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 31, 2008 (July 31,
2008)
CHEMBIO
DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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0-30379
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88-0425691
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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3661
Horseblock Road
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Medford,
NY 11763
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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631-924-1135
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number)
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N/A
(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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
7.01. REGULATION
FD DISCLOSURE.
On July
31, 2008, the Company issued a press release entitled “Chembio to Host
Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results.” A copy of the
press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not
be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The
information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K also shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the
Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: July
31,
2008 Chembio
Diagnostics, Inc.
By: /s/ Lawrence A.
Siebert
Lawrence
A. Siebert
Chief
Executive Officer