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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - AUTOLIV INC | dex991.htm |
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): February 21, 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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On February 21, 2011, Sune Carlsson and S. Jay Stewart each informed Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”) that they will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and neither will seek or accept re-election to the Board.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Also on February 21, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share for the second quarter 2011, an 8% increase over the 40 cents per share to be paid in March for the first quarter. The dividend will be payable on Thursday, June 2, 2011 to Autoliv shareholders of record on the close of business on Thursday, May 5, 2011. The ex-date when the shares will trade without the right to the dividend will be Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated February 21, 2011. |
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: February 22, 2011 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Lars A. Sjöbring | |||||
| Name: | Lars A. Sjöbring | |||||
| Title: | Group Vice President – Legal Affairs General Counsel and Secretary | |||||