Edgar Filing: INVACARE CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MIXON AARON MALACHI III

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

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE INVACARE WAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2013

(Street)

ELYRIA, OH 44035

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares								342,546	D
Common Shares	04/30/2013		P		4,300	A	$ 13.2164 ⁽¹⁾	89,744	I	By Spouse ⁽²⁾
Common Shares								69,446	I	By GRAT ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Shares								12,289	I	By GRAT ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Shares								12,288	I	By GRAT ⁽⁵⁾
Common Shares								46,322	I	By GRAT ⁽⁶⁾
Common Shares								46,322	I	By GRAT ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Common Shares								18,900.69	I	By Invacare Retirement Savings Plan ⁽⁸⁾
Class B Common Shares								2,003	D
Class B Common Shares								330,907	I	By GRAT ⁽⁹⁾
Class B Common Shares								261,461	I	By GRAT ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Class B Common Shares								26,536	I	By GRAT ⁽¹⁰⁾
Class B Common Shares								83,005	I	By GRAT ⁽²⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

⁽¹²⁾

⁽¹³⁾

Common Shares

1,092,200

1,092,200 ⁽¹³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MIXON AARON MALACHI III ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH 44035	X		Chairman

Signatures

/s/ A. Malachi Mixon, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated February 12, 2009, on file with the Commission.		05/01/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Price reported constitutes the weighted average price of shares purchased. Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.14 - $13.26. The reporting person hereby undertakes upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(2)	The reporting person 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 purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(4)	Owned by the Trustee for the 1997 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(5)	Owned by the Trustee for the 1997 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(6)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(7)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(8)	Owned by the Trustee for the Invacare Retirement Savings Plan. The information given is based on a Plan Statement of December 31, 2012, the most recent information reasonably available.
(9)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(10)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2011 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(11)	Owned by the Trustee for the 2011 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(12)	No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.
(13)	The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 1,092,200 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 20, 2003 and March 18, 2013, at exercise prices between $13.37 to $44.30 per share, will expire between August 20, 2013 and March 18, 2023 and became or will become exercisable between September 30, 2004 and March 31, 2017.

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