Michael E. Prevoznik - May 5, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (DGX)

Signature
/s/ William J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Michael E. Prevoznik
Stock symbol
DGX
Transactions as of
May 5, 2021
Transactions value $
-$6,156,643
Form type
4
Date filed
5/7/2021, 04:32 PM
Next filing
Feb 25, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction DGX Common Stock Options Exercise $3.2M +44.9K +111.92% $71.17 85.1K May 5, 2021 Direct F1
transaction DGX Common Stock Sale -$6.16M -44.9K -52.81% $137.00 40.2K May 5, 2021 Direct F1
holding DGX Common Stock 5.23K May 5, 2021 401(k)/SDCP F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction DGX Non-Qualifed Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise -$3.2M -44.9K -100% $71.17 0 May 5, 2021 Common Stock 44.9K $71.17 Direct F1, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This exercise and sale reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan adopted by the reporting person on November 30, 2020.
F2 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's stock as of that date.
F3 The options vested in three annual installments beginning with the first on February 23, 2016, the second on February 23, 2017 and the final on February 23, 2018.