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 *
Burns Stephen S.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Workhorse Group Inc. [WKHS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.,, 100 COMMERCE DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2017
(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
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE               50,000 I Deborah Sue Burns
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE 08/21/2017   G   50,000 D (6) $ 2.92 746,687 D  

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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             06/30/2017 05/19/2027 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 62,500 (5)   62,500 (5) D  
Stock Options (3) $ 7.21             08/16/2016 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 35,000 (3)   35,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (2) $ 7.21             08/16/2016 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 10,000 (2)   10,000 (2) D  
Stock Options (1) $ 4.99             02/03/2016 02/03/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 40,000 (1)   40,000 (1) D  
Stock Options $ 1.75             08/03/2015 08/03/2020 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Stock Options $ 1.4             12/19/2014 12/18/2019 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Stock Options $ 0.1             07/01/2014 06/30/2019 Common Stock 281,439   281,440 D  
Stock Options $ 2.9             03/15/2013 03/15/2018 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Stock Options $ 6             05/25/2011 05/25/2018 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Stock Options $ 1.1             12/04/2010 12/04/2018 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Stock Options $ 7.2             12/08/2010 12/08/2020 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Stock Options (4) $ 4             05/12/2010 05/12/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 60,000 (4)   60,000 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Burns Stephen S.
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.,
100 COMMERCE DRIVE
LOVELAND, OH 45140
  X     CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen S. Burns   08/22/2017
**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) 10,000 of the options vested on February 3, 2016 and an additional 10,000 will vest every six months thereafter.
(2) 2,500 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 2,500 will vest every six months thereafter.
(3) 8,750 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 8,750 will vest every six months thereafter.
(4) 20,000 of the options vested on May 12, 2010 and the remaining 40,000 shares became exercisable in eight (8) equal installments of 5,000 shares at the end of every quarter commencing June 30, 2010.
(5) Workhorse Group Inc. granted stock options exercisable at $5.28 per share to Mr. Burns to acquire 1,000,000 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 62,500 shares commencing June 30, 2017.
(6) Mr. Burns gifted an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock to two of his children.

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