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): April 27, 2023
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 ☐
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 27, 2023, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 27, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Haystack Oncology, Inc., an early-stage oncology company focused on minimal residual disease (MRD) testing. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| d. | Exhibit | |
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| 99.1 | |
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| 99.2 | |
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| 104 | The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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.
April 27, 2023
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| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED |
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| By: | /s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr. |
| William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr. |
| Deputy General Counsel and |
| Corporate Secretary |
