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): December 20, 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
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 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 20, 2005, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update regarding an increased level of false positive results recently reported by specific clinical sites from the use of the Company’s OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test with oral fluid. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 20, 2005 | |
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.
| Date: December 20, 2005 |
By: | ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
/S/ JACK E. JERRETT | ||||||
| Jack E. Jerrett | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 20, 2005 | |