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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): February 28, 2024
STONERIDGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio | 001-13337 | 34-1598949
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

39675 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 400, Novi, Michigan 48377
(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)
(248) 489-9300
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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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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 Shares, without par value | SRI | 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 | o

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. o

ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 28, 2024, Stoneridge, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. On February 29, 2024, members of the Company’s management will hold a full-year and fourth quarter 2023 earnings conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results and the presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, will accompany management’s comments.
The press release and earnings conference call presentation contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit and Margin, Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Margin, Adjusted Income Before Tax, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share (“Adjusted EPS”), Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Income Tax Expense, Net Debt, Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Cash (collectively, the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). Management believes that the presentation of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures used in the press release and earnings conference call presentation are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and expected results of operations because the Non-GAAP Financial Measures facilitate a period to period comparison of operating results by excluding significant unusual, non-recurring items in 2023 and 2022. For 2023, these items relate to the sales from spot purchase recoveries, after-tax and pre-tax business realignment costs, after-tax and pre-tax Brazilian indirect tax credits, net, after-tax and pre-tax gain on disposal of fixed assets, after-tax and pre-tax environmental remediation costs, after-tax deferred financing fee write off and adjustments for debt compliance calculations. For 2022, these items relate to sales from spot purchase recoveries, pre-tax business realignment costs, pre-tax Brazilian indirect tax credits, net and adjustments for debt compliance calculations. These non-GAAP financial measures, however, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Adjusted Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit and Margin, Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Margin, Adjusted Income Before Tax, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Income Tax Expense, Net Debt, Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Cash should not be considered a substitute for Sales, Gross Profit, Operating Income (Loss), Income (Loss) Before Tax, Net Income (Loss), Earnings (Loss) per Share, Income Tax Expense, Debt or Cash and Cash Equivalents prepared in accordance with GAAP.
ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 above is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report, including the press release and the earnings conference call presentation furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into 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. In addition, the exhibits furnished herewith contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such exhibits.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press release dated February 28, 2024, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023
99.2 | Full-year and fourth quarter 2023 results earnings conference call presentation materials, dated February 29, 2024
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES
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.

| Stoneridge, Inc.
Date: February 28, 2024 | /s/ Matthew R. Horvath
| Matthew R. Horvath Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)