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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Debregeas Patrice

(Last) (First) (Middle)
79, RUE DE MIROMESNIL

(Street)
PARIS I0 75008

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IVAX DIAGNOSTICS INC [ IVD ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2009
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/17/2009 L 1,300 A $0.51 24,013 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/17/2009 L 500 A $0.52 24,513 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 06/18/2009 L 1,800 A $0.52 26,313 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 14,350,000 I By Debregeas & Associes Pharma SAS(1)
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Patrice Debregeas is the President of, and may be deemed to control, Debregeas & Associes Pharma SAS.
Remarks:
Patrice Debregeas' purchases of shares of the issuer's common stock on June 17 and 18, 2009 qualify as "small acquisitions" under Rule 16a-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and are reported on this Form 4 voluntarily. Patrice Debregeas and Debregeas & Associes Pharma SAS, together with Paul F. Kennedy and Umbria LLC, comprise a "group" under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to their ownership of shares of the issuer's common stock. None of Debregeas & Associes Pharma SAS, Paul F. Kennedy or Umbria LLC entered into a transaction with respect to shares of the issuer's common stock required to be reported on this Form 4. Exhibit Index 24.1 Limited Power of Attorney for Patrice Debregeas
/s/ Mark S. Deutsch, Chief Financial Officer of IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. and Attorney-in-Fact for Patrice Debregeas 06/25/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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