ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a shelf registration statement that we filed with the SEC. By using a shelf registration statement, we may offer and
sell, from time to time over the next three years, in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus.
This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent that any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the
statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement, as appropriate. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, including all documents incorporated herein or
therein by reference, together with additional information described under Where You Can Find More Information.
For further information about
our business and the securities, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits. The exhibits to our registration statement contain the full text of certain contracts and other important documents we have summarized in this
prospectus. Since these summaries may not contain all the information that you may find important in deciding whether to purchase the securities we may offer, you should review the full text of these documents.
You should rely only on the information that we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, any free writing
prospectus or other written communication we may authorize to be delivered to you. We have not provided, and have not authorized anyone else to provide, you with different or additional information. This prospectus, any prospectus supplement, any
free writing prospectus and any other written communication do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they specifically relate, nor does this prospectus,
any prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus or any other written communication constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction.
You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by
reference herein, any prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus or other written communication is accurate as of any date other than the date noted therein or, in the case of documents incorporated by reference, the filing date thereof,
regardless of its time of delivery, and you should not consider any information in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, any prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus or other written communication to be
investment, legal or tax advice. We encourage you to consult your own counsel, accountant and other advisors for legal, tax, business, financial and related advice regarding an investment in our securities.
This prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the registration statement we filed with the SEC. For further information about us or our
securities offered hereby, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described below under the caption Where You Can Find More Information.
We may sell securities through underwriters or dealers, through agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of these methods. We and our agents
reserve the sole right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of securities. The prospectus supplement, which we will provide to you each time we offer securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, agents or
others involved in the sale of securities and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them. See the information described below under the caption Plan of Distribution.
As used in this prospectus, OraSure, Company, we, our and us refer to OraSure Technologies, Inc.
and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless stated otherwise or the context requires otherwise.
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