SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Group Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/27/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QuidelOrtho Corp [ QDEL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,460,183	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Group Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 190 ELGIN AVENUE (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 190 ELGIN AVENUE (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TC Group VI Cayman, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 190 ELGIN AVENUE (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 190 ELGIN AVENUE (Street) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects ordinary shares held of record by Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P. (the "Carlyle Investor"). The Carlyle Group Inc., a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq, is the sole member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., which is the sole member of TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., which is the general partner of the Carlyle Investor.

2. Voting and investment determinations with respect to the ordinary shares held of record by the Carlyle Investor are made by an investment committee of TC Group VI Cayman, L.P. Accordingly, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by the Carlyle Investor. Each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.

Remarks:

	The Carlyle Group Inc., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	06/06/2022
	Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., By: The Carlyle Group Inc., its sole member, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	06/06/2022
	Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C., By /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	06/06/2022
	CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	06/06/2022
	TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	06/06/2022
	TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner, By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	06/06/2022
	TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person	06/06/2022
	TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., By: TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person	06/06/2022
	Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., By: TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., its general partner, By: TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person	06/06/2022
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