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): January 26, 2009
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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 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Three Giralda Farms | ||
| Madison, NJ | 07940 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (973) 520-2700 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 26, 2009, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 26, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase $500 million of the Company’s common stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| d. | Exhibit | ||
| 99.1 | Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated January 26, 2009, announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2008. | ||
| 99.2 | Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated January 26, 2009, announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase $500 million of the Company’s common stock. | ||
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.
January 26, 2009
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
| By: | /s/ Robert A. Hagemann |
| Robert A. Hagemann | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief | |
| Financial Officer |