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 23, 2007

QUIDEL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

 

0-10961

 

94-2573850

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

10165 McKellar Court

 

 

San Diego, California

 

92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

(858) 552-1100

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02

 

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On August 23, 2007, Douglas S. Harrington, M.D. notified Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) of his resignation as a member of the Company’s board of directors, effective August 23, 2007.  At the time of providing notice of his resignation from the Company’s board of directors, Dr. Harrington confirmed that his resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company as to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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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:  August 28, 2007

 

QUIDEL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert J. Bujarski

 

 

Name:

Robert J. Bujarski

 

Its:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

 

 

Corporate Secretary

 

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