UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): March 14, 2013

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-12215	16-1387862
(Commission File Number)	(IRS 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 8.01. Other Events.

On March 14, 2013, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibit	Description
	99.1	Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, dated March 14, 2013, announcing the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Transition Plan.

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.

March 14, 2013

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
	Name: William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
	Title:   Assistant General Counsel and Secretary