ALERE INC. (NYSE:ALR) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On June 5, 2017, Alere Inc. (the Company or Alere) issued a press
release announcing the financial results forboththe fiscal
quarter and fiscal year ended December31, 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
Section18 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.
| Item9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished
herewith this Current Report on Form 8-K.
99.1 Press Release
dated June 5, 2017
About ALERE INC. (NYSE:ALR)
Alere Inc. is a provider of health information through diagnostic tests. The Company’s segments include professional diagnostics, consumer diagnostics, and corporate and other. The professional diagnostics segment includes an array of diagnostic test products and other in vitro diagnostic tests marketed to medical professionals and laboratories for detection of diseases and conditions within its areas of focus. The consumer diagnostics segment consists primarily of manufacturing operations related to its role as the exclusive manufacturer of products for SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics (SPD), its joint venture with The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). The Company’s professional diagnostic solutions allow patients and their healthcare providers to work together to manage patients’ conditions over the continuum of care, from the hospital to home. The Company offers lines of drugs-of-abuse tests, reagent systems and laboratory testing options.
