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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-35346 APTIV PLC ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Jersey ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 5 Hanover Quay Grand Canal Dock Dublin , D02 VY79 , Ireland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Ordinary Shares . $ 0.01 par value per share 5.50 % Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares , Series A , $ 0.01 par value per share 1.500 % Senior Notes due 2025 4.250 % Senior Notes due 2026 1.600 % Senior Notes due 2028 4.350 % Senior Notes due 2029 4.400 % Senior Notes due 2046 5.400 % Senior Notes due 2049 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 353-1-259-7013 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) APTV APTV PRA 98-1029562 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) APTV APTV APTV APTV APTV APTV Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes . No. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ . No. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes . No □ . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes . No □ . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by the 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 . □ . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ . No. The aggregate market value of the ordinary shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 20,958,040,169 ( based on the closing sale price of the registrant's ordinary shares on that date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange ) . The number of the registrant's ordinary shares outstanding , $ 0.01 par value per share as of January 29 , 2021 , was 270,025,374 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement related to the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be filed subsequently are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .