UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2014

 

 

TransDigm Group Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-32833		41-2101738
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio				44114
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 706-2960

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 21, 2014, TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the pricing of $2.350 billion aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes, consisting of $1.150 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $1.200 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”) by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary. TransDigm Group also announced in the Press Release that TransDigm Inc. is considering paying a dividend to holders of its common stock in the range of $900 million to $1.7 billion and, in connection therewith, expects to incur an additional tranche of $825 million of term loans under its senior secured credit facilities and to borrow under its trade receivables securitization facility. The Notes may not be offered or sold without registration unless such offer or sale is made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the Press Release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in filings under the Securities Act. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Press Release shall, however, be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation relating to the previously announced tender offer relating to TransDigm Inc.’s outstanding 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 21, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release.

Exhibit 99.1

 

TransDigm Group Prices Offering of $2.350 Billion Senior Subordinated Notes

Cleveland, Ohio, May 21, 2014/PRNewswire / — TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”) (NYSE: TDG) announced today that on May 20, 2014, its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc. (the “Company”), priced its private offering of $2.350 billion aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes, consisting of $1.150 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $1.200 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount. The Notes will be guaranteed, with certain exceptions, by TransDigm Group and all of the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries on a senior subordinated basis. The offering is expected to close on June 4, 2014. The offering of the Notes is conditioned on the Company completing its previously announced tender offer or the delivery of an irrevocable notice of redemption with respect to all of its outstanding 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”).

The Company estimates that it will receive net proceeds, after the initial purchasers’ discounts and the payment of fees and expenses, of approximately $2.325 billion. The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with the proceeds of an additional tranche of term loans of $825 million under its senior secured credit facilities and the proceeds of borrowing under its trade receivables securitization facility, (i) to fund a dividend to the holders of its common stock in the range of $900 million to $1.7 billion, (ii) to make cash dividend equivalent payments under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan Dividend Equivalent Plan, as amended, and the 2003 Stock Option Plan Dividend Equivalent Plan, as amended, (iii) to repurchase any and all of the outstanding 2018 Notes pursuant to the tender offer and notice of redemption described above, (iv) for related transaction fees and expenses and (v) for general corporate purposes.

The Notes and related guarantees were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sales of securities mentioned in this press release in any state or foreign jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or foreign jurisdiction.

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About TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, NiCad batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, engineered connectors and elastomers, cockpit security components and systems, specialized cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seatbelts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces, lighting and control technology and military personnel parachutes and cargo delivery systems.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TransDigm Group. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: the conditions of the debt markets; interest rate changes; the Company’s compliance with its debt covenants; local, regional, national and international economic conditions; and other factors. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results can be found in TransDigm Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports that TransDigm Group or its subsidiaries have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, TransDigm Group undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

 

Contact:

Liza Sabol

Investor Relations

(216) 706-2945

ir@transdigm.com