SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): October 25, 2004
Commission file number 1-12215
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
One Malcolm Avenue
Teterboro, NJ 07608
(201) 393-5000
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
16-1387862
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results
of Operations and Financial Condition." On October 25, 2004, Quest Diagnostics
Incorporated issued a press release announcing, among other things, its results
for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. 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
c. Exhibit
99.1 Press release of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated dated October 25,
2004 announcing, among other things, its results for the quarter
and nine months ended September 30, 2004.
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.
October 25, 2004
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/Robert A. Hagemann
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Robert A. Hagemann
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer