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): June 1, 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) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 610-882-1820
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 1, 2005, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the Company) entered into an exclusive agreement (the Agreement) with SSL International plc (SSL), under which the Company will manufacture and supply, and SSL will distribute, the Companys cryosurgical wart removal product in the over-the-counter (OTC) footcare market in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The product will be manufactured and sold under SSL Internationals Scholl and Dr. Scholl trademarks, and is expected to be made initially available for retail purchase in pharmacies and retail outlets in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy in the fall of 2005 and in other countries outside the Americas (i.e., North America, South America and Central America) beginning in early 2006. SSL holds rights to the Scholl and Dr. Scholl tradenames in all countries outside the Americas.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD
Primarily as a result of the new Agreement with SSL, as described above, the Company now anticipates revenues for the full year 2005 to reach $70.0 million and net income for the year to be approximately $0.12 to $0.14 per share.
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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 2, 2005 | By: | /s/ Jack E. Jerrett | |||||
Jack E. Jerrett | ||||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |