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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

VESTING ACCELERATION AGREEMENT 

THIS VESTING ACCELERATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 17, 2018 (the “Effective Date”),
is entered into by and between Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), and R. Ian Molson (“Director”). 

WHEREAS, the Company and Director currently are parties to several agreements related to the Company’s equity that are listed on Exhibit A (the
“Equity Agreements”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to modify the Equity Agreements as set forth in this Agreement
following the departure of the Director from the Company’s Board of Directors. 
 NOW THEREFORE, for consideration duly given, the undersigned agree to
the following: 
 1.    Accelerated Vesting of Equity Agreements. As of May 17, 2018 (the
“Departure Date”), all outstanding options to purchase Company common stock and any restricted stock (each separate award is an “Equity Interest”) held by Director as of the Effective Date shall
become vested and exercisable on the Departure Date. 
 2.    Extension of Exercise Term. The term during which
Director may exercise any Equity Interest consisting of a stock option or other exercisable Equity Interest shall be extended until the earlier of: (i) May 17, 2020 (or the following business day if such day is not a business day of the
Company), or (ii) the expiration date that would apply to such stock option or other exercisable Equity Interest. 

3.    Miscellaneous. 

a.    Effect on Existing Equity Agreements. This Agreement shall supersede the Equity Agreements with respect to the
subject matter hereof. The Equity Agreements shall otherwise remain in full force and effect with respect to any subject matter not covered by this Agreement. 

b.    Successors. This Agreement is personal to Director and, without the prior written consent of the Company,
shall not be assignable by Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Director’s death following the Departure Date, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the personal representative of the Director’s
estate shall be entitled to exercise any Equity Interest consisting of a stock option or other exercisable Equity Interest in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns. 
 c.    Amendment; Waiver; Survival. No provisions of this Agreement may
be amended, modified, or waived unless agreed to in writing and signed by Director and by a duly authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. 

d.    Governing Law and Venue. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall
be governed by the laws of the State of California without 

 
regard to its conflicts of law principles. The sole and exclusive venue for any actions filed with a court shall be the state or Federal courts located in San Diego County, California. 

e.    Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not affect
the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. 

f.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
 g.    Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, by the Company and Director, or any representative of the Company or Director, with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 The undersigned do
hereby agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
  

									
	ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.	 		 	R. IAN MOLSON
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Patrick S. Miles
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ R. Ian Molson

	Name:	 	Patrick S. Miles	 		 	Name:	 	R. Ian Molson
	Title:	 	Chairman & CEO	 		 		 	

 Exhibit A 

Equity Agreements 
  

																			
	 Agreement

Date           
	  	Agreement Type	  	Shares	 	  	Exercise
Price	 	  	Vested
Shares	 	  	Unvested
Shares	 
	 7/31/2008
	  	NQ Option	  	 	625	 	  	$	57.36	 	  	 	625	 	  	 	0	 
	 8/04/2009
	  	NQ Option	  	 	625	 	  	$	53.40	 	  	 	625	 	  	 	0	 
	 11/04/2010
	  	NQ Option	  	 	625	 	  	$	27.72	 	  	 	625	 	  	 	0	 
	 11/04/2010
	  	NQ Option	  	 	1,714	 	  	$	27.72	 	  	 	1,714	 	  	 	0	 
	 7/27/2011
	  	NQ Option	  	 	2,083	 	  	$	34.32	 	  	 	2,083	 	  	 	0	 
	 7/25/2012
	  	NQ Option	  	 	1,764	 	  	$	20.28	 	  	 	1,764	 	  	 	0	 
	 7/26/2013
	  	NQ Option	  	 	1,674	 	  	$	28.44	 	  	 	1,674	 	  	 	0	 
	 7/29/2014
	  	NQ Option	  	 	3,188	 	  	$	16.08	 	  	 	3,188	 	  	 	0	 
	 2/25/2015
	  	NQ Option	  	 	3,401	 	  	$	16.20	 	  	 	3,401	 	  	 	0	 
	 12/12/2016
	  	NQ Option	  	 	16,324	 	  	$	4.43	 	  	 	16,324	 	  	 	0	 
	 4/25/2017
	  	NQ Option	  	 	28,090	 	  	$	1.98	 	  	 	7,023	 	  	 	21,067	 
	 4/25/2017
	  	Restricted Stock	  	 	18,939	 	  	 	N/A	 	  	 	4,735	 	  	 	14,204EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. 

2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

(As Amended and Restated Effective June 15, 2017) 

This First Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective
June 15, 2017 (the “Plan”) is made and adopted by Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized under the laws of State of Delaware. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 
  

	 	1.	Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows: 

 “(a) Subject to
Paragraph 25, the number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be 6,083,333 shares of Common Stock.” 
  

	 	2.	Section 31 of the Plan, which contained a typographical error in setting forth the year in which the Plan shall terminate, is hereby amended to read as follows: 

“This amended and restated Plan will terminate on April 24, 2027, the date which is ten years from the earlier of the date of its
adoption by the Board of Directors and the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the stockholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that
any such earlier termination shall not affect any Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination. Termination of the Plan shall not affect any Stock Rights theretofore granted.” 

 

	 	3.	This Amendment is effective as of May 17, 2018. 

  

	 	4.	This Amendment shall be and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the Plan. All other terms and provisions of the Plan shall remain unchanged except as specifically modified herein. The Plan, as amended by this
Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed. 

 * * * * * * * * 

I hereby certify that the foregoing Amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 30, 2018. 

 

			
	ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Craig E. Hunsaker

	Name:	 	 Craig E. Hunsaker

	Its:	 	 Corporate SecretaryEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

AGREEMENT 
 This AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 18, 2018, between Adient plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (“Adient”) and Blue Harbour Group, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“Blue Harbour”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 11. 
 WHEREAS,
as of the date hereof, funds managed by Blue Harbour (collectively, the “Funds”) beneficially own 6,550,490 shares of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Adient, par value $0.001 per share (the “Ordinary
Shares”), which represents approximately 7.02% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares; 
 WHEREAS, Adient and Blue Harbour
have determined to come to an agreement with respect to the composition of Adient’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and certain other matters; 

WHEREAS, the Board, in exercising its independent judgment and prior to entering into this Agreement, determined that Peter H. Carlin would be
highly qualified to serve on the Board due to his expertise in a broad range of financial and business matters; and 
 WHEREAS, Adient has
determined that it is in the best interest of Adient and its shareholders, and Adient and Blue Harbour have agreed that it is in their mutual interest, to enter into this Agreement. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and reliance upon the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Board of Directors. 

(a) During the Designation Term (defined below), for so long as Blue Harbour and the Funds continue to beneficially own at least four (4%)
percent of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (such amount, the “Ownership Threshold”), Blue Harbour shall be entitled to designate Peter H. Carlin (the “Designee”) to the Board subject to satisfaction of
all reasonable corporate governance and informational requirements applicable to non-employee directors (including, but not limited to, the submission of a completed and signed written questionnaire with
respect to the background and qualification of such individual; and, subject to the director nominee qualifications and criteria established by Adient’s Corporate Governance Committee from time to time, approval of such individual by
Adient’s Corporate Governance Committee and Board), and any applicable legal and regulatory requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of Adient (collectively, the “Director Criteria”). Effective
as of the date of the June 2018 meeting of Adient’s Audit Committee, the Board shall appoint the Designee to the Board as a director with a term initially expiring at Adient’s 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Adient agrees to
include the Designee (or the Replacement (defined below), as applicable) in its slate of director nominees at each shareholder meeting at which directors are to be elected from the date hereof until Adient’s 2020 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders (such term, the “Designation Term”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Designation Term shall not include Adient’s 2020 shareholder meeting. The Designee (or the Replacement, as applicable), upon appointment 

 
to the Board, will be subject to the same protections and obligations regarding confidentiality, conflicts of interests, fiduciary duties, trading and disclosure policies and other governance
guidelines and policies and will have the same rights and benefits, including with respect to insurance, indemnification, compensation and fees as are available generally to the other non-executive members of
the Board. 
 (b) If the Designee resigns (including by reason of a change in principal business occupation or position or service on
additional boards), or refuses to serve, or if the Designee is unable to serve due to death or disability, then so long as Blue Harbour and the Funds meet or exceed the Ownership Threshold, Blue Harbour shall be entitled, subject to the satisfaction
of all the Director Criteria, to designate Clifton S. Robbins (the “Replacement”), and thereafter such individual shall be promptly appointed to the Board and shall be considered to be the “Designee” under this Agreement.
Adient will use its reasonable best efforts to complete its approval process of the Replacement as promptly as practicable. 
 (c) Blue
Harbour shall promptly (and in any event within three business days) notify Adient in writing if Blue Harbour and the Funds fail to satisfy the Ownership Threshold at any time (other than as a result of actions taken solely by Adient with the
purpose of diluting Blue Harbour’s beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares). Within two business days after appointment to the Board, Blue Harbour shall cause each of the Designee and the Replacement to deliver to Adient an irrevocable
resignation letter pursuant to which he shall offer to resign from the Board and all applicable committees thereof effective immediately upon Blue Harbour and the Funds falling below the Ownership Threshold at any time following the date of this
Agreement, which resignation the Board can decide whether or not to accept at such time. 
 2. Voting. During the Restricted Period
(defined below), Blue Harbour shall cause, and shall cause the Funds to cause, all Ordinary Shares or any rights, warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or any other securities of Adient for which
they have the right to vote, directly or indirectly, to be present in person or by proxy for quorum purposes and to be voted at any general, extraordinary, special or other meeting of shareholders, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof
(any such general, extraordinary, special or other meeting or adjournment or postponement, a “Shareholder Meeting”), (a) in favor of each director nominated and recommended by the Board for election at any such Shareholder
Meeting, (b) against any shareholder nominations for directors that are not approved and recommended by the Board for election at any such Shareholder Meeting and against any proposals or resolutions to remove any member of the Board and
(c) in accordance with the recommendations by the Board on all other proposals of the Board set forth in Adient’s proxy statements. 

3. Cooperation. Without the prior written consent of the Board, Blue Harbour shall not, and shall cause each of its respective
Affiliates and Representatives not to, do any of the following for a period (the “Restricted Period”) commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date as of which the Designee (or the Replacement, as applicable) is no longer a
director of the Board (provided that nothing in this Section 3 shall limit any actions that may be taken by the Designee (or the Replacement, as applicable) acting in his capacity as a director of Adient consistent with his fiduciary duties):  

  
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 (a) acquire, offer or agree to acquire (except by way of stock dividends or other distributions
or offerings made available to holders of voting securities of Adient generally on a pro rata basis), directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another Person, by joining a
partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, any voting securities of Adient or any voting rights
decoupled from the underlying voting securities which would result in Blue Harbour or the Funds (together with any other Person or “group” referred to in this Section 3(a)) owning, controlling or otherwise having any ownership or
voting interest in fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares; 
 (b) threaten to dispose (explicitly or implicitly)
of voting securities or any other equity interests of Adient or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in any manner as a condition or inducement of specific action or non-action by Adient or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates; 
 (c) (i) engage, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” (as such
term is defined in Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents in any “election contest” with respect to Adient’s directors (regardless of whether it involves the election or
removal of directors of Adient), (ii) seek to advise, encourage or influence any Person with respect to the voting of any voting securities of Adient in any “election contest” with respect to Adient’s directors (regardless of whether
it involves the election or removal of directors of Adient), (iii) initiate, propose or otherwise “solicit” (as such term is defined in Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act) shareholders of Adient
for the approval of shareholder proposals in connection with the election or removal of directors of Adient or (iv) induce or attempt to induce any other Person to initiate any such shareholder proposal; 

(d) form, join or in any way participate in a partnership, syndicate, or other group, including any “group” as defined under
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act (other than a “group” consisting solely of Blue Harbour and any of its Affiliates), with respect to any voting securities of Adient in connection with any “election contest” with respect
to Adient’s directors or any shareholder proposal for consideration at any Shareholder Meeting except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement; 

(e) deposit any Adient voting securities in any voting trust or subject any Adient voting securities to any arrangement or agreement with
respect to the voting thereof, other than any such voting trust, arrangement or agreement solely among Blue Harbour and its Affiliates and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement; 

(f) (i) make any proposal for consideration by shareholders at any Shareholder Meeting or through any referendum of shareholders,
(ii) make any offer or proposal (with or without conditions) with respect to any merger, scheme of arrangement, takeover offer, acquisition, recapitalization, restructuring, disposition or other business combination (each, an
“Extraordinary Transaction”) involving Blue Harbour and Adient, (iii) affirmatively solicit a third party to make an offer or proposal (with or without conditions) with respect to any Extraordinary Transaction involving Adient,
or publicly encourage, initiate or support any third party in making such an offer or proposal, (iv) publicly comment on any third party proposal regarding any Extraordinary Transaction with respect to Adient prior to such proposal becoming
public or (v) call or seek to call a Shareholder Meeting; 

  
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 (g) advise, encourage, support or influence any Person with respect to the voting or disposition
of any securities of Adient at any Shareholder Meeting, except in accordance with Section 1; or 
 (h) make or in any way advance any
request or proposal to amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement other than in a nonpublic and confidential manner and which nonpublic and confidential request could not reasonably be expected by Adient to require public disclosure by
any party hereto. 
 4. Registration of Shares. 

(a) If at any time during the Restricted Period Blue Harbour informs Adient that it wishes to sell all or a portion of the Ordinary Shares
owned by Blue Harbour and the Funds, Blue Harbour shall have the option to request (such request, a “Demand Registration”) that Adient register all or a portion of such Ordinary Shares on a shelf registration statement (including,
if eligible, on an ASR shelf registration statement) (the “Registration Statement”), allowing for an underwritten offering, to be prepared and filed by Adient with the SEC (a “Registration”); provided,
however, that Blue Harbour shall not have the right to make a Demand Registration prior to the filing by Adient of retrospective revisions to its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 to reflect the
addition of its SS&M reportable segment (whether such filing is made by Form 10-K, Form 8-K or otherwise). The Demand Registration shall be in writing and shall
specify the number of Ordinary Shares to be registered. Blue Harbour shall make no more than two Demand Registrations. 
 (b) Adient shall
cause a Registration Statement to be filed within 45 days after the date on which the Demand Registration is received by Adient from Blue Harbour in accordance with Section 4(a), and Adient shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter (the date on which such Registration Statement is declared effective, the “Effectiveness Date”). Adient shall not be obligated to effect a
Registration pursuant to this Section 4 for shares representing less than 1.75% of the Ordinary Shares then outstanding. For each Registration Statement declared effective pursuant to this Section 4(b), Adient shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective until the earlier of (i) the date that is three months from the Restricted Period and (ii) the date that is one year from the Effectiveness Date (the “Effectiveness
Period”). 
 (c) Adient may postpone the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement (or amendment or supplement thereto)
or suspend the use or effectiveness of any Registration Statement (and in each case suspend any other related action otherwise contemplated hereunder) (such period of postponement or suspension, the “Blackout Period”) if the Board
determines in good faith that such Registration Statement would (i) interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving Adient; (ii) require premature
disclosure of material information that Adient has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Securities Exchange Act;
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entitled to withdraw such Demand Registration and, if such request is withdrawn, such request shall not count as one of the two permitted Demand Registrations hereunder and (B) in the event
Adient suspends the use or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, the Blackout Period shall not count against the Effectiveness Period with respect to any Registration Statement declared effective pursuant to Section 4(b). 

5. Designee Recusal. Blue Harbour agrees that the Board or any committee thereof, in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, may
recuse the Designee (or the Replacement, as applicable) from any Board or committee meeting or portion thereof at which the Board or any such committee is evaluating and/or taking action with respect to (i) the exercise of any of Adient’s
rights or enforcement of any of the obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any action taken in response to actions taken or proposed by Blue Harbour or its Affiliates with respect to Adient or (iii) any proposed transaction between Adient
and Blue Harbour or its Affiliates. 
 6. Confidentiality. 

(a) Blue Harbour acknowledges that information concerning the business and affairs of Adient (“Confidential Information”) may
be disclosed to Blue Harbour by Adient or its subsidiaries, or by Adient’s or its subsidiaries’ Representatives. Blue Harbour agrees that (a) the Confidential Information will be used only in connection with Blue Harbour’s
investment in Adient and in accordance with all of Adient’s written policies, including with respect to trading on material non-public information and will be kept confidential and that (b) it will
not disclose, other than to its Representatives, any of the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever without the specific prior written consent of Adient unless disclosure is required by applicable laws, regulations or valid legal process
(subject to the requirements set forth in Section 6(b)); provided that the term “Confidential Information” shall not include information that (i) was in or enters the public domain or was or becomes generally available to
the public, other than as a result of disclosure by each of Blue Harbour or its Representatives, (ii) was independently acquired or developed by Blue Harbour or its Representatives without violating any of their respective obligations under
this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement, or under any other contractual, legal, fiduciary or binding obligation of Blue Harbour or any of its Representatives, or (iii) is or becomes available or known to Blue Harbour or any of its
Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Adient, provided that such other source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligation of confidentiality to, Adient
or is not otherwise prohibited from disclosing such information to Blue Harbour or any of its Representatives. Blue Harbour agrees to undertake reasonable precautions to safeguard and protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, to
accept responsibility for any breach of this Section 6 by any of its Representatives, including taking all reasonable measures (including court proceedings) to restrain Representatives from prohibited or unauthorized disclosures or uses of the
Confidential Information. Adient hereby agrees that the Designee (or the Replacement, as applicable), if and to the extent he desires to do so, may disclose Confidential Information that he obtains while a member of the Board to Blue Harbour and may
discuss such information with any and all Representatives of Blue Harbour, in each case, (A) so long as such person(s) is contractually bound by confidentiality obligations with respect to such Confidential Information that are substantially
similar and no less restrictive than those set forth herein, (B) solely to the extent such person needs to know such Confidential Information in connection with Blue Harbour’s investment in Adient and (C) subject to the fiduciary
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as applicable) as a member of the Board. Subject to the restrictions in Section 3(a), nothing in this Agreement or any Adient policy shall restrict Blue Harbour from trading on behalf of its
clients in accordance with applicable law. Provided that Blue Harbour complies with the terms set forth in this Agreement, including those set forth in Sections 3 and 8, and does not disclose any Confidential Information, Blue Harbour may speak to
its investors and other third parties, including other Adient shareholders, regarding Blue Harbour’s position in Adient. 
 (b)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Blue Harbour or any of its Representatives is required in connection with a legal, judiciary, regulatory or administrative investigation or proceeding, by interrogatories,
subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar legally mandatory process (excluding any such requirement arising out of any action or proceeding initiated by Blue Harbour or its Representatives, including for the avoidance of doubt any requirement
to make a filing with the SEC or under any securities laws or regulations) (each, a “Legal Requirement”), to disclose Confidential Information, it is agreed that Blue Harbour or such Representative will provide Adient prompt and, to
the extent legally permissible, prior written notice of such Legal Requirement. Blue Harbour or its Representatives will provide Adient, in advance of any such disclosure, with a list of any Confidential Information it intends to disclose (and, if
applicable, the text of the disclosure language itself) and to cooperate with Adient to the extent Adient seeks to limit such disclosure, including, if requested, taking all reasonable steps to resist or avoid any such judicial or administrative
proceedings referred to above. In the event that (x) such protective order or other remedy is not obtained and disclosure of Confidential Information is required (and such requirement does not arise from a breach of this Agreement by Blue
Harbour or any of its Representatives) or (y) Adient consents in writing to having the Confidential Information produced or disclosed pursuant to such Legal Requirement, Blue Harbour or such Representative, as the case may be, (i) may,
without liability hereunder, furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that Blue Harbour or such Representative’s legal counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed and (ii) will use reasonable
efforts to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment is accorded to any Confidential Information so furnished. In no event will Blue Harbour or its Representatives oppose any action by Adient to obtain a protective order or other
relief to prevent the disclosure of the Confidential Information or to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded to the Confidential Information. 

7. Covenant Not to Sue. During the Restricted Period, Blue Harbour and each of its Affiliates and Representatives on the one hand, and
Adient and each of its Affiliates and Representatives on the other hand, agrees not to sue or otherwise commence or continue in any manner, directly or indirectly, any suit, claim, action, right or cause of action in any court against the other;
provided that (a) no party hereto shall be prohibited from enforcing its rights under and pursuant to this Agreement and (b) Blue Harbour shall not be prohibited from (i) making counterclaims with respect to any proceeding
initiated by or on behalf of Adient or any of its current or former directors or officers or its Affiliates and Representatives against Blue Harbour or any of its Affiliates and Representatives or (ii) bringing bona fide commercial disputes
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 8. Non-Disparagement. Subject to applicable law,
each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees that, during the Restricted Period, or if earlier, until such time as the other party or any of its agents, subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, key employees or directors shall
have breached this Section 8, neither it nor any of its respective agents, subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, key employees or directors, shall in any way publicly criticize, disparage, call into disrepute, or otherwise
defame or slander the other party or such other party’s subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers (including any current officer of a party or a party’s subsidiaries who no longer serves in such capacity following the
execution of this Agreement), directors (including any current director of a party or a party’s subsidiaries who no longer serves in such capacity following the execution of this agreement), employees, shareholders, agents, attorneys or
representatives, or any of their businesses, products or services, in any manner that would reasonably be expected to damage the business or reputation of such other party, their businesses, products or services or their subsidiaries, Affiliates,
successors, assigns, officers (or former officers), directors (or former directors), employees, shareholders, agents, attorneys or representatives; 

9. Press Release and Other Public Disclosures. 

(a) As soon as practicable on or after the date hereof and no later than one business day following the date of this Agreement, Adient shall
announce this Agreement and the material terms hereof by means of a press release, the content of which shall be mutually agreed-upon by both parties hereto, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mutual Press Release”).
Prior to the issuance of the Mutual Press Release, none of the parties shall issue any press release, public announcement or other public statement (including in any filing required under the Exchange Act) regarding this Agreement or take any action
that would require public disclosure thereof without the prior written consent of the other party. None of the parties hereto shall make any public statements (including in any filing with the SEC or any other regulatory or governmental agency,
including any stock exchange) that are inconsistent with, or otherwise contrary to, the statements in the Mutual Press Release or the terms of this Agreement. 

(b) Promptly following the date of this Agreement, Blue Harbour shall file with the SEC an amendment to its Schedule 13D in compliance with
Section 13 of the Exchange Act reporting its entry into this Agreement, disclosing applicable items to conform to its obligations hereunder and appending this Agreement as an exhibit thereto (the “Schedule 13D Amendment”). The
Schedule 13D Amendment shall be consistent with the Mutual Press Release and the terms of this Agreement. Blue Harbour shall provide Adient and its Representatives with a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule 13D Amendment prior to it being
filed with the SEC and consider in good faith any reasonable comments of Adient and its Representatives. 
 (c) No later than two business
days following the date of this Agreement, Adient shall file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting its entry into this Agreement which shall comply with all applicable requirements under Form 8-K, including the inclusion of a description of the material terms of the Agreement (the “Form 8-K”). The Form 8-K
shall be consistent with the Mutual Press Release and the terms of this Agreement. Adient shall provide Blue Harbour with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Form 8-K prior to the filing with
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 10. Representations and Warranties. 

(a) Blue Harbour represents and warrants that (i) it has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all
its obligations and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Blue Harbour, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of Blue Harbour and
is enforceable against Blue Harbour in accordance with its terms and (iii) other than the 6,550,490 Ordinary Shares subject to this Agreement, it and the Funds do not currently have, and do not currently have any right to acquire, any interest
in any securities of Adient (or any rights, options or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (whether or not convertible, exercisable or exchangeable immediately or only after the passage of time or the occurrence of a
specified event) for such securities or any obligations measured by the price or value of any securities of Adient or any of its Affiliates, including any swaps or other derivative arrangements designed to produce economic benefits and risks that
correspond to the ownership of Ordinary Shares, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to beneficial ownership (as determined under Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), and whether or
not to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares, payment of cash or by other consideration, and without regard to any short position under any such contract or arrangement). 

(b) Adient hereby represents and warrants that (i) it has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform
all its obligations and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Adient, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of Adient and is
enforceable against Adient in accordance with its terms, and (iii) the execution of this Agreement, the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof, in each case in accordance with the
terms hereof, will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of the organizational documents of Adient as currently in effect. 

11. Definitions. 
 (a)
“Affiliate” and “associate” have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. 

(b) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 (c) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity,
group, syndicate, trust, government or agency thereof, or any other association or entity. 
 (d) “Representatives” means
with respect to each party, as applicable, such party’s partners, principals, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors or other representatives, including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors. 

(e) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

(f) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

(g) “Third Party” means any Person that is not a party to this Agreement, a director or officer of Adient, or legal counsel
to any party to this Agreement. 

  
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 12. Construction. 

(a) The term “including” and any variation thereof shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation” except
where the meaning clearly indicates otherwise. 
 (b) The heading references herein are for convenience purposes only, and shall not be
deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 
 (c) Unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words
“hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (ii) the word
“extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if” and (iii) all references in this Agreement to a specific Section
shall refer to Sections of this Agreement. 
 13. Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered
under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand, with written confirmation of receipt, (b) upon sending if sent by email to the email addresses
below and the appropriate confirmation is received, (c) one day after being sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier to the addresses set forth below or (d) when actually delivered if sent by any other method that results in
delivery, with written confirmation of receipt: 
 If to Adient: 

Adient plc 
 49200 Halyard Drive

 Plymouth, Michigan 48170 

Attention: General Counsel 
 E-mail: CO-General.Counsel@adient.com 
 With copies to: 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 

125 Broad Street 
 New York, New
York 10004 
 Attention:  Joseph B. Frumkin 

Audra D. Cohen 
 If to Blue
Harbour: 
 646 Steamboat Road 

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 

Attention: Robert Rasamny, Esq. 
 E-mail: rrasamny@bhgrp.com 

  
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 With copies to: 

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 

919 Third Avenue 
 New York, New
York 10022 
 Attention: Eleazer Klein 

E-mail: eleazer.klein@srz.com 

14. Assignments. This Agreement shall not be assignable by operation of law or otherwise by Blue Harbour or Adient without the prior
written consent of the other party. Subject to the foregoing sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by and against the successors and permitted assigns of each party to this Agreement. 

15. Remedies. Blue Harbour, on the one hand, and Adient, on the other hand, acknowledges and agrees that irreparable injury to the
other party hereto would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that such injury would not be adequately compensable in damages. It is
accordingly agreed that Blue Harbour, on the one hand, and Adient, on the other hand, shall each be entitled to specific enforcement of, and injunctive relief to prevent any violation of, the terms hereof and the other party hereto will not take any
action, directly or indirectly, in opposition to the party seeking relief on the grounds that any other remedy or relief is available at law or in equity. 

16. Governing Law. The performance, construction and enforcement of this Agreement and the documents executed in connection with this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding any choice of law or conflicts of law rule that would otherwise dictate the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. The parties agree that any action or
proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court located in the State of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) and (i) hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) waive any objection to laying
venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waive any objection that the Chosen Court is an inconvenient forum or lacks jurisdiction and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or
proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 13. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any lawsuit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought in the Chosen Courts shall be conclusive and binding upon each of the parties hereto and may be
enforced in any other courts the jurisdiction of which each of the parties hereto is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment. 

17. No Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement will
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder. 

  
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 18. Amendments; Counterparts. Any amendment or modification of the terms and conditions
set forth herein or any waiver of such terms and conditions must be agreed to in a writing signed by each party hereto. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (.pdf) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial
appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature. 
 19. No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not intended to and does not confer any rights on, and is not enforceable by, any other Persons. 

20. Severability. If at any time subsequent to the date first above written, any provision of this Agreement shall be held by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall be of no force and effect, but the illegality or unenforceability of such provision shall have no effect upon the legality or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement. 
 21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement, or caused the
same to be executed by its duly authorized representative, as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	ADIENT PLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ R. Bruce McDonald
	Name:	 	R. Bruce McDonald
	Title:	 	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
	
	BLUE HARBOUR GROUP, L.P.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert Rasamny
	Name:	 	Robert Rasamny
	Title:	 	General Counsel

  
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 Exhibit A 

Mutual Press Release 

Adient announces Peter H. Carlin to join automotive seat supplier’s Board of Directors 

PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 18, 2018 — Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced the
appointment of Peter H. Carlin to Adient’s Board of Directors, effective June 4, 2018. 
 “We are pleased to welcome Peter to Adient’s
Board of Directors,” said Bruce McDonald, Adient Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Over the past several months we have had many constructive discussions with Blue Harbour Group and are very much aligned on the key drivers that are
expected to create value for Adient’s shareholders. Peter’s background will complement our board’s skills and experiences as we execute on our strategic goals.” 

Carlin has been a Managing Director at Blue Harbour Group since 2014. Prior to joining Blue Harbour Group, Carlin was a Managing Member of Estekene Capital
from 2009 to 2013. Previously, he was a Deputy Portfolio Manager at Alson Capital, where he worked from 2002 to 2009 and at Sanford Bernstein & Co. where he was a Buyside Research Analyst from 2000 to 2002. Carlin began his career at Morgan
Stanley in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He earned his MBA from Columbia Business School in 1999, a JD from Columbia Law School in 1999, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. 

About Adient: 
 Adient is a global leader in automotive
seating. With 85,000 employees operating 238 manufacturing/assembly plants in 34 countries worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components,
our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design all the way to engineering and manufacturing –
and into more than 25 million vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit adient.com.

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