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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000908255-23-000019
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230406
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230406

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BORGWARNER INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000908255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				133404508
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12162
		FILM NUMBER:		23805634

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3850 HAMLIN RD.
		CITY:			AUBURN HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2487549200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3850 HAMLIN RD.
		CITY:			AUBURN HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930628
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iaeb4e80d50744c3eb05fd571a39c4096_1"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:3.85pt;padding-left:182.72pt;padding-right:182.72pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.9pt;padding-left:182.75pt;padding-right:182.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.85pt;padding-left:256.65pt;padding-right:256.65pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:255%">Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:183.1pt;padding-right:183.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.85pt;padding-left:183.15pt;padding-right:183.15pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:34.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:34.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.1pt;padding-left:34.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check the appropriate box&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.15pt;padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:2.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:30.15pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:2.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;padding-left:30.15pt">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:2.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:30.15pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:4.5pt;text-indent:31.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Definitive Additional Materials</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:2.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:30.15pt">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;padding-left:182.87pt;padding-right:182.87pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BorgWarner Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:5.15pt"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:779px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:182.9pt;padding-right:182.9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></div><div style="padding-left:34.25pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:34.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box)&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.1pt;padding-left:5.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">No fee required.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:21.15pt">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.8pt;margin-top:5.15pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;padding-right:12.5pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%">(3)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%;padding-left:40.02pt">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined)&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(4)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Total fee paid&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:33.05pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:21.15pt">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt;padding-left:33.05pt;padding-right:32.6pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21.15pt">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:5.3pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Amount Previously Paid&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Filing Party&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.75pt;margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:54.45pt;text-indent:-48.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(4)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:40.02pt">Date Filed&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:53.85pt"><img alt="image_5.jpg" src="image_5.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:714px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt"><img alt="image_10a.jpg" src="image_10a.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:779px"></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="iaeb4e80d50744c3eb05fd571a39c4096_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:3.85pt;padding-left:169.45pt;padding-right:169.45pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="padding-left:77.75pt;padding-right:77.75pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5.75pt;text-indent:30.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%">This filing relates to the solicitation of proxies by BorgWarner Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) in connection with the Company&#8217;s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;text-indent:30.25pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-indent:30.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">On April 6, 2023, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the &#8220;8-K&#8221;) regarding its equity compensation plans.  A copy of the 8-K is filed herewith.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt"><img alt="image_10a.jpg" src="image_10a.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:779px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.87pt;padding-right:2.87pt;text-align:center;text-indent:28.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:128%">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#58; April 6, 2023</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:24pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BORGWARNER INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">________________________________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:88.680%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.153%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.019%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.153%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.019%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.156%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1-12162</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13-3404508</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State or other jurisdiction of</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Commission File No.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(I.R.S. 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