8-K
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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) August 13, 2019

 

VISTEON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-15827

 

38-3519512

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

     

One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Township, Michigan

 

48111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800)-VISTEON

 

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:

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

VC

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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.  

 

 


SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Senior executives of Visteon Corporation (the “Company”) are expected to make a presentation on August 13, 2019 to investors and security analysts at the J.P. Morgan Auto Conference in New York City which will include a discussion of the Company’s strategy, financial profile and related matters, including certain financial information. In connection with such presentation, the Company is making available the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

SECTION 7 – REGULATION FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

See “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” above.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit

No.

   

Description

         
 

99.1

   

Presentation slides from the Company’s webcast presentation at the J.P. Morgan Auto Conference on August 13, 2019.

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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.

 

 

VISTEON CORPORATION

             

Date: August 13, 2019

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Brett D. Pynnonen

 

 

 

Brett D. Pynnonen

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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EX-99.1

Slide 1

J.P. Morgan Automotive Conference Sachin Lawande, President and CEO August 13, 2019 Exhibit 99.1


Slide 2

Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "will," "may," "designed to," "outlook," "believes," "should," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates," "forecasts" and similar expressions identify certain of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: conditions within the automotive industry, including (i) the automotive vehicle production volumes and schedules of our customers, (ii) the financial condition of our customers and the effects of any restructuring or reorganization plans that may be undertaken by our customers, including work stoppages at our customers, and (iii) possible disruptions in the supply of commodities to us or our customers due to financial distress, work stoppages, natural disasters or civil unrest; our ability to execute on our transformational plans and cost-reduction initiatives in the amounts and on the timing contemplated; our ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; including our ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on terms acceptable to us; our ability to comply with financial and other covenants in our credit agreements; and the continuation of acceptable supplier payment terms; our ability to satisfy pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; our ability to access funds generated by foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures on a timely and cost effective basis; general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates and fuel prices; the timing and expenses related to internal restructurings, employee reductions, acquisitions or dispositions and the effect of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations; increases in raw material and energy costs and our ability to offset or recover these costs, increases in our warranty, product liability and recall costs or the outcome of legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are or may become a party; and those factors identified in our filings with the SEC (including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018). Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our view only as of the date of this presentation, and which we assume no obligation to update. The financial results presented herein are unaudited; Information herein represents information included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019. New business wins, re-wins and backlog do not represent firm orders or firm commitments from customers, but are based on various assumptions, including the timing and duration of product launches, vehicle production levels, customer cancellations, installation rates, customer price reductions and currency exchange rates.


Slide 3

Visteon At A Glance Leading supplier of cockpit electronics and autonomous driving systems to carmakers across the world $3B annual sales 10,000 employees 18 countries 20 manufacturing locations 18 technical centers Leading the evolution of automotive digital cockpits and safety solutions


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Industry-Leading Products for a Broad Customer Base Customer Diversity Product Portfolio Instrument clusters Head-up displays Infotainment Displays ADAS Connectivity Cockpit computers


Slide 5

Diversified Growth of New Business 2015 Q2 2019 Represents Visteon’s Backlog $15.2B $22.4B Balanced regional mix Improved customer diversification China domestic representing 20% of backlog Next-generation products driving growth (62% 1H 2019) Continued adoption of SmartCore™ China domestic representing 32% of 1H 2019 wins Anticipated Revenue From Awarded Programs New Business Wins


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Key Cockpit and Safety Trends Cockpit Domain Controller 2008 2009 2011 2014 2015 2017 2018 Automated Emergency Braking All-Digital Cluster Lane Keep Assist Apple Car Play Android Auto Single-Lane Highway Assist Highway Co-Pilot with Lane Change 2020 Native Android Infotainment 2021 Multi-Display Module WP29 Standard for L2 Hands-Off 2022 UN Regulation for L2 Hands-Off Embedded Infotainment Key Cockpit Trends Digitization of cluster driven by EV and Safety CarPlay and Android Auto win infotainment app battle (if not the war) From collection of ECUs to centralized cockpit domain controller Native Android for seamless infotainment experience Multi-display digital cockpit environment Key Safety Trends Increased focus on improved Level-2 ADAS with partial automation Requires sensor fusion and increased computing power Level-2 hands-off is allowed only in U.S. and Japan New specification being developed by WP29 of UN UN regulation regarding hands-off driving expected in 2022 to increase ADAS/AD controller demand Cockpit Trends Safety Trends


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Cockpit Domain Controller Market ADAS/AD Domain Controller Market (Units in millions) (Units in millions) Source: Strategy Analytics Cockpit Controller ADAS/AD Controller Body Controller Powertrain Controller CAGR: 79% CAGR: 54% Emergence of Domain Controllers Launched industry-first CDC with Daimler Awards with 7 OEMs, 10+ programs Next-gen SmartCore™ with integration of digital cluster, Android infotainment and DMS Support for multiple digital displays and AI-based speech recognition Open platform approach Enables sensor fusion and processing of AI algorithms for advanced Level-2 functionality Advanced collaboration tools for algorithm development Extends current Level-2 systems


Slide 8

Visteon Platform Portfolio Connected Infotainment Cockpit Domain Controllers ADAS/AD Domain Controllers Next-Gen Cockpit Displays Digital Instrument Clusters Technology platforms that redefine the cockpit and safety experience


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