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34
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DGX.” As of February 1,
2013, we had approximately 4,000 record holders of our common stock; we believe that the number of beneficial holders of our
common stock exceeds the number of record holders. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low
sales price per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Consolidated Tape and dividend information.
Common Stock
Market Price Dividends
Declared
High Low
2011
First Quarter $ 59.11 $ 52.65 $ 0.10
Second Quarter 61.21 55.27 0.10
Third Quarter 60.80 45.77 0.10
Fourth Quarter 59.44 45.13 0.17
2012
First Quarter $ 61.49 $ 55.37 $ 0.17
Second Quarter 62.32 53.25 0.17
Third Quarter 63.98 56.84 0.17
Fourth Quarter 64.87 55.98 0.30
The common stock dividend paid in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $0.17 per common share. In November 2012, the
Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable in January 2013.
We expect to fund future dividend payments with cash flows from operations, and do not expect the dividend to have a
material impact on our ability to finance future growth. We currently expect that comparable cash dividends will continue to be
paid in the future and we believe that the dividend can grow over time.