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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): September 27, 2017

 

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-12215
 
16-1387862
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ
 
07094
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(973) 520-2700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 27, 2017, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that for the third quarter of 2017 it expects a reduction in revenues of approximately 1.5 % and a reduction in both reported earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.10 due to recent hurricanes. The Company also announced that, excluding the anticipated impact of hurricanes in the third quarter, it reaffirmed the 2017 guidance provided on July 25, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1

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.

September 27, 2017

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED


By:    /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.    
William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary


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