Edgar Filing: ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC

ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: November 21, 2017

/s/ Jack E. Jerrett

Jack E. Jerrett

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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 21, 2017

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

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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its subsidiary, DNAG Genotek, Inc. (“DNAG”), a leading provider of sample collection kits and end-to-end services for human genomics, microbiome and infectious disease, has entered into a $143 million agreement for the supply of its Oragene^®● Dx devices to a leading consumer genomics customer. The agreement provides for the supply of product over several years with minimum annual purchases by the customer.

Oragene^®● Dx is the first and only FDA 510(k) cleared saliva DNA collection and stabilization device. It is an all-in-one system for easy and reliable collection of high quality samples. The device allows for ambient temperature transportation and storage and provides a liquid sample to enable high throughput automation in a laboratory.

The information in this Item 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 is 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.

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.