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CARDINAL HEALTH INC 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jan 28, 2010)

Filed January 28, 2010For Securities:CAH

Summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) filed an 8-K on January 28, 2010, to report its financial results for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2009. The filing primarily consists of the press release announcing these results, information explaining the use of non-GAAP financial measures, and a slide presentation for the accompanying investor conference call. This report provides investors with an update on the company's performance for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2010.

Key Highlights

  • 1Cardinal Health announced its financial results for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2009.
  • 2The company issued a press release detailing these results, which is attached as an exhibit.
  • 3Information regarding the rationale behind the use of non-GAAP financial measures is provided to investors.
  • 4A slide presentation was prepared for an investor conference call discussing the results and business operations.
  • 5The conference call took place on January 28, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EST.
  • 6A transcript of the conference call will be made available on the company's investor website.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to report Cardinal Health's financial results for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2009, as well as to provide supporting materials for the investor conference call discussing these results.

The actual financial results are detailed in the news release issued by Cardinal Health on January 28, 2010, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.

Non-GAAP financial measures are financial metrics that exclude or include amounts that are different from the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Exhibit 99.2 provides a discussion of management's reasoning for presenting these measures and why they believe they offer useful information to investors.

While the 8-K mentions a conference call and a slide presentation (Exhibit 99.3), it states that a transcript of the conference call will be available on the company's investor website (www.cardinalhealth.com). It does not explicitly mention a webcast or recording being attached to this filing.