DocumentAs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2021
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form S-4 |
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
TransDigm Inc. TransDigm Group Incorporated Subsidiary Guarantors Listed on Schedule A Hereto (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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TransDigm Inc. Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | TransDigm Group Incorporated Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
34-1750032 | | 41-2101738 |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 706-2960
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each of the registrants’ principal executive offices)
Kevin M. Stein
President and Chief Executive Officer
TransDigm Group Incorporated
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 706-2960
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michael J. Solecki
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 586-3939
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated Filer | ☒ | | Accelerated Filer | ☐ | |
Non-Accelerated Filer | ☐ | | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ | |
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of securities to be registered | Amount to be registered | Proposed maximum offering price per unit | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price | Amount of registration fee(1) |
4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | $1,200,000,000 | 100% | $1,200,000,000 | $130,920 |
Guarantees of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | — | — | — | —(2) |
4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | $750,000,000 | 100% | $750,000,000 | $81,825 |
Guarantees of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | — | — | — | —(2) |
(1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate fee is payable for the guarantees.
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine. |
SCHEDULE A
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ACME AEROSPACE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 16-0324980 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 528 W. 21ST STREET, SUITE 6 TEMPE, ARIZONA 85282 (480) 894-6864 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-4056812 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 4141 NORTH PALM STREET FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 92835 (714) 278-6500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-0379798 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 4223 MONTICELLO BLVD SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO 44121 (216) 291-6025 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AEROSONIC LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 74-1668471 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1212 NORTH HERCULES AVE, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33765 (727) 461-3000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AIRBORNE ACQUISITION, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 27-1422895 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AIRBORNE GLOBAL, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 27-1422997 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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AIRBORNE HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 27-1422954 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 22-3396247 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 02-0805976 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF CA INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 13-3518559 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 3701 WEST WARNER AVE., SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92704 (714) 662-1400 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF NJ INC. (Name as specified in its charter) NEW JERSEY (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 22-3348756 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 5800 MAGNOLIA AVE., PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08109 (856) 663-1275 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AMSAFE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 36-3363619 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1043 N. 47TH AVENUE PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85043 (602) 850-2850 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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AMSAFE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-1268176 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ANGUS ELECTRONICS CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 551112 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 35-1328303 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (516) 333-2640 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 11-1696632 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 686 MAIN STREET WESTBURY, NEW YORK 11590 (516) 333-2640 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 332900 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 48-1266479 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (818) 998-9811 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES TNO CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3345111 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 03-0464242 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (316) 941-0400 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3483 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-1458099 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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AUXITROL WESTON USA, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 93-1078151 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (732) 388-3500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 04-3750236 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 13-2666109 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1414 RANDOLPH AVENUE AVENEL, NEW JERSEY 07001-2402 (732) 388-3500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) VIRGINIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 54-1648275 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AVTECHTYEE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) WASHINGTON (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-0761549 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 6500 MERRILL CREEK PARKWAY EVERETT, WASHINGTON 98203 (425) 290-3100 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 11-2437907 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 46-2885674 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | BREEZE-EASTERN LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-4062211 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
BRIDPORT-AIR CARRIER, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) WASHINGTON (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-1887382 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | BRIDPORT ERIE AVIATION, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 25-1861935 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1317 WEST 12TH STREET ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16501 (814) 833-6767 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
BRIDPORT HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 74-3127247 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | BRUCE AEROSPACE INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-0658833 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 101 EVANS AVENUE DAYTON, NEVADA 89403 (775) 246-0101 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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CDA INTERCORP LLC (Name as specified in its charter) FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 59-1285683 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 450 GOOLSBY BLVD. DEERFIELD, FLORIDA 33442 (954) 698-6000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 36-2056886 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 320 SOUTH CHURCH STREET ADDISON, ILLINOIS 60101 (630) 628-2299 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 58-2623644 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1230 OLD NORRIS ROAD LIBERTY, SOUTH CAROLINA 29657 (864) 843-1162 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 334200 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 75-2715623 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 86-1695474 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | CMC ELECTRONICS AURORA LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 336411 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 36-3503592 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 334310 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-1132722 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | DATA DEVICE CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 11-2226748 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
DUKES AEROSPACE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 27-1368976 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 9060 WINNETKA AVENUE NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA 91324 (818) 998-9811 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ELECTROMECH TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 94-3033701 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2600 S. CUSTER AVE. WICHITA, KANSAS 67217 (316) 941-0400 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
ESTERLINE EUROPE COMPANY LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 30-0689350 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (856) 663-1275 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ESTERLINE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3823 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 75-3262218 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 291-6025 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3823 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 13-2595091 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (480) 894-6864 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES SGIP LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 38-3868602 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 80-0594187 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 90-0583180 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
HARCOSEMCO LLC (Name as specified in its charter) CONNECTICUT (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 06-0691144 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 186 CEDAR STREET BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT 06405 (203) 483-3700 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | HARTWELL CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-1936254 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 900 S. RICHFIELD ROAD PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA 92870 (714) 993-4200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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HYTEK FINISHES CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3471 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-1457724 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (425) 290-3100 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | ILC HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 51-0105260 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
JANCO CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3679 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-1522466 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | JOHNSON LIVERPOOL LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 16-1400756 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
KIRKHILL INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 82-4505348 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | KORRY ELECTRONICS CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3679 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-1458098 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (775) 246-0101 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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LEACH HOLDING CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 6719 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 13-2765153 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (727) 461-3000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3625 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-2597177 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
LEACH MEXICO HOLDING LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 86-2496768 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | LEACH TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3841 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 06-1611825 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 74-2707437 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 8301 IMPERIAL DRIVE WACO, TEXAS 76712 (254) 776-0650 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | MASON ELECTRIC CO. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 91-1720628 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE DE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 20-8964837 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-0181650 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE US LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 27-0127704 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | NAT SEATTLE INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 01-0789171 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
NMC GROUP, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3999 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-2885589 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | NORDISK AVIATION PRODUCTS LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 47-3558532 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING CORP. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 11-2203988 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING OVERSEAS CORP. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 52-1285085 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
NORWICH AERO PRODUCTS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 16-1206875 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-4547814 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (814) 833-6767 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 47-3865989 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | PNEUDRAULICS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-1961299 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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SCHNELLER LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 87-0802616 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 6019 POWDERMILL RD. KENT, OHIO 44240 (330) 673-1400 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | SEMCO INSTRUMENTS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-2500600 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 25700 RYE CANYON ROAD VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA 91355 (661) 257-2000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 86-0774924 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 22937 GALLATIN WAY ELKHART, INDIANA 46514 (574) 266-8330 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | SKANDIA, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) ILLINOIS (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 36-3799744 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
SKURKA AEROSPACE INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 20-2042650 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 4600 CALLE BOLERO, P.O. BOX 2869 CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA 93011-2869 (805) 484-8884 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | SYMETRICS INDUSTRIES, LLC (Name as specified in its charter) FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 01-0561775 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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SYMETRICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (Name as specified in its charter) FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 20-3642750 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | TA AEROSPACE CO. (Name as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 95-0903820 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 16-1286603 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | TDG ESL HOLDINGS INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 84-2850290 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
TEAC AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 30-0232168 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 45-0532615 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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TELAIR US LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 47-3239760 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | TEXAS ROTRONICS, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) TEXAS (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 74-2925673 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 601 WEST ELIZABETH STREET BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78520 (956) 571-5031 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
TRANSDIGM UK HOLDINGS PLC (Name as specified in its charter) ENGLAND AND WALES (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) None (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | TRANSICOIL LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 26-0084182 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 9 IRON BRIDGE DRIVE COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19426 (484) 902-1100 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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WHIPPANY ACTUATION SYSTEMS, LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 46-3033189 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | YOUNG & FRANKLIN INC. (Name as specified in its charter) NEW YORK (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 15-0498830 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
17111 WATERVIEW PKWY LLC (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 13-2595091 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2960 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) | |
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion, dated August 10, 2021
PROSPECTUS
TransDigm Inc.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
Up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
that were issued on January 20, 2021
AND
Up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
that were issued on April 21, 2021
•We are offering to exchange new registered 4.625% senior subordinated notes due 2029, which we refer to herein as the 4.625% 2029 exchange notes, for all of our outstanding unregistered 4.625% senior subordinated notes due 2029 that were issued on January 20, 2021, which we refer to herein as the 4.625% 2029 original notes. We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 exchange notes and the 4.625% 2029 original notes, collectively, as the 4.625% 2029 notes.
•We are also offering to exchange new registered 4.875% senior subordinated notes due 2029, which we refer to herein as the 4.875% 2029 exchange notes, for all of our outstanding unregistered 4.875% senior subordinated notes due 2029 that were issued on April 21, 2021, which we refer to herein as the 4.875% 2029 original notes. We refer herein to the 4.875% 2029 exchange notes and the 4.875% 2029 original notes, collectively, as the 4.875% 2029 notes.
•We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 exchange notes and the 4.875% 2029 exchange notes, collectively, as the exchange notes.
•We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 original notes and the 4.875% 2029 original notes, collectively, as the original notes.
•We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 notes and the 4.875% 2029 notes, collectively, as the notes.
•The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2021, unless extended. The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions that we may waive.
•All outstanding 4.625% 2029 original notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer will be exchanged for the 4.625% 2029 exchange notes.
•All outstanding 4.875% 2029 original notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer will be exchanged for the 4.875% 2029 exchange notes.
•Tenders of outstanding notes may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer.
•We believe that the exchange of each series of original notes for the applicable series of exchange notes will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
•We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.
•The terms of each series of the exchange notes to be issued are substantially identical to the terms of each series of the original notes, except that the exchange notes will not have transfer restrictions and you will not have registration rights.
•If you fail to tender your original notes, you will continue to hold unregistered securities and it may be difficult for you to transfer them.
•There is no established trading market for the exchange notes, and we do not intend to apply for listing of the exchange notes on any securities exchange or market quotation system.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 for a discussion of matters you should consider before you participate in the exchange offer. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2021.
This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is not included or delivered with this prospectus. We will provide this information to you at no charge upon written or oral request directed to Investor Relations, TransDigm Group Incorporated, 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (telephone number (216) 706-2945). In order to ensure timely delivery of this information, any request should be made by , five business days prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer.
No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations not contained in this prospectus in connection with the exchange offer. If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implications that there has not been any change in the facts set forth in this prospectus or in our affairs since the date hereof.
Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. The letter of transmittal accompanying this prospectus states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of the exchange notes received in exchange for original notes where such original notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resales. See “Plan of Distribution.”
NOTICE TO INVESTORS
This prospectus contains summaries of the terms of certain agreements that we believe to be accurate in all material respects. However, we refer you to the actual agreements for complete information relating to those agreements. All summaries of such agreements contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus are qualified in their entirety by this reference. To the extent that any such agreement is attached as an exhibit to this registration statement, we will make a copy of such agreement available to you upon request.
The notes will be available in book-entry form only. The notes exchanged pursuant to this prospectus will be issued in the form of one or more global certificates, which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and registered in its name or in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. Beneficial interests in the global certificates will be shown on, and transfer of the global certificates will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants. After the initial issuance of the global certificates, notes in certificated form will be issued in exchange for global certificates only in the limited circumstances set forth in the indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021, governing the 4.625% 2029 notes, which we refer to herein as the 4.625% 2029 notes indenture, and the indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021, governing the 4.875% 2029 notes, which we refer to herein as the 4.875% 2029 notes indenture. We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 notes indenture and the 4.875% 2029 notes indenture, collectively, as the indentures. See “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form.”
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read the entire prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus carefully, including the financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before you decide to participate in the exchange offer. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to TransDigm Group Incorporated, TransDigm Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Our Company
We believe we are a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Our business is well diversified due to the broad range of products we offer to our customers. We estimate that approximately 90% of our net sales for fiscal year 2020 were generated by proprietary products. For fiscal year 2020, we estimate that we generated approximately 80% of our net sales from products in which we are the sole source provider.
Most of our products generate significant aftermarket revenue. Once our parts are designed into and sold on a new aircraft, we generate net sales from aftermarket consumption over the life of that aircraft, which is generally estimated to be approximately 25 to 30 years. A typical platform can be produced for 20 to 30 years, giving us an estimated product life cycle in excess of 50 years. We estimate that approximately 49% of our net sales in fiscal year 2020 were generated from aftermarket sales, the vast majority of which come from the commercial and military aftermarkets. Historically, these aftermarket revenues have produced a higher gross margin and been more stable than sales to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs.
We primarily design, produce and supply highly engineered proprietary aerospace components with significant aftermarket content. We seek to develop highly customized products to solve specific needs for aircraft operators and manufacturers. We attempt to differentiate ourselves based on engineering, service and manufacturing capabilities. We typically choose not to compete for non-proprietary “build to print” business because it frequently offers lower margins than proprietary products. We believe that our products have strong brand names within the industry and that we have a reputation for high quality, reliability and strong customer support.
Our business is well diversified due to the broad range of products that we offer to our customers. Our 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, batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, engineered rods, engineered connectors and elastomer sealing solutions, databus and power controls, cockpit security components and systems, specialized and advanced cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered and customized interior surfaces and related components, advanced sensor products, switches and relay panels, thermal protection and insulation, lighting and control technology, parachutes, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading, handling and delivery systems.
Our customers include: (1) distributors of aerospace components; (2) worldwide commercial airlines, including national and regional airlines; (3) large commercial transport and regional and business aircraft OEMs; (4) various armed forces of the United States and friendly foreign governments; (5) defense OEMs; (6) system suppliers; and (7) various other industrial customers. Our top ten customers for fiscal year 2020 accounted for approximately 44% of our net sales. Products supplied to many of our customers are used on multiple platforms. None of our customers individually accounted for greater than 10% of our sales for fiscal year 2020.
Summary of the Exchange Offer
On January 20, 2021 and April 21, 2021, we issued the 4.625% 2029 original notes and the 4.875% 2029 original notes, respectively, in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In connection with the offering of the 4.625% 2029 original notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of January 20, 2021, relating to the 4.625% 2029 notes, which we refer to herein as the 4.625% 2029 notes registration rights agreement, with the initial purchasers of the 4.625% 2029 original notes. In connection with the offering of the 4.875% 2029 original notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021, relating to the 4.875% 2029 notes, which we refer to herein as the 4.875% 2029 notes registration rights agreement, with the initial purchasers of the 4.875% 2029 original notes. We refer herein to the 4.625% 2029 notes registration rights agreement and the 4.875% 2029 notes registration rights agreement, collectively, as the registration rights agreements.
In the registration rights agreements, we agreed to offer the exchange notes, which will be registered under the Securities Act, in exchange for the original notes. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreements. We also agreed to deliver this prospectus to the holders of the original notes. You should read the discussions under the headings “Prospectus Summary—Summary of the Terms of the Exchange Notes,” “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes” for information regarding the exchange notes.
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The Exchange Offer | This is an offer to exchange, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, exchange notes for like amounts of original notes. The exchange notes are substantially identical to the applicable series of original notes, except that the exchange notes generally will be freely transferable. Based upon interpretations by the staff of the SEC, set forth in no action letters issued to unrelated third parties, we believe that you can transfer the exchange notes without complying with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act if you: |
| •acquire the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business; •are not and do not intend to become engaged in a distribution of the exchange notes; •are not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of ours; •are not a broker-dealer (within the meaning of the Securities Act) that acquired the original notes from us or our affiliates; and •are not a broker-dealer (within the meaning of the Securities Act) that acquired the original notes in a transaction as part of its market-making or other trading activities. |
| If any of these conditions are not satisfied and you transfer any exchange note without delivering a proper prospectus or without qualifying for a registration exemption, you may incur liability under the Securities Act. See “The Exchange Offer—Purpose of the Exchange Offer.” |
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Registration Rights Agreements | Under the registration rights agreements, we have agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to consummate the exchange offer or cause the original notes to be registered under the Securities Act to permit resales. If we are not in compliance with our obligations under the registration rights agreements, liquidated damages will accrue on the original notes in addition to the interest that otherwise is due on the original notes. If the exchange offer is completed on the terms and within the time period contemplated by this prospectus, no liquidated damages will be payable on the original notes. The exchange notes will not contain any provisions regarding the payment of liquidated damages. See “The Exchange Offer—Liquidated Damages.” |
Minimum Condition | The exchange offer is not conditioned on any minimum aggregate principal amount of either series of original notes being tendered in the exchange offer. |
Expiration Date | The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2021, unless we extend it with respect to one or both series of notes. |
Exchange Date | We will accept original notes for exchange at the time when all conditions of the exchange offer are satisfied or waived. We will deliver the exchange notes promptly after we accept the original notes. |
Conditions to the Exchange Offer | Our obligation to complete the exchange offer is subject to certain conditions. See “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” We reserve the right to terminate or amend the exchange offer at any time prior to the expiration date upon the occurrence of certain specified events. |
Withdrawal Rights | You may withdraw the tender of your original notes at any time before the expiration of the exchange offer on the expiration date. Any original notes not accepted for any reason will be returned to you without expense as promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer. |
Procedures for Tendering Original Notes | See “The Exchange Offer—How to Tender.” |
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences | We believe that the exchange of each series of the original notes for the applicable series of exchange notes will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that holders of either series will not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of such exchange. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” |
Effect on Holders of Original Notes | If the exchange offer is completed on the terms and within the period contemplated by this prospectus, holders of original notes will have no further registration or other rights under the registration rights agreements, except under limited circumstances. See “The Exchange Offer—Other.” |
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| Holders of original notes who do not tender their original notes will continue to hold those original notes. All untendered, and tendered but unaccepted original notes, will continue to be subject to the transfer restrictions provided for in the original notes and the indentures. To the extent that original notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the applicable series of original notes could be adversely affected. See “Risk Factors—Risks Associated with the Exchange Offer—You may not be able to sell your original notes if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in the exchange offer,” “Risk Factors—Risks associated with the Exchange Offer—Your ability to sell your original notes may be significantly more limited and the price at which you may be able to sell your original notes may be significantly lower if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in the exchange offer” and “The Exchange Offer—Other.” |
Appraisal Rights | Holders of original notes do not have appraisal or dissenters’ rights under applicable law or the applicable indenture. See “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer.” |
Use of Proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
Exchange Agent | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the trustee under the indentures, is serving as the exchange agent in connection with this exchange offer. |
Summary of the Terms of the Exchange Notes
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Issuer | TransDigm Inc. |
Exchange Notes | $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029. |
| $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029. |
Maturity Date | The 4.625% 2029 notes will mature on January 15, 2029. |
| The 4.875% 2029 notes will mature on May 1, 2029. |
Interest | The interest on the 4.625% 2029 exchange notes will accrue at 4.625% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, having commenced on July 15, 2021. |
| The interest on the 4.875% 2029 exchange notes will accrue at 4.875% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing on November 1, 2021. |
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Guarantees | The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally and on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, by TransDigm Group Incorporated, or TD Group, our publicly traded parent company, TransDigm UK Holdings plc, or TD UK, and, other than immaterial subsidiaries and certain other exceptions, all of our existing and future U.S. subsidiaries. Other than TD UK, our non-U.S. subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. As of the date of this prospectus, other than TD UK, we have 92 non-U.S. subsidiaries (58 of which have immaterial tangible assets and liabilities (excluding intercompany debt)). See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Ranking—Liabilities of Subsidiaries versus Notes and Guarantees” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Ranking—Liabilities of Subsidiaries versus Notes and Guarantees.” |
Ranking | Each series of exchange notes will be our unsecured senior subordinated obligations. The exchange notes and the related guarantees will rank: |
| •junior in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including any borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, amounts outstanding under our A/R Facility (as defined below) and our $5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior secured notes, which we collectively refer to as the secured notes. See “Description of Other Indebtedness”; •structurally subordinated to all of the non-guarantor subsidiaries’ existing and future indebtedness, including any amounts outstanding under our A/R Facility; •equally in right of payment with any of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including our $6.6 billion aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior subordinated notes, which we collectively refer to as the senior subordinated notes. See “Description of Other Indebtedness”; and •senior in right of payment to any of our and the guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes. |
| As of July 3, 2021, the notes ranked junior in right of payment to $13.4 billion of our senior indebtedness, $13.1 billion of which was secured by substantially all of the assets of TransDigm Inc. and the guarantors and $350 million of which consisted of amounts outstanding under TransDigm Inc.’s A/R Facility, which was secured by the trade receivables underlying such facility. None of the foregoing amounts of indebtedness reflect amounts that may be drawn in the future from time to time under TransDigm Inc.’s senior secured credit facilities and A/R Facility, which would also be so secured and rank senior in right of payment to the notes. |
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| In addition, the terms of each series of the notes, the senior subordinated notes and the secured notes would permit us and the guarantors to incur additional senior debt, which could include secured debt. |
Optional Redemption | We may at our option redeem the notes at any time and from time to time after issuance, in whole or in part, in cash at the redemption prices described in this prospectus, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Optional Redemption” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Optional Redemption.” |
Change of Control | If a change of control event occurs, each holder of notes will have the right to require us to purchase all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Change of Control” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Change of Control” |
Certain Covenants | The indentures governing the notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to: |
| •incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; •pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; •make investments; •sell assets; •enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to TransDigm Inc.; •incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; •consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; •engage in transactions with affiliates; •create unrestricted subsidiaries; and •engage in certain business activities. |
| The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions, including a qualification that, upon the achievement and maintenance of a specified financial threshold, most of the limitations on the ability of TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to pay distributions on or redeem or repurchase capital stock, repurchase subordinated debt or make investments will not apply. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants.” |
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Covenant Suspension | At any time when either series of notes are rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or S&P Global Ratings, and no default has occurred and is continuing under the indentures, TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants with respect to the applicable series of notes. However, if TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries are not subject to such covenants and, on any subsequent date, one or both of such rating agencies withdraws its investment grade rating assigned to such notes or downgrades the rating assigned to such notes below an investment grade rating, or if a default or event of default occurs and is continuing, then TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries will again become subject to such covenants. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants.” |
| In addition, subject to certain exceptions, if either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group is acquired by an entity that has received an investment grade rating from both Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings and such entity files current and periodic reports with the SEC, the requirement in the indentures governing the notes that either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group file current and periodic reports with the SEC will be suspended. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants.” |
Use of Proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
Trustee | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is the trustee for the holders of the notes. |
Governing Law | The notes, the indentures and the other documents for the offering of the exchange notes are governed by the laws of the State of New York. |
For additional information about the notes, see the sections of this prospectus entitled “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes.”
Regulatory Approvals
Other than the federal securities laws, there are no federal or state regulatory requirements that we must comply with and there are no approvals that we must obtain in connection with the exchange offer.
Risk Factors
Participating in the exchange offer involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the information under “Risk Factors” and in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 2, 2021, April 3, 2021 and July 3, 2021, and all other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before participating in the exchange offer.
Principal Offices
Our executive offices are located at 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 and our telephone number is (216) 706-2960. Our website address is http://www.transdigm.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website are not part of this prospectus.
RISK FACTORS
Participating in the exchange offer involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks described below and in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before you decide to participate in the exchange offer. Any of the following risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties, could harm the value of the notes, directly, or our business and financial results, and thus indirectly cause the value of the notes to decline. The risks described below are not the only ones that could impact our company or the value of the notes. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. As a result of any of these risks, known or unknown, you may lose all or part of your investment in the notes.
Risks Relating to the Notes
Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and could harm our ability to react to changes in our business and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our indebtedness, including the notes.
We have a significant amount of indebtedness. As of July 3, 2021, our outstanding indebtedness, excluding approximately $36 million of letters of credit outstanding, was approximately $20 billion. Accordingly, indebtedness would represent approximately 119% of our total capitalization as of July 3, 2021.
Our substantial level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of, interest on or other amounts due in respect of our indebtedness, including the notes, the senior subordinated notes and the secured notes. Our substantial debt could also have other important consequences to investors.
For example, it could:
•increase our vulnerability to general economic downturns and adverse competitive and industry conditions;
•increase the risk we are subjected to downgrade or put on a negative watch by the ratings agencies;
•require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures, acquisitions, research and development efforts and other general corporate requirements;
•limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;
•place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that have less debt; and
•limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants contained in the documents governing our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds, make investments and incur liens.
In addition, all of our debt under the senior secured credit facilities, which, as of July 3, 2021, included $7.4 billion in term loans, $524 million of commitments under our revolving loan facility that remained undrawn and the $350 million A/R Facility, bears interest at floating rates. Accordingly, in the event that interest rates increase, our debt service expense will also increase. At July 3, 2021, four interest rate swap agreements were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the Tranche G term loans for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $500 million through December 31, 2021, on an aggregate notional amount of $400 million through September 30,
2022, on an aggregate notional amount of $900 million from December 31, 2021 through June 28, 2024 and on an aggregate notional amount of $400 million from September 30, 2022 through June 28, 2024. Also, two interest rate cap agreements were in place to offset the variable interest rates on the Tranche G term loans based on an aggregate notional amount of $400 million through December 31, 2021. At July 3, 2021, two interest rate swap agreements were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the Tranche F term loans for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $1,400 million through March 31, 2023 and on an aggregate notional amount of $700 million from March 31, 2023 through September 30, 2025. Also, two interest rate cap agreements were in place to offset the variable interest rates on the Tranche F term loans based on an aggregate notional amount of $700 million from March 31, 2023 through September 30, 2025. At July 3, 2021, three interest rate swap agreements were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the Tranche E term loans for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million through June 30, 2022, on an aggregate notional amount of $500 million through March 31, 2025 and on an aggregate notional amount of $1,500 million from June 30, 2022 through March 31, 2025. Also, two interest rate cap agreements were in place to offset the variable interest rates on the Tranche E term loans based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million through June 30, 2022. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our credit facilities or otherwise in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness. If we cannot service our debt, we will have to take actions such as reducing or delaying capital investments, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt or seeking additional equity capital.
Despite current indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. For example, as of July 3, 2021, we had approximately $524 million of unused commitments under our revolving loan facility. Although the indentures governing the notes, the senior subordinated notes and the secured notes, and our senior secured credit facilities, contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and the indebtedness incurred in compliance with these qualifications and exceptions could be substantial. Upon consummation of the exchange offer, we expect to have capacity to incur additional indebtedness, which could be in the form of senior secured indebtedness.
Any additional borrowings could be senior to the notes and the related guarantees. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our substantial leverage would increase.
To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control, and any failure to meet our debt service obligations could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including the notes, the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes, amounts borrowed under the senior secured credit facilities and amounts due under our A/R Facility, and to fund our operations, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, that currently anticipated cost savings and operating improvements will be realized on schedule or at all or that future borrowings will be available to us under the senior secured credit facilities or otherwise in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness, including the notes, the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes, amounts borrowed under the senior secured credit facilities and amounts due under our A/R Facility, or to fund our other liquidity needs. If we cannot service our debt, we will have to take actions such as reducing or delaying capital investments, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt or seeking additional equity capital. We cannot assure you that any of these remedies could, if necessary, be effected on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of existing or future debt instruments, the indentures governing the notes, the senior subordinated notes and the secured notes, and the
senior secured credit facilities may restrict us from adopting any of these alternatives. In addition, any failure to make payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness on a timely basis would likely result in a reduction of our credit rating, which could harm our ability to incur additional indebtedness on acceptable terms and would otherwise adversely affect the notes.
Repayment of our debt, including the notes, is dependent on cash flow generated by our subsidiaries.
Our subsidiaries own a significant portion of our assets and conduct a significant portion of our operations. Accordingly, repayment of our indebtedness, including the notes, is dependent, to a significant extent, on the generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to us, by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise. Unless they are guarantors of the notes, our subsidiaries do not have any obligation to pay amounts due on the notes or to make funds available for that purpose. Our subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect of our indebtedness, including the notes. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. While the indentures governing the notes limit the ability of our subsidiaries to incur consensual restrictions on their ability to pay dividends or make other intercompany payments to us, these limitations are subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. In the event that we do not receive distributions from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to make required principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, including the notes.
The terms of the senior secured credit facilities and the indentures relating to the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes and the notes may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
Our senior secured credit facilities and the indentures governing the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes and the notes contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Company and may limit our ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interests. The senior secured credit facilities and indentures include covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to (subject, in each case, to certain important exceptions):
•incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock;
•pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase our capital stock or redeem or repurchase our subordinated debt;
•make investments;
•sell assets;
•enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from our restricted subsidiaries to us;
•incur or allow to exist liens;
•consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets;
•engage in transactions with affiliates;
•create unrestricted subsidiaries; and
•engage in certain business activities.
While, as noted above, the indentures restrict our ability to pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase our capital stock or redeem or repurchase our subordinated debt, we may take such actions pursuant to certain
exceptions, including the ability to do so through capacity that builds up based, generally, on 50% of the amount of our consolidated net income earned from October 1, 2010. Moreover, we may also take such actions at any time when, after giving effect to such actions, our fixed charge coverage ratio exceeds 2.0 to 1.0.
In addition, if the usage of our revolving loan facility exceeds 35% of the total revolving commitments, we will be required to maintain a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of net debt, as defined, to trailing four quarter Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the agreement governing the revolving credit facility).
A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the senior secured credit facilities or the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes and the notes. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities and the holders of the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes and the notes may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under the senior secured credit facilities also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under the senior secured credit facilities or the secured notes, the lenders thereunder or the holders thereof, as applicable, will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt, which includes our available cash, and they will also have the right to prevent us from making debt service payments on the notes. If the debt under the senior secured credit facilities, the senior subordinated notes, the secured notes or the notes were to be accelerated, we cannot assure you that our assets would be sufficient to repay in full the notes and our other debt.
Many of the covenants in the indentures governing the notes will not be applicable during any period when the notes are rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings and no default has occurred and is continuing.
Many of the covenants contained in the indentures governing the notes will not apply during any period when the notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings and no default has occurred and is continuing. These covenants restrict, among other things, the ability of TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, to pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt, sell assets, consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets and enter into certain other transactions. We cannot predict if the notes will ever be rated investment grade or, if they are in the future rated investment grade, that the notes will maintain such rating. However, suspension of these covenants would allow TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to engage in certain actions that would not have been permitted were these covenants in force, and the effects of any such actions that TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries take while these covenants are not in force will be permitted to remain in place even if the notes are subsequently downgraded below investment grade and the covenants are reinstated.
Your right to receive payments on the notes will be subordinated to the borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities, the A/R Facility, the secured notes and possibly all of our future borrowings. Further, the guarantees of the notes are junior in right of payment to all of the guarantors’ existing senior indebtedness and possibly to all of the guarantors’ future borrowings.
The notes and the related guarantees rank junior in right of payment behind all of our and the guarantors’ existing senior indebtedness, including borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities and the secured notes, are structurally subordinated to all of our and the non-guarantor subsidiaries’ existing and future indebtedness under our A/R Facility and will rank junior in right of payment behind all of our and the guarantors’ future borrowings, in each case, except any future indebtedness that expressly provides that it ranks equal in right of payment with, or junior in right of payment to, the notes and the related guarantees, as applicable. We also may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness, including senior indebtedness, in the future.
As a result of this subordination, upon any distribution to our creditors or the creditors of the guarantors in a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to us or the guarantors or our or their
property, the holders of our senior debt and the senior debt of the guarantors will be entitled to be paid in full and in cash before any payment may be made with respect to the notes or the related guarantees.
In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to us or the guarantors, holders of the notes will participate with the trade creditors and all other holders of our and the guarantors’ senior subordinated indebtedness in the assets remaining after we and the guarantors have paid all of the senior indebtedness. However, because each of the indentures governing the notes requires that amounts otherwise payable to holders of the notes in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding be paid to holders of senior indebtedness instead, holders of the notes may receive less, ratably, than holders of trade payables or other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors in any such proceeding. In any of these cases, we and the guarantors may not have sufficient funds to pay all of our creditors, and holders of the notes may receive less, ratably, than the holders of senior indebtedness.
The notes are not secured by our assets or those of the guarantors, and the lenders under our senior secured credit facilities and A/R Facility and the holders of the secured notes will be entitled to remedies available to a secured lender, which gives them priority over you to collect amounts due to them.
In addition to being contractually subordinated in right of payment to all our existing and future senior debt, the notes and the related guarantees will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of the guarantors. Our obligations under the senior secured credit facilities and the secured notes are secured by, among other things, a first-priority pledge of all of TransDigm Inc.’s and its subsidiaries’ capital stock (subject to customary exceptions), substantially all of our assets and substantially all of the assets of the guarantors. In addition, our obligations under our A/R Facility are secured by the assets underlying such facility. If we become insolvent or are liquidated, or if payment under the senior secured credit facilities, A/R Facility, the secured notes or in respect of any other secured indebtedness is accelerated, the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities or A/R Facility or the holders of the secured notes or other secured indebtedness will be entitled to exercise the remedies available to a secured lender under applicable law (in addition to any remedies that may be available under the documents pertaining to the senior secured credit facilities, A/R Facility, the secured notes or other secured debt). Upon the occurrence of any default under the senior secured credit facilities or the secured notes (and even without accelerating the indebtedness under the senior secured credit facilities or the secured notes), the lenders or holders, as applicable, may be able to prohibit the payment of the notes and the related guarantees either by limiting our ability to access our cash flow or under the subordination provisions contained in the indentures governing the notes. Moreover, the special purpose entity TransDigm Receivables LLC, or the SPE, established in connection with our A/R Facility that holds the trade receivables underlying such facility is a separate legal entity, is not a guarantor, and has its own separate creditors who, upon the termination of our A/R Facility, will have the right to receive the assets of the SPE and such assets will not be available to satisfy obligations under the notes or the related guarantees. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Ranking—Subordination; Payment of Notes,” “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Ranking—Subordination; Payment of Notes” and “Description of Other Indebtedness—A/R Facility.”
Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.
Our issuance of the notes and the issuance of the related guarantees by the guarantors may be subject to review under federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes if a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization case or a lawsuit, including circumstances in which bankruptcy is not involved, were commenced at some future date by, or on behalf of, our unpaid creditors or unpaid creditors of the guarantors. While the relevant laws may vary from state to state, under such laws, the issuance of the notes and the related guarantees and the application of the proceeds therefrom will be a fraudulent conveyance if (1) we issued the notes and the related guarantees with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) we or any of the guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing either the notes or a guarantee, and, in the case of clause (2) only, one of the following is true:
•we or any of the guarantors were or was insolvent, or rendered insolvent, by reason of such transactions;
•we or any of the guarantors were or was engaged in a business or transaction for which our or the applicable guarantor’s assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or
•we or any of the guarantors intended to, or believed that we or it would, be unable to pay debts as they matured.
If a court were to find that the issuance of the notes or a guarantee was a fraudulent conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the notes or such guarantee or subordinate the notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of ours or of the applicable guarantor, or require the holders of the notes to repay any amounts received with respect to the notes or such guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent conveyance occurred, you may not receive any payment on the notes.
The measures of insolvency for purposes of fraudulent transfer laws vary depending upon the governing law. Generally, an entity would be considered insolvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness:
•the sum of its debts was greater than the fair value of all its assets;
•the present fair saleable value of its assets is less than the amount required to pay the probable liability on its existing debts and liabilities as they become due; or
•it cannot pay its debts as they become due.
A court would likely find that a guarantor that is a subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for its guarantee if such guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the notes. Each such guarantee contains a provision intended to limit such guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under such guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer. This provision may not be effective to protect such guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer laws.
Because each guarantor’s liability under its guarantee may be reduced to zero, avoided or released under certain circumstances, you may not receive any payments from some or all of the guarantors.
You will have the benefit of the guarantees of the guarantors. The guarantees of the guarantors, however, are limited to the maximum amount that the guarantors are permitted to guarantee under applicable law. As a result, a guarantor’s liability under its guarantee could be reduced to zero, depending upon the amount of other obligations of such guarantor. Furthermore, a court under federal and state fraudulent conveyance and transfer statutes could void the obligations under a guarantee or further subordinate it to all other obligations of the applicable guarantor. See “—Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.” In addition, you will lose the benefit of a particular guarantee by a guarantor if it is released under certain circumstances described under “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Guarantees” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Guarantees.”
You cannot be sure that an active trading market will be developed for the exchange notes.
We do not intend to apply to list the exchange notes for trading on any securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system.
As a result of this and the other factors listed below, an active trading market for the exchange notes may not develop, in which case the market price and liquidity of the exchange notes may be adversely affected.
In addition, you may not be able to sell your exchange notes at a particular time or at a price favorable to you. Future trading prices of the exchange notes will depend on many factors, including:
•our operating performance and financial condition;
•our prospects or the prospects for companies in our industry generally;
•the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the notes;
•our ability to complete the offer to exchange the original notes for exchange notes or to register the original notes for resale;
•change in government regulations;
•the market for similar securities; and
•prevailing interest rates.
Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused volatility in prices. It is possible that the market for the exchange notes will be subject to disruptions. A disruption may have a negative effect on you as a holder of the exchange notes, regardless of our prospects or performance.
Although the initial purchasers of the original notes have advised us that they intend to make a market in the exchange notes, they are not obligated to do so. The initial purchasers may also discontinue any market making activities at any time, in their sole discretion, which could further negatively impact your ability to sell the exchange notes or the prevailing market price at the time you choose to sell.
We may not be able to fulfill our repurchase obligations in the event of a change of control.
Except in limited circumstances specified in each indenture, upon the occurrence of any change of control, we will be required to make a change of control offer to repurchase the notes, the senior subordinated notes and the secured notes. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, we would also be required to repay all of the indebtedness outstanding under the senior secured credit facilities. Also, as the senior secured credit facilities will generally prohibit us from purchasing any notes, if we do not repay all borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities first or obtain the consent of the lenders thereunder, we will be prohibited from purchasing the notes upon a change of control.
In addition, if a change of control occurs, there can be no assurance that we will have available funds sufficient to pay the change of control purchase price for any of the notes that might be delivered by holders of the notes seeking to accept the change of control offer, and, accordingly, none of the holders of the notes may receive the change of control purchase price for their notes. Our failure to make the change of control offer or to pay the change of control purchase price when due would result in a default under the indentures governing the notes. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Events of Default” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Events of Default.”
Risks Associated with the Exchange Offer
You may not be able to sell your original notes if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in the exchange offer.
If you do not exchange your original notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer, your original notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer as stated in the legends on the original notes. In general, you may not offer, sell or otherwise transfer the original notes in the United States unless they are:
•registered under the Securities Act;
•offered or sold under an exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; or
•offered or sold in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
Currently, we do not anticipate that we will register the original notes under the Securities Act. Except for limited instances involving the initial purchasers or holders of original notes who are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer or who receive freely transferable exchange notes in the exchange offer, we will not be under any obligation to register the original notes under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration rights agreements or otherwise. Also, if the exchange offer is completed on the terms and within the time period contemplated by this prospectus, no liquidated damages will be payable on your original notes.
Your ability to sell your original notes may be significantly more limited and the price at which you may be able to sell your original notes may be significantly lower if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in the exchange offer.
To the extent that original notes are exchanged in the exchange offer, the trading market for the original notes that remain outstanding may be significantly more limited. As a result, the liquidity of the original notes not tendered for exchange in the exchange offer could be adversely affected. The extent of the market for original notes will depend upon a number of factors, including the number of holders of original notes remaining outstanding and the interest of securities firms in maintaining a market in the original notes. An issue of securities with a similar outstanding market value available for trading, which is called the “float,” may command a lower price than would be comparable to an issue of securities with a greater float. As a result, the market price for original notes that are not exchanged in the exchange offer may be affected adversely to the extent that original notes exchanged in the exchange offer reduce the float. The reduced float also may make the trading price of the original notes that are not exchanged more volatile.
Some holders who exchange their original notes may be deemed to be underwriters.
If you exchange your original notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the exchange notes, you may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.
We will not accept your original notes for exchange if you fail to follow the exchange offer procedures and, as a result, your original notes will continue to be subject to existing transfer restrictions and you may not be able to sell your original notes.
We will issue exchange notes as part of the exchange offer only after a timely receipt of your original notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. Therefore, if you want to tender your original notes, please allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. If we do not receive your original notes, letter of transmittal and other required documents by the expiration date of the exchange offer, we will not accept your original notes for exchange. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of original notes for exchange. If there are defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of original notes, we will not accept your original notes for exchange. See “The Exchange Offer.”
The market price for the exchange notes may be volatile.
Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the exchange notes offered hereby. The market for the exchange notes, if any, may be subject to similar disruptions. Any such disruptions may adversely affect the value of your exchange notes.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contains both historical and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and 27A of the Securities Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including, in particular, the statements about our plans, objectives, strategies and prospects regarding, among other things, our financial condition, results of operations and business. We have identified some of these forward-looking statements with words like “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “estimate” or “continue” and other words and terms of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements may be contained throughout this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to, among other things, our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Many factors mentioned in our discussion in this prospectus, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors,” in this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents otherwise incorporated by reference herein will be important in determining future results. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties, including those described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated by reference herein. Since our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements, we cannot give any assurance that any of the events anticipated by these forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them does occur, what impact they will have on our business, results of operations and financial condition. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements or the risk factors contained or incorporated herein by reference in this prospectus to reflect new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under federal securities laws.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein include but are not limited to: the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity; the sensitivity of our business to the number of flight hours that our customers’ planes spend aloft and our customers’ profitability, both of which are affected by general economic conditions; future geopolitical or other worldwide events; cyber-security threats and natural disasters; our reliance on certain customers; the U.S. defense budget and risks associated with being a government supplier, including government audits and investigations; failure to maintain government or industry approvals; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions; our indebtedness; potential environmental liabilities; liabilities arising in connection with litigation; increases in raw material costs, taxes and labor costs that cannot be recovered in product pricing; risks and costs associated with our international sales and operations; and other factors. Please refer to “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents otherwise incorporated herein by reference for additional information regarding the foregoing factors that may affect our business.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of exchange notes in the exchange offer. The exchange notes will evidence the same debt as the original notes tendered in exchange for the exchange notes. Accordingly, the issuance of the exchange notes will not result in any change in our indebtedness.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Purpose of the Exchange Offer
On January 20, 2021 and April 21, 2021, we issued the 4.625% 2029 original notes and the 4.875% 2029 original notes, respectively, in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act. Accordingly, the original notes may not be reoffered, resold or otherwise transferred in the United States, unless so registered or unless an exemption from the Securities Act registration requirements is available. Pursuant to the registration rights agreements entered into with the initial purchasers of the original notes, we and the guarantors agreed, for the benefit of holders of the original notes, to:
•no later than 210 days (or if the 210th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) after the dates of original issue of the original notes, file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to a registered offer to exchange the original notes for exchange notes that will be issued under the same indentures, in the same aggregate principal amount as, and with terms that are identical in all material respects to, the original notes, except that they will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions;
•use our reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act within 300 days (or if the 300th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) after the dates of original issue of the original notes; and
•consummate the exchange offer within 340 days (or if the 340th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) after the date of original issue of the original notes.
For each original note tendered to us pursuant to the exchange offer, we will issue to the holder of such original note an exchange note of the applicable series of notes having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered original note. Interest on each exchange note will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the original note surrendered in exchange therefor, or, if no interest has been paid on such original note, from the date of its original issue.
Any person (including broker-dealers) using the exchange offer to participate in a distribution of the exchange notes to be acquired in the exchange offer may not rely on the SEC staff’s position enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation, SEC No-Action Letter available May 13, 1988 or similar no-action letters.
Under existing SEC interpretations, the exchange notes will be freely transferable by holders other than our affiliates after the exchange offer without further registration under the Securities Act if the holder of the exchange notes represents to us in the exchange offer that it is acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of its business, that it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes and that it is not an affiliate of ours, as such terms are interpreted by the SEC; provided, however, that broker-dealers, or Participating Broker-Dealers, receiving exchange notes in the exchange offer will have a prospectus delivery requirement with respect to resales of such exchange notes. The SEC has taken the position that Participating Broker-Dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to exchange notes (other than a resale of an unsold allotment from the original sale of the original notes) with the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement.
Under the registration rights agreements, we are required to allow Participating Broker-Dealers and other persons, if any, with similar prospectus delivery requirements to use the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement in connection with the resale of such exchange notes for 180 days following the effective date of such registration statement (or such shorter period during which Participating Broker-Dealers are required by law to deliver such prospectus).
A holder of original notes (other than certain specified holders) who wishes to exchange such original notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer will be required to represent that any exchange notes to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business and that at the time of the commencement of the exchange
offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the exchange notes and that it is not an “affiliate” of ours, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, or if it is an affiliate, that it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.
Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for original notes, where such original notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Shelf Registration Statement
With respect to either series of notes, in the event that:
(1) because of any change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC, we are not permitted to effect the exchange offer;
(2) we do not consummate the exchange offer within 340 days (or if the 340th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) of the dates of original issue of the original notes;
(3) an initial purchaser notifies us following consummation of the exchange offer that original notes held by it are not eligible to be exchanged for exchange notes in the exchange offer; or
(4) certain holders are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer, or certain holders participated in the exchange offer but did not receive freely tradeable securities on the date of the exchange,
then, we will, subject to certain exceptions,
(x) promptly file a shelf registration statement, or the Shelf Registration Statement, with the SEC covering resales of such original notes or the exchange notes, as the case may be;
(y) (A) in the case of clause (1) above, use our reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the 300th day after the date of original issue of the original notes and (B) in the case of clause (2), (3) or (4) above, use our reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the 60th day after the date on which the Shelf Registration Statement is required to be filed; and
(z) use our reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective for a period of two years from the dates of original issue of the original notes or such shorter period that will terminate when all of the securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement (A) have been sold pursuant thereto or (B) are no longer restricted securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
We will, in the event a Shelf Registration Statement is filed, among other things, provide to each holder for whom such Shelf Registration Statement was filed copies of the prospectus which is a part of the Shelf Registration Statement, notify each such holder when the Shelf Registration Statement has become effective and take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of the original notes or the exchange notes, as the case may be. A holder selling such original notes or exchange notes pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement generally would be required to be named as a selling security holder in the related prospectus and to deliver a prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales and will be bound by the provisions of the registration rights agreement that is applicable to such holder (including certain indemnification obligations).
Liquidated Damages
With respect to either series of notes, we will pay additional cash interest on such notes that remain transfer restricted, subject to certain exceptions, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) if we fail to file an exchange offer registration statement with the SEC on or prior to August 18, 2021, with respect to the 4.625% 2029 notes, and November 17, 2021, with respect to the 4.875% 2029 notes;
(2) if obligated to file the Shelf Registration Statement as provided above, we fail to file the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC on or prior to the 60th day, or the Shelf Filing Date, after the date on which the obligation to file a Shelf Registration Statement arises;
(3) if neither the exchange offer registration statement nor, if required in lieu thereof, the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC on or prior to November 16, 2021, with respect to the 4.625% 2029 notes, and February 15, 2022, with respect to the 4.875% 2029 notes;
(4) if the exchange offer is not consummated on or before the 40th day after the exchange offer registration statement is declared effective;
(5) if obligated to file the Shelf Registration Statement as provided above, the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the 60th day after the Shelf Filing Date; or
(6) after the exchange offer registration statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, is declared effective, such registration statement thereafter ceases to be effective or usable due to the reasons specified in the applicable registration rights agreement, subject to certain exceptions.
Each such event referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (6) is referred to herein as a Registration Default. Additional cash interest on the transfer restricted notes of the applicable series will be payable from and including the date on which any such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured.
The rate of the additional interest will be $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount of notes for the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of a Registration Default, and such rate will increase by an additional $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount of notes with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum additional interest rate of 1.0% per annum. We will pay such additional interest on regular interest payment dates. Such additional interest will be in addition to any other interest payable from time to time with respect to the original notes and the exchange notes.
We will be entitled to consummate the exchange offer on the expiration date, provided that we have accepted all original notes previously validly tendered in accordance with the terms set forth in this prospectus and the applicable letter of transmittal.
Expiration Date; Extensions; Termination; Amendments
The exchange offer expires on the expiration date. The expiration date is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2021, unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the period during which the exchange offer is open, in which event the expiration date is the latest time and date on which the exchange offer, as so extended by us, expires. We reserve the right to extend the exchange offer with respect to either or both series of notes at any time and from time to time prior to the expiration date by giving written notice to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the exchange agent, and by timely public announcement communicated in accordance with applicable law or regulation. During any extension of the exchange offer, all original notes previously tendered pursuant to the exchange offer and not validly withdrawn will remain subject to the exchange offer.
The exchange date will occur promptly after the expiration date. We expressly reserve the right to:
•terminate the exchange offer with respect to either or both series of notes and, not accept for exchange any original notes for any reason, including if any of the events set forth below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” shall have occurred and shall not have been waived by us; and
•amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner, whether before or after any tender of the original notes.
If any such termination or amendment occurs, we will notify the exchange agent in writing and either will issue a press release or will give written notice to the holders of the original notes as promptly as practicable. Unless we terminate the exchange offer prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, we will exchange the exchange notes for the original notes on the exchange date.
If we waive any material condition to the exchange offer, or amend the exchange offer in any material respect, and if at the time that notice of such waiver or amendment is first published, sent or given to holders of original notes in the manner specified above, the exchange offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the expiration of a period ending on the fifth business day from, and including, the date that such notice is first so published, sent or given, then the exchange offer will be extended until the expiration of such five business day period.
This prospectus and the related letter of transmittal and other relevant materials will be delivered by us to record holders of original notes and will be furnished to brokers, banks and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the lists of holders for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of original notes.
Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for original notes, where such original notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Terms of the Exchange Offer
We are offering, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, to exchange, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, exchange notes for like amounts of original notes of the applicable series of notes. We will accept for exchange any and all original notes that are validly tendered on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Tenders of the original notes may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of original notes being tendered for exchange. However, the exchange offer is subject to the terms of the applicable registration rights agreement and the satisfaction of the conditions described under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” Original notes may be tendered only in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Holders of original notes may tender less than the aggregate principal amount represented by their original notes if they appropriately indicate this fact on the letter of transmittal accompanying the tendered original notes or indicate this fact pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described below. Tender of some but not all of a holder’s original notes will only be accepted if they do not result in a residual holding of less than $2,000 aggregate principal amount of original notes.
As of the date of this prospectus, $1.95 billion in aggregate principal amount of the original notes are outstanding, consisting of $1,200 million of 4.625% 2029 original notes and $750 million of 4.875% 2029 original notes. Solely for reasons of administration, we have fixed the close of business on , 2021 as the record date for purposes of determining the persons to whom this prospectus and the letter of transmittal will be mailed initially. Only a holder of the original notes, or the holder’s legal representative or attorney-in-fact, whose ownership is
reflected in the records of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as registrar, or whose original notes are held of record by the depositary, may participate in the exchange offer. There will be no fixed record date for determining the eligible holders of the original notes who are entitled to participate in the exchange offer. We believe that, as of the date of this prospectus, no holder of notes is our “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
We will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered original notes when, as and if we give written notice of our acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders of original notes and for purposes of receiving the exchange notes from us. If any tendered certificated original notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender or otherwise, certificates for the unaccepted original notes will be returned, without expense, to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration date.
Holders of original notes do not have appraisal or dissenters’ rights under applicable law or the indentures as a result of the exchange offer. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including Rule 14e-1.
Holders who tender their original notes in the exchange offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, except as otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of original notes under the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than transfer taxes in some circumstances, in connection with the exchange offer. See “—Solicitation of Tender; Expenses” for more information about the costs of the exchange offer.
We do not make any recommendation to holders of original notes as to whether to tender any of their original notes under the exchange offer. In addition, no one has been authorized to make any recommendation. Holders of original notes must make their own decision whether to participate in the exchange offer and, if the holder chooses to participate in the exchange offer, the aggregate principal amount of original notes to tender, after reading carefully this prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus) and the letter of transmittal and consulting with their advisors, if any, based on their own financial position and requirements.
How to Tender
The tender to us of original notes by you pursuant to one of the procedures set forth below will constitute an agreement between you and us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the applicable letter of transmittal.
General Procedures. A holder of an original note may tender the same by (i) properly completing and signing the applicable letter of transmittal or a facsimile thereof (all references in this prospectus to the letter of transmittal shall be deemed to include a facsimile thereof) and delivering the same, together with the certificate or certificates representing the original notes being tendered and any required signature guarantees (or a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which we refer to herein as a Book-Entry Confirmation, pursuant to the procedure described below), to the exchange agent at its address set forth in “—Exchange Agent” on or prior to the expiration date or (ii) complying with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.
If tendered original notes are registered in the name of the signer of the letter of transmittal and the exchange notes to be issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (and any untendered original notes are to be reissued) in the name of the registered holder, the signature of such signer need not be guaranteed. In any other case, the tendered original notes must be endorsed or accompanied by written instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to us and duly executed by the registered holder and the signature on the endorsement or instrument of transfer must be guaranteed by a firm, which we refer to herein as an Eligible Institution, that is a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act. If the exchange notes and/or original notes not exchanged are to be delivered to an address other than that of the registered holder appearing on the note register for the original notes, the signature on the letter of transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Any beneficial owner whose original notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender original notes should contact such holder promptly and instruct such holder to tender original notes on such beneficial owner’s behalf. If such beneficial owner wishes to tender such original notes himself, such beneficial owner must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering such original notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the original notes in such beneficial owner’s name or follow the procedures described in the immediately preceding paragraph. The transfer of record ownership may take considerable time.
Book-Entry Transfer. The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account with respect to the original notes at DTC, which we refer to herein as the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, for purposes of the exchange offer within two business days after receipt of this prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s systems, may make book-entry delivery of original notes by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such original notes into the exchange agent’s account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s procedures for transfer. However, although delivery of original notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, the letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must, in any case, be transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address set forth in “—Exchange Agent” on or prior to the expiration date or the guaranteed delivery procedures described below must be complied with.
The method of delivery of original notes and all other documents is at your election and risk. If sent by mail, we recommend that you use registered mail, return receipt requested, obtain proper insurance, and complete the mailing sufficiently in advance of the expiration date to permit delivery to the exchange agent on or before the expiration date.
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. If a holder desires to accept the exchange offer and time will not permit a letter of transmittal or original notes to reach the exchange agent before the expiration date, a tender may be effected if the exchange agent has received at its office set forth in “—Exchange Agent” on or prior to the expiration date a letter or facsimile transmission from an Eligible Institution setting forth the name and address of the tendering holder, the names in which the original notes are registered, the principal amount of the original notes and, if possible, the certificate numbers of the original notes to be tendered, and stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three business days after the date of execution of such letter or facsimile transmission by the Eligible Institution (but in any event no later than three business days following the Expiration Date), the original notes, in proper form for transfer, will be delivered by such Eligible Institution together with a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (and any other required documents). Unless original notes being tendered by the above-described method (or a timely Book-Entry Confirmation) are deposited with the exchange agent within the time period set forth above (accompanied or preceded by a properly completed letter of transmittal and any other required documents), we may, at our option, reject the tender. Copies of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery that may be used by Eligible Institutions for the purposes described in this paragraph are being delivered with this prospectus and the related letter of transmittal.
A tender will be deemed to have been received as of the date when the tendering holder’s properly completed and duly signed letter of transmittal accompanied by the original notes (or a timely Book-Entry Confirmation) is received by the exchange agent. Issuances of exchange notes in exchange for original notes tendered pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or letter or facsimile transmission to similar effect (as provided above) by an Eligible Institution will be made only against deposit of the letter of transmittal (and any other required documents) and the tendered original notes (or a timely Book-Entry Confirmation).
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of original notes will be determined by us and our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any or all tenders not in proper form or the acceptances for exchange of which may, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the exchange offer or any defect or irregularities in tenders of any particular holder whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other holders. None of us, the exchange agent or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or shall incur any liability for failure to
give any such notification. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer (including the letter of transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be final and binding.
Terms and Conditions of the Letter of Transmittal
The letter of transmittal contains, among other things, the following terms and conditions, which are part of the exchange offer.
The party tendering original notes for exchange, whom we refer to herein as the Transferor, exchanges, assigns and transfers the original notes to us and irrevocably constitutes and appoints the exchange agent as the Transferor’s agent and attorney-in-fact to cause the original notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The Transferor represents and warrants that it has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the original notes and that, when the same are accepted for exchange, we will acquire good and unencumbered title to the tendered original notes, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim. The Transferor also warrants that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by us to be necessary or desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of tendered original notes. The Transferor further agrees that acceptance of any tendered original notes by us and the issuance of exchange notes in exchange therefor shall constitute performance in full by us of our obligations under the registration rights agreements and that we shall have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder (except in certain limited circumstances). All authority conferred by the Transferor will survive the death or incapacity of the Transferor and every obligation of the Transferor shall be binding upon the heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns, executors and administrators of such Transferor.
Withdrawal Rights
Original notes tendered pursuant to the exchange offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration date. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the exchange agent at its address set forth in “—Exchange Agent.” Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the person named in the letter of transmittal as having tendered the original notes to be withdrawn, the certificate numbers of the original notes to be withdrawn, the principal amount of original notes to be withdrawn (which must be an authorized denomination), a statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have such original notes exchanged, and the name of the registered holder of such original notes, and must be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to us that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded to the beneficial ownership of the original notes being withdrawn. The exchange agent will return the properly withdrawn original notes promptly following receipt of notice of withdrawal. All questions as to the validity of notices of withdrawals, including time of receipt, will be determined by us, and our determination will be final and binding on all parties.
Acceptance of Original Notes for Exchange; Delivery of Exchange Notes
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange offer, the acceptance for exchange of original notes validly tendered and not withdrawn and the issuance of the exchange notes will be made on the exchange date. For the purposes of the exchange offer, we shall be deemed to have accepted for exchange validly tendered original notes when, as and if we have given written notice thereof to the exchange agent.
The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders of original notes for the purposes of receiving exchange notes from us and causing the original notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange offer, delivery of exchange notes to be issued in exchange for accepted original notes will be made by the exchange agent promptly after acceptance of the tendered original notes. Original notes not accepted for exchange by us will be returned without expense to the tendering holders (or in the case of original notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the procedures described above, such non-exchanged original notes will be credited to an
account maintained with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility) promptly following the expiration date or, if we terminate the exchange offer prior to the expiration date, promptly after the exchange offer is so terminated.
Conditions to the Exchange Offer
We are not required to accept or exchange, or to issue exchange notes in exchange for, any outstanding original notes. We may terminate or extend the exchange offer by written notice to the exchange agent and by timely public announcement communicated in accordance with applicable law or regulation, if:
•any federal law, statute, rule, regulation or interpretation of the staff of the SEC has been proposed, adopted or enacted that, in our judgment, might impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer or otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the exchange offer;
•an action or proceeding has been instituted or threatened in any court or by any governmental agency that, in our judgment, might impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer or otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the exchange offer;
•there has occurred a material adverse development in any existing action or proceeding that might impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer or otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the exchange offer;
•any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or the qualification of the indentures under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;
•all governmental approvals that we deem necessary for the consummation of the exchange have not been obtained;
•there is a change in the current interpretation by the staff of the SEC which permits holders who have made the required representations to us to resell, offer for resale, or otherwise transfer exchange notes issued in the exchange offer without registration of the exchange notes and delivery of a prospectus; or
•a material adverse change shall have occurred in our business, condition, operations or prospects.
The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us with respect to all or any portion of the exchange offer regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by us) giving rise to such condition or may be waived by us in whole or in part at any time or from time to time in our sole discretion. The failure by us at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each right will be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time or from time to time. In addition, we have reserved the right, notwithstanding the satisfaction of each of the foregoing conditions, to terminate or amend the exchange offer.
Any determination by us concerning the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of any conditions will be final and binding upon all parties.
Exchange Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. has been appointed as the exchange agent for the exchange offer. Letters of transmittal must be addressed to the exchange agent at its address set forth below. Delivery to an address other than the one set forth herein, or transmissions of instructions via a facsimile number other than the one set forth herein, will not constitute a valid delivery.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Exchange Agent
c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Corporate Trust Operations—Reorganization Unit
2001 Bryan Street, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attn: Tiffany Castor
Tel: 315-414-3034
Fax: 732-667-9408
Email: CT_REORG_UNIT_INQUIRIES@bnymellon.com
Solicitation of Tenders; Expenses
We have not retained any dealer-manager or similar agent in connection with the exchange offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others for soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. We will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith. We also will pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding tenders for their customers. The expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer, including the fees and expenses of the exchange agent and printing, accounting and legal fees, will be paid by us.
No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus in connection with the exchange offer. If given or made, you must not rely on such information or representations as having been authorized by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any exchange made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the respective dates as of which information is given or incorporated by reference herein.
The exchange offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of original notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of the exchange offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, at our discretion, we may take such action as we may deem necessary to make the exchange offer in any such jurisdiction and extend the exchange offer to holders of original notes in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction the securities laws or blue sky laws of which require the exchange offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the exchange offer is being made on behalf of us by one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
Appraisal Rights
You will not have appraisal rights in connection with the exchange offer.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
We believe that the exchange of either series of original notes for exchange notes of the applicable series will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and that holders will not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of such exchange. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Regulatory Approvals
Other than the federal securities laws, there are no federal or state regulatory requirements that we must comply with and there are no approvals that we must obtain in connection with the exchange offer.
Accounting Treatment
The exchange notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the original notes. Accordingly, we will recognize no gain or loss for accounting purposes in connection with the exchange offer. The expense of the exchange offer will be expensed over the term of the exchange notes.
Other
Participation in the exchange offer is voluntary and you should consider carefully whether to accept. You are urged to consult your financial and tax advisors in making your own decisions on what action to take.
As a result of the making of, and upon acceptance for exchange of all validly tendered original notes pursuant to the terms of, the exchange offer, we will have fulfilled a covenant contained in the terms of the original notes and the registration rights agreements. Holders of the original notes who do not tender their original notes in the exchange offer will continue to hold such original notes and will be entitled to all the rights and limitations applicable thereto under the indentures and the registration rights agreements, except for any terms of such documents which, by their terms, terminate or cease to have further effect as a result of the making of this exchange offer. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes.” All untendered original notes will continue to be subject to the restriction on transfer set forth in the indentures. To the extent that original notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the original notes not tendered and accepted in the exchange offer could be adversely affected. See “Risk Factors—Risks Associated with the Exchange Offer—Your ability to sell your original notes may be significantly more limited and the price at which you may be able to sell your original notes may be significantly lower if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in the exchange offer.”
We may in the future seek to acquire untendered original notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. We have no present plan to acquire any original notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer.
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
On June 4, 2014, TransDigm Inc. entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement pursuant to which it amended and restated its existing credit agreement into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended or modified, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility are collectively referred to herein as the “Credit Facilities.” On May 20, 2015, we entered into (i) a Loan Modification Agreement, which, among other things, modified certain terms (including the pricing and maturity date) of a portion of the tranche C term loans under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $251,129,304 such that the modified term loans have the same terms as the tranche E term loans under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) an Incremental Revolving Assumption and Refinancing Facility Agreement, which, among other things, increased the revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $130,000,000 and refinanced a portion of the existing tranche C term loans into tranche E term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $248,870,696. On June 9, 2016, we entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) provided for additional revolving commitments for borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars in an aggregate amount of approximately $58 million, (ii) provided for tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $500 million, which were fully drawn on June 9, 2016, (iii) provided for delayed draw tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $450 million, which were fully drawn on June 20, 2016, and (iv) refinanced a portion of the existing tranche C term loans into tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $790 million. On October 14, 2016, we entered into an Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement which, among other things, provided for (i) additional tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $650 million, which were fully drawn on October 14, 2016, and (ii) additional delayed draw tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500 million, which were fully drawn on October 27, 2016. On March 6, 2017, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, increased the general investment basket to $400 million and 8% of consolidated total assets. On August 22, 2017, we entered into Amendment No. 3 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) provided for tranche G term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,819 million, which were fully drawn on August 22, 2017, and (ii) provided for the repayment in full of the tranche C term loans. On November 30, 2017, we entered into Amendment No. 4 and Refinancing Facility Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) refinanced a portion of the existing tranche E term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,503 million, and (ii) refinanced a portion of the existing tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $3,655 million. On February 22, 2018, we entered into the Refinancing Facility Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, refinanced a portion of the existing tranche G term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,810 million. On May 30, 2018, we entered into Amendment No. 5, Incremental Assumption Agreement and Refinancing Facility Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) refinanced a portion of the existing tranche E term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,322 million, (ii) provided for additional tranche E term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $933 million, (iii) refinanced a portion of the existing tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $3,578 million, (iv) extended the revolving maturity date to December 28, 2022, (v) provided for additional dollar revolving credit commitments of $38,564,150 and additional multicurrency revolving credit commitments of $11,435,850, and (vi) permitted up to $1,500 million of dividends and share repurchases on or prior to December 31, 2018 (provided, that, if any portion of the $1,500 million is not used for dividends or share repurchases prior to such date, such amount (not to exceed $500 million) may be used to repurchase stock at any time thereafter). On March 14, 2019, we entered into Amendment No. 6 and Incremental Revolving Credit Assumption Agreement, which among other things, provided for additional dollar revolving credit commitments of $107,883,291 and additional multicurrency revolving credit commitments of $52,116,709. On February 6, 2020, we entered into Amendment No. 7 and Refinancing Facility Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which among other things, (i) incurred new tranche E term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to approximately $2,216 million, new tranche F term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to approximately $3,515 million and new tranche G term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to approximately $1,774 million, (ii) repaid in full all of the
existing tranche E term loans, tranche F term loans and tranche G term loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the amendment, (iii) extended the maturity date of the tranche F term loans to December 9, 2025, (iv) modified the definition of consolidated EBITDA in the Credit Agreement to add back certain cost savings and non-recurring cost and expenses, and (v) modified certain negative covenants to provide additional flexibility to incur additional debt and make additional investments and asset sales. On May 24, 2021, we entered into Amendment No. 8 and Loan Modification Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date of the revolving credit commitments and revolving loans under the Credit Agreement to May 24, 2026 and (ii) reduced the LIBOR interest rate per annum applicable to the revolving loans to 2.50%, down from 3.00% prior to the amendment.
The Term Loan Facility consists of three tranches: (i) tranche E term loans of approximately $2,182.3 million in the aggregate outstanding; (ii) tranche F term loans of approximately $3,462.4 million in the aggregate outstanding; and (iii) tranche G term loans of approximately $1,747.1 million in the aggregate outstanding. The tranche E term loans mature on May 30, 2025, the tranche F term loans mature on December 9, 2025, and the tranche G term loans mature on August 22, 2024. The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of its original principal amount which began on March 28, 2013 (or in the case of any term loan issued after such date, the last day of the first full fiscal quarter after such term loan was issued). The Revolving Credit Facility consists of two tranches: (i) extended revolving commitments for borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars in an amount equal to approximately $608.5 million in the aggregate; and (ii) extended multicurrency revolving commitments in an amount equal to approximately $151.5 million in the aggregate. The extended commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility mature on May 24, 2026. As of July 3, 2021, we had $35.8 million letters of credit outstanding and $524.2 million of borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the Credit Facilities are, at our option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for one, two, three or six-month interest periods (or to the extent agreed to by each relevant lender, a twelve-month interest period or an interest period of less than one month) chosen by us, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. The adjusted LIBO rate for the term loans is not subject to a floor and the adjusted LIBO rate for the revolving loans is subject to a floor of 0.75%.
Under the terms of the Credit Facilities, we are entitled on one or more occasions to request additional revolving commitments, additional term loans or a combination thereof, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, that the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) would be no greater than 7.25 to 1.00 and the Consolidated Secured Net Debt Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) would be no greater than 5.00 to 1.00, after giving effect to such additional revolving commitments or additional term loans.
All of the indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facilities is guaranteed by TD Group, TD UK and certain of our U.S. subsidiaries. In addition, our obligations under the Credit Facilities are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our, TD Group’s, TD UK’s and certain of TD Group’s U.S. subsidiaries’ existing and future property and assets, including inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property (but excluding leasehold interests and certain other assets), and a first-priority pledge of our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries (other than non-U.S. subsidiaries and certain U.S. subsidiaries, of which 65% of the voting capital stock will be pledged).
The Credit Agreement requires mandatory prepayments of principal of the term loans based on certain percentages of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, subject to certain exceptions (including, with respect to asset sales, reinvestment in productive assets), we are required to prepay the term loans outstanding under the Credit Facilities at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales and issuance or incurrence of certain indebtedness.
The Credit Facilities contain certain covenants that limit our ability to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital
stock, or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; (iii) make investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to us; (vi) incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; (vii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; and (viii) engage in transactions with affiliates.
A/R Facility
On October 21, 2013, TransDigm Inc. and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries entered into a trade receivables purchase facility (as amended or modified, the “A/R Facility”). The A/R Facility provides us with additional liquidity and funding for our ongoing business needs. Under the terms of the A/R Facility, TransDigm Inc. and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (the “Originators”) sell, on an ongoing basis, through one or more transfer agreements, certain trade receivables to the SPE. As of July 3, 2021, the $350 million A/R Facility was fully drawn.
The SPE is a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. that finances its acquisitions of trade receivables by selling undivided interests, and granting security interests, in the trade receivables to certain financial institutions party to the A/R Facility (the “Purchasers”). The SPE’s sole business consists of the purchase of the trade receivables from the Originators, the subsequent retransfer of interests in such trade receivables to the Purchasers, the making of equity distributions to TransDigm Inc. and the payment of its obligations to the Purchasers under the A/R Facility. The SPE is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors (i.e., the Purchasers) who will be entitled, upon termination of the A/R Facility, to be satisfied out of the SPE’s assets prior to any assets or value in the SPE becoming available to TransDigm Inc. or any other affiliate thereof and the assets of the SPE are not available to pay creditors of TransDigm Inc. or any other affiliate thereof.
6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026
On June 9, 2016, TransDigm Inc. issued $950 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, or the 2026 subordinated notes.
The 2026 subordinated notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 2026 subordinated notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 2026 subordinated notes guarantors. The 2026 subordinated notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 2026 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including our 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, or the 2025 secured notes, our 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, or the 2026 secured notes, and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 2026 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by our 7.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027, or the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, our 5.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027, or the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and TD UK’s 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, or the UK notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 2026 subordinated notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2026 subordinated notes. The 2026 subordinated notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm Inc.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026
On May 8, 2018, TD UK issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of the UK notes.
The UK notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries named in the UK notes indenture, which we refer to, collectively, as the UK notes guarantors. The UK notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TD UK’s and the UK notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes, the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TD UK’s and the UK notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029
notes and the 4.875% 2029 notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TD UK’s and the UK notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the UK notes. The UK notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TD UK’s subsidiaries.
6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2026
On February 13, 2019, TransDigm Inc. issued $4,000 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 secured notes, and on April 17, 2020, TransDigm Inc. issued an additional $400 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 secured notes.
The 2026 secured notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 2026 secured notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 2026 secured notes guarantors. The 2026 secured notes and their guarantees rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our and the 2026 secured notes guarantors’ existing and future senior secured indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, and rank senior in right of payment to any of our and the 2026 secured notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes.
7.500% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2027
On February 13, 2019, TransDigm Inc. issued $550 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes.
The 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors. The 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes, the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes. The 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm Inc.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
5.500% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2027
On November 13, 2019, TransDigm Inc. issued $2,650 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes.
The 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors. The 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes, the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes. The 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm Inc.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025
On April 8, 2020, TransDigm Inc. issued $1,100 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 secured notes.
The 2025 secured notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 2025 secured notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 2025 secured notes guarantors. The 2025 secured notes and their guarantees rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our and the 2025 secured notes guarantors’ existing and future senior secured indebtedness, including the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, and rank senior in right of payment to any of our and the 2025 secured notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes.
4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
On January 20, 2021, TransDigm Inc. issued $1,200 million aggregate principal amount of the 4.625% 2029 notes.
The 4.625% 2029 notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 4.625% 2029 notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 4.625% 2029 notes guarantors. The 4.625% 2029 notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.625% 2029 notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes, the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.625% 2029 notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.625% 2029 notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.625% 2029 notes. The 4.625% 2029 notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm Inc.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
On April 21, 2021, TransDigm Inc. issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% 2029 notes.
The 4.875% 2029 notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group, its U.S. subsidiaries named in the 4.875% 2029 notes indenture and TD UK, which we refer to, collectively, as the 4.875% 2029 notes guarantors. The 4.875% 2029 notes and their guarantees are subordinated in right of payment to all of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.875% 2029 notes guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the 2025 secured notes, the 2026 secured notes and our senior secured credit facilities, rank equally in right of payment with any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.875% 2029 notes guarantors’ existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the indebtedness represented by the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes and the UK notes, and rank senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm Inc.’s and the 4.875% 2029 notes guarantors’ future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.875% 2029 notes. The 4.875% 2029 notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm Inc.’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Certain Restrictive Covenants in Our Debt Documents
The Credit Agreement, the 2026 subordinated notes indenture, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture, the 4.625% 2029 notes indenture, the 4.875% 2029 notes indenture, the UK notes indenture, the 2025 secured notes indenture and the 2026 secured notes indenture contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit TransDigm Inc.’s, TD UK’s and TransDigm Inc.’s other restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt, engage in transactions with affiliates, sell assets, make investments, consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of their assets, incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness, enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to TransDigm Inc., create unrestricted subsidiaries or engage in certain business activities. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the 2026 subordinated notes indenture, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes indenture, the 4.625% 2029 notes indenture, the 4.875% 2029 notes indenture, the UK notes indenture, the 2025 secured notes indenture, the 2026 secured notes indenture or the Credit Facilities. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility requires TransDigm Inc. to comply with a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio to the extent a certain threshold of the Revolving Credit Facility is outstanding and a failure to comply therewith would result in a default under the Revolving Credit Facility. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the Credit Facilities and the holders of the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes, the UK notes, the 2025 secured notes and the 2026 secured notes may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, there are certain limitations on the rights of the lenders under the Term Loan Facility with respect to a default under the required leverage ratio. After an event of default occurs, the lenders under the Credit Facilities have the right to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under the Credit Facilities, the 2025 secured notes or the 2026 secured notes, the lenders thereunder or holders thereof, as applicable, will have the right to proceed against the collateral securing the debt, which includes available cash, and they will also have the right to prevent TransDigm Inc., TD UK and TransDigm Inc.’s other restricted subsidiaries from making debt service payments on the 2026 subordinated notes, the 7.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 5.500% 2027 subordinated notes, the 4.625% 2029 notes, the 4.875% 2029 notes and the UK notes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE 4.625% 2029 EXCHANGE NOTES
You can find definitions of certain capitalized terms used in the following summary under “Certain Definitions.” For purposes of this section, references to the word “Company” mean only TransDigm Inc. but not any of its Subsidiaries.
The Company will issue the 4.625% senior subordinated notes due 2029 offered by this prospectus (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Exchange Notes”) under an Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among itself, Holdings and the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The Company is issuing the Exchange Notes in exchange for the 4.625% senior subordinated notes due 2029 that were issued under the Indenture by the Company on January 20, 2021 (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Original Notes”). Solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes,” we refer to the Exchange Notes and the Original Notes, collectively, as the “Notes.” The Exchange Notes offered hereby and any Original Notes not tendered pursuant to the terms hereof will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including for purposes of determining whether the required percentage of Holders have given approval or consent to an amendment or waiver or joined in directing the Trustee to take certain actions on behalf of all Holders.
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture. It does not include all of the provisions of the Indenture. We urge you to read the Indenture because it defines your rights. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. A copy of the Indenture may be obtained from the Company.
Brief Description of the Notes
The Notes:
•are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the Company;
•are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of the Company, including the Credit Facilities, the A/R Facility, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be;
•rank pari passu with all existing and future Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company, including the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes and the 2027 7.50% Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be;
•are guaranteed by Holdings, TD UK and, subject to certain exceptions, each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary and, therefore, effectively rank pari passu with the UK Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be; and
•are subject to registration with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company will issue the Exchange Notes in fully registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at the offices of the registrar. The Company may change any paying agent and registrar without notice to holders of the Notes (the “Holders”). The Company may pay principal (and premium, if any) on the Notes at the Trustee’s corporate office in New York, New York or by wire transfer to the registered holder (i.e., DTC for a Global Note), or by mailing a check to the Holder’s registered address. Any Original Notes that remain outstanding following the completion of the Registered Exchange Offer, together with the Exchange Notes issued in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, and any Additional Notes actually issued will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Company issued the Original Notes on January 20, 2021 in the aggregate principal amount of $1,200 million and, pursuant to this prospectus, the Company is offering to exchange all of the Original Notes for the Exchange Notes. The Notes will mature on January 29, 2029. Subject to the Company’s compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, the Company is entitled to issue more Notes under the Indenture (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Additional Notes”), but if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. The Exchange Notes, any Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including for purposes of waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes,” references to the Notes include the Original Notes not exchanged for Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any Additional Notes actually issued.
Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 4.625% per annum. Interest on the Notes will be payable semiannually in cash in arrears on each January 15 and July 15, having commenced on July 15, 2021 and accruing from January 20, 2021. The Company will make interest payments to the persons who are registered holders at the close of business on the January 1 or July 1 immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest on the Notes was paid. Additional interest may accrue on the Notes in certain circumstances pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
Optional Redemption
Except as set forth below, the Company shall not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option prior to January 15, 2024.
On and after issuance, the Company shall be entitled at its option to redeem the Notes (which includes the Additional Notes, if any) at its option, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on January 15 of the years set forth below.
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| Year | | Percentage | |
| 2024 | | 102.313% | |
| 2025 | | 101.156% | |
| 2026 and thereafter | | 100.000% | |
In addition, the Company must pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).
Prior to January 15, 2024, the Company shall be entitled at its option on one or more occasions to redeem Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) originally issued at a redemption price (calculated by the Company and expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 104.625%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings (provided that if the Equity Offering is an offering by Holdings, a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof equal to the amount required to redeem any such Notes is contributed to the equity capital of the Company); provided, however, that
(1) at least 65% of such aggregate principal amount of Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (other than Notes held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Affiliates); and
(2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of the related Equity Offering.
Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice, may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to the completion of the related Equity Offering.
Prior to January 15, 2024, the Company shall be entitled at its option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price (calculated by the Company) equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Notice of such redemption shall be sent to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address in the case of certificated notes (and, to the extent permitted by applicable procedures and regulations, electronically), not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date.
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date and as provided by the Company, the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H. 15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Initial Redemption Date, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third business day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first sent or mailed, in each case, plus 0.50%.
“Applicable Premium” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as provided by the Company, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such Note on the Initial Redemption Date (such redemption price exclusive of any accrued and unpaid interest) plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through the Initial Redemption Date (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to the Initial Redemption Date, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to the Initial Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate definition is applicable, the average of three, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.
“Initial Redemption Date” means January 15, 2024.
“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and its successors and assigns, and any two other primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City as may be selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first sent or mailed.
Selection and Notice of Optional Redemption
In the event that the Company chooses to redeem less than all of the Notes, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by DTC, by lot or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the depository. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.
Mandatory Redemption; Offers to Purchase; Open Market Purchases
The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to offer to purchase Notes as described under the caption “—Change of Control” and the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant. The Company shall be entitled at its option at any time and from time to time to purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise.
Ranking
Senior Indebtedness Versus Notes and Guarantees
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes and the payment of any Guarantee will be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company, Holdings or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, including the obligations of the Company, Holdings and such Guarantor under the Credit Facilities.
As of July 3, 2021:
(1) the Company’s Senior Debt was $13,441 million, $7,391 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, $350 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness outstanding under the A/R Facility, $1,100 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the 2025 Secured Notes and $4,400 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the 2026 Secured Notes;
(2) Holdings’ Senior Debt was $13,091 million, all of which represented Holdings’ guarantees of the Company’s indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes and did not reflect $350 million outstanding under the A/R Facility; and
(3) the Senior Debt of the Guarantors was $13,091 million, all of which consisted of their guarantees of the Company’s indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes and did not reflect $350 million outstanding under the A/R Facility.
In addition, at July 3, 2021, the Company would have had additional availability of approximately $524 million for borrowing of Senior Debt under the revolving loan facility under the Credit Facilities and no additional availability under the A/R Facility, which is fully drawn. Although the Indenture contains limitations on the amount of additional Indebtedness that the Company and the Guarantors may incur, under certain circumstances, the amount of such Indebtedness could be substantial and, in any case, such Indebtedness may be Senior Debt. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.”
Liabilities of Subsidiaries Versus Notes and Guarantees
Claims of creditors of Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Guarantors, including trade creditors holding Indebtedness or guarantees issued by such non-guarantor Subsidiaries, and claims of preferred stockholders of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries, will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Company, including Holders, even if such claims do not constitute Senior Debt. Accordingly, the Notes and each Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders, if any, of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries.
Although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness and Preferred Stock by the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant qualifications. Moreover, the Indenture does not impose any limitation on the incurrence by such Subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness or Preferred Stock under the Indenture. In addition, the Indenture does not impose any such limitations on any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.”
As of July 3, 2021, 92 non-U.S. Subsidiaries of the Company, 58 of which have immaterial tangible assets and liabilities (excluding intercompany debt), did not guarantee the Notes. As of July 3, 2021, our non-Guarantor Subsidiaries represented approximately 24% of total assets. These non-Guarantor Subsidiaries contributed less than 18% of our EBITDA As Defined for each of the fiscal year 2020 and the thirteen-week period ended July 3, 2021. In addition, no Securitization Entity guarantees the Notes.
Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness Versus Notes
Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor that constitutes Senior Debt will rank senior to the Notes and the relevant Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The Notes and each Guarantee will in all respects rank pari passu with all other Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company, of Holdings and of the applicable Guarantor, respectively, including the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes and the UK Notes.
The Company and the Guarantors have agreed in the Indenture that they will not incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, and subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. See “—Certain Covenants—Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt.” For the avoidance of doubt, unsecured Indebtedness is not subordinated or junior to Secured Debt merely because it is unsecured.
Subordination; Payment of Notes
The Company is not permitted to pay principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or make any deposit pursuant to the provisions described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” below and may not purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes (collectively, “pay the Notes”) if either of the following occurs (a “Payment Default”):
(1)any Designated Senior Debt of the Company is not paid in full in cash when due; or
(2)any other default on Designated Senior Debt of the Company occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Debt is accelerated in accordance with its terms;
unless, in either case, the Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Debt has been paid in full in cash. Regardless of the foregoing, the Company is permitted to pay the Notes if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representatives of all Designated Senior Debt with respect to which the Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.
During the continuance of any default (other than a Payment Default) with respect to any Designated Senior Debt pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated without further notice (except such notice as
may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company is not permitted to pay the Notes for a period (a “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a “Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter. The Payment Blockage Period will end earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated:
(1)by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice;
(2)because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is cured, waived or otherwise no longer continuing; or
(3)because such Designated Senior Debt has been discharged or repaid in full in cash.
Notwithstanding the provisions described above, unless the holders of such Designated Senior Debt or the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Debt, the Company is permitted to resume paying the Notes after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. The Notes shall not be subject to more than one Payment Blockage Period in any consecutive 360-day period irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Debt during such period, except that if any Blockage Notice is delivered to the Trustee by or on behalf of holders of Designated Senior Debt (other than holders of the Bank Indebtedness), a Representative of holders of Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period. However, in no event may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360-day consecutive period, and there must be 181 days during any 360-day consecutive period during which no Payment Blockage Period is in effect.
Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company upon a total or partial liquidation or dissolution or reorganization of, or similar proceeding relating to, the Company or its property:
(1)the holders of Senior Debt of the Company will be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of such Senior Debt before the Holders are entitled to receive any payment;
(2)until the Senior Debt of the Company is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of the Indenture will be made to holders of such Senior Debt as their interests may appear, except that Holders may receive certain Capital Stock and subordinated debt obligations; and
(3)if a distribution is made to Holders that, due to the subordination provisions, should not have been made to them, such Holders are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Senior Debt of the Company and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.
If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company must promptly notify the holders of Designated Senior Debt or the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt of the acceleration. If any Designated Senior Debt is outstanding, none of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor may pay the Notes until five business days after the Representatives of all the issues of Designated Senior Debt receive notice of such acceleration and, thereafter, may pay the Notes only if the Indenture otherwise permits payment at that time.
The obligations of Holdings and the Guarantors under their respective Guarantees are senior subordinated obligations. As such, the rights of the Holders to receive payment by Holdings or by a Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee will be subordinated in right of payment to the rights of holders of Senior Debt of Holdings or such Guarantor, as the case may be. The terms of the subordination provisions described above with respect to the Company’s obligations under the Notes apply equally to Holdings and each Guarantor and the obligations of Holdings and such Guarantor under its Guarantee.
By reason of the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture, in the event of a liquidation or insolvency proceeding, creditors of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor who are holders of Senior Debt of the
Company, Holdings or such Guarantor, as the case may be, may recover more, ratably, than the Holders, and creditors of the Company who are not holders of Senior Debt may recover less, ratably, than holders of Senior Debt and may recover more, ratably, than the Holders.
The terms of the subordination provisions described above will not apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. government obligations held in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes pursuant to the provisions described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance,” if the foregoing subordination provisions were not violated at the time the respective amounts were deposited pursuant to such defeasance provisions.
Guarantees
Holdings, TD UK and the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, Securitization Entity or domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, will jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior subordinated basis, the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture. The obligations of TD UK and each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.” Because Holdings is a holding company with no significant operations, the Guarantee by Holdings provides little, if any, additional credit support for the Notes, and investors should not rely on the Guarantee by Holdings in evaluating an investment in the Notes.
Holdings and each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor and Holdings in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s and Holdings’ pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors and Holdings at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP (for purposes hereof, Holdings’ net assets shall be those of all its consolidated Subsidiaries other than the Guarantors).
If a Guarantee were rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of Holdings or a Guarantor, as applicable, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, Holdings’ or a Guarantor’s liability on its Guarantee could be reduced to zero. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.”
Pursuant to the Indenture, a Guarantor may consolidate with, merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, any other Person to the extent described below under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets”; provided, however, that if such other Person is not the Company, such Guarantor’s obligations under its Guarantee must be expressly assumed by such other Person, subject to the following paragraph.
The Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
(1) upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Guarantor;
(2) upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Guarantor;
(3) upon the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Indenture;
(4) if the Guarantor becomes an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or ceases to be a Subsidiary or would otherwise not be required to be joined as a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture if acquired as of such date; or
(5) if the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option as described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” or if its obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as described under “—Satisfaction and Discharge” (in which case the Guarantee of Holdings will also be released);
in the case of clauses (1) and (2), other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and as permitted by the Indenture.
Change of Control
If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder will have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, the Company must send, in the case of Global Notes, through the facilities of DTC and, in the case of certificated notes, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third business day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
The Credit Facilities prohibit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from purchasing any Notes (subject to certain limited exceptions) and also provides that the occurrence of certain change of control events with respect to the Company would constitute a default under the facilities thereunder. Prior to sending the notice referred to above, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company covenants to:
(1) repay in full all Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities and all other Senior Debt the terms of which require repayment upon a Change of Control; or
(2) obtain the requisite consents under the Credit Facilities and all such other Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of the Notes as provided below.
The Company’s failure to comply with the covenant described in the immediately preceding sentence shall constitute an Event of Default described in clause (3) and not in clause (2) under “—Events of Default” below which would, in turn, constitute a default under the Credit Facilities. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions of the Indenture would likely restrict payment to the Holders.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (ii) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described under “—Optional Redemption” prior to the date on which notice of the Change of Control Offer must be sent.
A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control occurring, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer.
If a Change of Control Offer is made, there can be no assurance that the Company will have available funds sufficient to pay the Change of Control purchase price for all the Notes that might be delivered by Holders seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In the event the Company is required to purchase outstanding Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, the Company expects that it would seek third-party financing to the extent it does not
have available funds to meet its purchase obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to obtain such financing.
The Change of Control purchase feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the Company and the initial purchasers. The Company has no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that it could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Company could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Company’s capital structure or credit ratings.
Restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant. Such restrictions can only be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture does not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford Holders protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
Future indebtedness that the Company may incur may contain prohibitions on the occurrence of certain events that would constitute a Change of Control or require the repurchase of such indebtedness upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the Holders of their right to require the Company to repurchase their Notes could cause a default under such indebtedness, even if the Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchase on the Company.
The definition of “Change of Control” includes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the assets of the Company. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and whether a Holder of Notes may require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as described above.
The provisions under the Indenture relative to the Company’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the Company complies with the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations that conflict with the Company’s obligations under the “Change of Control” provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Change of Control” provisions of the Indenture.
Certain Covenants
Covenant Suspension
The Indenture contains, among others, the following covenants. During any period of time following the Issue Date that (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of the Indenture:
(1) “—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”;
(2) “—Limitation on Restricted Payments”;
(3) “—Limitation on Asset Sales”;
(4) “—Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries”;
(5) “—Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries”;
(6) “—Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt”;
(7) clause (2) of the first paragraph of “—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets”;
(8) “—Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates”;
(9) “—Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries”; and
(10) “—Conduct of Business”
(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Suspension Event, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds with respect to any applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date shall be set at zero at such date (the “Suspension Date”). In addition, in the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the “Suspension Period.” Within 30 days of the Reversion Date, any Restricted Subsidiary that would have been required during the Suspension Period but for the Suspended Covenants by the “Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries” covenant to execute a supplemental indenture will execute such supplemental indenture required by such covenant. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).
On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness incurred or issued prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date. To the extent such Indebtedness would not be so permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under paragraph (3) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness. Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will be deemed to have been made pursuant to the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant.
There can be no assurance that the Notes will ever achieve or maintain Investment Grade Ratings.
Furthermore, if (i) a Change of Control occurs that results in either (a) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person or Group (as defined in the definition of Change of Control) other than an Affiliate (other than a Person that becomes an Affiliate solely as a result of such transaction) of the Company or (b) any Person or Group other than an Affiliate (other than a Person that becomes an Affiliate solely as a result of such transaction) of the Company becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing 100% of the total ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company or Holdings and (ii) such Person or Group acquiring control pursuant to clause (i) above is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, then the Company will not be
subject to the first three paragraphs of the covenant described under “—Reports to Holders” from that time if and for so long as such Person or Group maintains Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies.
Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively “incur”) any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), in each case if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would have been greater than 2.0 to 1.0 (such Indebtedness, “Ratio Indebtedness”); provided, however, that (x) the amount of Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that may be incurred pursuant to the foregoing by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not exceed $400 million at any one time outstanding and (y) if such Ratio Indebtedness is to be used in whole or in part to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, such calculation shall be determined solely as of the date on which the definitive documentation with respect to such Limited Condition Acquisition is entered into.
Limitation on Restricted Payments
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on, or in respect of, shares of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company and dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and other than pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or of any direct or indirect parent of the Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock;
(3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company or of any Guarantor, that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or any Guarantee, as applicable (other than (w) any Indebtedness permitted under clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” (x) the purchase, defeasance or other acquisition of such Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of such purchase, defeasance or other acquisition, (y) the payment, purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, decrease, acquisition or retirement of (A) any Indebtedness constituting “bridge” financing or similar Indebtedness or (B) any Acquired Indebtedness within 90 days of the acquisition of such Indebtedness or (z) the redemption, pursuant to the terms of a special mandatory redemption feature, of any Indebtedness of the Company or of any Guarantor, to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in whole or in part to finance a transaction or Permitted Investment and either such transaction or such Permitted Investment was not consummated to the extent required pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness); or
(4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments);
(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:
(i) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or
(ii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to December 14, 2010 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of, without duplication:
(u) $400 million; plus
(v) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company earned subsequent to October 1, 2010 and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs (the “Reference Date”) (treating such period as a single accounting period); plus
(w) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds (including the fair market value of property (as determined by the Company in good faith), other than cash, that would constitute Marketable Securities or a Permitted Business) received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to December 14, 2010 and on or prior to the Reference Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (other than Excluded Contributions); plus
(x) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (ii)(w) above, 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds of any equity contribution received subsequent to December 14, 2010 by the Company from a holder of the Company’s Capital Stock; plus
(y) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to December 14, 2010 of any Indebtedness of the Company for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); provided, however, that the foregoing amount shall not exceed the net cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale of such Indebtedness (excluding net cash proceeds from sales to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees); plus
(z) an amount equal to the sum of (I) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds (including the fair market value of property other than cash that would constitute Marketable Securities or a Permitted Business) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to December 14, 2010 (A) from any sale or other disposition of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person (including an Unrestricted Subsidiary) made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) representing the return of capital or principal (excluding dividends and distributions otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income) with respect to such Investment and (II) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at any time subsequent to December 14, 2010 such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that, in the case of item (II), the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph do not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or notice of such redemption if the dividend or payment of the redemption price, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of declaration or notice;
(2) any Restricted Payment made out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company (other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees and other than Designated Preferred Stock) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its stockholders; provided, however, that the net cash proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under clauses (ii)(w) and (ii)(x) of the immediately preceding paragraph;
(3) the acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Refinancing Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee;
(4) Dividend Equivalent Payments and payments to a direct or indirect parent of the Company for the purpose of permitting any of such entities to redeem or repurchase common equity or options in respect thereof, in each case in connection with the repurchase provisions of employee stock option or stock purchase agreements or other agreements to compensate management employees, or upon the death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment of management employees; provided that all such Dividend Equivalent Payments and redemptions or repurchases pursuant to this clause (4) shall not exceed in any fiscal year the sum of (A) $100 million in any fiscal year carried over to succeeding fiscal years (with unused amounts under the corresponding provisions related to the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the UK Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes so carrying over as of the Issue Date) subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following clause (B)) of $200 million in any fiscal year plus (B) any amounts not utilized in any preceding fiscal year following December 14, 2010 that were otherwise available under this clause (4) for such purchases (which aggregate amount shall be increased by the amount of any net cash proceeds received from the sale since December 14, 2010 of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to members of the Company’s management team that have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph or clause (2) of this paragraph and the cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies which are used to make such redemptions or repurchases); provided, further, that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company from members of management of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any repurchase of Capital Stock of such entities (or warrants or options or rights to acquire such Capital Stock) will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under the Indenture;
(5) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to, or the making of loans to, its direct parent company in amounts required for the Company’s direct or indirect parent companies to pay:
(A) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their corporate existence;
(B) Federal, state and local income taxes, to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such taxes to the extent attributable to the income of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of Federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Company to pay such taxes as a stand-alone taxpayer;
(C) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(D) general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(E) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any unsuccessful debt or equity offering by such direct or indirect parent company of the Company;
(6) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or the withholding of a portion of such Capital Stock to pay the taxes payable on account of such exercise;
(7) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 3.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(8) [intentionally omitted];
(9) payments of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock issued in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant;
(10) Restricted Payments made with Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sales remaining after application thereof as required by the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant (including after the making by the Company of any Net Proceeds Offer required to be made by the Company pursuant to such covenant and the application of the entire Net Proceeds Offer Amount to purchase Notes tendered therein);
(11) the repayment or extension of intercompany debt that is permitted under the Indenture;
(12) cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, stock options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable into Capital Stock of the Company;
(13) upon occurrence of a Change of Control, and within 60 days after the completion of the Change of Control Offer pursuant to the “Change of Control” covenant (including the purchase of all Notes tendered), any purchase or redemption of Obligations of the Company that are subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control at a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that (A) at the time of such purchase or redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom) and (B) such purchase or redemption is not made, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of (or made in anticipation of) any issuance of Indebtedness by the Company or any Subsidiary; and
(14) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make any Restricted Payment so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would exceed 2.0 to 1.0; provided, however, that if at any time the criteria set forth in the preceding clause (2) cease to be satisfied, all Restricted Payments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries occurring on or after the date on which such criteria ceased to be satisfied shall be required to be made, to the extent permitted thereby, in compliance with the preceding paragraphs of this covenant, and the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant on or after the date on
which such criteria ceases to be satisfied shall be equal to the amount that would have been available for Restricted Payments pursuant to such clause (ii) on such date without giving effect to any Restricted Payments made through such date pursuant to and in compliance with this paragraph; provided, further, that if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries become contractually obligated to make any Restricted Payment at the time criteria set forth in the preceding clauses (1) and (2) continues to be satisfied, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may continue to make such Restricted Payments, even if the criteria in such clauses (1) and (2) ceases to be satisfied at the time such Restricted Payment is actually made, notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the preceding proviso, and the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant on or after the date on which such criteria ceases to be satisfied shall be equal to the amount that would have been available for Restricted Payments pursuant to such clause (ii) on such date without giving effect to any Restricted Payments made on such date pursuant to and in compliance with this proviso.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that a payment or other action meets the criteria of more than one of the exceptions described in clauses (1) through (14) above, or is permitted to be made pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant (including by virtue of qualifying as a Permitted Investment), the Company will be permitted to classify such payment or other action on the date of its occurrence in any manner that complies with this covenant. Payments or other actions permitted by this covenant need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such payment or other action but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this covenant permitting such payment or other action (including pursuant to any section of the definition of “Permitted Investment”).
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary as specified in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of this covenant. All of those outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Investments at the time of such designation. Such designation will only be permitted if the Restricted Payment would be permitted at the time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Limitation on Asset Sales
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(1) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of (as determined in good faith by the Company);
(2) solely with respect to any Asset Sale or series of related Asset Sales for which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of:
(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto, or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on the date of such balance sheet, as determined by the Company) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets;
(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received); and
(c) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) after December 14, 2010 that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $150 million and 5% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), shall, in each of (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be cash for the purposes of this provision or for purposes of the second paragraph of this covenant; and
(3) upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company shall apply, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 545 days of receipt thereof either (A) to prepay any Senior Debt or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, and, in the case of any such Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility, effect a corresponding reduction in the availability under such revolving credit facility (or effect a permanent reduction in the availability under such revolving credit facility regardless of the fact that no prepayment is required in order to do so (in which case no prepayment should be required)), (B) to reinvest in Productive Assets (provided that this requirement shall be deemed satisfied if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary by the end of such 545-day period has entered into a binding agreement under which it is contractually committed to reinvest in Productive Assets and such investment is consummated within 120 days from the date on which such binding agreement is entered into and, with respect to the amount of such investment, the reference to the 546th day after an Asset Sale in the second following sentence shall be deemed to be a reference to the 121st day after the date on which such binding agreement is entered into (but only if such 121st day occurs later than such 546th day)) or (C) a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B). Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in Cash Equivalents. On the 546th day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines by Board Resolution not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the next preceding sentence (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the next preceding sentence (each a “Net Proceeds Offer Amount”) shall be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”) on a date not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders and holders of any other Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary requiring the making of such an offer, on a pro rata basis, the maximum amount of Notes and such other Senior Subordinated Debt that may be purchased with the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other Senior Subordinated Debt was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (or, in respect of such other Senior Subordinated Debt, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Senior Subordinated Debt); provided, however, that if at any time any non-cash consideration (including any Designated Non-cash Consideration) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this covenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $40.0 million, the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds
Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date relating to such initial Net Proceeds Offer Amount from all Asset Sales by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries aggregates at least $40.0 million, at which time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer (the first date the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is equal to $40.0 million or more shall be deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date).
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with such paragraph to the extent that:
(1) at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets, cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Marketable Securities; and
(2) such Asset Sale is for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company); provided that, any consideration consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Marketable Securities received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be consummated under this paragraph shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Notice of each Net Proceeds Offer will be sent to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or mailed to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders, in the case of certificated notes, within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy to the Trustee, and shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Upon receiving notice of the Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000 (but in minimum amounts of $2,000) in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders properly tender Notes in an amount exceeding the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, Notes of tendering Holders will be purchased in accordance with the depository’s procedures (based on amounts tendered). A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 business days or such longer period as may be required by law. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other Senior Subordinated Debt tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company may use any remaining Net Proceeds Offer Amount for general corporate purposes or for any other purpose not prohibited by the Indenture. Upon completion of any such Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset at zero.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture by virtue thereof.
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to:
(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on, or in respect of, its Capital Stock;
(2) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any Guarantor; or
(3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Guarantor;
except, with respect to clauses (1), (2) and (3), for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(a) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
(b) the Indenture, the Notes, the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the UK Notes and the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes (including the security and other ancillary documents related to the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes) and the guarantees in respect thereof;
(c) non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(d) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;
(e) the Credit Facilities as entered into or existing on the Issue Date or any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any restrictions imposed pursuant to any such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing are ordinary and customary with respect to syndicated bank loans (under the relevant circumstances);
(f) agreements existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on the Issue Date;
(g) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under the Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien;
(h) restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets or Capital Stock permitted under the Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;
(i) any agreement or instrument governing Capital Stock of any Person that is acquired;
(j) any Purchase Money Note or other Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Entity;
(k) other Indebtedness or Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock outstanding on the Issue Date or permitted to be issued or incurred under the Indenture; provided that any such restrictions are ordinary and customary with respect to the type of Indebtedness being incurred or Preferred Stock being issued (under the relevant circumstances);
(l) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(m) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (d) and (f) through (l) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors (evidenced by a Board Resolution) whose judgment shall be conclusively binding, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to
such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;
(n) customary provisions in joint venture, partnership, asset sale, sale leaseback and other similar agreements; and
(o) customary provisions in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock. The provisions of this covenant will not apply to (w) any of the Guarantors, (x) any transaction as a result of which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will own any Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiary whose Preferred Stock is being issued or sold and (y) Preferred Stock that is Disqualified Capital Stock and is issued in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant.
Limitation on Liens
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, incur any Secured Debt that is not Senior Debt of such Person, unless contemporaneously therewith such Person makes effective provision to secure the Notes or the relevant Guarantee, as applicable, equally and ratably with such Secured Debt for so long as such Secured Debt is secured by a Lien (the “Initial Lien”). Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to the preceding sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien securing the other Secured Debt and that holders of such other Secured Debt may exclusively control the disposition of property subject to the Initial Lien.
Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt
The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, incur or suffer to exist Indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, and subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, unsecured Indebtedness is not subordinated or junior to Secured Debt merely because it is unsecured.
Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) to any Person unless:
(1) either:
(a) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation; or
(b) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Entity”):
(x) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
(y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of each applicable covenant of the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed or observed on the part of the Company; provided that, at any time the Company or its successor is not a corporation, there shall be a co-issuer of the Notes that is a corporation;
(2) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, or the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Surviving Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would be greater than such ratio for the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;
(3) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and
(4) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. However, transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to this covenant.
The Indenture provides that upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with the foregoing, in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such and that, in the event of a conveyance or transfer (but not a lease), the conveyor or transferor (but not a lessor) will be released from the provisions of the Indenture.
The Company will not permit any Guarantor to consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:
(1) (except in the case of a Guarantor that has been disposed of in its entirety to another Person (other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company), whether through a merger, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or through the sale of all or substantially all of its assets (such sale constituting the disposition of such Guarantor in its entirety), if in connection therewith the Company provides an officers’ certificate to the Trustee to the effect that the Company will comply with its obligations under the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant in respect of such disposition) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Guarantor) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Guarantor was organized or under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor, if any, under its Guarantee;
(2) except in the case of a merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating a Guarantor in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (1) (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
Holdings will not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not Holdings) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of Holdings, if any, under its Guarantee;
(2) except in the case of a merger entered into solely for reincorporating Holdings in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (1) (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to occur any transaction or series of related transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payment or consideration in excess of $20.0 million, unless:
(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; and
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $30.0 million, a Board Resolution adopted by the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction and an officers’ certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) above.
The restrictions set forth in the first paragraph of this covenant shall not apply to:
(1) reasonable fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;
(2) transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture;
(3) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or by any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Company;
(4) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments permitted by the Indenture;
(5) transactions effected as part of a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(6) [intentionally omitted];
(7) payments or loans to employees or consultants that are approved by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith;
(8) sales of Qualified Capital Stock;
(9) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders’ agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (9) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement taken as a whole are not materially disadvantageous to the Holders;
(10) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant;
(11) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards, grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;
(12) [intentionally omitted]; and
(13) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives an opinion from a nationally recognized investment banking, appraisal or accounting firm that such Affiliate Transaction is either fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or is on terms not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.
Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or acquire another Domestic Restricted Subsidiary unless such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, within 20 business days of creation or acquisition, executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, providing for a senior subordinated guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary need not execute and deliver such a supplemental indenture for so long as such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary; provided further, however, that the Company will cause a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that has ceased to qualify as an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to deliver a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, providing for a senior subordinated guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary no later than 20 business days after the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company in which such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ceased to be an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; provided further, however, that if at any time, Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors because they are Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries constitute in the aggregate more than 5% of Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements are available or more than 5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements are available, then the Company shall cause one or more such Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries to become Guarantors (notwithstanding that such Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries are, individually, Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries), no later than 20 business days after the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter in which such requirement was triggered, such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true.
Conduct of Business
The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any businesses a majority of whose revenues are not derived from businesses that are the same or reasonably similar, ancillary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date (which shall include engineered components businesses not within the aerospace industry).
Reports to Holders
The Indenture provides that, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders:
(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (showing in reasonable detail, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the
financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company) and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and
(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports, in each case, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations.
In addition, following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company will file a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request.
For so long as Holdings or another direct or indirect parent company of the Company is a guarantor of the Notes, the Indenture permits the Company to satisfy its obligations under this covenant by furnishing financial information relating to Holdings; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.
In addition, the Company has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the Holders and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Events of Default
The following events are defined in the Indenture as “Events of Default”:
(1) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable if the default continues for a period of 30 days (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture);
(2) the failure to pay the principal on any Notes, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer on the date specified for such payment in the applicable offer to purchase) (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture);
(3) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture which default continues for a period of 60 days (or 180 days in the case of the covenant described under “—Reports to Holders”) after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a default with respect to the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);
(4) the failure to pay at final stated maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace periods and any extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Entity), or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness, if the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final maturity or which has been accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more at any time;
(5) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $50 million shall have been rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; or
(6) certain events of bankruptcy affecting the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same:
(1) shall become immediately due and payable; or
(2) if there are any amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities, shall become immediately due and payable upon the first to occur of an acceleration under the Credit Facilities and five business days after receipt by the Company and the Representative under the Credit Facilities of such Acceleration Notice but only if such Event of Default is then continuing.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture provides that, at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the two preceding paragraphs, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:
(1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;
(2) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;
(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid;
(4) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances; and
(5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (6) of the description above of Events of Default, the Trustee shall have received an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Notes.
Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture and under the TIA. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the
Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it. Subject to all provisions of the Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
Under the Indenture, the Company is required to provide an officers’ certificate to the Trustee promptly upon any such officer obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (provided that, such officers shall provide such certification at least annually whether or not they know of any Default or Event of Default) that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes (“Legal Defeasance”). Such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, except for:
(1) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes when such payments are due;
(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payments;
(3) the rights, powers, trust, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and
(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.
In addition, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization and insolvency events) described under “—Events of Default” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:
(a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or
(b) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law;
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance
and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) or insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Indenture (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others;
(7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for, or relating to, the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with;
(8) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that:
(a) the trust funds will not be subject to any rights of holders of Senior Debt, including those arising under the Indenture; and
(b) after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of the preference provisions of Section 547 of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Code; and
(9) certain other customary conditions precedent are satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the opinion of counsel required by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not therefor delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable or (y) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in the Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when:
(1) either:
(a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, pursuant to an optional redemption notice or otherwise or (ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; and
(2) the Company has paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company.
The Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture if the Company has delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with.
Modification of the Indenture
From time to time, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, may amend the Indenture to:
(1) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of the Indenture relating to the form of the Notes (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any Holder;
(3) provide for the assumption of the Company’s, Holdings’ or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders by a successor to the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor pursuant to the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant;
(4) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder;
(5) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA;
(6) provide for the issuance of Notes issued after the Issue Date in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture;
(7) allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Guarantee with respect to the Notes; provided that any such supplemental indenture and/or Guarantee need only be executed by the Company, such Guarantor and the Trustee;
(8) provide for the issuance of Exchange Notes or private Exchange Notes in exchange for the Notes; or
(9) conform the text of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes to any provision of this “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes” to the extent that such provision in this “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes.
Other modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under the Indenture, except that, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, no amendment may:
(1) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;
(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;
(4) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(5) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes to waive Defaults or Events of Default;
(6) after the Company’s obligation to purchase Notes arises thereunder, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control or modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto after a Change of Control has occurred; or
(7) modify or change any provision of the Indenture or the related definitions affecting the subordination or ranking of the Notes in a manner which adversely affects the Holders.
However, no amendment may be made to the subordination provisions of the Indenture that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Senior Debt of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Debt (or their Representative) consent to such change.
Governing Law
The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
The Trustee
The Indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
The Indenture and the provisions of the TIA contain certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payments of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. Subject to the TIA, the Trustee is permitted to engage
in other transactions; provided that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as described in the TIA, it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
No Personal Liability of Officers, Directors, Employees or Stockholders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor) will have any liability for any obligations of Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Such waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in this “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes.” Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
“2010 Transactions” means the closing of the Acquisition, offering of the 2018 Notes on December 14, 2010, borrowings made on December 14, 2010 pursuant to the Credit Facilities and the repayment of certain Indebtedness of the Company and Holdings with the proceeds of such borrowings and issuance of the 2018 Notes.
“2014 Transactions” means offering of the 2022 Notes and the 2024 Notes on June 4, 2014, borrowings made on June 4, 2014 pursuant to the Credit Facilities and the repayment of the 2018 Notes with the proceeds of such offerings and borrowings.
“2015 Transactions” means offering of the 2025 Notes on May 14, 2015 and borrowings by the Company of up to $1,040,000,000 of term loans due 2022 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2016 Transactions” means offering of the 2026 Notes on June 9, 2016 and borrowings by the Company of up to $500,000,000 of term loans due 2023 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2018 Notes” means the Company’s 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 issued under an Indenture dated December 14, 2010, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2018 Transactions” means offering of the UK Notes on May 8, 2018 and borrowings by the Company of up to $700,000,000 of tranche E term loans due 2023 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2019 Transactions” means offering of the 2027 5.50% Notes on November 13, 2019 and the redemption of all outstanding 2022 Notes with the proceeds of such offering.
“2020 Notes” means the Company’s 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 issued under an Indenture dated October 15, 2012, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2020 Transactions” means offering of the 2025 Secured Notes on April 8, 2020 and an additional offering of the 2026 Secured Notes on April 17, 2020.
“2022 Notes” means the Company’s 6.000% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 issued under an Indenture dated June 4, 2014, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2024 Notes” means the Company’s 6.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 issued under an Indenture dated June 4, 2014, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2025 Notes” means the Company’s 6.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 issued under an Indenture dated May 14, 2015, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2025 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued under an Indenture dated April 8, 2020, among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and US Collateral Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK Collateral Agent.
“2026 Notes” means the Company’s 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 issued under an Indenture dated June 9, 2016, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2026 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued under an Indenture dated February 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and US Collateral Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK Collateral Agent.
“2027 5.50% Notes” means the Company’s 5.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 issued under an Indenture dated November 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2027 7.50% Notes” means the Company’s 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 issued under an Indenture dated February 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“A/R Facility” means the Company’s 364-day, $350 million revolving accounts receivable securitization facility, entered into on October 21, 2013, as further described in the Final Offering Memorandum.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of all the equity interests of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, from McKechnie Holdings LLC, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2010, by and among McKechnie Holdings LLC, the Company and Holdings.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) in whom a Securitization Entity makes an Investment in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of such Investment.
“Asset Acquisition” means (a) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (b) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) other than in the ordinary course of business.
“Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of:
(1) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or
(2) any other property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that Asset Sales or other dispositions shall not include:
(a) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $25.0 million;
(b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;
(c) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;
(d) disposals or replacements of obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business;
(e) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of assets or property to one or more Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with Investments permitted under the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant or pursuant to any Permitted Investment;
(f) sales of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Securitization Transaction” to a Securitization Entity for the fair market value thereof, including cash in an amount at least equal to 75% of the fair market value thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP (for the purposes of this clause (f), Purchase Money Notes shall be deemed to be cash);
(g) dispositions of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(h) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien);
(i) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of any equity interest of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
(j) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of any asset acquired in connection with a Permitted Investment identified in an officers’ certificate delivered to the Trustee at the time of such Permitted Investment or promptly thereafter as “Specified Assets”; provided, that the Company will not so identify any such assets unless, at the time thereof, the Company, in its reasonable business judgment, intends to dispose of, or is contemplating the disposition of, such assets following such Permitted Investment; provided further, that such sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer shall have been consummated within 545 days from the date of such Permitted Investment.
“Bank Indebtedness” means all Obligations pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, of such Person; and
(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) marketable direct obligations issued by or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the three highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;
(3) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s;
(4) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank or by a bank organized under the laws of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, in each case having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof);
(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and
(6) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or Holdings to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), other than to the Company (in the case of the assets of Holdings);
(2) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture); or
(3) any Person or Group shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company or Holdings.
“Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes all series and classes of such common stock.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of such Person’s:
(1) Consolidated Net Income; and
(2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby:
(a) (i) all income taxes and foreign withholding taxes, (ii) all taxes based on capital and commercial activity (or similar taxes) and (iii) any taxes that result from (x) the exercise by any holder of warrants, options or other rights to acquire Qualified Capital Stock (other than Qualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock) or (y) Dividend Equivalent Payments, in each case, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense;
(c) Consolidated Non-cash Charges less any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than normal accruals in the ordinary course of business), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP;
(d) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge (including fees, expenses and charges (or any amortization thereof) associated with any acquisition, merger or consolidation, in each case, whether or not completed), any severance, relocation, consolidation, closing, integration, facilities opening, business optimization, transition or restructuring costs, charges or expenses (including any costs or expenses associated with any expatriate), any signing, retention or completion bonuses, and any costs associated with curtailments or modifications to pension and postretirement employee benefit plans;
(e) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Indenture, including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, including such fees, expenses or charges related to the 2010 Transactions, the 2014 Transactions, the 2015 Transactions, the 2016 Transactions, the 2018 Transactions, the 2019 Transactions, the 2020 Transactions, the Esterline Transactions or the Transaction;
(f) any write-offs, write-downs or other non-cash charges, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period and the write-off or write-down of current assets;
(g) the amount of any expense related to, or loss attributable to, minority interests or investments;
(h) any expenses related to, or attributed to, non-service related pensions;
(i) the amount of any earn out payments or deferred purchase price in conjunction with acquisitions;
(j) any costs or expenses incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or stockholders agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock);
(k) any Dividend Equivalent Payments;
(l) any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the start-up or extension of long-term arrangements with customers; and
(m) the amount of net cost savings projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as the result of actions to be taken within 24 months of the initiation of any operational change or within 24 months of the consummation of any applicable acquisition or cessation of operations (in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of other cost savings added pursuant to this clause (m) shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for any Four-Quarter Period (calculated after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (m)) (which adjustments may be incremental to any other pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the terms hereof); and
(3) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period (other than such cash charges that have been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition).
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four-Quarter Period”) ending prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for which internal financial statements are available (the “Transaction Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four-Quarter Period. In addition to, and without limitation of, the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or the issuance of any Designated Preferred Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or the issuance or redemption of other Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to revolving credit facilities, occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), had occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period; and
(2) any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale or other disposition and without regard to clause (6) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income), investments, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Indebtedness), investment, merger, consolidation or disposed operation occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such other Indebtedness that was so guaranteed.
Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”:
(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; and
(2) notwithstanding clause (1) of this paragraph, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. In addition, any such pro forma calculation may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions reasonably expected to result from any acquisition or merger.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus
(2) the product of (x) the amount of all cash dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal (as estimated in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company, which estimate shall be conclusive); plus
(3) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal (as estimated in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company, which estimate shall be conclusive); provided that with respect to any series of Preferred Stock that did not pay cash dividends during such period but that is eligible to pay dividends during any period prior to the maturity date of the Notes, cash dividends shall be deemed to have been paid with respect to such series of Preferred Stock during such period for purposes of this clause (3).
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest expense (net of interest income) with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations, for such period determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, but excluding (i) amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs, deferred financing fees, commissions, fees and expenses, (ii) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, (iii) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Transaction and (iv) any prepayment fee or premium paid in connection with the refinancing or repayment of any Indebtedness;
(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; and
(3) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP and without any deduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom to the extent otherwise included, without duplication:
(1) gains and losses from Assets Sales (without regard to the $25.0 million limitation set forth in the definition thereof) and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(2) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(3) all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, gains and losses (including all restructuring costs, facilities relocation costs, acquisition integration costs and fees, including cash severance payments made in connection with acquisitions, and any expense or charge related to the repurchase of Capital Stock or warrants or options to purchase Capital Stock), and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(4) the net income (or loss) from disposed or discontinued operations or any net gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations, and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(5) any impairment charge or asset write-off (other than the write-off or write-down of current assets), in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;
(6) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(7) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (ii) of the first paragraph of “Limitation on Restricted Payments,” the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Guarantor) to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of that income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company will be increased by the
amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(8) the net loss of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(9) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company by such Person;
(10) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Person’s assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;
(11) any non-cash compensation charges and deferred compensation charges, including any arising from existing stock options resulting from any merger or recapitalization transaction; provided, however, that Consolidated Net Income for any period shall be reduced by any cash payments made during such period by such Person in connection with any such deferred compensation, whether or not such reduction is in accordance with GAAP; and
(12) inventory and backlog purchase accounting adjustments and amortization and impairment charges resulting from other purchase accounting adjustments with respect to acquisition transactions.
For purposes of clause (ii)(v) of the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant, Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by any cash dividends paid with respect to any series of Designated Preferred Stock.
“Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges, impairments and expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges that require an accrual of or a reserve for cash payments for any future period other than accruals or reserves associated with mandatory repurchases of equity securities). For clarification purposes, purchase accounting adjustments with respect to inventory and backlog will be included in Consolidated Non-cash Charges.
“Credit Facilities” means the second amended and restated credit agreement dated as of June 4, 2014 among the Company, Holdings, the financial institutions party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and any other agent party thereto, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, replacements, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder or incurred as “incremental equivalent debt” or similar terms thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility, or accordion or additional credit agreement, or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under the covenant “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”).
“Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company against fluctuations in currency values.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Designated Non-cash Consideration” means any non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such Asset Sale. Any particular item of Designated Non-cash Consideration will cease to be considered to be outstanding once it has been sold for cash or Cash Equivalents.
“Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock that is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (ii)(w) of the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant.
“Designated Senior Debt” means:
(1) Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities;
(2) Indebtedness under the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes; and
(3) any other Indebtedness constituting Senior Debt which, at the time of determination, has an aggregate principal amount of at least $25.0 million and is specifically designated in the instrument evidencing such Senior Debt as “Designated Senior Debt,” including “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes and the 2027 7.50% Notes by the Company and the UK Notes by TD UK.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:
(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Capital Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock; or
(3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part;
in each case on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the final maturity date of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if:
(1) the “asset sale” or “change of control” provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and described under the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant and “—Change of Control”; and
(2) any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto.
The amount of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Capital Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Capital Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such
determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Capital Stock as reflected in the most recent internal financial statements of such Person.
“Dividend Equivalent Payment” means a payment in cash or Cash Equivalents to any director, officer or employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a holder of unexercised warrants, options or other rights to acquire Qualified Capital Stock (other than Qualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock) of Holdings, which payment represents a dividend or distribution by Holdings that such holder would have received had such holder’s warrants, options or other rights to acquire been exercised on the date of such dividend or distribution.
“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Equity Offering” means any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company; provided that, in the event such equity issuance is not in the form of a public offering registered under the Securities Act, the proceeds received by the Company directly or indirectly from such offering are not less than $10.0 million.
“Esterline Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of Esterline Technologies Corporation, pursuant to the Esterline Acquisition Agreement.
“Esterline Acquisition Agreement” means the agreement and plan of merger dated as of October 9, 2018, as amended, by and among Esterline Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Company and Thunderbird Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“Esterline Transactions” means the closing of the Esterline Acquisition, including the repayment of Indebtedness of Esterline Technologies Corporation, and the initial offering of the 2026 Secured Notes and the 2027 7.50% Notes on February 13, 2019, including the redemption of all outstanding 2020 Notes.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, Marketable Securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Company after December 14, 2010 from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital; and
(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company;
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the Company on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Capital Stock is sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (ii) of the first paragraph under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments.”
“fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith.
“Final Offering Memorandum” means the final version of the Offering Memorandum relating to the offering of the Notes dated January 14, 2021.
“Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, other than TD UK.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States of America, as in effect as of December 14, 2010.
“Guarantee” means:
(1) the guarantee of the Notes by Holdings, TD UK and the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and
(2) the guarantee of the Notes by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company required under the terms of the “Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries” covenant or not otherwise prohibited under the Indenture.
“Guarantor” means TD UK and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that incurs a Guarantee; provided that upon the release and discharge of any such Restricted Subsidiary from its Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Guarantor.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to the hedging of price risk associated with the purchase of commodities used in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as any such agreement has been entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation.
“Holdings” means TransDigm Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.
“Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that (i) contributed 2.5% or less of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination and (ii) had consolidated assets representing 2.5% or less of Total Assets on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;
(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or asset and the amount of the Obligation so secured;
(8) all Obligations under Currency Agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person; and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter. For clarification purposes, the liability of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to make periodic payments to licensors in consideration for the license of patents and technical information under license agreements in existence on the Issue Date and any amount payable in respect of a settlement of disputes with respect to such payments thereunder shall not constitute Indebtedness.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. For the purposes of calculating the amount of Indebtedness of a Securitization Entity outstanding as of any date, the face or notional amount of any interest in receivables or equipment that is outstanding as of such date shall be deemed to be Indebtedness but any such interests held by Affiliates of such Securitization Entity shall be excluded for purposes of such calculation.
For the purposes hereof, the amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (8) of the first paragraph of this definition is the net amount payable (after giving effect to permitted set off) if such Currency Agreements or interest swap agreements are terminated at that time due to a default of such Person.
“Interest Swap Obligations” means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and shall include interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. Except as otherwise provided herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair market value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in its fair market value.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.
“Issue Date” means January 20, 2021.
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Investment that the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries has contractually committed to consummate, the terms of which do not condition the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s, as applicable, obligations to close such Permitted Investment on the availability of third-party financing.
“Marketable Securities” means publicly traded debt or equity securities that are listed for trading on a national securities exchange and that were issued by a corporation whose debt securities are rated in one of the three highest rating categories by either S&P or Moody’s.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions and title and recording tax expenses);
(2) all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Sale;
(3) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale;
(4) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale; and
(5) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale.
“Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
“Permitted Business” means any business (including stock or assets) that derives a majority of its revenues from the business engaged in by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and/or activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary or related to, or are a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means, without duplication, each of the following:
(1) Indebtedness under the Notes (other than any Additional Notes);
(2) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to the Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $2,900.0 million less:
(a) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of Securitization Entities at the time outstanding;
(b) the amount of all mandatory principal payments actually made by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary since the Issue Date with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale in respect of term loans under a credit facility (excluding any such payments to the extent refinanced at the time of payment); and
(c) any repayments of revolving credit borrowings under the Credit Facilities with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale that are accompanied by a corresponding commitment reduction thereunder; provided that the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Credit Facilities in accordance with this clause (2) shall be in addition to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to a credit facility in reliance on, and in accordance with, clauses (7), (13), (14) and (15) below;
(3) other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (including the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the UK Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes) reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;
(4) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries covering Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any Indebtedness to which any such Interest Swap Obligations correspond is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided further that such Interest Swap Obligations are entered into, in the judgment of the Company, to protect the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuation in interest rates on its outstanding Indebtedness;
(5) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company under Hedging Agreements and Currency Agreements;
(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness
between or among the Company and any such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
(a) if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes; and
(b) (1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (2) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof (other than by way of granting a Lien permitted under the Indenture or in connection with the exercise of remedies by a secured creditor) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
(7) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(8) Refinancing Indebtedness (other than Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (2) of this definition);
(9) guarantees by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of each other’s Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided further that in the event such Indebtedness (other than Acquired Indebtedness) is Ratio Indebtedness, such guarantees are by the Company or a Guarantor only;
(10) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn out or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than guarantees of Indebtedness, incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(11) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business;
(12) the incurrence by a Securitization Entity of Indebtedness in a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is non-recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);
(13) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with the acquisition of a Permitted Business; provided that on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof and the use of proceeds therefrom, either:
(a) the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Ratio Indebtedness; or
(b) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be greater than the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(14) additional Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under a credit facility) (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (14) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” without reliance on this clause (14), subject to further redivision and reclassification pursuant to the final paragraph of this definition) in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(15) additional Indebtedness of the Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount which (when combined with the liquidation value of all series of outstanding Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock) does not exceed the greater of (x) $450 million and (y) 20% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination, at any one time outstanding (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under a credit facility) (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (15) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (15) but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional
Indebtedness” without reliance on this clause (15), subject to further redivision and reclassification pursuant to the final paragraph of this definition);
(16) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five business days of incurrence; and
(17) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries represented by letters of credit for the account of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, issued in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, including in order to provide security for workers’ compensation claims or payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar requirements in the ordinary course of business and other Indebtedness with respect to workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance, surety and similar bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business.
For purposes of determining compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (17) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio provisions of such covenant, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, divide and classify (or later redivide and reclassify) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with such covenant. Accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company holds a minority interest) (whether existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter) or any other Person (including by means of any transfer of cash or other property) if as a result of such Investment such other Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company holds a minority interest) or that will merge with or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and Investments in the Company by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) Investments in property and other assets owned or used by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(4) loans and advances (including payroll, travel and similar advances) to employees and officers of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or to fund such Person’s purchase of Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company pursuant to compensatory plans approved by the Board of Directors in good faith;
(5) Currency Agreements, Hedging Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture;
(6) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization
or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of such trade creditors or customers;
(7) Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant;
(8) Investments required pursuant to any agreement or obligation of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in effect on the Issue Date, to make such Investments;
(9) Investments existing on the Issue Date;
(10) accounts receivable created or acquired and advances to suppliers created or incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(11) guarantees by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;
(12) additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $500 million and (B) 25.0% of the Company’s Total Assets;
(13) any Investment by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company in a Securitization Entity or any Investment by a Securitization Entity in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that any Investment in a Securitization Entity is in the form of a Purchase Money Note or an equity interest;
(14) Investments the payment for which consists exclusively of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;
(15) guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness permitted by the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”;
(16) any Investment in any Person to the extent it consists of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business; and
(17) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary not exceeding the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination in the aggregate for all such Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock” means any series of Preferred Stock of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes Qualified Capital Stock, the liquidation value of all series of which, when combined with the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (15) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, does not (on a pro forma basis) exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 0.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
“Productive Assets” means assets (including Capital Stock) that are used or usable by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Permitted Businesses.
“Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Securitization Entity evidencing a line of credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction to a Securitization Entity, which note shall be repaid from cash available to the Securitization Entity other than amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest and principal and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated receivables or newly acquired equipment.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
“Qualified Proceeds” means assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Permitted Business; provided that the fair market value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.
“Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:
(1) a Securitization Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); and
(2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Entity), or may grant a security interest in any accounts receivable or equipment (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such accounts receivable and equipment, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable and equipment, proceeds of such accounts receivable and equipment and other assets (including contract rights) which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with assets securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and equipment. For the avoidance of doubt, transactions consummated under the A/R Facility (as in effect on the Issue Date) are Qualified Securitization Transactions.
“Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P or, if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company that shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.
“Refinance” means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing, modification, replacement, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay interest or premiums required by the instruments governing such then-existing or thereafter-incurred future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof (“Required Premiums”) and fees in connection therewith; provided that any such event shall not:
(1) directly or indirectly result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Indebtedness, except to the extent such increase is a result of a simultaneous incurrence of additional Indebtedness:
(a) to pay Required Premiums and related fees; or
(b) otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; and
(2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, Holdings, the Guarantors and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes.
“Representative” means the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative in respect of any Designated Senior Debt; provided that if, and for so long as, any Designated Senior Debt lacks such a representative, then the Representative for such Designated Senior Debt shall at all times constitute the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of such Designated Senior Debt in respect of any Designated Senior Debt.
“Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings (a division of S&P Global Inc.), or any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any property, whether owned by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Debt” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization Entity” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers accounts receivable or equipment and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable or equipment and:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:
(a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);
(b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or
(c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
(2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing receivables of such entity;
(3) to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any obligations to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results; and
(4) which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as a Securitization Entity.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
For the avoidance of doubt, TransDigm Receivables LLC constitutes a Securitization Entity as of the Issue Date.
“Senior Debt” means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall be subordinate or pari passu in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Senior Debt” shall also include the principal of, premium, if any, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on, and all other amounts owing in respect of:
(x) all monetary obligations of every nature of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor under the Credit Facilities, including obligations to pay principal and interest, reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, fees, expenses and indemnities;
(y) all Interest Swap Obligations (and guarantees thereof); and
(z) all obligations (and guarantees thereof) under Currency Agreements and Hedging Agreements, in each case whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Senior Debt” shall not include:
(i) any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor to the Company, Holdings or to a Subsidiary of the Company;
(ii) any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor to, or guaranteed by the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor on behalf of, any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Company, Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Company (including amounts owed for compensation) other than a shareholder who is also a lender (or an Affiliate of a lender) under the Credit Facilities;
(iii) any amounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities but excluding secured purchase money obligations);
(iv) Indebtedness represented by Disqualified Capital Stock;
(v) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings;
(vi) that portion of any Indebtedness incurred in violation of the Indenture provisions set forth under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” (but, as to any such obligation,
no such violation shall be deemed to exist for purposes of this clause (vi) if the holder(s) of such obligation or their representative and the Trustee shall have received an officers’ certificate of the Company to the effect that the incurrence of such Indebtedness does not (or in the case of revolving credit indebtedness, that the incurrence of the entire committed amount thereof at the date on which the initial borrowing thereunder is made would not) violate such provisions of the Indenture);
(vii) Indebtedness which, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, United States Code, is without recourse to the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings, as applicable; and
(viii) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings.
“Senior Subordinated Debt” means, with respect to a Person, the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the Notes and the UK Notes (in the case of the Company) and the UK Notes (in the case of TD UK), Guarantees or the guarantees of the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes and the UK Notes (in the case of a Guarantor or Holdings) and any other Indebtedness of such Person that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to rank pari passu with the Notes or such Guarantee, as the case may be, in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person which is not Senior Debt of such Person.
“Significant Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which are reasonably customary, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, in an accounts receivable or equipment transaction.
“Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, means:
(i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; or
(ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
“TD UK” means TransDigm UK Holdings plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.
“Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as set forth on the Company’s most recently available internal consolidated balance sheet as of such date.
“Transaction” means the offering of the Notes as described in the Final Offering Memorandum and the redemption of all outstanding 2024 Notes.
“UK Notes” means TD UK’s 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 issued under the Indenture dated May 8, 2018, among TD UK, the Company, Holdings and the guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means:
(1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be, or continue to be, designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and
(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or another Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(1) the Company certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant; and
(2) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if (x) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant and (y) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
Actions taken by an Unrestricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been taken, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness; into
(2) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying;
(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof; by
(b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than a State in the United States of America or the District of Columbia, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
DESCRIPTION OF THE 4.875% 2029 EXCHANGE NOTES
You can find definitions of certain capitalized terms used in the following summary under “Certain Definitions.” For purposes of this section, references to the word “Company” mean only TransDigm Inc. but not any of its Subsidiaries.
The Company will issue the 4.875% senior subordinated notes due 2029 offered by this prospectus (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Exchange Notes”) under an Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among itself, Holdings and the Guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The Company is issuing the Exchange Notes in exchange for the 4.875% senior subordinated notes due 2029 that were issued under the Indenture by the Company on April 21, 2021 (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Original Notes”). Solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes,” we refer to the Exchange Notes and the Original Notes, collectively, as the “Notes.” The Exchange Notes offered hereby and any Original Notes not tendered pursuant to the terms hereof will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including for purposes of determining whether the required percentage of Holders have given approval or consent to an amendment or waiver or joined in directing the Trustee to take certain actions on behalf of all Holders.
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture. It does not include all of the provisions of the Indenture. We urge you to read the Indenture because it defines your rights. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. A copy of the Indenture may be obtained from the Company.
Brief Description of the Notes
The Notes:
•are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the Company;
•are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of the Company, including the Credit Facilities, the A/R Facility, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be;
•rank pari passu with all existing and future Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company, including the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes and the 2029 Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be;
•are guaranteed by Holdings, TD UK and, subject to certain exceptions, each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary and, therefore, effectively rank pari passu with the UK Notes or guarantees in respect thereof, as the case may be; and
•are subject to registration with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company will issue the Exchange Notes in fully registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at the offices of the registrar. The Company may change any paying agent and registrar without notice to holders of the Notes (the “Holders”). The Company may pay principal (and premium, if any) on the Notes at the Trustee’s corporate office in New York, New York or by wire transfer to the registered holder (i.e., DTC for a Global Note), or by mailing a check to the Holder’s registered address. Any Original Notes that remain outstanding following the completion of the Registered Exchange Offer, together with the Exchange Notes issued in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, and any Additional Notes actually issued will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Company issued the Original Notes on April 21, 2021 in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million and, pursuant to this prospectus, the Company is offering to exchange all of the Original Notes for the Exchange Notes. The Notes will mature on May 1, 2029. Subject to the Company’s compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, the Company is entitled to issue more Notes under the Indenture (solely for purposes of this section entitled “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes,” the “Additional Notes”), but if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. The Exchange Notes, any Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including for purposes of waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes,” references to the Notes include the Original Notes not exchanged for Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any Additional Notes actually issued.
Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 4.875% per annum. Interest on the Notes will be payable semiannually in cash in arrears on each May 1 and November 1, commencing on November 1, 2021 and accruing from April 21, 2021. The Company will make interest payments to the persons who are registered holders at the close of business on the April 15 or October 15 immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest on the Notes was paid. Additional interest may accrue on the Notes in certain circumstances pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
Optional Redemption
Except as set forth below, the Company shall not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option prior to May 1, 2024.
On and after May 1, 2024, the Company shall be entitled at its option to redeem the Notes (which includes the Additional Notes, if any) at its option, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on May 1 of the years set forth below.
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| Year | | Percentage | |
| 2024 | | 102.438% | |
| 2025 | | 101.219% | |
| 2026 and thereafter | | 100.000% | |
In addition, the Company must pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).
Prior to May 1, 2024, the Company shall be entitled at its option on one or more occasions to redeem Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) originally issued at a redemption price (calculated by the Company and expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 104.875%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings (provided that if the Equity Offering is an offering by Holdings, a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof equal to the amount required to redeem any such Notes is contributed to the equity capital of the Company); provided, however, that
(1) at least 65% of such aggregate principal amount of Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (other than Notes held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Affiliates); and
(2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of the related Equity Offering.
Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice, may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to the completion of the related Equity Offering.
Prior to May 1, 2024, the Company shall be entitled at its option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price (calculated by the Company) equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Notice of such redemption shall be sent to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address in the case of certificated notes (and, to the extent permitted by applicable procedures and regulations, electronically), not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date.
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date and as provided by the Company, the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H. 15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Initial Redemption Date, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third business day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first sent or mailed, in each case, plus 0.50%.
“Applicable Premium” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as provided by the Company, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such Note on the Initial Redemption Date (such redemption price exclusive of any accrued and unpaid interest) plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through the Initial Redemption Date (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to the Initial Redemption Date, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to the Initial Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate definition is applicable, the average of three, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.
“Initial Redemption Date” means May 1, 2024.
“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its successors and assigns, and any two other primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City as may be selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day immediately preceding the date that the applicable redemption notice is first sent or mailed.
Selection and Notice of Optional Redemption
In the event that the Company chooses to redeem less than all of the Notes, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by DTC, by lot or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the depository. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.
Mandatory Redemption; Offers to Purchase; Open Market Purchases
The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to offer to purchase Notes as described under the caption “—Change of Control” and the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant. The Company shall be entitled at its option at any time and from time to time to purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise.
Ranking
Senior Indebtedness Versus Notes and Guarantees
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes and the payment of any Guarantee will be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company, Holdings or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, including the obligations of the Company, Holdings and such Guarantor under the Credit Facilities.
As of July 3, 2021:
(1) the Company’s Senior Debt was $13,441 million, $7,391 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, $350 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness outstanding under the A/R Facility, $1,100 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the 2025 Secured Notes and $4,400 million of which consisted of secured indebtedness under the 2026 Secured Notes;
(2) Holdings’ Senior Debt was $13,091 million, all of which represented Holdings’ guarantees of the Company’s indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes and did not reflect $350 million outstanding under the A/R Facility; and
(3) the Senior Debt of the Guarantors was $13,091 million, all of which consisted of their guarantees of the Company’s indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes and did not reflect $350 million outstanding under the A/R Facility.
In addition, at July 3, 2021, the Company would have had additional availability of approximately $524 million for borrowing of Senior Debt under the revolving loan facility under the Credit Facilities and no additional availability under the A/R Facility, which is fully drawn. Although the Indenture contains limitations on the amount of additional Indebtedness that the Company and the Guarantors may incur, under certain circumstances, the amount of such Indebtedness could be substantial and, in any case, such Indebtedness may be Senior Debt. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.”
Liabilities of Subsidiaries Versus Notes and Guarantees
Claims of creditors of Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Guarantors, including trade creditors holding Indebtedness or guarantees issued by such non-guarantor Subsidiaries, and claims of preferred stockholders of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries, will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Company, including Holders, even if such claims do not constitute Senior Debt. Accordingly, the Notes and each Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders, if any, of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries.
Although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness and Preferred Stock by the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant qualifications. Moreover, the Indenture does not impose any limitation on the incurrence by such Subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness or Preferred Stock under the Indenture. In addition, the Indenture does not impose any such limitations on any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company. See “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” and “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.”
As of July 3, 2021, 92 non-U.S. Subsidiaries of the Company, 58 of which have immaterial tangible assets and liabilities (excluding intercompany debt), did not guarantee the Notes. As of July 3, 2021, our non-Guarantor Subsidiaries represented approximately 24% of total assets. These non-Guarantor Subsidiaries contributed less than 18% of our EBITDA As Defined for each of the fiscal year 2020 and the thirteen-week period ended July 3, 2021. In addition, no Securitization Entity guarantees the Notes.
Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness Versus Notes
Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor that constitutes Senior Debt will rank senior to the Notes and the relevant Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The Notes and each Guarantee will in all respects rank pari passu with all other Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company, of Holdings and of the applicable Guarantor, respectively, including the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes and the UK Notes.
The Company and the Guarantors have agreed in the Indenture that they will not incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, and subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. See “—Certain Covenants—Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt.” For the avoidance of doubt, unsecured Indebtedness is not subordinated or junior to Secured Debt merely because it is unsecured.
Subordination; Payment of Notes
The Company is not permitted to pay principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or make any deposit pursuant to the provisions described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” below and may not purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes (collectively, “pay the Notes”) if either of the following occurs (a “Payment Default”):
(1) any Designated Senior Debt of the Company is not paid in full in cash when due; or
(2) any other default on Designated Senior Debt of the Company occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Debt is accelerated in accordance with its terms;
unless, in either case, the Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Debt has been paid in full in cash. Regardless of the foregoing, the Company is permitted to pay the Notes if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representatives of all Designated Senior Debt with respect to which the Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.
During the continuance of any default (other than a Payment Default) with respect to any Designated Senior Debt pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated without further notice (except such notice as
may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company is not permitted to pay the Notes for a period (a “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a “Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter. The Payment Blockage Period will end earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated:
(1) by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice;
(2) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is cured, waived or otherwise no longer continuing; or
(3) because such Designated Senior Debt has been discharged or repaid in full in cash.
Notwithstanding the provisions described above, unless the holders of such Designated Senior Debt or the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Debt, the Company is permitted to resume paying the Notes after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. The Notes shall not be subject to more than one Payment Blockage Period in any consecutive 360-day period irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Debt during such period, except that if any Blockage Notice is delivered to the Trustee by or on behalf of holders of Designated Senior Debt (other than holders of the Bank Indebtedness), a Representative of holders of Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period. However, in no event may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360-day consecutive period, and there must be 181 days during any 360-day consecutive period during which no Payment Blockage Period is in effect.
Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company upon a total or partial liquidation or dissolution or reorganization of, or similar proceeding relating to, the Company or its property:
(1) the holders of Senior Debt of the Company will be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of such Senior Debt before the Holders are entitled to receive any payment;
(2) until the Senior Debt of the Company is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of the Indenture will be made to holders of such Senior Debt as their interests may appear, except that Holders may receive certain Capital Stock and subordinated debt obligations; and
(3) if a distribution is made to Holders that, due to the subordination provisions, should not have been made to them, such Holders are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Senior Debt of the Company and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.
If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company must promptly notify the holders of Designated Senior Debt or the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt of the acceleration. If any Designated Senior Debt is outstanding, none of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor may pay the Notes until five business days after the Representatives of all the issues of Designated Senior Debt receive notice of such acceleration and, thereafter, may pay the Notes only if the Indenture otherwise permits payment at that time.
The obligations of Holdings and the Guarantors under their respective Guarantees are senior subordinated obligations. As such, the rights of the Holders to receive payment by Holdings or by a Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee will be subordinated in right of payment to the rights of holders of Senior Debt of Holdings or such Guarantor, as the case may be. The terms of the subordination provisions described above with respect to the Company’s obligations under the Notes apply equally to Holdings and each Guarantor and the obligations of Holdings and such Guarantor under its Guarantee.
By reason of the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture, in the event of a liquidation or insolvency proceeding, creditors of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor who are holders of Senior Debt of the
Company, Holdings or such Guarantor, as the case may be, may recover more, ratably, than the Holders, and creditors of the Company who are not holders of Senior Debt may recover less, ratably, than holders of Senior Debt and may recover more, ratably, than the Holders.
The terms of the subordination provisions described above will not apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. government obligations held in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes pursuant to the provisions described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance,” if the foregoing subordination provisions were not violated at the time the respective amounts were deposited pursuant to such defeasance provisions.
Guarantees
Holdings, TD UK and the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, Securitization Entity or domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, will jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior subordinated basis, the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture. The obligations of TD UK and each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.” Because Holdings is a holding company with no significant operations, the Guarantee by Holdings provides little, if any, additional credit support for the Notes, and investors should not rely on the Guarantee by Holdings in evaluating an investment in the Notes.
Holdings and each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor and Holdings in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s and Holdings’ pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors and Holdings at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP (for purposes hereof, Holdings’ net assets shall be those of all its consolidated Subsidiaries other than the Guarantors).
If a Guarantee were rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of Holdings or a Guarantor, as applicable, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, Holdings’ or a Guarantor’s liability on its Guarantee could be reduced to zero. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the related guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.”
Pursuant to the Indenture, a Guarantor may consolidate with, merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, any other Person to the extent described below under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets”; provided, however, that if such other Person is not the Company, such Guarantor’s obligations under its Guarantee must be expressly assumed by such other Person, subject to the following paragraph.
The Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
(1) upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Guarantor;
(2) upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Guarantor;
(3) upon the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Indenture;
(4) if the Guarantor becomes an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or ceases to be a Subsidiary or would otherwise not be required to be joined as a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture if acquired as of such date; or
(5) if the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option as described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” or if its obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as described under “—Satisfaction and Discharge” (in which case the Guarantee of Holdings will also be released);
in the case of clauses (1) and (2), other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and as permitted by the Indenture.
Change of Control
If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder will have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, the Company must send, in the case of Global Notes, through the facilities of DTC and, in the case of certificated notes, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third business day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
The Credit Facilities prohibit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from purchasing any Notes (subject to certain limited exceptions) and also provides that the occurrence of certain change of control events with respect to the Company would constitute a default under the facilities thereunder. Prior to sending the notice referred to above, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company covenants to:
(1) repay in full all Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities and all other Senior Debt the terms of which require repayment upon a Change of Control; or
(2) obtain the requisite consents under the Credit Facilities and all such other Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of the Notes as provided below.
The Company’s failure to comply with the covenant described in the immediately preceding sentence shall constitute an Event of Default described in clause (3) and not in clause (2) under “—Events of Default” below which would, in turn, constitute a default under the Credit Facilities. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions of the Indenture would likely restrict payment to the Holders.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (ii) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described under “—Optional Redemption” prior to the date on which notice of the Change of Control Offer must be sent.
A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control occurring, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer.
If a Change of Control Offer is made, there can be no assurance that the Company will have available funds sufficient to pay the Change of Control purchase price for all the Notes that might be delivered by Holders seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In the event the Company is required to purchase outstanding Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, the Company expects that it would seek third-party financing to the extent it does not
have available funds to meet its purchase obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to obtain such financing.
The Change of Control purchase feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the Company and the initial purchasers. The Company has no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that it could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Company could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Company’s capital structure or credit ratings.
Restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant. Such restrictions can only be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture does not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford Holders protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
Existing indebtedness of the Company contains, and future indebtedness that the Company may incur may contain, prohibitions on the occurrence of certain events that would constitute a Change of Control or require the repurchase of such indebtedness upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the Holders of their right to require the Company to repurchase their Notes could cause a default under such indebtedness, even if the Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchase on the Company.
The definition of “Change of Control” includes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the assets of the Company. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and whether a Holder of Notes may require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as described above.
The provisions under the Indenture relative to the Company’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the Company complies with the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations that conflict with the Company’s obligations under the “Change of Control” provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Change of Control” provisions of the Indenture.
Certain Covenants
Covenant Suspension
The Indenture contains, among others, the following covenants. During any period of time following the Issue Date that (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of the Indenture:
(1) “—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”;
(2) “—Limitation on Restricted Payments”;
(3) “—Limitation on Asset Sales”;
(4) “—Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries”;
(5) “—Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries”;
(6) “—Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt”;
(7) clause (2) of the first paragraph of “—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets”;
(8) “—Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates”;
(9) “—Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries”; and
(10) “—Conduct of Business”
(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Suspension Event, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds with respect to any applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date shall be set at zero at such date (the “Suspension Date”). In addition, in the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the “Suspension Period.” Within 30 days of the Reversion Date, any Restricted Subsidiary that would have been required during the Suspension Period but for the Suspended Covenants by the “Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries” covenant to execute a supplemental indenture will execute such supplemental indenture required by such covenant. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).
On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness incurred during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness incurred or issued prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date. To the extent such Indebtedness would not be so permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under paragraph (3) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness. Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will be deemed to have been made pursuant to the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant.
There can be no assurance that the Notes will ever achieve or maintain Investment Grade Ratings.
Furthermore, if (i) a Change of Control occurs that results in either (a) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person or Group (as defined in the definition of Change of Control) other than an Affiliate (other than a Person that becomes an Affiliate solely as a result of such transaction) of the Company or (b) any Person or Group other than an Affiliate (other than a Person that becomes an Affiliate solely as a result of such transaction) of the Company becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing 100% of the total ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company or Holdings and (ii) such Person or Group acquiring control pursuant to clause (i) above is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, then the Company will not be
subject to the first three paragraphs of the covenant described under “—Reports to Holders” from that time if and for so long as such Person or Group maintains Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies.
Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively “incur”) any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), in each case if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would have been greater than 2.0 to 1.0 (such Indebtedness, “Ratio Indebtedness”); provided, however, that (x) the amount of Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that may be incurred pursuant to the foregoing by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not exceed $400 million at any one time outstanding and (y) if such Ratio Indebtedness is to be used in whole or in part to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, such calculation shall be determined solely as of the date on which the definitive documentation with respect to such Limited Condition Acquisition is entered into.
Limitation on Restricted Payments
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on, or in respect of, shares of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company and dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and other than pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or of any direct or indirect parent of the Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock;
(3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company or of any Guarantor, that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or any Guarantee, as applicable (other than (w) any Indebtedness permitted under clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” (x) the purchase, defeasance or other acquisition of such Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of such purchase, defeasance or other acquisition, (y) the payment, purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, decrease, acquisition or retirement of (A) any Indebtedness constituting “bridge” financing or similar Indebtedness or (B) any Acquired Indebtedness within 90 days of the acquisition of such Indebtedness or (z) the redemption, pursuant to the terms of a special mandatory redemption feature, of any Indebtedness of the Company or of any Guarantor, to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in whole or in part to finance a transaction or Permitted Investment and either such transaction or such Permitted Investment was not consummated to the extent required pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness); or
(4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments);
(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:
(i) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or
(ii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to December 14, 2010 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of, without duplication:
(u) $400 million; plus
(v) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company earned subsequent to October 1, 2010 and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs (the “Reference Date”) (treating such period as a single accounting period); plus
(w) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds (including the fair market value of property (as determined by the Company in good faith), other than cash, that would constitute Marketable Securities or a Permitted Business) received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to December 14, 2010 and on or prior to the Reference Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (other than Excluded Contributions); plus
(x) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (ii)(w) above, 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds of any equity contribution received subsequent to December 14, 2010 by the Company from a holder of the Company’s Capital Stock; plus
(y) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to December 14, 2010 of any Indebtedness of the Company for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); provided, however, that the foregoing amount shall not exceed the net cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale of such Indebtedness (excluding net cash proceeds from sales to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees); plus
(z) an amount equal to the sum of (I) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds (including the fair market value of property other than cash that would constitute Marketable Securities or a Permitted Business) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to December 14, 2010 (A) from any sale or other disposition of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person (including an Unrestricted Subsidiary) made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) representing the return of capital or principal (excluding dividends and distributions otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income) with respect to such Investment and (II) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at any time subsequent to December 14, 2010 such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that, in the case of item (II), the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph do not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or notice of such redemption if the dividend or payment of the redemption price, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of declaration or notice;
(2) any Restricted Payment made out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company (other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees and other than Designated Preferred Stock) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its stockholders; provided, however, that the net cash proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under clauses (ii)(w) and (ii)(x) of the immediately preceding paragraph;
(3) the acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Refinancing Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee;
(4) Dividend Equivalent Payments and payments to a direct or indirect parent of the Company for the purpose of permitting any of such entities to redeem or repurchase common equity or options in respect thereof, in each case in connection with the repurchase provisions of employee stock option or stock purchase agreements or other agreements to compensate management employees, or upon the death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment of management employees; provided that all such Dividend Equivalent Payments and redemptions or repurchases pursuant to this clause (4) shall not exceed in any fiscal year the sum of (A) $100 million in any fiscal year carried over to succeeding fiscal years (with unused amounts under the corresponding provisions related to the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes, the UK Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes so carrying over as of the Issue Date) subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following clause (B)) of $200 million in any fiscal year plus (B) any amounts not utilized in any preceding fiscal year following December 14, 2010 that were otherwise available under this clause (4) for such purchases (which aggregate amount shall be increased by the amount of any net cash proceeds received from the sale since December 14, 2010 of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to members of the Company’s management team that have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph or clause (2) of this paragraph and the cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies which are used to make such redemptions or repurchases); provided, further, that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company from members of management of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any repurchase of Capital Stock of such entities (or warrants or options or rights to acquire such Capital Stock) will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under the Indenture;
(5) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to, or the making of loans to, its direct parent company in amounts required for the Company’s direct or indirect parent companies to pay:
(A) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their corporate existence;
(B) Federal, state and local income taxes, to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such taxes to the extent attributable to the income of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of Federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Company to pay such taxes as a stand-alone taxpayer;
(C) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(D) general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(E) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any unsuccessful debt or equity offering by such direct or indirect parent company of the Company;
(6) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or the withholding of a portion of such Capital Stock to pay the taxes payable on account of such exercise;
(7) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 3.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(8) [intentionally omitted];
(9) payments of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock issued in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant;
(10) Restricted Payments made with Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sales remaining after application thereof as required by the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant (including after the making by the Company of any Net Proceeds Offer required to be made by the Company pursuant to such covenant and the application of the entire Net Proceeds Offer Amount to purchase all Notes and other Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary tendered therein);
(11) the repayment or extension of intercompany debt that is permitted under the Indenture;
(12) cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, stock options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable into Capital Stock of the Company;
(13) upon occurrence of a Change of Control, and within 60 days after the completion of the Change of Control Offer pursuant to the “Change of Control” covenant (including the purchase of all Notes tendered), any purchase or redemption of Obligations of the Company that are subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control at a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that (A) at the time of such purchase or redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom) and (B) such purchase or redemption is not made, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of (or made in anticipation of) any issuance of Indebtedness by the Company or any Subsidiary; and
(14) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make any Restricted Payment so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would exceed 2.0 to 1.0; provided, however, that if at any time the criteria set forth in the preceding clause (2) cease to be satisfied, all Restricted Payments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries occurring on or after the date on which such criteria ceased to be satisfied shall be required to be made, to the extent permitted thereby, in compliance with the preceding paragraphs of this covenant, and the amount
available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant on or after the date on which such criteria ceases to be satisfied shall be equal to the amount that would have been available for Restricted Payments pursuant to such clause (ii) on such date without giving effect to any Restricted Payments made through such date pursuant to and in compliance with this paragraph; provided, further, that if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries become contractually obligated to make any Restricted Payment at the time criteria set forth in the preceding clauses (1) and (2) continues to be satisfied, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may continue to make such Restricted Payments, even if the criteria in such clauses (1) and (2) ceases to be satisfied at the time such Restricted Payment is actually made, notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the preceding proviso, and the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant on or after the date on which such criteria ceases to be satisfied shall be equal to the amount that would have been available for Restricted Payments pursuant to such clause (ii) on such date without giving effect to any Restricted Payments made on such date pursuant to and in compliance with this proviso.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that a payment or other action meets the criteria of more than one of the exceptions described in clauses (1) through (14) above, or is permitted to be made pursuant to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant (including by virtue of qualifying as a Permitted Investment), the Company will be permitted to classify such payment or other action on the date of its occurrence in any manner that complies with this covenant. Payments or other actions permitted by this covenant need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such payment or other action but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this covenant permitting such payment or other action (including pursuant to any section of the definition of “Permitted Investment”).
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary as specified in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of this covenant. All of those outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Investments at the time of such designation. Such designation will only be permitted if the Restricted Payment would be permitted at the time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Limitation on Asset Sales
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(1) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of (as determined in good faith by the Company);
(2) solely with respect to any Asset Sale or series of related Asset Sales for which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of:
(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto, or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on the date of such balance sheet, as determined by the Company) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets;
(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received); and
(c) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) after December 14, 2010 that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $150 million and 5% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), shall, in each of (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be cash for the purposes of this provision or for purposes of the second paragraph of this covenant; and
(3) upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company shall apply, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 545 days of receipt thereof either (A) to prepay any Senior Debt or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, and, in the case of any such Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility, effect a corresponding reduction in the availability under such revolving credit facility (or effect a permanent reduction in the availability under such revolving credit facility regardless of the fact that no prepayment is required in order to do so (in which case no prepayment should be required)), (B) to reinvest in Productive Assets (provided that this requirement shall be deemed satisfied if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary by the end of such 545-day period has entered into a binding agreement under which it is contractually committed to reinvest in Productive Assets and such investment is consummated within 120 days from the date on which such binding agreement is entered into and, with respect to the amount of such investment, the reference to the 546th day after an Asset Sale in the second following sentence shall be deemed to be a reference to the 121st day after the date on which such binding agreement is entered into (but only if such 121st day occurs later than such 546th day)) or (C) a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B). Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in Cash Equivalents. On the 546th day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines by Board Resolution not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the next preceding sentence (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the next preceding sentence (each a “Net Proceeds Offer Amount”) shall be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”) on a date not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders and holders of any other Senior Subordinated Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary requiring the making of such an offer, on a pro rata basis, the maximum amount of Notes and such other Senior Subordinated Debt that may be purchased with the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other Senior Subordinated Debt was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (or, in respect of such other Senior Subordinated Debt, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Senior Subordinated Debt); provided, however, that if at any time any non-cash consideration (including any Designated Non-cash Consideration) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this covenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $40.0 million, the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds
Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date relating to such initial Net Proceeds Offer Amount from all Asset Sales by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries aggregates at least $40.0 million, at which time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer (the first date the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is equal to $40.0 million or more shall be deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date).
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with such paragraph to the extent that:
(1) at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets, cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Marketable Securities; and
(2) such Asset Sale is for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company); provided that, any consideration consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Marketable Securities received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be consummated under this paragraph shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Notice of each Net Proceeds Offer will be sent to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or mailed to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders, in the case of certificated notes, within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy to the Trustee, and shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Upon receiving notice of the Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000 (but in minimum amounts of $2,000) in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders properly tender Notes in an amount exceeding the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, Notes of tendering Holders will be purchased in accordance with the depository’s procedures (based on amounts tendered). A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 business days or such longer period as may be required by law. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other Senior Subordinated Debt tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company may use any remaining Net Proceeds Offer Amount for general corporate purposes or for any other purpose not prohibited by the Indenture. Upon completion of any such Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset at zero.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture by virtue thereof.
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to:
(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on, or in respect of, its Capital Stock;
(2) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any Guarantor; or
(3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Guarantor;
except, with respect to clauses (1), (2) and (3), for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(a) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
(b) the Indenture, the Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes, the UK Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes (including the security and other ancillary documents related to the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes) and the guarantees in respect thereof;
(c) non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(d) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;
(e) the Credit Facilities as entered into or existing on the Issue Date or any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any restrictions imposed pursuant to any such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing are ordinary and customary with respect to syndicated bank loans (under the relevant circumstances);
(f) agreements existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on the Issue Date;
(g) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under the Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien;
(h) restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets or Capital Stock permitted under the Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;
(i) any agreement or instrument governing Capital Stock of any Person that is acquired;
(j) any Purchase Money Note or other Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Entity;
(k) other Indebtedness or Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock outstanding on the Issue Date or permitted to be issued or incurred under the Indenture; provided that any such restrictions are ordinary and customary with respect to the type of Indebtedness being incurred or Preferred Stock being issued (under the relevant circumstances);
(l) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(m) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (d) and (f) through (l) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors (evidenced by a Board Resolution) whose judgment shall be conclusively binding, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to
such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;
(n) customary provisions in joint venture, partnership, asset sale, sale leaseback and other similar agreements; and
(o) customary provisions in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock. The provisions of this covenant will not apply to (w) any of the Guarantors, (x) any transaction as a result of which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will own any Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiary whose Preferred Stock is being issued or sold and (y) Preferred Stock that is Disqualified Capital Stock and is issued in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant.
Limitation on Liens
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, incur any Secured Debt that is not Senior Debt of such Person, unless contemporaneously therewith such Person makes effective provision to secure the Notes or the relevant Guarantee, as applicable, equally and ratably with such Secured Debt for so long as such Secured Debt is secured by a Lien (the “Initial Lien”). Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to the preceding sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien securing the other Secured Debt and that holders of such other Secured Debt may exclusively control the disposition of property subject to the Initial Lien.
Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt
The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, incur or suffer to exist Indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, and subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, unsecured Indebtedness is not subordinated or junior to Secured Debt merely because it is unsecured.
Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) to any Person unless:
(1) either:
(a) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation; or
(b) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Entity”):
(x) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
(y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of each applicable covenant of the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed or observed on the part of the Company; provided that, at any time the Company or its successor is not a corporation, there shall be a co-issuer of the Notes that is a corporation;
(2) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, or the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Surviving Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would be greater than such ratio for the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;
(3) except in the case of a merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and
(4) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. However, transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to this covenant.
The Indenture provides that upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with the foregoing, in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such and that, in the event of a conveyance or transfer (but not a lease), the conveyor or transferor (but not a lessor) will be released from the provisions of the Indenture.
Each Guarantor will not, and the Company will not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:
(1) (except in the case of a Guarantor that has been disposed of in its entirety to another Person (other than to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company), whether through a merger, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or through the sale of all or substantially all of its assets (such sale constituting the disposition of such Guarantor in its entirety), if in connection therewith the Company provides an officers’ certificate to the Trustee to the effect that the Company will comply with its obligations under the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant in respect of such disposition) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Guarantor) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Guarantor was organized or under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor, if any, under its Guarantee;
(2) except in the case of a merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor and except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating a Guarantor in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (1) (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
Holdings will not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to any Person unless:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not Holdings) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of Holdings, if any, under its Guarantee;
(2) except in the case of a merger entered into solely for reincorporating Holdings in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (1) (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(3) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to occur any transaction or series of related transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payment or consideration in excess of $20.0 million, unless:
(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; and
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $30.0 million, a Board Resolution adopted by the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction and an officers’ certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) above.
The restrictions set forth in the first paragraph of this covenant shall not apply to:
(1) reasonable fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;
(2) transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture;
(3) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or by any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Company;
(4) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments permitted by the Indenture;
(5) transactions effected as part of a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(6) [intentionally omitted];
(7) payments or loans to employees or consultants that are approved by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith;
(8) sales of Qualified Capital Stock;
(9) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders’ agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (9) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement taken as a whole are not materially disadvantageous to the Holders;
(10) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant;
(11) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards, grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;
(12) [intentionally omitted]; and
(13) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives an opinion from a nationally recognized investment banking, appraisal or accounting firm that such Affiliate Transaction is either fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or is on terms not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.
Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or acquire another Domestic Restricted Subsidiary unless such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, within 20 business days of creation or acquisition, executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, providing for a senior subordinated guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary need not execute and deliver such a supplemental indenture for so long as such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary; provided further, however, that the Company will cause a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that has ceased to qualify as an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to deliver a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, providing for a senior subordinated guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary no later than 20 business days after the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company in which such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ceased to be an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or a domestic subsidiary of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; provided further, however, that if at any time, Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors because they are Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries constitute in the aggregate more than 5% of Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements are available or more than 5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements are available, then the Company shall cause one or more such Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries to become Guarantors (notwithstanding that such Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries are, individually, Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries), no later than 20 business days after the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter in which such requirement was triggered, such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true.
Conduct of Business
The Indenture provides that the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any businesses a majority of whose revenues are not derived from businesses that are the same or reasonably similar, ancillary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date (which shall include engineered components businesses not within the aerospace industry).
Reports to Holders
The Indenture provides that, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders:
(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (showing in reasonable detail, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the
financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company) and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and
(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports, in each case, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations.
In addition, following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company will file a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request.
For so long as Holdings or another direct or indirect parent company of the Company is a guarantor of the Notes, the Indenture permits the Company to satisfy its obligations under this covenant by furnishing financial information relating to Holdings; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.
In addition, the Company has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the Holders and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Events of Default
The following events are defined in the Indenture as “Events of Default”:
(1) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable if the default continues for a period of 30 days (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture);
(2) the failure to pay the principal on any Notes, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer on the date specified for such payment in the applicable offer to purchase) (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture);
(3) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture which default continues for a period of 60 days (or 180 days in the case of the covenant described under “—Reports to Holders”) after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a default with respect to the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);
(4) the failure to pay at final stated maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace periods and any extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Entity), or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness, if the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final maturity or which has been accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more at any time;
(5) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $50 million shall have been rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; or
(6) certain events of bankruptcy affecting the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same:
(1) shall become immediately due and payable; or
(2) if there are any amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities, shall become immediately due and payable upon the first to occur of an acceleration under the Credit Facilities and five business days after receipt by the Company and the Representative under the Credit Facilities of such Acceleration Notice but only if such Event of Default is then continuing.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture provides that, at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the two preceding paragraphs, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:
(1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;
(2) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;
(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid;
(4) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances; and
(5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (6) of the description above of Events of Default, the Trustee shall have received an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Notes.
Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture and under the TIA. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the
Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it. Subject to all provisions of the Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
Under the Indenture, the Company is required to provide an officers’ certificate to the Trustee promptly upon any such officer obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (provided that, such officers shall provide such certification at least annually whether or not they know of any Default or Event of Default) that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes (“Legal Defeasance”). Such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, except for:
(1) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes when such payments are due;
(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payments;
(3) the rights, powers, trust, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and
(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.
In addition, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization and insolvency events) described under “—Events of Default” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:
(a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or
(b) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law;
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance
and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) or insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Indenture (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others;
(7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for, or relating to, the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with;
(8) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that:
(a) the trust funds will not be subject to any rights of holders of Senior Debt, including those arising under the Indenture; and
(b) after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of the preference provisions of Section 547 of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Code; and
(9) certain other customary conditions precedent are satisfied.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the opinion of counsel required by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not therefor delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable or (y) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in the Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when:
(1) either:
(a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, pursuant to an optional redemption notice or otherwise or (ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; and
(2) the Company has paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company.
The Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture if the Company has delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with.
Modification of the Indenture
From time to time, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes to:
(1) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of the Indenture relating to the form of the Notes (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any Holder;
(3) provide for the assumption of the Company’s, Holdings’ or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders by a successor to the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor pursuant to the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant;
(4) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder;
(5) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA;
(6) provide for the issuance of Notes issued after the Issue Date in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture;
(7) allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Guarantee with respect to the Notes; provided that any such supplemental indenture and/or Guarantee need only be executed by the Company, such Guarantor and the Trustee;
(8) provide for the issuance of Exchange Notes or private Exchange Notes in exchange for the Notes; or
(9) conform the text of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes to any provision of this “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes” to the extent that such provision in this “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes.
Other modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under the Indenture, except that, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, no amendment may:
(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;
(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;
(4) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(5) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes to waive Defaults or Events of Default;
(6) after the Company’s obligation to purchase Notes arises thereunder, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control or modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto after a Change of Control has occurred;
(7) modify or change any provision of the Indenture or the related definitions affecting the subordination or ranking of the Notes or the Guarantees in a manner which adversely affects the Holders; or
(8) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.
However, no amendment may be made to the subordination provisions of the Indenture that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Senior Debt of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Debt (or their Representative) consent to such change.
Governing Law
The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
The Trustee
The Indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
The Indenture and the provisions of the TIA contain certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payments of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. Subject to the TIA, the Trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions; provided that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as described in the TIA, it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
No Personal Liability of Officers, Directors, Employees or Stockholders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor) will have any liability for any obligations of Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Such waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in this “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes.” Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
“2010 Transactions” means the closing of the Acquisition, offering of the 2018 Notes on December 14, 2010, borrowings made on December 14, 2010 pursuant to the Credit Facilities and the repayment of certain Indebtedness of the Company and Holdings with the proceeds of such borrowings and issuance of the 2018 Notes.
“2014 Transactions” means offering of the 2022 Notes and the 2024 Notes on June 4, 2014, borrowings made on June 4, 2014 pursuant to the Credit Facilities and the repayment of the 2018 Notes with the proceeds of such offerings and borrowings.
“2015 Transactions” means offering of the 2025 Notes on May 14, 2015 and borrowings by the Company of up to $1,040,000,000 of term loans due 2022 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2016 Transactions” means offering of the 2026 Notes on June 9, 2016 and borrowings by the Company of up to $500,000,000 of term loans due 2023 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2018 Notes” means the Company’s 7.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 issued under an Indenture dated December 14, 2010, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2018 Transactions” means offering of the UK Notes on May 8, 2018 and borrowings by the Company of up to $700,000,000 of tranche E term loans due 2023 pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“2019 Transactions” means offering of the 2027 5.50% Notes on November 13, 2019 and the redemption of all outstanding 2022 Notes with the proceeds of such offering.
“2020 Notes” means the Company’s 5.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 issued under an Indenture dated October 15, 2012, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2020 Transactions” means offering of the 2025 Secured Notes on April 8, 2020 and an additional offering of the 2026 Secured Notes on April 17, 2020.
“2021 January Transactions” means offering of the 2029 Notes on January 20, 2021 and the redemption of all outstanding 2024 Notes with the proceeds of such offering.
“2022 Notes” means the Company’s 6.000% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 issued under an Indenture dated June 4, 2014, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2024 Notes” means the Company’s 6.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 issued under an Indenture dated June 4, 2014, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2025 Notes” means the Company’s 6.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 issued under an Indenture dated May 14, 2015, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2025 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued under an Indenture dated April 8, 2020, among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and US Collateral Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK Collateral Agent.
“2026 Notes” means the Company’s 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 issued under an Indenture dated June 9, 2016, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2026 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued under an Indenture dated February 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and US Collateral Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK Collateral Agent.
“2027 5.50% Notes” means the Company’s 5.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 issued under an Indenture dated November 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2027 7.50% Notes” means the Company’s 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 issued under an Indenture dated February 13, 2019, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“2029 Notes” means the Company’s 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 issued under an Indenture dated January 20, 2021, among the Company, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“A/R Facility” means the Company’s 364-day, $350 million revolving accounts receivable securitization facility, entered into on October 21, 2013, as further described in the Final Offering Memorandum.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of all the equity interests of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, from McKechnie Holdings LLC, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2010, by and among McKechnie Holdings LLC, the Company and Holdings.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) in whom a Securitization Entity makes an Investment in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of such Investment.
“Asset Acquisition” means (a) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (b) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) other than in the ordinary course of business.
“Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of:
(1) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or
(2) any other property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that Asset Sales or other dispositions shall not include:
(a) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $25.0 million;
(b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;
(c) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;
(d) disposals or replacements of obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business;
(e) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of assets or property in connection with Investments permitted under the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant or pursuant to any Permitted Investment;
(f) sales of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Securitization Transaction” to a Securitization Entity for the fair market value thereof, including cash in an amount at least equal to 75% of the fair market value thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP (for the purposes of this clause (f), Purchase Money Notes shall be deemed to be cash);
(g) dispositions of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(h) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien);
(i) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of any equity interest of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
(j) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of any asset acquired in connection with a Permitted Investment identified in an officers’ certificate delivered to the Trustee at the time of such Permitted Investment or promptly thereafter as “Specified Assets”; provided, that the Company will not so identify any such assets unless, at the time thereof, the Company, in its reasonable business judgment, intends to dispose of, or is contemplating the disposition of, such assets following such Permitted Investment; provided further, that such sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer shall have been consummated within 545 days from the date of such Permitted Investment.
“Bank Indebtedness” means all Obligations pursuant to the Credit Facilities.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, of such Person; and
(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) marketable direct obligations issued by or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the three highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;
(3) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s;
(4) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank or by a bank organized under the laws of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, in each case having at the date of
acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof);
(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and
(6) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or Holdings to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), other than to the Company (in the case of the assets of Holdings);
(2) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture); or
(3) any Person or Group shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company or Holdings.
“Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes all series and classes of such common stock.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of such Person’s:
(1) Consolidated Net Income; and
(2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby:
(a) (i) all income taxes and foreign withholding taxes, (ii) all taxes based on capital and commercial activity (or similar taxes) and (iii) any taxes that result from (x) the exercise by any holder of warrants, options or other rights to acquire Qualified Capital Stock (other than Qualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock) or (y) Dividend Equivalent Payments, in each case, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense;
(c) Consolidated Non-cash Charges less any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than normal accruals in the ordinary course of business), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP;
(d) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge (including fees, expenses and charges (or any amortization thereof) associated with any acquisition, merger or consolidation, in each case, whether or not completed), any severance, relocation, consolidation, closing, integration, facilities opening, business optimization, transition or restructuring costs, charges or expenses (including any costs or expenses associated with any expatriate), any signing, retention or completion bonuses, and
any costs associated with curtailments or modifications to pension and postretirement employee benefit plans;
(e) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Indenture, including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, including such fees, expenses or charges related to the 2010 Transactions, the 2014 Transactions, the 2015 Transactions, the 2016 Transactions, the 2018 Transactions, the 2019 Transactions, the 2020 Transactions, the 2021 January Transactions, the Esterline Transactions or the Transactions;
(f) any write-offs, write-downs or other non-cash charges, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period and the write-off or write-down of current assets;
(g) the amount of any expense related to, or loss attributable to, minority interests or investments;
(h) any expenses related to, or attributed to, non-service related pensions;
(i) the amount of any earn out payments or deferred purchase price in conjunction with acquisitions;
(j) any costs or expenses incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or stockholders agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock);
(k) any Dividend Equivalent Payments;
(l) any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the start-up or extension of long-term arrangements with customers; and
(m) the amount of net cost savings projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as the result of actions to be taken within 24 months of the initiation of any operational change or within 24 months of the consummation of any applicable acquisition or cessation of operations (in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of other cost savings added pursuant to this clause (m) shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for any Four-Quarter Period (calculated after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (m)) (which adjustments may be incremental to any other pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the terms hereof); and
(3) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period (other than such cash charges that have been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition).
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four-Quarter Period”) ending prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for which internal financial statements are available (the “Transaction Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four-Quarter Period. In addition to, and without limitation of, the foregoing, for purposes of this definition,
“Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or the issuance of any Designated Preferred Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or the issuance or redemption of other Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to revolving credit facilities, occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), had occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period; and
(2) any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale or other disposition and without regard to clause (6) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income), investments, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Indebtedness), investment, merger, consolidation or disposed operation occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such other Indebtedness that was so guaranteed.
Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”:
(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; and
(2) notwithstanding clause (1) of this paragraph, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. In addition, any such pro forma calculation may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions reasonably expected to result from any acquisition or merger.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus
(2) the product of (x) the amount of all cash dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the
then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal (as estimated in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company, which estimate shall be conclusive); plus
(3) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal (as estimated in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company, which estimate shall be conclusive); provided that with respect to any series of Preferred Stock that did not pay cash dividends during such period but that is eligible to pay dividends during any period prior to the maturity date of the Notes, cash dividends shall be deemed to have been paid with respect to such series of Preferred Stock during such period for purposes of this clause (3).
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest expense (net of interest income) with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations, for such period determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, but excluding (i) amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs, deferred financing fees, commissions, fees and expenses, (ii) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, (iii) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Transaction and (iv) any prepayment fee or premium paid in connection with the refinancing or repayment of any Indebtedness;
(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; and
(3) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP and without any deduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom to the extent otherwise included, without duplication:
(1) gains and losses from Asset Sales (without regard to the $25.0 million limitation set forth in the definition thereof) and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(2) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(3) all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, gains and losses (including all restructuring costs, facilities relocation costs, acquisition integration costs and fees, including cash severance payments made in connection with acquisitions, and any expense or charge related to the repurchase of Capital Stock or warrants or options to purchase Capital Stock), and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(4) the net income (or loss) from disposed or discontinued operations or any net gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations, and the related tax effects according to GAAP;
(5) any impairment charge or asset write-off (other than the write-off or write-down of current assets), in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;
(6) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(7) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (ii) of the first paragraph of “Limitation on Restricted Payments,” the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Guarantor) to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of that income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(8) the net loss of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(9) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company by such Person;
(10) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Person’s assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;
(11) any non-cash compensation charges and deferred compensation charges, including any arising from existing stock options resulting from any merger or recapitalization transaction; provided, however, that Consolidated Net Income for any period shall be reduced by any cash payments made during such period by such Person in connection with any such deferred compensation, whether or not such reduction is in accordance with GAAP; and
(12) inventory and backlog purchase accounting adjustments and amortization and impairment charges resulting from other purchase accounting adjustments with respect to acquisition transactions.
For purposes of clause (ii)(v) of the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant, Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by any cash dividends paid with respect to any series of Designated Preferred Stock.
“Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges, impairments and expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges that require an accrual of or a reserve for cash payments for any future period other than accruals or reserves associated with mandatory repurchases of equity securities). For clarification purposes, purchase accounting adjustments with respect to inventory and backlog will be included in Consolidated Non-cash Charges.
“Credit Facilities” means the second amended and restated credit agreement dated as of June 4, 2014 among the Company, Holdings, the financial institutions party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and any other agent party thereto, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, replacements, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease any part of the loans, notes,
other credit facilities or commitments thereunder or incurred as “incremental equivalent debt” or similar terms thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility, or accordion or additional credit agreement, or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under the covenant “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”).
“Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company against fluctuations in currency values.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Designated Non-cash Consideration” means any non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such Asset Sale. Any particular item of Designated Non-cash Consideration will cease to be considered to be outstanding once it has been sold for cash or Cash Equivalents.
“Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock that is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (ii)(w) of the first paragraph of the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant.
“Designated Senior Debt” means:
(1) Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities;
(2) Indebtedness under the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes; and
(3) any other Indebtedness constituting Senior Debt which, at the time of determination, has an aggregate principal amount of at least $25.0 million and is specifically designated in the instrument evidencing such Senior Debt as “Designated Senior Debt,” including “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes and the 2029 Notes by the Company and the UK Notes by TD UK.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:
(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Capital Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock; or
(3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part;
in each case on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the final maturity date of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if:
(1) the “asset sale” or “change of control” provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and described under the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant and “—Change of Control”; and
(2) any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto.
The amount of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Capital Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Capital Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Capital Stock as reflected in the most recent internal financial statements of such Person.
“Dividend Equivalent Payment” means a payment in cash or Cash Equivalents to any director, officer or employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a holder of unexercised warrants, options or other rights to acquire Qualified Capital Stock (other than Qualified Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock) of Holdings, which payment represents a dividend or distribution by Holdings that such holder would have received had such holder’s warrants, options or other rights to acquire been exercised on the date of such dividend or distribution.
“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Equity Offering” means any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company; provided that, in the event such equity issuance is not in the form of a public offering registered under the Securities Act, the proceeds received by the Company directly or indirectly from such offering are not less than $10.0 million.
“Esterline Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of Esterline Technologies Corporation, pursuant to the Esterline Acquisition Agreement.
“Esterline Acquisition Agreement” means the agreement and plan of merger dated as of October 9, 2018, as amended, by and among Esterline Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Company and Thunderbird Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“Esterline Transactions” means the closing of the Esterline Acquisition, including the repayment of Indebtedness of Esterline Technologies Corporation, and the initial offering of the 2026 Secured Notes and the 2027 7.50% Notes on February 13, 2019, including the redemption of all outstanding 2020 Notes.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, Marketable Securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Company after December 14, 2010 from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital; and
(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company;
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the Company on the date such capital contributions are made or the
date such Capital Stock is sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (ii) of the first paragraph under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments.”
“fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith.
“Final Offering Memorandum” means the final version of the Offering Memorandum relating to the offering of the Notes dated April 12, 2021.
“Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, other than TD UK.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States of America, as in effect as of December 14, 2010.
“Guarantee” means:
(1) the guarantee of the Notes by Holdings, TD UK and the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and
(2) the guarantee of the Notes by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company required under the terms of the “Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries” covenant or not otherwise prohibited under the Indenture.
“Guarantor” means TD UK and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that incurs a Guarantee; provided that upon the release and discharge of any such Restricted Subsidiary from its Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Guarantor.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to the hedging of price risk associated with the purchase of commodities used in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as any such agreement has been entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation.
“Holdings” means TransDigm Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.
“Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that (i) contributed 2.5% or less of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination and (ii) had consolidated assets representing 2.5% or less of Total Assets on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;
(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or asset and the amount of the Obligation so secured;
(8) all Obligations under Currency Agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person; and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter. For clarification purposes, the liability of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to make periodic payments to licensors in consideration for the license of patents and technical information under license agreements in existence on the Issue Date and any amount payable in respect of a settlement of disputes with respect to such payments thereunder shall not constitute Indebtedness.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. For the purposes of calculating the amount of Indebtedness of a Securitization Entity outstanding as of any date, the face or notional amount of any interest in receivables or equipment that is outstanding as of such date shall be deemed to be Indebtedness but any such interests held by Affiliates of such Securitization Entity shall be excluded for purposes of such calculation.
For the purposes hereof, the amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (8) of the first paragraph of this definition is the net amount payable (after giving effect to permitted set off) if such Currency Agreements or interest swap agreements are terminated at that time due to a default of such Person.
“Interest Swap Obligations” means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and shall include interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of
any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. Except as otherwise provided herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair market value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in its fair market value.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.
“Issue Date” means April 21, 2021.
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Investment that the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries has contractually committed to consummate, the terms of which do not condition the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s, as applicable, obligations to close such Permitted Investment on the availability of third-party financing.
“Marketable Securities” means publicly traded debt or equity securities that are listed for trading on a national securities exchange and that were issued by a corporation whose debt securities are rated in one of the three highest rating categories by either S&P or Moody’s.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions and title and recording tax expenses);
(2) all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Sale;
(3) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale;
(4) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale; and
(5) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale.
“Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
“Permitted Business” means any business (including stock or assets) that derives a majority of its revenues from the business engaged in by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and/or activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary or related to, or are a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means, without duplication, each of the following:
(1) Indebtedness under the Notes (other than any Additional Notes);
(2) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to the Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $2,900.0 million less:
(a) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of Securitization Entities at the time outstanding;
(b) the amount of all mandatory principal payments actually made by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary since the Issue Date with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale in respect of term loans under a credit facility (excluding any such payments to the extent refinanced at the time of payment); and
(c) any repayments of revolving credit borrowings under the Credit Facilities with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale that are accompanied by a corresponding commitment reduction thereunder; provided that the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Credit Facilities in accordance with this clause (2) shall be in addition to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to a credit facility in reliance on, and in accordance with, clauses (7), (13), (14) and (15) below;
(3) other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (including the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes, the UK Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes) reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;
(4) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries covering Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any Indebtedness to which any such Interest Swap Obligations correspond is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided further that such Interest Swap Obligations are entered into, in the judgment of the Company, to protect the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuation in interest rates on its outstanding Indebtedness;
(5) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company under Hedging Agreements and Currency Agreements;
(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness
between or among the Company and any such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
(a) if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes; and
(b) (1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (2) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof (other than by way of granting a Lien permitted under the Indenture or in connection with the exercise of remedies by a secured creditor) shall be deemed, in each case, to
constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
(7) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(8) Refinancing Indebtedness (other than Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (2) of this definition and other than Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the 2025 Notes);
(9) guarantees by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of each other’s Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided further that in the event such Indebtedness (other than Acquired Indebtedness) is Ratio Indebtedness, such guarantees are by the Company or a Guarantor only;
(10) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn out or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than guarantees of Indebtedness, incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(11) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business;
(12) the incurrence by a Securitization Entity of Indebtedness in a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is non-recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);
(13) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with the acquisition of a Permitted Business; provided that on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof and the use of proceeds therefrom, either:
(a) the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Ratio Indebtedness; or
(b) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be greater than the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(14) additional Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under a credit facility) (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (14) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” without reliance on this clause (14), subject to further redivision and reclassification pursuant to the final paragraph of this definition) in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period
of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination;
(15) additional Indebtedness of the Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount which (when combined with the liquidation value of all series of outstanding Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock) does not exceed the greater of (x) $450 million and (y) 20% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination, at any one time outstanding (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under a credit facility) (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (15) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (15) but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the covenant entitled “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” without reliance on this clause (15), subject to further redivision and reclassification pursuant to the final paragraph of this definition);
(16) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five business days of incurrence; and
(17) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries represented by letters of credit for the account of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, issued in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, including in order to provide security for workers’ compensation claims or payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar requirements in the ordinary course of business and other Indebtedness with respect to workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance, surety and similar bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business.
For purposes of determining compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (17) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio provisions of such covenant, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, divide and classify (or later redivide and reclassify) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with such covenant. Accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company holds a minority interest) (whether existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter) or any other Person (including by means of any transfer of cash or other property) if as a result of such Investment such other Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in which an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company holds a minority interest) or that will merge with or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and Investments in the Company by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) Investments in property and other assets owned or used by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(4) loans and advances (including payroll, travel and similar advances) to employees and officers of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or to fund such Person’s purchase of Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company pursuant to compensatory plans approved by the Board of Directors in good faith;
(5) Currency Agreements, Hedging Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture;
(6) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization
or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of such trade creditors or customers;
(7) Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant;
(8) Investments required pursuant to any agreement or obligation of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in effect on the Issue Date, to make such Investments;
(9) Investments existing on the Issue Date;
(10) accounts receivable created or acquired and advances to suppliers created or incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(11) guarantees by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;
(12) additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $500 million and (B) 25.0% of the Company’s Total Assets;
(13) any Investment by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company in a Securitization Entity or any Investment by a Securitization Entity in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that any Investment in a Securitization Entity is in the form of a Purchase Money Note or an equity interest;
(14) Investments the payment for which consists exclusively of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;
(15) guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness permitted by the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness”;
(16) any Investment in any Person to the extent it consists of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business; and
(17) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary not exceeding the greater of (x) $250 million and (y) 12% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination in the aggregate for all such Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“Permitted Subsidiary Preferred Stock” means any series of Preferred Stock of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes Qualified Capital Stock, the liquidation value of all series of which, when combined with the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to clause (15) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, does not (on a pro forma basis) exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 0.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
“Productive Assets” means assets (including Capital Stock) that are used or usable by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Permitted Businesses.
“Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Securitization Entity evidencing a line of credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction to a Securitization Entity, which note shall be repaid from cash available to the Securitization Entity other than amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest and principal and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated receivables or newly acquired equipment.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
“Qualified Proceeds” means assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Permitted Business; provided that the fair market value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.
“Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:
(1) a Securitization Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); and
(2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Entity), or may grant a security interest in any accounts receivable or equipment (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such accounts receivable and equipment, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable and equipment, proceeds of such accounts receivable and equipment and other assets (including contract rights) which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with assets securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and equipment. For the avoidance of doubt, transactions consummated under the A/R Facility (as in effect on the Issue Date) are Qualified Securitization Transactions.
“Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P or, if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company that shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.
“Refinance” means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing, modification, replacement, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay interest or premiums required by the instruments governing such then-existing or thereafter-incurred future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof (“Required Premiums”) and fees in connection therewith; provided that any such event shall not:
(1) directly or indirectly result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Indebtedness, except to the extent such increase is a result of a simultaneous incurrence of additional Indebtedness:
(a) to pay Required Premiums and related fees; or
(b) otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; and
(2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, Holdings, the Guarantors and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the initial purchasers of the Notes, as amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Representative” means the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative in respect of any Designated Senior Debt; provided that if, and for so long as, any Designated Senior Debt lacks such a representative, then the Representative for such Designated Senior Debt shall at all times constitute the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of such Designated Senior Debt in respect of any Designated Senior Debt.
“Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings (a division of S&P Global Inc.), or any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any property, whether owned by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Debt” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization Entity” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers accounts receivable or equipment and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable or equipment and:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:
(a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);
(b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or
(c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
(2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing receivables of such entity;
(3) to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any obligations to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results; and
(4) which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as a Securitization Entity.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
For the avoidance of doubt, TransDigm Receivables LLC constitutes a Securitization Entity as of the Issue Date.
“Senior Debt” means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall be subordinate or pari passu in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Senior Debt” shall also include the principal of, premium, if any, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on, and all other amounts owing in respect of:
(x) all monetary obligations of every nature of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor under the Credit Facilities, including obligations to pay principal and interest, reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, fees, expenses and indemnities;
(y) all Interest Swap Obligations (and guarantees thereof); and
(z) all obligations (and guarantees thereof) under Currency Agreements and Hedging Agreements, in each case whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Senior Debt” shall not include:
(i) any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or a Guarantor to the Company, Holdings or to a Subsidiary of the Company;
(ii) any Indebtedness of the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor to, or guaranteed by the Company, Holdings or any Guarantor on behalf of, any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Company, Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Company (including amounts owed for compensation) other than a shareholder who is also a lender (or an Affiliate of a lender) under the Credit Facilities;
(iii) any amounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities but excluding secured purchase money obligations);
(iv) Indebtedness represented by Disqualified Capital Stock;
(v) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings;
(vi) that portion of any Indebtedness incurred in violation of the Indenture provisions set forth under “—Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” (but, as to any such obligation, no such violation shall be deemed to exist for purposes of this clause (vi) if the holder(s) of such obligation or their representative and the Trustee shall have received an officers’ certificate of the Company to the effect that the incurrence of such Indebtedness does not (or in the case of revolving credit indebtedness, that the incurrence of the entire committed amount thereof at the date on which the initial borrowing thereunder is made would not) violate such provisions of the Indenture);
(vii) Indebtedness which, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, United States Code, is without recourse to the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings, as applicable; and
(viii) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company, any of the Guarantors or Holdings.
“Senior Subordinated Debt” means, with respect to a Person, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes, the Notes and the UK Notes (in the case of the Company) and the UK Notes (in the case of TD UK), Guarantees or the guarantees of the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the 2027 5.50% Notes, the 2027 7.50% Notes, the 2029 Notes, the Notes and the UK Notes (in the case of a Guarantor or Holdings) and any other Indebtedness of such Person that specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to rank pari passu with the Notes or such Guarantee, as the case may be, in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person which is not Senior Debt of such Person.
“Significant Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which are reasonably customary, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, in an accounts receivable or equipment transaction.
“Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, means:
(i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; or
(ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
“TD UK” means TransDigm UK Holdings plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.
“Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as set forth on the Company’s most recently available internal consolidated balance sheet as of such date.
“Transactions” means the offering of the Notes as described in the Final Offering Memorandum and the redemption of all outstanding 2025 Notes.
“UK Notes” means TD UK’s 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 issued under the Indenture dated May 8, 2018, among TD UK, the Company, Holdings and the guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means:
(1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be, or continue to be, designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and
(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or another Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(1) the Company certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant; and
(2) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if (x) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with the “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness” covenant and (y) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
Actions taken by an Unrestricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been taken, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness; into
(2) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying;
(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof; by
(b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than a State in the United States of America or the District of Columbia, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM
The original notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A (the “Rule 144A Notes”), and in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S (the “Regulation S Notes”). The original notes were issued in registered, global form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.
Rule 144A Notes are currently represented by one or more global notes in registered form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Notes”), and the Regulation S Notes are currently represented by one or more global notes in registered form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Temporary Regulation S Global Notes”). Beneficial ownership interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Note will be exchangeable for interests in a Rule 144A Global Note, a permanent global note (the “Permanent Regulation S Global Note”), or a definitive note in registered certificated form (a “Certificated Note”), only after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, as defined in the indentures, and then only (i) upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in such Temporary Regulation S Global Note are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act and (ii) in the case of an exchange for a Certificated Note, in compliance with the requirements described under “—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.” The Temporary Regulation S Global Note and the Permanent Regulation S Global Note are referred to herein as the “Regulation S Global Notes” and the Rule 144A Global Notes and the Regulation S Global Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Global Notes.” The Global Notes were deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below. Beneficial interests in the Rule 144A Global Notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes at any time except in the limited circumstances described below. See “—Exchanges Between Regulation S Notes and Rule 144A Notes.”
The exchange notes issued in exchange for the original notes will be represented by one or more fully registered global notes, without interest coupons and will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for DTC, in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant as described below.
Except as set forth below, the global notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the global notes may not be exchanged for notes in certificated form except in the limited circumstances described below. See “—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.” Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the global notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of exchange notes in certificated form.
Transfers of beneficial interests in the global notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct or indirect participants, which may change from time to time.
Depository Procedures
The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC is provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. Neither the Company nor the Trustee takes any responsibility for these operations and procedures, and investors are urged to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.
DTC has advised the Company that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the “Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC’s system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through, or maintain a custodial relationship with, a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”). Persons who are not
Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants.
The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.
DTC has also advised the Company that, pursuant to procedures established by it:
(1) upon deposit of the global notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the initial purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the global notes; and
(2) ownership of these interests in the global notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the global notes).
Investors in the global notes who are Participants in DTC’s system may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the global notes who are not Participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations which are Participants in such system. All interests in a global note may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a global note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.
Except as described below, owners of an interest in the global notes will not have exchange notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of exchange notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or “holders” thereof under the indentures for any purpose.
Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium and additional interest, if any, on a global note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder under the indentures. Under the terms of the indentures, the Company and the Trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the exchange notes, including the global notes, are registered as the owners of the exchange notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes.
Consequently, neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:
(1) any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interest in the global notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records, or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records, relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the global notes; or
(2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.
DTC has advised the Company that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the exchange notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of exchange notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and
will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Company. Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the exchange notes, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.
Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures and will be settled in same-day funds.
DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of exchange notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the global notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the exchange notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the global notes for legended exchange notes in certificated form and to distribute such exchange notes to its Participants.
Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or the Participants or Indirect Participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes
A Global Note is exchangeable for certificated notes if:
(1) DTC (a) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes, and DTC fails to appoint a successor depositary or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act;
(2) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the certificated notes; or
(3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default with respect to the exchange notes.
In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be exchanged for certificated notes upon prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the indentures. In all cases, certificated notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures).
Exchange of Certificated Notes for Global Notes
Certificated notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in any Global Note unless the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in the indentures) to the effect that such transfer will comply with the appropriate transfer restrictions applicable to such notes.
Exchanges Between Regulation S Notes and Rule 144A Notes
Beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note or the Rule 144A Global Note only after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and then only upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in such Temporary Regulation S Note are owned by, or being transferred to, either non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.
Beneficial interests in a Rule 144A Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in the indentures) to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if available).
Transfers involving exchanges of beneficial interests between the Regulation S Global Notes and the Rule 144A Global Notes will be effected in DTC by means of an instruction originated by the Trustee through the DTC Deposit/Withdraw at Custodian system. Accordingly, in connection with any such transfer, appropriate adjustments will be made to reflect a decrease in the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note and a corresponding increase in the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note or vice versa, as applicable. Any beneficial interest in one of the Global Notes that is transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the other Global Note will, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global Note and will become an interest in the other Global Note and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Note for so long as it remains such an interest.
Same Day Settlement and Payment
The Company will make payments in respect of the exchange notes represented by the global notes (including principal, premium, if any, interest and additional interest, if any) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the global note holder. The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium and additional interest, if any, with respect to certificated notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders of the certificated notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such holder’s registered address. The exchange notes represented by the global notes are expected to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. The Company expects that secondary trading in any certificated notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the exchange of each series of unregistered original notes for the applicable series of registered exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all the potential tax considerations relating to the exchange offer. This summary is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative rulings and pronouncements, and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus and all of which are subject to change or to different interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect, which may result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different than those set forth below.
This discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a holder in light of such holder’s particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as banks or other financial institutions, entities or arrangements classified as partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes or investors in such entities, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, expatriates or former U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, insurance companies, brokers or dealers in securities or commodities, holders that use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, holders subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, controlled foreign corporations (within the meaning of the Code), passive foreign investment companies (within the meaning of the Code), persons deemed to sell the notes under the constructive sale provisions of the Code, persons holding the notes in tax-deferred accounts, or persons holding the notes as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” integrated security transaction or other risk reduction transaction. In addition, this discussion is limited to persons that hold the notes as “capital assets” within the meaning of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address U.S. federal tax laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax (such as the gift tax, the estate tax and the Medicare tax) or the effect of any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws. This summary is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS. We have not sought and will not seek any rulings from the IRS with respect to the statements made in this summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to these statements or that a contrary position taken by the IRS would not be sustained by a court.
The exchange of an original note of either series for an exchange note of the applicable series pursuant to the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable exchange of the original note for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Rather, the exchange note of either series that a holder receives will be treated as a continuation of the holder’s investment in the corresponding original note surrendered in the exchange. Consequently, a holder will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss upon the receipt of an exchange note of the applicable series pursuant to the exchange offer, the holder’s holding period for an exchange note of the applicable series will include the holding period for the original note exchanged pursuant to the exchange offer, and the holder’s tax basis in an exchange note of either series will be the same as the adjusted tax basis in the original note of the respective series immediately before such exchange.
THIS SUMMARY OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATION, AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSIDERATIONS ARISING UNDER OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS, THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for original notes where such original notes were acquired as a result of market-marketing activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the expiration date, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.
We will not receive any proceeds from any such sale of exchange notes by broker-dealers. Exchange notes received by broker-dealers for their own account, pursuant to the exchange offer, may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the exchange notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such exchange notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of exchange notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
For a period of 180 days after the expiration date we will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the notes) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the exchange notes will be passed upon for us by Jones Day. Certain matters relating to the laws of the State of Connecticut will be passed on for us by Shipman & Goodwin LLP. Certain matters relating to the laws of the State of Washington will be passed on for us by Perkins Coie LLP. Certain matters relating to the laws of the State of New Jersey will be passed on for us by Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP. Certain matters relating to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia will be passed on for us by McGuireWoods LLP.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of TransDigm Group Incorporated appearing in TransDigm Group Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 (including the schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of TransDigm Group Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2020 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
TransDigm Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group. TD Group is subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act. In addition, under the terms of the indentures, we have agreed that whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any original notes or exchange notes are outstanding, we, or our parent, will furnish to the trustee and the holders of notes (i) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, if we were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes our financial condition and results of operations and our consolidated subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by our certified independent accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if we were required to file such reports. In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, we will file a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability, unless the SEC will not accept such a filing, and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. In addition, we have agreed that, for so long as any notes remain outstanding, we will furnish to the holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, under the terms of the indentures, subject to certain exceptions, if either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group is acquired by an entity that has received an investment grade rating from both Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings and that files current and periodic reports with the SEC, the requirements in the indentures that either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group file current and periodic reports with the SEC will be suspended. See “Description of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants” and “Description of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes—Certain Covenants.”
Our filings with the SEC are available to the public from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus, while information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus (other than any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K unless we specifically state in such Current Report that such information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act, or we incorporate it by reference into a filing under
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act), including any such reports filed after the date of this registration statement and prior to effectiveness:
•Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2020; •Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 2, 2021, April 3, 2021 and July 3, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 9, 2021, May 11, 2021 and August 10, 2021, respectively; and •Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2020, January 5, 2021 (Item 2.01 only), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 11, 2021 (Item 8.01 only), January 20, 2021, March 24, 2021, April 21, 2021, May 25, 2021, July 1, 2021, July 27, 2021 and August 10, 2021 (Item 5.02 only). We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Requests may be made in writing to: TransDigm Group Incorporated, 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, or by telephone at (216) 706-2960. In order to ensure timely delivery of this information, any request should be made by , 2021, five business days prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer.
TransDigm Inc.
Up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
that were issued on January 20, 2021
Up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
that were issued on April 21, 2021
Until , 2021, all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II
Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
TransDigm Inc.’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of TransDigm Group Incorporated, Acme Aerospace, Inc., AeroControlex Group, Inc., Airborne Acquisition, Inc., Airborne Global, Inc., Airborne Holdings, Inc., Airborne Systems NA Inc., Airborne Systems North America Inc., Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc., AmSafe, Inc., AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc., Angus Electronics Co., Armtec Countermeasures Co., Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co., Armtec Defense Products Co., Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc., Aviation Technologies, Inc., Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc., Bridport Holdings, Inc., Bruce Aerospace Inc., Chelton Avionics, Inc., Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc., Cobham Defense Products, Inc., Data Device Corporation, Dukes Aerospace, Inc., Esterline International Company, Esterline Technologies Corporation, Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc., Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., Hytek Finishes Co., ILC Holdings, Inc., Kirkhill Inc., Korry Electronics Co., Leach Holding Corporation, Leach International Corporation, Leach Technology Group, Inc., MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Mason Electric Co., McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc., NAT Seattle Inc., North Hills Signal Processing Corp., North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp., Palomar Products, Inc., Pexco Aerospace, Inc., Semco Instruments, Inc., Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., TDG ESL Holdings Inc., TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. and TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law or on a substantially similar basis. Similarly, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., Hartwell Corporation, Janco Corporation, NMC Group, Inc., PneuDraulics, Inc. and TA Aerospace Co. generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under California law or on a substantially similar basis. Similarly, the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of Arkwin Industries, Inc., Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, Norwich Aero Products, Inc., Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. and Young & Franklin Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under New York law or on a substantially similar basis. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Texas Rotronics, Inc. do not reference the indemnification of its respective officers and directors and are thereby subject to the statutory default rules provided by Texas law (described in further detail, below). Similarly, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. do not reference the indemnification of its respective officers and directors and are thereby subject to the statutory default rules provided by New Jersey law (described in further detail, below). The articles of incorporation of Avionics Specialties, Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of its respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Virginia law. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of its respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Washington law, while the articles of incorporation and bylaws of AvtechTyee, Inc. do not reference the indemnification of its respective officers and directors and are thereby subject to the statutory default rules governing indemnification provided by Washington law (described in further detail, below). The limited liability company agreements of Aerosonic LLC, Avionic Instruments LLC, Beta Transformer Technology LLC, Breeze-Eastern LLC, CEF Industries, LLC, Champion Aerospace LLC, CMC Electronics Aurora LLC, Electromech Technologies LLC, Esterline Europe Company LLC, Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC, Johnson Liverpool LLC, Leach Mexico Holding LLC, McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, Nordisk Aviation Products LLC, Schneller LLC, Telair US LLC, Transicoil LLC, Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC and 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law or on a substantially similar basis. In addition, the operating agreements of CDA InterCorp LLC, Symetrics Industries, LLC and Symetrics Technology Group, LLC generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Florida law or on a substantially similar basis.
TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, Acme Aerospace, Inc., AeroControlex Group, Inc., Airborne Acquisition, Inc., Airborne Global, Inc., Airborne Holdings, Inc., Airborne Systems NA Inc., Airborne Systems North America Inc., Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc., AmSafe, Inc., AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc., Angus Electronics Co., Armtec Countermeasures Co., Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co., Armtec Defense Products Co., Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc., Aviation Technologies, Inc., Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc., Bridport
Holdings, Inc., Bruce Aerospace Inc., Chelton Avionics, Inc., Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc., Cobham Defense Products, Inc., Data Device Corporation, Dukes Aerospace, Inc., Esterline International Company, Esterline Technologies Corporation, Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc., Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., Hytek Finishes Co., ILC Holdings, Inc., Kirkhill Inc., Korry Electronics Co., Leach Holding Corporation, Leach International Corporation, Leach Technology Group, Inc., MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Mason Electric Co., McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc., NAT Seattle Inc., North Hills Signal Processing Corp., North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp., Palomar Products, Inc., Pexco Aerospace, Inc., Semco Instruments, Inc., Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc., TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and TDG ESL Holdings Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than action by or in the right of the corporation—a “derivative action”), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
TransDigm Group Incorporated also maintains a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which its directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers.
TransDigm UK Holdings plc’s articles of association provide that each of its directors and officers (other than an auditor) are entitled to be indemnified by TransDigm UK Holdings plc against any liability incurred by or attaching to such director or officer in the actual or proposed execution and discharge of his duties, the exercise or purported exercise of his powers or otherwise in relation to his duties, powers or office. TransDigm UK Holdings plc’s articles of association also provide that it may purchase and maintain insurance for or for the benefit of any persons who are or were at any time its directors, officers or employees against any liability incurred by such persons in respect of any act or omission in the actual or purported exercise of their powers and/or otherwise in relation to TransDigm UK Holdings plc and, to such extent as may be permitted by law, otherwise to indemnify or to exempt any such person against or from any such liability. However, in the case of a director, such indemnity does not extend to any indemnity rendered void by the Companies Act 2006. The Companies Act 2006 generally renders void an indemnity for a director against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company of which he is a director.
Aerosonic LLC, Avionic Instruments LLC, Beta Transformer Technology LLC, Breeze-Eastern LLC, CEF Industries, LLC, Champion Aerospace LLC, CMC Electronics Aurora LLC, Electromech Technologies LLC, Esterline Europe Company LLC, Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC, Johnson Liverpool LLC, Leach Mexico Holding LLC, McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, Nordisk Aviation Products LLC, Schneller LLC, Telair US LLC, Transicoil LLC, Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC and 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC are limited liability companies formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides, subject to standards and restrictions set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., Hartwell Corporation, Janco Corporation, NMC Group, Inc., PneuDraulics, Inc. and TA Aerospace Co. are incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law provides that a California corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than in certain derivative actions as described below, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of the predecessor corporation, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of a derivative action, no indemnification shall be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation and its shareholders unless and only to the extent that the court in which action or suit is or was pending shall determine that, in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for these expenses which this court shall deem proper. Section 317 further provides that to the extent that the director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter, such person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such defense.
CDA InterCorp LLC, Symetrics Industries, LLC and Symetrics Technology Group, LLC are limited liability companies formed under the laws of the State of Florida. Section 605.0408 of the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act provides that subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its articles of organization or operating agreement, a limited liability company may indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to a claim or demand against the person and a debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member or manager if the claim, demand, debt, obligation, or other liability does not arise from does not arise from: (1) a distribution made by the company where after the distribution either (a) the company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs, or (b) the company’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities, plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy certain preferential distribution rights; (2) a breach related to the management of the limited liability company; (3) an improper delegation of rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the company; (4) a breach of the rules and requirements for the selection, terms, and removal of managers in a manager-managed limited liability company; (5) a breach relating to the voting rights of members and managers; (6) a breach relating to the agency rights of members and managers in a limited liability company; or (7) a breach of the standards of conduct for members and managers, including the fiduciary duties of loyalty and care and the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
AvtechTyee, Inc. and Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. Sections 23B.08.320 and 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.603 of the Washington Business Corporations Act, or the WBCA, contain specific provisions relating to indemnification of directors and officers of Washington corporations. In general, the WBCA provides that unless limited by the articles of incorporation (a) a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is a party because of being an officer or director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the officer or director in connection with the proceeding, and (b) a corporation may indemnify a director or officer for reasonable expenses, if it is determined as provided in the WBCA that the director’s or officer’s actions met a certain standard of conduct, provided, however, that the corporation may not indemnify a director or officer: (i) who is found to be liable to the corporation, (ii) who is found to have received an improper personal benefit, (iii) for actions adjudged to be intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, or (iv) from liability for authorizing unlawful distributions to shareholders. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the WBCA also permits a director or officer of a corporation who is a party to a proceeding to apply to the courts for indemnification or advance of expenses and the court may order indemnification or advance of expenses under certain circumstances set forth in the WBCA. The WBCA further provides that a corporation may in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by resolution provide indemnification in addition to that provided by the WBCA, subject to certain conditions.
Arkwin Industries, Inc., Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, Norwich Aero Products, Inc., Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. and Young & Franklin Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. Section 722 of the New York Business Corporation Law provides that a New York corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, criminal or otherwise (other than action by or in the right of the corporation (“derivative actions”)), if they acted in good faith for a purpose they reasonably believed to be in or, in the case of service for another entity, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim as to which such person is adjudged liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent approved by a court. Under Section 723 of the New York Business Corporation law, if a person has been successful in the defense of an action described above, he or she shall be entitled to indemnification. The foregoing is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted to a director or officer under a certificate of incorporation, bylaws, resolution or contract.
Texas Rotronics, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas. Section 8.101(a) of the Texas Business Organizations Code (the “Texas Statute”) provides that a Texas corporation may indemnify a governing person, former governing person, or delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in a proceeding if it is determined that (1) the person: (A) acted in good faith; (B) reasonably believed: (i) in the case of conduct in the person’s official capacity, that the person’s conduct was in the corporation’s best interests and (ii) in any other case, that the person’s conduct was not opposed to the corporation’s best interests; and (C) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful; (2) with respect to expenses, the amount of expenses other than a judgment is reasonable; and (3) indemnification should be paid. Section 8.103 of the Texas Statute outlines who in a corporation may decide whether a governing person, former governing person or delegate meets the indemnification requirements under section 8.101(a) of the Texas Statute. This determination must come from: (1) a majority vote of disinterested and independent governing persons, regardless whether the governing persons who are disinterested and independent constitute a quorum; (2) a majority vote of a committee of the governing authority, only if the committee: (A) is selected through a majority vote of disinterested and independent governing persons, regardless whether the governing persons who are disinterested and independent constitute a quorum; and (B) is composed solely of disinterested and independent governing persons; (3) special legal counsel selected by governing persons; (4) owners or members of the corporation in a vote that excludes the ownership or membership interests held by each governing person who is not disinterested and independent; or (5) a unanimous vote of the owners or members of the corporation. Section 8.102 of the Texas Statute provides that a person may be indemnified against judgments and reasonable expenses—including court costs, penalties, settlements, fines, and excise or similar taxes—actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding, but if the person is found liable to the corporation or is found liable because the person improperly received a personal benefit, indemnification (1) is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding; (2) does not include judgments, penalties, fines and excise or similar taxes; and (3) may not be made in relation to any proceeding in which the person has been found liable for (A) willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of the person’s duty to the corporation; (B) breach of the person’s duty of loyalty owed to the corporation; or (C) an act or omission not committed in good faith that constitutes a breach of duty owed by the person to the corporation. Section 8.051 of the Texas Statute states that where a governing person, former governing person or delegate is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in connection with a proceeding in which the person is a respondent because the person is or was a governing person or delegate, the Corporation must indemnify such governing person, former governing person or delegate against reasonable expenses actually incurred by such person. Section 8.105 of the Texas Statute further authorizes a Texas corporation to indemnify an officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the same extent as a governing person. In addition, Section 8.151 of the Texas Statute authorizes a Texas corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or another arrangement to indemnify or hold harmless an existing or former governing person, delegate, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against and incurred by the person in such a capacity or arising out of the person’s status in that capacity, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under the Texas Statute.
HarcoSemco LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut. Section 34-255g of the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act provides that:
(a) A limited liability company shall reimburse a member of a member-managed company or the manager of a manager-managed company for any payment made by the member or in the course of the member’s or manager’s activities on behalf of the company, if the member or manager complied with sections 34-255f and 34-255h in making the payment.
(b) In the ordinary course of its duties and affairs, a limited liability company may indemnify and hold harmless a person with respect to any claim or demand against the person and any debt, obligation or other liability incurred by the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member, manager or officer if the claim, demand, debt, obligation or other liability does not arise from the person’s breach of section 34-255d, 34-255f or 34-255h.
(c) A limited liability company shall indemnify and hold harmless a person who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding with respect to any claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member, manager or officer of the company from and against reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the person in connection with such claim or demand. As used in this subsection, “proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, arbitration, investigation, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether formal or informal.
(d) In the ordinary course of its activities and affairs, a limited liability company may advance reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, incurred by a person in connection with a claim or demand against the person by reason of the person’s former or present capacity as a member, manager or officer of the company if the person promises to repay the company if the person ultimately is determined not to be entitled to be indemnified under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) A limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a member, manager or officer of the company against liability asserted against or incurred by the member, manager or officer in that capacity or arising from that status even if, under subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 34-243d, the operating agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the company for the conduct giving rise to the liability.
The operating agreement of HarcoSemco LLC provides that HarcoSemco LLC shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of HarcoSemco LLC) by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of HarcoSemco LLC, or is or was serving at the request of HarcoSemco LLC as a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of HarcoSemco LLC, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of HarcoSemco LLC, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Furthermore, the operating agreement of HarcoSemco LLC provides that HarcoSemco LLC shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of HarcoSemco LLC to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the tact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of HarcoSemco LLC, or is or was serving at the request of HarcoSemco LLC as a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of HarcoSemco LLC and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only
to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Section 14A:3-5(2) of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated authorizes a New Jersey corporation to indemnify a corporate agent, which includes directors and officers, against his expenses and liabilities in connection with any proceeding involving the corporate agent by reason of his being or having been such a corporate agent, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, if (a) such corporate agent acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (b) with respect to any criminal proceeding, such corporate agent had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Under Section 14A:3-5(3) of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, a New Jersey corporation has the power to indemnify a corporate agent against his expenses in connection with any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor which involves the corporate agent by reason of his being or having been such corporate agent, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. However, in such proceeding no indemnification shall be provided in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such corporate agent shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the New Jersey Superior Court or the court in which such proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all circumstances of the case, such corporate agent is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the New Jersey Superior Court or such other court shall deem proper.
A New Jersey corporation shall indemnify a corporate agent against expenses to the extent such corporate agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in any proceeding referred to in Sections 14A:3-5(2) and 14A:3-5(3) or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.
Avionics Specialties, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth of Virginia. Sections 13.1-697(A) and 13.1-702 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended (the “Virginia Code”), provides that an individual who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director or officer of a corporation is entitled to indemnification by such corporation against liability incurred in the proceeding if (1) (a) he conducted himself in good faith, (b) he believed, (i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in its best interests, and (ii) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, or (2) the director or officer engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory as authorized by subsection C of 13.1-704 of the Virginia Code. Unless ordered by a court under subsection C of 13.1-700.1 of the Virginia Code, or broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory as authorized by subsection C of 13.1-704 of the Virginia Code, a corporation may not indemnify a director or an officer (a) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director or officer has met the relevant standard set forth in the preceding sentence, or (b) in connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or officer, whether or not involving action in his official capacity, in which he was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him. Sections 13.1-698 and 13.1-702 of the Virginia Code provides that unless limited by its articles of incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer who is wholly successful, on merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding. The articles of incorporation of Avionics Specialties, Inc. have no such limitations and the articles of incorporation of Avionics Specialties, Inc. provide that its directors and officers are indemnified to the maximum extent provided by law.
Skandia, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois. Under Section 8.75 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 (the “ILBCA”), a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful.
In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Section 8.75(f) of the ILBCA further provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted under Section 8.75 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
The bylaws of Skandia, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the ILBCA. The bylaws also provide that Skandia, Inc. may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee of agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of Skandia, Inc. as a director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not Skandia, Inc. would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of its bylaws.
Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 28, 2014, of TransDigm Group Incorporated | | |
| | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of TransDigm Group Incorporated | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed July 2, 1993, of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed July 22, 1993, of the Certificate of Incorporation of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.) | | |
| | Bylaws of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed July 10, 2009, of Acme Aerospace, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Acme Aerospace, Inc. | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed July 30, 1986, of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed September 12, 1986, of the Articles of Incorporation of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed January 27, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed December 31, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed August 11, 1997, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Sabre International, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 18, 2007, of AeroControlex Group, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of AeroControlex Group, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed September 25, 2013, of Aerosonic LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Aerosonic LLC | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed November 13, 2009, of Airborne Acquisition, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Airborne Acquisition, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed January 25, 2010, of HDT International Holdings, Inc. (now known as Airborne Global, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed February 24, 2010, of HDT International Holdings, Inc. (now known as Airborne Global, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed December 10, 2013, of HDT Global, Inc. (now known as Airborne Global, Inc.) | | |
| | Bylaws of HDT International Holdings, Inc. (now known as Airborne Global, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed November 13, 2009, of Airborne Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Airborne Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed September 1, 1995, of Wardle Storeys Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems NA Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 28, 2002, of Wardle Storeys Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems NA Inc.) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Bylaws of Airborne Systems NA Inc., as amended | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 23, 2007, of Airborne Systems North America Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Airborne Systems North America Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 25, 1989, of Irvin Industries (Del), Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 2, 1989, of Irvin Industries (Del), Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 30, 1996, of Irvin Industries, Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 23, 2007, of Irvin Aerospace Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc.) | | |
| | Bylaws of Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, Profit, filed October 28, 1994, of Wardle Storeys (Parachutes) Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Merger, filed February 9, 1995, of Para-Flite Inc. with and into Wardle Storeys (Parachutes) Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc.) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 23, 2007, of Para-Flite Inc. (now known as Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Correction to Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 27, 2007, of Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws, as amended, of Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 8, 1985, of Am-Safe, Inc. (now known as AmSafe, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 19, 2005, of Am-Safe, Inc. (now known as AmSafe, Inc.) | | |
| | By-Laws of Am-Safe, Inc. (now known as AmSafe, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed October 16, 2007, of AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed July 10, 1967, of Arkwin Industries, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed November 4, 1981, of Arkwin Industries, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 11, 1999, of Arkwin Industries, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Arkwin Industries, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Aviation Technologies, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, effective June 28, 2007, of Avionic Instruments LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Avionic Instruments LLC | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed December 29, 1992, of Avionics Specialties, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Bylaws of Avionics Specialties, Inc. | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed October 3, 1963, of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed March 30, 1984, of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed April 17, 1989, of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed July 17, 1998, of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed May 20, 2003, of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed May 2, 2012, of AvtechTyee, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Avtech Corporation (now known as AvtechTyee, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed October 24, 1977, of Transformer Technology Corporation (now known as Beta Transformer Technology Corporation) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed December 1, 1977, of Transformer Technology Corporation (now known as Beta Transformer Technology Corporation) | | |
| | By-laws of Transformer Technology Corporation (now known as Beta Transformer Technology Corporation) | |
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| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, filed July 7, 2016, of Beta Transformer Technology LLC | |
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| | Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation of Breeze-Eastern LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Breeze-Eastern LLC | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed February 6, 1998, of Air Carrier Acquisition Corp. (now known as Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Amendment, filed February 23, 1998, of Air Carrier Acquisition Corp. (now known as Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Amendment, filed December 14, 1999, of Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 9, 2000, of Erie Acquisition Corp. (now known as Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc.) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 30, 2000, of Erie Acquisition Corp. (now known as Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 19, 2000, of Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Erie Acquisition Corp. (now known as Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed July 2, 2004, of Bridport Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Bridport Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed August 6, 2007, of Bruce Aerospace Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Bruce Aerospace Inc. | | |
| | Articles of Organization of CDA InterCorp LLC | | |
| | Operating Agreement of CDA InterCorp LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed September 30, 2009, of CEF Industries, LLC | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of CEF Industries, LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Champion Aerospace LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Champion Aerospace LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed October 23, 1970, of ILC Data Devices Corporation (now known as Data Device Corporation) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 23, 1999, of ILC Data Device Corporation (now known as Data Device Corporation) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed July 14, 2014, of Data Device Corporation | |
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| | By-laws of ILC Data Devices Corporation (now known as Data Device Corporation) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed November 20, 2009, of Dukes Aerospace, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of Dukes Aerospace, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed February 29, 2000, of Western Sky Industries, LLC (now known as Electromech Technologies LLC) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed December 18, 2013, of Western Sky Industries, LLC (now known as Electromech Technologies LLC) | | |
| | Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Electromech Technologies LLC | | |
| | Articles of Organization, as amended, of HarcoSemco LLC | | |
| | First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HarcoSemco LLC | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed May 10, 1957, of Hartwell Aviation Supply Company (now known as Hartwell Corporation) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed June 9, 1960, of Articles of Incorporation of Hartwell Aviation Supply Company (now known as Hartwell Corporation) | | |
| | Certification of Amendment, filed October 23, 1987, of Articles of Incorporation of Hartwell Corporation | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed April 9, 1997, of Articles of Incorporation of Hartwell Corporation | | |
| | By-laws of Hartwell Corporation | | |
| | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ILC Holdings, Inc. | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | By-laws, as amended, of ILC Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed January 26, 2007, of Johnson Liverpool LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Johnson Liverpool LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed March 28, 1994, of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed May 18, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed May 24, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed August 28, 2003, of the Certificate of Incorporation of Marathon Power Technologies Company (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Bylaws of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 13, 2007, of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | By-laws of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 25, 2007, of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed May 11, 2005, of Melrose US 3 LLC (now known as McKechnie Aerospace US LLC) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed May 11, 2007, to Certificate of Formation of Melrose US 3 LLC (now known as McKechnie Aerospace US LLC) | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of McKechnie Aerospace US LLC | | |
| | Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 27, 2014, of North Hills Signal Processing Corp. | | |
| | By-laws of Porta Systems Corp. (now known as North Hills Signal Processing Corp.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Porta Systems Overseas Corp. (now known as North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp.) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | By-laws of Porta Systems Overseas Corp. (now known as North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed April 28, 2015, of PX Acquisition Co. (now known as Pexco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 14, 2015, of PX Acquisition Co. (now known as Pexco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | By-laws of PX Acquisition Co. (now known as Pexco Aerospace, Inc.) | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed October 3, 1956, of PneuDraulics, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed December 9, 1970, of Articles of Incorporation of PneuDraulics, Inc. | | |
| | Restated By-laws of PneuDraulics, Inc. | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation, filed May 30, 2007, of Schneller LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated August 31, 2011, of Schneller LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Semco Instruments, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed October 17, 2012, of Semco Instruments, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Semco Instruments, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed September 16, 1994, of Am-Safe Commercial Products, Inc. (now known as Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 19, 2005, of AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. (now known as Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed August 27, 2014, of AmSafe Commercial Products, Inc. (now known as Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.) | |
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| | By-laws of Am-Safe Commercial Products, Inc. (now known as Shield Restraint Systems, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed December 22, 2004, of Skurka Aerospace Inc. | | |
| | By-laws, as amended, of Skurka Aerospace Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, filed August 22, 1986, of Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Amendment, filed June 8, 1998, of Certificate of Incorporation of Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | By-Laws, as amended, of Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed March 27, 2015, of Telair International LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Telair International LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed February 23, 2015, of Telair US LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Telair US LLC | | |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed August 6, 1999, of Texas Rotronics, Inc. | | |
| | By-laws, as amended, of Texas Rotronics, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Transicoil LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Transicoil LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed June 13, 2013, of Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC | | |
| | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Young & Franklin Inc. | | |
| | By-laws, as amended, of Young & Franklin Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation, filed May 30, 2013, of Beta Transformer Technology LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Kirkhill Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of KH Acquisition I Co. (now known as Kirkhill Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of TransDigm UK Holdings plc | | |
| | Articles of Association of TransDigm UK Holdings plc | | |
| | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc. | | |
| | Articles of Organization, as amended, of Symetrics Industries, LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Symetrics Industries, LLC | | |
| | Articles of Organization, as amended, of Symetrics Technology Group, LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Symetrics Technology Group, LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Articles of Incorporation, filed January 2, 1992, of Skandia, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Skandia, Inc. | | |
| | Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Esterline Technologies Corporation | | |
| | Second Amended and Restated By-laws of Esterline Technologies Corporation | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of Esterline International Company | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Esterline International Company | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Leach Holding Corporation | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Leach Holding Corporation | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Leach International Corporation | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Leach International Corporation | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Leach Technology Group, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Leach Technology Group, Inc. | | |
| | Restated Articles of Incorporation of TA Aerospace Co. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of TA Aerospace Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of CMC Electronics Aurora LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CMC Electronics Aurora LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of Esterline Europe Company LLC | | |
| | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Esterline Europe Company LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Angus Electronics Co. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Angus Electronics Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Esterline Sensors Services Americas, Inc. (now known as Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc.) | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Esterline Sensors Services Americas, Inc. (now known as Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc.) | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Hytek Finishes Co. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hytek Finishes Co. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Restated Articles of Incorporation of Janco Corporation | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Janco Corporation | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Mason Electric Co. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mason Electric Co. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of NMC Group, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of NMC Group, Inc. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Norwich Aero Products, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Norwich Aero Products, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Palomar Products, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Palomar Products, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC | | |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Korry Electronics Co. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Korry Electronics Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Armtec Defense Products Co. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Armtec Defense Products Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Armtec Countermeasures Co. | | |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Armtec Countermeasures Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co. | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of TDG ESL Holdings Inc. | | |
| | By-laws of TDG ESL Holdings Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Bylaws of Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Chelton Avionics, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Chelton Avionics, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation of Cobham Defense Products, Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of Cobham Defense Products, Inc. | | |
| | Certificate of Formation of Leach Mexico Holding LLC | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Leach Mexico Holding LLC | | |
| | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of NAT Seattle Inc. | | |
| | Amended and Restated By-laws of NAT Seattle Inc. | | |
| | Form of Stock Certificate | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of May 8, 2018, among TransDigm UK Holdings plc, as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated and TransDigm Inc., as guarantors, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to TransDigm UK Holdings plc’s 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 | |
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| | Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2019, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2019, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and US collateral agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK collateral agent, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of November 13, 2019, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 5.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2020, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and US collateral agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK collateral agent, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to TransDigm Inc.’s 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Form of Supplemental Indenture to Add New Guarantors | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm UK Holdings plc’s 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 5.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Form of TransDigm Inc.’s 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2021, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives for the initial purchasers listed therein | | |
| | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021, among TransDigm Inc., as issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein | | |
| | Opinion of Jones Day | | |
| | Opinion of Jones Day | | |
| | Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP | | |
| | Opinion of Shipman & Goodwin LLP | | |
| | Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Opinion of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP | | |
| | Listing of Subsidiary Guarantors | | |
| | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |
| | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto) | | |
| | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.2 hereto) | | |
| | Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.3 hereto) | | |
| | Consent of Shipman & Goodwin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.4 hereto) | | |
| | Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.5 hereto) | | |
| | Consent of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.6 hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Group Incorporated (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm UK Holdings plc (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Champion Aerospace LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Avionic Instruments LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Skurka Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to CDA Intercorp LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Aviation Technologies, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to AvtechTyee, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Transicoil LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to AeroControlex Group, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Acme Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Dukes Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to CEF Industries, LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Bruce Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Semco Instruments, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Hartwell Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to McKechnie Aerospace US LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Texas Rotronics, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Electromech Technologies LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Schneller LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to HarcoSemco LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Bridport Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to AmSafe, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Arkwin Industries, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Aerosonic LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Acquisition, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Global, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Systems North America Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Systems NA Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Avionics Specialties, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to PneuDraulics, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Telair US LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Telair International LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Pexco Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Breeze-Eastern LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to ILC Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Data Device Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Beta Transformer Technology Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Beta Transformer Technology LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Young & Franklin Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Johnson Liverpool LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to North Hills Signal Processing Corp. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Kirkhill Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Symetrics Industries, LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Symetrics Technology Group, LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Skandia, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Esterline Technologies Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Esterline International Company (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Leach Holding Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Leach International Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Leach Technology Group, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TA Aerospace Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to CMC Electronics Aurora LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Esterline Europe Company LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Angus Electronics Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Hytek Finishes Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Janco Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Mason Electric Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to NMC Group, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Norwich Aero Products, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Palomar Products, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Korry Electronics Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Armtec Defense Products Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Armtec Countermeasures Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to TDG ESL Holdings Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Cobham Defense Products, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description | | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Chelton Avionics, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to Leach Mexico Holding LLC (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Power of Attorney with respect to NAT Seattle Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto) | | |
| | Statement of Eligibility of Trustee with respect to the Indenture dated as of January 20, 2021, relating to the 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Statement of Eligibility of Trustee with respect to the Indenture dated as of April 21, 2021, relating to the 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 | | |
| | Form of Letter of Transmittal | | |
| | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery | | |
| | Form of Letter to Clients | | |
| | Form of Letter to Nominees | | |
(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto incorporated by reference into the prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement.
(c) Opinions. Not applicable.
Item 22. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(6) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(8) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of Form S-4, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
(9) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TransDigm Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TRANSDIGM INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TransDigm Group Incorporated has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ W. Nicholas Howley | Executive Chairman and Director | August 10, 2021 |
W. Nicholas Howley | | |
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/s/ David Barr | Director | August 10, 2021 |
David Barr | | |
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/s/ Jane M. Cronin | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Jane M. Cronin | | |
| Director | |
Mervin Dunn | | |
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/s/ Michael Graff | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael Graff | | |
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/s/ Sean P. Hennessy | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Sean P. Hennessy | | |
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/s/ Raymond F. Laubenthal | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Raymond F. Laubenthal | | |
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/s/ Gary E. McCullough | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Gary E. McCullough | | |
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/s/ Michele Santana | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michele Santana | | |
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/s/ Robert J. Small | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Robert J. Small | | |
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| Director | |
John Staer | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TransDigm UK Holdings plc has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TRANSDIGM UK HOLDINGS PLC |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Executive and Financial Officer and Authorized Representative in the United States) | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Champion Aerospace LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | sole member | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | TransDigm Inc., its sole member | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Avionic Instruments LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Skurka Aerospace Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SKURKA AEROSPACE INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CDA InterCorp LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CDA INTERCORP LLC |
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By: TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Aviation Technologies, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AvtechTyee, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AVTECHTYEE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Transicoil LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TRANSICOIL LLC |
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By: | Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AeroControlex Group, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Acme Aerospace, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ACME AEROSPACE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Dukes Aerospace, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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DUKES AEROSPACE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CEF Industries, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Bruce Aerospace Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BRUCE AEROSPACE INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Semco Instruments, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SEMCO INSTRUMENTS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Hartwell Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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HARTWELL CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE DE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, McKechnie Aerospace US LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE US LLC |
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By: | McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Texas Rotronics, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TEXAS ROTRONICS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Electromech Technologies LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ELECTROMECH TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
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By: | McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, its sole member |
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By: | McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., the sole member of McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., the sole member of McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., the sole member of McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, its sole member
| August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Schneller LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SCHNELLER LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, HarcoSemco LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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HARCOSEMCO LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AMSAFE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Bridport Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BRIDPORT HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AmSafe, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AMSAFE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BRIDPORT-AIR CARRIER, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BRIDPORT ERIE AVIATION, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Arkwin Industries, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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WHIPPANY ACTUATION SYSTEMS, LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Aerosonic LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AEROSONIC LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Acquisition, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE ACQUISITION, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Global, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE GLOBAL, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Systems North America Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF CA INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol | |
Name: | Liza Sabol | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kip Freeman | Chairman of the Board of Directors and President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kip Freeman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Systems NA Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF NJ INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Avionics Specialties, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PneuDraulics, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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PNEUDRAULICS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Telair US LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TELAIR US LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Nordisk Aviation Products LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NORDISK AVIATION PRODUCTS LLC |
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By: | Telair US LLC, its sole member |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., the sole member of Telair US LLC, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., the sole member of Telair US LLC, its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., the sole member of Telair US LLC, its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., the sole member of Telair US LLC, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Pexco Aerospace, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Breeze-Eastern LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BREEZE-EASTERN LLC |
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By: | TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin M. Stein | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin M. Stein | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Financial Officer and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Sarah Wynne | Chief Accounting Officer of TransDigm Inc., its sole member (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Sarah Wynne | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ILC Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ILC HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Data Device Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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DATA DEVICE CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Beta Transformer Technology Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Beta Transformer Technology LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY LLC |
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By: | Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director of Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Young & Franklin Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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YOUNG & FRANKLIN INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Johnson Liverpool LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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JOHNSON LIVERPOOL LLC |
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By: | Young & Franklin Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Young & Franklin Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Young & Franklin Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Young & Franklin Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, North Hills Signal Processing Corp. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING OVERSEAS CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Kirkhill Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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KIRKHILL INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Kevin McHenry | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Kevin McHenry | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Symetrics Industries, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SYMETRICS INDUSTRIES, LLC |
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By: | Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, its sole member |
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By: | Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., the sole member of Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., the sole member of Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., the sole member of Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Symetrics Technology Group, LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SYMETRICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC |
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By: | Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TEAC AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ James F. Gerwien | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
James F. Gerwien | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Skandia, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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SKANDIA, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Michael J. Lisman |
Name: | Michael J. Lisman |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Esterline Technologies Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Robert Henderson | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Robert Henderson | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Esterline International Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ESTERLINE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Leach Holding Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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LEACH HOLDING CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Leach International Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Leach Technology Group, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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LEACH TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TA Aerospace Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TA AEROSPACE CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, CMC Electronics Aurora LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CMC ELECTRONICS AURORA LLC |
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By: | Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Robert Henderson | President and Chief Executive Officer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Robert Henderson | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Esterline Europe Company LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ESTERLINE EUROPE COMPANY LLC |
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By: | Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Robert Henderson | President and Chief Executive Officer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Robert Henderson | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Angus Electronics Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ANGUS ELECTRONICS CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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AUXITROL WESTON USA, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES SGIP LLC |
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By: | Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Robert Henderson | President and Chief Executive Officer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Robert Henderson | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Hytek Finishes Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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HYTEK FINISHES CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Janco Corporation has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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JANCO CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Mason Electric Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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MASON ELECTRIC CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, NMC Group, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NMC GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Norwich Aero Products, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NORWICH AERO PRODUCTS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Palomar Products, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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17111 WATERVIEW PKWY LLC |
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By: | Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Robert Henderson | President and Chief Executive Officer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Robert Henderson | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Korry Electronics Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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KORRY ELECTRONICS CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Armtec Defense Products Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Scott Selle | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Scott Selle | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Armtec Countermeasures Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Scott Selle | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Scott Selle | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES TNO CO. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TDG ESL Holdings Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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TDG ESL HOLDINGS INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cobham Defense Products, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Vincent P. Ciolli | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Vincent P. Ciolli | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director
| August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Vincent P. Ciolli | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Vincent P. Ciolli | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director
| August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Chelton Avionics, Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Vincent P. Ciolli | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Vincent P. Ciolli | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director
| August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Leach Mexico Holding LLC has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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LEACH MEXICO HOLDING LLC
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By: | Leach International Corporation, its sole member |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Leach International Corporation, its sole member (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer of Leach International Corporation, its sole member (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director of Leach International Corporation, its sole member | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, NAT Seattle Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on the 10th day of August, 2021.
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NAT SEATTLE INC. |
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By: | /s/ Liza Sabol |
Name: | Liza Sabol |
Title: | Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Michael J. Lisman, Halle F. Martin, Kevin M. Stein and Liza Sabol, or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-4 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
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Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ Vincent P. Ciolli | President (Principal Executive Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Vincent P. Ciolli | |
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/s/ Liza Sabol | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 10, 2021 |
Liza Sabol | |
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/s/ Halle F. Martin | Secretary and Director | August 10, 2021 |
Halle F. Martin | |
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/s/ Michael J. Lisman | Vice President and Director
| August 10, 2021 |
Michael J. Lisman | |
ex3220-certificateofinco
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 09:50 AM 10/16/2020 FILED 09:50 AM 10/16/2020 SR 20207864762 - File Number 3902665 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC. THE UNDERSIGNED, being a natural person for the purpose of organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies that: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation"). SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent for service of process in the State of Delaware at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as from time to time amended. FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1000 shares, all of which shares shall be Common Stock having a par value of$0.01. FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator is as follows: Maura L. Foley, c/o Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, subject to any limitations contained elsewhere in this Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation, but any bylaws adopted by the board of directors may be amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon. Election of directors need not be by written ballot. SEVENTH: (a) A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable either to the Corporation or to any stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, or (ii) for acts or omissions which are not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or (iii) for any matter in respect of which such director shall be liable under Section 17 4 of Title 8 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any amendment thereto or successor provision thereto, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director shall have derived an improper personal benefit. Neither amendment nor repeal of this paragraph (a) nor the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this paragraph (a) shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this paragraph (a) in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this paragraph (a) of this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision. WEIL:\97640376\3\36464.0006
(b) The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or testifies in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law, and the Corporation may adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with any such person for the purpose of providing for such indemnification. EIGHTH: The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate of Incorporation on this 16th day of October, 2020. By: Isl Maura L. Foley Maura L. Foley, Incorporator 2
ex3221-bylawsofcheltonav
BYLAWS OF CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC. a Delaware corporation ARTICLE I OFFICES Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be in the Corporation’s state of incorporation, and the name of the resident agent in charge thereof is the agent named in the Corporation’s charter until changed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”). Section 2. Principal Office. The principal office for the transaction of the business of the Corporation shall be at such place as may be established by the Board. The Board is granted full power and authority to change said principal office from one location to another. Section 3. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places, either within or without the Corporation’s state of incorporation, as the Board may from time to time designate or the business of the Corporation may require. ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Time and Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such time and place, within or without the Corporation’s state of incorporation, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Section 2. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the state of the Corporation’s state of incorporation, as may be designated by resolution of the Board from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board, the President or Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning at least a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such a meeting, or as otherwise required by, and in any event subject to, applicable law. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten days (or such other period as may be required WEIL:\97640375\3\36464.0006
2 under applicable law) nor more than sixty days (or such other period as may be required under applicable law) before the date of the meeting. Section 5. Quorum and Adjournment. The holders of a majority of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for holding all meetings of stockholders, except as otherwise required by applicable law, these Bylaws or the Corporation’s charter. A meeting may be adjourned pursuant to applicable law. Section 6. Voting. In all matters other than the election of directors, the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of each class of capital stock having voting power that are present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall decide any question brought before such meeting of stockholders, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of applicable law, the Corporation’s charter or these Bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Unless otherwise provided in the Corporation’s charter, each stockholder shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote held by such stockholder upon the matter in question. The presiding officer at a meeting of stockholders, in his or her discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot. Unless otherwise required by law, elections need not be conducted by inspectors of election unless so determined by holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or by proxy at such meeting. Section 7. Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by proxy in accordance with applicable law. Section 8. Action Without Meeting. Subject to applicable law, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the Corporation’s state of incorporation (by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested), its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS Section 1. Powers. Subject to any limitations set forth in the Corporation’s charter or applicable law, the Board shall have the power to manage or direct the management of the property, business and affairs of the Corporation and to exercise all of its corporate powers.
3 Section 2. Number and Qualifications. The Board shall consist of at least one member, or such other number as may be fixed by the Board in accordance with applicable law. Directors need not be stockholders, and each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. A director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any director may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock entitled to vote at an annual meeting of stockholders or in accordance with any binding legal agreement entered into by and among the Corporation’s stockholders from time to time (the “Stockholders Agreement”), if any. Section 3. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Any vacancy on the Board caused by death, retirement, resignation or removal and any newly created directorship may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, unless otherwise limited by applicable law or the Stockholders Agreement. A director so elected to fill a vacancy or a newly created directorship shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. Section 4. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held without call or notice at such time and place within or without the Corporation’s state of incorporation as shall from time to time be fixed by standing resolution of the Board. Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time or place within or without the Corporation’s state of incorporation whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or by any member of the Board. Notice of a special meeting of the Board shall be given to each member of the Board by the person or persons calling the meeting in accordance with applicable law and the Stockholders Agreement. Notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the Board shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, facsimile, or by electronic mail or other electronic means at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid at least two (2) days before the date of the meeting. Section 6. Quorum. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise set forth in the Corporation’s charter or the Stockholders Agreement, the vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board. Any meeting of the Board may be adjourned to meet again at a stated day and hour in accordance with applicable law, and notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given unless required by applicable law. Section 7. Telephonic Meetings. Members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a regular or special meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear and be heard by each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
4 Section 8. Committees. Subject to applicable law and the Stockholders Agreement, the Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board and to the extent permitted by law and not inconsistent with the Corporation’s charter, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Section 9. Action Without Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by applicable law, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and such writing is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Section 1. Officers. The Corporation shall have a President; a Treasurer; and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, a Chairman of the Board and such other officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Article IV. Any two or more of such offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a director of the Corporation. Section 2. Election. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board and, notwithstanding whatever rights an officer may have under a contract of employment with the Corporation, all officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Section 3. Removal and Resignation. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board at any time. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the officer under any contract of employment of the officer. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation, but without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause may be filled by the Board in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular election or appointment to such office, subject to applicable law. Section 5. Powers. Each officer shall perform the duties and exercise the powers as may be assigned by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if one is appointed,
5 shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors. The Chief Executive Officer, if one is appointed, shall have direction and control of the business and officers of the Corporation and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the chief executive officer of a corporation. The President, if appointed, shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, in the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or if no Chief Executive Officer is appointed, shall perform all of the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and, when so acting, shall have all of the powers of the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board, or, if not ranked, the Vice Presidents in the order appointed by the Board, shall perform all of the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office or such other place as the Board may order, a book of minutes of all meetings of stockholders, the Board and its committees, the names of those present at such meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof. Any powers vested in the Secretary may be exercised by an Assistant Secretary. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities of the Corporation, and shall keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Corporation. Any powers vested in the Treasurer may be exercised by an Assistant Treasurer. ARTICLE V STOCK CERTIFICATES AND STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Certificates. Every holder of capital stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation certifying the number of shares owned by him or her in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of the issue. Section 2. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. Section 3. Fractional Shares. The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue certificates for fractions of a share where necessary or desirable to effect authorized transactions, or the Corporation may, but shall not be required to, either (i) pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such
6 fractions are determined, or (ii) take such other actions permitted by Section 155 of the DCGL in respect of fractional shares. Section 4. Transfers. Subject to any restrictions on transfer applicable thereto, upon surrender to the Corporation or a transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction upon its books. Section 5. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by applicable law. ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER ENTITIES The Chief Executive Officer, President or any other officer or officers are each authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or other ownership interests of any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by any such officer in person or by any other person authorized so to do by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said officer. ARTICLE VII CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS Section 1. Transactions with Interested Parties. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction or solely because such director or officer or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) The material facts as to such interested director or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (b) The material facts as to such interested director or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or
7 (c) The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Section 2. Quorum. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction. ARTICLE VIII NOTICES Section 1. Manner of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given to any director, committee member, officer, or stockholder under applicable law, the Corporation’s charter or these Bylaws, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given, in the case of stockholders, in writing, by mail, by telecopy or other electronic transmission (including, without limitation, electronic mail, portable document format (*.pdf), or similar electronic means), by depositing the same in the post office or letter box, in a postpaid sealed wrapper, addressed to such stockholder, at such address as appears on the books of the Corporation, and, in the case of directors, committee members and officers, by telephone, by telecopy or other electronic transmission, or by recognized delivery service to the last business address known to the Secretary of the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be thus mailed, telephoned, telecopied, or transmitted or delivered. Section 2. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted under applicable law, (i) whenever any notice is required to be given under applicable law, the Corporation’s charter or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto and (ii) attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION Section 1. Scope. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as that Section may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “DGCL”), indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and/or other matters referred to in or covered by such Section, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Section 2. Exculpation. (d) Subject to Section 145 of the DGCL, no Indemnified Party (as defined below) shall be liable, in damages or otherwise, to the Corporation, its stockholders, the directors
8 or any of their Affiliates for any act or omission performed or omitted by any of them in good faith (including, without limitation, any act or omission performed or omitted by any of them in reliance upon and in accordance with the opinion or advice of experts, including, without limitation, of legal counsel as to matters of law, of accountants as to matters of accounting, or of investment bankers or appraisers as to matters of valuation), except with respect to (i) any act taken by such Indemnified Party purporting to bind the Corporation that has not been authorized pursuant to these Bylaws or (ii) any act or omission with respect to which such Indemnified Party was grossly negligent or engaged in intentional misconduct. To the extent that, at law, in equity, or otherwise, any Indemnified Party has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Corporation or to its stockholders, such Indemnified Party acting under these Bylaws shall not be liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for its good faith reliance on the provisions of these Bylaws. The provisions of these Bylaws, to the extent that they restrict, modify or eliminate the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified Party otherwise existing at law or in equity, shall replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified Party, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Section 3. Indemnification. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless and pay all judgments and claims against (i) the Board (ii) each officer of the Corporation, (iii) each director and (iv) each stockholder or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners, managers and members (each, an “Indemnified Party”), each of which shall be a third party beneficiary of these Bylaws solely for purposes of this Section 3 of this Article IX from and against any loss or damage incurred by an Indemnified Party or by the Corporation for any act or omission taken or suffered by such Indemnified Party in good faith (including, without limitation, any act or omission taken or suffered by any of them in reliance upon and in accordance with the opinion or advice of experts, including, without limitation, of legal counsel as to matters of law, of accountants as to matters of accounting, or of investment bankers or appraisers as to matters of valuation) in connection with the purpose and business of the Corporation, including costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and any amount expended in the settlement of any claims or loss or damage, except with respect to (i) any act taken by such Indemnified Party purporting to bind the Corporation that has not been authorized pursuant to these Bylaws or (ii) any act or omission with respect to which such Indemnified Party was grossly negligent or engaged in intentional misconduct. (b) The satisfaction of any indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IX shall be from and limited to Corporation assets (including insurance and any agreements pursuant to which the Corporation, its officers or employees are entitled to indemnification) and the stockholder, in such capacity, shall not be subject to personal liability therefor. (c) Expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in defense or settlement of any claim that may be subject to a right of indemnification hereunder shall be advanced by the Corporation prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party to repay such amount to the extent that it shall be
9 determined upon final adjudication after all possible appeals have been exhausted that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified hereunder. (d) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of all Indemnified Parties and other Persons against any liability which may be asserted against, or expense which may be incurred by, any such Person in connection with the Corporation’s activities, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liabilities under the provisions of these Bylaws. (e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any investigation, action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal (collectively, “Proceeding”), such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim for indemnification in respect thereof is to be made against the Corporation, give written notice to the Corporation of the commencement of such Proceeding; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Corporation of its obligations under this Section 3, except to the extent that the Corporation is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such Proceeding is brought against an Indemnified Party (other than a derivative suit in right of the Corporation), the Corporation will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof to the extent that the Corporation may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. After notice from the Corporation to such Indemnified Party of the Corporation’s election to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the Corporation will not be liable for expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. The Corporation will not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of such Proceeding that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party a release from all liability in respect of such Proceeding and the related claim. The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 3 of this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, vote of the Board or otherwise. The rights conferred upon any Indemnified Party in Sections 2 and 3 of this Article IX shall be contract rights that vest upon the occurrence or alleged occurrence of any act or omission giving rise to any proceeding or threatened proceeding and such rights shall continue as to any Indemnified Party who has ceased to be manager, director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnified Party’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of Sections 2 and 3 of this Article IX that adversely affects any right of any Indemnified Party or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. Section 5. Continuing Obligation. The provisions of this Article IX shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves in such capacity at any time while these Bylaws are in effect, and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
10 Section 6. Nonexclusive. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for under this Article IX shall (i) not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, (ii) continue unto a person who has ceased to be a director and (iii) inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Section 7. Other Persons. In addition to the indemnification rights of directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation, the Board in its discretion shall have the power, on behalf of the Corporation, to indemnify any other person made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by or against whom the Corporation may indemnify under Section 145 of the DGCL. Section 8. Definitions. The phrases and terms set forth in this Article IX shall be given the same meaning as the identical terms and phrases are given in Section 145 of the DGCL, as that Section may be amended and supplemented from time to time. ARTICLE X CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are presented to one or more of its officers, directors or stockholders, other than those officers, directors or stockholders who are employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries. No amendment or repeal of this Article X shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any officer, director or stockholder of the Corporation for or with respect to any opportunities of which such officer, director or stockholder becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board. Section 2. Seal. The corporate seal, if the Corporation is required to maintain one under applicable law, shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board. Section 3. Amendments. Subject to the provisions of the Corporation’s charter and applicable law, the Board shall have the power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal from time to time these Bylaws, subject to the right of the stockholders entitled to vote with respect thereto to adopt, alter, amend, and repeal these Bylaws as so made, adopted, altered, amended or repealed by the Board. Section 4. Conflicts. If there is a conflict between the provisions of these Bylaws and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or the mandatory provisions of the
11 DGCL, such provision or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL, as the case may be, will be controlling.
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STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATI ONS FILED 09 :00 AM 03/ 04/ 1997 971070750 - 2 724526 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. FIRST: The name of the Corporation is CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Dclawa~ is Corporation Service Company, 1013 Centre Road in the City of Wilmington . County of New Castle, 1be name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is CoqJOration Service Company. Tl:H . .R.U: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or art ivity for which corporations may be oqanized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURlH: The total number of aharea which the Corporation shall have authority to hsue is three thousand (3,000) shala, each of which shares shall have $.01 par value per share. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal By-Laws of the Corporation. SJXIH: The Corporation reserves the rl&ht to amend and repeal any provision c(mtain<.,·d in this Certificate of lncoq,oration in the manner prescribed by the laws of the Slate:~ of Delaware. All rights hen,in conferred are granted subject to this reservation .
SEVENTII: Written ballota 1hall not be required for the election of Directors unless rc~uired hy the By-Laws. ~GHTH: 1be name and mailing address of the incorpon.to.- are Colleen A. Van C,clcll~r. Hc;q., c/o Jaeckle Flei!Cbma• & Mugel, LLP, Twelve Fountain Plaza, Fleet J3ank Buildiog, Buffalo, New York 1420'2-2292. NlNTil: A diRctor of die Ccnporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stock.holden for naonetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a dircclor, except for liability (i) for uy bn,ach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation {)r its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) forany transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the Dellw~ General Corporation Law hereafter is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a director, then a director of the Corporation. in addition to the circumstances in whici a director is not personally liable as set forth in the preceding sentence, shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended Delaware General Corporation Law. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders or the Corporation shall not adversely affect any tight or protection of a dir~ctor of the Corporation existing at the time of 1uch repeal or modification. I, 1HB UNDBRSIGNBD, beila the incorporator, for the purpose of fonning a <.:O'lXlra,ion under the laws of the Stale of Delaware do make this Certificate of 2
lnrn11xm1tion. do certify and affirm under penalty of perjury that the facts herein stated arc trnc, and, accordingly, have hemo eet my hand on this 4th day of March 1997. Colleen A. Van Gelder, Sore lncorporator 3
· State of Delaware Secretazy of State Division 0£ Corporations Delivered 02:04 PM 06/28/2010 FILED 01:58 PM 06/28/2010 SRV 100695575 - 2724526 FILE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER OF SUBSIDIARY INTO PARENT CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER MERGING ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC. WITH AND INTO CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. (Pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) CHELTON AVIONICS, INC., a Delaware Corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify to the following facts relating to the merger (the "Merger") of ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (the "Subsidiary"), with and into the Corporation, with the Corporation remaining as the surviving corporation under the name of Chelton Avionics, Inc. FIRST: The Corporation is incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the 11DGCL"). The Subsidiary is incorporated pursuant to the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "OBCA"). SECOND: The Corporation owns 100% of the outstanding shares of each class of capital stock of the Subsidiary that, absent Section 253 of the DGCL and Section 60.491 of the OBCA, would be entitled to vote on the Merger. THIRD: The board of directors of the Corporation, by the following resolutions duly adopted on June d!/_, 2010, determined to merge the Subsidiary with and into the Corporation pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL: RESOLVED, that the Corporation and Artex Aircraft Supplies, Inc. merge on the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of M erger (the "Plan") attached hereto with the Corporation being the surviving corporation from such merger; and it is further
RESOLVED, that each of the officers of the Corporation hereby is authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Corporation all such further documents, certificates, or instruments, to take on behalf of the Corporation all such further actions, and to pay on behalf of the Corporation all such expenses that the officers of the Corporation determine to be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the foregoing resolution, the execution and delivery of any such docwnents, certificates, or instruments, the taking of any such actions, and the payment of any such expenses to be conclusive evidence of that determination. FOURTH: The Corporation shall be the surviving corporation of the Merger. .FIFTH: The Ce11ificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Ce11ificate of Ownership and Merger to be executed by its duly authorized officer this tJ.t-'day of June, 2010. CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. ay cWM~ Authorized Officer Name: Craig Mankowski Title: Secretaiy and Treasurer 101 5067.1 2
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER OF ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC. INTO CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. This AGRpEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as ofJune l!f._, 20 l 0, between CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. ("Chelton"), a Delaware corporation, and ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC. ("Artex"). WHEREAS, Chelton is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Slate of Delaware; WHEREAS, Artex is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Oregon; WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Chelton and the Board of Directors of Artex deem it advisable to merge Artex (the "Merging Corporation") with and into Chelton (the "Surviving Corporation") so that Chelton is the surviving coiporation, on the tem1s provided herein (the "Merger") NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: l. Subject to the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") and the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "0BCA"), the Merging Co1poration will merge with and into the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Corporation shall file a Certificate of Merger and Ownership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and shall file Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Oregon in accordance wit'h the provisions of the OBCA, and shall make all other filings or recordings required by Delaware or Oregon law in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of such Certificate of Merger and Ownership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the filing of such Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Oregon (the "Effective Date"). 2 . There are 100 shares of common stock of the Merging Corporation outstanding of which all are held by the Surviving Corporation. 3. Shareholder approval by either of the corporations hereto was not required. 4. The terms and conditions of the Merger are as follows: As of the Effective Date of this Merger,
a) The separate legal existence of the Merging Corporation shall cease and said co1voration shall be merged into the Surviving Corporation; b) All of the outstanding shares of the Merging Corporation shall be cance lled and no change shall be effected w ith respect to the shares of the Surviving Corporation; c) In connection with the Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation and By- Laws of the Surviving Corporation as they exist as of the Effective Date shall be and remain the Certificate oflncorporation and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation until the same are altered, amended or repealed as provided therein; d) All persons who are directors or officers of the Merging Corporation as of the Effective Date, shall no longer serve in that capacity and the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be and remain the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation; and e) At the Effective Date, Chelton shall continue in existence as the Surviving Corporation and, without further transfer, succeed to and possess all rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Artex, and all of the assets and prope1ty of whatever kind and character of Artex shall vest in Chelton, as the Surviving Corporation, without further deed; thereafter, Chelton, as the Surviving Corporation, shall be liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of Artex, and any claim or judgment against Artex may be enforced against Chelton, as the Surviving Corporation, in accordance w ith the DGCL and the OBCA. 5. The date and jurisdiction in which the respective Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Incorporation of each corporation hereto were filed are as follows: Name of Corporation Date ofin~orporation CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. March 4, 1997 ARTEX AIRCRAFf SUPPLIES, August 19, 1974 NC. Jurisdiction Delaware Oregon 6. This Agreement and Plan of Merger may be abandoned by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors of either of the corporations hereto at any time prior to the filing of this Certificate of Merger with respect here to. 7. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which need not contain the signature of all parties hereto, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute a single agreement. 10 15060 2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as of the <lay set forth above. CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. By:___,__,.~<......L-;C-,;?;1.,,,____'...-a~~~: -"-"----- Craig Mankowski, Secretary and Treasurer ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC. By: - - - - ------------- Al Patz, Secretary 3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as of the day set fo rth above. CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. By: _ _ _ ___ _ ______ _ _ _ Craig Mankowski, Secretary and Treasurer ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES, INC. By: __ __.,~-'"""f---S-.,4~-=-..-....- ___,__ ____ _ Al Patz,Secreu 3
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 07:49 PM 10/15/2020 FILED 07:49 PM 10/15/2020 SR 20207859888 - FileNumber 2724526 CERTIFICATE OF MERGER FOR THE MERGER OF CHELTON, INC. WITH AND INTO CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. ******** October 15, 2020 Pursuant to Title 8, Section 252 of the Delaware General Corporation Law The undersigned corporation, Chelton Avionics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify the following: FIRST: The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent entities to this merger (the "Merger") are as follows: Name Chelton, Inc. Chelton Avionics, Inc. State oflncorporation or Formation Texas Delaware SECOND: The Agreement of Merger (the "Agreement") has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent corporations pursuant to Title 8 Section 252 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: The Company shall be the surviving entity (the "Surviving Entity") of the Merger and the name of the Surviving Entity shall be Chelton Avionics, Inc. FOURTH: The Merger shall be effective immediately upon the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Effective Time"). FIFTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Entity. SIXTH: The executed Agreement is on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Entity, the address of which is: c/o 6400 Wilkinson Dr., Prescott, AZ 86301. SEVENTH: A copy of the Agreement will be furnished by the Surviving Entity, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of the constituent corporation or member of the constituent limited liability company. [Signature Page to Follow] WEIL:\97640402\3\36464.0006
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned authorized officer of the Surviving Entity has executed this Certificate of Merger as of the date set forth above. [SIGNATURE PAGE TO CERT!FlCA TE OF MERGER]
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Page 1 of 8 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place (if any) and time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors or the President or the holders of not less than a majority of all the shares of stock entitled to vote. Notice of Meetings. All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of these By-Laws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder who does not waive such notice in writing and who is entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. The notice shall specify the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Manner of Giving Notice. Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic mail or other electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. Quorum. At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of the shares of stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes for the election of Directors, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Page 2 of 8 Adjourned Meetings. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares of the stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place (if any), date, and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place (if any), date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in the foregoing paragraph. Organization. The Chair of the Board, if any and if present, or the President or, in the absence of such an officer, such person as the Board of Directors may have designated shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chair of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chair of the meeting appoints. The chair of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of business. Voting. Except as may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall have one vote for every share of stock entitled to vote which is registered in that stockholder’s name on the record date for the meeting and may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. All voting may be by a voice vote. Stock List. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in each such stockholder’s name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Action By Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting by a consent in writing, setting forth such action, signed and dated by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. A telegram, cablegram, electronic mail or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for purposes of this Section to the extent permitted by law. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take
Page 3 of 8 action are delivered to the Corporation as described in Section 228 of the DGCL. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Prompt written notice of such action taken without a meeting shall be given to each stockholder who has not consented in writing (including by electronic mail or other electronic transmission as permitted by law) to such action. ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Number. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be such number as is fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors by vote of a majority of the entire Board or by the stockholders. The “entire Board” means the total number of Directors the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies. Until further action by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, the number of Directors shall be three (3). Election. The Directors shall be chosen at the annual stockholders’ meeting by a plurality of the votes cast, and each of such Directors shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor has been elected and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, removal (with or without cause) or disqualification of a Director or increase in the number of Directors, or for any other reason, shall be filled by a majority of the Directors remaining; and such Director shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor is elected. A Director need not be a stockholder. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all Directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors will be held upon the call of the President or the Secretary; and such call shall be issued whenever requested in writing by any two Directors. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each Director or sent by first-class mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each Director at that Director’s address as it is shown on the records of the Corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least 4 days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by facsimile, electronic transmission, telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the Director or to a person at the office of the Director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the Director. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the certificate of incorporation or these By-Laws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic mail or other electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Page 4 of 8 Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment that enables all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as Directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Directors. Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the entire Board, may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such powers and duties as the Board of Directors shall determine in accordance with law, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall elect one or more Directors to serve as members of each such committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Each committee may determine the procedural rules for notices and conduct of its meetings. Removal of Directors. A Director may be removed by the stockholders at any time with or without cause.
Page 5 of 8 ARTICLE III - OFFICERS Generally. The officers of the Corporation may, if elected, consist of a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold his or her office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal and shall receive compensation as determined by the Board of Directors. Chair of the Board. The Chair of the Board, if any, who shall be chosen from among the Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a Chair of the Board, the Board of Directors shall designate the Director who shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board shall assist the President in the supervision and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be properly required by the Board of Directors. During the absence or incapacity of the President, the Chair of the Board shall perform the duties of that office. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these By-Laws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the affairs and business of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or which are delegated to the President by the Board of Directors. The President shall have power to sign all contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized. Except when a Treasurer shall be in office, the President shall perform the duties of the Treasurer. The President shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers and agents of the Corporation. Vice President. The Vice President or, if more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, in the absence or incapacity of the President, shall perform the duties of that officer; and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors and the President may from time to time prescribe. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall maintain the financial records of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are proper and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. Secretary. The Secretary shall issue authorized notices for and shall keep minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate books. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Page 6 of 8 ARTICLE IV - INDEMNIFICATION Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith. Such right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in such person’s capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 1 of this Article IV is not paid in full by the Corporation within ninety (90) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant had not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant had not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Page 7 of 8 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on a person by Sections 1 and 2 of this Article IV shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any such Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. ARTICLE V - STOCK Certificate of Stock. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or Vice President, and by the Secretary or the Treasurer certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. Transfers of Stock. Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of this Article, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefor. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for the other action hereinafter described, as of which there shall be determined the stockholders who are entitled: to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof; to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting; to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights; or to exercise any rights with respect to any change, conversion or exchange of stock or with respect to any other lawful action. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such requirements as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory undertaking or bond or bonds of indemnity. Dividends. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the DGCL or (b) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.
Page 8 of 8 ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records. Each Director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation, including reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS Amendments. These By-Laws may be added to, amended or repealed by action taken in accordance with these By-Laws by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders.
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FIRST: CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC. State of Delaware Secretazy of State Division 0£ Corporations Delivered 04:44 PM 08/29/2007 FILED 04 :42 PM 08/29/2007 SRV 070970408 - 4415012 FILE The name of the Corporation is COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC. SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400 in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the registered agent of the Co rporation at such address is Corporation Service Company. THIRD: The purpose of the Corpora tion is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which cor porations may be organize d under the Genera l Corporation Law of the State of De l aware . FOURTH : The total number of shares which the Corp oration shall have authority to issue is 750, each of whic h shares shal l have $1 par v alue. FIFTH: In furtheranc e and not in limi tation o f t he po we rs conferre d by the laws of the State o f Delaware , the Board o f Directors is expressl y authorized t o adopt , amend and repeal By-La ws o f the Corporation.
SIXTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend and repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware. All rights herein conferred are granted subject to this reservation. SEVENTH: Written ballots shall not be required for the election of Directors unless required by the By-Laws. EIGHTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are Susan E. Harlos, c/o Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, 12 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14202-2292. NINTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii} for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of t he Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv} for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law hereafter is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a director, then a director of the Corporation, in addition to the circumstances in which a director is not p e rsonally liable as set - 2 -
forth in the preceding sentence, shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended Delaware General Corporation Law. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corpor at i on existing at the time of such repeal or modification. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware do make this Certificate of I ncorporation, do certify and affirm under penal ty of perjury that the facts herein stated are t rue, and, accordingly, have hereto set my hand on 29TH day of August 2007. Susan E. Har l os, Sole Incorporator - 3 -
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Page 1 of 8 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS INC. Adopted Effective: June 13, 2018 ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place (if any) and time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors or the President or the holders of not less than a majority of all the shares of stock entitled to vote. Notice of Meetings. All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of these By-Laws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder who does not waive such notice in writing and who is entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. The notice shall specify the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Manner of Giving Notice. Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic mail or other electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. Quorum. At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of the shares of stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes for the election of Directors, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Page 2 of 8 Adjourned Meetings. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares of the stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place (if any), date, and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place (if any), date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in the foregoing paragraph. Organization. The Chair of the Board, if any and if present, or the President or, in the absence of such an officer, such person as the Board of Directors may have designated shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chair of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chair of the meeting appoints. The chair of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of business. Voting. Except as may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall have one vote for every share of stock entitled to vote which is registered in that stockholder’s name on the record date for the meeting and may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. All voting may be by a voice vote. Stock List. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in each such stockholder’s name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Action By Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting by a consent in writing, setting forth such action, signed and dated by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. A telegram, cablegram, electronic mail or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for purposes of this Section to the extent permitted by law. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take
Page 3 of 8 action are delivered to the Corporation as described in Section 228 of the DGCL. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Prompt written notice of such action taken without a meeting shall be given to each stockholder who has not consented in writing (including by electronic mail or other electronic transmission as permitted by law) to such action. ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Number. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be such number as is fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors by vote of a majority of the entire Board or by the stockholders. The “entire Board” means the total number of Directors the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies. Until further action by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, the number of Directors shall be two (2). Election. The Directors shall be chosen at the annual stockholders’ meeting by a plurality of the votes cast, and each of such Directors shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor has been elected and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, removal (with or without cause) or disqualification of a Director or increase in the number of Directors, or for any other reason, shall be filled by a majority of the Directors remaining; and such Director shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor is elected. A Director need not be a stockholder. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all Directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors will be held upon the call of the President or the Secretary; and such call shall be issued whenever requested in writing by any two Directors. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each Director or sent by first-class mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each Director at that Director’s address as it is shown on the records of the Corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least 4 days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by facsimile, electronic transmission, telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the Director or to a person at the office of the Director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the Director. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the certificate of incorporation or these By-Laws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic mail or other electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Page 4 of 8 Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment that enables all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as Directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Directors. Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the entire Board, may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such powers and duties as the Board of Directors shall determine in accordance with law, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall elect one or more Directors to serve as members of each such committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Each committee may determine the procedural rules for notices and conduct of its meetings. Removal of Directors. A Director may be removed by the stockholders at any time with or without cause.
Page 5 of 8 ARTICLE III - OFFICERS Generally. The officers of the Corporation may, if elected, consist of a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold his or her office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal and shall receive compensation as determined by the Board of Directors. Chair of the Board. The Chair of the Board, if any, who shall be chosen from among the Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a Chair of the Board, the Board of Directors shall designate the Director who shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board shall assist the President in the supervision and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be properly required by the Board of Directors. During the absence or incapacity of the President, the Chair of the Board shall perform the duties of that office. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these By-Laws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the affairs and business of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or which are delegated to the President by the Board of Directors. The President shall have power to sign all contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized. Except when a Treasurer shall be in office, the President shall perform the duties of the Treasurer. The President shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers and agents of the Corporation. Vice President. The Vice President or, if more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, in the absence or incapacity of the President, shall perform the duties of that officer; and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors and the President may from time to time prescribe. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall maintain the financial records of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are proper and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. Secretary. The Secretary shall issue authorized notices for and shall keep minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate books. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Page 6 of 8 ARTICLE IV - INDEMNIFICATION Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith. Such right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in such person’s capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 1 of this Article IV is not paid in full by the Corporation within ninety (90) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant had not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant had not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Page 7 of 8 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on a person by Sections 1 and 2 of this Article IV shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any such Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. ARTICLE V - STOCK Certificate of Stock. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or Vice President, and by the Secretary or the Treasurer certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. Transfers of Stock. Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of this Article, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefor. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for the other action hereinafter described, as of which there shall be determined the stockholders who are entitled: to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof; to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting; to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights; or to exercise any rights with respect to any change, conversion or exchange of stock or with respect to any other lawful action. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such requirements as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory undertaking or bond or bonds of indemnity. Dividends. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the DGCL or (b) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.
Page 8 of 8 ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records. Each Director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation, including reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS Amendments. These By-Laws may be added to, amended or repealed by action taken in accordance with these By-Laws by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders.
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State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 10:43 AM 02/22/2021 FILED 10:43 AM 02/22/2021 SR 20210555677 - FileNumber 5192246 STATE OF DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMP ANY The undersigned authorized person, desiring to form a limited liability company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Leach Mexico Holding LLC 2. The Registered Office of the limited liability company in the State ofDelaware is located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street (street), in the City of Wilmington , Zip Code 19801 . The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon whom process against this limited liability company may be served is The Corporation Trust Company By: /s/ Halle Terrion Authorized Person Name: Halle Terrion Print or Type
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1 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF LEACH MEXICO HOLDING LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The undersigned, being the sole member of Leach Mexico Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), does hereby execute this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (this “Limited Liability Company Agreement”), effective as of this 22nd day of February, 2021. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on the 22nd day of February, 2021, upon the filing of its Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. ARTICLE I MEMBER Leach International Corporation is the sole member of the Company (the “Member''). ARTICLE II OFFICE The principal office of the Company shall be located at 1301 E. 9th St., Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (the “Principal Office”). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require. ARTICLE Ill PURPOSE The sole purpose for which the Company is organized is to conduct any lawful business purpose as defined in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (as amended, the “Act”). The Company shall have all of the powers granted to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. ARTICLE IV DURATION OF THE COMPANY The Company shall continue in perpetuity unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.
2 ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS The Member may in the future contribute any additional capital deemed necessary by the Member for the operation of the Company. ARTICLE VI OWNERSHIP OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS The Member shall own all of the membership interests in the Company and the Member shall have a 100% distributive share of the Company's profits, losses and cash flow. ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT The Member will manage the affairs of the Company, but shall be entitled to appoint or authorize representatives, including, but not limited to, such officers as the Member may deem necessary, to act on behalf of the Company and to delegate the authority otherwise reserved to the Member to such representatives. The signature of the Member of the Company shall be sufficient to bind the Company with respect to any matter on which the Member shall be required or entitled to act. The Member has the power, on behalf of the Company, to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the business and affairs of the Company. A copy of this Limited Liability Company Agreement may be shown to third parties (and all third parties may rely hereupon) in order to confirm the identity and authorization of the Member. ARTICLE VIII PLEDGE OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST Notwithstanding any other provision in this Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Member shall be entitled to pledge its membership interest, including all interests, economic rights, control rights and status rights as a member, to, and otherwise grant a lien and security interest in its membership interest and all of its right, title and interest under this Limited Liability Company Agreement in favor of, any lender to the Company or an affiliate of the Company (or an agent on behalf of such lender) without any further consents, approvals or actions required by such lender (or agent), the Member, the Company or any other person under this Limited Liability Company Agreement or otherwise. So long as any such pledge of or security interest in the Member’s membership interest is in effect, no consent of the Company or the Member shall be required to permit a pledgee thereof to be substituted for the Member under this Limited Liability Company
3 Agreement upon the exercise of such pledgee’s rights with respect to such membership interest. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, and without complying with any other procedures set forth in this Limited Liability Company Agreement, upon the exercise of remedies in connection with a pledge or hypothecation, (a) the lender (or agent) or transferee of such lender (or agent), as the case may be, shall become a member under this Limited Liability Company Agreement and shall succeed to all of the rights and powers, including the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and shall be bound by all of the obligations, of a member under this Limited Liability Company Agreement without taking any further action on the part of such lender (or agent) or transferee, as the case may be, and (b) following such exercise of remedies, the pledging Member shall cease to be a member and shall have no further rights or powers under this Limited Liability Company Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Limited Liability Company Agreement by the Member shall constitute any necessary approval of such Member under the Act to the foregoing provisions of this Article 8. So long as any pledge of the Member’s membership interest is in effect, this provision shall inure to the benefit of such pledgee and its successors, assigns and designated agents, as an intended third party beneficiary, and no amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to this provision shall in any event be effective without the prior written consent of such pledgee. All of the foregoing shall be subject to the limitations and other provisions applicable to the exercise of remedies contained in each of the Collateral Agreements. For purposes of the foregoing, “Collateral Agreements” means (1) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of June 23, 2006, as amended and restated as of December 6, 2010, as further amended and restated as of February 14, 2011, and as further amended and restated as of February 28, 2013 (as further amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Member, certain affiliates of the Member and Credit Suisse AG, as collateral agent, (2) the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 13, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Member, certain affiliates of the Member and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the U.S. collateral agent, and (3) the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of April 8, 2020 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Member, certain affiliates of the member and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the U.S. collateral agent. . ARTICLE IX BOOKS AND RECORDS The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The fiscal year of the Company shall end on such date in each year as shall be designated from time to time by the Member. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said books. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.
4 ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS This Limited Liability Company Agreement may be amended by a written instrument adopted by the Member and executed by the Member at any time, for any purpose, at the sole discretion of the Member. ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless the Member and any officers of the Company (each an “Indemnified Person”) for all loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by reason of any demands, claims, suits, actions, or proceedings arising out of (a) the Indemnified Person's relationship to the Company or (b) such Indemnified Person's capacity as an officer, except for such loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense as arises out of the theft, fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence by such Indemnified Person. To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, and not less often than monthly upon receipt of an undertaking by and on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to this Article XI shall continue for a person who has ceased to be an officer and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The Company may obtain, at the expense of the Company, directors and officers insurance coverage in an amount and on such terms as determined by the Member. ARTICLE XII BANKING All funds of the Company shall be deposited in one or more Company checking accounts as shall be designated by the Member, and the Member is authorized to sign any such checks or withdrawal forms.
5 ARTICLE XIII APPLICABILITY OF UCC ARTICLE 8 The Company hereby irrevocably elects that all membership interests in the Company shall be securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Each certificate evidencing membership interests in the Company shall bear the following legend: “This certificate evidences an interest in Leach Mexico Holding LLC and shall be a security for purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.” No change to this provision shall be effective until all outstanding certificates have been surrendered for cancellation and any new certificates thereafter issued shall not bear the foregoing legend. ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS This Limited Liability Company Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, the Member, and its successors and assignees. This Limited Liability Company Agreement is expressly not intended for the benefit of any creditor of the Company or any other person or entity. Except and only to the extent provided by applicable statute or otherwise in this Limited Liability Company Agreement, no such creditor or third party shall have any rights under this Limited Liability Company Agreement or any agreement between the Company and the Member with respect to any capital contribution or otherwise. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has hereunto set its hand effective the day and year first written above. LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, its sole member By: /s/ Halle F. Terrion Name: Halle F. Terrion Its: Secretary
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State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 01:40 PM 06/05/2003 FILED 01:31 PM 06/05/2003 SRV 030371679 - 3666631 FILE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC. FIRST: The name of the Corporation is NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC. SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400 in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is Corporation Service Company. THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 750, each of which shares shall have $1.00 par value. FIFTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal By-Laws of the Corporation.
SIXTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend and repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware. All rights herein conferred are granted subject to this reservation. SEVENTH: Written ballots shall not be required for the election of Directors unless required by the By-Laws. EIGHTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are Susan E. Harlos, c/o Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, 800 Fleet Bank Building, 12 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14202-2292. NINTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law hereafter is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a director, then a director of the Corporation, in addition to the - 2 -
circumstances in which a director is not personally liable as set forth in the preceding sentence, shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended Delaware General Corporation Law. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware do make this Certificate of Incorporation, do certify and affirm under penalty of perjury that the facts herein stated are true, and, accordingly, have hereto set my hand on 5TH day of June 2003. Susan E. Harlos, Sole Incorporator - 3 -
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 06:53 PM 06/ 05/2003 FILED 06:48 PM 06/05/ 2003 SRV 030373467 - 3666631 FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FILED TO CORRECT A CERTAIN ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF DELAWARE ON JUNE 5, 2003. NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. The name of the corporation is NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC. 2. That a Certificate of Incorporation was filed by the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 5, 2003, and that said Certificate requires correction as permitted by Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 3. The inaccuracy or defect of said Certificate to be corrected is as follows: The name of the corporation is to be corrected. 4. Article First of the Certificate is corrected to read as follows: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is NAT SEATTLE INC. NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY US INC. By~e~ ... Susan E. Harlos, lncorporator
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Page 1 of 8 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF NAT SEATTLE INC. Adopted Effective: June 25, 2018 ARTICLE I - STOCKHOLDERS Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place (if any) and time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors or the President or the holders of not less than a majority of all the shares of stock entitled to vote. Notice of Meetings. All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of these By-Laws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder who does not waive such notice in writing and who is entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. The notice shall specify the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Manner of Giving Notice. Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic mail or other electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. Quorum. At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of the shares of stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes for the election of Directors, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Page 2 of 8 Adjourned Meetings. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares of the stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place (if any), date, and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place (if any), date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in the foregoing paragraph. Organization. The Chair of the Board, if any and if present, or the President or, in the absence of such an officer, such person as the Board of Directors may have designated shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chair of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chair of the meeting appoints. The chair of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of business. Voting. Except as may be required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall have one vote for every share of stock entitled to vote which is registered in that stockholder’s name on the record date for the meeting and may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. All voting may be by a voice vote. Stock List. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in each such stockholder’s name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Action By Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting by a consent in writing, setting forth such action, signed and dated by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. A telegram, cablegram, electronic mail or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for purposes of this Section to the extent permitted by law. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take
Page 3 of 8 action are delivered to the Corporation as described in Section 228 of the DGCL. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Prompt written notice of such action taken without a meeting shall be given to each stockholder who has not consented in writing (including by electronic mail or other electronic transmission as permitted by law) to such action. ARTICLE II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Number. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be such number as is fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors by vote of a majority of the entire Board or by the stockholders. The “entire Board” means the total number of Directors the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies. Until further action by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, the number of Directors shall be two (2). Election. The Directors shall be chosen at the annual stockholders’ meeting by a plurality of the votes cast, and each of such Directors shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor has been elected and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, removal (with or without cause) or disqualification of a Director or increase in the number of Directors, or for any other reason, shall be filled by a majority of the Directors remaining; and such Director shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such Director’s successor is elected. A Director need not be a stockholder. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all Directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors will be held upon the call of the President or the Secretary; and such call shall be issued whenever requested in writing by any two Directors. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each Director or sent by first-class mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each Director at that Director’s address as it is shown on the records of the Corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least 4 days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by facsimile, electronic transmission, telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the Director or to a person at the office of the Director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the Director. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the certificate of incorporation or these By-Laws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic mail or other electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Page 4 of 8 Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver thereof. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing. Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment that enables all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as Directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of committees of the Directors. Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the entire Board, may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such powers and duties as the Board of Directors shall determine in accordance with law, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall elect one or more Directors to serve as members of each such committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Each committee may determine the procedural rules for notices and conduct of its meetings. Removal of Directors. A Director may be removed by the stockholders at any time with or without cause.
Page 5 of 8 ARTICLE III - OFFICERS Generally. The officers of the Corporation may, if elected, consist of a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold his or her office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal and shall receive compensation as determined by the Board of Directors. Chair of the Board. The Chair of the Board, if any, who shall be chosen from among the Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a Chair of the Board, the Board of Directors shall designate the Director who shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board shall assist the President in the supervision and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be properly required by the Board of Directors. During the absence or incapacity of the President, the Chair of the Board shall perform the duties of that office. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these By-Laws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the affairs and business of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or which are delegated to the President by the Board of Directors. The President shall have power to sign all contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized. Except when a Treasurer shall be in office, the President shall perform the duties of the Treasurer. The President shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers and agents of the Corporation. Vice President. The Vice President or, if more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, in the absence or incapacity of the President, shall perform the duties of that officer; and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors and the President may from time to time prescribe. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall maintain the financial records of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are proper and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. Secretary. The Secretary shall issue authorized notices for and shall keep minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate books. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Page 6 of 8 ARTICLE IV - INDEMNIFICATION Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith. Such right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in such person’s capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 1 of this Article IV is not paid in full by the Corporation within ninety (90) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant had not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant had not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Page 7 of 8 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on a person by Sections 1 and 2 of this Article IV shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any such Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. ARTICLE V - STOCK Certificate of Stock. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or Vice President, and by the Secretary or the Treasurer certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. Transfers of Stock. Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of this Article, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefor. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for the other action hereinafter described, as of which there shall be determined the stockholders who are entitled: to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof; to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting; to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights; or to exercise any rights with respect to any change, conversion or exchange of stock or with respect to any other lawful action. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such requirements as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory undertaking or bond or bonds of indemnity. Dividends. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the DGCL or (b) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.
Page 8 of 8 ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records. Each Director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation, including reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS Amendments. These By-Laws may be added to, amended or repealed by action taken in accordance with these By-Laws by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders.
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Exhibit 5.1 |
NORTH POINT • 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE • CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114.1190 TELEPHONE: +1.216.586.3939 • FACSIMILE: +1.216.579.0212 |
TransDigm Inc.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc.
Relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Guarantors (as defined below) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this opinion has been filed as an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed issuance and exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) in a transaction registered under the Securities Act of 1933 of (i) up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company (the “4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes”) for an equal principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company outstanding on the date hereof (the “4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes”) and (ii) up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company (the “4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes”) for an equal principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company outstanding on the date hereof (the “4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes”). The 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “4.625% 2029 Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors listed on Annex A hereto (each, a “Covered Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Covered Guarantors”), the guarantors listed on Annex B hereto (each, an “Other Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Other Guarantors”; such Other Guarantors and the Covered Guarantors are collectively referred to as the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes are, and the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed (each, a “4.625% 2029 Guarantee”) on a joint and several basis by the Guarantors. The 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
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modified from time to time, the “4.875% 2029 Indenture” and, together with the 4.625% 2029 Indenture, the “Indentures”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes are, and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed (each, a “4.875% 2029 Guarantee”) on a joint and several basis by the Guarantors.
In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinions.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1.The 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes, when they are executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the 4.625% 2029 Indenture and issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.
2.The 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes, when they are executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the 4.875% 2029 Indenture and issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.
3.The 4.625% 2029 Guarantee of the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes (each, a “4.625% 2029 Exchange Guarantee”) of each Covered Guarantor, when it is issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.625% 2029 Guarantee of the 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes (each, a “4.625% 2029 Outstanding Guarantee”) of that Covered Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of that Covered Guarantor.
4.The 4.875% 2029 Guarantee of the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes (each, a “4.875% 2029 Exchange Guarantee”) of each Covered Guarantor, when it is issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.875% 2029 Guarantee of the 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes (each, a “4.875% 2029 Outstanding Guarantee”) of that Covered Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of that Covered Guarantor.
5.The 4.625% 2029 Exchange Guarantee of each Other Guarantor, when it is issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Guarantee of that Other Guarantor
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in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of that Other Guarantor.
6.The 4.875% 2029 Exchange Guarantee of each Other Guarantor, when it is issued and delivered in exchange for the 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Guarantee of that Other Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of that Other Guarantor.
The opinions set forth above are subject to the following limitations, qualifications and assumptions:
For purposes of the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed that (i) the Trustee has authorized, executed and delivered the Indentures and that the Indentures are valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Trustee and (ii) the 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes and 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes have been duly authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the applicable Indenture.
For the purposes of our opinions set forth in paragraphs 5 and 6 above, we have further assumed that (a) each of the Other Guarantors is a corporation, limited liability company or public limited company existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization as listed opposite such Other Guarantor’s name on Annex B hereto (each, a “Jurisdiction”); (b) the Indentures, the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Guarantees and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Guarantees (i) have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or public limited company action, as applicable, of each of the Other Guarantors and (ii) have been executed and delivered by each of the Other Guarantors under the laws of the applicable Jurisdiction; and (c) the execution, delivery, performance and compliance with the terms and provisions of the Indentures, the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Guarantees and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Guarantees by each of the Other Guarantors do not violate or conflict with the laws of the applicable Jurisdiction, the provisions of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar formation or organizational documents, as applicable, or any rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, instrument or agreement binding upon or applicable to such Other Guarantor or its properties.
The opinions expressed herein are limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws, and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and (ii) general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
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As to facts material to the opinions and assumptions expressed herein, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors. The opinions expressed herein are limited to (i) the laws of the State of New York, (ii) the laws of the State of California, (iii) the laws of the State of Texas, (iv) the laws of the State of Florida, (v) the laws of the State of Illinois and (vi) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day
ANNEX A
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Name of Covered Guarantor | Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | Delaware |
Acme Aerospace, Inc. | Delaware |
Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. | California |
AeroControlex Group, Inc. | Delaware |
Aerosonic LLC | Delaware |
Airborne Acquisition, Inc. | Delaware |
Airborne Global, Inc. | Delaware |
Airborne Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Airborne Systems NA Inc. | Delaware |
Airborne Systems North America Inc. | Delaware |
Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc. | Delaware |
AmSafe, Inc. | Delaware |
AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Angus Electronics Co. | Delaware |
Arkwin Industries, Inc. | New York |
Armtec Countermeasures Co. | Delaware |
Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co. | Delaware |
Armtec Defense Products Co. | Delaware |
Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc. | Delaware |
Aviation Technologies, Inc. | Delaware |
Avionic Instruments LLC | Delaware |
Beta Transformer Technology Corporation | New York |
Beta Transformer Technology LLC | Delaware |
Breeze-Eastern LLC | Delaware |
Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc. | Delaware |
Bridport Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Bruce Aerospace Inc. | Delaware |
CDA InterCorp LLC | Florida |
CEF Industries, LLC | Delaware |
Champion Aerospace LLC | Delaware |
Chelton Avionics Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Chelton Avionics, Inc. | Delaware |
CMC Electronics Aurora LLC | Delaware |
Cobham Defense Products, Inc. | Delaware |
Data Device Corporation | Delaware |
Dukes Aerospace, Inc. | Delaware |
Electromech Technologies LLC | Delaware |
Esterline Europe Company LLC | Delaware |
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Esterline International Company | Delaware |
Esterline Technologies Corporation | Delaware |
Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC | Delaware |
Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc. | Delaware |
Hartwell Corporation | California |
Hytek Finishes Co. | Delaware |
ILC Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
Janco Corporation | California |
Johnson Liverpool LLC | Delaware |
Kirkhill Inc. | Delaware |
Korry Electronics Co. | Delaware |
Leach Holding Corporation | Delaware |
Leach International Corporation | Delaware |
Leach Mexico Holding LLC | Delaware |
Leach Technology Group, Inc. | Delaware |
MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. | Delaware |
Mason Electric Co. | Delaware |
McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc. | Delaware |
McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
McKechnie Aerospace US LLC | Delaware |
NAT Seattle Inc. | Delaware |
NMC Group, Inc. | California |
Nordisk Aviation Products LLC | Delaware |
North Hills Signal Processing Corp. | Delaware |
North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp. | Delaware |
Norwich Aero Products, Inc. | New York |
Palomar Products, Inc. | Delaware |
Pexco Aerospace, Inc. | Delaware |
PneuDraulics, Inc. | California |
Schneller LLC | Delaware |
Semco Instruments, Inc. | Delaware |
Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. | Delaware |
Skandia, Inc. | Illinois |
Skurka Aerospace Inc. | Delaware |
Symetrics Industries, LLC | Florida |
Symetrics Technology Group, LLC | Florida |
TA Aerospace Co. | California |
Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc. | New York |
TDG ESL Holdings Inc. | Delaware |
TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc. | Delaware |
TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc. | Delaware |
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Telair US LLC | Delaware |
Texas Rotronics, Inc. | Texas |
Transicoil LLC | Delaware |
Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC | Delaware |
Young & Franklin Inc. | New York |
17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC | Delaware |
ANNEX B
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Name of Other Guarantor | Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. | New Jersey |
Avionics Specialties, Inc. | Virginia |
AvtechTyee, Inc. | Washington |
Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc. | Washington |
HarcoSemco LLC | Connecticut |
TransDigm UK Holdings plc | England and Wales |
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TransDigm UK Holdings plc
Suite 1, 3rd Floor 11-12,
St. James’s Square,
London, United Kingdom
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc. (the “Issuer”) relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as English counsel to TransDigm UK Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this opinion has been filed as an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed registration under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), issuance and exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) of (i) up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new registered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer (the “4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes”) for an equal aggregate principal amount of unregistered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer outstanding on the date hereof that were issued on January 20, 2021 (the “4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes”) and (ii) up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new registered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer (the “4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes” and, together with the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes, the “Exchange Notes” and each, a “series of Exchange Notes”) for an equal aggregate principal amount of unregistered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer outstanding on the date hereof that were issued on April 21, 2021 (the “4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes” and, together with the 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes, the “Outstanding Notes”).
The 4.625% 2029 Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of January 20, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.625% 2029 Notes Indenture”), and the 4.875% 2029 Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant
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to an indenture dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.875% 2029 Notes Indenture” and, together with the 4.625% 2029 Notes Indenture, the “Indentures” and each, an “Indenture”), in each case, by and among the Issuer, TransDigm
Group Incorporated (“TD Group”), the guarantors named therein (including the Company) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Outstanding Notes are, and each series of Exchange Notes will be, respectively, guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the applicable guarantors named in the Registration Statement (including the Company) (the “Guarantees” and each, a “Guarantee”).
1. SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RELIANCE
The following agreements and other related documents have been examined (items (a) through (f), inclusive, are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Opinion Documents”):
(a) an executed copy of each of the Indentures (including the forms of each series of Exchange Notes set out in each of the respective Indentures and each of the respective Guarantees for each series of Exchange Notes);
(b) a copy of the Articles of Association of the Company certified to us by an officer of the Company as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date of each respective Indenture and as of the date hereof (the “Articles of Association”);
(c) an executed copy dated August 10, 2021 of a certificate of the directors of the Company (the “Certificate”);
(d) copies of (i) the minutes of the board of directors of the Company dated January 14, 2021 and (ii) the minutes of the board of directors of the Company dated April 11, 2021 in which the directors, amongst other things, passed resolutions ((i) and (ii) together, the “Resolutions”) relating to the Transaction Documents (as defined below) and the Exchange Offer, in each case, for each respective series of Outstanding Notes;
(e) copies of (i) the unanimous written consent of the board of directors of the Issuer dated January 13, 2021 and (ii) the unanimous written consent of the board of directors of the Issuer dated April 11, 2021 ((i) and (ii) together, the “Parent Resolutions”) relating to, amongst other things, the Transaction Documents and the Exchange Offer, in each case, for each respective series of Outstanding Notes;
(f) the Registration Statement; and
(g) originals or copies (certified or otherwise) of such other documents as we have considered relevant to the rendering of this opinion.
The Registration Statement and the Indentures (including the Guarantees) are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”.
2. ASSUMPTIONS
We have assumed that, so far as the laws of every jurisdiction other than England and Wales are concerned, all restrictions, laws, guidelines, regulations or reporting requirements that apply to the Indentures and any issue of Exchange Notes thereunder and the Guarantees have been complied with and that such laws do not qualify or affect our opinions as set out below.
We have also made the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified or established and on which we express no opinion:
(a) insofar as any obligation falls to be performed in any jurisdiction outside England, its performance will not be illegal or ineffective by virtue of the laws of that jurisdiction;
(b) all signatures on the executed documents which, or copies (whether photocopies, certified copies, facsimile copies or electronic copies) of which, we have examined are genuine and that such copies conform to the original documents executed;
(c) that each corporate party (other than the Company) is duly organised, validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is legally relevant) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;
(d) each of the parties to the Transaction Documents, other than the Company, is able lawfully to enter into such Transaction Document and has the capacity, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents;
(e) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents have been or will be duly authorised by each of the parties thereto, other than the Company, and that such documents have been or will be duly executed and delivered by each of the relevant parties thereto with effect from the date it is expressed to be effective and is not or will not be (when delivered) subject to any escrow or similar arrangement and that such documents shall constitute the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of each of such parties in accordance with all applicable laws (other than, subject to the limitations and reservations in this opinion, the laws of England and Wales in the case of the Guarantees);
(f) each of the parties to the Transaction Documents who is carrying on, or purporting to carry on, any regulated activity in the United Kingdom is an authorised person permitted to
carry on that relevant regulated activity or an exempt person in respect of that regulated activity under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) and no such agreement was or will be entered into in consequence of a communication made in breach of section 21(1) of the FSMA;
(g) the Exchange Notes will be duly prepared and completed in accordance with the provisions and arrangements contained or described in the applicable Indenture and will be in the form of the Exchange Notes as provided for and set out in the applicable Indenture;
(h) the Articles of Association of the Company that we have examined are those in force, and the directors’ decisions taken in the Resolutions were taken in good faith and on reasonable grounds for believing that the transactions contemplated thereby would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and that the Resolutions have not been amended, rescinded, modified or revoked and are in full force and effect and the certifications referred to in 1(b) to (e) above are true and accurate;
(i) the Guarantees will not cause any limit on borrowings or guarantee to which the Company is subject to be exceeded;
(j) the absence of mutual mistake of fact or of any other arrangements between any of the parties to the Transaction Documents which modify or supersede any of their terms;
(k) the Company is neither an authorised person nor an exempt person in relation to the regulated activity of accepting deposits under the FSMA;
(l) that each of the Transaction Documents has been entered into, and the transactions referred to therein are carried out, by each of the parties in good faith, for the purpose of carrying on their respective businesses (and, in the case of the Company, in furtherance of its objects, whether contained in its Articles of Association or otherwise), for the benefit of each of them respectively and on arm’s length commercial terms;
(m) that each of the Transaction Documents has not been entered into in consequence of fraud, coercion, duress, misrepresentation or undue influence or on the basis of a mistake of fact or law or believing that the Transaction Documents are fundamentally different in substance or in kind from what it is, or in connection with money laundering or any other unlawful activity;
(n) the truth, accuracy, correctness and completeness of all statements, representations and warranties as to matters of fact contained in the Opinion Documents and that all the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents will be observed and performed by all the parties thereto;
(o) the Issuer is neither an authorised person nor an exempt person in relation to the regulated activity of accepting deposits under the FSMA;
(p) no request will be made to admit any Exchange Note to trading on a regulated market situated or operating in the United Kingdom;
(q) no steps have been, or will be, taken to have the Registration Statement treated as an approved prospectus under section 87H of the FSMA;
(r) all documents presented to us as originals are true and accurate and all documents submitted to us as copies conform with the originals and that any documents in draft form which we have examined for the purposes hereof will not change when in final form in such a way as could affect our opinions herein;
(s) none of the parties to the Transaction Documents is unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or would otherwise be insolvent pursuant to any legislation applicable to it at the time of executing any of the Transaction Documents, and will not, as a consequence of executing any of the Transaction Documents, become unable to pay its debts within the meaning of that section or otherwise be insolvent pursuant to any applicable legislation;
(t) that the information revealed by our search of the public documents of the Company kept at Companies House in Cardiff (the “Company Search”), as of the date hereof, was accurate in all respects and has not since then been altered or added to;
(u) that the information revealed by our electronic enquiry of the Central Registry of Winding up Petitions (the “Enquiry”), as of the date hereof, was accurate in all respects and has not since then been altered or added to;
(v) that in respect of a judgment entered in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents such judgment was entered by the relevant New York court which had jurisdiction to determine such suit, action or proceeding; and
(w) no part of the Transaction Documents will constitute unlawful financial assistance for the purposes of section 678 or section 679 of the Companies Act 2006.
3. LIMITATIONS
Our opinion is confined solely to English law.
The Indentures, the Exchange Notes and the Guarantees are expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York. We have made no investigation of such laws and do not
express or imply any opinion on such laws. In addition, we have assumed that, so far as the laws of the State of New York and US securities laws are concerned, the Indentures and the Guarantees constitute or will, on issue of the Exchange Notes in accordance with the applicable Indenture, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and that such laws do not qualify or affect our opinions as set out below.
4. OPINIONS
4.1 The Company is a public limited company duly incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006.
4.2 The Company has corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indentures and the Guarantees.
4.3 Each Guarantee has been duly authorised by the Company and, so far as English law is concerned, when (a) the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act and (b) the Exchange Notes have been duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture and delivered in the manner provided in such Indenture, we would expect the English courts to recognise the choice of law of New York law as the governing law of the Guarantees and to enforce by separate action a final and conclusive judgment (which does not re-open an earlier judgment from the same jurisdiction) for a definite sum of money or for a sum of money ascertainable by arithmetical calculation (in either case not being a sum payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty), entered against the Company in connection with the enforcement of the Guarantees in civil proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York.
5. QUALIFICATIONS
Nothing in this opinion shall be taken as implying that an English court would exercise jurisdiction in any proceedings relating to the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes or accordingly that any remedy would be available in England for the enforcement of obligations arising under the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes.
This opinion is subject to the following:
(a) There could be circumstances in which an English court would not treat as conclusive those certificates and determinations which the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes state are to be so treated.
(b) Any provision in the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes which involves an indemnity for the costs of litigation is subject to the discretion of the court to
decide whether and to what extent a party to litigation should be awarded the costs incurred by it in connection with the litigation.
(c) Any provision in any agreement or deed which amounts to an undertaking to assume the liability on account of the absence of payment of stamp duty or an indemnity to pay stamp duty may be void.
(d) As used in this opinion, the term “enforceable” means that each obligation or document is of a type and form enforced by the English courts. It is not certain, however, that each obligation or document will be enforced in accordance with its terms in every circumstance, enforcement being subject to, inter alia, the nature of the remedies available in the English courts, the acceptance by such courts of jurisdiction, the power of such courts to stay proceedings, the fact that claims may be time-barred or subject to defences of set-off or counterclaim, and other principles of law and equity of general application.
(e) The opinions set out above are subject to (i) all applicable limitations arising from bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, administration, reorganisation, moratorium, reconstruction or similar laws and (ii) all applicable general principles of law affecting the rights of contractual parties and/or creditors generally.
(f) The Registration Statement has been prepared by, inter alios, the Issuer and the Company, which have accepted responsibility for the information contained therein. We have not investigated or verified the truth or accuracy of the information contained in the Registration Statement, nor have we been responsible for ensuring that no material information has been omitted from it.
(g) There are no reciprocal arrangements in force between the State of New York or the United States of America and the United Kingdom for the recognition or enforcement of judgments. Accordingly, a judgment by the courts of the State of New York, United States of America or, as the case may be, any federal court of the United States of America (each such court, a “US Court”) is not enforceable directly in England, but may be recognised by the English courts according to common law principles. A judgment by a US Court will not be enforced by the English courts if:
(i) that US Court had no jurisdiction, as a matter of English law, over the defendant;
(ii) the proceedings in which the judgment was given were opposed to natural justice;
(iii) the judgment was obtained by fraud;
(iv) the enforcement of the judgment would be contrary to English public policy or the Human Rights Act 1998;
(v) an order has been made and remains effective under section 9 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 applying that section to judgments of that US Court;
(vi) before the date on which the US Court gave judgment, the matter in dispute had been the subject of a final judgment of another court having jurisdiction between the same parties or their privies, that judgment is enforceable in England, and that judgment conflicts with the judgment intended to be enforced in England;
(vii) the judgment is for multiple damages within the meaning of section 5(3) of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 or based on a claim for contribution in respect of the same;
(viii) the judgment is based on a rule of law specified by the Secretary of State as concerned with the prohibition of restrictive trade practices or based on a claim for contribution in respect of the same;
(ix) the judgment is based on foreign measures which the Secretary of State specifies as regulating and controlling international trade and which, in so far as they apply to persons carrying on business in the United Kingdom, are damaging or threaten to damage the trading interests of the United Kingdom; or
(x) the bringing of proceedings in that US Court was contrary to an agreement under which the dispute in question was to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that US Court.
If the English court gives judgment for the sum payable under a judgment of the courts of the State of New York, the English judgment would be enforceable by the methods generally available for the enforcement of English judgments. These give the court discretion whether to allow enforcement by any particular method. In addition, it may not be possible to obtain an English judgment or to enforce any English judgment if the judgment debtor is subject to any insolvency or similar proceedings, if there is delay or if an appeal is pending or anticipated against the English judgment in England or against the foreign judgment in the courts of the State of New York.
(h) The effectiveness of terms exculpating a party from liability or a duty otherwise owed is limited by law.
(i) There is doubt as to the enforceability in England and Wales of US judgments in respect of civil judgments predicated purely on US securities law.
(j) No account has been taken in this opinion of the future exercise of powers by the UK Government pursuant to section 5(4) of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980.
(k) Insofar as any obligation under the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes is to be performed in any jurisdiction other than England and Wales, an English court may have to have regard to the law of that jurisdiction in relation to the manner of performance and the steps to be taken in the event of defective performance.
(l) We express no opinion as to whether specific performance, injunctive relief or any other form of equitable remedy would be available in respect of any obligation of the Company under or in respect of the Indentures, the Guarantees or the Exchange Notes.
(m) The Company Search is not capable of revealing conclusively whether or not (i) a winding up order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding up of a company, (ii) an administration order has been made or (iii) a receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator has been appointed, since notice of these matters may not be filed with the Registrar of Companies immediately and, when filed, may not be entered on the public database or recorded on the public microfiches of the relevant company immediately. In addition, the Company Search is not capable of revealing, prior to the making of the relevant order, whether or not a winding up petition has been presented or an application for an administration order has been made nor will the search conclusively reveal whether a charge or other restriction or prohibition has been created in relation to the real property owned by the relevant party.
(n) The Enquiry relates only to a compulsory winding up and is not capable of revealing conclusively whether or not a winding up petition in respect of a compulsory winding up has been presented, since details of the petition may not have been entered on the records of the Central Registry of Winding up Petitions immediately or, in the case of a petition presented to a County Court, may not have been notified to the Central Registry and entered on such records at all, and the response to such an enquiry only relates to current petitions (and not those which may have been subsequently withdrawn or otherwise dealt with).
(o) We express no opinion as to matters of fact.
(p) We give no opinion as to tax.
(q) An English Court will not apply a chosen foreign law if: (i) it is not pleaded and proved; (ii) to do so would be contrary to the mandatory rules of English law or of such
chosen foreign law or manifestly incompatible with English public policy; or (iii) the choice is not valid under the chosen law.
This opinion, which shall be construed in accordance with English law, is given to the Company in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Exchange Notes.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus that is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
This opinion is given on the basis of English law in force and applied by English courts at the date of this opinion and on the basis that there has been no amendment to, or termination or replacement of, any of the documents examined by us and no change in any of the facts assumed by us for the purposes of giving this opinion. It is also given on the basis that we have no obligation to notify any addressee of this opinion of any change in English law or its application after the date of this opinion.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Jones Day
DocumentExhibit 5.3
August 10, 2021
TransDigm Inc.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc. Relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Washington state counsel to TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TransDigm”), and its subsidiaries AvtechTyee, Inc., a Washington corporation (“AvtechTyee”), formerly known as Avtech Corporation, and Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc., a Washington corporation (“Bridport,” and together with AvtechTyee, the “Subsidiaries”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed issuance and exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) of (a) up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes”) for an equal principal amount of unregistered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of TransDigm outstanding on the date hereof (the “4.625% 2029 Original Notes”) and (b) up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes” and together with the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes, the “Exchange Notes”) for an equal principal amount of unregistered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of TransDigm outstanding on the date hereof (the “4.875% 2029 Original Notes” and together with the 4.625% 2029 Original Notes, the “Original Notes”). The 4.625% 2029 Original Notes have been, and the 4.625% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021 (the “4.625% 2029 Notes Indenture”), by and among TransDigm, Transdigm Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Subsidiaries, and the other guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 4.875% 2029 Original Notes have been, and the 4.875% 2029 Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021 (the “4.875% 2029 Notes Indenture” and together with the 4.625% 2029 Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), by and among TransDigm, Holdings, the Subsidiaries, and the other guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Original Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the guarantors (including the Subsidiaries). Capitalized terms used
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herein and not separately defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Registration Statement.
A. Documents and Matters Examined
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined originals or copies of such documents, records, certificates of public officials and certificates of officers and representatives of TransDigm, Holdings, and/or the Subsidiaries as we have considered necessary to provide a basis for the opinions expressed herein, including the following:
A-1 the Indentures;
A-2 the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, as amended, of AvtechTyee, both as certified by the Secretary of AvtechTyee as in effect on the date hereof;
A-3 the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Restated Bylaws of Bridport, both as certified by the Secretary of Bridport as in effect on the date hereof;
A-4 the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of AvtechTyee on January 13, 2021 and April 11, 2021;
A-5 the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Bridport on January 13, 2021 and April 11, 2021;
A-6 an Officer’s Certificate, as certified by the Secretary of Bridport, delivered to Perkins Coie LLP, dated as of the date hereof; and
A-7 an Officer’s Certificate, as certified by the Secretary of AvtechTyee, delivered to Perkins Coie LLP, dated as of the date hereof.
As to matters of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on (a) information in public authority documents, including the Certificate of Existence/Authorization of AvtechTyee, Inc. dated as of August 2, 2021 and issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Washington and the Certificate of Existence/Authorization of Bridport dated as of August 2, 2021 and issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Washington, and information provided in certificates of officers/representatives of TransDigm, Holdings, and the Subsidiaries (and all opinions based on these documents are as of the date of such documents and not as of the date of this opinion letter), and (b) the representations and warranties of TransDigm,
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Holdings, and the Subsidiaries in the Indenture and the Exchange Offer. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.
B. Assumptions
We have relied, without investigation, on the following assumptions:
B-1 Original documents reviewed by us are authentic, copies of original documents reviewed by us conform to the originals and all signatures on executed documents are genuine.
B-2 All individuals have sufficient legal capacity to perform their functions with respect to the Indentures and the Exchange Offer and the transactions contemplated by the Indentures and the Exchange Offer (the “Transactions”).
C. Opinions
Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and exclusions stated below, we express the following opinions:
C-1 Each of AvtechTyee and Bridport is a corporation validly existing under Washington law.
C-2 As of the date of each of the Indentures, each of the Subsidiaries (a) had all necessary corporate power to execute and deliver each of the Indentures, and (b) as of the date hereof, has all necessary corporate power to perform its obligations under each of the Indentures.
C-3 The Indentures have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Subsidiaries.
C-4 The execution and delivery of the 4.625% 2029 Notes Indenture on January 20, 2021 and the 4.875% 2029 Notes Indenture on April 21, 2021 by the Subsidiaries did not, and current performance of their obligations thereunder does not:
(a) violate statutory laws that counsel exercising customary professional judgment would in our experience reasonably recognize as typically applicable to agreements similar to the Indenture and transactions similar to the Transactions; or
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(b) violate such party’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
D. Qualifications; Exclusions
D-1 Except to the extent expressly noted to the contrary in this opinion letter, we express no opinion as to the following matters, or the effect, if any, that they may have on the opinions expressed herein:
(a) federal securities laws and regulations administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission, state “blue sky” laws and regulations, the Investment Company Act, the Trust Indenture Act, and laws and regulations relating to commodity (and other) futures and indices and other similar instruments;
(b) the statutes and ordinances, the administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of counties, cities, towns, municipalities and special political subdivisions (whether created or enabled through legislative action at the federal, state or regional level), and judicial decisions to the extent that they deal with any such statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations;
(c) fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance laws; and
(d) pension and employee benefit laws and regulations.
For purposes of expressing the opinions herein, (a) we have examined the laws of the State of Washington, (b) we have assumed that those laws govern the construction, interpretation and enforcement of the Indentures and the Exchange Offer, whether or not the Indentures or the Exchange Offer includes a choice of law provision stipulating the application of the laws of some other jurisdiction, and (c) our opinions are limited to such laws. We have not reviewed, nor are our opinions in any way predicated on an examination of, the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we expressly disclaim responsibility for advising you as to the effect, if any, that the laws of any other jurisdiction may have on the opinions set forth herein.
The opinions expressed herein (a) are limited to matters expressly stated herein, and no other opinions may be implied or inferred, including that we have performed any actions in order to provide the legal opinions and statements contained herein other than as expressly set forth, and (b) are as of the date hereof (except as otherwise noted above). We disclaim any undertaking or obligation to update these opinions for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof (including changes in law or facts, or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention), or to consider their applicability or correctness as to persons or entities other than the addressees.
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”), or the related rules and regulations promulgated under the Act nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Act or the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PERKINS COIE LLP
DocumentExhibit 5.4
August 10, 2021
TransDigm Inc.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc. Relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as Connecticut counsel to HarcoSemco LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (“HarcoSemco”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this opinion has been filed as an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to (1) the proposed issuance and exchange (the “Exchange Offer 1”) of up to $1,200,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of new registered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “Exchange Notes 1”) of TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for any and all 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company outstanding on the date hereof (the “Outstanding Notes 1”) and (2) the proposed issuance and exchange (the “Exchange Offer 2” and together with the Exchange Offer 1, collectively, the “Exchange Offer”) of up to $750,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of new registered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “Exchange Notes 2” and together with the Exchange Notes 1, collectively, the “Exchange Notes”) of the Company, for any and all 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company outstanding on the date hereof (the “Outstanding Notes 2” and together with the Outstanding Notes 1, collectively, the “Outstanding Notes”). The Outstanding Notes 1 have been, and the Exchange Notes 1 will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of January 20, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture 1”), by and among the (i) Company, (ii) TransDigm Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and the other guarantors thereto (including HarcoSemco), and (iii) The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Outstanding Notes 2 have been, and the Exchange Notes 2 will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture 2” and together with the Indenture 1, collectively, the “Indentures”), by and among the (i) Company, (ii) TransDigm Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and the other guarantors thereto (including HarcoSemco), and (iii) The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Outstanding Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed on a joint and several
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basis by the guarantors (including HarcoSemco). The following agreements and other related documents have been examined (items (a) through (f), inclusive, are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Transaction Documents”):
(a) an executed copy of the Indentures;
(b) a copy of the Articles of Organization, as amended, of HarcoSemco certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut on August 4, 2021 and certified to us by an officer of HarcoSemco as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the dates of the Indentures and as of the date hereof (the “Articles of Organization”);
(c) a copy of the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HarcoSemco certified to us by an officer of HarcoSemco as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the dates of the Indentures and as of the date hereof (the “LLC Agreement”);
(d) a written consent of the sole member of HarcoSemco delivered to us in connection with this opinion letter;
(e) a copy of a certificate, dated August 5, 2021, of the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut as to the legal existence of HarcoSemco in the State of Connecticut as of such date (the “Certificate of Legal Existence”); and
(f) a copy of the resolutions of the managing member of HarcoSemco certified to us by an officer of HarcoSemco as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Connecticut. To the extent that any of the Transaction Documents provides that it is to be governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Connecticut, the opinions set forth herein are given as if such document provides that it is to be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, other than its choice of law rules. We have assumed for the purposes of this opinion letter that the parties’ choice of law will be respected, and accordingly we express no opinion as to the choice of law rules or other laws that any tribunal may apply to the transactions referred to in this opinion letter.
We have examined the Transaction Documents, and have also examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of HarcoSemco, certificates of public officials and of officers and other representatives of HarcoSemco and such other documents and instruments, and have made such other
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examinations, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions set forth herein. As to certain questions of fact material to our opinions, we have relied upon the representations and warranties in the Transaction Documents and upon said certificates, copies of which are being delivered to you herewith, and we have made no independent investigation of such matters.
In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed, among other things, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the genuineness of all signatures, and the legal capacity of natural persons. We were not present at the signing of the Transaction Documents and have relied with your approval upon a review of a photocopy or facsimile of the signature pages. We have also assumed that each entity, other than HarcoSemco, that is a party to any of the Transaction Documents had, on the date thereof, all requisite capacity, power and authority and has taken all actions necessary to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or by which it is bound, to the extent necessary to make the Transaction Documents enforceable against it, and that the Transaction Documents are enforceable against each of the parties thereto, other than HarcoSemco. Further, we have assumed that HarcoSemco will not in the future take any discretionary action (including a decision not to act) permitted under any Transaction Document that would result in a violation of law or cause a breach or default under any Transaction Document or court or administrative order, writ, judgment or decree that names HarcoSemco and is specifically directed to it or its property.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, it is our opinion that:
1. Based solely upon the Certificate of Legal Existence, HarcoSemco is legally existing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Connecticut.
2. As of the dates of the Indentures, HarcoSemco had the limited liability company power to enter into the Indentures and, as of the date hereof, HarcoSemco has the limited liability company power to perform its obligations under the Indentures.
3. HarcoSemco’s execution, delivery and performance of the Indentures has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of HarcoSemco.
4. The execution and delivery by HarcoSemco on the dates of the Indentures did not, and the performance by HarcoSemco of its obligations thereunder as of the date hereof, does not (a) violate or contravene any law of the State of Connecticut which is applicable to HarcoSemco or (b) violate the Articles of Organization or the LLC Agreement.
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The foregoing opinions are subject to the following qualifications:
(a) The enforceability against HarcoSemco of the rights and remedies provided in the Transaction Documents is subject to the effect of (i) statutory and other laws regarding bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally; (ii) general principles of equity and public policy (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and (iii) general rules of contract law with respect to matters such as the adequacy of consideration, the election of remedies, the limits of severability, mutuality of obligations and opportunity to cure.
(b) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any waiver, disclaimer, limitation of liability, release or legal or equitable discharge of any defense, provision for liquidated damages, consent to jurisdiction or venue, or provision releasing or indemnifying a party against liability for its own wrongful or negligent acts.
(c) We express no opinion with respect to the federal securities laws or the “blue sky” or securities laws of any other jurisdiction.
(d) We express no opinion upon any matter other than the opinions explicitly set forth in the numbered paragraphs above, and such opinions shall not be interpreted to be an implied opinion upon any other matter.
Except as specifically provided herein, this opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We express no opinion herein regarding the effect that any future event or change in circumstances would have on the opinions expressed herein, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of, or to update this opinion letter in connection with, any change in circumstances or any change in applicable law, or the interpretation thereof, after the date hereof. Any such change in circumstances or in any applicable law, or the interpretation thereof, or in any information or assumptions upon which we have relied, or any inaccuracy of such information or assumptions, could affect the opinions expressed herein.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement filed today and any amendment thereto to be filed in connection with the Exchange Offer. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
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Exhibit 5.5
August 10, 2021
TransDigm Inc.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Subject: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc.
Relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Virginia counsel to AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Avionics” and the “Virginia Subsidiary”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this opinion has been filed as an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to (i) $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “4.625% Exchange Notes”) of TRANSDIGM INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for all outstanding unregistered 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company (the “4.625% Outstanding Notes”), and (ii) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (the “4.875% Exchange Notes”, and, together with the 4.625% Exchange Notes, the “2029 Exchange Notes”) of the Company for all outstanding unregistered 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Company (the “4.875% Outstanding Notes”, and, together with the 4.625% Outstanding Notes, the “2029 Outstanding Notes”) The 4.625% Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.625% Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.625% Indenture”), by and among the Company, TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the guarantors thereto (including the Virginia Subsidiary) (the “4.625% Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 4.875% Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.875% Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.875% Indenture”, and, together with the 4.625% Indenture, the “Indentures” and each an “Indenture”), by and among the Company, Holdings, the guarantors thereto (including the Virginia Subsidiary) (the “4.875% Guarantors” and, together with the 4.625% Guarantors, the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2029 Outstanding Notes are, and the 2029 Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the Guarantors (including the Virginia Subsidiary).
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein have the meanings provided for in the applicable Indenture.
Documents Reviewed
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined an executed copy of each Indenture.
In addition, we have examined and relied upon the following:
(i)a certificate from a responsible officer of the Virginia Subsidiary certifying as to (A) true and correct copies of the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the Virginia Subsidiary (the “Organizational Documents”) and resolutions of the board of directors of the Virginia Subsidiary authorizing the transactions contemplated by each Indenture (the “Transaction”) and (B) the incumbency and specimen signatures of the individuals authorized to execute and deliver each Indenture on behalf of the Virginia Subsidiary;
(ii)a certificate dated July 29, 2021, issued by the Clerk of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, attesting to the corporate status of the Virginia Subsidiary in the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Virginia Status Certificate”); and
(iii)originals, or copies identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of such other records, documents and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion letter.
As used herein, “Applicable Law” means the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Assumptions Underlying Our Opinions
We refer you to the opinion letter dated as of the date hereof delivered to you by Jones Day as special counsel to Holdings, the Company, the Guarantors and the Virginia Subsidiary relating to the laws of the States of Delaware, California, Texas, Florida and New York.
For all purposes of the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following:
(a)Factual Matters. To the extent that we have reviewed and relied upon (i) certificates of the Virginia Subsidiary or authorized representatives thereof, (ii) representations of the Virginia Subsidiary set forth in the Indentures and (iii) certificates and assurances from public officials, all of such certificates, representations and assurances are accurate with regard to factual matters and all official records (including filings with public authorities) are properly
indexed and filed and are accurate and complete. We have not independently verified any facts so relied on.
(b)Signatures. The signatures of individuals signing each Indenture are genuine and authorized.
(c)Authentic and Conforming Documents. All documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, complete and accurate, and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic original documents.
(d)Organizational Status, Power and Authority and Legal Capacity of Certain Parties. All parties to the Indentures are validly existing and in good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and have the capacity and full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform each Indenture and the documents required or permitted to be delivered and performed thereunder, except that no such assumptions are made as to the Virginia Subsidiary. All individuals signing each Indenture have the legal capacity to execute such Indenture.
(e)Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Indentures by Certain Parties. Each Indenture and the documents required or permitted to be delivered thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of the parties thereto and have been duly executed and delivered by such parties, except that no such assumptions are made as to the Virginia Subsidiary.
(f)Indentures Binding on Certain Parties. Each Indenture and the documents required or permitted to be delivered thereunder are valid and binding obligations enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms.
Our Opinions
Based on and subject to the foregoing and the exclusions, qualifications, limitations and other assumptions set forth in this opinion letter, we are of the opinion that:
1. Organizational Status. Based solely upon its Virginia Status Certificate, the Virginia Subsidiary is a validly existing corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as of the date set forth in the Virginia Status Certificate.
2. Power and Authority; Authorization. The Virginia Subsidiary has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of each Indenture and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance thereof.
3. Execution and Delivery. The Virginia Subsidiary has duly executed and delivered each Indenture.
4. Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery by the Virginia Subsidiary of each Indenture, nor the performance by the Virginia Subsidiary of its obligations
thereunder: (a) violates any statute or regulation of Applicable Law that is applicable to the Virginia Subsidiary; or (b) violates any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Virginia Subsidiary.
Matters Excluded from Our Opinions
We express no opinion with respect to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of either Indenture.
Qualifications and Limitations Applicable to Our Opinions
The opinions set forth above are subject to the following qualifications and limitations:
(a)Applicable Law. Our opinions are limited to the Applicable Law, and we do not express any opinion concerning any other laws, including, without limitation, Federal, securities and “Blue Sky” laws.
(b)Noncontravention. With respect to the opinions expressed in Paragraph 4(a), our opinion is limited to our review of only those laws and regulations that, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by each Indenture and to business organizations generally.
Miscellaneous
The opinions expressed herein (a) are limited to matters expressly stated herein, and no other opinions may be implied or inferred, including that we have performed any actions in order to provide the legal opinions and statements contained herein other than as expressly set forth, and (b) are as of the date hereof (except as otherwise noted above). We disclaim any undertaking or obligation to update these opinions for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”), or the related rules and regulations promulgated under the Act nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Act or the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ McGuireWoods LLP
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TransDigm Inc.
TransDigm Group Incorporated
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed by TransDigm Inc. (the “Issuer”)
et al. Relating to the Exchange Offer (as defined below)________________
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as New Jersey local counsel to Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Airborne”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this opinion letter has been filed as an exhibit (the “Registration
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Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed exchange (collectively, the “Exchange Offer”) of up to (a) $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “4.625% Exchange Notes”) of the Issuer for an equal aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer that were issued on January 20, 2021 (the “4.625% Outstanding Notes”); and (b) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “4.875% Exchange Notes”, and collectively, with the 4.625% Exchange Notes, the “Exchange Notes”) of the Issuer for an equal aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 of the Issuer that were issued on April 21, 2021 (the “4.875% Outstanding Notes”, and collectively, with the 4.625% Outstanding Notes, the “Outstanding Notes”) . The 4.625% Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.625% Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of January 20, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.625% Notes Indenture”), and the 4.875% Outstanding Notes have been, and the 4.875% Exchange Notes will be, issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “4.875% Notes Indenture”, and collectively, with the 4.625% Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), in each case by and among the Issuer, TransDigm Group Incorporated, the guarantors named therein (including Airborne) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Outstanding Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed on a joint and several basis by certain guarantors (including Airborne).
In connection with this opinion letter, we have reviewed the following documents (referred to herein, collectively, as the “Authority Documents”):
(a) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Airborne certified by the New Jersey State Treasurer as of August 2, 2021 and certified to us by an officer of Airborne as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”);
(b) a copy of the Bylaws, as amended, of Airborne certified to us by an officer of Airborne as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date hereof (the “Bylaws; and collectively, with the Certificate of Incorporation, the “Organizational Documents”);
(c) a good standing certificate, dated August 2, 2021 issued by the New Jersey State Treasurer as to the legal existence of Airborne in the State of New Jersey as of such date (the “Good Standing Certificate”);
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(d) copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Airborne adopted on January 13, 2021 and April 11, 2021, respectively, and certified to us as of the date hereof by an officer of Airborne as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date hereof; and
(e) an Officer’s Certificate and an Incumbency Certificate of Airborne, each dated the date hereof, delivered to us in connection with this opinion letter.
This opinion letter is rendered pursuant to and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey (the “State”). Subject to the limitations contained herein, the law covered by this opinion letter is limited to the law of the State, and we assume, without expression of opinion, that only such law will be applied by any court considering any matter with respect to which we are opining. We express no opinions with respect to federal law or the law of any other jurisdiction. With respect to the opinion expressed in opinion paragraph 5 below, our opinion is limited to only those State laws that, in our experience, are directly applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Indentures, provided that we express no opinion with respect to any (x) securities laws, “blue sky” or similar laws or (y) laws relating to specially regulated business activities and properties, if any, of Airborne.
We have made such examination of matters of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions set forth herein. As to certain matters of fact material to our opinions, we have relied solely upon the Authority Documents, copies of which are being delivered to you herewith, and we have made no independent investigation of such matters.
In rendering our opinions, we have also assumed, without independent investigation, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the conformity to the executed originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or drafts, and the legal capacity of all natural persons.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and other limitations herein contained, we are of the opinion that:
1.Based solely on the Good Standing Certificate, Airborne is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State.
2.As of the respective dates of the Indentures, Airborne had the corporate power and authority under the Organizational Documents and applicable corporate law to execute and
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deliver the Indentures, and as of the date hereof, Airborne has the corporate power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indentures.
3.Airborne has taken all corporate action necessary under the Organizational Documents and applicable corporate law to authorize the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, the respective Indentures.
4.The execution and delivery by Airborne of the Indentures did not, and the performance of its obligations under the Indentures will not, result in a violation of Airborne’s Organizational Documents.
5.The execution and delivery by Airborne of the Indentures did not, and the performance of its obligations under the Indentures do not, result in any violation of any present laws of the State or any present rules or regulations thereunder applicable to Airborne.
We express no opinion with respect to enforceability of the respective Indentures.
The foregoing expresses our legal opinion as to the matters set forth above based upon our professional knowledge and judgment. No opinion should be construed as a guaranty that a court considering such matters would not rule in a manner contrary to the opinions set forth above. No opinion is to be implied or inferred beyond the opinions expressly stated herein.
This opinion letter is issued as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to revise, supplement or reissue this opinion letter with respect to any change in law or any event, fact, circumstance or transaction which may hereafter occur or come to our attention after the date hereof.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement filed today and any amendment thereto to be filed in connection with the Exchange Offer. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/S/ Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis L.L.P.
DocumentExhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of TransDigm Inc. for the registration of $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated November 12, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of TransDigm Group Incorporated, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of TransDigm Group Incorporated, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
August 10, 2021
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|
___________________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)
| 95-3571558 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
400 South Hope Street Suite 500 Los Angeles, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
90071 (Zip code) |
___________________________
TransDigm Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 34-1750032 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 41-2101738 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ACME AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-0324980 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
528 W. 21st Street, Suite 6 Tempe, Arizona (Address of principal executive offices)
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85282 (Zip code) |
ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-4056812 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4141 North Palm Street Fullerton, California (Address of principal executive offices)
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92835 (Zip code) |
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0379798 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4223 Monticello Blvd. South Euclid, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44121 (Zip code) |
AEROSONIC LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-1668471 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1212 North Hercules Ave. Clearwater, Florida (Address of principal executive offices)
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33765 (Zip code)
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AIRBORNE ACQUISITION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422895 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE GLOBAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422997 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422954 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 22-3396247 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 02-0805976 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
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44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF CA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-3518559 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
3701 West Warner Ave. Santa Ana, California (Address of principal executive offices)
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92704 (Zip code)
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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF NJ INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 22-3348756 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
5800 Magnolia Ave. Pennsauken, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices)
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08109 (Zip code) |
AMSAFE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3363619 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1043 N. 47th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona (Address of principal executive offices)
|
85043 (Zip code) |
AMSAFE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-1268176 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ANGUS ELECTRONICS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 35-1328303 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-1696632 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
686 Main Street Westbury, New York (Address of principal executive offices)
|
11590 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 48-1266479 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES TNO CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 03-0464242 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1458099 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AUXITROL WESTON USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 93-1078151 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114
(Zip code) |
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 04-3750236 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 13-2666109 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1414 Randolph Avenue Avenel, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices)
| 07001-2402 (Zip code) |
AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 54-1648275 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AVTECHTYEE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-0761549 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
6500 Merrill Creek Parkway Everett, Washington (Address of principal executive offices)
|
98203 (Zip code) |
BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2437907 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 46-2885674 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BREEZE-EASTERN LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-4062211 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT-AIR CARRIER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1887382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT ERIE AVIATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 25-1861935 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1317 West 12th Street Erie, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)
|
16501 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-3127247 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRUCE AEROSPACE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0658833 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
101 Evans Avenue Dayton, Nevada (Address of principal executive offices)
|
89403 (Zip code) |
CDA INTERCORP LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 59-1285683 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
450 Goolsby Blvd. Deerfield, Florida (Address of principal executive offices)
|
33442 (Zip code) |
CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-2056886 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
320 South Church Street Addison, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)
|
60101 (Zip code) |
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 58-2623644 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1230 Old Norris Road Liberty, South Carolina (Address of principal executive offices)
|
29657 (Zip code) |
CHELTON AVIONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 75-2715623 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-1695474 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
CMC ELECTRONICS AURORA LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3503592 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 26-1132722 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
DATA DEVICE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2226748 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
DUKES AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1368976 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
9060 Winnetka Avenue Northridge, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
91324 (Zip code) |
ELECTROMECH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 94-3033701 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
2600 S. Custer Ave. Wichita, Kansas (Address of principal executive offices)
|
67217 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE EUROPE COMPANY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 30-0689350 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 75-3262218 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2595091 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES SGIP LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 38-3868602 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 80-0594187 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 90-0583180 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
HARCOSEMCO LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Connecticut (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 06-0691144 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
186 Cedar Street Branford, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices)
|
06405 (Zip code) |
HARTWELL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-1936254 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
900 S. Richfield Road Placentia, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
92870 (Zip code) |
HYTEK FINISHES CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1457724 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ILC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 51-0105260 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
JANCO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 95-1522466 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
JOHNSON LIVERPOOL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-1400756 identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
KIRKHILL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 82-4505348 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
KORRY ELECTRONICS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1458098 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2765153 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2597177 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH MEXICO HOLDING LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-2496768 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 06-1611825 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-2707437 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
8301 Imperial Drive Waco, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)
|
76712 (Zip code) |
MASON ELECTRIC CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1720628 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE DE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-8964837 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0181650 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE US LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-0127704 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NAT SEATTLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 01-0789171 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NMC GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2885589 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NORDISK AVIATION PRODUCTS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3558532 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2203988 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING OVERSEAS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 52-1285085 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NORWICH AERO PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 16-1206875 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 95-4547814 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3865989 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PNEUDRAULICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-1961299 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SCHNELLER LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 87-0802616 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
6019 Powdermill Rd.
Kent, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44240 (Zip code) |
SEMCO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2500600 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
25700 Rye Canyon Road Valencia, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
91355 (Zip code) |
SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-0774924 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
22937 Gallatin Way Elkhart, Indiana (Address of principal executive offices)
|
46514 (Zip code) |
SKANDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Illinois (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3799744 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SKURKA AEROSPACE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-2042650 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4600 Calle Bolero, P.O. Box 2869 Camarillo, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
93011-2869 (Zip code) |
SYMETRICS INDUSTRIES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 01-0561775 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SYMETRICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-3642750 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TA AEROSPACE CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-0903820 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code)
|
TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-1286603 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TDG ESL HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 84-2850290 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
TEAC AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 30-0232168 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 45-0532615 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TELAIR US LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3239760 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TEXAS ROTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-2925673 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
601 West Elizabeth Street Brownsville, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
78520 (Zip code) |
TRANSDIGM UK HOLDINGS PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
England and Wales (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | None (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) | 44114 (Zip code) |
TRANSICOIL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0084182 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
9 Iron Bridge Drive Collegeville, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)
|
19426 (Zip code) |
WHIPPANY ACTUATION SYSTEMS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 46-3033189 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
YOUNG & FRANKLIN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 15-0498830 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
17111 WATERVIEW PKWY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2595091 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
___________________________
4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
and Guarantees of 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
(Title of the indenture securities)
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
| | | | | |
Name | Address |
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury | Washington, DC 20219 |
Federal Reserve Bank | San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
| Washington, DC 20429 |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None.
16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").
1. A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
2. A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
333-121948).
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
333-152875).
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229762).
6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Pittsburgh, and State of Pennsylvania on the 2nd day of August, 2021.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By: /s/ Shannon Matthews
Name: Shannon Matthews
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
At the close of business March 31, 2021, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
Dollar amounts
in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from
depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin…………………………………………… 3,196
Interest-bearing balances 364,009
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities 0
Available-for-sale debt securities 76,836
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading …………………………0
Federal funds sold and securities
purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices 0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 0
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale 0
Loans and leases, held for investment ……………………0
LESS: Allowance for loan and
lease losses ………………………………………………0
Loans and leases held for investment,
net of allowance ………………………………………… 0
Trading assets 0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ……………………………………………. . . 21,614
Other real estate owned 0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ……………………………………… 0
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ……………………………………………………. .. 0
Intangible assets ……………………………………………………………………………………….856,313
Other assets 97,933
Total assets $1,419,901
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices 1,450
Noninterest-bearing……………………………………………………………..1,450
Interest-bearing …………………………………………………………………... 0
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices 0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 0
Trading liabilities 0
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)………………………………….. 0
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures 0
Other liabilities 267,635
Total liabilities 269,085
Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ………………………………………………………………...0
Common stock 1,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) 324,510
Not available
Retained earnings 824,290
Accumulated other comprehensive income ……………………………………………………… 1,016
Other equity capital components……………………………………………………………………………... 0
Not available
Total bank equity capital ………………………………………………………………………….1,150,816
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries….………………………………………..0
Total equity capital 1,150,816
Total liabilities and equity capital 1,419,901
I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Matthew J. McNulty ) CFO
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
Antonio I. Portuondo, President )
Michael P. Scott, Managing Director ) Directors (Trustees)
Kevin P. Caffrey, Managing Director )
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|
___________________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
(Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)
| 95-3571558 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
400 South Hope Street Suite 500 Los Angeles, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
90071 (Zip code) |
___________________________
TransDigm Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 34-1750032 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 41-2101738 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ACME AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-0324980 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
528 W. 21st Street, Suite 6 Tempe, Arizona (Address of principal executive offices)
|
85282 (Zip code) |
ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-4056812 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4141 North Palm Street Fullerton, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
92835 (Zip code) |
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0379798 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4223 Monticello Blvd. South Euclid, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44121 (Zip code) |
AEROSONIC LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-1668471 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1212 North Hercules Ave. Clearwater, Florida (Address of principal executive offices)
|
33765 (Zip code)
|
AIRBORNE ACQUISITION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422895 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE GLOBAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422997 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1422954 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 22-3396247 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 02-0805976 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF CA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-3518559 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
3701 West Warner Ave. Santa Ana, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
92704 (Zip code)
|
AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF NJ INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 22-3348756 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
5800 Magnolia Ave. Pennsauken, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices)
|
08109 (Zip code) |
AMSAFE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3363619 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1043 N. 47th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona (Address of principal executive offices)
|
85043 (Zip code) |
AMSAFE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-1268176 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ANGUS ELECTRONICS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 35-1328303 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-1696632 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
686 Main Street Westbury, New York (Address of principal executive offices)
|
11590 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 48-1266479 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES TNO CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 03-0464242 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1458099 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AUXITROL WESTON USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 93-1078151 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114
(Zip code) |
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 04-3750236 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 13-2666109 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1414 Randolph Avenue Avenel, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices)
| 07001-2402 (Zip code) |
AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 54-1648275 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
AVTECHTYEE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-0761549 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
6500 Merrill Creek Parkway Everett, Washington (Address of principal executive offices)
|
98203 (Zip code) |
BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2437907 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 46-2885674 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BREEZE-EASTERN LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-4062211 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT-AIR CARRIER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Washington (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1887382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT ERIE AVIATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 25-1861935 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1317 West 12th Street Erie, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)
|
16501 (Zip code) |
BRIDPORT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-3127247 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
BRUCE AEROSPACE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0658833 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
101 Evans Avenue Dayton, Nevada (Address of principal executive offices)
|
89403 (Zip code) |
CDA INTERCORP LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 59-1285683 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
450 Goolsby Blvd. Deerfield, Florida (Address of principal executive offices)
|
33442 (Zip code) |
CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-2056886 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
320 South Church Street Addison, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)
|
60101 (Zip code) |
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 58-2623644 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1230 Old Norris Road Liberty, South Carolina (Address of principal executive offices)
|
29657 (Zip code) |
CHELTON AVIONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 75-2715623 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
CHELTON AVIONICS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-1695474 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
CMC ELECTRONICS AURORA LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3503592 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
COBHAM DEFENSE PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 26-1132722 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
DATA DEVICE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2226748 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
DUKES AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-1368976 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
9060 Winnetka Avenue Northridge, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
91324 (Zip code) |
ELECTROMECH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 94-3033701 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
2600 S. Custer Ave. Wichita, Kansas (Address of principal executive offices)
|
67217 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE EUROPE COMPANY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 30-0689350 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 75-3262218 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2595091 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES SGIP LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 38-3868602 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 80-0594187 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 90-0583180 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
HARCOSEMCO LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Connecticut (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 06-0691144 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
186 Cedar Street Branford, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices)
|
06405 (Zip code) |
HARTWELL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-1936254 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
900 S. Richfield Road Placentia, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
92870 (Zip code) |
HYTEK FINISHES CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1457724 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
ILC HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 51-0105260 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
JANCO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 95-1522466 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
JOHNSON LIVERPOOL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-1400756 identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
KIRKHILL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 82-4505348 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
KORRY ELECTRONICS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1458098 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2765153 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2597177 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH MEXICO HOLDING LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-2496768 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
LEACH TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 06-1611825 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-2707437 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
8301 Imperial Drive Waco, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)
|
76712 (Zip code) |
MASON ELECTRIC CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 91-1720628 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE DE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-8964837 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0181650 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE US LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 27-0127704 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NAT SEATTLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 01-0789171 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NMC GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2885589 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NORDISK AVIATION PRODUCTS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3558532 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-2203988 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING OVERSEAS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 52-1285085 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
NORWICH AERO PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 16-1206875 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
| 95-4547814 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3865989 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
PNEUDRAULICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-1961299 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SCHNELLER LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 87-0802616 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
6019 Powdermill Rd.
Kent, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44240 (Zip code) |
SEMCO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-2500600 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
25700 Rye Canyon Road Valencia, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
91355 (Zip code) |
SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 86-0774924 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
22937 Gallatin Way Elkhart, Indiana (Address of principal executive offices)
|
46514 (Zip code) |
SKANDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Illinois (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-3799744 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SKURKA AEROSPACE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-2042650 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4600 Calle Bolero, P.O. Box 2869 Camarillo, California (Address of principal executive offices)
|
93011-2869 (Zip code) |
SYMETRICS INDUSTRIES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 01-0561775 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
SYMETRICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-3642750 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TA AEROSPACE CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-0903820 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code)
|
TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 16-1286603 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TDG ESL HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 84-2850290 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) |
44114 (Zip code) |
TEAC AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 30-0232168 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 45-0532615 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TELAIR US LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 47-3239760 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
TEXAS ROTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 74-2925673 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
601 West Elizabeth Street Brownsville, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
78520 (Zip code) |
TRANSDIGM UK HOLDINGS PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
England and Wales (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | None (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) | 44114 (Zip code) |
TRANSICOIL LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 26-0084182 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
9 Iron Bridge Drive Collegeville, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)
|
19426 (Zip code) |
WHIPPANY ACTUATION SYSTEMS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 46-3033189 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
YOUNG & FRANKLIN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 15-0498830 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
17111 WATERVIEW PKWY LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | | | | |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 13-2595091 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000 Cleveland, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)
|
44114 (Zip code) |
___________________________
4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
and Guarantees of 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029
(Title of the indenture securities)
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
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Name | Address |
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury | Washington, DC 20219 |
Federal Reserve Bank | San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
| Washington, DC 20429 |
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None.
16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").
1. A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
2. A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
333-121948).
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
333-152875).
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229762).
6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Pittsburgh, and State of Pennsylvania on the 2nd day of August, 2021.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By: /s/ Shannon Matthews
Name: Shannon Matthews
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
At the close of business March 31, 2021, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
Dollar amounts
in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from
depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin…………………………………………… 3,196
Interest-bearing balances 364,009
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities 0
Available-for-sale debt securities 76,836
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading …………………………0
Federal funds sold and securities
purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices 0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 0
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale 0
Loans and leases, held for investment ……………………0
LESS: Allowance for loan and
lease losses ………………………………………………0
Loans and leases held for investment,
net of allowance ………………………………………… 0
Trading assets 0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ……………………………………………. . . 21,614
Other real estate owned 0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ……………………………………… 0
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ……………………………………………………. .. 0
Intangible assets ……………………………………………………………………………………….856,313
Other assets 97,933
Total assets $1,419,901
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices 1,450
Noninterest-bearing……………………………………………………………..1,450
Interest-bearing …………………………………………………………………... 0
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices 0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 0
Trading liabilities 0
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)………………………………….. 0
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures 0
Other liabilities 267,635
Total liabilities 269,085
Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ………………………………………………………………...0
Common stock 1,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) 324,510
Not available
Retained earnings 824,290
Accumulated other comprehensive income ……………………………………………………… 1,016
Other equity capital components……………………………………………………………………………... 0
Not available
Total bank equity capital ………………………………………………………………………….1,150,816
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries….……………………………………….. 0
Total equity capital 1,150,816
Total liabilities and equity capital 1,419,901
I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Matthew J. McNulty ) CFO
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
Antonio I. Portuondo, President )
Michael P. Scott, Managing Director ) Directors (Trustees)
Kevin P. Caffrey, Managing Director )
DocumentTRANSDIGM INC.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
FOR 4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
AND 4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , , UNLESS EXTENDED (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Exchange Agent
c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Corporate Trust Operations—Reorganization Unit
2001 Bryan Street, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attn: Tiffany Castor
Tel: 315-414-3034
Fax: 732-667-9408
Email: CT_REORG_UNIT_INQUIRIES@bnymellon.com
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated , (the “Prospectus”) of TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and this Letter of Transmittal for 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029, which may be amended from time to time (this “Letter”), which together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, its outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BM8 and U8936P AV5) and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BN6 and U8936P AW3) (collectively, the “Original Notes”) issued and sold in separate transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BP1) and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BQ9) (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”), respectively, which have been registered under the Securities Act.
The undersigned has completed, executed and delivered this Letter to indicate the action he, she or it desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.
All holders of Original Notes who wish to tender their Original Notes must, prior to the Expiration Date: (1) complete, sign, date and mail or otherwise deliver this Letter to the Exchange Agent, in person or to the address set forth above; and (2) tender his or her Original Notes or, if a tender of Original Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (the “Book-Entry Transfer Facility”), confirm such book-entry transfer (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”), in each case in accordance with the procedures for tendering described in the Instructions to this Letter. Holders of Original Notes whose certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their certificates or Book-Entry Confirmation and all other documents required by this Letter to be delivered to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Original Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer—How to Tender” in the Prospectus. (See Instruction 1).
The Instructions included with this Letter must be followed in their entirety. Questions and requests for assistance or for additional copies of the Prospectus or this Letter may be directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address listed above.
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, INCLUDING
THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, CAREFULLY
BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX BELOW
Capitalized terms used in this Letter and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
List in Box 1 below the Original Notes of which you are the holder. If the space provided in Box 1 is inadequate, list the certificate numbers and principal amount of Original Notes on a separate SIGNED schedule and affix that schedule to this Letter.
BOX 1 TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS
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NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) (PLEASE FILL IN IF BLANK) | CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S)(1) | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL NOTES | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL NOTES TENDERED(2) |
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| TOTALS: | | |
(1) Need not be completed if Original Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer. |
(2) Unless otherwise indicated, the entire principal amount of Original Notes represented by a certificate or Book-Entry Confirmation delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned tenders to the Company the principal amount of Original Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Original Notes tendered with this Letter, the undersigned exchanges, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to the Original Notes tendered.
The undersigned constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as his, her or its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as the Company’s agent) with respect to the tendered Original Notes, with full power of substitution, to: (a) deliver certificates for such Original Notes; (b) deliver Original Notes and all accompanying evidence of transfer and authenticity to or upon the Company’s order upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the undersigned’s agent, of the Exchange Notes to which the undersigned is entitled upon the Company’s acceptance of the Original Notes tendered under the Exchange Offer; and (c) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of the Original Notes, all in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer. The power of attorney granted in this paragraph shall be deemed irrevocable and coupled with an interest.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that he, she or it has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Original Notes tendered hereby and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents the Company deems necessary or desirable to complete the assignment and transfer of the Original Notes tendered.
The undersigned agrees that the Company’s acceptance of any tendered Original Notes and the issuance of Exchange Notes in exchange therefor shall constitute the Company’s performance in full of its obligations under the registration rights agreements (as described in the Prospectus) and that, upon the issuance of the Exchange Notes, the Company will have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder (except in certain limited circumstances set forth therein). By tendering Original Notes, the undersigned certifies that (i) any Exchange Notes received by the undersigned will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned had no arrangements or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Original Notes or the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act, (iii) the undersigned is not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Company or if it is an affiliate, the undersigned will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the Exchange Notes and (v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer, it will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE ORIGINAL NOTES FOR YOUR OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE NOT SUCH A BROKER-DEALER BUT ARE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER OR OTHERWISE RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL NOTES IN A TRANSACTION OR SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
If you checked one of the boxes above, please provide the name and address to which the 10 copies of the Prospectus and 10 copies of any amendments or supplements thereto should be sent:
The undersigned understands that the Company may accept the undersigned’s tender by delivering written notice of acceptance to the Exchange Agent, at which time the undersigned’s right to withdraw such tender will terminate.
All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Letter shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. Tenders may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Instructions contained in this Letter.
Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions” below, the Exchange Agent will deliver Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, a certificate for any Original Notes not tendered but represented by a certificate also encompassing Original Notes which are tendered) to the undersigned at the address set forth in Box 1.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Exchange Offer is subject to the more detailed terms set forth in the Prospectus and, in case of any conflict between the terms set forth in the Prospectus and this Letter, the terms set forth in the Prospectus shall prevail.
CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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Name of Tendering Institution: | |
Account Number: | |
Transaction Code Number: | |
CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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Name(s) of Registered Owner(s): | |
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: | |
Window Ticket Number (if available): | |
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery: | |
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BOX 2
PLEASE SIGN HERE
WHETHER OR NOT ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING
PHYSICALLY TENDERED HEREBY
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X | | | |
X | | | |
| (SIGNATURE(S) OF OWNER(S) OR AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY) | | (DATE) |
Area Code and Telephone Number: | |
This box must be signed by registered holder(s) of Original Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificate(s) for Original Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Letter. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below. (See Instruction 3)
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Name(s): | |
| (PLEASE PRINT) |
Capacity: | |
Address: | |
| (INCLUDE ZIP CODE) |
Signature(s) Guaranteed by an Eligible Institution: (If required by Instruction 3) | | |
| | (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE) |
| | |
(TITLE) |
(NAME OF FIRM) |
BOX 3
SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes in a principal amount not exchanged, or Exchange Notes, are to be issued in the name of someone other than the person whose signature appears in Box 2, or if Original Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above.
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Issue and deliver: (check appropriate boxes) | | | |
| Original Notes not tendered | | |
| Exchange Notes, to: | | |
Name(s): | |
| (PLEASE PRINT) |
Address: | |
BOX 4
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes in a principal amount not exchanged, or Exchange Notes, are to be sent to someone other than the person whose signature appears in Box 2 or to an address other than shown in Box 1.
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Deliver: (check appropriate boxes) | | | |
| Original Notes not tendered | | |
| Exchange Notes, to: | | |
Name: | |
| (PLEASE PRINT) |
Address: | |
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INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and
Conditions of the Exchange Offer
1. Delivery of this Letter and Certificates. Certificates for Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed copy of this Letter and any other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth herein on or before the expiration of the Exchange Offer on the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of this Letter, certificates for Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holder, but except as otherwise provided below, the delivery will be deemed made when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, the use of registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is suggested.
Holders whose Original Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or before the Expiration Date may tender their Original Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer—How to Tender”); (ii) prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer on the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must have received from the Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery) (x) setting forth the name and address of the holder, the description of the Original Notes and the principal amount of Original Notes tendered, (y) stating that the tender is being made thereby and (z) guaranteeing that, within three business days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, this Letter together with the certificates representing the Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by this Letter will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent; and (iii) this Letter, the certificates for all tendered Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well as all other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent within three business days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer—How to Tender.”
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Original Notes will be determined by the Company, whose determination will be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders that are not in proper form or the acceptance of which, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, would be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right to waive any irregularities or defects or conditions of tender as to particular Original Notes. All tendering holders, by execution of this Letter, waive any right to receive notice of acceptance of their Original Notes.
None of the Company, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall be obligated to give notice of defects or irregularities in any tender, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.
2. Partial Tenders; Withdrawals. If less than the entire principal amount of any Original Note evidenced by a submitted certificate or by a Book-Entry Confirmation is tendered, the tendering holder must fill in the principal amount tendered in the fourth column of Box 1 above. All of the Original Notes represented by a certificate or by a Book-Entry Confirmation delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. A certificate for Original Notes not tendered will be sent to the holder, unless otherwise provided in Box 4, as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, in the event that less than the entire principal amount of Original Notes represented by a submitted certificate is tendered (or, in the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, such non-exchanged Original Notes will be credited to an account maintained by the holder with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility).
If not yet accepted, a tender pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date. To be effective with respect to the tender of Original Notes, a written or facsimile transmission of notice of withdrawal must: (i) be received by the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above before the Company notifies the Exchange Agent that it has accepted the tender of Original Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; (ii) specify the name of the person named in this Letter as having tendered the Original Notes; (iii) contain a description of the Original Notes to be withdrawn, the certificate numbers shown on the particular certificates evidencing such Original Notes and the principal amount (which must be an authorized denomination) of Original Notes represented by such certificates; (iv) a statement that such holder is withdrawing his, her or its election to have such Original Notes exchanged; (v) the name of the registered holder of such Original Notes; and (vi) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on this Letter (including any required signature guarantee) or be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Company that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded to the beneficial ownership of the Original Notes being withdrawn.
3. Signatures on this Letter; Assignments; Guarantee of Signatures. If this Letter is signed by the holder(s) of Original Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) for such Original Notes, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Original Notes tendered hereby are owned by two or more joint owners, all owners must sign this Letter. If any tendered Original Notes are held in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are names in which certificates are held.
If this Letter is signed by the holder of record and (i) the entire principal amount of the holder’s Original Notes are tendered and/or (ii) untendered Original Notes, if any, are to be issued to the holder of record, then the holder of record need not endorse any certificates for tendered Original Notes, nor provide a separate bond power. In any other case, the holder of record must transmit a separate bond power with this Letter.
If this Letter or any certificate or assignment is signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing and proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be submitted, unless waived by the Company.
Signatures on this Letter must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, unless Original Notes are tendered: (i) by a holder who has not completed the Box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” in this Letter; or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution. In the event that the signatures in this Letter or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are required to be guaranteed, such guarantees must be by an Eligible Institution. If Original Notes are registered in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter, the Original Notes surrendered for exchange must be endorsed by, or be accompanied by, a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, duly executed by the registered holder with the signature thereon guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
4. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. Tendering holders should indicate, in Box 3 or 4, as applicable, the name and address to which the Exchange Notes or certificates for Original Notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and address of the person signing this Letter. Holders tendering Original Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Original Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such holder may designate.
5. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Original Notes to it pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, the Exchange Notes or certificates for Original Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the record holder, or if tendered certificates are recorded in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed by any reason other than the transfer of Original Notes to the Company pursuant to the Exchange Offer, then the amount of such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the record holder or any other person) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of taxes or exemption from taxes is not submitted with this Letter, the amount of transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.
6. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to amend or waive any of the specified conditions of the Exchange Offer in the case of any Original Notes tendered.
7. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. Any holder whose certificates for Original Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further instructions.
8. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus or this Letter, may be directed to the Exchange Agent.
Important: This Letter (together with certificates representing tendered Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation and all other required documents) must be received by the Exchange Agent, or the guaranteed delivery procedures must be complied with, on or before the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus).
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONS TO
THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, CAREFULLY BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX HEREIN.
BOX 1 IS TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS.
DocumentTRANSDIGM INC.
EXCHANGE OFFER
TO HOLDERS OF ITS
4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
AND
4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
As set forth in the Prospectus dated , (the “Prospectus”) of TransDigm Inc. (the “Company”) under the heading “The Exchange Offer—How to Tender” and in the Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) relating to the offer (the “Exchange Offer”) by the Company to exchange up to $1,200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BP1) and up to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BQ9) (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for all of its outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BM8 and U8936P AV5) and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BN6 and U8936P AW3) (collectively, the “Original Notes”) issued and sold in separate transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, respectively, this form or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of the Company if: (i) certificates for the Original Notes are not immediately available; or (ii) time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent (as defined below) on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus) of the Exchange Offer. Such form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission, letter or courier to the Exchange Agent as follows:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Exchange Agent
c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Corporate Trust Operations—Reorganization Unit
2001 Bryan Street, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attn: Tiffany Castor
Tel: 315-414-3034
Fax: 732-667-9408
Email: CT_REORG_UNIT_INQUIRIES@bnymellon.com
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMITTAL OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer), receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of Original Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
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GUARANTEE
The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby guarantees that delivery to the Exchange Agent of certificates tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or delivery of such certificates pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer, in either case with delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and any other required documents, is being made within three business days after the date of execution of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery of the above-named person.
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DocumentTRANSDIGM INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
UP TO $1,200,000,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029 FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
SOLD IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
AND
UP TO $750,000,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029 FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
SOLD IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated , (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”) and a form of Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) relating to the offer (the “Exchange Offer”) by TransDigm Inc. (the “Company”) to exchange up to $1,200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BP1) and up to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BQ9), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for all of its outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BM8 and U8936P AV5) and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BN6 and U8936P AW3) (collectively, the “Original Notes”) issued and sold in separate transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, respectively.
This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Original Notes carried by us for your account or benefit but not registered in your name. A tender of any Original Notes may be made only by us as the registered holder and pursuant to your instructions. The accompanying Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for informational purposes only and may not be used by you to exchange the Original Notes held by us and registered in our name for your account or benefit. Therefore, the Company urges beneficial owners of Original Notes registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to contact such registered holder promptly if they wish to tender Original Notes in the Exchange Offer.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all of your Original Notes, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. We urge you to read carefully the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal before instructing us to tender your Original Notes.
YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO US SHOULD BE FORWARDED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO PERMIT US TO TENDER ORIGINAL NOTES ON YOUR BEHALF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , , unless extended (the “Expiration Date”). Original Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn, subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Original Notes held by us for your account or benefit, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form that appears below. Please note that the accompanying Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for informational purposes only and may not be used by you to tender Original Notes held by us and registered in our name for your account or benefit.
INSTRUCTIONS
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer of TransDigm Inc.
THIS WILL INSTRUCT YOU TO TENDER THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL NOTES INDICATED BELOW HELD BY YOU FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSIGNED, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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Unless a specific contrary instruction is given in a signed schedule attached hereto, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all of your Original Notes.
DocumentTRANSDIGM INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
UP TO $1,200,000,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029 FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
4.625% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
SOLD IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
AND
UP TO $750,000,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029 FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
4.875% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2029
SOLD IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
To Securities Dealers, Commercial Banks
Trust Companies And Other Nominees:
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated , (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”) and a form of Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) relating to the offer (the “Exchange Offer”) by TransDigm Inc. (the “Company”) to exchange up to $1,200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BP1) and up to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP No. 893647 BQ9), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for all of its outstanding 4.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BM8 and U8936P AV5) and 4.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 893647 BN6 and U8936P AW3) (collectively, the “Original Notes”) issued and sold in separate transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, respectively. Capitalized terms used in this letter and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
We are asking you to contact your clients for whom you hold Original Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee. In addition, we ask you to contact your clients who, to your knowledge, hold Original Notes registered in their own name. The Company will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer or other person in connection with the solicitation of tenders pursuant to the Exchange Offer. You will, however, be reimbursed by the Company for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in forwarding any of the enclosed materials to your clients. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the tender of Original Notes to it or its order, except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
Enclosed are copies of the following documents:
1. The Prospectus;
2. A Letter of Transmittal for your use in connection with the tender of Original Notes and for the information of your clients;
3. A form of letter that may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold Original Notes registered in your name or the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining the clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer; and
4. A form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
Your prompt action is requested. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , , unless extended (the “Expiration Date”). Original Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange
Offer may be withdrawn, subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
To tender Original Notes, certificates for Original Notes or a Book-Entry Confirmation, a duly executed and properly completed Letter of Transmittal or a facsimile thereof, and any other required documents, must be received by the Exchange Agent as provided in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
Additional copies of the enclosed material may be obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Exchange Agent, by calling (315) 414-3034.
Very truly yours,
TransDigm Inc.
NOTHING HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.