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Aptiv (NYSE: APTV) upsizes $1.37B bond tender tied to Versigent spin-off

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Aptiv PLC is conducting a cash tender offer of up to $1,371,000,000 to repurchase several series of outstanding senior notes through its subsidiary Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited. The offer covers notes maturing between 2032 and 2054, with purchases prioritized by series and subject to individual caps.

The offer has been upsized from $1,350,000,000 after strong early participation. Early tenders include $447,590,000 of 3.250% notes due 2032 and $366,989,000 of 5.150% notes due 2034. Pricing is based on fixed spreads over specific U.S. Treasury yields, and early tenders receive a $30 per $1,000 premium.

The transaction is conditioned on completing the previously announced spin-off of Aptiv’s Electrical Distribution Systems business into Versigent and Aptiv receiving a special Versigent dividend of at least $1,700,000,000. Settlement is currently expected on April 7, 2026, with the tender offer scheduled to expire on April 3, 2026.

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Aptiv launches a large, spin-off‑conditioned bond tender to reshape long-term debt.

Aptiv is offering up to $1,371,000,000 to repurchase multiple long-dated note series, using a clear acceptance priority and series caps. Early tenders already total substantial portions of the 3.250% 2032 and 5.150% 2034 bonds, indicating meaningful creditor participation.

The tender’s completion depends on the Electrical Distribution Systems spin-off into Versigent and Aptiv’s receipt of at least $1,700,000,000 as a special dividend. This links liability management directly to the separation financing and may alter the maturity mix and coupon profile of Aptiv’s remaining debt.

Consideration is set via fixed spreads to specific U.S. Treasuries, with an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 in principal and settlement currently expected on April 7, 2026. Actual impact on leverage and interest expense will depend on final participation levels across each note series.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

 

March 20, 2026

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Aptiv PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________________________

 

Jersey 001-35346 98-1824200
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Spitalstrasse 5
8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
+41 52 580 96 00

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) N/A

 

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class 

Trading symbol(s) 

Name of each exchange on which registered 

Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share APTV New York Stock Exchange
1.600% Senior Notes due 2028 APTV New York Stock Exchange
4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 APTV New York Stock Exchange
3.250% Senior Notes due 2032 APTV New York Stock Exchange
5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 APTV New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Senior Notes due 2036 APTV New York Stock Exchange
4.400% Senior Notes due 2046 APTV New York Stock Exchange
5.400% Senior Notes due 2049 APTV New York Stock Exchange
3.100% Senior Notes due 2051 APTV New York Stock Exchange
4.150% Senior Notes due 2052 APTV New York Stock Exchange
5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 APTV New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 APTV New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

Aptiv PLC (the “Company”) previously announced that Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited, a Jersey incorporated private limited company (“ASH”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase its outstanding 3.250% Senior Notes due 2032, 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034, 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054, 5.400% Senior Notes due 2049, 4.400% Senior Notes due 2046, 4.150% Senior Notes due 2052 and 3.100% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “Notes”) for aggregate consideration of up to $1,350,000,000, (the "Maximum Aggregate Consideration") exclusive of any accrued interest through the payment date of the Notes. The Tender Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 6, 2026, including the satisfaction of the following conditions prior to the settlement of the Tender Offer: (i) the consummation of the previously announced separation (the “Spin-Off”) of the Company’s Electrical Distribution Systems business into a new, independent publicly traded company, which will be named Versigent, and (ii) the receipt by the Company of a special dividend from Versigent in an amount not less than $1,700,000,000 in connection with the Spin-Off (collectively, the “Conditions”).

 

On March 20, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the early results and upsizing of the Tender Offer and a press release announcing the pricing terms of the Tender Offer. The Company upsized the Tender Offer by amending the Tender Offer to increase the Maximum Aggregate Consideration from $1,350,000,000 to $1,371,000,000. A copy of the press releases are filed as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this report and are incorporated by reference herein. 

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements, including those related to the Tender Offer and the Conditions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results. All statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or the Company’s strategies or expectations are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: global and regional economic conditions, including conditions affecting the credit market; global inflationary pressures; uncertainties created by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and its impacts to the European and global economies and our operations in each country; uncertainties created by the conflicts in the Middle East and their impacts on global economies; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; the cyclical nature of global automotive sales and production; the potential disruptions in the supply of and changes in the competitive environment for raw material and other components integral to the Company’s products, including the ongoing semiconductor supply shortage; the Company’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; potential changes to beneficial free trade laws and regulations, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the effects of significant increases in trade tariffs, import quotas and other trade restrictions or actions, including retaliatory responses to such actions; changes to tax laws; future significant public health crises; the ability of the Company to integrate and realize the expected benefits of recent transactions; the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives; the ability of the Company to avoid or continue to operate during a strike, or partial work stoppage or slow down by any of its unionized employees or those of its principal customers; the ability of the Company to attract and retain customers; the Company’s failure to complete the Spin-Off and related financing transactions as planned or at all; the Company’s failure to manage Versigent’s transition to a standalone public company; and the Company’s failure to achieve some or all of the benefits expected from the Spin-Off and other risks related to the completion of the Spin-Off. Additional factors are discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect the Company. It should be remembered that the price of the ordinary shares and any income from them can go down as well as up. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  March 20, 2026 APTIV PLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Varun Laroyia
    Varun Laroyia
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated March 20, 2026 Announcing Early Results and Upsizing of Tender Offer
99.2 Press Release dated March 20, 2026 Announcing Pricing Terms of Tender Offer
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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

APTIV ANNOUNCES EARLY RESULTS AND UPSIZING OF CASH TENDER OFFER

 

March 20, 2026

 

SCHAFFHAUSEN —Aptiv PLC (“Aptiv”) (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future, today announced the early results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited, a Jersey incorporated private limited company (the “Company”), to purchase the outstanding notes listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes” and each a “Series” of Notes) for aggregate consideration of up to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration, in the order of priority, and subject to the Series Caps shown in the table below. Additionally, the Company announced that it has amended the Tender Offer to increase the Maximum Aggregate Consideration from $1,350,000,000 to $1,371,000,000.

 

Except as described in this news release, all other terms and conditions of the Tender Offer remain unchanged and are described in the Offer to Purchase dated March 6, 2026 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”). Capitalized terms used in this news release and not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

 

According to the information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the aggregate principal amount of each Series of Notes that was validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Deadline is set forth in the table below.

 

Title of Security 

CUSIP / ISIN 

Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding 

Series Cap (1) 

Acceptance Priority Level (2) 

Principal Amount Tendered as of Early Tender Deadline (3) 

3.250% Senior Notes due 2032 00217G AB9 / US00217GAB95 $717,247,000 N/A 1 $447,590,000
5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 03837AAB6 / US03837AAB61 $515,938,000 N/A 2 $366,989,000
5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 03837AAC4 / US03837AAC45 $550,000,000 N/A 3 $302,308,000
5.400% Senior Notes due 2049 03835V AH9 / US03835VAH96 $350,000,000 N/A 4 $123,491,000
4.400% Senior Notes due 2046 03835VAF3 / US03835VAF31 $300,000,000 N/A 5 $111,690,000
4.150% Senior Notes due 2052 00217G AC7 / US00217GAC78 $1,000,000,000 $100,000,000 6 $415,068,000
3.100% Senior Notes due 2051 03835V AJ5 / US03835VAJ52 $1,500,000,000 $100,000,000 7 $691,948,000

 

 
(1)The Series Caps represent the maximum aggregate consideration to be paid to purchase the Notes of such Series pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to increase, decrease or eliminate one or more Series Caps at any time, including on or after the Price Determination Date (as defined below), subject to applicable law.

 

(2)Subject to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration, the Series Caps and proration, the principal amount of each Series of Notes that is purchased in the Tender Offer will be determined in accordance with the applicable Acceptance Priority Level (in numerical priority order with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 7 being the lowest) specified in this column.

 

(3)As reported by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the tender and information agent for the Tender Offer.

 

 

 

The Tender Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the consummation of the previously announced separation (the “Spin-Off”) of Aptiv’s Electrical Distribution Systems business into a new, independent publicly traded company, which will be named Versigent, and the receipt by Aptiv of a special dividend from Versigent in an amount not less than $1,700,000,000 in connection with the Spin-Off, in each case on or prior to the Settlement Date (as defined below) (the “Financing Condition”). Assuming the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the Financing Condition, are satisfied or waived, the Company will accept for purchase the Notes for aggregate consideration up to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Expiration Date in accordance with the acceptance priority levels, and subject to the Series Caps, specified in the table above and on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase.

 

The Total Tender Offer Consideration for each $1,000 in principal amount of Notes tendered and not withdrawn before the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for payment pursuant to the Tender Offer on the Settlement Date will be determined by reference to a fixed spread specified for each Series of Notes over the yield based on the bid-side price of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security, as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Total Tender Offer Consideration will be calculated by the Dealer Managers (identified below) for the Tender Offer at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 20, 2026 (the “Price Determination Date”).

 

All payments for Notes purchased in the Tender Offer will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant Series of Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date, which is currently expected to be April 7, 2026 (the “Settlement Date”).

 

In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2026. As a result, tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law (as determined by the Company).

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are serving as dealer managers for the Tender Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is the Tender and Information Agent. Persons with questions regarding the Tender Offer should contact Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (toll-free) at +1 (800) 558-3745 or +1 (212) 723-6106 (collect), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (toll-free) or at (212) 357-1452 (collect) or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at +1 (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or +1 (212) 834-4818 (collect). Questions regarding the tendering of Notes and requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and related materials should be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or contact@gbsc-usa.com.

 

This news release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Tender Offer is made only by the Offer to Purchase and the information in this news release is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase dated March 6, 2026. There is no separate letter of transmittal in connection with the Offer to Purchase. None of the Company, Aptiv, the Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee with respect to any Notes or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offer, and neither the Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.

 

About Aptiv

 

Aptiv is a global industrial technology company enabling more automated, electrified, and digitalized solutions across multiple end-markets.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including those related to the Tender Offer. Such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results. All statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or Aptiv’s strategies or expectations are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: global and regional economic conditions, including conditions affecting the credit market; global inflationary pressures; uncertainties created by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and its impacts to the European and global economies and our operations in each country; uncertainties created by the conflicts in the Middle East and their impacts on global economies; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; the cyclical nature of global automotive sales and production; the potential disruptions in the supply of and changes in the competitive environment for raw material and other components integral to Aptiv’s products, including the ongoing semiconductor supply shortage; Aptiv’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; potential changes to beneficial free trade laws and regulations, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the effects of significant increases in trade tariffs, import quotas and other trade restrictions or actions, including retaliatory responses to such actions; changes to tax laws; future significant public health crises; the ability of Aptiv to integrate and realize the expected benefits of recent transactions; the ability of Aptiv to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives; the ability of Aptiv to avoid or continue to operate during a strike, or partial work stoppage or slow down by any of its unionized employees or those of its principal customers; the ability of Aptiv to attract and retain customers; Aptiv’s failure to complete the Spin-Off and related financing transactions as planned or at all; Aptiv’s failure to manage Versigent’s transition to a standalone public company; and Aptiv’s failure to achieve some or all of the benefits expected from the Spin-Off and other risks related to the completion of the Spin-Off. Additional factors are discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Aptiv’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect Aptiv. Aptiv disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

Investor Contact

Betsy Frank 

betsy.frank@aptiv.com

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

APTIV ANNOUNCES PRICING TERMS OF CASH TENDER OFFER

 

March 20, 2026

 

SCHAFFHAUSEN— Aptiv PLC (“Aptiv”) (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company focused on enabling a more automated, electrified and digitalized future, today announced the pricing terms for the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited, a Jersey incorporated private limited company (the “Company”), to purchase the outstanding notes listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes” and each a “Series” of Notes) for aggregate consideration of up to $1,371,000,000, exclusive of any accrued interest through the payment date of the Notes (as it may be increased or decreased by the Company in accordance with applicable law, the “Maximum Aggregate Consideration”), in the order of priority, and subject to the Series Caps shown in the table below.

 

Capitalized terms used in this news release and not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase dated March 6, 2026 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”).  

 

The applicable total consideration to be paid in the Tender Offer for each Series of Notes accepted for purchase was determined by reference to a fixed spread specified for such Series of Notes over the yield (the “Reference Yield”) based on the bid-side price of the applicable U.S. Treasury Security, in each case as set forth in the table below (the “Total Tender Offer Consideration”). The Reference Yields listed in the table below were determined (pursuant to the Offer to Purchase) at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, today, March 20, 2026, by the Dealer Managers (identified below). The applicable Total Tender Offer Consideration for each Series of Notes includes an Early Tender Premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase by the Company. Holders of Notes who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Deadline and before the Expiration Date and whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive the Late Tender Offer Consideration, which is the Total Tender Offer Consideration for each $1,000 in principal amount of Notes less the Early Tender Premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

 

In addition, all payments for Notes purchased in the Tender Offer will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of Notes tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant Series of Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date, which is currently expected to be April 7, 2026 (the “Settlement Date”).

 

The following table sets forth the pricing information for each Series of Notes in the Tender Offer:

 

Title of Security

CUSIP / ISIN

Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding

Series Cap (1)

Acceptance Priority Level (2)

Reference U.S. Treasury Security

Reference Yield

Fixed Spread (basis points)

Total Tender Offer Consideration (3)

3.250% Senior Notes due 2032 00217G AB9 / US00217GAB95 $717,247,000 N/A 1 3.500% due 02/28/2031 3.997% +40 $940.93
5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 03837AAB6 / US03837AAB61 $515,938,000 N/A 2  4.125% due 02/15/36 4.352% +45 $1,023.34
5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 03837AAC4 / US03837AAC45 $550,000,000 N/A 3 4.625% due 11/15/55 4.917% +105 $970.42
5.400% Senior Notes due 2049 03835V AH9 / US03835VAH96 $350,000,000 N/A 4  4.625% due 02/15/46 4.924% +105 $928.78
4.400% Senior Notes due 2046 03835VAF3 / US03835VAF31 $300,000,000 N/A 5  4.625% due 02/15/46 4.924% +100 $820.54
4.150% Senior Notes due 2052 00217G AC7 / US00217GAC78 $1,000,000,000 $100,000,000 6  4.625% due 11/15/55 4.917% +95 $772.13
3.100% Senior Notes due 2051 03835V AJ5 / US03835VAJ52 $1,500,000,000 $100,000,000 7  4.625% due 11/15/55 4.917% +90 $640.18

  

 
(1)The Series Caps represent the maximum aggregate consideration to be paid to purchase the Notes of such Series pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Company reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to increase, decrease or eliminate one or more Series Caps at any time, subject to applicable law.

 

(2)Subject to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration, the Series Caps and proration, the principal amount of each Series of Notes that is purchased in the Tender Offer will be determined in accordance with the applicable Acceptance Priority Level (in numerical priority order with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 7 being the lowest) specified in this column.

 

(3)Payable for each $1,000 principal amount of applicable Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase by the Company and includes the Early Tender Premium. In addition, holders whose Notes are accepted will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to, but not including, the Settlement Date.

 

 

 

The Tender Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the consummation of the previously announced separation (the “Spin-Off”) of Aptiv’s Electrical Distribution Systems business into a new, independent publicly traded company, which will be named Versigent, and the receipt by Aptiv of a special dividend from Versigent in an amount not less than $1,700,000,000 in connection with the Spin-Off, in each case on or prior to the Settlement Date (the “Financing Condition”). Assuming the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the Financing Condition, are satisfied or waived, the Company will accept for purchase the Notes for aggregate consideration up to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Expiration Date in accordance with the acceptance priority levels, and subject to the Series Caps, specified in the table above and on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase.

 

The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 3, 2026, unless extended or earlier terminated as described in the Offer to Purchase (such time and date, as it may be extended, the “Expiration Date”).

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are serving as dealer managers for the Tender Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is the Tender and Information Agent. Persons with questions regarding the Tender Offer should contact Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (toll-free) at +1 (800) 558-3745 or +1 (212) 723-6106 (collect), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (toll-free) or at (212) 357-1452 (collect) or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at +1 (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or +1 (212) 834-4818 (collect). Questions regarding the tendering of Notes and requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and related materials should be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or contact@gbsc-usa.com.

 

This news release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Tender Offer is made only by the Offer to Purchase and the information in this news release is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase dated March 6, 2026. There is no separate letter of transmittal in connection with the Offer to Purchase. None of the Company, Aptiv, the Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee with respect to any Notes or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offer, and neither the Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.

 

About Aptiv

 

Aptiv is a global industrial technology company enabling more automated, electrified, and digitalized solutions across multiple end-markets.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including those related to the Tender Offer. Such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results. All statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or Aptiv’s strategies or expectations are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: global and regional economic conditions, including conditions affecting the credit market; global inflationary pressures; uncertainties created by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and its impacts to the European and

 

global economies and our operations in each country; uncertainties created by the conflicts in the Middle East and their impacts on global economies; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; the cyclical nature of global automotive sales and production; the potential disruptions in the supply of and changes in the competitive environment for raw material and other components integral to Aptiv’s products, including the ongoing semiconductor supply shortage; Aptiv’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; potential changes to beneficial free trade laws and regulations, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the effects of significant increases in trade tariffs, import quotas and other trade restrictions or actions, including retaliatory responses to such actions; changes to tax laws; future significant public health crises; the ability of Aptiv to integrate and realize the expected benefits of recent transactions; the ability of Aptiv to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives; the ability of Aptiv to avoid or continue to operate during a strike, or partial work stoppage or slow down by any of its unionized employees or those of its principal customers; the ability of Aptiv to attract and retain customers; Aptiv’s failure to complete the Spin-Off and related financing transactions as planned or at all; Aptiv’s failure to manage Versigent’s transition to a standalone public company; and Aptiv’s failure to achieve some or all of the benefits expected from the Spin-Off and other risks related to the completion of the Spin-Off. Additional factors are discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Aptiv’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect Aptiv. Aptiv disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

Investor Contact 

Betsy Frank 

betsy.frank@aptiv.com

 

 

FAQ

What did Aptiv (APTV) announce in its latest 8-K about the tender offer?

Aptiv announced early results and pricing for a cash tender offer to repurchase several long-dated note series, upsizing the Maximum Aggregate Consideration to $1,371,000,000. The offer is being executed through its subsidiary Aptiv Swiss Holdings Limited under detailed priority and cap rules.

Which Aptiv notes are included in the $1.371 billion cash tender offer?

The tender covers 3.250% notes due 2032, 5.150% due 2034, 5.750% due 2054, 5.400% due 2049, 4.400% due 2046, 4.150% due 2052 and 3.100% notes due 2051, each treated as a separate series with specified priority levels and caps.

How much of Aptiv’s notes were tendered by the early tender deadline?

By the early deadline, holders tendered $447,590,000 of 3.250% notes due 2032 and $366,989,000 of 5.150% notes due 2034, plus smaller amounts across other series. For example, $302,308,000 of 5.750% notes due 2054 and $691,948,000 of 3.100% notes due 2051 were submitted.

What conditions must be met for Aptiv’s tender offer to be completed?

Completion requires Aptiv to consummate the spin-off of its Electrical Distribution Systems business into Versigent and receive a special Versigent dividend of at least $1,700,000,000. These financing conditions must be satisfied or waived on or before the expected April 7, 2026 settlement date.

When does Aptiv’s cash tender offer expire and when is settlement expected?

The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 3, 2026, unless extended or earlier terminated. Settlement for accepted notes is currently expected on April 7, 2026, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the stated financing and other conditions.

How is the Total Tender Offer Consideration for Aptiv’s notes calculated?

For each series, the Total Tender Offer Consideration per $1,000 principal is based on a fixed spread over a specified U.S. Treasury yield, determined at 10:00 a.m. New York time on March 20, 2026. It includes a $30 early tender premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, settlement.

Why was Aptiv’s tender offer upsized from $1.35 billion to $1.371 billion?

Aptiv increased the Maximum Aggregate Consideration from $1,350,000,000 to $1,371,000,000 after receiving substantial early tenders across the covered note series. The upsizing allows the company to repurchase a larger aggregate principal amount while keeping the original structure and conditions of the offer intact.

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