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<FONT SIZE=5><STRONG><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
</FONT></STRONG><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><STRONG><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
</FONT></STRONG><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report: <U>April 30, 2005</P>
</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">Commission file number: 0-16946</P>
<B><U><FONT FACE="Times,Times New Roman" SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">LabOne, Inc.</P>
</B></U></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">10101 Renner Blvd.</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Lenexa, Kansas 66219</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(913) 888-1770</P>
<FONT FACE="Times,Times New Roman"><P ALIGN="CENTER">Incorporated in Missouri</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 43-1039532</P>
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<B><P>Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</P></B>

<P>Effective April 30, 2005, LabOne, Inc. and its chief financial officer, John W. McCarty, entered into a Second Amendment to the parties' September 2, 2004 Transition Services Agreement. As previously disclosed on Form 8-K, the Transition Services Agreement was first amended on March 1, 2005.   The Second Amendment provides that the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation is extended to midnight the later of (i) June 30, 2005, and (ii) the date on which Mr. McCarty's successor has assumed the responsibilities of chief financial officer of LabOne; provided, however, that LabOne in its discretion may elect to extend the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation for up to thirty additional days. With respect to Mr. McCarty's stock option for 20,000 shares that is scheduled to vest on May 27, 2006, the Second Amendment also provides that 10,000 of the shares subject to such stock option shall vest on the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation, although Mr. McCarty's right to exercise the stock option is limited until the anniversary of his resignation effective date.</P>

<P>The Second Amendment to Transition Services Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<B><P>Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>
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<P>  10.1  Second Amendment to John W. McCarty Transition Services Agreement</P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER">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 thereunto duly authorized.</P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=5>LabOne, Inc.</P>
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      <P>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 5, 2005</P></TD>
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      <P>By <U>/s/ <I>John W. McCarty</I></U><BR>John W. McCarty
      <BR>Executive V.P. and Chief Financial Officer
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LabOne, Inc. Form 8-K dated April 30, 2005
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:
April 30, 2005
Commission file number: 0-16946
LabOne, Inc.
10101 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, Kansas 66219
(913) 888-1770
Incorporated in Missouri
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 43-1039532
Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Effective April 30, 2005, LabOne, Inc. and its chief financial officer, John W. McCarty, entered into a Second Amendment to the parties' September 2, 2004 Transition Services Agreement. As previously disclosed on Form 8-K, the Transition Services Agreement was first amended on March 1, 2005.   The Second Amendment provides that the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation is extended to midnight the later of (i) June 30, 2005, and (ii) the date on which Mr. McCarty's successor has assumed the responsibilities of chief financial officer of LabOne; provided, however, that LabOne in its discretion may elect to extend the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation for up to thirty additional days. With respect to Mr. McCarty's stock option for 20,000 shares that is scheduled to vest on May 27, 2006, the Second Amendment also provides that 10,000 of the shares subject to such stock option shall vest on the effective date of Mr. McCarty's resignation, although Mr. McCarty's right to exercise the stock option is limited until the anniversary of his resignation effective date.
The Second Amendment to Transition Services Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)  Exhibits
10.1  Second Amendment to John W. McCarty Transition Services Agreement
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 thereunto duly authorized.
LabOne, Inc.
Date:  May 5, 2005
By
/s/
John W. McCarty
John W. McCarty
Executive V.P. and Chief Financial Officer