Correspondence 0001065696-23-000043 from LKQ CORP (LKQ) (CIK 0001065696) (LKQ)
LKQ CORP (LKQ) (CIK 0001065696)
Date: May 9, 2023 · CIK: 0001065696 · Accession: 0001065696-23-000043
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File numbers found in text: 000-50404
Referenced dates: May 4, 2023
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Document LKQ Corporation 500 W. Madison St. Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60661 Phone 312.621.1950 Fax 312.621.1969 www.lkqcorp.com May 9, 2023 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Suying Li & Rufus Decker Division of Corporate Finance Office of Trade & Services Re: LKQ Corporation Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Filed February 23, 2023 File No. 000-50404 Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of LKQ Corporation (the “Company,” “we,” or the “registrant”), I am pleased to submit this response to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), as set forth in the Staff’s letter dated May 4, 2023 with respect to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed by the registrant on February 23, 2023. The supplemental information set forth herein has been supplied by the registrant for use herein, and the response set forth herein to the Staff’s comment has been reviewed and approved by the registrant. For convenience, the Staff’s comment is set forth herein in italics, followed by the registrant’s response. * * * * * Securities and Exchange Commission May 9, 2023 Page 2 Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Financial Statements, Note 24. Segment and Geographic Information, Page 99 Comment: Segment EBITDA is your ASC 280 measure of segment profit; EBITDA is not. Please remove the EBITDA non-GAAP measure that you have included as a subtotal in the reconciliation of net income to Segment EBITDA from your financial statements. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(ii)(C) of Regulation S-K. Response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment. In future filings, we will not include the EBITDA subtotal in the reconciliation of net income to Segment EBITDA. * * * * * Sincerely, /s/ Rick Galloway Rick Galloway Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer cc: Division of Corporation Finance