Quest Diagnostics Announces Early Tender Results of Offer to Purchase Up to $200 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Certain of its Outstan...( MADISON N.J. June 3 /- Quest Diagnost...),Health

MADISON, N.J., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 2, 2009 (the "Early Tender Date"), the following principal amounts of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 and 7.50% Senior Notes due 2011 (collectively, the "Notes") have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase up to $200 million total aggregate principal amount (the "Tender Cap") of the Notes. The terms and conditions of the tender offer are described in the Offer to Purchase dated May 19, 2009 and related Letter of Transmittal.

                           Aggregate
                           Principal     Acceptance    Principal Amount
    CUSIP     Title of      Amount        Priority     Tendered as of
    Number    Security    Outstanding      Level       Early Tender Date

    74834LAK6  5.125%    $400,000,000        1            $173,572,000
               Senior
               Notes
              due 2010

    74834LAE0   7.50%    $275,000,000        2             $48,720,000
               Senior
               Notes
              due 2011

Because the aggregate principal amount of the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Date does not exceed the Tender Cap, the amount of each series of Notes that may be purchased in the tender offer will be determined in accordance with the Tender Cap and the Acceptance Priority Levels based on the principal amount of the Notes tendered as of midnight, New York City time, on June 16, 2009, unless extended. The Notes may be subject to proration, in each case as described in the Offer to Purchase
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