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): May 19, 2006
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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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On May 19, 2006, the Company appointed Jack Goldstein, Ph.D. as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Goldstein was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. A press release, dated May 22, 2006, announcing Dr. Goldstein’s appointment to the Board, is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99 | Press Release, dated May 22, 2006, announcing the appointment of Jack Goldstein, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors of OraSure Technologies, Inc. |
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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: May 22, 2006 | By: | /s/ Jack E. Jerrett | ||
| Jack E. Jerrett | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99 | Press Release, dated May 22, 2006, announcing the appointment of Jack Goldstein, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors of OraSure Technologies, Inc. |
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