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
January 29,
2009
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AUTOLIV,
INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-12933
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51-0378542
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World
Trade Center,
Klarabergsviadukten
70, SE-107 24
Stockholm,
Sweden
(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
+46
(0)8 587 20 600
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name
or former address, if changed since last
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Check the
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Item 2.02 Results of
Operations and Financial Condition
On
January 29, 2009 Autoliv, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein
by reference. This press release contains certain references to financial
measures identified as “organic sales”, “operating working capital”, “net debt”,
“leverage ratio” and “interest coverage ratio” which are adjustments from
comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These
financial measures, as used herein, differ from financial measures reported
under GAAP and management believes that these financial presentations provide
useful supplemental information which is important to a proper understanding of
the Company’s core business results by investors. These presentations should not
be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor
are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures presented by
other companies. For an explanation of the reasons for which management uses
these figures see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD disclosure; and
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
EXHIBITS
99.1 Press
Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated January 29, 2009 reporting Autoliv, Inc.'s
financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008.
SIGNATURE
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.
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AUTOLIV,
INC.
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Date
January 29,
2008
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(Registrant)
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/s/Lars A.
Sjöbring
Lars A.
Sjöbring
Vice
President - Legal Affairs,
General
Counsel and Secretary
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