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): May 6, 2010
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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 | 07940 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(973) 520-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
| (a) |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on May 6, 2010. |
| (b) |
The following nominees for the office of director were elected for terms expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||
| John C. Baldwin, M.D. | 141,330,276 | 1,470,103 | 394,471 | 10,239,051 | ||||
| Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D. | 139,118,067 | 3,738,652 | 338,131 | 10,239,051 | ||||
| Gary M. Pfeiffer | 140,153,918 | 2,625,564 | 415,368 | 10,239,051 |
The following persons also continue as directors:
Jenne K. Britell, Ph.D.
William F. Buehler
Rosanne Haggerty
Daniel C. Stanzione, Ph.D.
Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D.
John B. Ziegler
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was approved by the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 151,387,328 | 1,708,912 | 337,661 |
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.
| May 7, 2010 | ||
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. | |
| William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr. | ||
| Assistant General Counsel and | ||
| Secretary | ||