Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans. OnApril 6, 2021 , a notification was made regarding a blackout period for theCardinal Health 401(k) Savings Plan (the "401(k) plan"). The blackout period is required due to the transition to a new plan recordkeeper. During the blackout period, 401(k) plan participants will be unable to make changes to their contribution rates and investment allocations, make loan repayments or request new loans, or request withdrawals or distributions under the 401(k) plan, including with respect to the common shares, without par value, ofCardinal Health, Inc. (the "Company") held by the trust for the 401(k) plan in theCardinal Health Stock Fund . The blackout period is expected to begin at4:00 pm Eastern Time onThursday, May 20, 2021 and to continue throughMonday, May 24, 2021 . The notification described under Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 relating to the blackout period was provided to the Company onApril 6, 2021 . OnApril 8, 2021 , the Company sent a notice to its directors and executive officers informing them of the blackout period and stock trading restrictions (including with respect to derivatives) that apply to them during the blackout period. This notice was required pursuant to Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 104 of Regulation BTR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A copy of the notice to the directors and executive officers is attached as Exhibit 99.1. During the blackout period and for a period of two years after the ending date of the blackout period, shareholders or other interested parties may obtain, without charge, information about the actual beginning and ending dates of the blackout period by contacting the Company's Corporate Secretary by telephone at (614) 757-5000 or by mail at Corporate Secretary,Cardinal Health ,7000 Cardinal Place ,Dublin, OH 43017. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. 99.1 Notice to Directors and Executive Officers datedApril 8, 2021 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 2
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