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): August 17, 2016

 

 

ALERE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-16789		04-3565120
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 647-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 17, 2016, Alere Inc. (the “Company” or “Alere”) issued a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy 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 provided under this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) 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 Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

99.1		Press Release dated August 17, 2016

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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.

 

				ALERE INC.
Date: August 17, 2016				By:		/s/ James Hinrichs
						James Hinrichs
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated August 17, 2016.