Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): February 28, 2017

QUIDEL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)





Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	0-10961 (Commission File Number)	94-2573850 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		92130 (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100

	Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 February 28, 2017, Jack W. Schuler, 76, informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Quidel Corporation that he will not seek reelection at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that is scheduled to be held on May 16, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”) and will retire from the Board effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Schuler has served on the Board since 2006. The Board acknowledged and thanked Mr. Schuler for his many years of dedicated service on the Board.

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: February 28, 2017