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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): September 24, 2020 (September 24, 2020)

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LUMINEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware000-3010974-2747608
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12212 Technology Blvd.,Austin,Texas78727
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(512)219-8020
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueLMNXThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.





Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 24, 2020 Luminex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a press release reporting that it has received a $5,389,813 award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to conduct product development work and complete a 510(k) filing for Luminex’s expanded NxTAG® Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP), which includes the SARS-CoV-2 virus for high-throughput COVID-19 testing. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
 
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 




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.

LUMINEX CORPORATION
Date: September 24, 2020By:/s/ Harriss T. Currie
 Name:Harriss T. Currie 
 Title:Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance 
(Principal Financial Officer)