0001325312-19-000002.txt : 20190208 0001325312-19-000002.hdr.sgml : 20190208 20190208113415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001325312-19-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190208 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001092662 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 880425691 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-61925 FILM NUMBER: 19578624 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3661 HORSEBLOCK ROAD CITY: MEDFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 11763 BUSINESS PHONE: (631) 924-1135 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3661 HORSEBLOCK ROAD CITY: MEDFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 11763 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Chembio Diagnostics Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040607 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRADING SOLUTIONS COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990805 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cortina Asset Management, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001325312 IRS NUMBER: 562450074 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 825 N. JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 400 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 414-225-7365 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 825 N. JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 400 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 SC 13G/A 1 cemi.txt CEMI EXIT FILING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) Chembio Diagnostics Inc ------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 163572209 ------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 163572209 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Cortina Asset Management, LLC 56-2450074 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Wisconsin --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER: 486,450 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------ SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER: None BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 840,601 REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: None --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 840,601 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.89 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER Chembio Diagnostics Inc (b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 3661 Horseblock Road Medford, NY 11763 Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSONS FILING Cortina Asset Management, LLC (b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE 825 N Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (c) CITIZENSHIP Cortina is a Wisconsin limited liability company (d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Common Stock (e) CUSIP NUMBER 163572209 Item 3. Type of Person: (e) Cortina is registered under section 203 of Investment Advisors Act of 1940 Item 4. OWNERSHIP Ownership (as December 31, 2018): (a) Amount owned beneficially within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 840,601 (b) Percent of class: 4.89 (based on 17,187,000 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018.) (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 486,450 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 840,601 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of None Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS Not Applicable Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON Not Applicable Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON Not Applicable Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICAITON OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Not Applicable Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP Not Applicable Item 10. CERTIFICATION By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 7, 2019 ------------------------------------- Date /s/LORI K. HOCH ------------------------------------- Signature Lori K. Hoch Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer ------------------------------------- Name/Title