Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAH.” The following table reflects the range of the reported high and low closing prices of our common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape and the per share dividends declared for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. It also reflects the range of the reported high and low closing prices of our common shares from July 1, 2014 through the period ended on July 31, 2014 and the per share dividends declared from July 1, 2014 through the period ended on August 6, 2014:



	High		Low		Dividends
Fiscal 2013
Quarter Ended:
September 30, 2012	$	43.50	$	37.75	$	0.2375
December 31, 2012	42.65		39.29		0.2750
March 31, 2013	47.09		41.62		0.2750
June 30, 2013	48.76		41.85		0.3025

Fiscal 2014
Quarter Ended:
September 30, 2013	$	53.57	$	47.02	$	0.3025
December 31, 2013	67.48		52.95		0.3025
March 31, 2014	73.54		65.26		0.3025
June 30, 2014	71.31		63.80		0.3425

Fiscal 2015	$	72.75	$	69.59	$	0.3425

At July 31, 2014 there were approximately 10,241 shareholders of record of our common shares.

We anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. The payment and amount of future dividends remain, however, within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our future earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors.



Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (2)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Programs (2) (in millions)
Apr 2014	252	$	69.23	—	$	1,011
May 2014	1,661,576	67.32		1,661,405	900
Jun 2014	2,513,482	68.64		2,513,288	727
Total	4,175,310	$	68.12	4,174,693	$	727


(1)	Includes 252, 171 and 194 common shares purchased in April, May and June 2014, respectively, through a rabbi trust as investments of participants in our Deferred Compensation Plan.


(2)	On August 8, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a $750 million share repurchase program, which expires on August 31, 2015. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we repurchased $11 million of our common shares, the remaining amount under this program. On October 29, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase program, which expires on December 31, 2016. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we repurchased $273 million of our common shares under this program. On August 6, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $1.0 billion under this share repurchase program.

(2)

On August 8, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a $750 million share repurchase program, which expires on August 31, 2015. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we repurchased $11 million of our common shares, the remaining amount under this program. On October 29, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase program, which expires on December 31, 2016. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we repurchased $273 million of our common shares under this program. On August 6, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized an additional $1.0 billion under this share repurchase program.



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Performance Graph

Five Year Performance Graph

The following line graph compares the cumulative total return of our common shares with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s Composite—500 Stock Index (the "S&P 500 Index") and the Standard & Poor's Composite—500 Healthcare Index (the "S&P 500 Healthcare Index"). The line graph assumes, in each case, an initial investment of $100 on June 30, 2009, based on the market prices at the end of each fiscal year through and including June 30, 2014, and reinvestment of dividends. The S&P 500 Index and S&P 500 Healthcare Index investments are weighted on the basis of market capitalization at the beginning of each period. We have adjusted the market price of our common shares prior to August 31, 2009 to reflect the CareFusion Spin-Off on August 31, 2009.



	June 30
	2009		2010		2011		2012		2013		2014
Cardinal Health, Inc.	$	100.00	$	156.67	$	216.08	$	204.09	$	235.31	$	348.54
S&P 500 Index	100.00		114.42		149.51		157.61		190.05		236.75
S&P 500 Healthcare Index	100.00		108.99		140.09		153.76		196.42		255.44



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