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): February 18, 2014
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 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 18, 2014, Lear Corporation (the “Company”) gave notice to the trustee under the indenture, as amended and supplemented, 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 (i) all of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes on March 20, 2014, at a redemption price equal to 103.938% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes being redeemed and (ii) 10% in original aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes on March 26, 2014, at a redemption price equal to 103.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes being redeemed. 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 on Form 8-K, $280 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes and $280 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes is outstanding.
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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.
| Lear Corporation | ||||||
| Date: February 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey H. Vanneste | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey H. Vanneste | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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