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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001670541-26-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADNT"
cik: "0001670541"
company_name: "Adient plc"
filed_at: "2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:37:10.229705+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adient grants $500K RSU retention award to EVP Americas; shareholders reelect all directors

## Summary
- Special RSU award of $500,000 to James Conklin, EVP Americas; grant date May 7, 2026, vesting one-half per year over two years.
- All eight director nominees elected; votes ranged from 60.9M to 61.9M in favor, broker non-votes of 4.5M.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote approved: 58.4M for, 3.6M against, 4.5M broker non-votes.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor authorized: 65.0M for, 1.5M against.
- Shareholders renewed authority to issue shares and opt out of preemption rights under Irish law.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001670541-26-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADNT
- cik: 0001670541
- company_name: Adient plc
- filed_at: 2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000050/0001670541-26-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000050/adnt-20260310.htm

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