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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): May 21, 2021
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-1221516-1387862
(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ07094
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(973)520-2700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueDGXNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)           The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was held on May 21, 2021.

(b)           The following nominees for the office of director were elected for terms expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, by the following votes:
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
Vicky B. Gregg105,749,5731,828,817212,7559,776,653
Wright L. Lassiter, III107,075,790436,712278,6409,776,656
Timothy L. Main106,383,5571,152,914254,6749,776,653
Denise M. Morrison106,629,659907,829253,6559,776,655
Gary M. Pfeiffer100,574,9776,951,304264,8649,776,653
Timothy M. Ring90,815,54216,711,045264,5599,776,652
Stephen H. Rusckowski97,738,8058,831,2411,221,0969,776,656
Helen I. Torley106,714,866827,225249,0549,776,653
Gail R. Wilensky101,387,0036,196,272207,8699,776,654

The advisory resolution to approve the executive officer compensation disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement was approved by the following votes:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
97,167,52210,261,286362,3309,776,660

The ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved by the following votes:

ForAgainstAbstain
111,675,6885,604,656287,454


The stockholder proposal regarding the right to act by written consent was approved by the following votes:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
54,656,21052,553,673581,2559,776,660
    




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.

May 25, 2021

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By:/s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary