Sec Form 4 Filing - LaPorte Dale C @ INVACARE CORP - 2016-11-16

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 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 LaPorte Dale C 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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/16/2016 (Street) ELYRIA, OH44035 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 11/16/2016 S( 1 ) 375 D $ 11.9 35,322 ( 2 ) D Common Shares 20,000 I By Trust ( 3 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (Right to Buy) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Shares 7,858 7,858 ( 5 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LaPorte Dale C ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH44035 X Signatures /s/ Dale C. LaPorte, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated February 11, 2005, on file with the Commission 11/18/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person for the purpose of covering tax obligations arising in connection with the vesting of restricted shares. ( 2 )Includes an aggregate of 9,932 restricted stock units issued pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. ( 3 )Owned by the Reporting Person's Rollover IRA. ( 4 )No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5. ( 5 )The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 7,858 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 on February 12, 2009, at an exercise price of $19.09 per share, will expire on February 12, 2019, and became exercisable between March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2013.

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