A seat assembly adapted to be mounted to a floor of an automotive vehicle for movement between a plurality of positions, the seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion for supporting an occupant in the automotive vehicle; a seat back including a lower seat back portion pivotally coupled to an upper seat back portion at a first pivot point defining a first axis (Al), the lower seat back portion releasably coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion; and a five-bar linkage comprising a first link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the seat back at a second pivot point disposed coaxial to the first pivot point, and the second end defining a third pivot point, a second link extending axially between the first and second pivot points (P1, P2), a third link defined by the lower seat back portion and the seat cushion and extending between the first pivot point and a fifth pivot point disposed adjacent the front portion of the seat cushion, a fourth link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the third link at the fifth pivot point, and the second end defining a fourth pivot point, and a fifth link defined between the third pivot point and the fourth pivot point. a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion for supporting an occupant in the automotive vehicle; a seat back including a lower seat back portion pivotally coupled to an upper seat back portion at a first pivot point defining a first axis (Al), the lower seat back portion releasably coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion; and a five-bar linkage comprising a first link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the seat back at a second pivot point disposed coaxial to the first pivot point, and the second end defining a third pivot point, a second link extending axially between the first and second pivot points (P1, P2), a third link defined by the lower seat back portion and the seat cushion and extending between the first pivot point and a fifth pivot point disposed adjacent the front portion of the seat cushion, a fourth link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the third link at the fifth pivot point, and the second end defining a fourth pivot point, and a fifth link defined between the third pivot point and the fourth pivot point. a first link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the seat back at a second pivot point disposed coaxial to the first pivot point, and the second end defining a third pivot point, a second link extending axially between the first and second pivot points (P1, P2), a third link defined by the lower seat back portion and the seat cushion and extending between the first pivot point and a fifth pivot point disposed adjacent the front portion of the seat cushion, a fourth link extending between a first end and an opposite second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the third link at the fifth pivot point, and the second end defining a fourth pivot point, and a fifth link defined between the third pivot point and the fourth pivot point.