FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROMISSORY NOTE GIVEN BY
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS TO
ROCHE HOLDINGS INC. DATED DECEMBER 30, 1996
This First Amendment shall document the agreement to amend the above-
referenced Promissory Note (the "Note") as follows:
The Maturity Date set forth in the Note shall be
extended from March 31, 1997 to March 31, 1998.
Except as expressly modified above, all terms and conditions set
forth in the Note shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
Agreed to and accepted:
ROCHE HOLDINGS INC.
By:/s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxxx
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
HOLDINGS
By:/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
