Deppe Michael J 4

4 · QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC · Filed Feb 20, 2026

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Updated Feb 20, 2026

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) SVP Michael Deppe Receives RSU Award

What Happened

Michael J. Deppe, SVP, Corporate Controller & CAO of Quest Diagnostics (DGX), was granted restricted stock units (RSUs) totaling 2,054 shares on 2026-02-18 (366 RSUs + 1,688 RSUs reported as derivative). No cash was paid for the awards (grant price $0.00).
To satisfy tax withholding on the vesting, 182 shares were delivered back to the issuer (83 shares at $210.01 = $17,431; 99 shares at $206.99 = $20,492), a total withholding value of $37,923. These withholding dispositions are routine and part of compensation settlement.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Form 4 filed 2026-02-20 (filed within typical 2-business-day window).
Awards: 366 RSUs (A) and 1,688 RSUs (A, derivative) — total 2,054 RSUs granted.
Withholding dispositions: 83 shares @ $210.01 (F) = $17,431; 99 shares @ $206.99 (F) = $20,492; total withheld = $37,923.
Footnotes: F1 = award of restricted stock units; F2 = shares surrendered to issuer solely to cover tax withholding on RSU vesting.
Shares owned after the transaction: not provided in the supplied data.

Context

RSUs are compensation awards (no exercise price); the reported withholding is a cashless surrender to cover taxes and is routine — it does not necessarily imply a market view by the insider.
The "derivative" notation simply indicates underlying shares of the RSU award that will convert to common stock upon vesting.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-18

SVP, Corp. Controller & CAO

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-02-18+366→ 34,742 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]
2026-02-18$210.01/sh−83$17,431→ 34,659 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2][F3]
2026-02-18$206.99/sh−99$20,492→ 34,560 total
Award
Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy)
[F5]
2026-02-18+1,688→ 1,688 total
Exercise: $204.96Exp: 2036-02-18→ Common Stock (1,688 underlying)

Holdings

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Represents an award of restricted stock units.
[F2]Disposition of common stock to the issuer solely to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock units.
[F3]The amount includes exempt purchases made under the Company's stock purchase plan since the date of the last filing on Form 4.
[F4]These underlying shares were acquired on a periodic basis by the trustee of the Company's tax qualified Profit Sharing (401(k)) 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 the Plan (which includes some money market instruments) divided by the market price of the Company's stock as of that date.
[F5]The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first annual anniversary of the grant date.

Signature

Sean D. Mersten, Attorney in Fact for Michael J. Deppe|2026-02-20

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