Form 8-K

 

 

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 11, 2011

 

 

Autoliv, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-12933   51-0378542

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

World Trade Center,

Klarabergsviadukten 70,

Box 70381

SE-107 24 Stockholm, Sweden

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

+46 8 587 20 600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 11, 2011, Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, as a result of changes in sales by region and increased sales of active safety systems, the Company will begin to report sales by five regions instead of four and three product lines instead of two. This change in the reporting format will take effect in the Company’s next quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, which will be published on April 20, 2011.

The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, to assist securities analysts, investors, media and others who follow Autoliv, the Company also released its historical sales figures using its new reporting format and posted the information on its website: www.autoliv.com

The historical sales figures using the new reporting format is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed 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.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) EXHIBITS

 

99.1    Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated April 11, 2011.
99.2    Historical Sales Data According to the New Reporting Format for “Sales by Region” and “Sales by Product”.


SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    AUTOLIV, INC.
Date: April 11, 2011    
    By:  

/s/    Lars A. Sjöbring

    Name:   Lars A. Sjöbring
    Title:  

Group Vice President – Legal Affairs

General Counsel and Secretary