Ledda Ralf Form 5 INVACARE / Ralf Ledda ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

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

ANNUAL 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).

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ledda Ralf

(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)
Sen VP/GM-EUR,Mid East&Africa

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2016

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares							25,200(1)	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)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)						(3)	(3)	Common Shares	14,500		14,500(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 24,800 restricted stock units issued pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. 1,000 of these restricted stock units vest in full on May 15, 2017 after a three-year "cliff" vesting period; 800 of these restricted stock units vest in 1/2 increments on May 15, 2017 and May 15, 2018; 3,000 of these restricted stock units vest in 1/3 annual increments over three years commencing on May 15, 2017; and 20,000 of these restricted stock units vest in full on November 15, 2019 after a three-year "cliff" vesting period.

2. No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3.

3. The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 14,500 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 22, 2007 and March 18, 2013, at exercise prices between $13.37 to $25.79 per share, will expire between August 22, 2017 and March 18, 2023, and became or will become exercisable between September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ralf Ledda, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated November 10, 2016, on file with the Commission	02/13/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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