LaPlaca Anthony Form 4 INVACARE / Anthony LaPlaca 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^*

LaPlaca Anthony

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE INVACARE WAY

(Street)

ELYRIA OH 44035

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INVACARE CORP [ IVC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. VP and General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2019

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 Shares	02/20/2019		A		10,269(1)	A	$0.00	54,654	D
Common Shares	02/20/2019		F		3,501(2)	D	$9.96	51,153	D

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)	(3)							(4)	(4)	Common Shares	66,700		66,700(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents common shares vested under performance-based share awards granted under the Issuer's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan.

2. The surrender of these shares is for tax withholding purposes in conjunction with the vesting of performance-based shares.

3. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.

4. The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 66,700 Common Shares (with tandem tax withholding rights) under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan, granted in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. All options were granted between August 19, 2009 and March 18, 2013, at exercise prices between $13.37 to $25.24 per share, will expire between August 19, 2019 and March 18, 2023, and became exercisable between September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ Anthony C. LaPlaca, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated December 30, 2008, on file with the Commission	02/22/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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