Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Workhorse Group Inc. [WKHS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC., 100 COMMERCE DRIVE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOVELAND, OH 45140
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (1) 12/17/2015(1) 12/17/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 50,000 $ 7.01 D  
6% Convertible Promissory Note 11/09/2015 11/09/2017 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 428,571 (2) (3) $ 3.5 (2) (3) I See footnote (4)
Stock Purchase Warrant 11/09/2015 11/09/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 428,571 $ 5.28 I See footnote (4)
6% Convertible Promissory Note 12/04/2015 12/04/2017 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 142,857 $ 3.5 (2) (3) I See footnote (4)
Stock Purchase Warrant 12/04/2015 12/04/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 142,857 $ 5.28 I See footnote (4)

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 12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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.
(2) On November 9, 2015, Samuel 2012 Children's Trust UAD 10/28/12 (the "Trust") acquired a 6% Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,500,000 and a Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 428,571 shares of common stock. On December 4, 2015, the Trust acquired a 6% Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $500,000 and a Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 142,857 shares of common stock. The 6% Convertible Promissory Notes (the "Notes") mature on the earliest of (i) two years from the date of issuance, (ii) Workhorse Group Inc. (the "Company") listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE MKT (the "Listing") or (iii) a change of control (collectively, the "Maturity Date"). At the option of the holder, all or a portion of the Notes may be converted into shares of common stock of the Company at $3.50 per share (the "Offering Price").
(3) The Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company automatically on the Maturity Date at the lowest of the Offering Price, lower of the opening and closing prices of the Company's common stock on the trading day prior to the Listing, the price per share paid by public investors in an underwritten public offering conducted in connection with the Listing or the per share consideration paid in a change of control. Interest is payable on the Maturity Date and upon the optional conversion by an investor in shares of Common Stock, cash or a mixture of both, at the option of the Company at the public market price on the trading day immediately preceding such date.
(4) H. Benjamin Samuels is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust.

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