Sec Form 4 Filing - SCHLOTTERBECK DAVID L @ CARDINAL HEALTH INC - 2009-08-31

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SCHLOTTERBECK DAVID L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CARDINAL HEALTH INC [ CAH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Former Vice Chair & CEO CTS (Last) (First) (Middle) 10221 WATERIDGE CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/31/2009 (Street) SAN DEIGO, CA92121 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 08/31/2009 D( 1 ) 17,282 D $ 0 61,523 D Common Shares 375 I By Spouse Common Shares 2,341 I By ESPP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Option (right to buy) $ 32.33 09/01/2009 A( 3 ) 1 ( 4 ) 08/23/2014 Common Shares 240,688 ( 2 ) 1 D Option (right to buy) $ 48.58 09/01/2009 A( 3 ) 1 ( 5 ) 08/15/2013 Common Shares 11,290 ( 2 ) 1 D Option (right to buy) $ 49.25 09/01/2009 A( 3 ) 1 ( 6 ) 08/15/2014 Common Shares 60,156 ( 2 ) 1 D Option (right to buy) ( 1 ) 09/01/2009 D( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 08/15/2015 Common Shares 84,774 ( 1 ) 0 ( 1 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SCHLOTTERBECK DAVID L 10221 WATERIDGE CIRCLE SAN DEIGO, CA92121 Former Vice Chair & CEO CTS Signatures /s/ Aneezal H. Mohamed, Attorney-in-fact 09/02/2009 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of this grant, this award has been cancelled in conjunction with the Issuer's distribution of CareFusion Corp. The terms of this cancellation were approved by the Issuer's Human Resources and Compensation Committee. ( 2 )Granted without payment by grantee. ( 3 )Pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of this grant, the number of shares subject to it (and for options, the exercise) was adjusted in conjunction with the Issuer's spin-off of CareFusion. The terms of this adjustment were approved by the Issuer's Human Resources and Compensation Committee. ( 4 )These options are fully exercisable. ( 5 )Three-quarters of these options are currently exercisable and one-quarter will vest on 8/15/2010. ( 6 )Two-thirds of these options are currently exercisable and one-third will vest on 8/15/2010.

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