Michael E. Prevoznik - May 17, 2022 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 17, 2022
Transactions value $
-$7,082,991
Form type
4
Date filed
5/19/2022, 04:40 PM
Previous filing
Mar 9, 2022
Next filing
Feb 27, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction DGX Common Stock Options Exercise $3.37M +50.6K +129.01% $66.51 89.8K May 17, 2022 Direct
transaction DGX Common Stock Sale -$7.08M -50.6K -56.33% $139.97 39.2K May 17, 2022 Direct F1
holding DGX Common Stock 5.33K May 17, 2022 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 -$3.37M -50.6K -100% $66.51 0 May 17, 2022 Common Stock 50.6K $66.51 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $139.56 to $140.51. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
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 equal annual installments beginning with the first on February 25, 2017, the second on February 25, 2018 and the final on February 25, 2019.