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): March 15, 2005
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
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Item 1.01 – Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and Koninklijke Utermöhlen N.V. (“Utermöhlen”) are parties to a Production Agreement, dated June 8, 1998, as amended (the “Production Agreement”), pursuant to which Utermöhlen supplies to the Company its Histofreezer® and Freeze Off™ cryosurgical products. On March 15, 2005, the Company and Utermöhlen entered into Amendment No. 3 to Production Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2005 (the “Amendment”), which extends the term of the Production Agreement with respect to the Histofreezer® products, establishes certain minimum purchase commitments for the Company, adjusts the purchase price of the Freeze Off™ product and provides for certain adjustments to the purchase price of the Histofreezer® products in the event of fluctuations in the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange rate.
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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.
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||
Date: March 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ Jack E. Jerrett | ||
Jack E. Jerrett | ||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||
and Secretary | ||||
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