Sec Form 4 Filing - BONGIORNO THOMAS F @ QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC - 2013-08-08

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BONGIORNO THOMAS F
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC [ DGX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Corporate Controller
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED, 3 GIRALDA FARMS
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
08/08/2013
(Street)
MADISON, NJ07940
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/08/2013 M 12,000 A $ 40.4275 24,770 D
Common Stock 08/08/2013 S 10,864 D $ 59.3322 ( 1 ) 14,086 ( 2 ) D
Common Stock 3,066 ( 3 ) I 401k
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 40.4275 08/08/2013 M 12,000 ( 4 ) 02/19/2014 Common Stock 12,000 $ 0 6,000 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BONGIORNO THOMAS F
C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
3 GIRALDA FARMS
MADISON, NJ07940
VP and Corporate Controller
Signatures
/s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Thomas F. Bongiorno 08/12/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $59.32 to $59.35. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 2 )This amount includes exempt purchases made under the Company's stock purchase plan since the date of the last filing on Form 4.
( 3 )These underlying shares were acquired on a periodic basis by the trustee of the Company's tax qualified Profit Sharing Plan (401(k)). The information was obtained from the plan administrator as of a current date. The number of shares is based on the account balance of the Company stock fund under the Plan (which includes some money market instruments) divided by the market price of the Company stock as of that date.
( 4 )The options vested in three annual installments on February 19, 2005, February 19, 2006 and February 19, 2007.

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