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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-044100
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180214

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEAR CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000842162
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				133386776
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11311
		FILM NUMBER:		18607067

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD
		CITY:			SOUTHFIELD
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2484471500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD
		CITY:			SOUTHFIELD
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEAR CORP /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960620

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEAR SEATING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEAR SIEGLER SEATING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900723
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;13, 2018 </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;14, 2018,
Lear Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that on February&nbsp;13, 2018, its Board of Directors approved the declaration of a $0.70 per share quarterly cash dividend on the Company&#146;s common stock and authorized an increase in the
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d469227dex991.htm">Press Release issued February&nbsp;14, 2018 </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Lear Contacts</U>: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Mel Stephens </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(248) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">447-1624</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Joel Elsesser </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Lear Increases Share Repurchase Authorization to $1.5 Billion </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>and Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 40% </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>from $0.50 to $0.70 Per Share </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, February</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;14, 2018</B> &#151; Lear Corporation [NYSE: LEA], a leading global supplier of automotive seating and
electrical systems, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in the Company&#146;s share repurchase authorization to $1.5&nbsp;billion and extended the authorization period until December&nbsp;31, 2020. In addition, the
Board raised the quarterly cash dividend on the Company&#146;s common stock by 40% from $0.50 per share to $0.70 per share. The next dividend is payable on March&nbsp;26, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March&nbsp;7, 2018.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The Company&#146;s record financial performance, balance sheet strength and very favorable outlook are allowing us to significantly increase our
dividend and continue our proven track record of returning capital to our shareholders,&#148; said Matt Simoncini, Lear President and Chief Executive Officer. For some time now, we have made significant investments in our business which have given
Lear unique product capabilities and an industry-leading cost structure. Today we are in the strongest competitive position in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">100-year</FONT> history. Over the last five years, we have returned record levels of
cash to our shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. Lear&#146;s total return to shareholders during this period was 300%, better than any of our peers and three times the return for the S&amp;P 500.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Lear&#146;s Board of Directors fully supports the Company&#146;s balanced strategy of investing in the business and consistently returning cash to
shareholders, while maintaining a strong and flexible balance sheet. The shareholder actions announced today are consistent with this strategy and demonstrate the confidence Lear&#146;s Board has in the Company&#146;s outlook,&#148; said Henry D. G.
Wallace, Lear&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Executive</FONT> Chairman. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the end of 2017, Lear had $546&nbsp;million remaining on its
share repurchase authorization. Including today&#146;s action, Lear&#146;s total available share repurchase authorization is now $1.5&nbsp;billion. Since the Company began its share repurchase and dividend programs in 2011, Lear has returned
approximately $4&nbsp;billion to shareholders, including the repurchase of 42% of the Company&#146;s shares outstanding at the commencement of our share repurchase program. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lear may implement share repurchases under its share repurchase authorization utilizing a variety of methods including open market purchases, accelerated
share repurchase programs, privately negotiated transactions and structured repurchase transactions. Share repurchases are subject to the Company&#146;s alternative uses of capital and prevailing financial, market and industry conditions. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lear&#146;s 2018 Annual Stockholders Meeting will be held on May&nbsp;17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the
Company&#146;s corporate headquarters, 21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan 48033. The record date for determining eligibility to vote at the 2018 Annual Meeting is March&nbsp;22, 2018. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About Lear Corporation </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lear Corporation&nbsp;was
founded in Detroit in 1917 as American Metal Products. Today, Lear is one of the world&#146;s leading suppliers of automotive seating and electrical systems <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(E-Systems).&nbsp;Lear</FONT> serves every major automaker
in the world, and Lear content can be found on more than 400 vehicle nameplates.&nbsp;Lear&#146;s world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of approximately 165,000 employees at 257 locations in 39
countries.&nbsp;Lear currently ranks #151 on the Fortune 500.&nbsp;Lear&#146;s headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan.&nbsp;Further information about Lear is available at <U>lear.com</U> or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated financial results and liquidity. The words &#147;will,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;designed
to,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;forecasts&#148; and similar expressions identify certain of
these forward-looking statements. The Company also may provide forward-looking statements in oral statements or other written materials released to the public. All statements contained or incorporated in this press release or in any other public
statements that address operating performance, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these
forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017 and its other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Future operating
results will be based on many factors, including actual industry production volumes, commodity prices and the Company&#146;s success in implementing its operating strategy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information in this press release relies on assumptions in the Company&#146;s sales backlog. The Company&#146;s sales backlog reflects anticipated net sales
from formally awarded new programs less lost and discontinued programs. The calculation of the sales backlog does not reflect customer price reductions on existing or newly awarded programs. The sales backlog may be impacted by various assumptions
embedded in the calculation, including vehicle production levels on new programs, foreign exchange rates and the timing of major program launches. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update, amend or clarify them to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.
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