SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ZWANZIGER RON

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200

(Street)

WALTHAM

02453

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALERE INC. [ ALR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman, CEO & President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/01/2013⁽¹⁾		M		7,576	A	$21.78	12,061	D
Common Stock								2,600⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾
Common Stock								1,806,696	I	See Footnote⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								224,276	I	See Footnote⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								572,625⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock								224,112	I	See Footnote⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock								191,830⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								29,450⁽⁵⁾	I	See Footnote⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								472,193	I	See Footnote⁽¹¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$21.78	11/01/2013⁽¹⁾		M			7,576	12/31/2003	12/31/2013	Common Stock	7,576	⁽²⁾	7,576	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents cash exercise of expiring stock option.

2. This derivative security does not have a price.

3. These securities are owned by the reporting person's spouse.

4. These securities are owned by Zwanziger Family Ventures, an LLC managed by the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse.

5. The reporting person 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.

6. These securities are owned by a private charitable foundation where the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse along with three others serve as directors on the board. The reporting person and his spouse have recused themselves from any discussion or consideration of the charitable foundation's disposition of these securities.

7. These securities are owned by the Zwanziger Family Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's sister is the trustee.

8. These securities are owned by the Zwanziger Family 2004 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person's sister is the trustee.

9. These securities are owned by the Ron Zwanziger 2004 Revocable Trust for which the reporting person is the trustee.

10. These securities are owned by the Zwanziger 2009 Annuity Trust for which the reporting person is a trustee.

11. These securities are owned by the Zwanziger Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust.

	/s/ Jay McNamara, Attorney in Fact	11/05/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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