Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2017

 

 

OraSure Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-16537		36-4370966
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
220 East First Street Bethlehem, Pennsylvania				18015-1360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-882-1820

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by a check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 1, 2017, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, and providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item and attached Exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The fact that the information and Exhibit are being furnished should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained therein. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Current Report or attached Exhibit.

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 1, 2017, the Company held a webcast conference call with analysts and investors, during which Douglas A. Michels, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ronald H. Spair, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, discussed the Company’s consolidated financial results for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, provided financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017 and described certain business developments. A copy of the prepared remarks of Messrs. Michels and Spair is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item and attached Exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The fact that the information and Exhibit are being furnished should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained therein. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Current Report or attached Exhibit.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated November 1, 2017, announcing consolidated financial results of OraSure Technologies, Inc. for the quarter and nine-month period ended September  30, 2017, and providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017.
99.2		Prepared Remarks of Douglas A. Michels and Ronald H. Spair for OraSure Technologies, Inc. Third Quarter 2017 Analyst/ Investor Conference Call held November 1, 2017.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

				O RA S URE T ECHNOLOGIES , I NC .
Date: November 1, 2017				By:		/s/ Jack E. Jerrett
						Jack E. Jerrett
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary