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Additionally, the company plans to accelerate our activities in China to make sure that we are one of the lowest
cost manufacturers and distributors to the home care provider.
BACKLOG
The company generally manufactures most of its products to meet near-term demands by shipping from stock
or by building to order based on the specialty nature of certain products. Therefore, the company does not have
substantial backlog of orders of any particular product nor does it believe that backlog is a significant factor for its
business.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2006, the company had approximately 6,000 employees.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES
The company also markets its products for export to other foreign countries. In 2006, the company had product
sales in over 80 countries worldwide. For information relating to net sales, operating income and identifiable assets
of the company’s foreign operations, see Business Segments in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The company files Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on
Form 8-K, and any amendments thereto, as well as proxy statements and other documents with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). The public may read and copy any material that the company files with the SEC at
the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. 20549. The public may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also
maintains a website, www.sec.gov, which contains all reports, proxy statements and other information filed by the
company with the SEC.
Additionally, Invacare’s filings with the SEC are available on or through the company’s website,
www.invacare.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed electronically with, or furnished to,
the SEC. Copies of the company’s filings also can be requested, free of charge, by writing to: Shareholder Relations
Department, Invacare Corporation, One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, OH 44036-2125.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as “will,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,”
“continue,” “forecast”, “believe,” “anticipate” and “seek,” as well as similar comments, are forward-looking in
nature. Actual results and events may differ significantly from those expressed or anticipated as a result of risks and
uncertainties which include, but are not limited to, the following: possible adverse effects of being substantially
leveraged, which could impact our ability to raise capital, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our
industry or expose us to interest rate risks; changes in government and other third-party payor reimbursement levels
and practices; consolidation of health care customers and our competitors; ineffective cost reduction and
restructuring efforts; inability to design, manufacture, distribute and achieve market acceptance of new products
with higher functionality and lower costs; extensive government regulation of our products; lower cost imports;
increased freight costs; failure to comply with regulatory requirements or receive regulatory clearance or approval
for our products or operations in the United States or abroad; potential product recalls; uncollectible accounts
receivable; difficulties in implementing a new Enterprise Resource Planning system; legal actions or regulatory
proceedings and governmental investigations; product liability claims; inadequate patents or other intellectual
property protection; incorrect assumptions concerning demographic trends that impact the market for our
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