Sec Form 4 Filing - Powers Gregg J @ ALERE INC. - 2017-10-03

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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 Powers Gregg J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALERE INC. [ ALR] 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) 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/03/2017 (Street) WALTHAM, MA02453 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 Stock 10/03/2017 D 46,000 D 0 D Common Stock 10/03/2017 D 5,530 D 0 I See footnote ( 3 ) ( 4 )

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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 33.73 10/03/2017 D 39,820 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 39,820 ( 2 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Powers Gregg J 51 SAWYER ROAD SUITE 200 WALTHAM, MA02453 X Signatures /s/ Doug Barry, Attorney-in-Fact 10/03/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 30, 2016, as amended on April 13, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), between Alere Inc. (the "Company") and Abbott Laboratories, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the "Effective Time"), each of these shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") was converted into the right to receive $51.00 (the "Merger Consideration"). ( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding Employee Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, was canceled and converted into the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Employee Stock Option has not been exercised and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Employee Stock Option. ( 3 )The shares listed above as being indirectly owned by Mr. Powers are held by Pelican Bay Holdings, the general partner of Private Capital Management, LLC ("PCM"), a registered investment adviser. Mr. Powers serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PCM. Mr. Powers is also the sole owner, indirectly, of Pelican Bay Holdings. In addition to the shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock listed above, Mr. Powers exercises investment control over (i)552,995 shares of common stock owned by clients of PCM, (ii)183,675 shares of common stock owned through pooled investment vehicles for which PCM serves as investment advisor, (iii)1,675 shares of common stock owned in a PCM proprietary account, ( 4 )(iv)1,001 shares of convertible preferred stock owned by clients of PCM, and (v)3,257 shares of convertible preferred stock owned through a pooled investment vehicle for which PCM serves as investment advisor. Mr. Powers disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

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