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): August 8, 2024

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LEAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-11311	13-3386776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI 48033

(Address of principal executive offices)

(248) 447-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $0.01	LEA	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 ☐

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

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

On August 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lear Corporation (the “Company”) elected Rod Lache to the Board, effective August 12, 2024, for a term ending at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Lache most recently served as Managing Director and Senior Analyst covering the automotive sector at Wolfe Research, LLC (“Wolfe”), an investment firm, from 2018 to July 2024. Prior to joining Wolfe, Mr. Lache spent 24 years at Deutsche Bank, most recently as Senior Analyst and Managing Director responsible for Auto Sector Research. Prior to that, Mr. Lache was an analyst at Banca IMI Securities Corporation (formerly Mabon Securities). Mr. Lache graduated from New York University’s Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and International Business.

For his service as director, Mr. Lache will receive the compensation that the Company generally provides to its non-employee directors in accordance with the amended and restated Lear Corporation Outside Directors Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.36 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lache and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. With respect to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, there are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Lache and the Company that would be required to be reported.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Lache to the Board is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 - Regulation FD

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 12, 2024, announcing appointment of Rod Lache to Board of Directors of Lear Corporation.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Lear Corporation
August 12, 2024	By:	/s/ Jason M. Cardew
	Name:	Jason M. Cardew
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer