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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): November 3, 2005

 

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

 

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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):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 3, 2005, CVS Corporation issued a press release, announcing its earnings for the third quarter ended October 1, 2005. Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, is a copy of the Corporation’s related press release dated November 3, 2005.

 

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in Item 9.01 of 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.

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release, dated November 3, 2005, 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.