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): January 19, 2007
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana |
1-15983 |
38-3354643 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2135 West Maple Road, Troy, Michigan |
48084-7186 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 435-1000
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As discussed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ArvinMeritor, Inc. (“ArvinMeritor”) for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2006 (“Form 10-K”), ArvinMeritor’s corporate credit rating at Moody’s Investors Service was Ba2 and Standard & Poor’s was BB at the time the Form 10-K was filed. On January 19, 2007, Moody’s lowered ArvinMeritor’s corporate credit rating to Ba3 from Ba2, and on January 23, 2007, Standard & Poor’s lowered ArvinMeritor’s corporate credit rating to BB- from BB.
As discussed in Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and under the heading “Liquidity and Contractual Obligations” in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Form 10-K, ArvinMeritor has a $980 million revolving credit facility maturing in 2011. Borrowings under this facility are subject to interest based on quoted LIBOR rates plus a margin, and a commitment fee, all of which are based on ArvinMeritor’s credit ratings. As a result of the current ratings, the applicable margin over the LIBOR rate increased to 175 basis points from 150 basis points, and the commitment fee increased to 37.5 basis points from 30 basis points. At December 31, 2006, ArvinMeritor had no borrowings outstanding under this facility.
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.
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Date: January 24, 2007 |
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By: |
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Vernon G. Baker, II |
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Vernon G. Baker, II |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |