FOEM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 19, 2009
INVACARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ohio
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1-15103
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95-2680965 |
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(Commission
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Identification No.) |
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| One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio
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44036 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 329-6000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective January 19, 2009, retired Marine Corps General James L. Jones resigned as a director
of Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) as a result of his appointment as the National Security
Advisor to President Barack Obama. General Jones became a director of the Company in March 2007.
He served most recently as a member of the Company’s Compensation and Management Development
Committee and Governance Committee, and previously served on the Company’s Nominating Committee and
Investment Committee.
A. Malachi Mixon, III, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “It has
been our privilege to have General Jones serve on Invacare’s Board of Directors, and we thank him
for his contributions to the Company. While the Board of Directors will miss having the benefit of
General Jones’ insights, we wish him all the best in his new position as the President’s National
Security Advisor.”
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Invacare Corporation |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: January 23, 2009 |
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/s/ Anthony C. LaPlaca
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Anthony C. LaPlaca |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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