UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): August 7, 2006
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16671 | 23-3079390 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 1300 Morris Drive Chesterbrook, PA |
19087 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 727-7000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 7, 2006, AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a news release announcing that the Registrant and Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred”) have signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine their respective institutional pharmacy businesses, PharMerica Long-Term Care (“PharMerica LTC”) and Kindred Pharmacy Services (“KPS”), into a new, independent, publicly traded company that would be owned as of the completion of the proposed transaction 50% each by the Registrant’s and Kindred’s stockholders. Copies of the news release is filed as Exhibits 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | News Release dated August 7, 2006 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: August 7, 2006 | By: | /s/ Michael D. Dicandilo | ||
| Name: | Michael D. DiCandilo | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||