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
 
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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*
SMALL ROBERT J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC
200 CLARENDON STREET, 35TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(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)
05/12/2010
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 05/12/2010 P 15,000(1) A $55.94(5) 4,198,562 I By Berkshire Entities(2)(3)(4)
Common Stock 05/13/2010 P 15,000(1) A $57(6) 4,213,562 I By Berkshire Entities(2)(3)(4)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares acquired by one of the Berkshire Entities (as defined below), a passive investment fund (the "Fund"), consistent with its investment objective of achieving capital appreciation by investing primarily in marketable securities. This Form 4 has been filed because the Reporting Person is a director of the Issuer and a managing member of the general partner of the Fund. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have a shared voting and/or dispositive power over the shares held by the Fund. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
2. Owned by Berkshire Fund VII, L.P., Berkshire Fund VII-A, L.P., Berkshire Investors LLC, Berkshire Investors III LLC and Stockbridge Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Berkshire Entities"). Seventh Berkshire Associates LLC is the general partner of each of Berkshire Fund VII, L.P. and Berkshire Fund VII-A, L.P. Stockbridge Associates LLC is the general partner of Stockbridge Fund, L.P. The Reporting Person is a managing member of each of Seventh Berkshire Associates LLC, Stockbridge Associates LLC, Berkshire Investors LLC and Berkshire Investors III LLC. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have a shared voting and/or dispositive power over the shares held by such entities. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. The Reporting Person may also be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 103,500 shares of Common Stock held by Stockbridge Partners LLC on behalf of a managed account over which it has shared voting and sole dispositive power. The Reporting Person is a managing member of Stockbridge Partners LLC. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have a shared voting and/or dispositive power over these shares. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
4. The Reporting Person also directly beneficially owns 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $55.92 to $55.95. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $56.47 to $57.25. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
Remarks:
/s/ Robert J. Small 05/14/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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