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Business 1
Our Strategy and Strengths 2
Business Operations 5
The United States Clinical Testing Industry 12
General 15
Billing and Reimbursement 17
Regulation 18
Available Information 21
Executive Officers of the Company 21
Risk Factors 23
Cautionary Factors That May Affect Future Results 31
Unresolved Staff Comments 33
Properties 33
Legal Proceedings 33
Mine Safety Disclosures 34
Market for Registrant's Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities 35
Selected Financial Data 37
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations 37
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 38
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 38
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure 38
Controls and Procedures 38
Other Information 38
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 39
Executive Compensation 39
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholders' Matters 39
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 39
Principal Accounting Fees and Services 39
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 40
Selected Historical Financial Data of Our Company 43
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 47
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 68
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F- 1
Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes F- 2
Supplementary Data: Quarterly Operating Results (unaudited) F- 49
Schedule II - Valuation Accounts and Reserves F- 52