Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 1, 2009

 

 

LKQ CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50404   36-4215970

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3300

Chicago, IL 60602

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(312) 621-1950

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


ITEM 8.01. Other Events

On April 1, 2009, LKQ Corporation (the “Company”) and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) issued a press release announcing a settlement agreement between the Company and Ford regarding patent litigation filed by Ford. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

99.1   Press Release dated April 1, 2009.

 

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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.

Dated: April 1, 2009

 

LKQ Corporation
By:  

/s/    VICTOR M. CASINI

  Victor M. Casini
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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