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 8, 2018


CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
0-30379
88-0425691
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3661 Horseblock Road, Medford, New York 11763
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (631) 924-1135

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 8, 2018, we issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein, including the exhibit furnished hereto, is intended to be furnished and 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)          Exhibits.

Exhibit
 
Description
 
Press release of Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. dated November 8, 2018

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
     
Dated:  November 8, 2018
 By:
/s/ John J. Sperzel III
   
John J. Sperzel III
   
Chief Executive Officer and President