Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) announced that LabCorp is extending until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 4, 2011 LabCorp's previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Orchid Cellmark Inc. (NASDAQ:ORCH). On May 17, 2011, LabCorp received a request from the Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, for additional information under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to the acquisition of Orchid by LabCorp. LabCorp previously extended its tender offer to October 7, 2011. LabCorp is continuing to cooperate with the FTC's request for additional information and is consequently further extending the expiration of the tender offer.

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, an S&P 500 company, is a pioneer in commercializing new diagnostic technologies and the first in its industry to embrace genomic testing.

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