Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): October 10, 2006

CVS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-01011   05-0494040
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One CVS Drive

Woonsocket, Rhode Island

  02895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 765-1500

 


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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 10, 2006, CVS Corporation issued a press release announcing its revenue results for the period ended September 30, 2006. In addition, the Corporation increased its diluted earnings per share guidance for the third quarter ending September 30, 2006 and full year ending December 30, 2006. Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, is a copy of the Corporation’s related press release dated October 10, 2006.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

  99.1 Press Release, dated October 10, 2006 of CVS Corporation

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.

 

CVS CORPORATION
By:   /S/    DAVID B. RICKARD        
 

David B. Rickard

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Chief Administrative Officer

 

Dated: October 10, 2006