LEAR CORP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Lear Corporation

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21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, Michigan 48033

April 2, 2026

Dear Shareholder:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lear Corporation, you are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held through a virtual web conference at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LEA2026 on May 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit questions in advance of and during the meeting by logging in to the website listed above using the 16-digit control number included in your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card, or in any additional voting instructions accompanying these proxy materials. We recommend that you log in a few minutes before the meeting to ensure you are admitted when the meeting starts.

To facilitate broad shareholder attendance and participation and provide a consistent experience to all shareholders, regardless of location, the Annual Meeting will once again be virtual. We have included with this letter a proxy statement that provides you with detailed information about the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement carefully. You may also obtain more information about Lear Corporation from documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

We are delivering our proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K pursuant to the SEC rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to their shareholders over the Internet. We believe that this delivery method expedites shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials and lowers the cost and environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. On or about April 2, 2026, we will mail to our shareholders a notice containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials. In addition, the notice includes instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of our proxy materials.

You are being asked at the Annual Meeting to elect directors named in the accompanying proxy statement, to ratify the retention of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, to provide an advisory vote to approve our executive compensation, to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2019 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and to transact any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting. You may vote your shares through one of the methods described in the enclosed proxy statement. We strongly urge you to read the accompanying proxy statement carefully and to vote FOR the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors and in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors on the other proposals by following the voting instructions contained in the proxy statement.

This proxy statement is dated April 2, 2026, and is first being made available to shareholders via the Internet on or about April 2, 2026.

21557 Telegraph Road

Southfield, Michigan 48033

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Amanda J. Pontes

Vice President, General Counseland Corporate SecretaryApril 2, 2026

Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials We are making the accompanying proxy statement and our annual report on Form 10-K available to shareholders electronically via the Internet. On or about April 2, 2026, we will mail to most of our shareholders a notice containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our annual report on Form 10-K and to vote via the Internet or by telephone. Other shareholders, in accordance with their prior requests, will receive e-mail notification of how to access our proxy materials and vote via the Internet or by telephone or will be mailed paper copies of our proxy materials and a proxy card on or about April 2, 2026.

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