8-K 1 form8-kjuly2019item502.htm 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 25, 2019
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Aptiv PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Jersey
001-35346
98-1029562
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5 Hanover Quay
Grand Canal Dock
Dublin, D02 VY79, Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 353-1-259-7013
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares. $0.01 par value per share
 
APTV
 
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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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.




Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 25, 2019, the Board of Directors of Aptiv PLC (the “Board”) appointed Paul M. Meister to join the Board, effective as of such date. Mr. Meister will serve on the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Finance Committee of the Board.

Mr. Meister is co-founder, and since 2008, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Liberty Lane Partners, LLC, a private investment company with investment holdings in healthcare, technology and distribution-related industries, and Perspecta Trust, which provides both trust and investment services. He was President of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated (“M&F”) from 2014 to 2018. M&F is a private company that owns or controls a diverse set of businesses, including: Revlon, Scientific Games, Harlan Clarke Holdings Corp., vTv Therapeutics LLC, SIGA Technologies, and AM General. During 2018, Mr. Meister also served, on an interim basis, as Executive Vice Chairman of Revlon, Inc. a leading beauty products company, and acted as Revlon’s principal executive officer. Mr. Meister served from 2010 to 2014 as Chairman and CEO of inVentiv Health (now Syneos Health), a leading provider of commercial, consulting and clinical research services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Mr. Meister was Chairman of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., a scientific instruments equipment and supplies company, from November 2006 to April 2007. He was previously Vice Chairman of Fisher Scientific International, Inc., a predecessor of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., from 2001 to 2006, and Chief Financial Officer of Fisher Scientific International, Inc. from 1991 to 2001. Earlier in his career, Mr. Meister served in a number of executive leadership positions at Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., The Henley Group Inc., and AlliedSignal Inc. (now Honeywell International, Inc.). He began his career with Ford Motor Company. Mr. Meister holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan and a master of business administration from Northwestern University. He currently serves as a director on the boards of Quanterix Corporation and Scientific Games Corporation.

Mr. Meister has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.
Exhibit
 
Number
Description
 
 
99.1
Press Release, dated July 25, 2019


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:
July 25, 2019
 
APTIV PLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David M. Sherbin
 
 
 
 
David M. Sherbin
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
 
Number
Description
 
 
99.1


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