As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2009

Registration No. 333-16415

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933

LEAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		13-3386776 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
21557 Telegraph Road Southfield, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		48033 (Zip Code)

Lear Corporation Hourly Retirement Savings Plan
(f/k/a Lear Corporation Non-Bargaining Hourly Retirement Savings Plan and Lear
Corporation Bargaining Hourly Umbrella Retirement Savings Plan)
(Full Title of the Plan)

Terrence B. Larkin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
21557 Telegraph Road
Southfield, Michigan 48033
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(248) 447-1500
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company o
				(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

          Lear Corporation (the “Company”) registered, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number 333-16415) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 1996, 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the offering of a Company stock fund investment option and an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold under the Lear Corporation Hourly Retirement Savings Plan (f/k/a the Lear Corporation Non-Bargaining Hourly Retirement Savings Plan and the Lear Corporation Bargaining Hourly Umbrella Retirement Savings Plan) (the “Plan”). Effective as of October 31, 2007, the Company stock fund was closed to new contributions and transfers under the Plan, and as of May 1, 2009, all units held in the Company stock fund were liquidated and transferred to an alternative investment fund under the Plan. Accordingly, the Company is filing this post-effective amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement to remove from registration any and all remaining shares of common stock and the indeterminate amount of plan interests registered under the Registration Statement which have not been issued under the Plan as of the date specified below.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits

24.1

Powers of attorney relating to the execution of this Amendment to the Registration Statement

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Southfield, Michigan on the 11^th day of June, 2009.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
Robert E. Rossiter*   Robert E. Rossiter		Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President and a Director (Principal Executive Officer)		June 11, 2009
Matthew J. Simoncini*   Matthew J. Simoncini		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)		June 11, 2009
Dr. David E. Fry*   Dr. David E. Fry		Director		June 11, 2009
Justice Conrad L. Mallett*   Justice Conrad L. Mallett		Director		June 11, 2009
Larry W. McCurdy*   Larry W. McCurdy		Director		June 11, 2009
Roy E. Parrott*   Roy E. Parrott		Director		June 11, 2009
David P. Spalding*   David P. Spalding		Director		June 11, 2009
James A. Stern*   James A. Stern		Director		June 11, 2009
Henry D.G. Wallace*   Henry D.G. Wallace		Director		June 11, 2009
Richard F. Wallman*   Richard F. Wallman		Director		June 11, 2009

*By:		/s/ Terrence B. Larkin   Terrence B. Larkin
		Attorney-in-Fact

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Southfield, Michigan on June 11, 2009.

		LEAR CORPORATION HOURLY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
		By:		Lear Corporation Employee Benefits Committee, as Plan Administrator
				By:		/s/ Thomas J. Polera
				Name:		Thomas J. Polera
				Title:		Vice President, Global Compensation and Benefits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Name
24.1		Powers of attorney relating to execution of this Amendment to the Registration Statement

Exhibit 24.1

Power of Attorney

Lear Corporation intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) post-effective amendments (the “Amendments”) to the following registration statements (collectively, the “Registration Statements”):

	•		Form S-8 Registration Statements No. 33-57237, 333-94789, 333-108883 and 333-138436 filed with the Commission on January 11, 1995, January 18, 2000, September 17, 2003 and November 3, 2006, respectively, registering securities to be issued under the Lear Corporation Salaried Retirement Program; and
	•		Form S-8 Registration Statements No. 333-16415, 333-94787, 333-108882 and 333-138435 filed with the Commission on November 19, 1996, January 18, 2000, September 17, 2003 and November 3, 2006, respectively, registering securities to be issued under the Lear Corporation Hourly Retirement Savings Plan;

for the purpose of deregistering securities registered, but not issued, under the Registration Statements.

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, as of the date appearing opposite such signature, Matthew J. Simoncini and Terrence B. Larkin and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Amendments (and any other post-effective amendments to the Registration Statements) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Robert E. Rossiter   Robert E. Rossiter		Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President and a Director (Principal Executive Officer)		May 21, 2009
/s/ Matthew J. Simoncini   Matthew J. Simoncini		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)		May 21, 2009
/s/ Dr. David E. Fry   Dr. David E. Fry		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ Justice Conrad L. Mallett   Justice Conrad L. Mallett		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ Larry W. McCurdy   Larry W. McCurdy		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ Roy E. Parrott   Roy E. Parrott		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ David P. Spalding   David P. Spalding		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ James A. Stern   James A. Stern		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ Henry D.G. Wallace   Henry D.G. Wallace		Director		May 21, 2009
/s/ Richard F. Wallman   Richard F. Wallman		Director		May 21, 2009