8-K
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): December 4, 2015
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 8.01 Other Events
On December 4, 2015, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an additional $500 million of the Company's common stock as part of the Company's common stock repurchase program. 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 |
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| 99.1 | Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated December 4, 2015, announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an additional $500 million of the Company's common stock.
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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.
December 4, 2015
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary