QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC — Regulatory Filings 2011

Feb 18, 2011

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 ) : February 16, 2011 ____

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	07940
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

Effective February 16, 2011, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) amended Section 1.05 of its Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”), by adding paragraphs (b) and (c) to such section, to specify the stockholder votes required pursuant to Sections 14A(a)(1) and 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

This summary is qualified by the entirety of the By-Laws that are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

d.	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, as amended effective February 16, 2011

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.

	February 18, 2011
	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
	William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
	Assistant General Counsel and Secretary