Simmons Wayne R. 4

4 · QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC · Filed Feb 17, 2011

Form 4

Period: 2011-02-15

Vice President, Operations

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
2011-02-15+9,194→ 59,112 total
Award
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
2011-02-15+28,500→ 28,500 total
Exercise: $56.82Exp: 2021-02-15→ Common Stock (28,500 underlying)
Award
Common Stock
2011-02-15+13,343→ 54,697 total
Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
2011-02-15$56.82/sh−4,851$275,634→ 49,846 total

Holdings

Footnotes (7)

[F1]The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the grant date.
[F2]Stock issued by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in settlement of a performance share award dated March 4, 2008, approved in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3(d).
[F3]Disposition of common stock to the issuer solely to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the settlement of said performance share award.
[F4]Represents an award of restricted share units granted on February 15, 2011.
[F5]The amount includes exempt purchases made under the Company's stock purchase plan.
[F6]The amount includes approximately 72 shares acquired via dividend reinvestment during 2010 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan, sponsored by a broker-dealer, that essentially mirrors a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the registrant.
[F7]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 obtained from the plan administrator as of a current date. The number of shares is based on the account balance of the Company stock fund under each Plan (which includes some money market instruments) divided by the market price of the Company stock as of that date.

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