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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities.
Invacare’s Common Shares, without par value, trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the
symbol “IVC.” Ownership of the company’s Class B Common Shares (which are not listed on NYSE) cannot be
transferred, except, in general, to family members. Class B Common Shares may be converted into Common
Shares at any time on a share-for-share basis. The number of record holders of the company Common Shares and
Class B Common Shares at February 23, 2010 was 3,310 and 24, respectively. The closing sale price for the
Common Shares on February 22, 2010 as reported by NYSE was $27.84. The prices set forth below do not
include retail markups, markdowns or commissions.
The range of high and low quarterly prices of the Common Shares and dividends in each of the two most
recent fiscal years were as follows:
2009 2008
High Low
Cash Dividends
Declared High Low
Cash Dividends
Declared
Quarter Ended:
December 31 ......................... $26.19 $21.22 $0.0125 $24.67 $15.52 $0.0125
September 30 ........................ 23.55 17.02 0.0125 26.44 19.50 0.0125
June 30 ............................. 17.70 15.06 0.0125 22.38 17.26 0.0125
March 31 ............................ 19.81 14.67 0.0125 25.62 21.49 0.0125
During 2009 and 2008, the Board of Directors also declared annualized dividends of $0.045 per Class B
Common Share. For information regarding limitations on the payment of dividends in the company loan and note
agreements, see Long Term Debt in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
The Common Shares are entitled to receive cash dividends at a rate of at least 110% of cash dividends paid on
the Class B Common Shares.
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