Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 8, 2009, CVS Caremark Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Barclays Capital Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000 of its 6.125% notes due September 15, 2039 ( the "Notes"). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-143110, dated May 21, 2007.

From time to time, certain of the Underwriters and/or their respective affiliates have directly and indirectly engaged, and may engage in the future, in investment and/or commercial banking transactions with the Company for which they have received, or may receive, customary compensation, fees and expense reimbursement.

The closing of the sale of the Notes will occur on September 11, 2009. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes, after deducting the Underwriters' discounts and commissions and the estimated net offering expenses payable by the Company, are approximately $1,480,700,300. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

The Notes will be governed by and issued pursuant to a Senior Indenture dated August 15, 2006 between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Company may issue additional senior debt securities from time to time pursuant to the Senior Indenture. The form of Senior Indenture was filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement and shall be incorporated by reference into this report on Form 8-K. The form of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated September 8, 2009 between CVS Caremark Corporation and Barclays Capital Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto. 4.1 Form of Note 5.1 Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell 23.1 Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in Exhibit 5.1)

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