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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000833444-24-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JCI"
cik: "0000833444"
company_name: "Johnson Controls International plc"
filed_at: "2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T18:21:35.505405+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Controls sells Residential & Light Commercial HVAC business to Bosch for $8.1B

## Summary
- Transaction valued at $8.1B total; JCI to receive ~$6.7B in cash. Net proceeds ~$5B after tax and expenses.
- Deal includes North America Ducted (16.7x FY23 EBITDA) and JCI's 60% stake in JCI-Hitachi JV (7.5x EBITDA).
- Expected to close in ~12 months; results to be reported in discontinued ops from Q4 FY2024.
- JCI will use proceeds to pay down debt to maintain investment grade, remainder to shareholders.
- Preliminary Q3 FY2024 adjusted EPS slightly ahead of prior guidance range; full earnings on July 31.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000833444-24-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JCI
- cik: 0000833444
- company_name: Johnson Controls International plc
- filed_at: 2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833444/000083344424000044/0000833444-24-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833444/000083344424000044/jci-20240723.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833444-24-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833444-24-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833444-24-000044.txt

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