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) September 28, 2006
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Invacare Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 0-12938 95-2680965
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer Identification)
incorporation or organization) File Number No)
One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio 44036
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (440) 329-6000
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if change since last
report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 28, 2006, Invacare Corporation entered into an amendment (the
"Amendment #1") to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30,
2005, the Agreement by and among Invacare Receivables Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation, as initial Servicer, the
entities listed on Schedule A to the Agreement, Park Avenue Receivables Company,
LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent for the Purchasers hereunder or any
successor agent hereunder. Pursuant to Amendment #1, certain defined terms in
the Agreement were modified, including among other things, the "Liquidity
Termination Date," which was extended to November 30, 2006. The above
description of the terms of Amendement #1 is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of Amendment #1, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1
Amendment #1, dated as of September 28, 2006, to the Receivables
Purchase Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005, by and among
Invacare Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
Invacare Corporation, an Ohio corporation, as initial Servicer,
the entities listed on Schedule A to the Agreement, Park Avenue
Receivables Company, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent
for the Purchasers hereunder or any successor agent.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
INVACARE CORPORATION
By:/s/ Gregory C. Thompson
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Gregory C. Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 28, 2006