Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

We are including the following revised risk factor to reflect a material development subsequent to the risk factors presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Except for the following revised risk factor, there have been no material changes in risk factors for the Company in the period covered by this report. The revised risk factor should be read in conjunction with or description of risk factors in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

We face risks associated with doing business in various national and local jurisdictions.

The majority of our manufacturing and distribution facilities are in Mexico, China and other countries in Asia Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe, South America and Northern Africa. We also purchase raw materials and other supplies from many different countries around the world. For the year ended December 31, 2021, approximately 67% of our net revenue came from sales outside the U.S. International operations are subject to certain risks inherent in doing business globally, including:

• exposure to local economic, political and labor conditions;

• unexpected changes in laws, regulations, economic and trade sanctions, trade or monetary or fiscal policy, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and changes in the rate of inflation in the U.S. and other countries;

• tariffs, quotas, customs and other import or export restrictions and other trade barriers;

• expropriation and nationalization;

• difficulty of enforcing agreements, collecting receivables and protecting assets through certain non-U.S. legal systems;

• reduced technology, data or intellectual property protections;

• limitations on repatriation of earnings;

• withholding and other taxes on remittances and other payments by subsidiaries;

• investment restrictions or requirements;

• violence and civil unrest in local countries, including the conflict between Ukraine and Russia; and

• compliance with the requirements of an increasing body of applicable anti-bribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and similar laws of various other countries.

Additionally, our global operations may also be adversely affected by political events, terrorist events and hostilities, complications due to natural, nuclear or other disasters or the spread of an infectious disease, virus or other widespread illness. For instance, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia caused the U.S., European Union and other nations to implement broad economic sanctions against Russia. These countries may impose further sanctions and take other actions as the situation continues. While it is difficult to anticipate the impact the sanctions announced to date may have on us, any further sanctions imposed or actions taken by these countries, and any retaliatory measures by Russia in response, including restrictions on energy supplies from Russia to countries in the region and asset expropriations, could increase our costs, reduce our sales and earnings or otherwise have an adverse effect on our operations.

Ukraine and Russia are significant global producers of raw materials used in our supply chain, including copper, aluminum, palladium and neon gases. Disruptions in the supply and volatility in the price of these materials and other inputs produced by Ukraine or Russia, including increased logistics costs and longer transit times, could adversely impact our business and results of operations. The conflict has also increased the likelihood of cyberattacks occurring, which could either directly or indirectly impact our operations. Furthermore, customer production plans in the region remain uncertain and many businesses, including certain automotive OEMs and suppliers, have announced their plans to sever business ties or cease operations in Russia, indefinitely shut down production operations in Russia, relocate production out of Russia and/or suspend shipments of products, supplies, resources and goods into Russia. The conflict has also led to significant volatility in the value of the Russian Ruble, which, in combination with the sanctions and other factors described above, may result in a significant reduction in consumer demand in Russia for many products, including vehicles.

We do not have a material physical presence in either Ukraine or Russia, with approximately 1% of our workforce located in the countries as of December 31, 2021, while approximately 2% of our annual net sales are generated from manufacturing facilities in those countries for the year ended December 31, 2021. However, the impacts of the conflict have adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, global economies, and in particular, the European economy, a region which accounted for approximately 33% of our total net sales for the year ended December 31, 2021. We have incurred costs (including capital expenditures), and expect to continue to incur costs, to relocate production out of Ukraine and to duplicate such production in other countries. While we expect our customers to reimburse us for all of such costs, there can be no assurances that we will recover all of these costs and we cannot assure that we will not experience prolonged production shutdowns prior to completing this process. We continue to monitor the situation and will seek to minimize its impact to our business, while prioritizing the safety and well-being of our employees located in both countries and our compliance with applicable laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. Any of the impacts mentioned above, among others, could adversely affect our business, business opportunities, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In addition, the global spread of COVID-19, which originated in late 2019 and was later declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, caused certain governmental authorities worldwide to initiate “lockdown” orders for all non-essential activities, which at times, included extended shutdowns of businesses in the impacted regions. Beginning late in the first quarter of 2022 and continuing into the second quarter, various regions in China, including regions where Aptiv has operations, have been subjected to new lockdowns imposed by governmental authorities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in those areas. In response, our manufacturing facilities located in these areas have implemented measures designed to minimize the impacts of any shutdowns. Despite these measures, production interruptions adversely impacted sales and profitability at the end of the first quarter, and it is currently unclear how long the lockdowns will continue. Although the duration and impact of these governmental lockdowns remains uncertain, we currently anticipate that our second quarter results of operations and cash flows are likely to be adversely impacted. This or any further political or governmental developments or health concerns in China, Mexico or other countries in which we operate could result in social, economic and labor instability. These uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on the continuity of our business and our results of operations and financial condition.

Existing free trade laws and regulations, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, provide certain beneficial duties and tariffs for qualifying imports and exports, subject to compliance with the applicable classification and other requirements. Changes in laws or policies governing the terms of trade, and in particular increased trade restrictions, tariffs or taxes on imports from countries where we manufacture products, such as China and Mexico, could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results. Furthermore, management continues to monitor the volatile geopolitical environment to identify, quantify and assess threatened duties, taxes or other business restrictions which could adversely affect our business and financial results.

Increasing our manufacturing footprint in Asian markets, including China, and our business relationships with Asian automotive manufacturers are important elements of our long-term strategy. In addition, our strategy includes increasing revenue and expanding our manufacturing footprint in lower-cost regions. As a result, our exposure to the risks described above may be greater in the future. The likelihood of such occurrences and their potential impact on us vary from country to country and are unpredictable.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There were no repurchases of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2022. In January 2019, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $2.0 billion. This program will commence following the completion of the previously announced share repurchase program of $1.5 billion, which was approved by the Board of Directors in April 2016. As of March 31, 2022, approximately $2,013 million remained available for repurchases pursuant to these programs.