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2019-11-19
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): November 19, 2019
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) | | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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500 Plaza Drive | | | |
Secaucus, | NJ | | | 07094 |
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | DGX | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On November 19, 2019, Manuel O. Mendez, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, became an executive officer of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) and became a Schedule B Participant in the Company's Executive Officer Severance Plan (the "Plan"). A copy of the Plan with updated Schedule B is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) | Exhibit | Description |
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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.
November 21, 2019
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
Secretary