McDonald R Bruce Form 4 Adient / R Bruce McDonald ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McDonald R Bruce

(Last) (First) (Middle)

833 E. MICHIGAN STREET

SUITE 1100

(Street)

MILWAUKEE WI 53202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adient plc [ ADNT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/27/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares	11/27/2017		M		15,603	A	$29.95	15,816.5177(1)	D
Ordinary Shares	11/27/2017		M		15,087	A	$25.87	30,903.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/27/2017		S		30,690	D	$77.8506(2)	213.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		M		1,492	A	$25.87	1,705.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		M		14,628	A	$31.77	16,333.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		M		13,653	A	$29.69	29,986.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		M		7,294	A	$28.97	37,280.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		S		15,708	D	$78.1719(3)	21,572.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		S		20,659	D	$79.6073(4)	913.5177	D
Ordinary Shares	11/28/2017		S		700	D	$80.2559(5)	213.5177	D
Ordinary Shares								17,427.3693(6)	I	401(k) Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.95	11/27/2017		M			15,603	10/01/2010(7)	10/01/2018	Ordinary Shares	15,603	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.87	11/27/2017		M			15,087	10/01/2011(7)	10/01/2019	Ordinary Shares	15,087	$0	1,492	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.87	11/28/2017		M			1,492	10/01/2011(7)	10/01/2019	Ordinary Shares	1,492	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.77	11/28/2017		M			14,628	10/01/2012(7)	10/01/2020	Ordinary Shares	14,628	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.69	11/28/2017		M			13,653	10/07/2013(7)	10/07/2021	Ordinary Shares	13,653	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.97	11/28/2017		M			7,294	10/05/2014(7)	10/05/2022	Ordinary Shares	7,294	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes dividend equivalents.

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $77.75 to $78.26. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effectuated.

3. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $77.95 to $78.91. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effectuated.

4. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $79.11 to $80.06. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effectuated.

5. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $80.21 to $80.34. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effectuated.

6. Shares represented by Company stock fund units under the Company Savings Plan based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 10/31/2017.

7. 50% of the options vested on the second and the remaining 50% vested on the third anniversary of the award.

	/s/ David P. Knaff, attorney-in-fact for R. Bruce McDonald	11/29/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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