,851          2,045,633
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cost and expenses:
  Cost of products sold                                   4,788,499          3,924,234         2,376,220          1,996,454
  Selling, general and administrative                        71,772             52,088            36,723             26,789
  Depreciation and amortization                               7,613              4,424             3,915              2,416
  Interest                                                   16,153             10,610             7,851              5,086
  Unusual item                                               26,300
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                          4,910,337          3,991,356         2,424,709          2,030,745
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------


Earnings before income taxes and minority interest           12,167             29,716            19,142             14,888
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------


Provision for income taxes                                   15,013             11,812             7,722              5,918

                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net earnings (loss)                                        $ (2,846)          $ 17,904          $ 11,420            $ 8,970
                                                  ==========================================================================




Earnings (loss) per share:
  Basic                                                     $ (0.08)            $ 0.59            $ 0.33             $ 0.29
  Diluted                                                   $ (0.08)            $ 0.54            $ 0.31             $ 0.27

Average shares outstanding:
  Basic                                                  34,284,576         30,315,296        34,460,951         30,484,564
  Diluted                                                34,284,576         33,271,472        36,754,482         33,565,708
</TABLE>

          (See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                        (000's omitted except share data)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                                June 30,   December 31,
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                                    2000           1999
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                               (Restated)     (Restated)
<S>                                                          <C>            <C>
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash                                                          $ 82,571       $ 34,910
 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
  accounts of $9,547 for 2000 and 1999                           628,921        721,829
 Finished goods inventory                                        801,643        803,021
 Deferred income taxes                                            14,368         13,168
 Other current assets                                              9,719          9,926
                                                          ------------------------------

                                                               1,537,222      1,582,854
                                                          ------------------------------

Other assets                                                          15             18
                                                          ------------------------------

Fixed assets, at cost                                            131,172        127,655
 Less: accumulated depreciation                                  (32,165)       (26,287)
                                                          ------------------------------

                                                                  99,007        101,368
                                                          ------------------------------

Intangibles including goodwill                                    84,157         81,976
                                                          ------------------------------

  Total assets                                               $ 1,720,401    $ 1,766,216
                                                          ==============================


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
 Short-term borrowings                                               $ -       $ 45,000
 Securitized borrowings                                          280,000        349,963
 Accounts payable                                                900,219        864,271
 Other current liabilities                                        58,902         25,957
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                          ------------------------------
                                                               1,239,121      1,285,191
                                                          ------------------------------

Long-term debt                                                    38,444         38,698
                                                          ------------------------------

Deferred income taxes                                             15,993         16,128
                                                          ------------------------------


Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value authorized 53,333,333 shares;
 issued 35,899,245 and 35,213,201 shares, respectively             3,422          3,415
Special shares, $.01 par value-authorized 1,000,000 shares
Additional paid in capital                                       282,849        278,344
Note receivable from officer                                      (3,336)        (3,228)
Retained earnings                                                161,098        165,149
                                                          ------------------------------

                                                                 444,033        443,680
Less:  shares in treasury-at cost
 1,192,865 and 1,212,232 shares, respectively                    (17,190)       (17,481)
                                                          ------------------------------

  Total shareholders' equity                                     426,843        426,199
                                                          ------------------------------

Commitments and contingencies
                                                          ------------------------------

  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                 $ 1,720,401    $ 1,766,216
                                                          ==============================

</TABLE>

          (See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (000's omitted except share data)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                                Six-month period ended
                                                                       June 30,
                                                           -----------------------------
                                                                   2000            1999
                                                           -----------------------------
                                                              (Restated)      (Restated)
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>
Cash flow from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                                            $ (2,846)       $ 17,904
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                 7,613           4,424
    Unusual item                                                 26,300
    Deferred income taxes                                        (1,360)         (1,200)
    Gain on sale of fixed assets                                   (135)


Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
  Accounts receivable                                            93,640         (45,130)
  Finished goods inventory                                        1,430        (150,570)
  Accounts payable                                               35,354          93,836
  Other current assets and liabilities                            6,718          (1,523)
                                                           -----------------------------
    Net cash provided (used) by operating activities            166,714         (82,259)
                                                           -----------------------------

Cash flow from investing activities:
  Purchase of fixed assets and other assets                      (8,080)        (10,539)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                              4,960          20,906
  Acquisition of business                                        (2,523)
                                                           -----------------------------
    Net cash provided (used) by investing activities             (5,643)         10,367
                                                           -----------------------------

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Proceeds from sale of stock                                     3,119           3,601
  Addition (reduction) in long term debt                           (254)           (151)
  Related party note receivable                                    (108)           (108)
  Payment on note payable Priority Healthcare Corporation                        (3,350)
  Proceeds under line of credit agreement                       646,500         596,000
  Payments under line of credit agreement                      (691,500)       (562,500)
  Proceeds of securitized borrowings                                             13,800
  Payments of securitized borrowings                            (69,963)
  Purchase of common shares for treasury                              -          (6,648)
  Dividends                                                      (1,204)           (507)

                                                           -----------------------------
    Net cash provided (used) by financing activities           (113,410)         40,137
                                                           -----------------------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash                                  47,661         (31,755)
Cash at beginning of period                                      34,910          42,982
                                                           -----------------------------
Cash at end of period                                          $ 82,571        $ 11,227
                                                           =============================
</TABLE>

          (See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)



<PAGE>


                BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



1.   We have  prepared  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in this report
     without  audit.  We  condensed  or omitted  some  information  and footnote
     disclosures, including significant accounting policies, that would normally
     be included in financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally
     accepted accounting  principles.  We believe that the financial  statements
     for the three and  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 include
     all necessary  adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature, for fair
     presentation.  Results for any interim  period may not be indicative of the
     results of the entire year.

2.   Effective  August 31, 1999 the Company  acquired all of the common stock of
     Central Pharmacy  Services,  Inc.  ("Central  Pharmacy").  Central Pharmacy
     operates  specialized   pharmacies  that  prepare  and  deliver  unit  dose
     radiopharmaceuticals for use in nuclear imaging procedures in hospitals and
     clinics.  Each share of Central  Pharmacy was exchanged for 26.38 shares of
     BWI common stock. BWI exchanged an aggregate of  approximately  2.9 million
     shares of its common stock valued at $17.03 per share for all of the common
     stock of  Central  Pharmacy.  In  addition,  outstanding  Central  Pharmacy
     employee  stock  options were  converted at the same  exchange  factor into
     options to purchase approximately 300,000 shares of BWI common stock.

     The merger with Central Pharmacy was originally  accounted for as a pooling
     of interests and was reflected for all periods presented, and the financial
     statements  of BWI have  included the combined  operations  of both BWI and
     Central Pharmacy.  However,  the Company  subsequently  determined that the
     pooling  of  interests  method was  unavailable  for the  Central  Pharmacy
     acquisition because of a dividend paid to preferred shareholders of Central
     Pharmacy immediately prior to the acquisition. Accordingly, the Company has
     restated  its  financial  statements  and  applied the  purchase  method of
     accounting for the Central Pharmacy  acquisition.  The total purchase price
     of $56,700,000,  including  acquisition  costs, has been allocated based on
     estimated  fair values at the date of  acquisition  including  net tangible
     assets of $4,000,000; identified intangible assets of workforce in place of
     $1,400,000  amortized  on a straight  line  basis  over 12 years,  customer
     relationships  of  $28,000,000  amortized on a straight  line basis over 40
     years and goodwill of  $34,800,000  amortized on a straight line basis over
     20 years; offset by $11,500,000 in deferred tax liabilities. The results of
     operations of Central Pharmacy are included from the date of acquisition.

     The following  table shows certain income  statement and balance sheet line
     items that have been restated:



<PAGE>



                                             Restated    As Previously Reported
                                              (000's)                   (000's)
                                          -------------------------------------
Total net sales:
   Three months ended 6/30/99              $2,045,216                $2,055,841
   Six months ended 6/30/99                 4,020,173                 4,041,006
   Three months ended 6/30/00               2,433,411                 2,433,411
   Six months ended 6/30/00                 4,921,521                 4,921,521

Net earnings:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                   8,970                     9,811
   Six months ended 6/30/99                    17,904                    19,517
   Three months ended 6/30/00                  11,420                    11,980
   Six months ended 6/30/00                   (2,846)                   (1,727)

Basic earnings per share:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                     .29                       .29
   Six months ended 6/30/99                       .59                       .59
   Three months ended 6/30/00                     .33                       .35
   Six months ended 6/30/00                     (.08)                     (.05)

Diluted earnings per share:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                     .27                       .27
   Six months ended 6/30/99                       .54                       .53
   Three months ended 6/30/00                     .31                       .33
   Six months ended 6/30/00                     (.08)                     (.05)

Balance  sheet line items at December  31,
1999
   Intangibles                                 81,976                    18,582
   Deferred tax liability                      16,128                     4,703
   Additional paid in capital                 278,344                   225,459
   Retained earnings                          165,149                   166,550

Balance sheet line items at June 30, 2000:
   Intangibles                                 84,157                    22,043
   Deferred tax liability                      15,993                     4,728
   Additional paid in capital                 282,849                   229,964
   Retained earnings                          161,098                   163,618



     The  following  unaudited  pro forma  information  presents  the results of
     operations of BWI as if the  acquisition had taken place on January 1, 1999
     (in thousands except for per share data):


                                     Six-month                 Three-month
                                  Period ended                period ended
                                 June 30, 1999               June 30, 1999
                             --------------------------- ---------------------
Revenues                            $4,041,006                  $2,055,841
Net Earnings                            18,397                       9,251
Earnings per share:
    Basic                                  .55                         .28
    Diluted                                .50                         .25
Weighted Average Outstanding
  Common shares:
    Basic                           33,237,351                  33,406,619
    Diluted                         36,484,825                  36,781,537

     These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for analysis  purposes
     only  and  include  certain  adjustments  such as  additional  amortization
     expenses related to intangible assets and goodwill.  They do not purport to
     be  indicative  of the  results  of  operations  that  actually  would have
     resulted  had the  acquisition  occurred  on  January  1, 1999 or of future
     results of operations.

3.   On March 27,  2000,  the Company  disclosed in its Form 10-K filing that it
     was a potential  defendant  in an ongoing  grand jury  investigation  being
     conducted by the U. S. Attorney's  Office in Las Vegas,  NV. Then, on April
     24, 2000, the Company  announced in its first quarter 2000 earnings release
     that it had entered  into an  agreement  for the  purpose of  settling  the
     subject  matter  of  the  government's  investigation,   subject  to  court
     approval.  Full  details of the  tentative  settlement  cannot be disclosed
     prior to court approval.

     Under the tentative settlement,  the Company has agreed to a one count plea
     in which the Company  accepts the  responsibility  for the unlawful acts of
     two of its former  employees  based in San Dimas,  CA and to pay a lump sum
     fine not expected to exceed $25 million at the time of court approval.  The
     tentative  settlement  satisfies  all  government  claims  arising from the
     conduct  that was  disclosed  in the March 27 SEC  filing  and there are no
     other  claims.  Additionally,  there is no  probation  associated  with the
     tentative settlement.

     In conformance with generally accepted accounting  principles,  the Company
     recorded in the first quarter the amount of the tentative  settlement  plus
     the estimated fees and expenses associated with its internal  investigation
     and recorded an unusual  charge of $26.3 million ($25.8 million net of tax)
     for the March 31, 2000 quarter.

     On August 29, 2000, we agreed to accept vicarious liability for the acts of
     two former vice presidents of Bindley  Western Drug Company,  a division of
     the Company.  Both former  employees have entered into plea agreements with
     the government  regarding  their conduct,  which occurred  between 1995 and
     1997.  Under the doctrine of vicarious  liability,  an employer may be held
     liable for the criminal  conduct of its officers  even when that conduct is
     detrimental  to the  employer  and  contrary to its  internal  policies and
     procedures.  The  government  has agreed that all of the  alleged  criminal
     conduct was attributable to these two former  employees  located in the San
     Dimas,  CA division and that the employees'  improper  activities  occurred
     without  the   knowledge  of  corporate   officers  in  Bindley   Western's
     Indianapolis headquarters. One of these employees was terminated in January
     1998 and the other resigned in October 1999.

     The  settlement  required us to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to
     commit interstate  transportation of property obtained by fraud, and to pay
     a  fine  of $20  million.  The  agreement  imposes  no  probation  and  the
     government  agreed that no further criminal charges will be brought against
     the Company,  including its  subsidiaries or affiliates,  or any current or
     former director, officer, or employee arising out of any matters associated
     with the  government's  investigation.  The  agreement  specifies  that the
     alleged conduct did not involve harm to public health or safety; that there
     were no  allegations of fraud against the United States or federal or state
     healthcare  systems;  and, that the offense  occurred despite the Company's
     effective  program to prevent  violations of the law. The  government  also
     confirmed that the Company committed no violations of the Prescription Drug
     Marketing   Act,  a  federal  law  applying  to  sales  and   purchases  of
     pharmaceutical products.

     The $20 million fine was paid on August 29, 2000;  As a result of this fine
     being less than the tentative  settlement  recorded in the first quarter of
     2000, a $5 million  unusual  benefit was  recorded in the third  quarter of
     2000.

4.   In a  consolidated  class action filed in the United States  District Court
     for  the  Northern  District  of  Illinois  in  1993,  the  Company,  other
     pharmaceutical  wholesalers and pharmaceutical  manufacturers were named as
     defendants,  In re  Brand  Name  Prescription  Drugs  Litigation,  MDL 997.
     Plaintiffs  alleged  that  pharmaceutical   manufacturers  and  wholesalers
     conspired  to fix prices of  brand-name  prescription  drugs sold to retail
     pharmacies  at  artificially  high  levels  in  violation  of  the  federal
     antitrust laws. The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, unspecified treble
     damages,  costs,  interest  and  attorneys'  fees.  The Company  denied the
     complaint allegations.

     Several  of the  manufacturer  defendants  and the  class  plaintiffs  have
     reached  settlement  agreements.   Under  these  agreements,  the  settling
     manufacturer  defendants  retain certain  contingent  liabilities under the
     October 21, 1994 agreement discussed below. The trial against the remaining
     defendants, including the Company, began on September 14, 1998. On November
     30, 1998, the Court granted all remaining defendants' motions for judgments
     as a matter of law,  dismissing  all In re Brand  Name  Prescription  Drugs
     class claims against the Company and other defendants. The class plaintiffs
     appealed  the  Court's  ruling  and, on July 13,  1999,  the appeals  court
     dismissed the wholesalers, including the Company, from the case.
     On  February  22,  2000,   the  United  States  Supreme  Court  denied  the
     plaintiffs'  petition for certiorari,  thus concluding the In re Brand Name
     Prescription Drugs class action litigation.

     At this time, the Company is a defendant in 115 additional cases brought by
     plaintiffs who "opted out" of the federal class action described above. One
     hundred  eleven of these  complaints  contain  allegations  and  claims for
     relief that are substantially similar to those in the federal class action.
     The four remaining  complaints add allegations that the defendants' conduct
     violated  state law.  The damages  period in these cases  begins in October
     1993. The Company has denied the  allegations  in all of these  complaints.
     The wholesalers' motion for summary judgment is pending review by the court
     and no trial dates have yet been scheduled.

     On November 20, 1997, two additional  complaints  were filed in the MDL 997
     proceeding by Eckerd  Corporation  and American Drug Stores naming  certain
     pharmaceutical  manufacturers  and wholesalers,  including the Company,  as
     defendants. These complaints contain allegations and claims for relief that
     are substantially similar to those in the federal class action. The Company
     has denied the allegations in these complaints.  No trial date has been set
     in these cases.

     On July 1, 1996, the Company and several other  wholesalers  were joined as
     the  defendants in a seventh  amended and restated  complaint  filed in the
     Circuit Court of Greene  County,  Alabama,  Durrett v. The Upjohn  Company,
     Civil Action No.  94-029.  An order  dismissing the action and taxing costs
     against the  plaintiffs  was entered by the Circuit  Court on November  29,
     1999.

     On June 16, 1998, a suit was filed in the Circuit  Court for Cocke  County,
     Tennessee  purportedly on behalf of consumers of prescription  drugs in the
     following states:  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Arizona,  Florida,  Kansas, Maine,
     Michigan,  Minnesota,  New Mexico,  North  Carolina,  North  Dakota,  South
     Dakota,  West Virginia and Wisconsin.  Graves et al. v. Abbott Laboratories
     et  al.,   Civil  Action  No.   25,109-II.   The  complaint   charges  that
     pharmaceutical  manufacturers  and  wholesalers,   including  the  Company,
     engaged in a  price-fixing  conspiracy  in violation of  Tennessee's  Trade
     Practices  Act and  Consumer  Protection  Act,  and the unfair or deceptive
     trade  practices  statutes of the other  jurisdictions  named therein.  The
     Company has denied the  allegations of the complaint and all proceedings in
     this suit have been stayed until further order of the Circuit Court.

     On October 21, 1994,  the Company  entered into an agreement with the other
     wholesalers  and  pharmaceutical  manufacturers  covering  all of the cases
     listed  above.  Among other  things,  the  agreement  provides that for all
     judgments  that  might  be  entered  against  both  the   manufacturer  and
     wholesaler  defendants,  the Company's total exposure for joint and several
     liability  is limited  to $1  million  and the  wholesaler  defendants  are
     indemnified for $9 million in related legal fees and expenses.  As a result
     of  the  previously  noted  settlements,   we  have  periodically  received
     reimbursement of our legal fees and expenses in excess of our proportionate
     share  of the $9  million,  and  we  expect  to  receive  reimbursement  of
     substantially all of such fees and expenses in the future.

     The Company is unable to form a reasonably  reliable  conclusion  regarding
     the likelihood of a favorable or unfavorable  outcome of these cases,  each
     of which is being defended vigorously. The Company believes the allegations
     of liability are without merit with regard to the wholesaler defendants and
     that the  attendant  liability  of the  Company,  if any,  would not have a
     material adverse effect on the Company's  financial condition or liquidity.
     Adverse decisions, although not anticipated,  could have a material adverse
     effect on the Company's results of operations.

5.   On June 25, 1999, a 4-for-3 stock split of our common stock was paid in the
     form of a stock dividend to shareholders of record at the close of business
     on June 11, 1999. We restated all  historical  weighted  average shares and
     per share  amounts in this  report to reflect  these  stock  splits.  Share
     amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the actual share amounts
     outstanding for each period presented.

6.   Giving effect to the CPSI  acquisition,  we have two  reportable  segments.
     These  segments  are BWI  and  Nuclear  Pharmacy.  These  segments  conduct
     substantially  all of their  business  within  the United  States.  The BWI
     segment  specializes in the  distribution  of  pharmaceuticals  and related
     health  care  products  to chain drug  companies  which  operate  their own
     warehouses,  individual drug stores,  supermarkets  and mass retailers with
     their  own  pharmacies,   hospitals,   clinics,  HMOs,  state  and  federal
     government  agencies and other health care providers.  The Nuclear Pharmacy
     segment  prepares and delivers  unit dose  radiopharmaceuticals  for use in
     nuclear  imaging  procedures  in hospitals  and clinics.  Our segments have
     separate management teams and infrastructures to meet the specific needs of
     our customers and our marketing strategies.


<PAGE>



     Segment information for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 1999
     and 2000 on a restated basis was as follows:


      (in thousands)                          BWI  Nuclear Pharmacy       Total
                                      ------------ -----------------------------
     Six-months ended June 30, 1999
       Revenues                       $ 4,020,173                   $ 4,020,173
       Segment operating earnings          40,326                        40,326
       Interest Expense                                                (10,610)

                                                                    ------------
       Earnings before income taxes                                      29,716
                                                                    ============

     Three-months ended June 30,1999
       Revenues                       $ 2,045,216                   $ 2,045,216
       Segment operating earnings          19,974                        19,974
       Interest Expense                                                 (5,086)

                                                                    ------------
       Earnings before income taxes                                      14,888
                                                                    ============

     Six-months ended June 30, 2000
       Revenues                       $ 4,891,084         $  30,437 $ 4,921,521
       Segment operating earnings          51,481             3,139      54,620
       Interest Expense                                                (16,153)
       Unusual item                                                    (26,300)
                                                                    ------------
                                                                    ------------
       Earnings before income taxes                                      12,167
                                                                    ============

     Three-months ended June 30, 2000
       Revenues                        $2,427,269          $ 16,142 $ 2,443,411
       Segment operating earnings          25,251             1,742      26,993
       Interest Expense                                                 (7,851)
                                                                    ------------
       Earnings before income taxes                                      19,142
                                                                    ============

     Operating earnings, as opposed to net earnings,  have been determined to be
     a better indicator of a segment's  operating  profitability  for management
     purposes.

7.   On April 19, 2000,  CPSI purchased the stock of Premier  Pharmacy  Services
     (PPS), a centralized nuclear pharmacy based in Indianapolis,  Indiana,  for
     restricted   shares  of  the  Company's  stock  valued  at  $1,684,000  and
     additional  cash  consideration.  The  acquisition was accounted for by the
     purchase  method  and the  financial  statements  include  the  results  of
     operations from the effective date of the acquisition.

8.   The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the
     basic and diluted  earnings  per share  computations  for the three and six
     month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 on a restated basis:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          For the Six Month Period ended   For the Three Month Period ended
                                                     June 30,                          June 30,
     ---------------------------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
          (in thousands,  except share            2000              1999             2000              1999
                                 data)
     ---------------------------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
<S>                                         <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
     Basic:
     Net earnings (loss)                       ($2,846)        $  17,904        $  11,420           $ 8,970

     Basic shares
      Outstanding                           34,284,576        30,315,296       34,460,951        30,484,564
     Per share  amount                           ($.08)         $    .59         $    .33            $  .29


     Diluted:
     Net earnings (loss)                       ($2,846)        $  17,904        $  11,420           $ 8,970

     Weighted shares                        34,284,576
      outstanding                                             30,315,296       34,460,951        30,484,564
     Stock options                                             2,956,176        2,293,531         3,081,144
     Diluted Shares                         34,284,576        33,271,472       36,754,482        33,565,708
     Per share amount                           ($.08)          $    .54         $    .31            $  .27


</TABLE>

<PAGE>

9.   On December 4, 2000, it was announced that the Company agreed to merge with
     Cardinal  Health,  Inc.  The  terms of the  definitive  agreement  call for
     Bindley Western shareholders to receive a fixed exchange of 0.4275 Cardinal
     Health,  Inc. common shares for each outstanding  share of Bindley Western.
     The transaction  will include the assumption of Bindley  Western's debt and
     is intended to be  accounted  for as a pooling of interests  for  financial
     reporting  purposes  and to be tax-free  to the holders of Bindley  Western
     common shares.  In connection with the transaction,  the Company has issued
     to Cardinal Health a stock option  exercisable under certain  circumstances
     for  newly  issued  shares  equal  to 19.9  percent  of  Bindley  Western's
     currently outstanding common shares.



<PAGE>




Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

Effective  August 31,  1999 the  Company  acquired  all of the  common  stock of
Central Pharmacy Services, Inc. ("Central Pharmacy").  Central Pharmacy operates
specialized  pharmacies that prepare and deliver unit dose  radiopharmaceuticals
for use in nuclear  imaging  procedures in hospitals and clinics.  Each share of
Central  Pharmacy  was  exchanged  for 26.38  shares of BWI  common  stock.  BWI
exchanged an aggregate of  approximately  2.9 million shares of its common stock
valued at $17.03 per share for all of the common stock of Central  Pharmacy.  In
addition,  outstanding Central Pharmacy employee stock options were converted at
the same exchange factor into options to purchase  approximately  300,000 shares
of BWI common stock.

The merger with Central  Pharmacy was  originally  accounted for as a pooling of
interests  and  was  reflected  for all  periods  presented,  and the  financial
statements of BWI have included the combined  operations of both BWI and Central
Pharmacy.  However,  the  Company  subsequently  determined  that the pooling of
interests method was unavailable for the Central Pharmacy acquisition because of
a dividend paid to preferred  shareholders of Central Pharmacy immediately prior
to  the  acquisition.  Accordingly,  the  Company  has  restated  its  financial
statements  and  applied  the  purchase  method of  accounting  for the  Central
Pharmacy  acquisition.  The  total  purchase  price  of  $56,700,000,  including
acquisition costs, has been allocated based on estimated fair values at the date
of  acquisition   including  net  tangible  assets  of  $4,000,000;   identified
intangible  assets of workforce in place of  $1,400,000  amortized on a straight
line basis over 12 years,  customer  relationships of $28,000,000 amortized on a
straight  line basis over 40 years and  goodwill of  $34,800,000  amortized on a
straight  line  basis  over 20 years;  offset by  $11,500,000  in  deferred  tax
liabilities. The results of operations of Central Pharmacy are included from the
date of acquisition.

The following table shows certain income  statement and balance sheet line items
that have been restated:

                                             Restated    As Previously Reported
                                              (000's)                   (000's)
                                          -------------------------------------
Total net sales:
   Three months ended 6/30/99              $2,045,216                $2,055,841
   Six months ended 6/30/99                 4,020,173                 4,041,006
   Three months ended 6/30/00               2,433,411                 2,433,411
   Six months ended 6/30/00                 4,921,521                 4,921,521

Net earnings:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                   8,970                     9,811
   Six months ended 6/30/99                    17,904                    19,517
   Three months ended 6/30/00                  11,420                    11,980
   Six months ended 6/30/00                   (2,846)                   (1,727)

Basic earnings per share:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                     .29                       .29
   Six months ended 6/30/99                       .59                       .59
   Three months ended 6/30/00                     .33                       .35
   Six months ended 6/30/00                     (.08)                     (.05)

Diluted earnings per share:
   Three months ended 6/30/99                     .27                       .27
   Six months ended 6/30/99                       .54                       .53
   Three months ended 6/30/00                     .31                       .33
   Six months ended 6/30/00                     (.08)                     (.05)

Balance  sheet line items at December  31,
1999
   Intangibles                                 81,976                    18,582
   Deferred tax liability                      16,128                     4,703
   Additional paid in capital                 278,344                   225,459
   Retained earnings                          165,149                   166,550

Balance sheet line items at June 30, 2000:
   Intangibles                                 84,157                    22,043
   Deferred tax liability                      15,993                     4,728
   Additional paid in capital                 282,849                   229,964
   Retained earnings                          161,098                   163,618


On April 19, 2000, CPSI purchased the stock of Premier Pharmacy  Services (PPS),
a centralized  nuclear pharmacy based in Indianapolis,  Indiana,  for restricted
shares  of  the  Company's  stock  valued  at  $1,684,000  and  additional  cash
consideration.  The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method and the
financial  statements  include the results of operations from the effective date
of the acquisition.
<PAGE>

Results of Operations

         Net  sales  of  $4,922  million  for  the  first  six  months  of  2000
represented  a 22.4%  increase  over the first six months of 1999.  Net sales of
$2,443 million for the second quarter of 2000  represented a 19.5% increase over
the second quarter of 1999. Nuclear Pharmacy sales accounted for less than 1% of
sales for the first six months and the second  quarter of 2000.  Brokerage  type
sales ("brokerage  sales") in 2000 experienced an increase of 5.7% for the first
six months when compared to the same period in 1999,  while  brokerage sales for
the second  quarter of 2000  experienced  a 2.2%  increase  when compared to the
second  quarter of 1999.  Although  brokerage  sales  generate very little gross
margin,  they  provide  increased  working  capital and support our  programs to
attract more direct store  delivery  business  from chain  warehouse  customers.
Sales from  inventory  ("from  stock  sales")  increased  33.5% in the first six
months of 2000 when  compared  to the first six months of 1999 and 31.5% for the
second quarter of 2000 when compared to the second  quarter of 1999.  From stock
sales include sales from inventory to chain warehouse customers and direct store
delivery sales. We continued to expand our presence in the direct store delivery
portion of the business  through  increased sales to existing  customers and the
addition of new customers.  Direct store  delivery sales  increased by 35.0% for
the first six months of 2000 when  compared  to the first six months of 1999 and
33.2% for the second  quarter  of 2000 when  compared  to the second  quarter of
1999. As a percentage of total sales, direct store delivery sales increased from
58.6%  for the first  six  months  of 1999 to 64.6% for the first six  months of
2000.  In both the first six months of 2000 and 1999,  the  increase  related to
price  increases was  approximately  equal to the increase in the Consumer Price
Index.

         Gross  margin  of  $133.0  million  for the  first  six  months of 2000
represented  an  increase  of 38.65%  over the first six  months of 1999.  Gross
margin of $67.2  million  in the  second  quarter  of 2000  represented  a 37.8%
increase  over the second  quarter of 1999.  Gross margin as a percentage of net
sales  increased  to 2.70% for the first six  months of 2000 from  2.39% for the
first six months of 1999. For the second  quarter,  gross margin as a percentage
of net sales  increased  to 2.75% in 2000 from 2.38% in 1999.  The  inclusion of
Nuclear Pharmacy represented approximately 38% of the incremental margin for the
first six months and approximately 41% for the second quarter.  The remainder of
the  increase  resulted  from the  change  in mix away  from  the  lower  margin
brokerage  sales to the higher  margin from stock  sales.  In all  periods,  the
pressure  on sell side  margins  continued  to be a  significant  factor and the
purchasing  gains  associated  with  pharmaceutical   price  inflation  remained
relatively constant.

         Other income is attributable primarily to finance charges on customers'
receivables and gains on the sale of fixed assets.

         Selling,  general and administrative ("SGA") expenses for the first six
months of 2000  increased  37.8% from $52.1  million in 1999 to $71.8 million in
2000. For the second quarter,  SGA increased 37.1% from $26.8 million in 1999 to
$36.7 million in 2000. A significant factor  contributing to these increases was
the  inclusion  of the Nuclear  Pharmacy  SGA in the first six months and second
quarter of 2000.  The  remainder  of the  increases  are the result of  expenses
associated  with  the new  distribution  centers  opened  in 1999 in  Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,  Kansas City,  Missouri  and Denver,  Colorado,  normal  inflationary
increases  and  increased  variable  costs to support our growing  direct  store
delivery  programs.   These  variable  costs  include,  among  others,  delivery
expenses,  warehouse  expense and labor  costs.  SGA expenses  will  continue to
increase as direct store delivery sales increase. However, total SGA expenses as
a percent of from stock sales for the first six months  increased  slightly from
2.15% in 1999 to 2.22% in 2000.  We remain  focused on  controlling  SGA through
improved  technology,  better asset management and  opportunities to consolidate
distribution centers.

         Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  increased  as a result of the
goodwill and intangibles  associated  with the acquisition of Central  Pharmacy,
the building of new facilities,  expansion and automation of existing facilities
and investments in management information systems. Depreciation and amortization
expense  increased  from $4.4  million  in the first six  months of 1999 to $7.6
million in the first six months of 2000.  For the second  quarter,  depreciation
and amortization  expense increased from $2.4 million in 1999 to $3.9 million in
2000.

         Interest  expense for the six-month period increased from $10.6 million
in 1999 to $16.2  million in 2000.  For the  second  quarter,  interest  expense
increased  from  $5.1  million  in 1999 to $7.9  million  in 2000.  The  average
short-term  borrowings  outstanding  for the six-month  period in 1999 were $324
million at an average  short-term  interest  rate of 5.0%,  as  compared to $436
million at an average  short-term  interest rate of 6.3% in 2000. For the second
quarter of 1999, the average short-term borrowings outstanding were $312 million
in 1999 at an average  short-term  interest  rate of 4.8%,  as  compared to $423
million at an average short-term interest rate of 6.5% in 2000. During the first
six  months of 2000,  CPSI has  incurred  $73,035 of  interest  on their line of
credit at an average interest rate of 8.6%

         The unusual item represents the amount of the tentative settlement with
the  government of $25 million plus the estimated  fees and expenses  associated
with its internal investigation of $1.3 million.

         The  provision  for income  taxes  represented  approximately  39.8% of
earnings  before  taxes for both the first six months and the second  quarter of
1999.  In 2000,  the  provision  for income taxes  represents  39.0% of earnings
before taxes and the effect of the nondeductible element of the unusual item for
the first six months and 40.3% for the second quarter.

Liquidity-Capital Resources

         For the six-month  period ended June 30, 2000, our operations  provided
$167 million in cash. The source of funds resulted  primarily from a decrease in
accounts  receivables,  an increase in accounts payable and the unpaid tentative
settlement  with the U.S.  government.  The decrease in accounts  receivable  is
attributed to timing of brokerage  sales while the increase in accounts  payable
is  attributed  to the timing of  payments  of  invoices  related  to  inventory
purchases.  We  continue  to closely  monitor  working  capital in  relation  to
economic  and  competitive  conditions.  However,  our  emphasis on direct store
delivery business will continue to require both net working capital and cash. To
help finance the growth of CPSI, we are currently  considering a partial initial
public offering of up to 20% of the common shares of CPSI.

         On March 27, 2000,  the Company  disclosed in its Form 10-K filing that
it was a  potential  defendant  in an  ongoing  grand jury  investigation  being
conducted by the U. S.  Attorney's  Office in Las Vegas,  NV. Then, on April 24,
2000, the Company  announced in its first quarter 2000 earnings  release that it
had entered into an agreement for the purpose of settling the subject  matter of
the government's  investigation,  subject to court approval. Full details of the
tentative settlement cannot be disclosed prior to court approval.

         Under the tentative  settlement,  the Company has agreed to a one count
plea in which the Company  accepts the  responsibility  for the unlawful acts of
two of its former  employees  based in San Dimas,  CA and to pay a lump sum fine
not expected to exceed $25 million at the time of court approval.  The tentative
settlement  satisfies all  government  claims  arising from the conduct that was
disclosed  in  the  March  27  SEC  filing  and  there  are  no  other   claims.
Additionally, there is no probation associated with the settlement.

         In  conformance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  the
Company recorded the amount of the tentative  settlement plus the estimated fees
and expenses associated with its internal  investigation and recorded an unusual
charge of $26.3  million  ($25.8  million  net of tax) for the  March  31,  2000
quarter.

         On August 29, 2000,  we agreed to accept  vicarious  liability  for the
acts of two former vice presidents of Bindley  Western Drug Company,  a division
of the Company. Both former employees have entered into plea agreements with the
government regarding their conduct,  which occurred between 1995 and 1997. Under
the  doctrine of  vicarious  liability,  an employer  may be held liable for the
criminal  conduct of its officers even when that conduct is  detrimental  to the
employer and contrary to its internal  policies and  procedures.  The government
has agreed that all of the alleged  criminal  conduct was  attributable to these
two  former  employees  located  in the San  Dimas,  CA  division  and  that the
employees'  improper  activities  occurred  without the  knowledge  of corporate
officers in Bindley Western's Indianapolis headquarters.  One of these employees
was terminated in January 1998 and the other resigned in October 1999.

         The settlement  required us to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy
to commit interstate  transportation of property obtained by fraud, and to pay a
fine of $20  million.  The  agreement  imposes no probation  and the  government
agreed that no further  criminal  charges  will be brought  against the Company,
including its  subsidiaries  or affiliates,  or any current or former  director,
officer, or employee arising out of any matters associated with the government's
investigation.  The agreement specifies that the alleged conduct did not involve
harm to public health or safety; that there were no allegations of fraud against
the United States or federal or state healthcare systems;  and, that the offense
occurred despite the Company's  effective  program to prevent  violations of the
law. The government  also confirmed that the Company  committed no violations of
the  Prescription  Drug  Marketing  Act,  a federal  law  applying  to sales and
purchases of pharmaceutical products.

         The $20 million fine was paid on August 29,  2000;  As a result of this
fine being less than the tentative  settlement  recorded in the first quarter of
2000, a $5 million unusual benefit was recorded in the third quarter of 2000.

         Capital  expenditures  were $8.1 million during the first six months of
2000.  These were  predominantly  for  distribution  centers,  the expansion and
automation  of existing  distribution  centers and the  investment in additional
management information systems.

         Under our receivables  securitization  facility,  we sell substantially
all of our  receivables  arising  in  connection  with  the sale of goods or the
rendering of services to Bindley Western Funding Corporation  ("Funding Corp."),
a wholly owned special purpose corporation subsidiary.  The receivables are sold
to Funding Corp. on a continuous basis. The cash generated by sales of interests
in the receivables and from  collections on the receivables  retained is used by
Funding Corp. to purchase  additional  receivables.  The assets of Funding Corp.
are available first to satisfy any claims of Funding Corp. creditors.

         Funding Corp.  sells our  receivables at specified  discount rates to a
group of banks.  At June 30,  2000,  there  were  $280  million  of  receivables
interests  outstanding that have been sold at an annual average discount rate of
6.6%. We account for the receivables facility as a financing  transaction in our
consolidated financial statements.

         Our bank credit  facility  allows us to borrow up to $150 million.  The
net  decrease  in  borrowings  under our bank credit  agreement  was $45 million
during the six-month period.

         We believe that our cash on hand, cash equivalents,  line of credit and
working  capital  management  efforts are  sufficient to meet our future working
capital requirements.

         Our  principal  working  capital  needs are for  inventory and accounts
receivables.  We sell  inventory to our chain  warehouse and other  customers on
various  payment terms.  This requires  significant  working  capital to finance
inventory purchases and entails accounts  receivables  exposure in the event any
of our  chain  warehouse  or other  significant  customers  encounter  financial
difficulties.  Although  we monitor  closely the  creditworthiness  of our major
customers and, when feasible,  obtain security  interests in the inventory sold,
we cannot assure you that we will not incur the write off or write down of chain
warehouse customer or other significant accounts receivables in the future.

Forward-Looking Statements

         We make  forward-looking  statements in this report which represent our
expectations   or  beliefs  about  future  events  and  financial   performance.
Forward-looking   statements   are  subject  to  known  and  unknown  risks  and
uncertainties, including:

     o  changes in interest rates;
     o  competitive pressures;
     o  changes in customer mix;
     o  financial  stability of major  customers and key suppliers;
     o  investment procurement opportunities;
     o  asserted and unasserted claims; and
     o  changes in governmental regulations or the interpretation and
        enforcement of these regulations.

         In  light  of  these  risks,   uncertainties   and   assumptions,   the
forward-looking  events  discussed in this report might not occur.  In addition,
actual   results   could  differ   materially   from  those   suggested  by  the
forward-looking statements, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on
the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking  statements,  whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

Item 3.      Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risks

There have been no material  changes in our market risk  exposure from the risks
described  in our Annual  Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended  December 31,
1999.


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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.                    Legal Proceedings

          The  information  set  forth  in  Notes  3  and  4  to  the  Notes  to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  set  forth  elsewhere  in  this  Report  is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.     Submission of matters to a Vote of Security Holders

            a)       The annual meeting of the shareholders of Bindley Western
                     Industries, Inc. was held on May 18, 2000.

            b)       The following directors were elected at the meeting:

                                 Votes for    Votes against     Abstentions
                             -----------------------------------------------
      William E. Bindley        30,893,529                0         101,952
      Robert L. Koch, II        30,892,908                0         102,573
      James K. Risk, III        30,892,862                0         102,619
      K. Clay Smith             30,891,897                0         103,584
      J. Timothy McGinley       30,893,271                0         102,210
      Michael D. McCormick      30,893,236                0         102,245
      William F. Bindley, II    30,887,638                0         107,843
      Thomas J. Salentine       30,892,994                0         102,487
      Keith W. Burks            30,893,536                0         101,945
      Seth B. Harris            30,893,443                0         102,038
      Carolyn Y. Woo            30,890,714                0         104,767


            c)       Other matters voted upon and the results of the voting
                     were as follows:

                  1)       The  shareholders  voted  30,558,551  shares  in  the
                           affirmative,   226,449  votes  in  the  negative  and
                           210,481 abstentions to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
                           LLP as auditors of the Corporation.

                  2)       The  shareholders  voted  16,584,645  shares  in  the
                           affirmative,   11,543,477   votes  in  the  negative,
                           102,617 abstentions and 2,764,741 broker non-votes to
                           approve the Company's 2000 Stock Option and Incentive
                           Plan.




<PAGE>



Item 6.                    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


                           (a)      Exhibits

                                    None

                           (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                                    None


<PAGE>


                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.


December 21, 2000                        BINDLEY WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                         BY  /s/ Thomas J. Salentine
                                                 Thomas J. Salentine
                                              Executive Vice President
                                            (Principal Financial Officer)



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