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): May 7, 2008
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana |
1-15983 |
38-3354643 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
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of incorporation) |
File No.) |
Identification No.) |
2135 West Maple Road
Troy, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)
48084-7186
(Zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (248) 435-1000
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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD
On May 7, 2008, Chip McClure, chairman, chief executive officer and president of ArvinMeritor, Inc. (ArvinMeritor) and other members of ArvinMeritor senior management will be meeting with certain investors and in such meetings will reiterate the earnings guidance for fiscal year 2008 that ArvinMeritor issued on April 29, 2008. The slide setting forth this outlook for fiscal year 2008 for ArvinMeritor is furnished as Exhibit 99a to this Form 8-K. In these investor meetings, senior management of ArvinMeritor also intends to note that any charges during the remainder of the fiscal year related to the planned spin-off of its Light Vehicle Systems business would be excluded for purposes of the guidance.
The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain projections) that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as believe, expect, anticipate, estimate, should, are likely to be, will and similar expressions. There are risks and uncertainties relating to the planned spin-off of ArvinMeritors LVS business, including the timing and certainty of completion of the transition. In addition, actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to global economic and market cycles and conditions; the demand for commercial, specialty and light vehicles for which the company supplies products; availability and sharply rising cost of raw materials, including steel and oil; risks inherent in operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates and potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist attacks or acts of aggression); OEM program delays; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; reliance on major OEM customers; labor relations of the company, its suppliers and customers, including potential disruptions in supply of parts to our facilities or demand for our products due to work stoppages; the financial condition of the companys suppliers and customers, including potential bankruptcies; possible adverse effects of any future suspension of normal trade credit terms by our suppliers; potential difficulties competing with companies that have avoided their existing contracts in bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings; successful integration of acquired or merged businesses; the ability to achieve the expected annual savings and synergies from past and future business combinations and the ability to achieve the expected benefits of restructuring actions;
success and timing of potential divestitures; potential impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill; potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of the companys debt; the ability of the company to continue to comply with covenants in its financing agreements; the ability of the company to access capital markets; credit ratings of the companys debt; the outcome of existing and any future legal proceedings, including any litigation with respect to environmental or asbestos-related matters; the outcome of actual and potential product liability and warranty and recall claims; rising
costs of pension and other post-retirement benefits and possible changes in pension and other accounting rules; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in filings of the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99a Slide setting forth Outlook for fiscal year 2008 for ArvinMeritor, Inc.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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ARVINMERITOR, INC. |
By: /s/ Vernon G. Baker, II
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Vernon G. Baker, II |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: May 7, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
99a |
Slide setting forth Outlook for fiscal year 2008 for ArvinMeritor, Inc. |