Edgar Filing: LEAR CORP

Lear Corporation

Date: July 24, 2012

/s/ Jeffrey H. Vanneste

Jeffrey H. Vanneste

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2012

LEAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-11311	13-3386776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI		48033
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(248) 447-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 7—Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 24, 2012, Lear Corporation (the “Company”) gave irrevocable notice to the trustee under the indenture, pursuant to which its 7.875% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) and 8.125% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) were issued, that the Company has elected to redeem 10% of the aggregate principal amount of each of the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes issued under the indenture at a redemption price equal to 103.00% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, which is August 24, 2012. Originally, $350 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes were issued under the indenture and as of the date of this Current Report, $350 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes are outstanding under the indenture.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated financial results and liquidity. The words “will,” “may,” “designed to,” “outlook,” “believes,” “should,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “forecasts” and similar expressions identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The Company also may provide forward-looking statements in oral statements or other written materials released to the public. All such forward-looking statements contained or incorporated in this Current Report or in any other public statements which address operating performance, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements related to business opportunities, awarded sales contracts, sales backlog and ongoing commercial arrangements, or statements expressing views about future operating results, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from any or all forward-looking statements made by the Company. Important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, including changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates; the financial condition and restructuring actions of the Company’s customers and suppliers; changes in actual industry vehicle production levels from the Company’s current estimates; fluctuations in the production of vehicles or the loss of business with respect to, or the lack of commercial success of, a vehicle model for which the Company is a significant supplier; disruptions in the relationships with the Company’s suppliers; labor disputes involving the Company or its significant customers or suppliers or that otherwise affect the Company; the outcome of customer negotiations and the impact of customer-imposed price reductions; the impact and timing of program launch costs and the Company’s management of new program launches; the costs, timing and success of restructuring actions; increases in the Company’s warranty, product liability or recall costs; risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries; the operational and financial success of our joint ventures; competitive conditions impacting the Company and its key customers and suppliers; disruptions to our information technology systems; the cost and availability of raw materials, energy, commodities and product components and the Company’s ability to mitigate such costs; the outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings to which the Company is or may become a party; the impact of pending legislation and regulations or changes in existing federal, state, local or foreign laws or regulations; unanticipated changes in cash flow, including the Company’s ability to align its vendor payment terms with those of its customers; limitations imposed by the Company’s existing indebtedness and the Company’s ability to access capital markets on commercially reasonable terms; impairment charges initiated by adverse industry or market developments; the Company’s ability to execute its strategic objectives; changes in discount rates and the actual return on pension assets; costs associated with compliance with environmental laws and regulations; developments or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights; the Company’s ability to utilize its net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards; global sovereign fiscal matters and creditworthiness, including potential defaults and the related impacts on economic activity, including the possible effects on credit markets, currency values, monetary unions, international treaties and fiscal policies; and other risks described from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Future operating results will be based on various factors, including actual industry production volumes, commodity prices and the Company’s success in implementing its operating strategy.

The forward-looking statements in this Current Report are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update, amend or clarify them to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.