FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Rodriguez Julio C.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Workhorse Group Inc. [WKHS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.,, 100 COMMERCE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2017
(Street)

LOVELAND, OH 45140		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Options (3) $ 5.28 05/19/2017   A   12,500 (3)   06/30/2017 05/19/2027 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 12,500 (3) $ 5.28 12,500 (3) D  
Stock Options (2) $ 7.21             08/16/2016 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 22,000 (2)   22,000 (2) D  
Stock Options (1) $ 4.99             02/03/2016 02/03/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 25,000 (1)   25,000 (1) D  
Stock Options $ 1.75             08/13/2015 08/11/2020 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 D  
Stock Options $ 1.5             12/19/2014 12/18/2019 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Options $ 0.1             07/01/2014 06/30/2019 Common Stock 73,433   73,433 D  
Stock Options $ 4             08/07/2013 08/07/2018 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Rodriguez Julio C.
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.,
100 COMMERCE DRIVE
LOVELAND, OH 45140		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Julio C. Rodriguez   05/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 6,250 of the options vested on February 3, 2016 and an additional 6,250 will vest every six months thereafter.
(2) 5,500 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 5,500 will vest every six months thereafter.
(3) Subject to the Company adopting an equity incentive plan and increasing its authorized shares of common stock, Workhorse Group Inc. granted stock options exercisable at $5.28 per share to Mr. Rodriguez to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock of the Company which are exercisable for a period of ten years. The Stock Options vest in 16 equal quarterly tranches of 12,500 shares commencing June 30, 2017.

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