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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 24)
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UNILAB CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NEWCO INCORPORATED
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Offeror
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror,
issuer or other person))
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
904763208
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Vice President and Secretary
One Malcolm Avenue
Teterboro, New Jersey 07608
(201) 393-5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copy to:
Stephen T. Giove
Clare O'Brien
Shearman & Sterling
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 848-4000
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
|X| third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer: [ ]
This Amendment No. 24 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule TO (this "Schedule TO") filed by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation ("Quest Diagnostics"), and Quest Diagnostics Newco
Incorporated ("Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quest Diagnostics on May 15, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on June 7,
2002, Amendment No. 2 on June 24, 2002, Amendment No. 3 on July 2, 2002,
Amendment No. 4 on July 11, 2002, Amendment No. 5 on July 17, 2002, Amendment
No. 6 on July 19, 2002, Amendment No. 7 on July 31, 2002, Amendment No. 8 on
August 14, 2002, Amendment No. 9 on August 28, 2002, Amendment No. 10 on
September 12, 2002, Amendment No. 11 on September 20, 2002, Amendment No. 12 on
September 26, 2002, Amendment No. 13 on October 10, 2002, Amendment No. 14 on
October 24, 2002, Amendment No. 15 on November 7, 2002, Amendment No. 16 on
November 21, 2002, Amendment No. 17 on December 2, 2002, Amendment No. 18 on
December 6, 2002, Amendment No. 19 on December 20, 2002, Amendment No. 20 on
January 6, 2003, Amendment No. 21 on January 7, 2003, Amendment No. 22 on
January 17, 2003 and Amendment No. 23 on January 21, 2003. This Schedule TO
relates to the offer by Quest Diagnostics, through Purchaser, to exchange all
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Shares"), of
Unilab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for, at the election
of the holder thereof, (i) 0.3424 of a share of common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Quest Diagnostics ("Quest Diagnostics Shares") or (ii) $19.10 in cash,
without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Prospectus, dated May 15, 2002, as amended on June 7, 2002, June 24, 2002 and
July 11, 2002 (the "Original Prospectus"), as amended and supplemented by
Prospectus Supplement No. 1, dated January 21, 2003 ("Prospectus Supplement No.
1" and together with the Original Prospectus, the "Prospectus"), and in the
related Letter of Election and Transmittal (together, the Prospectus and the
Letter of Election and Transmittal, with any amendments or supplements thereto,
collectively constitute the "Offer").
The information set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Election and Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference in response to
Items 1-11 of this Schedule TO.
Item 11. Additional Information
Quest Diagnostics issued a press release announcing that it had
executed an agreement to sell certain assets in Northern California to
Laboratory Corporation of America and extending the expiration date of the Offer
until Monday, February 10, 2003, and such press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit (a)(26). The information set forth in the press release is incorporated
in its entirety herein by reference.
Item 12. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
(a)(26) Press Release dated February 4, 2003 (incorporated herein by reference
to Quest Diagnostics' Form 425 filed on February 4, 2003).
Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13E-3
Not applicable.
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 4, 2003
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NEWCO
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr.
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Name: Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr.
Title: Vice President and Secretary
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 4, 2003
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr.
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Name: Leo C. Farrenkopf, Jr.
Title: Vice President and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
(a)(26) Press Release dated February 4, 2003 (incorporated herein by
reference to Quest Diagnostics' Form 425 filed on February 4,
2003).
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