Form 8-K

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): December 22, 2004

 


 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On December 22, 2004, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (i) announcing that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will purchase approximately $2.3 million of the Company’s OraQuick®ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Tests, and (ii) updating the Company’s financial guidance for 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number


 

Description


99   Press Release dated December 22, 2004, (i) announcing that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will purchase approximately $2.3 million of the Company’s OraQuick® ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Tests, and (ii) updating the Company’s financial guidance for 2005.

 

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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: December 22, 2004   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 December 22, 2004, (i) announcing that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will purchase approximately $2.3 million of the Company’s OraQuick® ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Tests, and (ii) updating the Company’s financial guidance for 2005.

 

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