UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 26, 2022, Adient plc announced that (i) Adient US LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, had commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 9.00% Senior First Lien Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and consent solicitation from the holders of the 2025 Notes for certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2025 Notes and (ii) Adient Global Holdings Ltd, a public company under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, had commenced a cash tender offer for €177,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 3.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024.
A copy of the press release dated January 26, 2022 related to the tender offers and consent solicitation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Adient plc dated January 26, 2022. | |
| 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.
| ADIENT PLC | ||||||
| Date: January 26, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Stafeil | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey M. Stafeil | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||