Alere Form 4 ALERE / Sanjay Malkani 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Malkani Sanjay

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Global Pres., Toxicology

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2015

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	08/14/2015(1)		M		8,960	A	$44.64	15,182	D
Common Stock	08/14/2015(1)		M		22,500	A	$26.06	37,682	D
Common Stock	08/14/2015(1)		S		31,460	D	$54.6(5)	6,222	D
Common Stock								565(7)	I	See Footnote(6)

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)	$44.64	08/14/2015(1)		M			8,960	(2)	02/12/2018	Common Stock	8,960	(4)	16,040	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.06	08/14/2015(1)		M			22,500	(3)	10/31/2021	Common Stock	22,500	(4)	7,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents same day exercise and sale of stock options.

2. Option vested in four equal annual installments on 2/12/09, 2/12/10, 2/12/11 and 2/12/12.

3. Option will vest in four equal annual installments on 10/31/12, 10/31/13, 10/31/14 and 10/31/15.

4. The derivative security does not have a price.

5. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in approximately 310 separate transactions at prices ranging from $54.45 to $54.88, inclusive. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer or any stockholder of the issuer, upon request, the full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was affected.

6. These securities are owned by the reporting person's spouse.

7. The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16.

	/s/ Ellen Chiniara, Attorney-in-Fact	08/18/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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