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): September 19, 2018

 

 

Autoliv, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-12933		51-0378542
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Klarabergsviadukten 70, Section B, 7^th Floor,

Box 70381,

SE-107 24, Stockholm, Sweden

(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)

+46 8 587 20 600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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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 September 19, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”) expanded the size of the Board from eight to nine members and elected the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mikael Bratt, to fill the vacancy effective immediately. Mr. Bratt has a term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bratt and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed to the Board of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Bratt and any directors or executive officers of the Company. Mr. Bratt is not currently engaged, and has not during the last fiscal year been engaged, in any transactions with the Company or its subsidiaries that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor have any such transactions been proposed.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Bratt 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 September 20, 2018.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated September 20, 2018.

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.

 

Date: September 20, 2018