Form 8-K

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, 2007

 


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 1.01 – Entry Into a Material Agreement.

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and SSL International plc (“SSL”) are parties to a Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, as amended (the “Original Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company supplies to SSL, and SSL distributes in certain foreign countries, an over-the-counter product for the cryosurgical removal of common and plantar warts (the “Product”).

On December 20, 2007, the Company and SSL entered into Amendment No. 2 to Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2007 (the “Amendment”). The purpose of the Amendment was to amend the Original Distribution Agreement to, among other things, (i) adjust Product pricing and establish purchase minimums for 2008, (ii) provide for the reimbursement by the Company of a portion of SSL’s advertising and promotional expenses for the Product during 2008, (iii) revise the Product specifications, and (iv) establish a process for modifying and extending the term of the Original Distribution Agreement for years beyond 2008.


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 21, 2007   By:  

/s/ Jack E. Jerrett

    Jack E. Jerrett
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary