Alere Form 4 ALERE / JOHN F LEVY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

LEVY JOHN F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

51 SAWYER ROAD

SUITE 200

(Street)

WALTHAM MA 02453

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALERE INC. [ ALR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/03/2017		D		172,223	D	(1)	0	I	By trust or limited partnership

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.55	10/03/2017		D			49,156	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	49,156	(2)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.73	10/03/2017		D			56,274	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	56,274	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 30, 2016, as amended on April 13, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), between Alere Inc. (the "Company") and Abbott Laboratories, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the "Effective Time"), each of these shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") was converted into the right to receive $51.00 (the "Merger Consideration").

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding Employee Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, was canceled and converted into the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Employee Stock Option has not been exercised and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Employee Stock Option.

	/s/ Doug Barry, Attorney-in-Fact	10/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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