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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):
October 9, 2018
INVACARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio | 001-15103 | 95-2680965 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
One Invacare Way, Elyria, Ohio 44035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(440) 329-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously indicated in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) on September 19, 2018 (the “Prior Form 8-K”), Dean J. Childers, the Company’s former Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America, separated from the Company effective September 18, 2018.
On October 9, 2018, the Company and Mr. Childers entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Separation Agreement”). The disclosure regarding the severance benefits to which Mr. Childers will be entitled that was included in Item 5.02 of the Prior Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Separation Agreement provides that Mr. Childers will be entitled to executive outplacement services and to continue his health care benefits coverage after separation by enrolling in COBRA coverage, which will be available at discounted rates for the earlier of the first six months following the separation date, or until he obtains other employment.
The foregoing summary of the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits. | |
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
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| Separation Agreement and Release by and between Invacare Corporation and Dean J. Childers. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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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Date: October 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Anthony C. LaPlaca |
| Name: | Anthony C. LaPlaca |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |