UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 19, 2020
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
WHEN AND WHERE IS THE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING?
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated will be held at 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094*, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. If you need directions to the Annual Meeting, please call 1-973-520-2900.
* As part of our precautions regarding COVID-19, we may hold our annual meeting solely by means of remote communication. In that case, as soon as practicable before the meeting, we will issue a press release and post it on our website. In that event, the meeting would be conducted solely virtually, on the above date and time, via live audio webcast.
Ifthemeeting willbeheld solely virtually, any stockholder wishingtoparticipate, vote and examine our stocklist beforeor atthevirtualannualmeetingmustregisterfor themeetingby nolater than24hours beforethemeeting.Toregister,go towww.CESVote.com, enter yourcontrolnumber (locatedbyarrowinthebox below), and follow directionstoregisterfor thevirtual meeting. Afteryouregister,youwill receiveane-mail priortothemeeting withalink and instructionsforattendingthevirtual meeting and examiningthestocklist beforeorduringthevirtual meeting.
WHAT IS BEING VOTED ON AT THE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING?
| · | the election of ten directors; |
| · | an advisory resolution to approve the executive officer compensation disclosed in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement; |
| · | ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020; and |
| · | such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
WHAT DOES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMEND?
The Quest Diagnostics Board ofDirectors recommendsyou voteFORthe election of ten directors, FOR the advisory resolution to approve the executive officer compensation disclosed in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement, and FOR ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.
HOW CAN I GET A COMPLETE SET OF PROXY MATERIALS?
This is not a proxy card. If you wish to submit your proxy on a traditional proxy card, you must request a paper copy of the proxy materials by following the instructions below.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The following documents are available at: www.ViewMaterial.com/DGX
| · | 2020Proxy Statement |
| · | 2019Annual Report |
If you want to receive apaperor e-mail copy of thesedocuments, you must requestone;otherwise you will not receive a paper or e-mail copy. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy asinstructed below on or before May 5, 2020, tofacilitate timely delivery.
You may request a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials by following the instructions below. You will be asked to provide the 11-digit control number (located by the arrow in the box below).
| 1. | Call the toll-free telephone number 1-800-516-1564 and follow the instructions provided, or |
| 2. | Access thewebsite, www.SendMaterial.com and follow theinstructions provided, or |
| 3. | Send an e-mail to papercopy@SendMaterial.com with your control number in the Subject line. Unless you instruct otherwise, we will reply to your e-mail with links to the proxy materials in PDF format for this meeting only. |
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To vote your Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shares, you can attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and vote in person or you can: | ||
| 1. | Go towww.ViewMaterial.com/DGX | |
| 2. | Click on the icon to submit a proxy for your shares. | |
| 3. | Enter the 11 digit control number (located by the arrow in the box above). | |
| 4. | Follow the simple instructions to record your voting instructions. | |
| You are able to submit a proxy online until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on May 18, 2020. | ||