SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ZIEGLER JOHN B

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
3 GIRALDA FARMS

(Street)
MADISON NJ 07940

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC [ DGX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2011
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 10/28/2011 M 998 A $52.69 19,677 D
Common Stock 10/28/2011 M 10,000 A $53.2675 29,677 D
Common Stock 10/28/2011 M 926 A $52.91 30,603 D
Common Stock 10/28/2011 M 1,073 A $50.655 31,676 D
Common Stock 10/28/2011 S 12,997 D $57.2825(2) 18,679 D
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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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) $52.69 10/28/2011 M 998 04/01/2005 04/01/2012 Common Stock 998 $0 0 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $53.2675 10/28/2011 M 10,000 (1) 05/10/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $0 0 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $52.91 10/28/2011 M 926 07/01/2005 07/01/2012 Common Stock 926 $0 0 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $50.655 10/28/2011 M 1,073 10/01/2005 10/01/2012 Common Stock 1,073 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The options vested in three installments beginning with the first on May 10, 2006, the second on May 10, 2007 and the final on May 10, 2008.
2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $57.26 to $57.35. 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.
/s/William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr., Attorney in Fact for John B. Ziegler 11/01/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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