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 *
Hughes Duane
  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 and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC., 100 COMMERCE DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/04/2019
(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 (5) $ 0.97 02/04/2019   A   1,000,000   03/31/2019 02/04/2024 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 1,000,000 $ 0.97 $ 1,000,000 D  
Stock Options (2) $ 0.97 02/04/2019   A   50,000   02/04/2019 02/04/2024 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 50,000 $ 0.97 50,000 D  
Stock Options (1) $ 5.28             06/30/2017 05/19/2027 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 225,000   225,000 D  
Stock Options (4) $ 7.21             08/16/2016 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 22,000   22,000 D  
Stock Options (3) $ 4.99             02/03/2016 02/03/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Options (2) $ 1.75             08/03/2015 08/03/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 20,000   20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hughes Duane
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
100 COMMERCE DRIVE
LOVELAND, OH 45140
  X     CEO and President  

Signatures

 /s/ Duane Hughes   02/08/2019
**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) Options shall become exercisable in twelve (12) equal quarterly installments of 83,333 commencing on March 31, 2019.
(2) 10,000 of the options vested on February 4, 2019, and 4,000 shall vest every June 30 and December 31 thereafter.
(3) Workhorse Group Inc. granted stock options exercisable at $5.28 per share to Mr. Hughes to acquire 400,000 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 25,000 shares commencing June 30, 2017.
(4) 5,500 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 5,500 will vest every six months thereafter.
(5) 5,000 of the options vested on February 2, 2016 and 5,000 shall vest every six (6) months thereafter.

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