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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 13, 2020, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a letter from Stephen H. Rusckowski, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer to all employees of the Company. A copy of the letter is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date that they are made and which reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs and which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to be materially different. Risks and uncertainties that may affect the future results of the Company include, but are not limited to, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response, adverse results from pending or future government investigations, lawsuits or private actions, the competitive environment, the complexity of billing, reimbursement and revenue recognition for clinical laboratory testing, changes in government regulations, changing relationships with customers, payers, suppliers or strategic partners and other factors discussed in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any of the Company’s subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including those discussed in the “Business,” “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Factors that May Affect Future Results” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of those reports.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Letter to Quest Colleagues.
104 The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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.
April 13, 2020
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary