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Quest Diagnostics said stockholders approved an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation providing for the exculpation of officers as permitted by law at its May 16, 2024 Annual Meeting. The company said the amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 20 and took effect that day.

8-KSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersFiled May 21, 2024Period of report May 16, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 30, 2026

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Quest Diagnostics said stockholders approved an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation providing for the exculpation of officers as permitted by law at its May 16, 2024 Annual Meeting. The company said the amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 20 and took effect that day.
The company reported that the officer exculpation charter amendment was approved with 80,216,919 votes for, 13,027,654 against, 236,368 abstentions and 8,728,347 broker non-votes.
The company said 9 director nominees were elected to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. It said the advisory vote on executive officer compensation passed with 82,487,007 votes for and 10,576,934 against, and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers was approved with 96,485,024 votes for and 5,573,129 against.
The company reported that a stockholder proposal on managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning was not approved, with 39,135,751 votes for, 53,734,621 against and 610,567 abstentions.

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Officer Exculpation Amendment Approved and Effective

Quest Diagnostics said stockholders approved an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation providing for the exculpation of officers as permitted by law at its May 16, 2024 Annual Meeting. The company said the amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 20 and took effect that day.

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Vote Results on Officer Exculpation Amendment

The company reported that the officer exculpation charter amendment was approved with 80,216,919 votes for, 13,027,654 against, 236,368 abstentions and 8,728,347 broker non-votes.

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Director Election and Compensation, Auditor Votes

The company said 9 director nominees were elected to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. It said the advisory vote on executive officer compensation passed with 82,487,007 votes for and 10,576,934 against, and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers was approved with 96,485,024 votes for and 5,573,129 against.

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Climate Risk Stockholder Proposal Not Approved

The company reported that a stockholder proposal on managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning was not approved, with 39,135,751 votes for, 53,734,621 against and 610,567 abstentions.

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