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): February 24, 2012
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 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and Comerica Bank (“Comerica”) are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2002, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Comerica has provided the Company with certain credit facilities, including a $10.0 million advance to fund the expansion of certain Company facilities (the “Expansion Advance”), which had a maturity date of February 27, 2012. A Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2012, was executed by the Company and Comerica (the “Ninth Amendment”) in order to extend the maturity date of the Expansion Advance to May 27, 2012. A copy of the Ninth Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10 | Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2012, between OraSure Technologies, Inc. and Comerica Bank. | |
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: February 27, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jack E. Jerrett | ||
| Jack E. Jerrett | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10 | Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2012, between OraSure Technologies, Inc. and Comerica Bank. | |