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

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2026

     

Autoliv, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-12933	Not applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Klarabergsviadukten 70, Section D 5th Floor, Box 70381,
Stockholm, Sweden		SE-107 24
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

       +46 8 587 20 600

     

      (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

     

      Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (par value $1.00 per share)	ALV	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 19, 2026, Mr. Martin Lundstedt, a current member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), notified the Board that he will not stand for re-election to the Board and his term as a director will end at the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting (“2026 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Lundstedt’s decision is not the result of any disagreement with Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”).

Mr. Franz-Josef Kortüm, a current member of the Board, having reached the mandatory retirement age for directors under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, will not stand for re-election and his term as a member of the Board will expire at the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting.

The Board will reduce the size of the Board from eleven members to nine members, effective immediately following the closing of the polls for the election of directors at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

All other current Board members have been nominated for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Lundstedt’s decision not to stand for re-election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) EXHIBITS


99.1		Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated February 19, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Autoliv, Inc. dated February 19, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

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.


	AUTOLIV, INC

	By:		/s/ Anthony J. Nellis
	Name:		Anthony J. Nellis
	Title:		Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Date: February 20, 2026

AUTOLIV INC 8-K