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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

			FORM			10-K

☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

25-28 North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1, Ireland D01 H104

(Address of principal executive offices)

734-254-5000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001

ADNT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ☑  No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐  No  ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☑  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes  ☐  No  ☑

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, as of March 31, 2019, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $1.2 billion. At September 30, 2019, 93,620,714 ordinary shares were outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to its 2020 annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 12, 2020 (the "2020 Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. The 2020 Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

Adient plc

Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

PAGE

PART I

ITEM 1

Business

4

ITEM 1A

Risk Factors

11

ITEM 1B

Unresolved Staff Comments

26

ITEM 2

Properties

27

ITEM 3

Legal Proceedings

27

ITEM 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

27

PART II

ITEM 5

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

28

ITEM 6

Selected Financial Data

30

ITEM 7

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

31

ITEM 7A

Quantitative and Qualitative Discussions About Market Risk

53

ITEM 8

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

55

ITEM 9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

111

ITEM 9A

Controls and Procedures

111

ITEM 9B

Other Information

111

PART III

ITEM 10

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

112

ITEM 11

Executive Compensation

112

ITEM 12

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

112

ITEM 13

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

112

ITEM 14

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

112

PART IV

ITEM 15

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

113

ITEM 16

Summary

118

Signatures

119

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by words such as "future," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "will," "would," "could," "can," "may," or similar terms. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and Adient's actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Adient cautions that these statements are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond Adient’s control, that could cause Adient’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks related to: the ability of Adient to effectively launch new business at forecasted and profitable levels, the ability of Adient to execute its turnaround plan, uncertainties in U.S. administrative policy regarding trade agreements, tariffs and other international trade relations, the impact of changes in U.S. and non-U.S. tax legislation, the ability of Adient to meet debt service requirements, terms of financing, general economic and business conditions, the strength of the U.S. or other economies, automotive vehicle production levels, mix and schedules, energy and commodity prices, the availability of raw materials and component products, currency exchange rates, the cancellation of or changes to commercial arrangements, and the ability of Adient to identify, recruit and retain key leadership. Factors that might cause differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part 1, Item 1A of this Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors," which are incorporated herein by reference. All information presented herein is based on the Adient's fiscal calendar. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years, quarters, months or periods refer to Adient's fiscal years ended in September and the associated quarters, months and periods of those fiscal years. Adient assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.