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) February 12, 2009
(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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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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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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| Item 5.02. |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective February 12, 2009, the Board of Directors of Invacare Corporation (the “Company”)
elected Dale C. LaPorte as a member of the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the
Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. LaPorte was elected to the class of directors
who will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. He fills the
vacancy that was created as a result of the resignation of General James L. Jones as a member of
the Board of Directors, which was required as a result of his appointment by President Obama to the
position of National Security Adviser (as previously disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by the Company
on January 23, 2009). Mr. LaPorte has been appointed to serve as a member of the Investment
Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. LaPorte, age 67, recently retired as Senior Vice President – Business Development and
General Counsel of the Company on December 31, 2008, after serving in such position for the past
three years. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President – Business Development and General Counsel
of the Company, Mr. LaPorte was a partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP from 1974 to 2005 and
served as chairman of that firm from 2000 to 2004.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. LaPorte and any other person pursuant to
which Mr. LaPorte was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. LaPorte was an executive officer
of the Company during fiscal 2008 and, accordingly, earned a salary and annual bonus, and received
retirement and insurance benefits commensurate with those provided by the Company to its other
executive officers.
On February 19, 2009 the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. LaPorte
to the Board of Directors, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release of Invacare Corporation, dated February 19, 2009. |