SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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 21, 2005
Commission file number 1-12215
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
1290 Wall Street West
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 393-5000
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
16-1387862
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of
Operations and Financial Condition." On April 21, 2005, Quest Diagnostics
Incorporated issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results
for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
c. Exhibit
99.1 Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated
April 21, 2005 announcing, among other things, its results
for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
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 21, 2005
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/Robert A. Hagemann
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Robert A. Hagemann
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer