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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):
May 20, 2021

INVACARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio001-1510395-2680965
(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)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par valueIVCNew York Stock Exchange
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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.
On May 20, 2021, Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), where the Company’s shareholders approved Amendment No. 3 (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Invacare Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2018 Equity Plan”), which increased the number of Company common shares authorized and reserved for issuance under the 2018 Equity Plan by 2,500,000 shares. The material terms of the Plan Amendment and the 2018 Equity Plan are summarized in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2021.
The description of the Plan Amendment as contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 20, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting, at which the Company’s shareholders acted on proposals to: (1) elect ten directors to a one-year term that will expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2022; (2) approve and adopt Amendment No. 3 to the Invacare Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan; (3) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2021 fiscal year; and (4) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Each of the following nominees was elected to the board of directors for a one-year term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 with respective votes as follows:
Nominees
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Susan H. Alexander27,812,338 222,372 4,304,723 
Julie A. Beck27,730,221 304,489 4,304,723 
Petra Danielsohn-Weil, PhD27,675,528 359,182 4,304,723 
Stephanie L. Fehr27,777,052 257,658 4,304,723 
Diana S. Ferguson27,253,284 781,426 4,304,723 
Marc M. Gibeley27,675,833 358,877 4,304,723 
C. Martin Harris, M.D.21,359,860 6,674,850 4,304,723 
Matthew E. Monaghan27,714,697 320,013 4,304,723 
Clifford D. Nastas27,750,243 284,467 4,304,723 
Baiju R. Shah22,894,300 5,140,410 4,304,723 
The proposal to approve and adopt Amendment No. 3 to the Invacare Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan was approved with 26,171,203 votes for, 1,772,053 votes against, 91,454 votes abstained and 4,304,723 broker non-votes.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2021 fiscal year was approved with 31,996,394 votes for, 328,180 votes against and 14,859 votes abstained. There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was not approved with 9,581,811 votes for, 17,445,938 votes against, 1,006,961 votes abstained and 4,304,723 broker non-votes.


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
Amendment No. 3 to Invacare Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



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.

INVACARE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: May 21, 2021By:/s/ Anthony C. LaPlaca
Name:Anthony C. LaPlaca
Title:Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary




Exhibit Index

Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
Amendment No. 3 to Invacare Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).