DGX 10.10.13 8-K_Item 2.02
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 10, 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 | | 16-1387862 |
(Commission File Number)
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Three Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940 | | 07940 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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(973) 520-2700 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
(a) On October 10, 2013, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release containing information about the Company’s results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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d. | Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated October 10, 2013. |
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.
October 10, 2013
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
Assistant General Counsel and Secretary