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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Companys 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 |