Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In connection with Quidel Corporation's participation at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, the company is providing preliminary unaudited revenue results for its fourth quarter of 2019. Based on preliminary financial information, Quidel expects revenues in the fourth quarter of 2019 to be between $151 million and $152 million.

These preliminary results are based on management's initial analysis of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The company expects to issue full financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 in February.

The Company issued a press release announcing its preliminary revenue results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 on January 9, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

Forward Looking Statements: The financial information set forth in this Form 8-K reflects the company's current preliminary revenue estimates, is subject to the completion of its audit process, and is subject to change. The company's full fourth quarter and year 2019 results could differ materially from the preliminary estimates provided in this Form 8-K. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date of this Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision or update of the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. As referenced above, in connection with the company's participation at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held on January 15, 2020, the company is reporting over 6,000 worldwide Sofia instrument placements at customer sites in 2019.




Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                 (d)  Exhibits.
                 The following exhibit is furnished with this current report on Form
                 8-K:

Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit

99.1               Press release, dated January 9, 2020
                 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
104              embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

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