SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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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): December 6, 2011
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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 | |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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Three Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940 |
07940 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (973) 520-2700 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 6, 2011, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial Filing”) announcing the appointment of Mr. Timothy M. Ring to the Board of Directors (“Board”). At the time of the Initial Filing, it had not been determined to which committees of the Board Mr. Ring would be named. The Company hereby amends the Initial Filing to report that effective February 26, 2012, Mr. Ring was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board and the Quality, Safety and Compliance Committee of the Board.
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.
| February 29, 2012 | ||
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED | |
| By: | /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. | |
| William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. | ||
| Assistant General Counsel and | ||
| Secretary | ||