Edgar Filing: PharMerica CORP

PHARMERICA CORPORATION

Date: January 10, 2011

/s/ Thomas A. Caneris

Thomas A. Caneris

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Form 8-K

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): January 4, 2011

PHARMERICA CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-33380

87-0792558

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1901 Campus Place

Louisville, Kentucky 40299

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(502) 627-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Agreement

On January 4, 2011, PharMerica Corporation (the “Corporation”) entered into an Amended and Restated Prime Vendor Agreement for Long-Term Care Pharmacies by and between AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (“ABDC”), the Corporation, Pharmacy Corporation of America and Chem Rx Pharmacy Services, LLC (the “Amended Agreement”). The Amended Agreement is effective on January 1, 2011 and, upon its effectiveness, supersedes in its entirety the Prime Vendor Agreement for Long-Term Care Pharmacies entered into as of August 1, 2007 between the Corporation and ABDC (the “Old Agreement”).

The Amended Agreement incorporates ChemRx and is otherwise substantially the same in scope excepting modifications to select sourcing terms. The term of the Amended Agreement was extended until September 30, 2013, with one-year automatic renewal periods unless either party provides prior notice of its intent not to renew.

The foregoing summary of the Amended Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Corporation’s Form 10-K for the annual period ending on December 31, 2010.

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.