Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  HODGES CHERYL D
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEIGHBORCARE INC [NCRX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1600 RIVERCENTER II, 100 EAST RIVER CENTER BLVD.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Secretary
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

COVINGTON, KY 41011
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
No Securities Owned (1) 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HODGES CHERYL D
1600 RIVERCENTER II
100 EAST RIVER CENTER BLVD.
COVINGTON, KY 41011
  X     Secretary  

Signatures

/s/ Cheryl D. Hodges, Secretary 08/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) See General Remarks.
 
Remarks:
(1) On July 27, 2005, the previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") all of the issued and

 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share ("Shares") of NeighborCare, Inc.

 ("NeighborCare") for $34.75 per Share in cash by Nectarine Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), a wholly 

owned subsidiary of Omnicare, Inc. ("Omnicare"), expired.  On July 28, 2005, pursuant to the Offer, 

Purchaser accepted for Payment 42,897,600 Shares, which constituted approximately 97.2% of the 

issued and outstanding Shares.  On July 28, 2005, Purchaser was merged with and into NeighborCare,

 Inc. (the "Merger"), pursuant to which each outstanding Share (other than Shares held by Omnicare,

 Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Omnicare, Shares held by any subsidiary of NeighborCare and 

Shares held by any shareholder who has perfected his appraisal rights pursuant to Subchapter 15D 

and Section 1930 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended) was 

converted into the right to receive $34.75 per Share in cash and each outstanding Share held by 

Omnicare, Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Omnicare was cancelled and no payment made with 

respect thereto.  Also, pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of

 Purchaser, no par value per share, was converted into one share of common stock of the surviving 

corporation, par value $0.02 per share.  As a result of the Merger, NeighborCare became a direct 

wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicare, and Purchaser ceased to exist.  NeighborCare has filed a Form

 15 to terminate registration of the Shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Omnicare by virtue

of her position with Omnicare.  The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares.

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