Form 8-K

8-K — BORGWARNER INC

Accession: 0000908255-26-000045

Filed: 2026-07-31

Period: 2026-07-30

CIK: 0000908255

SIC: 3714 (MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES)

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

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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8-K — bwa-20260730.htm (Primary)

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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): July 30, 2026

BORGWARNER INC.

________________________________________________

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-12162

13-3404508

State or other jurisdiction of

Commission File No.

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or organization

Identification No.)

3850 Hamlin Road,

Auburn Hills,

Michigan

48326

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 754-9200

(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)

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))

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which

registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

BWA

New York Stock Exchange

1.00% Senior Notes due 2031

BWA31

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 o

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. o

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of

Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On July 30, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BorgWarner Inc. (the "Company")

increased the size of the Board to from eight to nine members and appointed Rajesh Kalathur to the

Board as an independent director to fill the vacancy created by that increase. There are no transactions

and no proposed transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K

between Mr. Kalathur (or any member of his immediate family) and the Company (or any of its

subsidiaries), and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kalathur and any other

person or entity pursuant to which Mr. Kalathur was appointed as a director of the Company. The Board

has not yet determined the committee(s) on which Mr. Kalathur will be appointed to serve.

In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Kalathur will be compensated in accordance

with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy as described under “Director

Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 19, 2026, which description is

incorporated by reference.

A copy of the Company’s news release, dated July 31, 2026, announcing Mr. Kalathur’s

appointment to the Board is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated

herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures

On July 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of

$0.17 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2026 to

stockholders of record on September 1, 2026.

On July 31, 2026, the Company issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.2, which is

incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit

99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the

Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation

language in any such filings.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this Report.

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

News Release dated July 31, 2026

99.2

Press Release dated July 31, 2026

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with 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.

BorgWarner Inc.

Date: July 31, 2026

By:

/s/ Tonit M. Calaway

Name: Tonit M. Calaway

Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary

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BorgWarner Appoints Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors Final

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

BorgWarner Appoints

Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors

Auburn Hills, Michigan, July 31, 2026 – BorgWarner Inc. (“BorgWarner”) announced today that

Rajesh Kalathur has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to welcome Raj to BorgWarner’s Board of Directors,” said Alexis P.

Michas, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of BorgWarner. “Raj’s extensive global leadership

experience across finance, information technology, operations, and sales will be invaluable to our

Board.”

Mr. Kalathur most recently served as President of John Deere Financial and Chief

Information Officer of Deere & Company, a global leader in the production of agricultural,

construction, forestry, turf, power systems, and other solutions, which he joined in 1996 and from

which he retired in 2026. In these roles, he led Deere & Company's financial services business

segment with more than $70 billion in assets and oversaw enterprise-wide global information

technology and cybersecurity functions. Prior to these roles, Mr. Kalathur served as Deere &

Company's Chief Financial Officer for more than six years.

Mr. Kalathur holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the National

Institute of Technology in Jamshedpur, India, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from

the University of Alabama, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of

Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

About BorgWarner

For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing

successful mobility innovation to market. With a focus on sustainability, we’re helping to build a

cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.

BorgWarner Appoints Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors

PR contact:

Michelle Collins

Phone: +1 248-373-2574

Email: mediacontact@borgwarner.com

IR contact:

Pat Nolan

Phone: +1 248-754-0884

Email: IR@borgwarner.com

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Exhibit 99.2

Immediate Release

Contact

Patrick Nolan

248.754.0884

BORGWARNER DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Auburn Hills, Michigan, July 31, 2026 – On July 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2026, to stockholders of record on September 1, 2026.

For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to market. With a focus on sustainability, we’re helping to build a cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.

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