form8k.htm
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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2013
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-12215
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16-1387862
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Three Giralda Farms
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Madison, NJ
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07940
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(973) 520-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On March 14, 2013, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, dated March 14, 2013, announcing the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
March 14, 2013
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED |
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By:
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/s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. |
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Name: William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. |
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Title: Assistant General Counsel and Secretary |
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