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): December 11,
2007
BORGWARNER
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
|
1-12162
(Commission
File No.)
|
13-3404508
(IRS
Employer 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)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On
December 11, 2007, BorgWarner Germany GmbH, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of BorgWarner Inc., informed BERU Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigsburg ("BERU
AG") as
well as the German regulator under Sec. 21 et. seq. of the German Securities
Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) that the percentage of voting rights
in
BERU AG which is held by BorgWarner Germany GmbH, exceeded 75%. In
connection with reaching the 75% voting rights threshold BorgWarner Germany
GmbH
requested that BERU AG join BorgWarner in the preparation of a domination
and
profit transfer agreement between BorgWarner Germany GmbH as controlling
party
and BERU AG as controlled party under the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz).
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: December
11, 2007
By:
/s/ John J. Gasparovic
Name: John
Gasparovic
Its: Secretary