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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): March 30, 2001
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 1-10492 36-4370966
(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction file Identification
of Incorporation or number) Number)
Organization)
150 WEBSTER STREET
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015
(Address of principal executive offices)
(610) 882-1820
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18,
2000, OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (i) informed its independent
accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PWC"), that they would be dismissed
upon completion of their audit of the Company's financial statements for the
three-month transition period ended December 31, 1999 (the "Transition Period"),
and (ii) retained Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent accountants effective
such date. On March 26, 2001, PWC completed the audit of the Transition Period
and is no longer providing services for the Company.
The report of PWC on the Company's financial statements for the Transition
Period did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During its audit of the Transition Period, (i) there were no disagreements with
PWC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved
to PWC's satisfaction, would have caused PWC to make reference to the subject
matter of such disagreements in their report, and (ii) there were no reportable
events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the Company requested PWC to
furnish it a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating
whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of that letter is filed as
an Exhibit to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
16 Letter from PWC dated March 30, 2001.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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: March 30, 2001 By: /s/Robert D. Thompson
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Robert D. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
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16 Letter from PWC to the Company dated
March 30, 2001.
EXHIBIT 16
March 30, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the
Company) (copy attached), which we understand will be filed with the Commission,
pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report dated
March 30, 2001. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form
8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP