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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) December 15, 2004

LEAR CORPORATION


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  1-11311
(Commission File Number)
  13-3386776
(IRS Employer
Identification
Number)
         
21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan       48034
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

(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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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.

     In October 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the final consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) on EITF 04-08, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings per Share,” which states that the impact of contingently convertible instruments that are convertible into common stock upon the achievement of a specified market price of the issuer’s shares, such as Lear Corporation’s (the “Company”) outstanding zero-coupon convertible senior notes, should be included in diluted net income per share computations regardless of whether the market price trigger has been met. The provisions are effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004, and all prior period net income per share amounts presented will be restated to conform to the new provisions. The effect of EITF 04-08 on the calculation of diluted net income per share is to adjust net income by adding back after-tax interest expense related to the convertible senior notes and to increase total shares outstanding by the number of shares that would be issuable upon conversion. As of December 15, 2004, the Company’s convertible senior notes did not meet the market price trigger and are not convertible. The pro forma effects of this new accounting pronouncement are shown below (in millions, except per share data):

                 
    Years Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2002 (A)   2003
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 13.0     $ 380.5  
Add: After-tax interest expense on convertible debt
    7.4       9.0  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net income, for diluted net income per share
  $ 20.4     $ 389.5  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as reported
    67,057,139       68,533,512  
Add: Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt
    4,232,852 (B)     4,813,056  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as restated
    71,289,991       73,346,568  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted net income per share, as reported
  $ 0.19     $ 5.55  
Diluted net income per share, as restated
  $ 0.29     $ 5.31  
                         
    Three Months Ended
    April 3,   July 3,   October 2,
    2004   2004   2004
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 91.4     $ 116.1     $ 91.7  
Add: After-tax interest expense on convertible debt
    2.4       2.3       2.3  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income, for diluted net income per share
  $ 93.8     $ 118.4     $ 94.0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as reported
    70,569,554       70,284,325       69,702,876  
Add: Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt
    4,813,056       4,813,056       4,813,056  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as restated
    75,382,610       75,097,381       74,515,932  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted net income per share, as reported
  $ 1.30     $ 1.65     $ 1.32  
Diluted net income per share, as restated
  $ 1.24     $ 1.58     $ 1.26  

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    Six Months   Nine Months
    Ended   Ended
    July 3,   October 2,
    2004   2004
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 207.5     $ 299.2  
Add: After-tax interest expense on convertible debt
    4.7       7.0  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net income, for diluted net income per share
  $ 212.2     $ 306.2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as reported
    70,429,626       70,190,655  
Add: Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt
    4,813,056       4,813,056  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted shares outstanding, as restated
    75,242,682       75,003,711  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted net income per share, as reported
  $ 2.95     $ 4.26  
Diluted net income per share, as restated
  $ 2.82     $ 4.08  

  (A)   For the year ended December 31, 2002, the impact of the Company’s outstanding zero-coupon convertible senior notes on net income per share is antidilutive. Potential common shares are included in the calculation of diluted net income per share based on whether their inclusion is dilutive or antidilutive to income per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. For the year ended December 31, 2002, income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle was $311.5 million. The impact of the Company’s convertible senior notes on income per share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle is approximately $0.18 dilutive, from $4.65 to $4.47.
 
  (B)   The Company’s outstanding zero-coupon convertible senior notes were issued on February 14, 2002.

     The impact of the assumed conversion of the outstanding convertible senior notes is expected to reduce fourth quarter and full year 2004 net income per share by approximately $0.08 and $0.26 - $0.27, respectively.

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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
 
 
Date: December 15, 2004  By:   /s/ David C. Wajsgras    
    Name:   David C. Wajsgras   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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