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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): September 29, 2017
ADIENT PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland
001-37757
98-1328821
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

25-28 North Wall Quay, IFSC
Dublin 1, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 414-220-8900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Adient plc (“Adient”) has approved new forms of performance stock unit and restricted stock unit award agreements (the “New Award Agreements”) to be used for future grants of such awards to participants in the Adient plc 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  The Compensation Committee has not yet used the New Award Agreements to make any grants under the Plan.  The New Award Agreements contain updated vesting provisions in the case of Retirement (as defined in the New Award Agreements).

The foregoing description of the New Award Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Award Agreements filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Not applicable.

(b)    Not applicable.

(c)    Not applicable.

(d)    Exhibits.








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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
ADIENT PLC
Date: September 29, 2017
By:
/s/ Cathleen A. Ebacher
 
Name:
Cathleen A. Ebacher
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary