UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): February 14, 2020

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SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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England and Wales	001-34652	98-1386780
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

529 Pleasant Street

Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703, United States

(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

+1(508) 236 3800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares - nominal value €0.01 per share	ST	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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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. o

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 29, 2013, Wasica Finance GmbH and Bluearc Finance AG filed a lawsuit, Wasica Fin. GmbH (“Wasica”) v. Schrader International Inc. (“Schrader"), Case No. 1:13-cv-01353 with the U.S. District Court in the District of Delaware alleging that Schrader, a subsidiary of Sensata Technologies Holding plc, infringed Wasica’s patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,602,524) with Schrader’s tire pressure monitoring system products. Since the patent in question had expired, the action sought damages for past infringement. The asserted patent is the U.S. counterpart of a German patent that had been previously asserted against Schrader. Schrader succeeded in proving that German patent to be invalid. On February 14, 2020, the federal jury trial related to this lawsuit concluded, and the jury found Schrader liable for damages in the amount of $31.2 million. We continue to deny any wrongdoing, intend to file post-trial motions, and will appeal the decision.

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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.

	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
	/s/ Paul Vasington
Date: February 18, 2020	Name: Paul Vasington
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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