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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
| 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 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) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Stock Options (Right to Buy) | $ 47.49 | 11/11/2013 | M(1) | 24,239 | (6) | 03/04/2015 | Common Stock | 24,239 | $ 0 | 30,761 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED 3 GIRALDA FARMS MADISON, NJ 07940 |
SVP & General Counsel | |||
| /s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Michael E. Prevoznik | 11/13/2013 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan adopted by the reporting person on May 17, 2013. |
| (2) | This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $64.00 to $64.08. 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. |
| (3) | The amount includes approximately 55 shares acquired via dividend reinvestment since the date of the last filing on Form 4 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan, sponsored by a broker-dealer, that essentially mirrors a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the registrant. |
| (4) | The amount includes exempt purchases made under the Company's stock purchase plan since the date of the last filing on Form 4. |
| (5) | These underlying shares were acquired on a periodic basis by the trustee of the Company's tax qualified Profit Sharing (401(k) and/or Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan. The information was obtain from the plan administrator as of a recent 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's stock as of that date. |
| (6) | The options vested in three annual installments on beginning with the first on March 4, 2009, the second on March 4, 2010 and the final on March 4, 2011. |