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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-17-019203
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171003
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171004

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENTHERM Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000903129
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				954318554
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21810
		FILM NUMBER:		171120856

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21680 HAGGERTY ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHVILLE
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48167-8994
		BUSINESS PHONE:		248-504-0500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21680 HAGGERTY ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHVILLE
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48167-8994

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERIGON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930503
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.25%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On October 3, 2017 (the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;), Gentherm Incorporated (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into Restricted Stock Award Agreements under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan with six of its executive officers in the form attached hereto as Exhibit&#160;10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference (the &#8220;Restricted Stock Award Agreements&#8221;).  The following description of the material terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.25%;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.25%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement provides that the shares granted are subject to forfeiture if the Participant&#8217;s employment with the Company terminates prior to the 18 month anniversary of the Grant Date (the &#8220;Vesting Date&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Participant remains employed by the Company through and including the Vesting Date, or if the Participant&#8217;s employment with the Company is terminated prior to the Vesting Date without Cause or for Good Reason (each as defined in the Restricted Stock Award Agreements), then the shares granted shall immediately vest and no longer be subject to possible forfeiture; provided that, in the case of acceleration upon termination, the participant&#8217;s right to receive such accelerated vesting is conditioned upon execution of a general release of claims, which becomes irrevocable, for the benefit of the Company.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;October 4, 2017</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;">Cause.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;Cause&#8221; means your: (i) engaging in any act that constitutes serious misconduct, theft, fraud, material misrepresentation, serious dereliction of fiduciary obligations or duty of loyalty to the Corporation; (ii) conviction of a felony, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge or any criminal act involving moral turpitude or which in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;">Board</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;) brings you, the Board, the Corporation or any affiliate into disrepute; (iii) neglect of or negligent performance of your employment duties; (iv) willful, unauthorized disclosure of material confidential information belonging to the Corporation, or entrusted to the Corporation by a client, customer, or other third party; (v) repeatedly being under the influence of drugs or alcohol (other than prescription medicine or other medically related drugs to the extent that they are taken in accordance with their directions) during the performance of your employment duties, or, while under the influence of such drugs or alcohol, engaging in grossly inappropriate conduct during the performance of your employment duties; (vi) repeated failure to comply with the lawful directions of your superior that are not inconsistent with the terms of your employment; (vii) any material failure to comply with the Corporation's written policies or rules; or (viii) actual engagement in conduct that violates applicable state or federal laws governing the workplace that could reasonably be expected to bring the Corporation or any affiliate into disrepute. In order for the Corporation to terminate your employment for Cause under any of clauses (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii) in the preceding sentence, the Corporation must provide you with written notice of its intention to terminate employment for Cause and describing the acts or omissions upon which such termination for Cause is based, and you will be provided a 30-day period from the date of such notice within which to cure or correct such acts or omissions if they are reasonably susceptible of cure or correction.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(d)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;">Good Reason.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">  &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; means (i) the occurrence of a material diminution in Participant&#8217;s authority, duties, or responsibilities without Participant&#8217;s consent (other than temporarily while the Participant is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law); (ii) a material adverse change in the reporting structure applicable to the Participant; (iii) a relocation of the Participant's principal place of employment by more than 50 miles; or (iv) a material reduction in the Participant&#8217;s aggregate base salary and target bonus (other than a general reduction that affects all similarly situated executives in substantially the same proportions).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref326326975"></a><a name="_Ref330809997"></a><a name="_Ref326326893"></a>4.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-variant: small-caps;">Termination Of Services; Forfeiture.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.<font style="margin-left:57pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-variant: small-caps;">Section 83(b).</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;If Participant properly elects (as required by Section 83(b) of the Code) within 30 days after the Grant Date to include in Participant&#8217;s gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the fair market value of the Restricted Stock, Participant shall pay to the Corporation or make arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation to pay to the Corporation upon such election, any foreign, federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock. If Participant shall fail to make such payment, the Corporation shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.  Participant acknowledges that it is Participant&#8217;s sole responsibility, and not the Corporation&#8217;s responsibility, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if Participant elects to make such election, and Participant agrees to provide the Corporation with a copy of any such election within ten (10) calendar days of making such election.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-variant: small-caps;">Rights As Stockholder.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for the potential forfeitability of the Restricted Stock before the occurrence of a Vesting Date, Participant has all rights of a stockholder (including voting and dividend rights) commencing on the Grant Date, subject to Participant&#8217;s execution of this Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to any dividends that are paid with respect to the Restricted Stock between the date of this Agreement and the end of any applicable restricted period, such dividends (whether payable in cash or shares) shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock, including any forfeiture provisions described in Section 4 hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref330810224"></a>9.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Non-Transferability of Award</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without the express written consent of the Committee, which may be withheld for any reason in its sole discretion, the Restricted Stock may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the Participant&#8217;s lifetime only by the Participant. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant&#8217;s executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any attempt to transfer the Restricted Stock in any manner, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU4"></a>10.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-variant: small-caps;">Restricted Stock Certificate Legend. </font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> The Corporation will either issue a stock certificate or certificates representing the Shares (the </font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;">"</font><font style="font-style:italic;">Certificate</font><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;">")</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> and register the Certificate in the Participant's name, or make such other arrangements with its stock transfer agent to issue uncertificated interests, including in book-entry form (</font><font style="font-style:italic;">&#8220;Book Entry&#8221;</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">).&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Certificate is issued, it will be deposited with the Corporation, together with a stock power endorsed in blank by the Participant. A legend will be placed upon such Certificate as provided below. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Award, upon the lapse of the restricted </font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:normal;">period</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> applicable to such Shares or any portion of them (prior to cancelation and forfeiture), the </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Corporation</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> will cause the Certificate deposited with the </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Corporation</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> to be reissued </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">and delivered </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">to the Participant without such legend.&nbsp;&nbsp;If a </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Book</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> Entry is made, the </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Corporation</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> will issue &#8220;stop transfer&#8221; instructions with respect to the Shares until the lapse of the </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">r</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">estrict</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">ed period</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> applicable to such Shares or any portion of them (prior to cancelation and forfeiture).&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Each </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">C</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">ertificate representing shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">Agreement</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> shall </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">initially </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">bear the following legend: </font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;margin-right:7.69%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;The sale or other transfer of the shares of common stock represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth in the GENTHERM INCORPORATED 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, and in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Plan and such Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be obtained from the Secretary of GENTHERM INCORPORATED.&#8221; </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">11.<font style="margin-left:57pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-variant: small-caps;">Withholding Obligations.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as addressed in furtherance of Section 6, at the time this Award vests, in whole or in part, and at any time before or thereafter as requested by the Corporation, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Corporation or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the vesting of this Award.  The Participant will not be entitled to receive and the Corporation will have no obligation to issue a certificate for any shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Award unless and until the tax withholding obligations of the Corporation and/or any Affiliate are satisfied.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">12.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">The Plan; Amendment</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Award is subject in all respects to the terms, conditions, limitations and definitions contained in the Plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan. This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Corporation and the Participant.  The Corporation shall give written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">13.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Rights of Participants; Regulatory Requirements</font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:normal;">.</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan, Sections 21 and 22 of the Plan pertaining to the Participants&#8217; rights and certain regulatory requirements (as such term is defined in the Plan) are hereby explicitly incorporated into this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Notices</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Corporation at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Participant at the address on file with the Corporation or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">16.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Transfer of Personal Data</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Corporation (and its Subsidiaries) of any personal data information related to this Award for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan).&nbsp;&nbsp;This authorization and consent is freely given by the Participant.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">17.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Binding Agreement; Assignment</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Corporation and its successors and assigns.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Participant shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 9 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Corporation.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">19.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Counterparts</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">20.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Severability</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">21.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-variant: small-caps;">Acquired Rights</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (a)&#160;the Corporation may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of the Restricted Stock made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Corporation; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Restricted Stock awarded hereunder) give the Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant's ordinary salary, and shall not be considered as part of such salary in the event of severance, redundancy or resignation.</font></p>
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