Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lynch Michael A
  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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Medical Segment
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7000 CARDINAL PLACE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009
(Street)

DUBLIN, OH 43017
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 09/01/2009   A(1)   1,612 A (2) 39,738 D  

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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) $ 49.87 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (3) 11/19/2011 Common Shares 14,704 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 49.72 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (3) 11/18/2012 Common Shares 17,315 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 44.95 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (3) 11/17/2013 Common Shares 18,398 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 32.33 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (3) 08/23/2014 Common Shares 31,941 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 43.12 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (5) 09/02/2012 Common Shares 28,706 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 48.58 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (6) 08/15/2013 Common Shares 26,162 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 49.25 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (7) 08/15/2014 Common Shares 19,094 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 41.1 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (8) 08/15/2015 Common Shares 43,708 (4) 1 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 22.9 09/01/2009   A(1)   1     (9) 07/20/2012 Common Shares 232 (4) 1 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Lynch Michael A
7000 CARDINAL PLACE
DUBLIN, OH 43017
      CEO, Medical Segment  

Signatures

 /s/ Aneezal H. Mohamed, Attorney-in-fact   09/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of this grant, the number of shares subject to it (and for options, the exercise price) was adjusted in conjunction with the Issuer's spin-off of CareFusion Corp. The terms of this adjustment were approved by the Issuer's Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
(2) Award granted without payment by grantee. One-half of these restricted share units will vest on 8/15/2010 and one-half will vest on 8/15/2011.
(3) These options are currently exercisable.
(4) Award granted without payment by grantee.
(5) Three-quarters of these options are currently exercisable and one-quarter will vest on 9/2/2009.
(6) Three-quarters of these options are currently exercisable and one-quarter will vest on 8/15/2010.
(7) Two-thirds of these options are currently exercisable and one-third will vest on 8/15/2010.
(8) One-half of these options are currently exercisable, one-quarter will vest on 8/15/2010, and one-quarter will vest on 8/15/2011.
(9) These options will vest on 7/20/2010.

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