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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): March 18, 2021

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)

(216) 706-2960

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol:

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

TDG

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.07.			Submission of Matters to a Vote Security Holders.

On March 18, 2021, TransDigm Group Incorporated (the "Company") conducted its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting"). At the meeting, Messrs. David Barr, Mervin Dunn, Michael Graff, Sean Hennessy, W. Nicholas Howley, Raymond Laubenthal, Gary E. McCullough, Robert Small, John Staer and Kevin Stein and Ms. Michele Santana were re-elected as directors of the Company. In addition, Proposal 3 was approved as the stockholders, in an advisory vote, ratified the Company’s selection of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. Proposal 2 was not approved because it did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of our common stock present virtually or by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The details of the vote are set forth below:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:

						FOR						WITHHELD
David Barr						48,096,884						1,112,877
Mervin Dunn						28,941,896						20,267,865
Michael Graff						30,721,336						18,488,425
Sean Hennessy						31,090,476						18,119,285
W. Nicholas Howley						45,009,799						4,199,962
Raymond Laubenthal						48,883,378						326,383
Gary E. McCullough						48,063,797						1,145,964
Michele Santana						48,159,166						1,050,595
Robert Small						31,250,666						17,959,095
John Staer						44,940,760						4,269,001
Kevin Stein						48,537,728						672,033

Proposal 2 – To conduct an advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

FOR						21,147,676
AGAINST						28,045,658
ABSTAIN						16,427
BROKER NON-VOTES						1,330,840

Proposal 3 – To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021:

FOR						50,303,806
AGAINST						223,322
ABSTAIN						13,473

No other matters were brought before stockholders for a vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

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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.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
By						/s/ Halle Fine Terrion
						Halle Fine Terrion
						General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Dated: March 24, 2021