SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response: 0.5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Graff Michael

(Last) (First) (Middle)
466 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NY NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TransDigm Group INC [ TDG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1) 02/19/2009 S 2,700,000 D $34.2 8,683,201 I See footnote(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(2) 2,311 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 13,702 D
Common Stock (restricted), par value $0.01 per share(3) 787 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)(4) $27.08 09/30/2009(4) 11/17/2018 Common Stock 15,900 15,900 D
Stock Options (right to buy) $6.68 07/22/2003 07/22/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 26,419 26,419 D
Stock Options (right to buy)(5) $6.68 07/22/2003 07/22/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 81,677 81,677 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99.1.
2. Receipt of stock in lieu of payment of semi-annual director fee, based on fair market value in accordance with the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
3. Receipt of stock in respect of annual grant of restricted stock to directors with the number of shares determined based on the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Subject to forfeiture; forfeiture provisions lapse as to one-third of the stock on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
4. Vest based on the achievement of annual and cumulative per share operating performance targets between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2013.
5. Vesting is based on achievement of annual and cumulative performance metrics at 10% for each year from 2004 to 2008, then at 50% in 2008; subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
/s/ MICHAEL GRAFF 02/20/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Explanation of Responses

 

Prior to the transaction reported herein, TD Group Holdings, LLC (“TD LLC”) owned an aggregate of 11,383,201 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $0.01 per share, of TransDigm Group Incorporated (the “Company”). On February 19, 2009, TD LLC sold an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in a transaction effected pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for aggregate proceeds of $92,340,000. Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, including two affiliated partnerships (“WP VIII”), is the managing member of TD LLC, and, as such, has voting and investment power over the Common Stock held by TD LLC, including the Common Stock with respect to which WP VIII does not have a pecuniary interest.  WP VIII disclaims beneficial ownership of all Common Stock to which WP VIII does not have a pecuniary interest. Warburg Pincus Partners, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“WP Partners LLC”), a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership (“WP”), is the sole general partner of WP VIII.  WP VIII is managed by Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company (“WP LLC” and together with WP, WP VIII and WP Partners LLC, the “Warburg Pincus Entities”).  Michael Graff, a director of the Company, is a General Partner of WP and Managing Director and Member of WP LLC and by reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Mr. Graff may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an indeterminate portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by TD LLC. Mr. Graff disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by TD LLC except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. WP Partners LLC and WP LLC may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in an indeterminate portion of the shares of Common Stock held by TD LLC. WP Partners LLC and WP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares held by TD LLC except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Charles R. Kaye and Joseph P. Landy are Managing General Partners of WP and Managing Members and Co-Presidents of WP LLC and may be deemed to control the Warburg Pincus Entities. Messrs. Kaye and Landy disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock held by TD LLC except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The address of the Warburg Pincus Entities is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.