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): July 30, 2003
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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10165 McKellar Court |
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San Diego, California |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100 |
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Not Applicable |
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated July 30, 2003, reporting Quidel Corporation’s financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2003. |
On July 30, 2003, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release reporting the financial results of the Company for its second fiscal quarter of 2003. A copy of the news release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 30, 2003
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QUIDEL CORPORATION |
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/s/ Paul E. Landers |
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Paul E. Landers |
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Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press release, dated July 30, 2003, reporting Quidel Corporation’s financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2003.
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