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): April 16, 2003
LEAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-11311 | 13-3386776 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI | 48034 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(248) 447-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Press Release | ||||||||
| EX-99.2 Slides | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 16, 2003, Lear Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial results for the first quarter of 2003 and updating its earnings guidance for 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits | |||
| 99.1 | Press release issued April 16, 2003, filed herewith. | |||
| 99.2 | Slides from the Lear Corporation webcast of its first quarter of 2003 earnings call made on April 16, 2003, filed herewith. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information is provided pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” as contemplated by SEC Release No. 33-8216.
On April 16, 2003, Lear Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial results for the first quarter of 2003 and updating its earnings guidance for 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The following information is provided pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K, “Regulation FD Disclosure,” and Item 12 of Form 8-K, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” as contemplated by SEC Release No. 33-8216.
On April 16, 2003, Lear Corporation made available the slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 in a webcast of its first quarter of 2003 earnings call. Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated by reference herein. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| LEAR CORPORATION, | |||||
| a Delaware corporation | |||||
| Date: April 16, 2003 | By: | /s/ David C. Wajsgras |
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| Name: | David C. Wajsgras | ||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued April 16, 2003, filed herewith. | |
| 99.2 | Slides from the Lear Corporation webcast of its first quarter of 2003 earnings call made on April 16, 2003, filed herewith. |
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