OraSure Tech--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): June 21, 2004

 


 

ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)

 


 

DELAWARE   001-16537   36-4370966

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (Commission file number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

220 East First Street

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-1360

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(610) 882-1820

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 



Item 5 – Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on June 21, 2004, announcing that it has received a worldwide, non-exclusive sublicense from Bio-Rad Laboratories under certain patents relating to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Type 2, or HIV-2. The information contained in the press release dated June 21, 2004 is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The Company issued a press release on June 23, 2004, announcing that Douglas A. Michels has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2.

 

The Company issued a press release on June 23, 2004, announcing that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test for use in detecting antibodies to HIV-2 in oral fluid samples. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description


99.1   Press Release dated June 21, 2004, announcing that OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has received a worldwide, non-exclusive sublicense from Bio-Rad Laboratories under certain patents relating to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Type 2, or HIV-2.
99.2   Press Release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that Douglas A. Michels has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.
99.3   Press Release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that the Company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test for use in detecting antibodies to HIV-2 in oral fluid samples.


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 24, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ Jack E. Jerrett


       

Jack E. Jerrett

       

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99.1   Press Release dated June 21, 2004, announcing that OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has received a worldwide, non-exclusive sublicense from Bio-Rad Laboratories under certain patents relating to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Type 2, or HIV-2.
99.2   Press Release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that Douglas A. Michels has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.
99.3   Press Release dated June 23, 2004, announcing that the Company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test for use in detecting antibodies to HIV-2 in oral fluid samples.