May 2, 2000

LabCorp Shareholders Approve 1-For-10 Reverse Stock Split

Burlington, NC, May 2, 2000 — Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced the results of the vote reported during today's annual meeting of stockholders. The Company's stockholders voted in favor of the proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to
January 14, 2000

LABCORP TO OFFER LATEST HPV TEST

Gaithersburg, MD and Burlington, NC (January 14, 2000) – Digene Corporation (Nasdaq: DIGE) and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby LabCorp will utilize the Digene Hybrid Capture II HPV Test for women with