August 2, 2004

Arthur H. Rubenstein Named to LabCorp(R) Board of Directors

BURLINGTON, N.C., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R)) (NYSE: LH) today announced that Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2004. Dr. Rubenstein, 66, is the Dean of the University of