Attached files
| file | filename |
|---|---|
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - INVACARE CORP | d267396dex991.htm |
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) December 8, 2011
INVACARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 001-15103 | 95-2680965 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio | 44036 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
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):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 8, 2011, Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that the Company negotiate and agree to a consent decree of injunction relating to previously disclosed inspectional observations at the Company’s corporate facility and its wheelchair manufacturing facility in Elyria, Ohio. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 8, 2011. | |
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.
| Invacare Corporation | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: December 8, 2011 | /s/ Robert K. Gudbranson | |||
| Robert K. Gudbranson | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 8, 2011. | |