Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2017

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LKQ CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	000-50404	36-4215970
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL		60661
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 621-1950

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Emerging growth company o

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Item 8.01	Other Events.

On September 7, 2017, Euro Car Parts Limited ("ECP"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation (the “Company”), entered into an employment agreement (the “Service Agreement”) with Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, that superseded the previous service agreement entered into between the parties on November 7, 2014. The key terms of the Service Agreement include (a) a three-year term, (b) duties that include overseeing ECP’s business strategy and the coordination of ECP with the other businesses of the Company in Europe, (c) an annual base salary of £350,000 and a potential bonus of up to £150,000, and (d) agreement by Mr. Ahluwalia for a period ending 12 months after his termination date not to compete with, solicit customers of or solicit key employees of the Company’s business in Europe.

Also on September 7, 2017, ECP entered into an Investment and Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”) with an affiliate of Mr. Ahluwalia and other parties with respect to a joint venture development of a heavy truck parts business in the United Kingdom. The affiliate of Mr. Ahluwalia owns 55%, ECP owns 25%, and others (including management of the heavy truck parts business) own the remainder of the joint venture.

The summaries of the Service Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement set forth above do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Service Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 99.1, respectively, to this report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Service Agreement between Euro Car Parts Limited and Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia dated as of September 7, 2017.
99.1		Investment and Shareholders Agreement between Euro Car Parts Limited, an affiliate of Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia and other parties dated as of September 7, 2017.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: September 13, 2017