SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 16, 2011
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-12215 | 16-1387862 | |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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Three Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940 |
07940 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (973) 520-2700 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On February 16, 2011, Rosanne Haggerty informed Quest Diagnostics Incorporated of her decision to not seek re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 17, 2011, and to retire from the Board after 9 years of service, effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting, when her current term as a director expires. |
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.
February 23, 2011 |
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED |
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By: /s/ William
J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. |
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