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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 16, 2020, Meritor, Inc. announced its intent to offer, and on November 17, 2020, announced the pricing of its proposed offering of, 4.50% senior unsecured notes due 2028 to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Copies of the launch and pricing press releases are attached hereto as Exhibit 99-a and Exhibit 99-b and are incorporated herein by reference.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This filing shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99-a | Press release of Meritor, Inc., dated November 16, 2020. | |
| 99-b | Press release of Meritor, Inc., dated November 17, 2020. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| MERITOR, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 17, 2020 | By: | /s/ Hannah S. Lim-Johnson |
| Hannah S. Lim-Johnson | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
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