SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-15-012282

ALERE INC. · ALR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Global Pres., Toxicology

Period of report

Aug 14, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Aug 18, 2015 · 4:50 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001145460

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Aug 14, 2015	M	8,960	$44.64	A	15,182	D
Common Stock^F1	Aug 14, 2015	M	22,500	$26.06	A	37,682	D
Common Stock^F1,F5	Aug 14, 2015	S	31,460	$54.60	D	6,222	D
Common Stock^F7,F6	holding	—	—		—	565	I	See Footnote

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1,F4,F2	$44.64	Aug 14, 2015	M	8,960	D	—	Feb 12, 2018	Common Stock	8,960	16,040	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1,F4,F3	$26.06	Aug 14, 2015	M	22,500	D	—	Oct 31, 2021	Common Stock	22,500	7,500	D

F1Represents same day exercise and sale of stock options.
F2Option vested in four equal annual installments on 2/12/09, 2/12/10, 2/12/11 and 2/12/12.
F3Option will vest in four equal annual installments on 10/31/12, 10/31/13, 10/31/14 and 10/31/15.
F4The derivative security does not have a price.
F5The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in approximately 310 separate transactions at prices ranging from $54.45 to $54.88, inclusive. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer or any stockholder of the issuer, upon request, the full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was affected.
F6These securities are owned by the reporting person's spouse.
F7The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16.