8-K

ADIENT PLC

Date: March 20, 2020

/s/ Cathleen A. Ebacher

Cathleen A. Ebacher

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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): March 20, 2020

ADIENT PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-37757

98-1328821

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

25-28 North Wall Quay, IFSC

Dublin 1, Ireland D01 H104

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 734-254-5000

Not Applicable

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of class

Trading

symbol(s)

Name of exchange

on which registered

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001

ADNT

New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 20, 2020, Adient issued a press release indicating that it is suspending its FY2020 outlook due to the unprecedented global economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adient’s press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description

	99.1	Adient plc Press Release dated March 20, 2020.

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.