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Issuer:     BORGWARNER INC (BWA)
CIK:        0000908255
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-045710
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BorgWarner settles VAT refund dispute with PHINIA for $78M; records $38M Q3 charge
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- PHINIA pays $78M total; $31M immediate, $21M due Jan 2026, remainder upon government collection by Dec 1, 2026.
- BorgWarner had $120M VAT refund asset at June 30, 2025, reduced by settlement terms.
- Net $38M charge in Q3 2025 from lower VAT receivables, liability elimination, and legal fees.
- Charge treated as noncomparable item not reflective of ongoing operations.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000162828025045710/0001628280-25-045710-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000162828025045710/bwa-20251021.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-045710

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