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): June 25, 2009
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 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 25, 2009, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update on clinical development programs and manufacturing issues recently experienced with respect to the OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report 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 June 25, 2009, providing an update on clinical development programs and manufacturing issues recently experienced with respect to the OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. |
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: June 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ Jack E. Jerrett | ||
| Jack E. Jerrett | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 25, 2009, providing an update on clinical development programs and manufacturing issues recently experienced with respect to the OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. |