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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On August 1, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”) expanded the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Ms. Laurie Brlas to fill the vacancy, effective immediately. Ms. Brlas has a term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Ms. Brlas will enter into an indemnification agreement substantially in the form of the indemnification agreement previously entered into with each of the Company’s existing officers and directors, a form of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12933), filed October 25, 2019. The Company will compensate Ms. Brlas consistent with its other independent directors in connection with her election to the Board. There are no transactions in which Ms. Brlas has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Brlas and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Brlas is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated August 3, 2020. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| AUTOLIV, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony J. Nellis | |
| Name: | Anthony J. Nellis | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel | |
Date: August 3, 2020