INVACARE CORPORATION (NYSE:IVC) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 9, 2018, Invacare Corporation (the “Company”) mailed a letter from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer to the Company’s shareholders, as part of the Company’s 2017 annual report to shareholders. A copy of the letter to shareholders is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The letter to shareholders contains contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that describe future outcomes or expectations that are usually identified by words such as “will,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “continue,” “forecast,” “believe,” and “anticipate” and include, for example, any statement made regarding the company's future results. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including regulatory proceedings or the company's failure to comply with regulatory requirements or receive regulatory clearance or approval for the company's products or operations; adverse effects of regulatory or governmental inspections of company facilities at any time and governmental warning letters or enforcement actions; circumstances or developments that may make the company unable to implement or realize the anticipated benefits, or that may increase the costs, of its current business initiatives; possible adverse effects on the company’s liquidity that may result from delays in the implementation or realization of benefits from its current business initiatives; exchange rate fluctuations; and those other risks and uncertainties expressed in the cautionary statements and risk factors in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company may not be able to predict and may have little or no control over many factors or events that may influence its future results and, except as required by law, shall have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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99.1 |
Letter from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer to the shareholders of Invacare Corporation, mailed on April 9, 2018. |
INVACARE CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 a2018letter.htm 2018 LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS Exhibit Exhibit 99.1 March 20,…To view the full exhibit click here
About INVACARE CORPORATION (NYSE:IVC)
Invacare Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor for medical equipment used in non-acute care settings. The Company’s geographical segments are Europe; North America, which includes North America/Home Medical Equipment (North America/HME) and Institutional Products Group (IPG) segments, and Asia/Pacific. The Company manufactures and distributes three product categories: mobility and seating, lifestyle and respiratory therapy. It provides medical device solutions for congenital (cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and spina bifida), acquired (stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, post-acute recovery and pressure ulcers) and degenerative (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), elderly and bariatric) ailments. The Company sells its products to home medical equipment providers with retail and e-commerce channels, residential living operators, distributors and government health services.
