QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC — Regulatory Filings 2010

Apr 21, 2010

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 21, 2010 ____

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.)
Three Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ	07940
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(973) 520-2700 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 21, 2010, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. 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

d.
99.1	Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated April 21, 2010, announcing,
among other things, its results for the quarter ended March 31,
2010.

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, 2010

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Robert A. Hagemann
	Robert A. Hagemann
	Senior Vice President and Chief
	Financial Officer