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): November 5, 2014

 

 

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

    

18015-1360

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

(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 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 5, 2014, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 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 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 5, 2014, the Company held a webcast conference call with analysts and investors, during which Douglas A. Michels, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ronald H. Spair, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, discussed the Company’s consolidated financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, provided financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2014 and described certain business developments. A copy of the prepared remarks of Messrs. Michels and Spair is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 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 November 5, 2014, announcing consolidated financial results of OraSure Technologies, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2014.
  99.2    Prepared Remarks of Douglas A. Michels and Ronald H. Spair for OraSure Technologies, Inc. Third Quarter 2014 Analyst/ Investor Conference Call Held November 5, 2014.

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: November 5, 2014     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 November 5, 2014, announcing consolidated financial results of OraSure Technologies, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2014.
99.2    Prepared Remarks of Douglas A. Michels and Ronald H. Spair for OraSure Technologies, Inc. Third Quarter 2014 Analyst/ Investor Conference Call Held November 5, 2014.