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| Significant Accounting Policies | 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of combination—The combined financial statements include the accounts of Versigent’s U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries and operations in which the Company holds a controlling interest. The combined financial statements include certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at the Parent level but are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to Versigent. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts within the Company’s combined businesses have been eliminated. All intercompany transactions between the Company and the Parent have been included in these combined financial statements as Net parent investment. Expenses related to corporate allocations from the Parent to the Company are considered to be effectively settled for cash in the combined financial statements at the time the transaction is recorded. In addition, transactions between the Company and the Parent’s other subsidiaries have been classified as related party, rather than intercompany, transactions within the combined financial statements. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Versigent received dividends of $2 million from its equity method investments. No dividends were received from equity method investments during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The dividends were recognized as a reduction to the investment and represented a return on investment included in cash flows from operating activities. The Company monitors its investments in affiliates for indicators of other-than-temporary declines in value on an ongoing basis. If the Company determines that such a decline has occurred, an impairment loss is recorded, which is measured as the difference between carrying value and estimated fair value. Estimated fair value is generally determined using an income approach based on discounted cash flows or negotiated transaction values. Use of estimates—The preparation of the combined financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. Generally, matters subject to estimation and judgment include amounts related to accounts receivable realization, inventory obsolescence, asset impairments, useful lives of intangible and fixed assets, deferred tax asset valuation allowances, income taxes, pension benefit plan assumptions, accruals related to litigation, warranty costs, environmental remediation costs, worker’s compensation accruals and healthcare accruals. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts that differ from those estimates. Revenue recognition—Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in a contract with a customer. Customer contracts for production parts generally are represented by a combination of a current purchase order and a current production schedule issued by the customer. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is generated from the sale of manufactured production parts, wherein there is a single performance obligation. Transfer of control and revenue recognition for the Company’s sales of production parts generally occurs upon shipment or delivery of the product, which is when title, ownership, and risk of loss pass to the customer and is based on the applicable customer shipping terms. Revenue is measured based on the transaction price and the quantity of parts specified in a contract with a customer. Refer to Note 19. Segment Reporting and Revenue for further detail of the Company’s accounting for its revenue from sales of production parts. From time to time, Versigent enters into pricing agreements with its customers that provide for price reductions on production parts, some of which are conditional upon achieving certain joint cost saving targets, which are accounted for as variable consideration. In these instances, revenue is recognized based on the agreed-upon price at the time of shipment if available, or in the event the Company concludes that a portion of the revenue for a given part may vary from the purchase order and requires estimation, the Company records consideration at the most likely amount that the Company expects to be entitled to based on historical experience and input from customer negotiations. Sales incentives and allowances are recognized as a reduction to revenue at the time of the related sale. In addition, from time to time, Versigent makes payments to customers in conjunction with ongoing business. These payments to customers are generally recognized as a reduction to revenue at the time of the commitment to make these payments. However, certain other payments to customers, or upfront fees, meet the criteria to be considered a cost to obtain a contract as they are directly attributable to a contract, are incremental and management expects the fees to be recoverable. Versigent collects and remits taxes assessed by different governmental authorities that are both imposed on and concurrent with a revenue-producing transaction between the Company and the Company’s customers. These taxes may include, but are not limited to, sales, use, value-added, and some excise taxes. Versigent reports the collection of these taxes on a net basis (excluded from revenues). Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in net sales, while costs of shipping and handling are included in cost of sales. Refer to Note 19. Segment Reporting and Revenue for further information. Cash and cash equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents are defined as short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, for which the book value approximates fair value. The cash and cash equivalents presented in the combined balance sheets represents amounts specifically attributable to Versigent. Accounts receivable—Versigent exchanges certain amounts of accounts receivable, primarily in the Asia Pacific region, for bank notes with original maturities greater than three months. The collection of such bank notes are included in operating cash flows based on the substance of the underlying transactions, which are operating in nature. Bank notes held by the Company with original maturities of three months or less are classified as cash and cash equivalents within the combined balance sheets, and those with original maturities of greater than three months are classified as notes receivable within other current assets. The Company may hold such bank notes until maturity, exchange them with suppliers to settle liabilities, or sell them to third-party financial institutions in exchange for cash. Credit losses—Versigent is exposed to credit losses primarily through the sale of vehicle components and services. Versigent assesses the creditworthiness of a counterparty by conducting ongoing credit reviews, which considers the Company’s expected billing exposure and timing for payment, as well as the counterparty’s established credit rating. When a credit rating is not available, the Company’s assessment is based on an analysis of the counterparty’s financial statements. Versigent also considers contract terms and conditions, country and political risk, and business strategy in its evaluation. Based on the outcome of this review, the Company establishes a credit limit for each counterparty. The Company continues to monitor its ongoing credit exposure through active review of counterparty balances against contract terms and due dates, which includes timely account reconciliation, payment confirmation and dispute resolution. The Company may also employ collection agencies and legal counsel to pursue recovery of defaulted receivables, if necessary. Versigent primarily utilizes historical loss and recovery data, combined with information on current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts to develop the estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts in accordance with ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASC 326”). As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company reported $1,829 million and $1,567 million, respectively, of accounts receivable, net of the allowances, which includes the allowance for doubtful accounts of $17 million for each period. Bad debt expense was de minimis during the three months ended March 31, 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded bad debt expense of $7 million, primarily related to a certain local customer that ceased operations in China. Other changes in the allowance were not material for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Generally, the Company does not require collateral for its accounts receivable. Inventories—As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or net realizable value, including direct material costs and direct and indirect manufacturing costs. Refer to Note 4. Inventories for additional information. From time to time, payments may be received from suppliers. These payments from suppliers are recognized as a reduction of the cost of the material acquired during the period to which the payments relate. In some instances, supplier rebates are received in conjunction with or concurrent with the negotiation of future purchase agreements and these amounts are amortized over the prospective agreement period as purchases are made. Intangible assets—Intangible assets were $7 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The Company amortizes definite-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. The Company has definite-lived intangible assets related to patents and developed technology, customer relationships and trade names. Costs to renew or extend the term of acquired intangible assets are recognized as expense as incurred. Amortization expense was $1 million and de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Warranty and product recalls—Expected warranty costs for products sold are recognized at the time of sale of the product based on an estimate of the amount that eventually will be required to settle such obligations. These accruals are based on factors such as past experience, production changes, industry developments and various other considerations. Costs of product recalls, which may include the cost of the product being replaced as well as the customer’s cost of the recall, including labor to remove and replace the recalled part, are accrued as part of our warranty accrual at the time an obligation becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated. These estimates are adjusted from time to time based on facts and circumstances that impact the status of existing claims. Refer to Note 8. Warranty Obligations for additional information. Income taxes— The Company’s domestic and foreign operating results were included in the income tax returns of the Parent, and the Company accounted for income taxes under the separate return method. Under this approach, the Company determined its deferred tax assets and liabilities and related tax expense as if it were filing separate tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting purposes. Such amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company determines it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in the future, the valuation allowance adjustment to the deferred tax assets will be charged to earnings in the period in which the Company makes such a determination. In determining whether an uncertain tax position exists, the Company determines, based solely on its technical merits, whether the tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, and if so, a tax benefit is measured on a cumulative probability basis that is more likely than not to be realized upon the ultimate settlement. In determining the provision for income taxes for financial statement purposes, the Company makes certain estimates and judgments which affect its evaluation of the carrying value of its deferred tax assets, as well as its calculation of certain tax liabilities. As it relates to changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), the Company’s policy is to release tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) when the underlying components affect earnings. Refer to Note 13. Income Taxes for additional information. Foreign currency translation—Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries that use a currency other than U.S. dollars as their functional currency are translated to U.S. dollars at end-of-period currency exchange rates. The combined statements of operations of non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at average-period currency exchange rates. The effect of translation for non-U.S. subsidiaries is generally reported in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”). The accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment related to an investment in a foreign subsidiary is reclassified to net income (loss) upon sale or upon complete or substantially complete liquidation of the respective entity. The effect of remeasurement of assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries that use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency is primarily included in cost of sales. Also included in cost of sales are gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of a particular entity. Net foreign currency transaction gains of $4 million and losses of $2 million were included in the combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Restructuring—The Company continually evaluates alternatives to align the business with the changing needs of its customers and to lower operating costs. This includes the realignment of its existing manufacturing capacity, facility closures, or similar actions, either in the normal course of business or pursuant to significant restructuring programs. These actions may result in employees receiving voluntary or involuntary employee termination benefits, which are mainly pursuant to union or other contractual agreements or statutory requirements. Voluntary termination benefits are accrued when an employee accepts the related offer. Involuntary termination benefits are accrued upon the commitment to a termination plan and when the benefit arrangement is communicated to affected employees, or when liabilities are determined to be probable and estimable, depending on the existence of a substantive plan for severance or termination. Contract termination costs are recorded when contracts are terminated. All other exit costs are expensed as incurred. Refer to Note 9. Restructuring for additional information. Customer concentrations—We sell our products and services to the major global OEMs in every region of the world. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 80% of our total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, three customers each accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net sales at 18%, 17% and 13%, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, three customers each accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net sales at 18%, 15% and 11%, respectively. Derivative financial instruments—All derivative instruments are required to be reported on the balance sheet at fair value unless the transactions qualify and are designated as normal purchases or sales. Changes in fair value are reported currently through earnings unless they meet hedge accounting criteria. Prior to the Spin-Off, the Company participated in Aptiv’s hedging program, and the Company was allocated a portion of the impact from those activities. Aptiv managed our exposure to risks arising from business operations and economic factors, including fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. In connection with the Spin-Off, Aptiv novated certain foreign currency and commodity forward contracts as well as foreign currency options to Versigent. As a result of the novations, Versigent recorded $97 million within accumulated other comprehensive loss during the first quarter of 2026. Following the Separation, the Company will directly manage exposure to risks arising from business operations and economic factors, including fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. Exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates and certain commodity prices are managed by entering into a variety of forward and option contracts and swaps with various counterparties. Such financial exposures are managed in accordance with the policies and procedures of Versigent. Versigent does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes. As part of the hedging program approval process, Versigent identifies the specific financial risk which the derivative transaction will minimize, the appropriate hedging instrument to be used to reduce the risk and the correlation between the financial risk and the hedging instrument. Purchase orders, sales contracts, letters of intent, capital planning forecasts and historical data are used as the basis for determining the anticipated values of the transactions to be hedged. Versigent does not enter into derivative transactions that do not have a high correlation with the underlying financial risk. Hedge positions, as well as the correlation between the transaction risks and the hedging instruments, are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Foreign exchange forward contracts are accounted for as hedges of firm or forecasted foreign currency commitments or foreign currency exposure of the net investment in certain foreign operations to the extent they are designated and assessed as highly effective. All foreign exchange contracts are marked to market on a current basis. Commodity swaps are accounted for as hedges of firm or anticipated commodity purchase contracts to the extent they are designated and assessed as effective. All other commodity derivative contracts that are not designated as hedges are either marked to market on a current basis or are exempted from mark to market accounting as normal purchases. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s exposure to movements in interest rates was not hedged with derivative instruments. Refer to Note 15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities and Note 16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional information. Pension and other post-retirement benefits (OPEB)—Certain of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries sponsor defined-benefit pension plans, which generally provide benefits based on negotiated amounts for each year of service. In the fourth quarter of 2025, in advance of the Spin-Off, certain plans that were previously sponsored by Aptiv and included Versigent employees as well as employees of other Aptiv subsidiaries (the “Shared Plans”) were legally split and allocated to the Company. Prior to the legal separation and transfer, under the guidance in ASC 715, Compensation—Retirement Benefits, the Company accounted for the Shared Plans as multiemployer plans, and accordingly the Company did not record an asset or liability to recognize the funded status of the Shared Plans. The related pension and other post-employment expenses of the Shared Plans were charged to Versigent based on the service cost of active participants. These expenses were funded through intercompany transactions with Aptiv that are reflected within the Net parent investment in the combined financial statements. Following the legal separation and transfer of these plans to the Company, the Company accounts for these plans as single-employer plans. In addition, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2025, liabilities related to inactive employees in Germany under an Aptiv-sponsored plan that had not yet legally transferred to the Company due to regulatory reasons were attributed to the Company. Prior to completion of the legal transfer, Aptiv will pay the benefits due to these inactive employees on behalf of Versigent and Versigent will reimburse Aptiv. These liabilities are expected to be legally transferred in 2026. Refer to Note 11. Pension Benefits for additional information. Net parent investment—The Net parent investment account includes the accumulation of the Company’s historical earnings, dividend payments, and other transactions between the Company and the Parent. Recently adopted accounting pronouncements—Versigent adopted ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets in the first quarter of 2026. The amendments in this update provide a practical expedient for estimating credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from transactions accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. Versigent adopted ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations - Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement in the first quarter of 2025. The amendments in this update require a joint venture to initially recognize all contributions received at fair value upon formation. The new guidance is applicable to joint venture entities with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025 and is to be applied prospectively. As the Company did not have any applicable joint venture formations during the year ended 2025 and first quarter of 2026, there was no impact to the Company’s combined financial statements upon adoption. The adoption of this guidance will be applied to any applicable joint venture formations that occur in future periods. Versigent adopted ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures in the first quarter of 2025. The amendments in this update require public entities to disclose specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as additional information for reconciling items that exceed a quantitative threshold. The amendments also require all entities to disclose income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign taxes, and further disaggregated for specific jurisdictions that exceed 5% of total income taxes paid, among other expanded disclosures. The adoption of this guidance is only applicable to annual disclosures and resulted in incremental disclosures in the Company’s combined financial statements. Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted—In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements. The amendments in this update address changes to the Codification that clarify, correct errors and make minor improvements, making the Codification easier to understand and apply. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The amendments in this update provide clarifications intended to improve the consistency and usability of interim disclosure requirements and the applicability to Topic 270. The amendments also provide additional guidance for reporting material events occurring after the most recent annual period. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. The amendments in this update establish the accounting for government grants, including guidance for grants related to an asset and grants related to income. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its combined financial statements. In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements. The amendments in this update provide targeted improvements intended to enhance alignment between risk management activities and financial reporting, including expanded eligibility of forecasted transactions, additional flexibility in measuring hedge effectiveness and clarifications related to hedging non-financial items. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its combined financial statements. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract. The amendments in this update exclude from derivative accounting non exchange-traded contracts with underlyings that are based on operations or activities specific to one of the parties to the contract. The amendments also provide clarification for share-based payments from a customer in a revenue contract. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The amendments in this update clarify and modernize the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. The amendments also remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages, as well as clarify disclosure requirements for capitalized software costs. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with the option to apply retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity. The amendments in this update clarify guidance for identifying the accounting acquirer in business combination effected primarily by exchanging equity interests when the legal acquiree is a variable interest entity that meets the definition of a business. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s combined financial statements. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The amendments in this update require public entities to disclose, on an annual and interim basis, disaggregated information about certain income statement expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depletion, that are included in each relevant income statement expense line item. The amendments also require qualitative descriptions of the amounts remaining in relevant expense line items not separately disaggregated quantitatively. Certain amounts already disclosed under existing U.S. GAAP are required to be included in the same disclosure as the other disaggregated income statement expense line items. In addition, the amendments require disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of those expenses. The new guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is expected to result in incremental disclosures in the Company’s combined financial statements.
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