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
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13252 94-3207296
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(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
McKesson Plaza
One Post Street
San Francisco, California 94104
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 983-8300
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events.
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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
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and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits
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(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
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(99) Press Release issued by McKesson Corporation on
October 29, 1997.
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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.
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