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 *
Samuels H. Benjamin
   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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC., 100 COMMERCE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/26/2018
(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 per share 04/27/2018   P   18,382 A $ 2.72 18,382 D  
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share               762,532 I See Footnote (2)

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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
Common Stock Purchase Warrant $ 5.28             11/09/2015 11/09/2020 Common Stock, Par Value 237,467 (2)   237,467 I See Footnote (3)
Stock Options (4) $ 7.21             08/16/2016 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 10,000 (4)   10,000 (4) D  
Stock Options (1) $ 7.01             12/17/2015(1) 12/17/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 50,000 (1)   50,000 (1) D  
Common Stock Purchase Warrant $ 5.28             12/04/2015 12/04/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 142,857 (2)   142,857 I See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Samuels H. Benjamin
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
100 COMMERCE DRIVE
LOVELAND, OH 45140		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ H. Benjamin Samuels   04/30/2018
**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 December 17, 2015 and 4,000 shall vest every six (6) months thereafter on June 30 and December 31.
(2) On November 9, 2015, Samuels 2012 Children's Trust UAD 10/28/12 (the "Trust") acquired a Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 428,571 shares of common stock (the "Initial Warrant"). On December 4, 2015, the Trust acquired a Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 142,857 shares of common stock. On January 5, 2016, convertible notes held by the Trust were automatically converted into 571,429 shares of common stock. Further, on September 14, 2016, the Trust exercised the Initial Warrant and received 143,500 shares of common stock for a purchase price of $757,680 or $5.28 per share and on November 18, 2016 the Trust exercised the Initial Warrant and received 47,604 shares of common stock for a purchase price of $251,349 or $5.28 per share.
(3) H. Benjamin Samuels is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust
(4) 2,500 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 2,500 will vest every six months thereafter.

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