Form 11-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 11-K

 


 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 1-11373

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

 

B. Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Cardinal Health, Inc.

7000 Cardinal Place

Dublin, Ohio 43017

 



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Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

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As of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Supplemental Schedule*:

  

Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i on Form 5500: Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

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Signature

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Exhibit:

  

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   Exhibit 23.01

* All other financial schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Annual Reporting and Disclosure Requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 

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R eport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Financial Benefits Plans Committee of the

Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2006 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Columbus, Ohio

June 28, 2007

 

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Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Assets

     

Plan’s interest in Master Trust assets at fair value

   $ 108,277,876    $ 110,022,290

Wrapper contracts at fair value

     8,084      6,999
             
     108,285,960      110,029,289

Participant loans, net of reserve for defaulted

loans of $91,016 and $0 at December 31,

2006 and 2005, respectively

     2,485,721      2,720,831

Interest receivable

     6,358      5,735
             

Total assets

     110,778,039      112,755,855
             

Liabilities

     

Accrued fees

     8,304      17,737
             

Total liabilities

     8,304      17,737
             

Net assets available for benefits at fair value

     110,769,735      112,738,118

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully

benefit-responsive investment contracts

     54,256      39,304
             

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 110,823,991    $ 112,777,422
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

     2006     2005  

Additions to net assets attributed to:

    

Investment income:

    

Interest

   $ 168,799     $ 158,632  

Plan’s interest in Master Trust net investment gain

     5,870,862       12,497,036  
                

Total investment income

     6,039,661       12,655,668  

Contributions:

    

Company

     —         8,958  

Other

     —         83,438  
                

Total contributions

     —         92,396  
                

Total additions

     6,039,661       12,748,064  

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

    

Benefits paid to participants

     7,775,151       12,697,104  

Reserve for defaulted loans

     91,016       —    

Administrative expenses

     126,925       124,681  

Net assets transferred to other qualified plans

     —         26,405  
                

Total deductions

     7,993,092       12,848,190  

Net decrease

     (1,953,431 )     (100,126 )

Net assets available for benefits:

    

Beginning of year

     112,777,422       112,877,548  
                

End of year

   $ 110,823,991     $ 112,777,422  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

As of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

General

The Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Cardinal Health, 414, Inc. (“Syncor”) not covered by a collective bargaining agreement who have attained age 18 and completed three months of employment, as defined in the Plan document, prior to August 1, 2003. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

The Plan acquired 1,750,000 shares of Syncor common stock with funds borrowed from or guaranteed by Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company” or “Cardinal Health”). As of December 31, 2001, all such borrowings had been fully repaid. With the acquisition of Syncor by Cardinal Health as of January 1, 2003 (the “Effective Date”), the common stock of Syncor International Corporation was converted to Cardinal Health common shares of equal fair value on the Effective Date.

The Cardinal Health, Inc. U.S. Qualified Plans Master Trust (the “Master Trust”) was established for the Plan and certain other plans of the Company.

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

Administration

The Financial Benefit Plans Committee (the “Committee”) is responsible for the general operation and administration of the Plan.

Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”) serves as the Plan trustee, record keeper and asset custodian.

Contributions

Prior to July 31, 2003, participant contributions to the Plan consisted of participant elective contributions and Company matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions.

As of August 1, 2003, all active participants in the Plan were permitted to begin participating in a Cardinal Health sponsored retirement plan. In conjunction with this change, participants in the Plan were no longer allowed to make contributions to the Plan.

During January 2005 a resolution was reached and an employer contribution was made to the Plan as reimbursement for the investment earnings on late employee deferral payments during May 2000.

Participant Accounts

Individual accounts are maintained for past participant and employer contributions. Earnings are allocated to participant account balances on a daily basis. A participant is entitled to the benefit provided from the participant’s vested account balance. All amounts in participant accounts are directed by participants in 1% increments, into any of the available investment options.

 

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Vesting

Participants were vested immediately in their elective contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company contribution portion of their accounts is based on years of continuous service. Prior to August 1, 2003, the graded vesting schedule provided that a participant was 100% vested after five years of vesting service. On and after August 1, 2003, active participants in the Plan are subject to a cliff vesting schedule providing that a participant is 100% vested after three years of vesting service (with preservation of prior vesting levels, as applicable). Participants are 100% vested at age 65 or in the case of disability or death, as defined.

Forfeitures

Forfeitures are either used to reduce Company contributions to the Plan or to pay reasonable expenses of the Plan, as determined by the Committee.

Forfeitures used to reduce Company contributions and pay reasonable expenses were $0 and $33,640 during 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, forfeited non-vested accounts were $2,125,753 and $2,181,822, respectively.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses are paid by the Company or the Plan, except for loan fees, which are paid by the borrowing participant.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 less the highest outstanding balance during the prior 12 months or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence. Participant loans are secured by the remaining vested balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a reasonable rate, as established by the Committee, currently Prime plus 1%, set monthly for the life of the loan. Loan repayments, including interest and applicable loan fees, are generally repaid through payroll deductions.

Payment of Benefits

Upon termination of employment, death, retirement or disability, all distributions will be made in the form of a lump-sum payment. In addition, the Plan includes a provision for participants to make withdrawals from their account under certain hardship circumstances or obtaining age 59 1/2, as defined in the Plan document.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

As of December 31, 2006, the Plan adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) staff position (“FSP”) No. AAG INV-1 and Statement of Position No. 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans. This FSP requires the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the Plan’s investments as well as the adjustment from fair value to contract value for the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis for the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. The FSP was applied retroactively to the prior period presented on the Statement of Net Assets for Benefits as of December 31, 2005. Adoption of the FSP has no effect on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for any period presented.

In September 2006, The FASB issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements, SFAS 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Plan investments, other than participant loans, are in the Master Trust and are reported at fair market value. Mutual fund and common share market values are determined by quoted market prices. Common collective trusts’ fair value has been determined by the trustee sponsoring the common collective trust by dividing the trust’s net asset at fair value by its units outstanding at the valuation dates. The trustee sponsoring the common collective trust has estimated the fair value of those common collective trusts investing in investment contracts with insurance companies and banks. The fair market value of investment contracts and contract wrappers issued by insurance companies and banks is estimated based on cash flow and discount rates.

Participant loans are valued based on the remaining unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis using fair market value, except for those investments in investment contracts which are transacted at contract value. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest is recorded on the accrual basis.

Adjustment from Fair Value to Contract Value for Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts

The amount represents the difference between market value and contract value of investment contracts issued by the insurance companies and banks that are considered fully benefit-responsive.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

 

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3. ASSETS HELD IN MASTER TRUST

Certain of the Plan’s investments are in the Master Trust which was established for the investment of assets of the Plan and several other Company sponsored retirement plans. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the Master Trust. Investment income and expenses are allocated to the Plan based on its equitable share of the total Master Trust assets. The Plan’s interest in Master Trust net investment gain presented in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits consists of the unrealized and realized gains (losses) and the earnings on those investments.

The Master Trust invests in guaranteed investment contracts (“GIC’s”) and actively managed structured or synthetic investment contracts (“SIC’s”). The GIC’s are promises by a bank or insurance company to repay principal plus a fixed rate of return through contract maturity. SIC’s differ from GIC’s in that there are specific assets supporting the SIC’s, and these assets are owned by the Master Trust. The bank or insurance company issues a wrapper contract that allows participant-directed transactions to be made at contract value. The assets supporting the SIC’s are invested in Wells Fargo fixed income collective trust funds comprised of government agency bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. The major credit ratings of the issuer or wrapper providers for the GIC’s and SIC’s are AA – – AAA/Aa3 – Aaa.

Interest crediting rates on the GIC’s in the Master Trust are determined at the time of purchase. Interest crediting rates on the SIC’s are set at the time of purchase and reset periodically, normally quarterly, based on the market value, duration and yield to maturity of the underlying assets. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the contract issuer, but may not be less than zero. At both December 31, 2006 and 2005, the crediting interest rates for GIC’s and SIC’s ranged from 3.47% to 5.72%. To the extent that the underlying portfolio of a security-backed contract has unrealized and/or realized losses that are accounted for, under contract value accounting, through a positive adjustment to contract value, the future crediting rate may be lower over time than then-current market rates. Similarly, if the underlying portfolio generates unrealized and/or realized gains, reflected in a negative adjustment to contract value under contract value accounting, the future crediting rate may be higher than then-current market rates.

For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the average yield for the investment contracts based on actual earnings was 5.24% and 5.10%, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the average yield adjusted to reflect the actual interest rate credited to participants was 5.27% and 4.84%, respectively.

Events that may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value are events or conditions the occurrence of which is considered outside the normal operations of the Plan which the contract issuer determines to be a material adverse financial effect on the issuers interests such as: 1) Plan disqualification under the Code, 2) establishment of a defined contribution plan by the Company that competes for participant contributions, 3) material amendments to the Plan or administration as to investment options, transfer procedures or withdrawals, 4) Company’s inducement to participant to withdraw or transfer funds from the contract, 5) termination or partial termination of the Plan, 6) any group termination, layoff, early retirement incentive program or other downsizing by the Company, 7) merger or consolidation of the Plan with another plan or spin-off of any portion the Plan’s assets to another plan, and 8) any changes in law, regulation, ruling or administrative or judicial position that, in the issuer’s reasonable determination, could result in substantial disbursements from the contract. The Committee does not consider that these events are probable.

Events that would allow the issuer to terminate the investment contract are: 1) the investment manager or trustee breaches any of its material obligation under the agreement, 2) any representation of the investment manager is or becomes untrue in any material respect, 3) investment manager with respect to the contract is terminated, unless a qualified professional manager is duly appointed and is agreed to by the issuer, 4) issuer determines that the execution, delivery or performance of the contract constitutes or will constitute a prohibited transaction, and 5) failure to pay amounts due to the issuer, and 6) termination of the plan or disqualification of the trust.

Each investment contract is subject to early termination penalties that may be significant. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuers or other matters.

 

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The assets in the Master Trust were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2006
    

Investments

at Fair Value

   Wrapper
Contracts
at Fair Value
   Adjustment
to Contract
Value

Mutual funds

   $ 1,247,727,072    $ —      $ —  

Common collective trusts

     504,104,522      —        1,171,747

Cardinal Health, Inc. common stock

     289,275,705      —        —  

Guaranteed investment contracts

     55,710,789      —        698,748

Bank wrappers

     —        278,688      —  

Cash and pending activity

     114,287      —        —  
                    

Total net assets in Master Trust

   $ 2,096,932,375    $ 278,688    $ 1,870,495
                    

 

     December 31, 2005
    

Investments

at Fair Value

   Wrapper
Contracts
at Fair Value
   Adjustment
to Contract
Value

Mutual funds

   $ 1,013,326,637    $ —      $ —  

Common collective trusts

     443,364,999      —        936,573

Cardinal Health, Inc. common stock

     335,379,415      —        —  

Guaranteed investment contracts

     81,609,440      —        297,351

Bank wrappers

     —        219,746      —  

Cash and pending activity

     7,372,031      —        —  
                    

Total net assets in Master Trust

   $ 1,881,052,522    $ 219,746    $ 1,233,924
                    

The investment income of the Master Trust was as follows:

 

     2006     2005

Dividend and interest income

   $ 73,644,995     $ 29,551,365

Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments:

    

Mutual funds

     88,333,676       64,589,791

Common collective trusts

     30,439,825       25,766,010

Cardinal Health, Inc. common shares

     (18,570,695 )     52,372,028
              

Net appreciation in the fair value of investments:

     100,202,806       142,727,829
              

Total investment income of Master Trust

   $ 173,847,801     $ 172,279,194
              

The Plan’s share of investments at fair value in the Master Trust was 5% or $108,285,960, and 6%, or $110,029,289, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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4. INCOME TAX STATUS

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated March 14, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to bring the Plan’s operations into compliance with the Code.

 

5. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

6. PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

 

7. PARTIES-IN-INTEREST

Certain Plan investments held by the Master Trust at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity. Fidelity serves as the trustee as defined by the Plan, and, therefore, transactions involving these funds are considered party-in-interest transactions.

The Plan’s holdings of $36,797,081 and $45,049,643 of Cardinal Health, Inc. common shares were held by the Master Trust at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

8. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

     December 31  
     2006     2005  

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 110,823,991     $ 112,777,422  

Deemed distributions of participant loans

     —         (114,269 )

Interest receivable

     —         (5,735 )

Accrued fees

     —         26,096  

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     (33,988 )     —    
                

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

   $ 110,790,003     $ 112,683,514  
                

 

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The following is a reconciliation of the net decrease in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

     2006     2005  

Net decrease in assets per the financial statements

   $ (1,953,431 )   $ (100,126 )

Net investment income difference between fair value and contract value

     (33,988 )     —    

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

     —         23,826  

Deemed distributions and reserve for participant loans

     114,269       6,087  

Interest receivable, beginning of year

     5,735       12,165  

Interest receivable, end of year

     —         (5,735 )

Net assets transferred to other qualified plans

     —         26,405  

Accrued fees

     (26,096 )     26,096  
                

Net income per Form 5500

   $ (1,893,511 )   $ (11,282 )
                

The following is a reconciliation of the benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

     2006    2005  

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

   $ 7,775,151    $ 12,697,104  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

     —        (23,826 )

Cancelled participant loans

     —        (27,435 )
               

Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500

   $ 7,775,151    $ 12,645,843  
               

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment on or prior to December 31, but not yet paid at that date.

The following is a reconciliation of the administrative expenses per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

     2006    2005  

Administrative expenses per the financial statements

   $ 126,925    $ 124,681  

Accrued fees

     26,096      (26,096 )
               

Administrative expenses per Form 5500

   $ 153,021    $ 98,585  
               

 

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Syncor International Corporation Employees’ Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i on Form 5500: Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) *

December 31, 2006

EIN:  85-0229124        Plan Number:  002

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (e)
    

Identity of issuer,

borrower, lessor or

similar party

  

Description of investment including maturity date,

rate of interest, maturity or par value

  

Current value

   Loans:      

* *

   Participant loans   

Interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 11.5% with varying

maturity dates through 2021

   $2,485,721
          
   Total       $2,485,721
          

* Other columns required by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Annual Reporting and Disclosure Requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 

** Denotes party-in-interest

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Plan Committee have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND STOCK

OWNERSHIP PLAN

Date: June 29, 2007     /S/    SUSAN NELSON             
    Susan Nelson
    Financial Benefit Plans Committee Member

 

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