UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 10 – Q/A
 
(Amendment No. 1)
 
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 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
 
OR
□ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from: ______ to ________

000-30379
(Commission File Number)

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
88-0425691
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3661 Horseblock Road
Medford, New York 11763
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(631) 924-1135
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes No □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   No □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 
Large accelerated filer □
Accelerated filer □
 
Non-accelerated filer □
Smaller reporting company
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes □ No

As of May 10, 2016, the Registrant had 9,670,609 shares outstanding of its $.01 par value common stock.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A is filed solely to correct, on the cover page of the Company's Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016, the number of shares outstanding and the date as of which that number was calculated.  No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q in this Amendment No. 1, other than to update the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, on Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively.  This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any other way disclosures made in the original Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2016 and the Company's other filings with the SEC.
 

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

EXHIBITS INDEX
Number
 
Description
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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.

 
   
Chembio Diagnostics, Inc
     
     
     
Date:
June 3, 2016
By: /s/ John J. Sperzel III
 
 
John J. Sperzel III
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
     
 
 
 
Date:
June 3, 2016
By: /s/ Richard J. Larkin
 
 
Richard J. Larkin
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)