As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2007
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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)
TransDigm Inc. | 3728 | TransDigm Group Incorporated | ||
Delaware | (Primary Standard Industrial | Delaware | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | Classification Code Number) | (State or other jurisdiction of | ||
incorporation or organization) | incorporation or organization) | |||
34-1750032 |
51-0484716 |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 706-2939
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
W. Nicholas Howley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
TransDigm Group Incorporated
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 706-2939
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Steven J. Gartner, Esq.
Cristopher Greer, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 728-8000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable following the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(6) 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. o
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. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class Of Securities to Be Registered |
Amount to be Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit(1) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
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73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 | $300,000,000 | 100% | $300,000,000 | $9,210 | ||||
Guarantees(2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant 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 this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
SCHEDULE A
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, SC 29657 (864) 843-1162 (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, CA 92835 (714) 278-6500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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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, TX 76712 (254) 776-0650 (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) |
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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) |
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) |
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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 3710 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2939 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
AVTECH CORPORATION (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) 3400 WALLINGFORD AVENUE NORTH SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98103 (206) 695-8000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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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) |
MALAYSIAN AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC. (Name as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3728 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 20-4894903 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3710 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 (216) 706-2939 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices) |
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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) 313 GILLETT STREET PAINESVILLE, OHIO 44077 (440) 352-6182 (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 July 5, 2007.
PROSPECTUS
TransDigm Inc.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
Up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 19 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 , 2007.
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Notice to Investors | ii | |
Notice to New Hampshire Residents | ii | |
Prospectus Summary | 1 | |
Risk Factors | 19 | |
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 33 | |
Use of Proceeds | 34 | |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 35 | |
The Exchange Offer | 36 | |
Capitalization | 46 | |
Selected Consolidated Financial Data | 47 | |
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Data | 54 | |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 58 | |
Description of the Exchange Notes | 62 | |
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form | 110 | |
Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations | 114 | |
Plan of Distribution | 119 | |
Legal Matters | 120 | |
Experts | 120 | |
Where You Can Find More Information | 121 | |
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference | 122 | |
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-1 |
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 Chief Financial Officer, TransDigm Inc., 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (telephone number (216) 706-2939). In order to ensure timely delivery of this information, any request should be made by , 2007, 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 prosecutes 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."
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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 governing the notes, or the Indenture. See "Book-Entry, Delivery and Form."
NOTICE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS
NEITHER THE FACT THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE HAS BEEN FILED UNDER CHAPTER 421-B OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED, 1955, AS AMENDED, WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACT THAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT ANY DOCUMENT FILED UNDER RSA 421-B IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. NEITHER ANY SUCH FACT NOR THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A SECURITY OR A TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO, ANY PERSON, SECURITY OR TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE, TO ANY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER OR CLIENT ANY REPRESENTATION INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
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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 appearing elsewhere in this prospectus or 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.
As more fully described below under the heading "Financing Transactions," on February 7, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Aviation Technologies, Inc., or ATI, and related financing transactions. The acquisition of ATI and the related financing transactions are sometimes collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "Financing Transactions." Except as the context otherwise requires, all pro forma data gives effect to the Financing Transactions.
We and ATI have historically reported our financial results based on different fiscal year-ends. References to the Company's "fiscal year" mean the year ending or ended September 30. For example, "fiscal year 2006" or "fiscal 2006" means the period from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006. However, references to ATI's fiscal year mean the year ending or ended December 31.
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. Some of our more significant product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include ignition systems and components, gear pumps, mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, NiCad batteries/chargers, power conditioning devices, hold-open rods and locking devices, engineered connectors, engineered latches and cockpit security devices, lavatory hardware and components, specialized AC/DC electric motors, aircraft audio systems, specialized cockpit displays and specialized valving. Each of these product offerings consists of many individual products that are typically customized to meet the needs of a particular aircraft platform or customer.
For fiscal year 2006, we generated net sales of $435.2 million and net income of $25.1 million. In addition, for fiscal year 2006, our EBITDA was $134.3 million, or 30.9% of net sales, our EBITDA As Defined was $194.4 million, or 44.7% of net sales, and our capital expenditures were $8.4 million, or 1.9% of net sales. For the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007, we generated net sales of $267.1 million and net income of $41.8 million. In addition, during the same period, our EBITDA was $117.4 million, or 44.0% of net sales, our EBITDA As Defined was $124.5 million, or 46.6% of net sales, and our capital expenditures were $4.2 million, or 1.6% of net sales.
As described in more detail below, on February 7, 2007, we completed the Financing Transactions. For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2006, our pro forma net sales would have been $540.1 million and our pro forma net income would have been $16.4 million. In addition, for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2006, our pro forma EBITDA would have been $160.9 million, or 29.8% of pro forma net sales, and our pro forma EBITDA As Defined would have been $228.5 million, or 42.3% of pro forma net sales. For the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007, our pro forma net sales would have been $304.9 million and our pro forma net income would
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have been $23.6 million. During this same period, our pro forma EBITDA would have been $102.8 million, or 33.7% of pro forma net sales, and our pro forma EBITDA As Defined would have been $136.0 million, or 44.6% of pro forma net sales.
We estimate that over 90% of our net sales for fiscal year 2006 were generated by proprietary products for which we own the design. In addition, for fiscal year 2006, we estimate that we generated approximately 75% of our net sales from products for which we are the sole source supplier. The ATI business has similar characteristics, with approximately 90% of its net sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 being generated by its proprietary products, and approximately 85% of its net sales during this period being generated from products for which it is the sole source supplier.
Most of our products generate significant aftermarket revenue. Once our parts are designed into and sold as original equipment on an aircraft, we generate net sales from recurring aftermarket consumption over the life of that aircraft. This installed base and our sole source provider position typically generate a long-term stream of aftermarket revenues over the estimated 30-year life of an individual aircraft. We estimate that approximately 60% of our net sales in fiscal year 2006 were generated from aftermarket sales, the vast majority of which come from the commercial and military aftermarkets. These aftermarket revenues have historically produced a higher gross margin and been more stable than sales to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs. Similarly, we estimate that approximately 50% of ATI's net sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were generated from aftermarket sales.
We provide components for a large, diverse installed base of aircraft and, therefore, we are not overly dependent on any single airframe. For example, we estimate that sales to support any single OEM airframe production requirement did not exceed 4% of our net sales for fiscal year 2006, and sales to support any single aftermarket airframe platform did not exceed 5% of our net sales for this same period.
Organizational and Related Matters
Organizational Matters
TransDigm Inc. was formed in July 1993 in connection with the acquisition of certain companies from IMO Industries Inc. TransDigm Group Incorporated, or TD Group, was formed in July 2003 at the direction of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., or Warburg Pincus, to facilitate the acquisition of TransDigm Holding Company, or TransDigm Holdings. On July 22, 2003, TD Acquisition Corporation, a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group, was merged with and into TransDigm Holdings with TransDigm Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation. Contemporaneously with the completion of that merger, a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Acquisition Corporation was merged with and into TransDigm Inc., with TransDigm Inc. continuing as the surviving corporation. These mergers are sometimes referred to in this prospectus as the "Mergers." Upon the completion of the Mergers, TransDigm Holdings became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group, and TransDigm Inc. continued to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Holdings. In an effort to simplify our organizational structure, on June 26, 2006, TransDigm Holdings was merged with and into TransDigm Inc., with TransDigm Inc. continuing as the surviving corporation. TransDigm Holdings did not conduct any operations and did not have any significant assets other than its ownership interest in TransDigm Inc. Accordingly, as of the date of this prospectus, TransDigm Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group.
Intercompany Transactions
As a result of the acquisitions that we have made over the past several years, our organizational structure included numerous legal entities. In June 2007, we underwent a comprehensive restructuring
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in an effort to simplify our organizational structure, streamline our tax compliance activities and achieve certain state tax savings. We effected the following intercompany transactions in June 2007:
On June 29, 2007, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the senior secured credit facility of TransDigm Inc., or the senior secured credit facility, AeroControlex Group, Inc. entered into a supplemental indenture and a joinder agreement pursuant to which it became a guarantor in respect of the obligations of TransDigm Inc. under the Indenture and the senior secured credit facility.
TD Group's Public Offerings
On March 20, 2006, certain of TD Group's stockholders and certain members of our management sold an aggregate of 12,597,756 shares of TD Group's common stock in an underwritten initial public offering, or the initial public offering, at a price of $21.00 per share. TD Group did not offer any shares of common stock for sale in the initial public offering and it did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. TD Group's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the trading symbol "TDG."
On May 25, 2007, certain of TD Group's stockholders and certain members of our management sold an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares of TD Group's common stock in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $35.25 per share. As a result of this offering, as of May 25, 2007, TD Group is no longer a "controlled company" for the purposes of the NYSE listing requirements.
We primarily compete in the commercial and military aerospace industry. The commercial aftermarket, where we have historically derived the largest percentage of our net sales, has generally been more stable and has exhibited more consistent growth compared to the commercial OEM market, which has historically exhibited cyclical swings due to changes in production rates for new aircraft. We believe that over any extended period, commercial aftermarket revenue is driven primarily by the number of miles flown by paying customers of commercial airlines, which is known in the industry and
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referred to in this prospectus as revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, and by the size and age of the worldwide aircraft fleet.
Historically, aftermarket and OEM sales in the military sector tend to follow defense spending. Military aftermarket revenue is driven primarily by the operational tempo of the military, while military OEM revenue is driven primarily by spending on new systems and platforms.
We believe our key competitive strengths include:
Large and Growing Installed Product Base with Aftermarket Revenue Stream. We provide components to a large and growing installed base of aircraft to which we supply aftermarket products. We estimate that our products are installed on more than 40,000 commercial transport, regional transport, military and general aviation fixed wing turbine aircraft and over 15,000 rotary wing aircraft.
Diversified Revenue Base. We believe that our diversified revenue base reduces our dependence on any particular product, platform or market segment and has been a significant factor in maintaining our financial performance. Our products are installed on almost all of the major commercial aircraft platforms now in production, including the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777, the Airbus A300/310, A319/20/21 and A330/340, the Bombardier CRJ's and Challenger, the Embraer RJ's, the Cessna Citation family, the Raytheon Premier and Hawker and most Gulfstream airframes. Military platforms include aircraft such as the Boeing C-17, F-15 and F-18, the Lockheed Martin C-130J and F-16, the Northrop Grumman E2C (Hawkeye), the Joint Strikefighter and the Blackhawk, Chinook and Apache helicopters. We expect to continue to develop new products for military and commercial applications. For example, we have been certified to provide, and expect to receive additional certifications to provide, a range of components for the new Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 and A400M.
Significant Barriers to Entry. We believe that the niche nature of our markets, the industry's stringent regulatory and certification requirements, the large number of products that we sell and the investments necessary to develop and certify products create barriers to entry for potential competitors. We believe that because we strive to deliver products that meet or exceed our customers' expectations and performance standards, our customers have a reduced incentive to certify another supplier because of the cost and time of the certification process. In addition, concerns about safety and the indirect costs of flight delays if products are unavailable or undependable make our customers hesitant to switch to new suppliers.
Strong Cash Flow Generation. We have generated strong recurring operating cash flow as a result of our historically high margins and low capital expenditure requirements. We believe that our high margins are the result of the value we provide to our customers through our engineering, service and manufacturing capabilities, our focus on proprietary and high margin aftermarket business, our ability to generate profitable new business and our ability to consistently realize productivity savings. For fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, our EBITDA As Defined margins were 44.7%, 43.9% and 46.3%, respectively. In addition, our low recurring capital expenditure requirements, which have historically been approximately 2% of net sales per year, coupled with our consistent installed revenue base, have historically provided us with a stable stream of cash flows.
Consistent Track Record of Financial Success and Strong Growth. From fiscal year 1994 to fiscal year 2006, our net sales grew at a Compound Annual Growth Rate, or CAGR, of 19.4%, and during this same period our EBITDA As Defined grew at a CAGR of 28.2%.
Value-Driven Management Team with a Successful Track Record. Our operations are managed by a very experienced, value-driven management team with a proven record of growing our business organically, reducing overhead, rationalizing costs and integrating acquisitions. In the aggregate, our
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management team owns approximately 11.7% of TD Group's common stock on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise of outstanding stock options.
Our business strategy is made up of two key elements: (1) a value-driven operating strategy focused around our three core value drivers; and (2) a selective acquisition strategy.
Value-Driven Operating Strategy. Our three core value drivers are:
Selective Acquisition Strategy. We selectively pursue the acquisition of proprietary component businesses when we see an opportunity to create value through the application of our three core value-driven operating strategies. The aerospace industry, in particular, remains highly fragmented, with many of the companies in the industry being small private businesses or small non-core operations of larger businesses. We have significant experience among our management team in executing acquisitions and integrating acquired businesses into our company and culture, having successfully acquired and integrated 19 businesses and/or product lines since our formation in 1993.
On February 7, 2007, we completed the acquisition of ATI, which resulted in ATI becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. Stockholders of ATI received cash in exchange for their shares of ATI. The aggregate purchase price paid by TransDigm Inc. in connection with the acquisition was $430.1 million, which included the amounts paid by TransDigm Inc. in connection with the repayment of ATI's outstanding indebtedness and the transaction expenses of ATI.
ATI serves the aerospace and defense marketplace with a proprietary, sole source, custom engineered product offering through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Avtech Corporation and ADS/Transicoil. Avtech Corporation has been an industry leader in the design, development and
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manufacture of electronic systems for the aerospace industry, focusing on audio and power systems, cabin and other lighting products and power control products. ADS/Transicoil focuses on developing and manufacturing products involving micro-mechanics and sophisticated electronics primarily for aerospace and defense applications, including liquid crystal and other cockpit displays, clocks, motors and related components and instruments. We believe that the acquisition of ATI will expand our existing positions in aerospace motors and electrical power applications as well as open up a new growth platform in flight deck and cabin electronics products.
ATI sells a significant amount of proprietary products with substantial aftermarket content. Approximately 90% of ATI's net sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were generated from proprietary products and approximately 50% of ATI's net sales during this period were related to the aftermarket. In addition, approximately 80% of ATI's net sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 came from the commercial sector, with the remaining 20% of such net sales coming from the military sector. ATI has a diversified revenue base with its products installed on almost all of the major commercial platforms now in production, including the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777, the Airbus A300/310, A319/20/21, the Bombadier CRJs and Challenger and the Embraer RJs, which reduces its dependence on any particular product or platform. In addition, ATI services most of the military platforms that we currently serve.
We financed the ATI acquisition through additional borrowings under the senior secured credit facility, the issuance of the original notes and the use of a portion of our available cash balances. On January 25, 2007, we entered into an amendment to the senior secured credit facility which provided for, among other things, an additional term loan of $130 million. In addition, on February 7, 2007, we issued and sold $300 million of our 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014, or the original notes. The original notes were issued under the indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006 and supplemented as of November 2, 2006, February 7, 2007 and June 29, 2007, or the Indenture, pursuant to which we previously issued $275 million in aggregate principal amount of our 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014, or the 2006 notes. The original notes and the 2006 notes are sometimes collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "senior subordinated notes." We used the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the original notes, together with the net proceeds from the borrowing under the additional term loan under the senior secured credit facility and a portion of our existing cash balances, to fund our acquisition of ATI and to pay related transaction expenses.
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On February 7, 2007, we completed an offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014, which we refer to herein as the "original notes," in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. In connection with the offering of the original notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of February 7, 2007, with the initial purchasers of the original notes. In the registration rights agreement, we agreed to offer our new 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014, which will be registered under the Securities Act, and which we refer to herein as the "exchange notes," in exchange for the original notes. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement. We also agreed to deliver this prospectus to the holders of the original notes. In this prospectus, we refer to the original notes and the exchange notes collectively as the "notes." You should read the discussions under the headings "Prospectus SummarySummary of the Terms of the Exchange Notes" and "Description of the Exchange Notes" for information regarding the exchange notes.
The Exchange Offer | This is an offer to exchange $1,000 in principal amount of the exchange notes for each $1,000 in principal amount of original notes. The exchange notes are substantially identical to the original notes, except that the exchange notes generally will be freely transferable. Based upon interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, set forth in no actions 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: | |||
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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 OfferPurpose of the Exchange Offer." |
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Registration Rights Agreement |
Under the registration rights agreement, 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 agreement, 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 OfferLiquidated Damages." |
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Minimum Condition |
The exchange offer is not conditioned on any minimum aggregate principal amount of original notes being tendered in the exchange offer. |
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Expiration Date |
The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2007, unless we extend it. |
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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. |
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Conditions to the Exchange Offer |
Our obligation to complete the exchange offer is subject to certain conditions. See "The Exchange OfferConditions 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. |
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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. |
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Procedures for Tendering Original Notes |
See "The Exchange OfferHow to Tender." |
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United States Federal Income Tax Consequences |
We believe that the exchange of the original notes for the exchange notes should not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and holders will not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of such exchange. |
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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 agreement, except under limited circumstances. See "The Exchange OfferOther." |
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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 Indenture. To the extent that original notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the original notes could be adversely affected. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with the Exchange OfferYou may not be able to sell your original notes if you do not exchange them for registered exchange notes in 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 OfferOther." |
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Appraisal Rights |
Holders of original notes do not have appraisal or dissenters' rights under applicable law or the Indenture. See "The Exchange OfferTerms of the Exchange Offer." |
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Use of Proceeds |
We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Exchange Agent |
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., the trustee under the Indenture, is serving as the exchange agent in connection with this exchange offer. |
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SUMMARY OF THE TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES
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Exchange Notes |
$300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. |
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Maturity Date |
July 15, 2014. |
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Interest |
73/4% per annum, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2007. |
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Guarantees |
The exchange notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several and senior subordinated basis, by TD Group, our parent company, and, other than immaterial subsidiaries, all of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries. Our foreign subsidiaries will not guarantee the exchange notes. As of the date of this prospectus, we have only two foreign subsidiaries, which have minor assets and liabilities. |
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Ranking |
The exchange notes will be our unsecured senior subordinated obligations. The exchange notes and guarantees will rank: |
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junior to all of our and the guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness, including any borrowings under the senior secured credit facility; |
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equally with any of our and the guarantors' existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness; and |
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senior to any of our and the guarantors' existing and future subordinated indebtedness. |
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As of March 31, 2007, the exchange notes would rank junior to approximately $780 million of senior indebtedness, all of which is secured, excluding amounts that may be drawn under the revolving credit line under the senior secured credit facility, which would all rank senior to the exchange notes. |
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Optional Redemption |
We may redeem the exchange notes at any time and from time to time on or after July 15, 2009 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. We may also redeem the exchange notes at any time and from time to time prior to July 15, 2009 in whole or in part at a make-whole redemption price described in this prospectus, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to July 15, 2009, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at the redemption price described in this prospectus, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, provided that (i) at least $150.0 million of the aggregate principal amount of the notes remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (ii) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of the related equity offering. See "Description of the Exchange NotesOptional Redemption." |
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Change of Control |
If a change of control event occurs, each holder of exchange notes will have the right to require us to purchase all or a portion of its exchange notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the exchange notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. See "Description of the Exchange NotesChange of Control." |
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Certain Covenants |
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to: |
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enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to TransDigm Inc.; |
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incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; |
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consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; |
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engage in transactions with affiliates; |
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These limitation are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions, including a qualification that, upon the achievement of a specified financial threshold, will remove 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. See "Description of the Exchange NotesCertain Covenants." |
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Covenant Suspension |
At any time when the notes are rated investment grade by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. 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 ratings assigned to the notes or downgrades the rating assigned to the 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 Exchange NotesCertain Covenants." |
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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, Inc. and Standard & Poor's and that files current and periodic reports with the SEC, the requirement in the Indenture that either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group file current and periodic reports with the SEC will be suspended. See "Description of the Exchange NotesCertain Covenants." |
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Use of Proceeds |
We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Trustee |
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. is the trustee for the holders of the exchange notes. |
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Governing Law |
The exchange notes, the Indenture 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 exchange notes, see the section of this prospectus entitled "Description of the Exchange Notes."
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.
Participating in the exchange offer involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the information under "Risk Factors" and all other information included in this prospectus before participating in the exchange offer.
Our executive offices are located at 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 and our telephone number is (216) 706-2939. 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.
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
TD Group was formed in July 2003 under the name TD Holding Corporation to facilitate the consummation of the Mergers. TD Group does not have any operations other than through its ownership of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The following table sets forth summary historical consolidated financial and other data of TD Group for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, which have been derived from TD Group's audited consolidated financial statements. The following table also sets forth summary historical consolidated financial and other data of TD Group as of March 31, 2007 and for the twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006, which have been derived from TD Group's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Separate historical financial information for TransDigm Inc. is not presented since TD Group has no operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc. and since the exchange notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several and senior subordinated basis, by TD Group and, other than immaterial subsidiaries, all direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc.
On July 9, 2004, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Avionic Instruments, Inc. On December 31, 2004, Skurka Aerospace Inc., or Skurka, acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Skurka Engineering Company. On January 28, 2005, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Fluid Regulators Corporation. On June 30, 2005, Skurka acquired an aerospace motor product line from Eaton Corporation. On May 1, 2006, Skurka acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Electra-Motion, Inc. On June 12, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp. On October 3, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CDA InterCorp. On February 7, 2007, TransDigm Inc. completed the merger with ATI, resulting in ATI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. The results of operations of the acquired entities, businesses and product line are included in TD Group's consolidated financial statements from the date of each of the acquisitions.
We present in this prospectus certain financial information based on our EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined. Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and neither of these financial measures should be considered an alternative to net income or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies. While we believe that the presentation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined will enhance an investor's understanding of our operating performance, the use of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined as analytical tools has limitations and you should not consider either of them in isolation, or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined to net income and for a description of the manner in which management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our business, the economic substance behind management's decision to use these non-GAAP financial measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and the manner in which management compensates for these limitations and the reasons why management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, please refer to footnotes 4 and 5 below.
The information presented below should be read together with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements
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and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. All amounts set forth below are in thousands, except per share data.
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Net sales | $ | 300,703 | $ | 374,253 | $ | 435,164 | $ | 208,416 | $ | 267,147 | ||||||
Gross profit(1) | 136,505 | 184,270 | 221,290 | 105,720 | 138,705 | |||||||||||
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Selling and administrative | 31,201 | 38,943 | 48,309 | 25,516 | 26,707 | |||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 10,325 | 7,747 | 6,197 | 3,266 | 5,010 | |||||||||||
Refinancing costs(2) | | | 48,617 | | | |||||||||||
Income from operations(1) | 94,979 | 137,580 | 118,167 | 76,938 | 106,988 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 74,675 | 80,266 | 76,732 | 39,181 | 40,396 | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 20,304 | 57,314 | 41,435 | 37,757 | 66,592 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision | 6,682 | 22,627 | 16,318 | 14,499 | 24,743 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 13,622 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 25,117 | $ | 23,258 | $ | 41,849 | ||||||
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Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.87 | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 64,795 | |
Working capital(3) | 237,422 | ||
Total assets | 1,968,104 | ||
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,357,968 | ||
Stockholders' equity | 412,193 |
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Operating activities | $ | 111,139 | $ | 80,695 | $ | 3,058 | $ | (61,072 | ) | $ | 55,400 | ||||||
Investing activities | (77,619 | ) | (20,530 | ) | (35,323 | ) | (3,831 | ) | (479,910 | ) | |||||||
Financing activities | (3,924 | ) | (4,442 | ) | (10,739 | ) | (6,941 | ) | 428,088 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 18,303 | 16,956 | 16,111 | 8,152 | 10,428 | ||||||||||||
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EBITDA(4)(5) | $ | 113,282 | $ | 154,536 | $ | 134,278 | $ | 85,090 | $ | 117,416 | |||||||
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EBITDA As Defined, margin(6) | 46.3 | % | 43.9 | % | 44.7 | % | 44.6 | % | 46.6 | % |
We present EBITDA because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance. Our management believes that EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon, among other things, accounting methods, book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets are acquired. We also believe EBITDA is useful to our management and investors as a measure of comparative operating performance between time periods and among companies as it is reflective of changes in pricing decisions, cost controls and other factors that affect operating performance.
Our management uses EBITDA As Defined to review and assess our operating performance and management team in connection with our employee incentive programs, the preparation of our annual budget and financial projections. Our management also believes that EBITDA As Defined is useful to investors because the revolving credit facility under the senior secured credit facility requires compliance, on a pro forma basis, with a first lien leverage ratio, which is measured based
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on our Consolidated EBITDA. The senior secured credit facility defines Consolidated EBITDA in the same manner as we have defined EBITDA As Defined.
Although we use EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined as measures to assess the performance of our business and for the other purposes set forth above, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA or EBITDA As Defined in isolation, and specifically by using other GAAP measures, such as net income, net sales and operating profit, to measure our operating performance. Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and neither should be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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Non-cash compensation and deferred compensation costs(c) | 6,169 | 6,848 | 988 | (1,382 | ) | 2,460 | ||||||||||
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Participating in the exchange offer involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with the other information contained in this prospectus 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.
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 March 31, 2007, our total indebtedness was approximately $1,358.0 million (including premium received, net of amortization, in connection with the issuance of the original notes), which was approximately 76.7% of our total capitalization. In addition, we may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. For example, as of March 31, 2007, we had $198.4 million of unused commitments under our revolving loan facility. Although the senior secured credit facility and the Indenture 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. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our substantial leverage would increase.
Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences to investors. For example, it could:
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. We cannot assure you 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 facility 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.
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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 our indebtedness, including the notes and amounts borrowed under the senior secured credit 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 facility or otherwise in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness, including the notes and amounts borrowed under the senior secured credit 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 Indenture and the senior secured credit facility 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.
See "Description of the Exchange 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 Indenture limits 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 facility and the Indenture may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
The senior secured credit facility and the Indenture contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and its subsidiaries (in the case of the senior secured credit facility) and TransDigm Inc. and its subsidiaries (in the case of the Indenture) and may limit their ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interests. The senior secured credit facility and Indenture include covenants restricting, among
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other things, the ability of TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and its subsidiaries (in the case of the senior secured credit facility) and TransDigm Inc. and its subsidiaries (in the case of the Indenture) to:
A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the senior secured credit facility or the Indenture. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the senior secured credit facility and the holders of 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 facility 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 facility, the lenders under that facility 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 facility 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 Indenture will not be applicable during any period when the notes are rated investment grade by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's and no default has occurred and is continuing.
Many of the covenants contained in the Indenture will not be applicable during any period when the notes are rated investment grade by both Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's 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. There can be no assurance that the notes will ever be rated investment grade, or that if they are rated investment grade, that the notes will maintain such ratings. However, suspension of these covenants will allow TransDigm Inc. and its restricted subsidiaries to engage in certain actions that would not have been permitted while these covenants were 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.
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Your right to receive payments on the notes will be subordinated to the borrowings under the senior secured credit facility and possibly all of our future borrowings. Further, the guarantees of the notes are junior to all of the guarantors' existing senior indebtedness and possibly to all of the guarantors' future borrowings.
The notes and the guarantees rank behind all of our and the guarantors' existing senior indebtedness, including the senior secured credit facility, and will rank behind all of our and the guarantors' future borrowings, in each case, except any future indebtedness that expressly provides that it ranks equal with, or junior in right of payment to, the notes and the guarantees, as applicable. As of March 31, 2007, the notes and the guarantees would have been subordinated to approximately $780 million of outstanding senior debt. In addition, as of March 31, 2007, approximately $198.4 million of borrowings were available under the revolving loan facility under the senior secured credit facility, subject to compliance with the covenants and conditions to borrowings under the senior secured credit facility, which borrowings would be senior to the notes and the guarantees. 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 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 the Indenture 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 the senior secured credit facility 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 subordinated to all our existing and future senior debt, the notes and the 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 facility are secured by, among other things, a first priority pledge of all of TransDigm Inc.'s and its subsidiaries' capital stock (subject to exceptions specified in the facility), substantially all of our assets and substantially all of the assets of the guarantors. If we become insolvent or are liquidated, or if payment under the senior secured credit facility or in respect of any other secured indebtedness is accelerated, the lenders under the senior secured credit facility or holders of 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 documents pertaining to the senior secured credit facility or other secured debt). Upon the occurrence of any default under the senior secured credit facility (and even without accelerating the indebtedness under the senior secured credit facility), the lenders may be able to prohibit the payment of the notes and guarantees either by limiting our ability to access our cash flow or under the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture. See "Description of the Exchange NotesRankingSubordination; Payment of Notes."
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Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.
Our issuance of the notes and the issuance of the 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 guarantees and the application of the proceeds therefrom will be a fraudulent conveyance if (1) we issued the notes and the 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:
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:
A court would likely find that a subsidiary guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for its subsidiary guarantee if the subsidiary guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the notes. Each subsidiary guarantee contains a provision intended to limit the subsidiary guarantor's liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its subsidiary guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer. This provision may not be effective to protect the subsidiary guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer laws.
An active trading market for the exchange notes may not develop.
The exchange notes are a new issue of securities and there is no established trading market 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.
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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:
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 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 the Indenture, upon the occurrence of any change of control, we will be required to make a change of control offer to repurchase the 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 facility. Also, as the senior secured credit facility will generally prohibit us from purchasing any notes, if we do not repay all borrowings under the senior secured credit facility 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 Indenture. See "Description of the Exchange NotesEvents 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
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notes. In general, you may not offer, sell or otherwise transfer the original notes in the United States unless they are:
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 under the registration rights agreement 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.
There are state securities law restrictions on the resale of the exchange notes.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain jurisdictions, the exchange notes may not be offered or resold by any holder, unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such jurisdictions or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and the requirements of such exemption have been satisfied. Currently, we do not intend to register or qualify the resale of the exchange notes in any such jurisdictions. However, generally an exemption is available for sales to registered broker-dealers and certain institutional buyers. Other exemptions under applicable state securities laws also may be available.
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.
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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."
Future terrorist attacks may have a material adverse impact on our business.
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, passenger traffic on commercial flights was significantly lower than prior to the attacks and many commercial airlines reduced their operating schedules. Overall, the terrorist attacks resulted in billions of dollars in losses to the airline industry. Any future acts of terrorism and any military response to such acts could result in further acts of terrorism and additional hostilities, including possible retaliatory attacks on sovereign nations, as well as financial, economic and political instability. While the precise effects of any such terrorist attack, military response or instability on our industry and our business is difficult to determine, it could result in further reductions in the use of commercial aircraft. If demand for new aircraft and spare parts decreases, demand for certain of our products would also decrease.
Our business is sensitive to the number of flight hours that our customers' planes spend aloft, the size and age of the worldwide aircraft fleet and our customers' profitability. These items are, in turn, affected by general economic conditions.
Our business is directly affected by, among other factors, changes in RPMs, the size and age of the worldwide aircraft fleet and, to a lesser extent, changes in the profitability of the commercial airline industry. RPMs and airline profitability have historically been correlated with the general economic environment, although national and international events also play a key role. For example, RPMs declined primarily as a result of increased security concerns among airline customers following the events of September 11, 2001. In addition, in recent years, the airline industry has been severely affected by the downturn in the global economy, higher fuel prices, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, epidemic and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a result of the substantial reduction in airline traffic resulting from these events, the airline industry incurred, and some in the industry continue to incur, large losses and financial difficulties. Some carriers have also parked or retired a portion of their fleets and have reduced workforces and flights. During periods of reduced airline profitability, some airlines may delay purchases of spare parts, preferring instead to deplete existing inventories. If demand for new aircraft and spare parts decreases, there would be a decrease in demand for certain of our products.
Our sales to manufacturers of large aircraft are cyclical, and a downturn in sales to these manufacturers may adversely affect us.
Our sales to manufacturers of large commercial aircraft, which accounted for approximately 15% of our net sales in fiscal year 2006, have historically experienced periodic downturns. In the past, these sales have been affected by airline profitability, which is impacted by, among other things, fuel and labor costs, price competition, downturns in the global economy and national and international events,
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such as the events of September 11, 2001. Prior downturns have adversely affected our net sales, gross margin and net income.
We rely heavily on certain customers for much of our sales.
Our two largest customers for fiscal year 2006 were Honeywell International Inc. and Aviall, Inc. (a distributor of commercial aftermarket parts to airlines throughout the world). These customers accounted for approximately 10% and 9%, respectively, of our net sales in fiscal year 2006. Our top ten customers for fiscal year 2006 accounted for approximately 48% of our net sales. In addition, during the second half of fiscal 2006, The Boeing Company acquired Aviall, Inc. During fiscal 2006, The Boeing Company accounted for approximately 7% of our net sales, and therefore its acquisition of Aviall, Inc. increases our reliance on The Boeing Company as a customer. Honeywell International Inc. and The Boeing Company are also significant customers of ATI, accounting for approximately 7% and 19%, respectively, of ATI's net sales for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and as a result of our acquisition of ATI, our reliance on these two customers has increased.
We generally do not have guaranteed future sales of our products. Further, we enter into fixed price contracts with some of our customers, so we bear the risk of cost overruns.
As is customary in our business, we do not generally have long-term contracts with most of our aftermarket customers and, therefore, do not have guaranteed future sales. Although we have long-term contracts with many of our OEM customers, some of those customers may terminate these contracts on short notice and, in many other cases, our customers have not committed to buy any minimum quantity of our products. In addition, in certain cases, we must anticipate the future volume of orders based upon the historic purchasing patterns of customers and upon our discussions with customers as to their anticipated future requirements, and this anticipated future volume of orders may not materialize.
We also have entered into multi-year, fixed-price contracts with some of our OEM customers, pursuant to which we have agreed to perform the work for a fixed price and, accordingly, realize all the benefit or detriment resulting from any decreases or increases in the costs of making these products. Sometimes we accept a fixed-price contract for a product that we have not yet produced, and this increases the risk of cost overruns or delays in the completion of the design and manufacturing of the product. Most of our contracts do not permit us to recover increases in raw material prices, taxes or labor costs, although some contracts allow renegotiation to address certain material adverse changes.
U.S. military spending is dependent upon the U.S. defense budget.
The U.S. Department of Defense, or the DOD, budget has generally increased for each fiscal year from fiscal year 1997 to the budget for fiscal year 2007, and, based on the Bush Administration's current Future Year Defense Program, the DOD budget is expected to continue to increase modestly through fiscal year 2010. However, future DOD budgets after fiscal year 2007 could be negatively impacted by several factors, including but not limited to the U.S. Government's budget deficits, spending priorities, the cost of sustaining the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and possible political pressure to reduce U.S. Government military spending, each of which could cause the DOD budget to remain unchanged or to decline. A significant decline in U.S. military expenditures in the future could result in a reduction in the amount of our products sold to the various agencies and buying organizations of the U.S. Government.
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We are subject to certain unique business risks as a result of supplying equipment and services to the U.S. Government. In addition, government contracts contain unfavorable termination provisions and are subject to modification and audit.
Companies engaged in supplying defense-related equipment and services to U.S. Government agencies are subject to business risks specific to the defense industry. These risks include the ability of the U.S. Government to unilaterally:
Most of our U.S. Government contracts can be terminated by the U.S. Government either for its convenience or if we default by failing to perform under the contract. Termination for convenience provisions provide only for our recovery of costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses and profit on the work completed prior to termination. Termination for default provisions provide for the contractor to be liable for excess costs incurred by the U.S. Government in procuring undelivered items from another source.
On contracts where the price is based on cost, the U.S. Government may review our costs and performance, as well as our accounting and general business practices. Based on the results of such audits, the U.S. Government may adjust our contract-related costs and fees, including allocated indirect costs. In addition, under U.S. Government purchasing regulations, some of our costs, including most financing costs, amortization of intangible assets, portions of research and development costs, and certain marketing expenses may not be subject to reimbursement.
Approximately 7% of our net sales in fiscal year 2006 were to the U.S. Government through various agencies and buying organizations.
In addition to these U.S. Government contract risks, we are at times required to obtain approval from U.S. Government agencies to export our products. Additionally, we are not permitted to export some of our products. A determination by the U.S. Government that we failed to receive required approvals or licenses could eliminate or restrict our ability to sell our products outside the United States, and the penalties that could be imposed by the U.S. Government for failure to comply with these laws could be significant.
Certain of our divisions and subsidiaries have been subject to a pricing review by the DOD Office of the Inspector General.
Five of our divisions and subsidiaries have been subject to a DOD Office of the Inspector General review of our records for the purpose of determining whether the DOD's various buying offices negotiated "fair and reasonable" prices for spare parts purchased from those five divisions and subsidiaries in fiscal years 2002 through 2004. On April 19, 2006, the Inspector General issued its final report dated February 23, 2006 and made public a redacted version of the report. The report recommends (i) that the Defense Logistics Agency request that those five subsidiaries and divisions voluntarily refund, in the aggregate, approximately $2.6 million for allegedly overpriced parts and (ii) that Defense Logistics Agency contracting officers reevaluate their procedures for determining the reasonableness of pricing for sole source spare parts purchased from those divisions and subsidiaries and seek to develop Strategic Supplier Alliances with those divisions and subsidiaries.
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Our position has been, and continues to be, that our pricing has been fair and reasonable and that there is no legal basis for the amount suggested as a refund by the Inspector General in its report. In response to the report, we offered reasons why we disagree with the Inspector General's overall analysis and why computations related to a voluntary refund contained in the report fail to consider key data, such as actual historical sales. If the Defense Logistics Agency requests a voluntary refund from any of our divisions or subsidiaries, we would consider such a request under the circumstances existing at that time.
In February 2006, the Defense Logistics Agency made a request to initiate discussions regarding future pricing and developing an acquisition strategy that would mutually strengthen our business relationship with the Defense Logistics Agency. The parties have discussed future purchasing but negotiations regarding Strategic Supplier Alliances have not commenced, but will likely occur at a later date. As a result of those negotiations, it is possible that the divisions and subsidiaries subject to the pricing review will enter into Strategic Supplier Alliances with the Defense Logistics Agency. It is likely that in connection with any Strategic Supplier Alliance, the Defense Logistics Agency will seek prices for parts based on cost. It is also possible that the DOD may seek alternative sources of supply for such parts. The entry into Strategic Supplier Alliances or a decision by the DOD to pursue alternative sources of supply for parts we currently provide could reduce the amount of revenue we derive from, and the profitability of certain of our supply arrangements with, certain agencies and buying organizations for the U.S. Government.
Our business may be adversely affected if we would lose our government or industry approvals or if more stringent government regulations are enacted or if industry oversight is increased.
The aerospace industry is highly regulated in the United States and in other countries. In order to sell our components, we and the components we manufacture must be certified by the FAA, the DOD and similar agencies in foreign countries and by individual manufacturers. If new and more stringent government regulations are adopted or if industry oversight increases, we might incur significant expenses to comply with any new regulations or heightened industry oversight. In addition, if material authorizations or approvals were revoked or suspended, our business would be adversely affected.
We are dependent on our highly trained employees and any work stoppage or difficulty hiring similar employees could adversely affect our business.
Because our products are complicated and highly engineered, we depend on an educated and trained workforce. There is substantial competition for skilled personnel in the aircraft component industry, and we could be adversely affected by a shortage of skilled employees. We may not be able to fill new positions or vacancies created by expansion or turnover or attract and retain qualified personnel.
As of March 31, 2007, we had approximately 2,000 employees. Approximately 6% of our employees were represented by the United Steelworkers Union, approximately 4% were represented by the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and approximately 4% were represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Collective bargaining agreements between us and these labor unions expire in April 2008, November 2008 and May 2009, respectively. Although we believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory, we cannot assure you that we will be able to negotiate a satisfactory renewal of these collective bargaining agreements or that our employee relations will remain stable. Because we maintain a relatively small inventory of finished goods, any work stoppage could materially and adversely affect our ability to provide products to our customers.
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Our business is dependent on the availability of certain components and raw materials from suppliers.
Our business is affected by the price and availability of the raw materials and component parts that we use to manufacture our components. Our business, therefore, could be adversely impacted by factors affecting our suppliers (such as the destruction of our suppliers' facilities or their distribution infrastructure, a work stoppage or strike by our suppliers' employees or the failure of our suppliers to provide materials of the requisite quality), or by increased costs of such raw materials or components if we were unable to pass along such price increases to our customers. Because we maintain a relatively small inventory of raw materials and component parts, our business could be adversely affected if we were unable to obtain these raw materials and components from our suppliers in the quantities we require or on favorable terms. Although we believe in most cases that we could identify alternative suppliers, or alternative raw materials or component parts, the lengthy and expensive FAA and OEM certification processes associated with aerospace products could prevent efficient replacement of a supplier, raw material or component part.
We could incur substantial costs as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws and regulations.
Our operations and facilities are subject to various environmental laws and regulations that govern, among other things, discharges of pollutants into the air and water, the handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes, and the remediation of contamination. We could incur substantial costs, including clean-up costs, fines and sanctions and/or third party property damage or personal injury claims, as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws, relevant common law or the environmental permits required for our operations.
Pursuant to certain environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of a contaminated site may be held liable for the entire cost of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous materials, whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of any hazardous materials. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous materials may also be held liable for such costs related to a disposal or treatment site, regardless of whether the affected site is owned or operated by them. Contaminants have been detected at some of our present and former sites, principally in connection with historical operations, and investigations and/or clean-ups have been undertaken by us or by former owners of the sites. We also receive inquiries and notices of potential liability with respect to offsite disposal facilities from time to time. Although we are not aware of any sites for which material obligations exist, the discovery of additional contaminants, the imposition of additional clean-up obligations or the initiation of suits for personal injury or damages to property or natural resources could result in significant liability.
Failure to successfully and efficiently integrate ATI into our operations may adversely affect our operations and financial condition.
As described above, on February 7, 2007, we completed the acquisition of ATI. The integration of ATI into our operations will be a significant undertaking and will require significant attention from our management team. The acquisition involves the integration of two companies that previously operated independently. This integration is a complex, costly and time-consuming process and we cannot assure you that this process will be successful. In addition, the integration of ATI into our operations will require significant one-time costs for tasks such as site visits and audits and may be difficult to execute, and we cannot guaranty or accurately estimate these costs at this time. Additional integration challenges include, among other things:
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If we are not able to successfully overcome these integration challenges, we may not achieve the benefits we expect from the ATI acquisition.
We intend to pursue future acquisitions. Our business may be adversely affected if we cannot consummate acquisitions on satisfactory terms, or if we cannot effectively integrate acquired operations.
A significant portion of our growth has occurred through acquisitions. Any future growth through acquisitions will be partially dependent upon the continued availability of suitable acquisition candidates at favorable prices and upon advantageous terms and conditions. We intend to pursue acquisitions that we believe will present opportunities consistent with our overall business strategy. However, we may not be able to find suitable acquisition candidates to purchase or may be unable to acquire desired businesses or assets on economically acceptable terms. In addition, we may not be able to raise the capital necessary to fund future acquisitions. In addition, acquisitions involve risks that the businesses acquired will not perform in accordance with expectations and that business judgments concerning the value, strengths and weaknesses of businesses acquired will prove incorrect.
We regularly engage in discussions with respect to potential acquisition and investment opportunities. If we consummate an acquisition, our capitalization and results of operations may change significantly. Future acquisitions could result in the incurrence of additional debt and contingent liabilities and an increase in interest and amortization expenses or periodic impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets as well as significant charges relating to integration costs.
In addition, we may not be able to successfully integrate any business we acquire into our existing business. The successful integration of new businesses depends on our ability to manage these new businesses and cut excess costs. The successful integration of future acquisitions may also require substantial attention from our senior management and the management of the acquired business, which could decrease the time that they have to service and attract customers and develop new products and services. In addition, because we may actively pursue a number of opportunities simultaneously, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, complications and delays, including difficulties in employing sufficient staff and maintaining operational and management oversight.
We have recorded a significant amount of intangible assets, which may never generate the returns we expect.
Our acquisitions have resulted in significant increases in identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. As of March 31, 2007, identifiable intangible assets, which primarily include trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, license agreements and technology, were approximately $340.0 million, representing approximately 17.3% of our total assets. As of March 31, 2007, goodwill recognized in accounting for the Mergers, the acquisition of ATI and other recent acquisitions was approximately $1,218.9 million, representing approximately 61.9% of our total assets. We may never realize the full value of our identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, and to the extent we were to determine that our identifiable intangible assets and our goodwill were impaired within the meaning of applicable accounting regulations, we would be required to write-off the amount of any impairment.
We face significant competition.
We operate in a highly competitive global industry and compete against a number of companies, including divisions of larger companies, some of which have significantly greater resources than we do, and therefore may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we can. Competitors in our product lines are both U.S. and foreign companies and range in size from
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divisions of large public corporations to small privately held entities. We believe that our ability to compete depends on high product performance, consistent high quality, short lead-time and timely delivery, competitive pricing, superior customer service and support and continued certification under customer quality requirements and assurance programs. We may have to adjust the prices of some of our products to remain competitive.
We could be adversely affected if one of our components causes an aircraft to crash.
Our operations expose us to potential liabilities for personal injury or death as a result of the failure of an aircraft component that we have designed, manufactured or serviced. While we maintain liability insurance to protect us from future products liability claims, in the event of product liability claims our insurers may attempt to deny coverage or any coverage we have may not be adequate. We also may not be able to maintain insurance coverage in the future at an acceptable cost. Any liability not covered by insurance or for which third party indemnification is not available could result in significant liability to us.
In addition, a crash caused by one of our components could damage our reputation for quality products. We believe our customers consider safety and reliability as key criteria in selecting a provider of aircraft components. If a crash were to be caused by one of our components, or if we were to otherwise fail to maintain a satisfactory record of safety and reliability, our ability to retain and attract customers may be materially adversely affected.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain both historical and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this prospectus and the documents 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 are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to 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 and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risks outlined under "Risk Factors," 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" and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. 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 do, 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. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under federal securities laws.
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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.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges:
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Purpose of the Exchange Offer
On February 7, 2007, we offered the original notes in a transaction 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 a registration rights agreement 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:
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 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.
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 agreement, 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.
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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
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 310 days of the Issue Date;
(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 participate in the exchange offer but do 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 the 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 270th day after the Issue Date 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) We have agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective for a period of two years from the Issue Date 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 are applicable to such holder (including certain indemnification obligations).
Liquidated Damages
We will pay additional cash interest on the original notes and exchange notes, 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 6, 2007;
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(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 the exchange offer registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to November 5, 2007 or, if obligated to file a Shelf Registration Statement as provided above, a Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to November 5, 2007;
(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 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 original notes and exchange notes 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 , 2007, 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 at any time and from time to time prior to the expiration date by giving written notice to The Bank of New York 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:
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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 letters of transmittal and other relevant materials will be mailed 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 $1,000 in principal amount of exchange notes for each $1,000 in principal amount of outstanding original 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 registration rights agreement and the satisfaction of the conditions described under "Conditions of the Exchange Offer." Original notes may be tendered only in multiples of $1,000. 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.
As of the date of this prospectus, $300 million in aggregate principal amount of the original notes are outstanding. Solely for reasons of administration, we have fixed the close of business on , 2007 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 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 oral or 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 original notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender or otherwise,
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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 Indenture 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, provided that the instructions in the letter of transmittal are followed, 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 on the inside back cover of this prospectus 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, which we refer to herein as an Eligible 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.
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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 The Depository Trust Company, 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 specified on the inside back cover page of this prospectus 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 listed on the inside back cover of this prospectus 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, 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).
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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 letters of transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be final and binding.
Terms and Conditions of the Letters of Transmittal
The letters of transmittal contain, 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 agreement 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 on the inside back cover of this prospectus. 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
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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 oral or written notice to the exchange agent and by timely public announcement communicated in accordance with applicable law or regulation, if:
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.
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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 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 on the inside back cover page of this prospectus. 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.
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 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 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 original notes for exchange notes should not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and that holders should not recognize any taxable gain or loss or any interest income as a result of such exchange. See "Material United States 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.
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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 agreement. 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 Indenture and the registration rights agreement, 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 Exchange Notes." All untendered original notes will continue to be subject to the restriction on transfer set forth in the Indenture. 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 FactorsRisks Associated with the Exchange OfferYour 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.
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The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and the consolidated capitalization of TD Group as of March 31, 2007. This table should be read in conjunction with the information in "Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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Cash and cash equivalents: | $ | 64,795 | ||||
Debt: | ||||||
Senior Secured Credit Facility(1) | $ | 780,000 | ||||
73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014(2) | 577,968 | |||||
Total long-term debt(1)(2) | 1,357,968 | |||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 149,600,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | | |||||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 224,000,000 shares authorized, 45,072,607 shares issued and outstanding(3) | 451 | |||||
Paid-in-capital | 303,793 | |||||
Retained Earnings | 109,516 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (1,567 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 412,193 | |||||
Total capitalization: | $ | 1,770,161 | ||||
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
TD Group was formed in July 2003 under the name TD Holding Corporation to facilitate the consummation of the Mergers. TD Group does not have any operations other than through its ownership of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The following table sets forth the selected historical consolidated financial and other data of TD Group or its predecessor (i) as of September 30, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the three fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the period from July 8, 2003 (date of formation of TD Group) through September 30, 2003, the period from October 1, 2002 through July 22, 2003 (the closing date of the Mergers) and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, which have been derived from TD Group or its predecessor's audited consolidated financial statements and (ii) as of March 31, 2007 and for the twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006, which have been derived from TD Group's unaudited consolidated financial statements. TD Group's consolidated financial statements for the periods subsequent to the Mergers reflect a new basis of accounting incorporating the fair value adjustments made in recording the Mergers while the periods prior to the Mergers reflect the historical cost basis of the Company. Accordingly, the accompanying selected historical consolidated financial and other data as of dates and for the periods prior to the Mergers are labeled as "Predecessor." Separate historical financial information for TransDigm Inc. is not presented since TD Group has no operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc. and since the exchange notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several and senior subordinated basis, by TD Group and, other than immaterial subsidiaries, all direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc.
On February 24, 2003, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Norco business from TransTechnology Corporation. On July 9, 2004, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Avionic Instruments, Inc. On December 31, 2004, Skurka acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Skurka Engineering Company. On January 28, 2005, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Fluid Regulators Corporation. On June 30, 2005, Skurka acquired an aerospace motor product line from Eaton Corporation. On May 1, 2006, Skurka acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Electra-Motion, Inc. On June 12, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp. On October 3, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CDA InterCorp. On February 7, 2007, TransDigm Inc. completed the merger with ATI, resulting in ATI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. The results of operations of the acquired entities, businesses and product line are included in TD Group's consolidated financial statements from the date of each of the acquisitions.
We present in this prospectus certain financial information based on our EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined. Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and neither of these financial measures should be considered an alternative to net income or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies. While we believe that the presentation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined will enhance an investor's understanding of our operating performance, the use of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined as analytical tools has limitations and you should not consider either of them in isolation, or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined to net income and for a description of the manner in which management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our business, the economic substance behind management's decision to use these non-GAAP financial measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and the manner in which management compensates for these limitations and the reasons why management
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believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, please refer to footnotes 6 and 7 below.
The information presented below should be read together with "Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. All amounts set forth below are in thousands, except per share data.
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Net sales | $ | 248,802 | $ | 241,185 | $ | 52,083 | $ | 300,703 | $ | 374,253 | $ | 435,164 | $ | 208,416 | $ | 267,147 | |||||||||
Gross profit(1) | 114,227 | 114,669 | 11,684 | 136,505 | 184,270 | 221,290 | 105,720 | 138,705 | |||||||||||||||||
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Selling and administrative | 23,962 | 20,167 | 5,205 | 31,201 | 38,943 | 48,309 | 25,516 | 26,707 | |||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 6,294 | 945 | 1,975 | 10,325 | 7,747 | 6,197 | 3,266 | 5,010 | |||||||||||||||||
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Merger Expenses(3) | | 176,003 | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Income from operations(1) | 83,971 | (82,446 | ) | 4,504 | 94,979 | 137,580 | 118,167 | 76,938 | 106,988 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 36,538 | 28,224 | 14,233 | 74,675 | 80,266 | 76,732 | 39,181 | 40,396 | |||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 47,433 | (110,670 | ) | (9,729 | ) | 20,304 | 57,314 | 41,435 | 37,757 | 66,592 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | 16,804 | (40,701 | ) | (3,970 | ) | 6,682 | 22,627 | 16,318 | 14,499 | 24,743 | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 30,629 | $ | (69,969 | ) | $ | (5,759 | ) | $ | 13,622 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 25,117 | $ | 23,258 | $ | 41,849 | |||||||
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.93 | |||||||||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents(4) | $ | 49,206 | $ | 18,902 | $ | 48,498 | $ | 104,221 | $ | 61,217 | $ | 64,795 | ||||||
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Working capital(5) | 99,035 | 133,622 | 179,385 | 118,559 | 190,742 | 237,422 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 402,226 | 1,315,395 | 1,345,912 | 1,427,748 | 1,416,712 | 1,968,104 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portion | 408,952 | 894,997 | 892,788 | 889,846 | 925,000 | 1,357,968 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | (77,156 | ) | 283,551 | 297,412 | 333,107 | 363,041 | 412,193 |
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Operating activities | $ | 56,452 | $ | (34,184 | ) | $ | 16,852 | $ | 111,139 | $ | 80,695 | $ | 3,058 | $ | (61,072 | ) | $ | 55,400 | ||||||||
Investing activities | (5,439 | ) | (57,267 | ) | (469,319 | ) | (77,619 | ) | (20,530 | ) | (35,323 | ) | (3,831 | ) | (479,910 | ) | ||||||||||
Financing activities | (13,028 | ) | 82,450 | 471,369 | (3,924 | ) | (4,442 | ) | (10,739 | ) | (6,941 | ) | 428,088 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 13,492 | 6,355 | 3,333 | 18,303 | 16,956 | 16,111 | 8,152 | 10,428 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | 3,816 | 4,241 | 968 | 5,416 | 7,960 | 8,350 | 3,831 | 4,205 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EBITDA(6)(7) | $ | 97,463 | $ | (76,091 | ) | $ | 7,837 | $ | 113,282 | $ | 154,536 | $ | 134,278 | $ | 85,090 | $ | 117,416 | |||||||||
EBITDA, margin(8) | 39.2 | % | (31.5 | )% | 15.0 | % | 37.7 | % | 41.3 | % | 30.9 | % | 40.8 | % | 44.0 | % | ||||||||||
EBITDA As Defined(6)(7) | $ | 97,463 | $ | 102,306 | $ | 22,062 | $ | 139,084 | $ | 164,240 | $ | 194,437 | $ | 92,916 | $ | 124,546 | ||||||||||
EBITDA As Defined, margin(8) | 39.2 | % | 42.4 | % | 42.4 | % | 46.3 | % | 43.9 | % | 44.7 | % | 44.6 | % | 46.6 | % |
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Depreciation and amortization | 13,492 | 6,355 | 3,333 | 18,303 | 16,956 | 16,111 | 8,152 | 10,428 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 36,538 | 28,224 | 14,233 | 74,675 | 80,266 | 76,732 | 39,181 | 40,396 | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | 16,804 | (40,701 | ) | (3,970 | ) | 6,682 | 22,627 | 16,318 | 14,499 | 24,743 | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 97,463 | $ | (76,091 | ) | $ | 7,837 | 113,282 | 154,536 | 134,278 | 85,090 | 117,416 | |||||||||||||
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Inventory purchase accounting adjustments(a) | | 855 | 12,038 | 18,471 | 1,493 | 200 | | 2,464 | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition integration costs(b) | | 1,539 | 1,154 | 1,162 | 1,363 | 1,032 | 380 | 1,479 | |||||||||||||||||
Non-cash compensation and deferred compensation costs(c) | | | 1,033 | 6,169 | 6,848 | 988 | (1,382 | ) | 2,460 | ||||||||||||||||
Merger expenses(d) | | 176,003 | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
One-time special bonus payments(e) | | | | | | 6,222 | 6,222 | | |||||||||||||||||
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Refinancing costs(g) | | | | | | 48,617 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring IPO expenses(h) | | | | | | 2,650 | 2,382 | | |||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash, non- recurring expenses(i) | | | | | | | | 302 | |||||||||||||||||
EBITDA As Defined | $ | 97,463 | $ | 102,306 | $ | 22,062 | $ | 139,084 | $ | 164,240 | $ | 194,437 | $ | 92,916 | $ | 124,546 | |||||||||
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PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following pro forma condensed consolidated financial data is based on the historical financial statements of TD Group and ATI, each included elsewhere in this prospectus, adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Financing Transactions. The pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2006 and for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 give effect to the Financing Transactions as if they had been consummated on October 1, 2005.
Assumptions underlying the pro forma adjustments necessary to fairly present this pro forma information are described in the accompanying notes, which should be read in conjunction with this pro forma condensed consolidated financial data. The pro forma adjustments described in the accompanying notes have been made based on available information and, in the opinion of management, are reasonable. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial data should not be considered indicative of actual results that would have been achieved had the Financing Transactions occurred on the date indicated and do not purport to indicate results of operations for any future period. We cannot assure you that the assumptions used in the preparation of the pro forma condensed consolidated financial data will prove to be correct. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read together with the historical financial statements of TD Group and ATI and the notes thereto, and other financial information included in this prospectus, together with the other documents filed by TD Group with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements include certain reclassifications from the historical financial statements of ATI in order to conform to the historical financial statements of TD Group.
The acquisition of ATI was accounted for as a purchase in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 141, Business Combinations, with intangible assets recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The allocation of the excess of the purchase price over the historical basis of the net assets acquired is preliminary and is included in the accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated financial data based on valuation estimates and certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable.
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TransDigm Group Incorporated
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
for the Twelve-Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Net sales | $ | 435,164 | $ | 104,978 | $ | | $ | | $ | 540,142 | |||||||
Cost of sales | 213,874 | 56,552 | 4,750 | (a) | | 274,947 | |||||||||||
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Gross profit | 221,290 | 48,426 | (4,521 | ) | | 265,195 | |||||||||||
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Selling and administrative | 48,309 | 18,706 | | | 67,015 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 6,197 | 1,284 | 5,211 | (c) | | 12,692 | |||||||||||
Refinancing costs | 48,617 | | | | 48,617 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 103,123 | 19,990 | 5,211 | | 128,324 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 118,167 | 28,436 | (9,732 | ) | | 136,871 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 76,732 | 3,464 | (3,464 | )(d) | 33,873 | (a) | 110,605 | ||||||||||
Other expense | | 196 | | | 196 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 41,435 | 24,776 | (6,268 | ) | (33,873 | ) | 26,070 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision | 16,318 | 8,634 | (2,382 | )(e) | (12,872 | )(b) | 9,698 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 25,117 | $ | 16,142 | $ | (3,886 | ) | $ | (21,001 | ) | $ | 16,372 | |||||
Net Earnings Per Share | |||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.37 | |||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.35 | |||||||||||||
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Basic | 44,415 | 44,415 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 47,181 | 47,181 |
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TransDigm Group Incorporated
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
for the Twelve-Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
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Unpatented technology | 22 to 35 years | $ | 75,559 | $ | 3,435 | ||||
Order backlog | 1 year | 3,060 | 3,060 | ||||||
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Historical ATI amortization | (1,284 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | 5,211 | |||||||
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TransDigm Group Incorporated
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
for the Twenty-Six Week Period Ended March 31, 2007
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Net sales | $ | 267,147 | $ | 37,715 | $ | | $ | | $ | 304,862 | |||||||
Cost of sales | 128,442 | 20,452 | (1,385 | )(a) | | 147,428 | |||||||||||
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Gross profit | 138,705 | 17,263 | 1,466 | | 157,434 | ||||||||||||
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Selling and administrative | 26,707 | 34,458 | (a) | (777 | )(c) | | 60,388 | ||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 5,010 | 394 | (446 | )(d) | | 5,780 | |||||||||||
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Total operating expenses | 31,717 | 34,852 | (401 | ) | | 66,168 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 106,988 | (17,589 | ) | 1,867 | | 91,266 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 40,396 | 1,011 | (1,011 | )(f) | 12,232 | (a) | 52,628 | ||||||||||
Other expense | | 198 | | | 198 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 66,592 | (18,798 | ) | 2,878 | (12,232 | ) | 38,440 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | 24,743 | (6,395 | ) | 1,094 | (g) | (4,648 | )(b) | 14,794 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 41,849 | $ | (12,403 | ) | $ | 1,784 | $ | (7,584 | ) | $ | 23,646 | |||||
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.93 | $ | 0.53 | |||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.87 | $ | 0.49 | |||||||||||||
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Basic | 44,872 | 44,872 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 47,897 | 47,897 |
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TransDigm Group Incorporated
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
For the Twenty-Six Week Period Ended March 31, 2007
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Historical ATI amortization | (394 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | 822 | |||||||
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
TransDigm Inc. is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group. TransDigm Inc. does not have any outstanding options or convertible securities.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the common stock of TD Group as of May 25, 2007, with respect to (i) each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of TD Group's outstanding common stock, (ii) each of TD Group's directors, (iii) each of TD Group's named executive officers and (iv) all of TD Group's directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The number of shares outstanding used in calculating the percentage of beneficial ownership for each person listed below includes the shares underlying options held by such person that are exercisable within 60 days of May 25, 2007, but excludes shares underlying options held by any other person. The number of shares and percentages of beneficial ownership set forth below are based on 46,836,635 shares of TD Group's common stock outstanding as of May 25, 2007. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by them.
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TD Group Holdings, LLC(3) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P.(4) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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David A. Barr(5) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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Michael Graff(6) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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W. Nicholas Howley(7) |
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Sean P. Hennessy(8) |
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Kevin Kruse(9) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
21,353,239 |
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Kewsong Lee((10) c/o Warburg Pincus LLC 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
21,353,239 |
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Douglas Peacock(11) |
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Dudley Sheffler(12) |
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Robert S. Henderson(13) |
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Raymond F. Laubenthal(14) |
259,492 |
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Albert J. Rodriguez(15) |
379,031 |
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Gregory Rufus(16) |
131,126 |
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The sole general partner of Warburg Pincus is Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, which is managed by Warburg Pincus & Co. Warburg Pincus LLC manages Warburg Pincus. Charles R. Kaye and
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Joseph P. Landy are each Managing General Partners of Warburg Pincus & Co. and Co-Presidents and Managing Members of Warburg Pincus LLC. Each of these individuals disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock of TD Group that Warburg Pincus may be deemed to beneficially own except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The address of TD Group Holdings, LLC and Warburg Pincus is c/o Warburg Pincus LLC, 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
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held by Bratenahl Investments, Ltd. By virtue of his ownership interest in Bratenahl Investments, Ltd., Mr. Howley may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the options that are beneficially owned by Bratenahl Investments, Ltd. Mr. Howley disclaims beneficial ownership of all options owned by Bratenahl Investments, Ltd. and reported herein as beneficially owned except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Also includes 11,081 shares held by The Howley Family Foundation, a charitable foundation, of which Mr. Howley is a co-trustee. By virtue of his position as a co-trustee of The Howley Family Foundation, Mr. Howley may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended) of the shares that are owned by The Howley Family Foundation. Mr. Howley disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by The Howley Family Foundation and reported herein as beneficially owned.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE 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 notes offered by this prospectus (the "Exchange Notes") under the Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among itself, TD Group and the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of November 2, 2006, the Second Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of February 7, 2007, and the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of June 29, 2007, the "Indenture"). The Company is issuing the Exchange Notes in exchange for the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 that were issued under the Indenture by the Company on February 7, 2007 (the "Original Notes"). On June 23, 2006, the Company issued $275 million in aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 under the Indenture, which notes were subsequently exchanged for an equal principal amount of notes registered under the Securities Act (the "2006 Notes"). The Exchange Notes offered hereby, any Original Notes not tendered pursuant to the terms hereof and the 2006 Notes will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including for purposes of determining whether the required percentage of Holders has 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 Original Notes represent approximately 52.2% of all the Notes issued under the Indenture as of the date hereof, and if all of the Original Notes are exchanged for Exchange Notes pursuant to this prospectus, the Exchange Notes will represent approximately 52.2% of all the Notes issued under the Indenture as of the closing date of the exchange offer.
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, or 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:
The Company will issue the Exchange Notes in fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. 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, or the Holders. The Company will pay principal (and premium, if any) on the Notes at the Trustee's corporate office in New York, New York. At the Company's option, interest also may be paid by mailing a check to the Holder's registered address. Any Original Notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the Registered Exchange Offer, together with the Exchange Notes issued in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the 2006 Notes and any Additional Notes (as defined below) actually issued will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Company issued the 2006 Notes on June 23, 2006 in the aggregate principal amount of $275 million, all of which were subsequently exchanged for an equal principal amount of notes
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registered under the Securities Act. The Company issued the Original Notes on February 7, 2007 in the aggregate principal amount of $300.0 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 July 15, 2014. Subject to the Company's compliance with the "Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness" covenant, the Company is permitted to issue more Notes under the Indenture (the "Additional Notes"). The 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and all subsequent Additional Notes, if any, will be treated as a single class under the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this "Description of the Notes," references to the Notes include the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchange for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other Additional Notes actually issued.
Interest on the Notes accrues at the rate of 73/4% per annum, and will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on each January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2007 and accruing from January 15, 2007. The Company will make interest payments to the persons who are registered holders at the close of business on January 1 and 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 Original Notes in certain circumstances pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
Redemption
Optional Redemption.
Except as described below, the Notes are not redeemable before July 15, 2009.
At any time prior to July 15, 2009, the Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes (which includes the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other Additional Notes, if any) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder of Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, or the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
On and after July 15, 2009, the Company may redeem the Notes (which includes the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other 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 July 15 of the year set forth below.
Year |
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2009 | 105.813 | % | |
2010 | 103.875 | % | |
2011 | 101.938 | % | |
2012 and thereafter | 100.000 | % |
In addition, the Company must pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed.
Optional Redemption Upon Equity Offerings.
Prior to July 15, 2009, the Company may at its option on one or more occasions redeem Notes (which includes the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other Additional Notes, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to
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exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other Additional Notes, if any) originally issued at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107.750%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings; provided, however, that
(1) at least $150 million of such aggregate principal amount of Notes (which includes the 2006 Notes, the Original Notes that are not exchanged for the Exchange Notes, the Exchange Notes and any other 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.
Selection and Notice of 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 the Trustee either:
(1) in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Notes are listed: or
(2) on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
No Notes of a principal amount of $1,000 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 may at any time and from time to time 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, TD Group or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Company, TD Group and such Guarantor under the Credit Facility.
As of March 31, 2007:
(1) the Company's Senior Debt is approximately $780 million, all of which consists of secured indebtedness under the Credit Facility;
(2) TD Group's Senior Debt is approximately $780 million, all of which consists of TD Group's guarantee of the Company's indebtedness under the Credit Facility; and
(3) the Senior Debt of the Guarantors is approximately $780 million, all of which consists of their guarantees of the Company's indebtedness under the Credit Facility.
In addition, the Company has additional availability of approximately $200.0 million for borrowing of Senior Debt under the revolving loan facility under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2007, $1.6 million of letters of credit were outstanding and $198.4 million of borrowings were available under the revolving loan facility under the Credit Facility. 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 CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness."
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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 of the Notes, 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. See "Certain CovenantsLimitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness" and "Certain CovenantsLimitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries".
Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness versus Notes
Only Indebtedness of the Company, TD Group 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 Indebtedness of the Company, of TD Group and of the applicable Guarantor, respectively.
The Company and the Guarantors have agreed in the Indenture that it and 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 CovenantsProhibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Debt". The Indenture does not treat unsecured Indebtedness as 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, each being referred to as 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, or a Payment Blockage Period, commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to us) of written notice, or a Blockage Notice, of such default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Debt specifying
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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 of the Notes 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 of the Notes 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 of Notes may receive certain Capital Stock and subordinated debt obligations; and
(3) if a distribution is made to Holders of the Notes that, due to the subordination provisions, should not have been made to them, such Holders of the Notes 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 or the Trustee 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, TD Group 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 TD Group and the Guarantors under their respective Guarantees are senior subordinated obligations. As such, the rights of the Holders of the Notes to receive payment by TD Group or by a Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee will be subordinated in right of payment to the rights of holders of Senior Debt of TD Group 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 TD Group and each Guarantor and the obligations of TD Group 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, TD Group or a Guarantor who are holders of Senior Debt of the Company, TD Group or such Guarantor, as the case may be, may recover more, ratably, than the Holders of the Notes, and creditors of the Company who are not holders of Senior
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Debt may recover less, ratably, than holders of Senior Debt and may recover more, ratably, than the Holders of the Notes.
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
TD Group and the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior subordinated basis, the Company's obligations under the Notes and the Indenture. The obligations of each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary under its Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See "Risk FactorsFederal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the guarantees, and if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes." Because TD Group is a holding company with no significant operations, the Guarantee by TD Group provides little, if any, additional credit support for the Notes and investors should not rely on the Guarantee by TD Group in evaluating an investment in the Notes.
TD Group 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 TD Group in an amount equal to such other Guarantor's and TD Group' pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors and TD Group at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP (for purposes hereof, TD Group's 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, without limitation, guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of TD Group or a Guarantor, as applicable, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, TD Group or a Guarantor's liability on its Guarantee could be reduced to zero. See "Risk FactorsFederal and state fraudulent transfer laws permit a court to void the notes and the 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 CovenantsMerger, 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; or
(4) 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 TD Group 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 and if in connection therewith the Company provides an officers' certificate
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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.
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, or 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, by first class mail, a notice to 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 (such payment date being referred to herein as 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 Facility will prohibit the Company from purchasing any Notes (subject to certain limited exceptions) and will also provide that the occurrence of certain change of control events with respect to the Company would constitute a default under the revolving credit facility thereunder. Prior to the mailing of 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 Facility 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 Facility and all such other Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of the Notes as provided below.
TransDigm'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 Facility. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions of the Indenture would likely restrict payment to the Holders of the Notes.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if 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.
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 Purchaser. 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
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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 of the Notes 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, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the "Change of Control" provisions of the Indenture.
Certain Covenants
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:
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(collectively, referred to herein as 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, such date being referred to herein as 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, or 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.
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 of the Company or (b) any Person or Group other than an Affiliate of the Company becomes 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 TD Group 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 and 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, 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, without limitation, 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; provided, however, that 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 $50 million at any one time outstanding.
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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 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 (x) any Indebtedness permitted under clause (6) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness and (y) 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); 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 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (12) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of, without duplication:
(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 April 1, 2006 and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs, or 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 the Issue Date 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 the Issue Date 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 the Issue Date 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
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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 (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 the time 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 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 shareholders; 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) 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 redemptions or repurchases pursuant to this clause (4) shall not exceed in any fiscal year the sum of (A) $5.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following clause (B) of $10 million in any calendar year plus (B) any amounts not utilized in any preceding fiscal year following the Issue Date that were otherwise available under this clause for such purchases (which aggregate amount shall be increased by the amount of any net cash proceeds received from the sale since the Issue Date of Capital Stock
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(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 by 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 do 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 if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof;
(7) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million;
(8) Permitted Transaction Payments;
(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) 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 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
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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
(12) 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 its 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 and 1.0; provided, however, that if at any time the criteria set forth in clause (2) of the preceding sentence 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 ceases 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 immediately preceding paragraph of this covenant on or after the date on which such criteria cease 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 clauses (1) and (2) of the preceding sentence 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 clauses (1) and (2) of the preceding sentence 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 immediately preceding 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.
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);
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(2) 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) 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 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) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $50 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 365 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 365-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 366th 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 366th 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 366th 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 referred to herein as 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 referred to herein as a Net Proceeds Offer Amount, shall be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase, or the Net Proceeds Offer, on a date, or the Net Proceeds Offer Payment 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
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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 $20.0 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 $20.0 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 $20.0 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; 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.
Each Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders 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 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 on a pro rata basis (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.
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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 and the Guarantees;
(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 Facility as entered into 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, including the Existing Notes;
(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; and
(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
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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 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 of the Notes 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.
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, or the Surviving Entity:
(x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
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(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 every covenant of the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed or observed on the part of the Company;
(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 Successor Company 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, without limitation, 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
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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, without limitation, 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.
TD Group 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 TD Group) 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 TD Group, if any, under its Guarantee;
(2) except in the case of a merger entered into solely for reincorporating TD Group in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (1) (including, without limitation, 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.
Limitations 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, without limitation, 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, or an Affiliate Transaction, involving aggregate payment or consideration in excess of $10.0 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
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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 set forth in 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 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) the payment of customary annual management, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses to the Permitted Holders and their Affiliates made pursuant to any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement agreement or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which are approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith;
(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 are not disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect;
(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) investments by the Permitted Holders in securities of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as (i) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or
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more favorable terms and (ii) the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities; 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 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; provided, further, however, that the Company will cause a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that was an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary but has ceased to qualify as an Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary to execute and 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; 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 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, 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, without limitation, 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 of Notes:
(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
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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 TD Group 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 TD Group; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to TD Group, 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 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.
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 and 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 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 $20 million or more at any time;
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(5) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $20 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 by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a "notice of acceleration," or the Acceleration Notice, and the same:
(1) shall become immediately due and payable; or
(2) if there are any amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility, shall become immediately due and payable upon the first to occur of an acceleration under the Credit Facility and five business days after receipt by the Company and the Representative under the Credit Facility 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 reasonable indemnity. 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
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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, or a 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, or a 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;
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(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, without limitation, 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 therefore 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 the 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
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(b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, pursuant to an optional redemption notice or otherwise, 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 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 any Holder;
(3) provide for the assumption of the Company's, TD Group' or a Guarantor's obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company, TD Group 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 of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder of the Notes;
(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 this Indenture;
(7) allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Guarantee with respect to the Notes;
(8) to provide for the issuance of exchange notes or private exchange notes; or
(9) to conform the text of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes to any provision of this "Description of the Notes" to the extent that such provision in this "Description of the 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;
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(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, TD Group 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 TD Group, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than the Company, TD Group or any Guarantor) will have any liability for any obligations of TD Group, 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 of the Notes 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.
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Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the Indenture. 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.
"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.
"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.
"Applicable Premium" means, with respect to any Notes on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
(a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at July 15, 2009 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing above under "Optional Redemption"), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through July 15, 2009 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal amount of such Note.
"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:
(a) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $1.0 million;
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(b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under "Certain CovenantsMerger, 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; and
(h) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien).
"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;
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(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 TD Group 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 TD Group), the Permitted Holders or their Related Parties or any Permitted Group;
(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);
(3) any Person or Group (other than the Permitted Holders or their Related Parties or any Permitted 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 TD Group; or
(4) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company or TD Group are not Continuing Directors.
"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, without limitation, 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:
(a) all income taxes and foreign withholding taxes and taxes based on capital and commercial activity (or similar taxes) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
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(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) restructuring costs, facilities relocation costs and acquisition integration costs and fees, including cash severance payments made in connection with acquisitions;
(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 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;
(g) the amount of any expense related to minority interests;
(h) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid (or any accruals related to such fees or related expenses) during such period to the Sponsors to the extent permitted under "Certain CovenantsTransactions with Affiliates";
(i) the amount of any earn out payments or deferred purchase price in conjunction with acquisitions; and
(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 Stock that is Preferred Stock) in each case, solely to the extent that such cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in clauses (ii)(w) and (ii)(x) of the first paragraph under "Certain CovenantsLimitation on Restricted Payments";
(k) the one-time special bonus payments in an amount not in excess of $6.23 million by the Company to members of management on November 10, 2005; 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)
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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, without limitation, 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 as set forth in an officers' certificate, 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,
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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 redemption premium paid in connection with the redemption of the Existing Notes;
(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 $1.0 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, without limitation, 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, 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;
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(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 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 will be included in Consolidated Non-cash Charges.
"Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company or TD Group who:
(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or
(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors by any of the Permitted Holders or with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such nomination or election.
"Credit Facility" means the credit agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Company, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as
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joint bookrunner, joint lead arranger, administrative agent and collateral agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint bookrunner and joint lead arranger, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and any other agent party thereto, together with the related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any guarantee agreements and security documents), 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, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility 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 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 Facility; and
(2) 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" by the Company.
"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 Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified 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
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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 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.
"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 offering of Qualified Capital Stock of TD Group or the Company; provided that:
(1) in the event of an offering by TD Group, TD Group contributes to the capital of the Company the portion of the net cash proceeds of such offering necessary to pay the aggregate redemption price (plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date) of the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to the provisions described under "RedemptionOptional Redemption Upon Equity Offerings" and
(2) in the event such equity offering 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.
"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 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 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 CovenantsLimitation on Restricted Payments."
"Existing Notes" means the Company's 83/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011.
"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
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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.
"Foreign Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary.
"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 the Issue Date.
"Guarantee" means:
(1) the guarantee of the Notes by TD Group 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 required under the terms of the "Future Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries" covenant.
"Guarantor" means any Restricted Subsidiary that incurs a Guarantee; provided that upon the release and discharge of 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.
"Immaterial Domestic Restricted Subsidiary" means, at any date of determination, any 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;
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(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 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 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.
"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, without limitation, 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, without limitation, 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 June 23, 2006.
"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).
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"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, without limitation, 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, 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, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, 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 a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date.
"Permitted Group" means any group of investors that is deemed to be a "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) by virtue of the Stockholders' Agreements, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time; provided that no single Person (together with its Affiliates), other than the Permitted Holders and their Related Parties, is the "beneficial owner" (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company or TD Group (as applicable) that is "beneficially owned" (as defined above) by such group of investors.
"Permitted Holders" means Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. and its Affiliates and any general or limited partners of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., and TD Group Holdings, LLC and its affiliates and any members of TD Group Holdings, LLC.
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"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 Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $1,050 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) further reduced by any repayments of revolving credit borrowings under a credit facility 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 Facility in accordance with this clause (2) shall be in addition to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the 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 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 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);
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(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 $10.0 million;
(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 incurred pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, 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 Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 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 (14) but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant without reliance on this clause (14)) in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed $75 million at any one time outstanding;
(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 $15.0 million 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 first paragraph of this covenant from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have
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incurred such Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant without reliance on this clause (15));
(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, without limitation, 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 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) 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;
(4) Currency Agreements, Hedging Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture;
(5) 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;
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(6) 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;
(7) Investments existing on the Issue Date;
(8) accounts receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(9) guarantees by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;
(10) additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (10) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $50.0 million and (B) 4% of the Company's Total Assets;
(11) 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;
(12) Investments the payment for which consists exclusively of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; and
(13) 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.
"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 exceed $5.0 million.
"Permitted Transaction Payments" means, without duplication, the following payments: (i) payments at closing to consummate the Transactions; (ii) payments required to defease the Existing Notes in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing those notes and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses relating to the Transactions.
"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.
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"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, without limitation, 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.
"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 existing or future Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay interest or premiums required by the instruments governing such existing or 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, TD Group, the Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers.
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"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 Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, 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 any property, whether owned by the Company or any 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 which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (as provided below) as a Securitization Entity:
(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 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; and
(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.
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
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designation and an officers' certificate certifying that such designation complied with foregoing conditions.
"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, TD Group 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, TD Group or any Guarantor under the Credit Facility, including, without limitation, 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, TD Group or a Guarantor to the Company or to a Subsidiary of the Company;
(ii) any Indebtedness of the Company, TD Group or any Guarantor to, or guaranteed by the Company, TD Group or any Guarantor on behalf of, any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Company, TD Group or any Subsidiary of the Company (including, without limitation, amounts owed for compensation) other than a shareholder who is also a lender (or an Affiliate of a lender) under the Credit Facility;
(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 TD Group;
(vi) that portion of any Indebtedness incurred in violation of the Indenture provisions set forth under "Certain CovenantsLimitation 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 TD Group, as applicable; and
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(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 TD Group.
"Senior Subordinated Debt" means with respect to a Person, the Notes (in the case of the Company), a Guarantee (in the case of a Guarantor or TD Group) 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.
"Sponsor" means Warburg Pincus LLC and its Affiliates.
"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.
"Stockholders' Agreement" means the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation (now known as TransDigm Group Incorporated) and the other parties named therein.
"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.
"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 issued on the Issue Date, the tender offer for the Existing Notes, borrowings made on the Issue Date pursuant to the Credit Facility and the repayment of Indebtedness of the Company and TD Group with the proceeds of such borrowings and issuance of the Notes (including the tender offer).
"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
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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.
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The original notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A, such notes are referred to herein as the Rule 144A Notes, and in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S, such notes are referred to herein as the Regulation S Notes. The original notes were issued in registered, global form in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $1,000.
Rule 144A Notes are currently represented by one or more global notes in registered form without interest coupons, or 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, such notes are referred to herein as 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, or the Permanent Regulation S Global Note, or a definitive note in registered certificated form, or a Certificated Note, only after the expiration of the period through and including March 19, 2007, or the Distribution Compliance Period, 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, or 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.
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DTC has advised the Company that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations, or 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, 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, such entities are referred to herein as 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 that 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 Indenture 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 Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, 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, 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
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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 its 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 notifies the Company that it (a) is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for the Global Notes or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and in either case DTC fails to appoint a successor depository;
(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 Indenture. 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 Indenture) 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
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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 interest 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 Indenture) 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 interest in such other Global Note for so long as it remains such an interest.
Same Day Settlement and Payment
We 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 be eligible to trade in the PORTAL market and 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. We expect that secondary trading in any certificated notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.
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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to the exchange offer and the purchase, ownership and disposition of the exchange notes, and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax consequences relating thereto. This discussion does not address all the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of such holder's particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as financial institutions, banks, partnerships and other pass-through entities, U.S. expatriates, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, insurance companies, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities, U.S. Holders (defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, tax-exempt organizations and persons holding the notes as part of a "straddle," "hedge," "conversion transaction" or other integrated transaction. In addition, this discussion is limited to persons exchanging the original notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. Moreover, the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed. The discussion deals only with notes held as "capital assets" within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
The discussion is based on the provisions of the Code, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus and all of which are subject to change at any time. Any such change may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder of the notes.
We have not sought, nor will seek, any rulings from the IRS with respect to the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of the notes or that any such position would not be sustained.
If an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds notes, the tax treatment of its partners will generally depend upon the status of the partners and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships and other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and persons holding notes through a partnerships and other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the exchange of notes pursuant to the exchange offer or the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as the application of any state, local, foreign or other tax laws, including gift and estate tax laws.
Exchange Offer
We believe that the exchange of original notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer should not constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result:
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Ownership and Disposition of Notes
U.S. Holders
As used herein, "U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of the notes that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
Interest
A U.S. Holder must generally include interest on a note as ordinary income at the time such interest is received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. Holder's method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Market Discount
If a U.S. Holder purchased a note for an amount that is less than the principal amount payable at maturity on the note, the amount of the difference will be treated as a market discount, unless the amount of such market discount is less than a specified de minimis amount. Under the market discount rules, a U. S. Holder will be required to treat any gain realized on the disposition (including certain nontaxable transactions) of a note as ordinary income to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such gain and the market discount which has accrued on such note at the time of such disposition and has not previously been included in income. A U.S. Holder may also be required to defer, until the maturity of the note or its earlier disposition (including certain nontaxable transactions), the deduction for all or a portion of the interest expense on any indebtedness incurred or maintained to purchase or carry a note with market discount. Market discount will be considered to accrue on a straight-line basis during the period from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the note unless the U.S. Holder elects to accrue market discount using a constant-yield method.
A U.S. Holder may elect to include market discount in income (generally as interest) currently as it accrues, in which case the rules relating to the recharacterization of disposition gains and deferral of interest deductions will not apply. Such an election will apply to all debt instruments acquired by the U.S. Holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which such election applies and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.
Amortizable Bond Premium
If a U.S. Holder purchases a note for an amount that is greater than the amounts payable at maturity on the note or upon an optional redemption by us, such U.S. Holder will be considered to have purchased the note with "amortizable bond premium." A United States Holder may elect to amortize such premium using a constant yield method over the remaining term of the note and may offset interest required to be included in respect of the note by the amortized amount of such premium. Any election to amortize bond premium applies to all taxable debt instruments held by the
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U.S. Holder on or after the beginning of the first taxable year to which such election applies and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of the Notes
A U.S. Holder will generally recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the disposition (excluding any amounts attributable to accrued and unpaid interest, which will be treated as ordinary interest income to the extent not previously included in such U.S. Holder's income) and the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the note. A U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in a note generally will be the U.S. Holder's cost therefor, increased by any market discount previously included in income by such holder with respect to the note, and decreased by the amount of amortizable bond premium previously taken by the U.S. Holder with respect to the note. Subject to the discussion of the market discount rules above, such recognized gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, and if the U.S. Holder is an individual that has held the note for more than one year, such capital gain will generally be subject to tax at long-term capital gain rates (currently at a maximum rate of 15% but scheduled to increase to 20% for any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2011). A U.S. Holder's ability to deduct capital losses may be limited.
Contingent Payments
In certain circumstances, we may be obligated to pay you amounts in excess of the stated interest and principal payable on the notes. Our obligation to make payments of additional interest upon a registration default with respect to the original notes, as well as certain payments upon a change of control or certain redemptions, may implicate the provisions of Treasury regulations relating to "contingent payment debt instruments." We intend to take the position that the notes should not be treated as contingent payment debt instruments because of these payments, and our position is binding on a U.S. Holder unless such holder discloses its contrary position in the manner required by applicable Treasury Regulations. Assuming such position is respected, a U.S. Holder would be required to include in income the amount of any such payments at the time such payments are received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. Holder's method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS successfully challenged this position, and the notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments because of such payments, U.S. Holders might, among other things, be required to accrue interest income at higher rates than the stated interest rates on the notes and to treat any gain recognized on the sale or other disposition of a note as ordinary income rather than as capital gain. The regulations applicable to contingent payment debt instruments have not been the subject of authoritative interpretation and therefore the scope of the regulations is not certain. Purchasers of notes are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible application of the contingent payment debt instrument rules to the notes.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
A U.S. Holder may be subject to a backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of 28%) when such holder receives "reportable payments," including interest and principal payments on the notes or proceeds upon the sale or other disposition of such notes. Certain holders (including, among others, corporations and certain tax-exempt organizations) are generally exempt from backup withholding. A U.S. Holder will be subject to this backup withholding tax if such holder is not otherwise exempt and such holder:
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U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption, if applicable. The backup withholding tax is not an additional tax and taxpayers may use amounts withheld as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability or may claim a refund as long as they timely provide certain information to the IRS.
We, or our paying agent, generally will report to a U.S. Holder of notes and to the IRS the amount of any reportable payments made in respect of the notes for each calendar year and the amount of tax withheld, if any, with respect to such payments.
Non-U.S. Holders
The following discussion is limited to the U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a beneficial owner of a note that is not a U.S. Holder, or a Non-U.S. Holder.
Interest
Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, interest paid to a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, provided that:
A Non-U.S. Holder that does not qualify for exemption from withholding under the preceding paragraph generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate) on payments of interest on the notes.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of the Notes
Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, any gain realized by a Non-U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or redemption of a note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless:
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Backup withholding will not apply to interest payments made to a Non-U.S. Holder in respect of the notes if such Non-U.S. Holder furnishes us or our paying agent with appropriate documentation of such holder's non-U.S. status. However, information reporting on IRS Form 1042-S may still apply with respect to interest payments.
The payment of the proceeds from a Non-U.S. Holder's disposition of notes by or through the U.S. office of any broker, domestic or foreign, will be subject to information reporting and possible backup withholding unless such holder certifies as to its non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption, provided that the broker does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a U.S. person or that the conditions of an exemption are not, in fact, satisfied. The payment of the proceeds from a Non-U.S. Holder's disposition of a note by or through a non-U.S. office of either a U.S. broker or a non-U.S. broker that has certain contacts with the United States, will be subject to information reporting, but not backup withholding, unless such broker has documentary evidence in its files that such Non-U.S. Holder is not a U.S. person and the broker has no knowledge to the contrary, or the Non-U.S. Holder establishes an exemption. Copies of any information returns filed with the IRS may be made available by the IRS, under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement, to the taxing authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides.
Neither information reporting nor backup withholding will apply to a payment of the proceeds of a Non-U.S. Holder's disposition of notes by or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker that does not have certain contacts with the United States.
Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of withholding and backup withholding in their particular circumstances and the availability of and procedure for obtaining an exemption from withholding and backup withholding under current Treasury Regulations.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the holder's U.S. federal income tax liability or may entitle the holder to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
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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. In addition, until , 2007, all dealers effecting transactions in the exchange notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.
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 letters of transmittal state 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.
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The validity of the exchange notes will be passed upon for us by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, New York.
The consolidated financial statements of TD Group at September 30, 2006 and 2005, and for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006, appearing in this prospectus and registration statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of TD Group appearing in TD Group's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2006 (including the schedule appearing therein) have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated balance sheets of Aviation Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in three-year period ended December 31, 2006, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the December 31, 2006 consolidated financial statements refers to adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
TD Group is subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act. In addition, under the terms of the Indenture, 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 Indenture, 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, Inc. and Standard & Poor's and that files current and periodic reports with the SEC, the requirements in the Indenture that either TransDigm Inc. or TD Group file current and periodic reports with the SEC will be suspended. See "Description of the Exchange NotesCertain Covenants."
A copy of the registration statement, the exhibits and schedules thereto and any other document we file may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC in 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained from this office upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC. The public may obtain information on the operation of the public reference facilities in Washington, D.C. by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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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 the 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:
Notwithstanding the above, information that is "furnished" to the SEC shall not be deemed "filed with" the SEC and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
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 3710, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, or by telephone at (216) 706-2939. In order to ensure timely delivery of this information, any request should be made by , 2007, five business days prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TransDigm Group Incorporated Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Thirteen Week and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Twenty-Six Week Period Ended March 31, 2007 |
F-4 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 |
F-5 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-6 |
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TransDigm Group Incorporated Audited Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
F-26 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 |
F-27 |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-28 |
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-29 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-30 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-31 |
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Aviation Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Audited Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Independent Auditors' Report |
F-63 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 |
F-64 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income for Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-65 |
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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-66 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 |
F-67 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-68 |
F-1
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
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March 31, 2007 |
September 30, 2006 |
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ASSETS | |||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 64,795 | $ | 61,217 | |||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | 89,686 | 65,568 | |||||||
Income taxes receivable | | 9,366 | |||||||
Inventories | 119,124 | 89,243 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 17,728 | 7,390 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 6,489 | 1,397 | |||||||
Total current assets | 297,822 | 234,181 | |||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet | 86,609 | 62,851 | |||||||
GOODWILL | 1,218,856 | 877,829 | |||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | 159,427 | 125,497 | |||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | 180,537 | 100,462 | |||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | 24,351 | 14,872 | |||||||
OTHER | 502 | 1,020 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,968,104 | $ | 1,416,712 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 24,556 | $ | 18,764 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 35,844 | 24,675 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 60,400 | 43,439 | |||||||
LONG-TERM DEBT | 1,357,968 | 925,000 | |||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 130,185 | 78,109 | |||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 7,358 | 7,123 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 1,555,911 | 1,053,671 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||||
Common stock$.01 par value; authorized 224,400,000 shares; issued 45,072,607 and 44,664,020 at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively | 451 | 446 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 303,793 | 296,757 | |||||||
Retained earnings | 109,516 | 67,667 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,567 | ) | (1,829 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 412,193 | 363,041 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,968,104 | $ | 1,416,712 | |||||
See Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK
PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND APRIL 1, 2006
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
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Thirteen Week Periods Ended |
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended |
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March 31, 2007 |
April 1, 2006 |
March 31, 2007 |
April 1, 2006 |
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NET SALES | $ | 144,438 | $ | 108,276 | $ | 267,147 | $ | 208,416 | ||||||
COST OF SALES | 69,367 | 51,799 | 128,442 | 102,696 | ||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 75,071 | 56,477 | 138,705 | 105,720 | ||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 14,586 | 12,426 | 26,707 | 25,516 | ||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 3,368 | 1,450 | 5,010 | 3,266 | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,954 | 13,876 | 31,717 | 28,782 | ||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 57,117 | 42,601 | 106,988 | 76,938 | ||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSENet | 22,603 | 19,382 | 40,396 | 39,181 | ||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 34,514 | 23,219 | 66,592 | 37,757 | ||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION | 13,000 | 8,945 | 24,743 | 14,499 | ||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 21,514 | $ | 14,274 | $ | 41,849 | $ | 23,258 | ||||||
Net earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 0.53 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 44,972 | 44,255 | 44,872 | 44,228 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 48,000 | 47,121 | 47,897 | 46,893 |
See Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE TWENTY SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
(Amounts in
thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
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BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2006 | 44,664,020 | $ | 446 | $ | 296,757 | $ | 67,667 | $ | (1,829 | ) | $ | 363,041 | ||||||
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options |
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Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options | | | 2,859 | | | 2,859 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of employee stock options | 403,127 | 5 | 2,718 | | | 2,723 | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock amortization | | 10 | | | 10 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 5,460 | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 41,849 | | 41,849 | ||||||||||||
Interest rate swap | | | | | 240 | 240 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | | | | | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | | | | | | 42,111 | ||||||||||||
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2007 | 45,072,607 | $ | 451 | $ | 303,793 | $ | 109,516 | $ | (1,567 | ) | $ | 412,193 | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 41,849 | $ | 23,258 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||
Depreciation | 5,418 | 4,886 | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 5,010 | 3,266 | ||||||||
Amortization of debt issue costs | 1,306 | 2,433 | ||||||||
Non-cash stock option costs and restricted stock amortization | 1,459 | 1,134 | ||||||||
Changes in assets/liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (8,486 | ) | (1,775 | ) | ||||||
Inventories | (6,332 | ) | (5,695 | ) | ||||||
Other assets | 8,381 | (8,287 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable | 1,817 | 763 | ||||||||
Accrued and other liabilities | 3,967 | 7,111 | ||||||||
Deferred compensation liability | 1,011 | (28,960 | ) | |||||||
Interest on unsecured promissory notes | | (59,206 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 55,400 | (61,072 | ) | |||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (4,205 | ) | (3,831 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition of businesses | (475,705 | ) | | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (479,910 | ) | (3,831 | ) | ||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes, net of fees | 297,029 | | ||||||||
Borrowings under senior secured credit facility, net of fees | 125,482 | | ||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under the former credit facility | | (1,472 | ) | |||||||
Repayment of unsecured promissory notes | | (199,997 | ) | |||||||
Borrowings under TD Group loan facility, net of fees | | 193,752 | ||||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options | 2,859 | | ||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2,718 | 776 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 428,088 | (6,941 | ) | |||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 3,578 | (71,844 | ) | |||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 61,217 | 104,221 | ||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 64,795 | $ | 32,377 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | 38,329 | $ | 96,837 | ||||||
Cash paid during the period for income taxes | $ | 7,670 | $ | 11,740 | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND APRIL 1, 2006
(UNAUDITED)
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND MERGER
Description of the BusinessTransDigm Group Incorporated ("TD Group"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. TransDigm Inc., which includes the AeroControlex and Adel Wiggins Groups, along with its direct and indirect wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., Champion Aerospace Inc., Avionic Instruments, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., Sweeney Engineering Corp., CDA InterCorp, Avtech Corporation, Transicoil Corporation, West Coast Specialties, Inc. and Transicoil (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad (collectively, with TD Group, the "Company" or "TransDigm") offers a broad range of proprietary aerospace components. Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include ignition systems and components, gear pumps, mechanical/electromechanical actuators and controls, NiCad batteries/chargers, power conditioning devices, hold open rods and locking devices, engineered connectors, engineered latches, cockpit security devices, lavatory hardware and components, specialized AC/DC electric motors, aircraft audio systems, specialized cockpit displays and specialized valving.
TransDigm Holding Company ("TransDigm Holdings") was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group and the direct parent of TransDigm Inc. but was merged into TransDigm Inc. on June 26, 2006.
TD Group was incorporated on July 8, 2003 under the name TD Holding Corporation by outside investors to acquire control of TransDigm Holdings through the Merger described below and had no operations prior to the Merger. TD Group has no significant assets or operations other than its 100% ownership of TransDigm Inc.
Initial Public OfferingOn March 20, 2006, TD Group completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of its common stock. As a result of the IPO, TD Group's common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "TDG".
On March 14, 2006, TD Group effected a 149.60 for 1.00 stock split and, in conjunction therewith, amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock. All common shares and per common share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements prior to March 14, 2006 have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to the stock split, including reclassifying an amount equal to the increase in par value from additional paid-in capital to common stock.
MergerOn July 22, 2003, an entity formed by Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. ("Warburg Pincus") merged with and into TransDigm Holdings, with TransDigm Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed corporation controlled by Warburg Pincus, TD Group (the "Merger").
Separate Financial StatementsSeparate financial statements of TransDigm Inc. are not presented since TransDigm Inc.'s 73/4% senior subordinated notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by TD Group and all existing domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. and since TD Group has no significant operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc.
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2. UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, the information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes for the year ended September 30, 2006 included in its Form 10-K dated November 28, 2006. The September 30, 2006 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the TD Group's audited financial statements. The results of operations for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
3. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115" ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS 159's objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company anticipates that the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, "Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements" ("SAB 108"). SAB 108 requires companies to evaluate the materiality of identified unadjusted errors on each financial statements and related financial statement disclosure using both the rollover approach and the iron curtain approach. The requirements of SAB 108 are effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Company has adopted SAB 108 during its first quarter of fiscal year 2007. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) ("SFAS 158"). This statement requires balance sheet recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans. Under SFAS 158, actuarial gains and losses, prior service costs or credits, and any remaining transition assets or obligations that have not been recognized under previous accounting standards must be recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. In addition, the measurement date, the date at which plan assets and the benefit obligation are measured, is required to be the company's fiscal year end. Presently, the Company uses a September 30 measurement date for its defined benefit pension plans. SFAS 158 is effective for publicly-held companies for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006, except for the measurement date provisions, which are effective for fiscal years ending after
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December 15, 2008. The Company anticipates that the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In July 2006, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum accounting and disclosure requirements of uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and transition of uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently analyzing the expected impact of adoption of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
4. ACQUISITIONS
ATIOn February 7, 2007, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Aviation Technologies, Inc. ("ATI") for $430.1 million in cash. ATI consists of two primary operating units that service the commercial and military aerospace marketsAvtech Corporation (which, together with West Coast Specialties, Inc., is referred to as "Avtech") and Transicoil Corporation (which, together with Transicoil (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad is referred to as "ADS/Transicoil"). Avtech is a leading supplier of flight deck and passenger audio systems, cabin lighting, and power control products and related components. ADS/Transicoil is a leading supplier of displays, clocks, brushless motors and related components and instruments. Through Avtech and ADS/Transicoil, ATI manufactures proprietary products for the aerospace industry with broad platform positions and high aftermarket content, all of which fit well with TransDigm's overall direction.
The purchase price consideration and costs associated with the acquisition of $430.1 million were funded through additional borrowings under the senior secured credit facility of $125.5 million (net of fees of $4.5 million), the proceeds from the issuance by TransDigm Inc. of additional senior subordinated notes of $297.0 (net of fees of $6.0 million) and the use of $7.6 million of our available cash balances.
The Company accounted for the acquisition of ATI as a purchase and included the results of operations of ATI in its consolidated financials statements from the date of acquisition. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets of ATI; thus, the values attributed to acquired assets in the consolidated financial statements are subject to adjustment. The Company expects that substantially all of the $307.2 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition of ATI (in thousands).
Assets: | |||||
Current assets | $ | 34,069 | |||
Deferred income taxes | 10,963 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | 23,995 | ||||
Goodwill | 307,225 | ||||
Other intangible assets | 110,580 | ||||
Total assets | 486,832 | ||||
Liabilities: |
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Current liabilities | 10,727 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 45,967 | ||||
Total liabilities | 56,694 | ||||
Net assets acquired | $ | 430,138 | |||
The following table summarizes the unaudited, consolidated pro forma results of operations of the Company, as if the acquisition of ATI had occurred at the beginning of the periods ended (in thousands, except per share data):
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April 1, 2006 |
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April 1, 2006 |
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Net sales | $ | 153,845 | $ | 132,585 | $ | 304,862 | $ | 254,593 | |||||
Operating income | 30,914 | 45,817 | 84,934 | 82,082 | |||||||||
Net income | 1,116 | 10,843 | 18,743 | 16,186 | |||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | 0.02 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.35 |
These pro forma results of operations include the effects of the: (i) inventory purchase accounting adjustments that will be charged to cost of sales as the inventory that was on hand as of the date of the acquisition is sold, (ii) additional amortization expense that will be recognized from the identifiable intangible assets recorded in accounting for the acquisition, (iii) a reduction in depreciation expense that resulted from the write-down of the carrying value of certain real property to fair value in accounting for the acquisition, and (iv) additional interest expense that resulted from the Company's increased indebtedness resulting from the acquisition. The pro forma results of operations for the periods ended March 31, 2007 includes approximately $25.8 million of additional compensation expense recognized with respect to stock options of ATI that were cancelled upon the closing of the acquisition. This pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been obtained if the transactions had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented and is not intended to be a projection of future results.
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CDAOn October 3, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of CDA InterCorp ("CDA") for $45.6 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on the level of working capital as of the close of the acquisition. CDA designs and manufacturers specialized controllable drive actuators, motors, transducers, and gearing. The products fit closely with TransDigm's existing business. The Company expects that the $33.9 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
SweeneyOn June 12, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp. ("Sweeney") for $25.5 million in cash. Sweeney designs and manufactures specialized aerospace valving used primarily in fuel, environmental control, and de-icing applications. The products are used on defense and commercial aircraft applications. Sweeney's product characteristics and market position fit well with TransDigm's overall direction. The acquired business was consolidated into AeroControlex's existing business in Painesville, Ohio. The Company expects that the $21.1 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
The Company accounted for the acquisitions of CDA and Sweeney as purchases and included the results of operations of CDA and Sweeney in its consolidated financials statements from the date of each acquisition. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets of CDA and Sweeney; thus, the values attributed to acquired assets in the consolidated financial statements are subject to adjustment. Pro forma net sales and results of operations for CDA and Sweeney, had they occurred at the beginning of the twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006, respectively, are not significant and, accordingly, are not provided.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is determined by the average cost and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) methods. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
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Work-in-progress and finished goods | $ | 65,323 | $ | 51,077 | ||||
Raw materials and purchased component parts | 67,310 | 46,060 | ||||||
Total | 132,633 | 97,137 | ||||||
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | (13,509 | ) | (7,894 | ) | ||||
Inventoriesnet | 119,124 | $ | 89,243 | |||||
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6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following (in thousands):
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Unpatented technology | $ | 166,026 | $ | 15,377 | $ | 150,649 | ||||
License agreement | 9,373 | 1,945 | 7,428 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 18,462 | 2,009 | 16,453 | |||||||
Patented technology | 1,557 | 655 | 902 | |||||||
Order backlog | 14,570 | 10,869 | 3,701 | |||||||
Other | 1,803 | 399 | 1,404 | |||||||
Total | $ | 211,791 | $ | 31,254 | $ | 180,537 | ||||
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Unpatented technology | $ | 92,196 | $ | 12,696 | $ | 79,500 | ||||
License agreement | 9,373 | 1,679 | 7,694 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 11,772 | 1,696 | 10,076 | |||||||
Patented technology | 1,522 | 568 | 954 | |||||||
Order backlog | 10,040 | 9,320 | 720 | |||||||
Other | 1,803 | 285 | 1,518 | |||||||
Total | $ | 126,706 | $ | 26,244 | $ | 100,462 | ||||
The total carrying amount of identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization consists of $159.4 million and $125.5 million of trademarks and trade names at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.
The aggregate amortization expense on identifiable intangible assets for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 was approximately $3.4 million, $5.0 million, $1.5 million, and $3.3 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for fiscal 2007 is $12.9 million and for each of the five succeeding years 2008 through 2012 is $10.4 million, $9.2 million, $9.2 million, $9.2 million and $9.1 million, respectively.
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Intangible assets acquired during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):
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Goodwill | $ | 341,075 | none | ||||
Trademarks and trade names | 33,930 | none | |||||
375,005 | |||||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization: | |||||||
Unpatented technology | 73,830 | 22.5 years | |||||
Trade secrets | 6,690 | 22 years | |||||
Order backlog | 4,530 | 1 year | |||||
85,050 | 21.3 years | ||||||
Total | $ | 460,055 | |||||
The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of goodwill from September 30, 2006 through March 31, 2007 (in thousands):
Balance, September 30, 2006 | $ | 877,829 | ||
Goodwill recorded during the year | 341,075 | |||
Other | (48 | ) | ||
Balance, March 31, 2007 | $ | 1,218,856 | ||
7. PRODUCT WARRANTY
The Company provides limited warranties in connection with the sale of its products. The warranty period for products sold varies among the Company's operations, ranging from 90 days to five years. A provision for the estimated cost to repair or replace the products is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of changes in the product warranty liability for the periods indicated below (in thousands):
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Liability balance at beginning of period | $ | 2,472 | $ | 2,789 | |||
Accruals for warranties issued | 639 | 545 | |||||
Warranty costs incurred | (705 | ) | (902 | ) | |||
Acquisitions | 1,593 | | |||||
Liability balance at end of period | $ | 3,999 | $ | 2,432 | |||
8. DEBT
SummaryThe Company's long-term debt at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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September 30, 2006 |
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Term loans | $ | 780,000 | $ | 650,000 | |||
73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014 | 575,000 | 275,000 | |||||
Premium on 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014 | 2,968 | | |||||
Total debt | $ | 1,357,968 | $ | 925,000 | |||
Revolving Credit Facility and Term LoansIn connection with the acquisition of ATI, TransDigm entered into an amendment to the senior secured credit facility which provided for, among other things, an additional term loan of $130 million. TransDigm used the proceeds from the additional term loan together with the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the New Notes (defined below) and a portion of the Company's available cash balances to fund the acquisition of ATI and to pay related transaction expenses. The interest rate on the term loans at March 31, 2007 was 7.35%. Also, see Note 4.
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the amendment, and effective as of the closing date of the acquisition of ATI, the revolving credit facility was increased by $50 million, resulting in an aggregate revolving credit facility of $200 million, of which approximately $198.4 million was available as of March 31, 2007.
Senior Subordinated NotesOn February 7, 2007, TransDigm Inc. issued and sold $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014 (the "New Notes"). The Company received $3.0 million of premium in connection with the issuance of the New Notes due to the fact that such New Notes were issued at 101% of the principal amount thereof. The terms of the
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New Notes are substantially identical to the terms of the 73/4% senior subordinated notes due 2014 that were issued and sold by TransDigm on June 23, 2006.
9. INCOME TAXES
At the end of each reporting period, the Company makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used in the year-to-date period may change in subsequent periods. The Company recorded an income tax provision of $13.0 million in the thirteen week period ended March 31, 2007 compared to a provision of $8.9 million in the prior year period. The effective tax rate for the thirteen week period ended March 31, 2007 was 37.7% compared to 38.5% for the comparable period in the prior year. The lower effective tax rate was primarily due to a reduction in state and local taxes.
The Company recorded an income tax provision of $24.7 million in the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 compared to $14.5 million in the prior year period. The effective tax rate for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 was 37.2% compared to 38.4% for the comparable period in the prior year. The lower effective tax rate was due to the retroactive reinstatement of the research and development tax credit and a reduction in state and local taxes. The federal research and development tax credit expired on April 1, 2006. On December 20, 2006, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 was enacted, which retroactively reinstated and extended the research and development tax credit from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007. The retroactive benefit for the previously expired period from January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006 is reflected as a discrete item which lowered the Company's effective tax rate by approximately 0.8%.
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10. EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
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April 1, 2006 |
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Basic Earnings Per Share Computation: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 21,514 | $ | 14,274 | $ | 41,849 | $ | 23,258 | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 44,972 | 44,255 | 44,872 | 44,228 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 0.53 | ||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation: |
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Net income | $ | 21,514 | $ | 14,274 | $ | 41,849 | $ | 23,258 | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 44,972 | 44,255 | 44,872 | 44,228 | ||||||||
Effect of dilutive options outstanding(1) | 3,028 | 2,866 | 3,025 | 2,665 | ||||||||
Total weighted-average shares outstanding | 48,000 | 47,121 | 47,897 | 46,893 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
11. STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company's stock compensation plans are designed to assist us in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding key employees, directors or consultants, and promoting the creation of long-term value for stockholders by closely aligning the interests of these individuals with those of the Company's stockholders. The Company's stock compensation plans provide for the granting of stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based incentives.
Prior to December 20, 2006, the Company used the minimum value method of accounting for stock-based compensation as provided for in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"). The minimum value method does not require the use of a volatility factor in measuring the value of a stock-based compensation grant. Concurrent with the initial filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 20, 2006, on a prospective basis, the Company converted to the fair value method also provided for in SFAS 123.
Effective October 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R"), which replaces SFAS 123 utilizing the modified prospective method. SFAS 123R requires stock-based compensation to be measured using the fair value method of accounting. The Company records compensation expense for service based awards under the
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straight line method. Expense related to performance based awards is recorded in the service period corresponding to the performance target. SFAS 123R also requires the tax benefits associated with these share-based payments to be classified as financing activities in statements of cash flows, rather than as operating activities as required under SFAS 123. The tax benefit of $1.8 million associated with share-based payments was recorded in operating activities in the twenty-six week period ended April 1, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 123R did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. The Company estimates that forfeitures of unvested awards will be insignificant and accordingly does not adjust stock based compensation expense for projected forfeitures.
The following table shows the expense recognized by the Company for stock-based compensation (in thousands):
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Thirteen Week Periods Ended |
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended |
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March 31, 2007 |
April 1, 2006 |
March 31, 2007 |
April 1, 2006 |
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Stock option compensation expense: | |||||||||||||
Time vested stock options | $ | 111 | $ | 57 | $ | 222 | $ | 103 | |||||
Performance vested stock options | 537 | 841 | 1,227 | 1,031 | |||||||||
Restricted stock award amortization | 5 | | 10 | | |||||||||
$ | 653 | $ | 898 | $ | 1,459 | $ | 1,134 | ||||||
As of March 31, 2007, there was $5.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested awards expected to vest, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan
In conjunction with the consummation of the IPO, a 2006 stock incentive plan was adopted by TD Group. TD Group has reserved 2,619,668 shares of its common stock for issuance to key employees, directors or consultants under the plan. Awards under the plan may be in the form of options, restricted stock or other stock-based awards. Options granted under the plan will expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the applicable date of grant of the options, and will have an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.
On April 21, 2006, 2,370 restricted shares were issued with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $25.34 and which vest over three years. During the twenty-six weeks ended March 31, 2007, 5,460 shares of common stock with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $27.43.
At March 31, 2007, 2,611,838 remaining shares were available for award under TD Group's 2006 stock incentive plan.
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2003 Stock Option Plan
Certain executives and key employees of the Company were granted stock options under TD Group's 2003 stock option plan. Upon the closing of the Merger, certain employees rolled over certain then-existing options to purchase shares of common stock of TransDigm Holdings. These employees were granted rollover options to purchase an aggregate of 3,870,152 shares of common stock of TD Group (after giving effect to the 149.60 for 1.00 stock split effected on March 14, 2006). All rollover options granted were fully vested on the date of grant. In addition to shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of rollover options, an aggregate of 5,469,301 shares of TD Group's common stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of new management options. In general, approximately 20% of all new management options vest based on employment service or a change in control. These time vested options have a graded vesting schedule of up to four years. Approximately 80% of all new management options vest (i) based upon the satisfaction of specified performance criteria, which is annual and cumulative EBITDA As Defined targets through 2008, or (ii) upon the occurrence of a change in control if the Investor Group (defined as Warburg Pincus and the other investors who invested in TD Group in connection with the Merger) receives a minimum specified rate of return. Unless terminated earlier, the options expire ten years from the date of grant.
TD Group has reserved a total of 9,339,453 shares of its common stock for issuance to the Company's employees under the plan, 9,267,698 of which had been issued as of March 31, 2007.
In addition to the stock options issued under the plan covering the Company's employees, members of the Company's board of directors have also been granted stock options of TD Group.
The fair value of the Company's employee stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Sholes-Merton option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for all options granted during the twenty-six week periods ended:
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March 31, 2007 |
April 1, 2006 |
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Risk-free interest rate | 4.41% to 4.49% | 4.21% to 4.33% | ||
Expected life of options | 4 years | 4 years | ||
Expected dividend yield of stock | | | ||
Expected volatility of stock | 30% | 0% to 30% |
The risk-free interest rate is based upon the three and five-year Treasury Bond rates as of the grant date. The average expected life of stock-based awards is based on vesting schedules and contractual terms. Expected volatility of stock was calculated using historical and implied volatilities. The Company does not pay dividends; thus, no dividend rate assumption is used.
The total fair value of shares vested during the twenty-six weeks ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 was $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
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Time Vested Stock OptionsThe following table summarizes activity, pricing and other information for the Company's time vested stock-based award activity during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007:
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Number of Options |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Option |
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at September 30, 2006 | 1,062,577 | $ | 9.10 | ||||||||
Granted | 14,000 | 25.60 | |||||||||
Exercised | (43,347 | ) | 10.45 | ||||||||
Forfeited | (12,468 | ) | 12.57 | ||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2007 | 1,020,762 | $ | 9.23 | 7 years | $ | 27,713,688 | |||||
Expected to vest | 1,020,762 | $ | 9.23 | 7 years | $ | 27,713,688 | |||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2007 | 823,414 | $ | 8.19 | 6.8 years | $ | 23,212,041 | |||||
Performance Vested Stock OptionsThe following table summarizes the activity, pricing and other information for the Company's performance vested stock-based award activity during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007:
|
Number of Options |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Option |
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at September 30, 2006 | 4,250,241 | $ | 9.09 | ||||||||
Granted | 268,000 | 31.85 | |||||||||
Exercised | (197,415 | ) | 8.60 | ||||||||
Forfeited | (54,031 | ) | 11.53 | ||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2007 | 4,266,795 | $ | 10.51 | 7.2 years | $ | 110,381,987 | |||||
Expected to vest | 4,266,795 | $ | 10.51 | 7.2 years | $ | 110,381,987 | |||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2007 | 1,860,878 | $ | 8.36 | 6.9 years | $ | 52,141,802 | |||||
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Rollover Option AwardsThe following table summarizes the activity, pricing and other information for the Company's rollover option award activity during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007:
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Number of Options |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Option |
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at September 30, 2006 | 2,788,321 | 2.45 | |||||||||
Granted | | | |||||||||
Exercised | (162,365 | ) | 3.33 | ||||||||
Forfeited | | | |||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2007 | 2,625,956 | 2.39 | 3.4 years | $ | 89,256,244 | ||||||
Expected to vest | 2,625,956 | $ | 2.39 | 3.4 years | $ | 89,256,244 | |||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2007 | 2,625,956 | $ | 2.39 | 3.4 years | $ | 89,256,244 | |||||
The weighted-average grant date fair value of time, performance and rollover options granted during the twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 were $9.83 and $2.58, respectively. The total intrinsic value of time, performance and rollover options exercised during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006 were $8.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
12. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION
TransDigm's 73/4% senior subordinated notes are jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior subordinated basis, by TD Group and TransDigm Inc.'s Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, as defined therein. The following supplemental consolidating condensed financial information presents the balance sheets of the Company as of March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and its statements of income and cash flows for the twenty-six week periods ended March 31, 2007 and April 1, 2006.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,495 | $ | 56,998 | $ | 3,302 | $ | | $ | 64,795 | |||||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | | 31,173 | 58,513 | | 89,686 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | | 39,709 | 79,415 | | 119,124 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | | 5,484 | 12,244 | | 17,728 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | | 4,271 | 2,218 | | 6,489 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 4,495 | 137,635 | 155,692 | | 297,822 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES | 404,991 | 1,840,867 | (5,938 | ) | (2,239,920 | ) | | ||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet | | 22,940 | 63,669 | | 86,609 | ||||||||||||
GOODWILL | | 446,278 | 772,578 | | 1,218,856 | ||||||||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | | 52,997 | 106,430 | | 159,427 | ||||||||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | | 35,729 | 144,808 | | 180,537 | ||||||||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | | 24,351 | | | 24,351 | ||||||||||||
OTHER | | 322 | 180 | | 502 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 409,486 | $ | 2,561,119 | $ | 1,237,419 | $ | (2,239,920 | ) | $ | 1,968,104 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | 12,270 | $ | 12,286 | $ | | $ | 24,556 | |||||||
Accrued liabilities | | 22,127 | 13,717 | | 35,844 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | | 34,397 | 26,003 | | 60,400 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM DEBT | | 1,357,968 | | | 1,357,968 | ||||||||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | (5,606 | ) | 110,607 | 25,184 | | 130,185 | |||||||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 2,899 | 3,579 | 880 | | 7,358 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (2,707 | ) | 1,506,551 | 52,067 | | 1,555,911 | |||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 412,193 | 1,054,568 | 1,185,352 | (2,239,920 | ) | 412,193 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 409,486 | $ | 2,561,119 | $ | 1,237,419 | $ | (2,239,920 | ) | $ | 1,968,104 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,604 | $ | 62,561 | $ | (2,948 | ) | $ | | $ | 61,217 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | | 27,770 | 37,798 | | 65,568 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes receivable | | 9,366 | | | 9,366 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | | 32,072 | 57,171 | | 89,243 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | | 7,390 | | | 7,390 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | (248 | ) | 778 | 867 | | 1,397 | |||||||||||
Total current assets | 1,356 | 139,937 | 92,888 | | 234,181 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES | 358,106 | 1,338,439 | (10,992 | ) | (1,685,553 | ) | | ||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet | | 24,895 | 37,956 | | 62,851 | ||||||||||||
GOODWILL | | 446,326 | 431,503 | | 877,829 | ||||||||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | | 52,997 | 72,500 | | 125,497 | ||||||||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | | 37,086 | 63,376 | | 100,462 | ||||||||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | | 14,872 | | | 14,872 | ||||||||||||
OTHER | | 858 | 162 | | 1,020 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 359,462 | $ | 2,055,410 | $ | 687,393 | $ | (1,685,553 | ) | $ | 1,416,712 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | 11,690 | $ | 7,074 | $ | | $ | 18,764 | |||||||
Accrued liabilities | 139 | 16,450 | 8,086 | | 24,675 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 139 | 28,140 | 15,160 | | 43,439 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM DEBT | | 925,000 | | | 925,000 | ||||||||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | (5,606 | ) | 83,715 | | | 78,109 | |||||||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,888 | 4,355 | 880 | | 7,123 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (3,579 | ) | 1,041,210 | 16,040 | | 1,053,671 | |||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 363,041 | 1,014,200 | 671,353 | (1,685,553 | ) | 363,041 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 359,462 | $ | 2,055,410 | $ | 687,393 | $ | (1,685,553 | ) | $ | 1,416,712 | ||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 1, 2006
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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NET SALES | $ | | $ | 86,654 | $ | 121,762 | $ | | $ | 208,416 | |||||||
COST OF SALES | | 38,763 | 63,933 | | 102,696 | ||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | | 47,891 | 57,829 | | 105,720 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | |||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 2,382 | 13,905 | 9,229 | | 25,516 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | | 1,132 | 2,134 | | 3,266 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,382 | 15,037 | 11,363 | | 28,782 | ||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | (2,382 | ) | 32,854 | 46,466 | | 76,938 | |||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES): | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expenseNet | (17,589 | ) | (23,478 | ) | 1,886 | | (39,181 | ) | |||||||||
Equity in income of subsidiaries | 35,907 | 30,074 | | (65,981 | ) | | |||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 15,936 | 39,450 | 48,352 | (65,981 | ) | 37,757 | |||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) | (7,322 | ) | 3,543 | 18,278 | | 14,499 | |||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 23,258 | $ | 35,907 | $ | 30,074 | $ | (65,981 | ) | $ | 23,258 | ||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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NET SALES | $ | | $ | 102,739 | $ | 164,408 | $ | | $ | 267,147 | ||||||||
COST OF SALES | | 44,448 | 83,994 | | 128,442 | |||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | | 58,291 | 80,414 | | 138,705 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | | 13,354 | 13,353 | | 26,707 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | | 1,395 | 3,615 | | 5,010 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | | 14,749 | 16,968 | | 31,717 | |||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | | 43,542 | 63,446 | | 106,988 | |||||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES): | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expenseNet | | (34,066 | ) | (6,330 | ) | | (40,396 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity in income of subsidiaries | 41,849 | 35,870 | | (77,719 | ) | | ||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 41,849 | 45,346 | 57,116 | (77,719 | ) | 66,592 | ||||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION | | 3,497 | 21,246 | | 24,743 | |||||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 41,849 | $ | 41,849 | $ | 35,870 | $ | (77,719 | ) | $ | 41,849 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 41,849 | $ | 41,849 | $ | 35,870 | $ | (77,719 | ) | $ | 41,849 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | (42,515 | ) | 310 | (21,963 | ) | 77,719 | 13,551 | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (666 | ) | 42,159 | 13,907 | | 55,400 | ||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | | (1,503 | ) | (2,702 | ) | | (4,205 | ) | ||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses | | (475,705 | ) | | | (475,705 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | | (477,208 | ) | (2,702 | ) | | (479,910 | ) | ||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Changes in intercompany activities | (2,020 | ) | 6,975 | (4,955 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes, net of fees | | 297,029 | | | 297,029 | |||||||||||||
Borrowings under senior secured credit facility, net of fees | | 125,482 | | | 125,482 | |||||||||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options | 2,859 | | | | 2,859 | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2,718 | | | | 2,718 | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 3,557 | 429,486 | (4,955 | ) | | 428,088 | ||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 2,891 | (5,563 | ) | 6,250 | | 3,578 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
1,604 |
62,561 |
(2,948 |
) |
|
61,217 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 4,495 | $ | 56,998 | $ | 3,302 | $ | | $ | 64,795 | ||||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 1, 2006
(Amounts in thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 23,258 | $ | 35,907 | $ | 30,074 | $ | (65,981 | ) | $ | 23,258 | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | (121,968 | ) | (23,828 | ) | (4,515 | ) | 65,981 | (84,330 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (98,710 | ) | 12,079 | 25,559 | | (61,072 | ) | |||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | | (1,470 | ) | (2,361 | ) | | (3,831 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | | (1,470 | ) | (2,361 | ) | | (3,831 | ) | ||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in intercompany activities | 3,742 | 20,560 | (24,302 | ) | | | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 776 | | | | 776 | |||||||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under credit facility | | (1,472 | ) | | | (1,472 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of unsecured promissory notes | (199,997 | ) | | | | (199,997 | ) | |||||||||||
New loan facility, net of fees | 193,752 | | | | 193,752 | |||||||||||||
Dividend payment to TD Group | 102,785 | (102,785 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 101,058 | (83,697 | ) | (24,302 | ) | | (6,941 | ) | ||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 2,348 | (73,088 | ) | (1,104 | ) | | (71,844 | ) | ||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
|
106,082 |
(1,861 |
) |
|
104,221 |
||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 2,348 | $ | 32,994 | $ | (2,965 | ) | $ | | $ | 32,377 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
TransDigm Group Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TransDigm Group Incorporated and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule on page F-62. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TransDigm Group Incorporated and subsidiaries at September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Cleveland,
Ohio
November 16, 2006
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 AND 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
|
2006 |
2005 |
|||||||
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ASSETS | |||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 61,217 | $ | 104,221 | |||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | 65,568 | 63,554 | |||||||
Income taxes receivable | 9,366 | | |||||||
Inventories | 89,243 | 76,077 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 7,390 | 12,746 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 1,397 | 1,748 | |||||||
Total current assets | 234,181 | 258,346 | |||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet |
62,851 |
63,624 |
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GOODWILL | 877,829 | 855,684 | |||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | 125,497 | 125,497 | |||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | 100,462 | 104,454 | |||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | 14,872 | 19,340 | |||||||
OTHER | 1,020 | 803 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,416,712 | $ | 1,427,748 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 18,764 | $ | 16,419 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 24,675 | 120,425 | |||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | | 2,943 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 43,439 | 139,787 | |||||||
LONG-TERM DEBTLess current portion |
925,000 |
886,903 |
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DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 78,109 | 64,950 | |||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 7,123 | 3,001 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 1,053,671 | 1,094,641 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||||
Common stock$.01 par value; authorized 224,400,000 shares; issued 44,664,020 and 44,201,628 at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively | 446 | 442 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 296,757 | 290,451 | |||||||
Retained earnings | 67,667 | 42,550 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,829 | ) | (336 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 363,041 | 333,107 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,416,712 | $ | 1,427,748 | |||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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NET SALES | $ | 435,164 | $ | 374,253 | $ | 300,703 | |||||
COST OF SALES (Including inventory purchase accounting charges of $200, $1,493 and $18,471 for the periods ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively) | 213,874 | 189,983 | 164,198 | ||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 221,290 | 184,270 | 136,505 | ||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | |||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 48,309 | 38,943 | 31,201 | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 6,197 | 7,747 | 10,325 | ||||||||
Refinancing costs | 48,617 | | | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 103,123 | 46,690 | 41,526 | ||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 118,167 | 137,580 | 94,979 | ||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSENet | 76,732 | 80,266 | 74,675 | ||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 41,435 | 57,314 | 20,304 | ||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION | 16,318 | 22,627 | 6,682 | ||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 25,117 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 13,622 | |||||
Net earnings per share: | |||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.31 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.29 | |||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Basic | 44,415 | 44,202 | 44,193 | ||||||||
Diluted | 47,181 | 46,544 | 46,300 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
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Number of Shares |
Common Stock |
Additional Paid-In Capital |
Retained Earnings (Deficit) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total |
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BALANCEOctober 1, 2003 | 44,092,655 | $ | 442 | $ | 288,971 | $ | (5,759 | ) | $ | (103 | ) | $ | 283,551 | |||||||
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options | | | 633 | | | 633 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 13,622 | | 13,622 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | | | | | (179 | ) | (179 | ) | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | 13,443 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of common stock | | | (239 | ) | | | (239 | ) | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 108,973 | | 24 | | | 24 | ||||||||||||||
BALANCESeptember 30, 2004 | 44,201,628 | 442 | 289,389 | 7,863 | (282 | ) | 297,412 | |||||||||||||
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options | | | 1,062 | | | 1,062 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 34,687 | | 34,687 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | | | | | (54 | ) | (54 | ) | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | 34,633 | |||||||||||||||||||
BALANCESeptember 30, 2005 | 44,201,628 | 442 | 290,451 | 42,550 | (336 | ) | 333,107 | |||||||||||||
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options | | | 2,393 | | | 2,393 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options | | | 2,478 | | | 2,478 | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of employee stock options | 462,392 | 4 | 1,425 | | | 1,429 | ||||||||||||||
Restricted stock issued | | | 10 | | | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 25,117 | | 25,117 | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap | | | | | (1,772 | ) | (1,772 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | | | | | 279 | 279 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | 23,624 | |||||||||||||||||||
BALANCESeptember 30, 2006 | 44,664,020 | $ | 446 | $ | 296,757 | $ | 67,667 | $ | (1,829 | ) | $ | 363,041 | ||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 25,117 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 13,622 | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Inventory purchase accounting charge | | 1,493 | 18,471 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 9,914 | 9,209 | 7,978 | |||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 6,197 | 7,747 | 10,325 | |||||||||||
Amortization/write-off of debt issue costs | 26,721 | 3,808 | 3,791 | |||||||||||
Loss on repayment of senior subordinated notes | 25,611 | | | |||||||||||
Non-cash stock option costs | 2,393 | 1,062 | 630 | |||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 18,227 | 693 | 2,706 | |||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses: | ||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | (489 | ) | (15,576 | ) | (5,134 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories | (10,163 | ) | (4,566 | ) | (2,157 | ) | ||||||||
Income taxes receivable and other assets | (10,409 | ) | (1,534 | ) | 36,583 | |||||||||
Accounts payable | 1,618 | 4,031 | (499 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrued and other liabilities | (4,625 | ) | 5,049 | (6,450 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred compensation liability | (27,848 | ) | 5,786 | 5,539 | ||||||||||
Interest on senior unsecured promissory notes | (59,206 | ) | 28,806 | 25,734 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,058 | 80,695 | 111,139 | |||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (8,350 | ) | (7,960 | ) | (5,416 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisition of businesses | (26,973 | ) | (63,171 | ) | (21,531 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities | | (65,374 | ) | (94,675 | ) | |||||||||
Sales and maturity of marketable securities | | 115,975 | 44,003 | |||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (35,323 | ) | (20,530 | ) | (77,619 | ) | ||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||
Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilitynet of fees | 640,783 | | | |||||||||||
Proceeds from 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notesnet of fees | 268,754 | | | |||||||||||
Borrowings under TD Group Loan Facilitynet of fees | 193,752 | | | |||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 1,429 | | 24 | |||||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under former credit facility | (289,849 | ) | (2,942 | ) | (2,209 | ) | ||||||||
Repayment of 83/8% senior subordinated notes | (425,611 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Repayment of TD Group Loan Facility | (200,000 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Repayment of senior unsecured promissory notes | (199,997 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Payment of license obligation | | (1,500 | ) | (1,500 | ) | |||||||||
Purchase of common stock | | | (239 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (10,739 | ) | (4,442 | ) | (3,924 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (43,004 | ) | 55,723 | 29,596 | ||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSBeginning of period | 104,221 | 48,498 | 18,902 | |||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSEnd of period | $ | 61,217 | $ | 104,221 | $ | 48,498 | ||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ | 137,637 | $ | 45,995 | $ | 45,535 | ||||||||
Net cash paid/(received) during the period for income taxes | $ | 8,313 | $ | 19,232 | $ | (32,933 | ) | |||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND MERGER
Description of the BusinessOn January 19, 2006 TD Holding Corporation changed its legal name to TransDigm Group Incorporated ("TD Group"). This change was effected to ensure that investors recognize that TD Group is the ultimate owner of the TransDigm group of operating companies, as the TransDigm name is recognized in the industry in which TD Group's subsidiaries operate. TD Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. TransDigm Inc., which includes the AeroControlex and Adel Wiggins Groups, along with its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., Champion Aerospace Inc., Avionic Instruments, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., and Sweeney Engineering Corp. (collectively, with TD Group, the "Company" or "TransDigm") offers a broad range of proprietary aerospace components. Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include ignition systems and components, gear pumps, mechanical/electromechanical actuators and controls, NiCad batteries/chargers, power conditioning devices, hold open rods and locking devices, engineered connectors, engineered latches, cockpit security devices, lavatory hardware and components, specialized AC/DC electric motors and specialized valving.
TransDigm Holding Company ("TransDigm Holdings") was a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Group and the direct parent of TransDigm Inc. and was merged into TransDigm Inc. on June 26, 2006.
TD Group was incorporated on July 8, 2003 by outside investors to acquire control of TransDigm Holdings through the Merger described below and had no operations prior to the Merger. TD Group has no significant assets or operations other than its 100% ownership of TransDigm Inc.
Initial Public OfferingOn March 20, 2006, TD Group completed an initial public offering, or IPO, of its common stock (see Note 14). As a result of the IPO, TD Group's common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "TDG".
On March 14, 2006, TD Group effected a 149.6 for 1 stock split and, in conjunction therewith, amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock. All common shares and per common share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements prior to March 14, 2006 have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to the stock split, including reclassifying an amount equal to the increase in par value from additional paid-in capital to common stock.
MergerOn July 22, 2003, an entity formed by Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. ("Warburg Pincus") merged with and into TransDigm Holdings, with TransDigm Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed corporation controlled by Warburg Pincus, TD Group (the "Merger").
Separate Financial StatementsSeparate financial statements of TransDigm Inc. are not presented since the 73/4% senior subordinated notes, or the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by TD Group and all existing domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. and since TD Group has no significant operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc.
2. ACQUISITIONS
SweeneyOn June 12, 2006, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp. ("Sweeney") for $25.5 million in cash. Sweeney designs and manufactures
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specialized aerospace valving used primarily in fuel, environmental control, and de-icing applications. The products are used on defense and commercial aircraft applications. Sweeney's product characteristics and market position fit well with TransDigm's overall direction. The acquired business was consolidated into AeroControlex's existing business in Painesville, Ohio during the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company expects that the $20.7 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
Motor Product LineOn June 30, 2005, TransDigm Inc., through its wholly-owned Skurka Aerospace Inc. subsidiary, acquired an aerospace motor product line from Eaton Corporation for $9.6 million in cash. The Eaton business has been a long-time supplier of aerospace motors and related products. The motor products are used on a range of commercial aircraft, as well as military programs. The product line's proprietary products, market position, and aftermarket content fit well with TransDigm's overall direction. The acquired business was consolidated into Skurka's existing aerospace motor business in Camarillo, California. The Company expects that the $4.8 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.
Fluid RegulatorsOn January 28, 2005, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Fluid Regulators Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation, for $23.5 million in cash, net of a purchase price adjustment of $0.5 million received in April 2005. Fluid Regulators designs and manufactures highly engineered flight control and pressure valves used in hydraulic, fuel, lubrication and related applications. The products are used on a wide range of commercial and regional aircraft as well as many corporate and military aircraft. Fluid Regulator's product characteristics and market position fit well with TransDigm's overall direction. Fluid Regulators was merged into TransDigm Inc. on September 30, 2005. The Company expects that the $15.7 million in goodwill recognized in accounting for the acquisition will not be deductible for income tax purposes.
SkurkaOn December 31, 2004, TransDigm Inc., through its wholly-owned Skurka Aerospace Inc. subsidiary, acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Skurka Engineering Company ("Skurka") for $30.7 million in cash. Skurka designs and manufactures engineered aerospace components, primarily AC/DC electric motors and transducers. The products are used on a wide range of commercial and military aircraft, ships and ground vehicles. Skurka's product characteristics and market position fit well with TransDigm's overall direction. The Company expects that the $20.7 million of goodwill recognized in accounting for the acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.
Avionic InstrumentsOn July 9, 2004, TransDigm acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Avionic Instruments, Inc. ("Avionic Instruments") and DAC Realty Corp. ("DAC") for approximately $20.9 million in cash, net of a purchase price adjustment of $0.6 million, net of fees, received in April 2005. Avionic Instruments designs and manufactures specialized power conversion devices for a wide range of aerospace applications. These products are used on most commercial and regional transports as well as many corporate and military aircraft. DAC is a realty company that holds title to the real property used in connection with the operation of the business of Avionic Instruments. Avionic Instruments' proprietary products, market position and aftermarket content fit well with the TransDigm's overall business direction. In addition, the acquisition significantly enhances the Company's existing market position in aerospace power conversion devices.
The purchase price consideration of $20.9 million in cash was funded through the use of the Company's existing cash balances. Goodwill of $13.1 million recognized in accounting for the
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acquisition will not be deductible for income taxes. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a purchase and included the results of operations of the acquired company in its consolidated financial statements from the effective date of the acquisition.
The Company accounted for the acquisitions of Sweeney, Skurka, Fluid Regulators, the motor product line and Avionic Instruments (collectively, the "Acquisitions") as purchases and included the results of operations of the Acquisitions in its consolidated financial statements from the effective date of each acquisition. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets of Sweeney; thus, the values attributed to acquired assets in the consolidated financial statements are subject to adjustment. Pro forma net sales and results of operations for the Acquisitions, had the Acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the applicable fiscal year ended September 30th are not significant and, accordingly, are not provided.
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and ConsolidationThe accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TD Group and subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition and Related AllowancesThe Company recognizes substantially all revenue based upon shipment of products to the customer, at which time title and risk of loss passes to the customer. Substantially all sales are made pursuant to firm, fixed-price purchase orders received from customers. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold. Provisions for estimated returns, uncollectible accounts and the cost of repairs under contract warranty provisions are provided for in the same period as the related revenues are recorded and are principally based on historical results modified, as appropriate, by the most current information available. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, it is possible that actual results may vary from the estimates and the differences could be material.
Research and Development CostsThe Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. The cost recognized for research and development costs for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $3.9 million, $2.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
Cash EquivalentsThe Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Marketable SecuritiesMarketable securities consist of U.S. Treasury Notes, U.S. Government Agency mortgage-backed obligations, corporate bonds and asset backed securities. The Company accounted for its marketable securities under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" ("SFAS No. 115"), which requires that marketable debt and equity securities be adjusted to market value at the end of each accounting period, except in the case of debt securities which a holder has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, in which case the debt securities are carried at cost. For marketable debt and equity securities carried at market value, unrealized market value gains and losses are charged or credited to a separate component of stockholders' equity ("accumulated other comprehensive loss").
The Company determined the proper classification of its marketable debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluated such designations as of each balance sheet date. All marketable
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securities were sold during fiscal 2005. Realized gains and losses on sale of securities, as determined on a specific identification basis, were included in net income.
Proceeds from the sale/maturity of marketable securities were $116.0 and $44.0 million during the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Gross realized losses for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively. There were no marketable securities at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005.
Allowance for Uncollectible AccountsThe Company reserves for amounts determined to be uncollectible based on specific identification and historical experience. The allowance also incorporates a provision for the estimated impact of disputes with customers. The determination of the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts is subject to significant levels of judgment and estimation by management. If circumstances change or economic conditions deteriorate or improve, the allowance for doubtful accounts could increase or decrease.
InventoriesInventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is determined by the average cost and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) methods. Provision for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory is made based on management's analysis of inventory levels and future sales forecasts. In accordance with industry practice, all inventories are classified as current assets even though a portion of the inventories may not be sold within one year.
Property, Plant and EquipmentProperty, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements from 10 to 20 years, buildings and improvements from 10 to 30 years, machinery and equipment from 3 to 10 years and furniture and fixtures from 3 to 10 years.
The Company assesses the potential impairment of its property by determining whether the carrying value of the property can be recovered through projected, undiscounted cash flows from future operations over the property's remaining estimated useful life. Any impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Debt Issue Costs, Premiums and DiscountsThe cost of obtaining financing as well as premiums and discounts are amortized using the interest method over the terms of the respective obligations/securities.
Intangible AssetsIntangible assets consist of identifiable intangibles acquired or recognized in accounting for the Merger and other acquisitions (trademarks, trade names, a license agreement, patented and unpatented technology, trade secrets and order backlog) and goodwill. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, amortization of goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives ceased effective October 1, 2002. Amortization of such assets was replaced with the requirement to test them for impairment upon adoption of SFAS 142 and at least annually thereafter. A two-step impairment test is used to identify potential goodwill impairment. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of a reporting unit (as defined) with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired, and the second step of the goodwill impairment test is unnecessary. The second step measures the amount of impairment, if any, by comparing the carrying value of the goodwill associated with a reporting unit to the implied fair value of the goodwill derived from the estimated overall fair value of the reporting unit and the individual fair values of the other assets and liabilities of the reporting unit.
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The impairment test for indefinite lived intangible assets consists of a comparison between their fair values and carrying values. If the carrying amounts of intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives exceed their fair values, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to the sum of any such excesses. The Company's annual impairment test is performed as of its fiscal year end.
The Company assesses the recoverability of its amortizable intangible assets by determining whether the amortization over their remaining lives can be recovered through projected, undiscounted, cash flows from future operations.
Interest Rate SwapIn connection with the June 2006 debt refinancing, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a financial institution to eliminate the variability of cash flows in interest payments on a portion of its new variable rate debt. The notional amount of the swap contract was $187 million, and will decrease to $170 million on September 23, 2007, and to $150 million on September 23, 2008. The interest rate swap agreement expires on June 23, 2009. The Company's interest rate swap effectively converts the variable rate interest on the notional amount of the Senior Secured Credit Facility to a fixed rate of 5.63% plus the 2% margin percentage, over the term of the agreement.
The interest rate swap qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge under SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are recorded as other comprehensive income. The fair value of the interest rate swap as quoted by the financial institution, (the amount that the Company would pay to terminate the interest rate swap agreement) was $2.9 million and is recorded in other non-current liabilities and other comprehensive income (net of tax of $1.1 million) at September 30, 2006. The net-after tax derivative loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income is expected to be reclassified into interest expense in conjunction with the recognition of interest payments on the notional amounts of the swap contract through June 23, 2009, with $0.5 million of after-tax net loss expected to be recognized in interest expense within the next year.
Stock Option and Deferred Compensation PlansEffective with the consummation of the Merger and the issuance of the TD Group stock options the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which requires the measurement of compensation expense under a stock option plan to be based on the estimated fair values of the awards under the plan on the grant dates and amortizes the expense over the options' vesting periods. In addition, the Company accounts for the cost of its deferred compensation plans in accordance with Opinion No. 12 of the Accounting Principles Board, which requires the cost of deferred compensation arrangements to be accrued over the service period of the related employees in a systematic and rational manner.
Income TaxesThe Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach. Deferred taxes are recorded for the difference between the book and tax basis of various assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Comprehensive Income (Loss)The term "comprehensive income (loss)" represents the change in shareholders' equity from transactions and other events and circumstances resulting from non-shareholder sources. The Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss, consisting principally of its interest rate swap and minimum pension liability adjustment, is reported separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity, net of taxes of $1.0 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million for fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Segment ReportingThe Company's principal business, aircraft component supplier, is reported as one segment. Substantially all of the Company's operations are located within the United States.
ReclassificationsCertain reclassifications have been made to the accompanying fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 footnote disclosures to conform to the classifications used for the year ended September 30, 2006.
4. SALES AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
SalesThe Company's sales and receivables are concentrated in the aerospace industry. TransDigm's customers include: distributors of aerospace components; commercial airlines, large commercial transport and regional and business aircraft OEMs; various armed forces of the United States and friendly foreign governments; defense OEMs; system suppliers; and various other industrial customers.
Information concerning the Company's net sales by its major product offerings is as follows for the period indicated below (in thousands):(1)
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2004 |
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Ignition systems and components | $ | 69,533 | $ | 77,886 | $ | 76,872 | ||||
Gear pumps | 53,206 | 49,787 | 42,910 | |||||||
Mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls | 48,049 | 39,457 | 36,918 | |||||||
Engineered connectors | 42,578 | 38,065 | 34,446 | |||||||
Specialized valves | 29,880 | 22,204 | 9,229 | |||||||
Engineered latching and locking devices | 34,676 | 29,368 | 26,585 | |||||||
NiCad batteries/chargers | 26,932 | 25,112 | 23,620 | |||||||
Rods and locking devices | 26,092 | 23,690 | 20,544 | |||||||
Lavatory hardware | 22,863 | 19,049 | 16,334 | |||||||
Elastomers | 19,254 | 17,661 | 10,339 | |||||||
Power conditioning devices | 33,690 | 17,320 | 2,906 | |||||||
AC/DC electric motors | 28,411 | 14,654 | | |||||||
Total | $ | 435,164 | $ | 374,253 | $ | 300,703 | ||||
For the year ended September 30, 2006, two customers accounted for approximately 10% and 9% of the Company's net sales, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2005, three customers accounted for approximately 11%, 10% and 9% of the Company's net sales, respectively. For the year
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ended September 30, 2004, three customers accounted for approximately 13%, 12% and 9% of the Company's net sales, respectively. Export sales to customers, primarily in Western Europe, Canada and Asia, were $102.7 million during fiscal 2006, $81.5 million during fiscal 2005 and $69.9 million during fiscal 2004.
Trade Accounts ReceivableTrade accounts receivable consist of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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Due from U.S. government or prime contractors under U.S. government programs | $ | 11,779 | $ | 7,224 | |||
Commercial customers | 54,949 | 57,440 | |||||
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | (1,160 | ) | (1,110 | ) | |||
Trade accounts receivablenet | 65,568 | 63,554 | |||||
Approximately 31% of the Company's trade accounts receivable at September 30, 2006 was due from four customers. In addition, approximately 24% of the Company's trade accounts receivable was due from entities that principally operate outside of the United States. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of each customer's financial condition and collateral is generally not required.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
2005 |
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Work-in-progress and finished goods | $ | 51,077 | $ | 40,234 | ||||
Raw materials and purchased component parts | 46,060 | 42,581 | ||||||
Total | 97,137 | 82,815 | ||||||
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | (7,894 | ) | (6,738 | ) | ||||
Inventoriesnet | $ | 89,243 | $ | 76,077 | ||||
6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
2005 |
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Land and improvements | $ | 9,055 | $ | 9,055 | ||||
Buildings and improvements | 26,967 | 25,666 | ||||||
Machinery, equipment and other | 51,298 | 45,283 | ||||||
Construction in progress | 2,809 | 1,891 | ||||||
Total | 90,129 | 81,895 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (27,278 | ) | (18,271 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipmentnet | $ | 62,851 | $ | 63,624 | ||||
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7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangibles assets subject to amortization consisted of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
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Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net |
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Unpatented technology | $ | 92,196 | $ | 12,696 | $ | 79,500 | ||||
License agreement | 9,373 | 1,679 | 7,694 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 11,772 | 1,696 | 10,076 | |||||||
Patented technology | 1,522 | 568 | 954 | |||||||
Order backlog | 10,040 | 9,320 | 720 | |||||||
Other | 1,803 | 285 | 1,518 | |||||||
Total | $ | 126,706 | $ | 26,244 | $ | 100,462 | ||||
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2005 |
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Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net |
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Unpatented technology | $ | 90,786 | $ | 8,488 | $ | 82,298 | ||||
License agreement | 9,373 | 1,150 | 8,223 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 11,772 | 1,159 | 10,613 | |||||||
Patented technology | 1,498 | 387 | 1,111 | |||||||
Order backlog | 9,245 | 8,807 | 438 | |||||||
Other | 1,827 | 56 | 1,771 | |||||||
Total | $ | 124,501 | $ | 20,047 | $ | 104,454 | ||||
Information regarding the amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets is detailed below (in thousands):
Aggregate Amortization Expense:
Years ended September 30, |
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2006 | $ | 6,197 | |
2005 | 7,747 | ||
2004 | 10,325 |
Estimated Amortization Expense:
Years ending September 30, |
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2007 | $ | 7,033 | |
2008 | 5,731 | ||
2009 | 5,619 | ||
2010 | 5,583 | ||
2011 | 5,579 |
The total carrying amount of identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization consisted of trademarks and trade names in the amount of $125.5 million at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite lives as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 and determined that no impairment had occurred.
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Intangible assets acquired during the year ended September 30, 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
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Year Ended September 30, 2006 |
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Cost |
Amortization Period |
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Intangible assets not subject to amortization | ||||||
Goodwill | $ | 21,483 | none | |||
Intangible assets subject to amortization | ||||||
Unpatented technology | 1,410 | 20 years | ||||
Order backlog | 795 | 1 year | ||||
2,205 | 13 years | |||||
Total | $ | 23,688 | ||||
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004, 2005 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of September 30, 2004 | $ | 812,460 | |
Goodwill acquired during the year (Note 2) | 41,207 | ||
Other | 2,017 | ||
Balance as of September 30, 2005 | 855,684 | ||
Goodwill acquired during the year (Note 2) | 21,483 | ||
Other | 662 | ||
Balance as of September 30, 2006 | $ | 877,829 | |
8. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
SummaryAccrued liabilities consist of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
2005 |
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Interest | $ | 6,913 | $ | 70,109 | |||
Deferred compensation obligations | 1,888 | 29,736 | |||||
Compensation and related benefits | 8,831 | 8,858 | |||||
Product warranties | 2,472 | 2,789 | |||||
Professional services | 1,373 | 940 | |||||
Other | 3,198 | 7,993 | |||||
Total | $ | 24,675 | $ | 120,425 | |||
Product WarrantiesThe Company provides limited warranties in connection with the sale of its products. The warranty period for products sold varies among the Company's operations, ranging from 90 days to five years; however, the warranty period for the majority of the Company's sales generally does not exceed one year. A provision for the estimated cost to repair or replace the products is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. The following table
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presents a reconciliation of changes in the product warranty liability for the periods indicated below (in thousands):
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Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Liability balance at beginning of period | $ | 2,789 | $ | 2,829 | $ | 3,070 | ||||
Product warranty provision | 1,541 | 1,512 | 1,350 | |||||||
Warranty costs incurred | (1,890 | ) | (1,985 | ) | (1,957 | ) | ||||
Acquisitions | 32 | 433 | 366 | |||||||
Liability balance at end of Period | $ | 2,472 | $ | 2,789 | $ | 2,829 | ||||
9. DEBT
On June 23, 2006 TransDigm completed a refinancing of its entire debt structure. The Company's results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2006 include a one-time charge of $48.6 million which consisted of the premium of $25.6 million paid to redeem the 83/8% senior subordinated notes, the write-off of debt issue costs associated with the former senior credit facility, the 83/8% senior subordinated notes and the TD Group Loan Facility (as defined below) of $22.9 million, and other expenses of $0.1 million.
SummaryThe Company's long-term debt consists of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
2005 |
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Term loans | $ | 650,000 | $ | 289,849 | ||||
73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 | 275,000 | | ||||||
83/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 | | 400,000 | ||||||
12% Senior Unsecured Promissory Notes due 2008 | | 199,997 | ||||||
TD Group Loan Facility | | | ||||||
Total Debt | $ | 925,000 | 889,846 | |||||
Current maturities | | (2,943 | ) | |||||
Long-term portion | $ | 925,000 | $ | 886,903 | ||||
Revolving Credit Facility and Term LoansIn connection with the refinancing, all of TransDigm Inc.'s borrowings (term loans) under the former senior secured credit facility were repaid and the senior secured credit facility was obtained. TransDigm Inc.'s senior secured credit facility totals $800 million, which consists of (1) a $150 million revolving credit line maturing in June 2012 and (2) a $650 million term loan facility maturing in June 2013. At September 30, 2006, the Company had $1.2 million letters of credit outstanding and $148.8 million of borrowings available under the senior secured credit facility.
The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the senior secured credit facility are equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for one, two, three, or six-month (or to the extent available to each lender, nine or twelve month) interest periods chosen by TransDigm Inc. in each case, plus an applicable margin percentage. The alternate base rate is the greater of (1) Credit
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Suisse First Boston's prime rate or (2) 50 basis points over the weighted average of rates on overnight Federal funds as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The adjusted LIBO rate is determined by reference to settlement rates established for deposits in dollars in the London interbank market for a period equal to the interest period of the loan as adjusted for the maximum reserve percentages established by the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. The applicable margin percentage is a percentage per annum equal to (1) 1.00% for alternate base rate term loans, (2) 2.00% for adjusted LIBO rate term loans, and (3) in the case of alternate base rate revolving loans and adjusted LIBO rate revolving loans, a percentage which varies based on the consolidated leverage ratio of TransDigm Inc. as of the relevant date of determination. The interest rate on the senior secured credit facility at September 30, 2006 was 7.39%.
Under the terms of the senior secured credit facility, the Company is required to pay the administrative agent certain fees. In addition, on the last day of each calendar quarter the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.375% on any unused commitments under the revolving credit line and certain other fees in respect of letters of credit that may be outstanding thereunder from time to time.
The senior secured credit facility is subject to mandatory prepayments of term loans based on certain percentages of excess cash flows, as defined, commencing 90 days after the end of fiscal 2007, subject to exceptions. In addition, subject to exceptions (including in respect of reinvestment in productive assets), TransDigm Inc. will be required to offer to prepay the loans outstanding under the term loan facility at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net proceeds of certain asset sales.
The senior secured credit facility is guaranteed by TD Group and all of TransDigm Inc.'s current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, and is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future property and assets, including inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property (but excluding leasehold interests, deposit accounts and certain other assets) of TransDigm Inc. and all of TransDigm Inc.'s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, and a first priority pledge of the capital stock of TransDigm Inc. and TransDigm Inc.'s domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the voting capital stock of TransDigm Inc.'s foreign subsidiary.
The agreement also contains a number of restrictive covenants restricting or limiting the ability of TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and TransDigm Inc.'s direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, 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 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. Such negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions. The negative covenants are substantially identical to the corresponding negative covenants of the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. In addition, the senior secured credit facility includes a financial maintenance covenant requiring that TransDigm comply, on a pro forma basis, with a consolidated secured debt ratio test. Such covenant, however, inures only to the benefit of the revolving lenders. TransDigm is in compliance with all of the covenants contained in the senior secured credit facility.
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Interest Rate SwapIn connection with the refinancing, the Company entered into a three year interest rate swap agreement with a financial institution to eliminate the variability of cash flows in interest payments on a portion of its new variable rate debt. The notional amount of the swap contract was $187 million, and will decrease to $170 million on September 23, 2007, and to $150 million on September 23, 2008. The Company's interest rate swap effectively converts the variable rate interest on the notional amount of the senior secured credit facility to a fixed rate of 5.63% plus the 2% margin percentage, over the term of the agreement.
Senior Subordinated NotesIn connection with the refinancing, $399.7 million of TransDigm Inc.'s 83/8% senior subordinated notes due July 15, 2011 were repaid, the remaining $0.3 million were redeemed in August 2006 and $275 million of new 73/4% senior subordinated notes due July 15, 2014, or the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes were issued. The 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes are unsecured obligations of TransDigm Inc. ranking subordinate to TransDigm Inc.'s senior debt, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes. Interest under the Notes is payable semi-annually.
The 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes are redeemable by TransDigm after July 15, 2009, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices, which decline from 105.813% to 100% over the remaining term of the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. Prior to July 15, 2009, TransDigm may redeem specified percentages of the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes from the proceeds of equity offerings at a redemption price of 107.75%. If a change in control of the Company occurs, the holders of the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes will have the right to demand that TransDigm redeem the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes contain many of the same restrictive covenants included in the senior secured credit facility. TransDigm is in compliance with all of the covenants contained in the 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes.
Senior Unsecured Promissory NotesIn connection with the initial funding of TD Group (see Note 1), TD Group issued approximately $200 million of senior unsecured promissory notes due July 22, 2003, or the 12% senior unsecured promissory notes. The 12% senior unsecured promissory notes, including accrued and unpaid interest of $62.7 million, were repaid in their entirety on November 10, 2005 (see TD Group Loan Facility below and Note 13). Interest on the 12% senior unsecured promissory notes accrued at an annual fixed rate (compounding semi-annually) and was payable on the maturity date of the notes or the earlier prepayment thereof.
TD Group Loan FacilityOn November 10, 2005, TD Group closed on a $200 million loan facility, or the TD Group Loan Facility. TD Group used the net proceeds from the TD Group Loan Facility of approximately $193.8 million, together with substantially all of the proceeds received from a dividend payment from TransDigm Holdings to prepay the entire outstanding principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest the former 12% senior unsecured promissory notes. In connection with the June 2006 refinancing discussed above, the entire $200 million TD Group Loan Facility was repaid.
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Defined Benefit Pension PlansThe Company has two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans, which together cover certain union employees. The plans provide benefits of stated amounts for each year of service. The Company's funding policy is to contribute actuarially determined amounts allowable under Internal Revenue Service regulations.
The Company uses a September 30th measurement date for its defined benefit pension plans.
Obligations and funded status for the defined benefit plans is provided below (in thousands):
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Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
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Change in benefit obligation: | |||||||
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 7,383 | $ | 6,897 | |||
Service cost | 99 | 86 | |||||
Interest cost | 390 | 395 | |||||
Benefits paid | (388 | ) | (391 | ) | |||
Actuarial (gains) losses | (367 | ) | 396 | ||||
Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 7,117 | $ | 7,383 | |||
Change in plan assets: |
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Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | 5,705 | $ | 5,303 | |||
Actual return on plan assets | 220 | 220 | |||||
Employer contribution | 480 | 573 | |||||
Benefits paid | (388 | ) | (391 | ) | |||
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | 6,017 | $ | 5,705 | |||
Funded status |
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Funded status | $ | (1,100 | ) | $ | (1,678 | ) | |
Unamortized prior service cost | 203 | 227 | |||||
Unamortized actuarial losses | 229 | 591 | |||||
Net amount recognized | $ | (668 | ) | $ | (860 | ) | |
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet at September 30 consist of:
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Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
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Unamortized prior service cost | $ | 203 | $ | 227 | |||
Accrued liabilities | (475 | ) | (480 | ) | |||
Non-current portion of accrued pension costs | (625 | ) | (1,198 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 229 | 591 | |||||
Net amount recognized | $ | (668 | ) | $ | (860 | ) | |
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The Company's accumulated benefit obligation for its defined benefit pension plans was $7.1 million and $7.4 million as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Components of net periodic benefit cost: | |||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 99 | $ | 86 | $ | 78 | |||||
Interest cost | 390 | 395 | 380 | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (260 | ) | (262 | ) | (252 | ) | |||||
Net amortization and deferral | 59 | 58 | 33 | ||||||||
Net periodic pension cost | $ | 288 | $ | 277 | $ | 239 | |||||
Weighted-average assumptions as of September 30:
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Components of net periodic benefit cost: | ||||||||
Discount rate | 5.85 | % | 5.50 | % | 5.75 | % | ||
Expected return on plan assets | 5.25 | % | 4.50 | % | 5.00 | % |
The plans' assets consist of guaranteed investment contracts with an insurance company. It is the objective of the plan sponsor to ensure that the funds of the plans are prudently invested to preserve capital and provide necessary liquidity, while maximizing earnings. The Company's expected return on plan assets is based on the return of the guaranteed investment contracts.
Contributions: The Company expects to contribute $0.5 million to its pension plans in fiscal 2007.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments:
The following pension plan benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
Years ending September 30, |
|
||
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2007 | $ | 426 | |
2008 | 424 | ||
2009 | 428 | ||
2010 | 423 | ||
2011 | 450 | ||
20122016 | 2,720 |
Defined Contribution PlansThe Company also sponsors certain defined contribution employee savings plans that cover substantially all of the Company's non-union employees. Under the plans, the Company contributes a percentage of employee compensation and matches a portion of employee contributions. The cost recognized for such contributions for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $1.8 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Deferred Compensation PlansCertain management personnel of the Company participated in one or both of two deferred compensation plans of TD Group that were established in connection with the
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Merger. On November 10, 2005 and December 16, 2005, the Board of Directors of TD Group approved the termination of these deferred compensation plans (see Note 13). TD Group adopted the TD Holding Corporation 2005 New Management Deferred Compensation Plan (the "New Management Deferred Compensation Plan") in December 2005 in connection with certain new requirements under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The New Management Deferred Compensation Plan is for the benefit of certain management personnel of the Company who were granted new management options under the TD Group 2003 stock option plan. The New Management Deferred Compensation Plan, along with a deferred compensation arrangement for one employee who is not an executive officer, provide that a participant's deferred compensation account is fully distributed upon the earlier of: December 31, 2008 or a Change in Control (as defined in the plan). On December 16, 2005, TD Group's Board of Directors approved contributions of $6.2 million, in the aggregate, to participant account balances under the New Management Deferred Compensation Plan. In 2006, $0.5 million was added to the additional employee deferred compensation arrangement. The cost of the plans totaled $(1.4) million, $5.8 million and $5.6 million for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The amount recognized for the year ended September 30, 2006 includes a reversal of previously recorded charges of $3.8 million resulting from the termination of the two deferred compensation plans of TD Group discussed above. The obligations under the New Management Deferred Compensation Plan and the additional employee deferred compensation arrangement represent obligations of TD Group and are not guaranteed by TransDigm Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.
11. OTHER LIABILITIES
Other Non-Current LiabilitiesOther non-current liabilities consist of the following at September 30 (in thousands):
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2006 |
2005 |
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Accrued pension costs | $ | 625 | $ | 1,198 | ||
Deferred compensation obligation | 1,888 | | ||||
Interest rate swap | 2,872 | | ||||
Other | 1,738 | 1,803 | ||||
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 7,123 | $ | 3,001 | ||
12. INCOME TAXES
The Company's income tax provision consists of the following for the periods shown below (in thousands):
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Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Current | $ | (1,925 | ) | $ | 21,934 | $ | 3,976 | ||
Deferred | 18,243 | 693 | 2,706 | ||||||
Total | $ | 16,318 | $ | 22,627 | $ | 6,682 | |||
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The differences between the income tax provision at the federal statutory income tax rate and the tax provision shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the periods shown below are as follows (in thousands):
|
Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Tax at statutory rate of 35% | $ | 14,502 | $ | 20,042 | $ | 7,106 | ||||
State and local income taxes | 2,688 | 2,012 | 911 | |||||||
Change in deferred taxes resulting from changes in state tax law | (1,584 | ) | 1,318 | | ||||||
Nondeductible IPO expenses | 927 | | | |||||||
Research and development credits | (319 | ) | (550 | ) | (375 | ) | ||||
Benefit from foreign sales | (237 | ) | (698 | ) | (1,146 | ) | ||||
Othernet | 341 | 503 | 186 | |||||||
Income tax provision | $ | 16,318 | $ | 22,627 | $ | 6,682 | ||||
The components of the deferred taxes at September 30 consist of the following (in thousands):
|
2006 |
2005 |
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Deferred tax assets: | |||||||||||
Interest accrued on Senior Unsecured Promissory Notes | $ | 6,101 | $ | 9,700 | |||||||
Employee compensation and other accrued obligations | 5,735 | 14,892 | |||||||||
Net operating lossstate and local income taxes | 3,084 | 4,094 | |||||||||
Inventory | 1,766 | 2,130 | |||||||||
Employee benefits | 1,929 | 7,558 | |||||||||
Sales returns and repairs | 1,122 | 1,116 | |||||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 3,298 | 1,020 | |||||||||
Transaction Costs | 539 | 1,494 | |||||||||
Total | 23,574 | 42,004 | |||||||||
Less: Valuation allowance | (2,569 | ) | (2,729 | ) | |||||||
Total deferred tax assets | 21,005 | 39,275 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||
Intangible assets | 82,952 | 81,362 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 8,772 | 10,117 | |||||||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | 91,724 | 91,479 | |||||||||
Total net deferred tax liabilities | $ | 70,719 | $ | 52,204 | |||||||
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The Company's net operating loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2006 expire as follows (in thousands):
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Federal |
State |
Local |
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Fiscal Year of Expiration: | |||||||||
2008 | $ | | $ | | $ | 49,795 | |||
2009 | | | 199 | ||||||
2010 | | | 20,335 | ||||||
2013 | | 4,603 | | ||||||
2023 | | 30,396 | | ||||||
2026 | | 22,598 | |
It is unlikely that the $70,329 of local net operating losses will be utilized by the expiration of the various carryforward periods. Therefore, a valuation allowance has been established equal to the amount of the net operating loss that the Company believes will not be utilized. It is also unlikely that the $52,994 of Ohio state net operating losses will be utilized by the Company prior to expiration of the various carryforward periods because a change in the Ohio tax law eliminates the corporate income tax and replaces it with a commercial activity tax by 2010. Again, a valuation allowance has been established that is equal to the amount of the net operating loss that the Company believes will not be utilized.
13. DIVIDEND AND BONUS PAYMENTS
On November 10, 2005, in connection with the closing of the TD Group Loan Facility (see Note 9), TransDigm Inc. paid a cash dividend to TransDigm Holdings and made bonus payments to certain members of TransDigm's management. The aggregate amount of the cash dividend and bonus payments made by TransDigm Inc. was approximately $104 million. TransDigm Holdings used all of the proceeds received by it from the payment of the cash dividend from TransDigm Inc. to pay a cash dividend to TD Group. On November 10, 2005, TD Group used the net proceeds received from the TD Group Loan Facility of approximately $193.8 million together with substantially all of the proceeds received from the dividend payment from TransDigm Holdings to (i) prepay the entire outstanding principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest on its 12% senior unsecured promissory notes that were issued by it in connection with the Merger in July 2003, with all such payments totaling approximately $262.7 million, (ii) make a distribution to participants under the TD Holding Corporation 2003 Rollover Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan (the "Rollover Deferred Compensation Plan") of their vested deferred compensation account balances, with all such distributions totaling approximately $23.0 million, and (iii) make a distribution to participants under the TD Holding Corporation 2003 Management Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan (the "Management Deferred Compensation Plan") of their vested and a portion of their unvested deferred compensation account balances, with all such distributions totaling approximately $3.0 million. In connection with the distributions under the Rollover Deferred Compensation Plan and the Management Deferred Compensation Plan, the Board of Directors of TD Group approved the termination of the Rollover Deferred Compensation Plan and the Management Deferred Compensation Plan, with such terminations becoming effective on November 10, 2005 and December 16, 2005, respectively.
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The approximately $6.2 million in aggregate bonuses were allocated to each employee receiving a bonus based on the aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying rollover options and new management options granted to all employees receiving a bonus.
14. CAPITAL STOCK AND OPTIONS
Common StockAuthorized capital stock of TD Group consists of 224,400,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock and 149,600,000 shares of $.01 par value preferred stock. The total number of shares of common stock outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 2005 was 44,664,020 and 44,201,628, respectively. There were no shares of preferred stock outstanding at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. The terms of the preferred stock have not been established.
On December 19, 2005, TD Group filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for its proposed IPO in connection with the sale by certain selling stockholders of TD Group's common stock. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 14, 2006 at a public offering price of $21.00 per share. The number of shares offered by the selling stockholders was 10,954,570. The selling stockholders also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,643,186 additional shares to cover any over-allotments. The underwriters' over-allotment option was exercised on March 15, 2006. The proceeds from the sale of shares of TD Group's common stock sold in the IPO were solely for the account of the selling stockholders. TD Group did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
2006 Stock Incentive PlanIn conjunction with the consummation of the IPO, a 2006 stock incentive plan was implemented under TD Group. TD Group has reserved 2,619,668 shares of its common stock for issuance to key employees, directors or consultants under the plan. As of September 30, 2006, 2,370 shares had been issued as restricted stock. The compensation committee established vesting and performance requirements that must be met prior to the vesting of an award, as well as other terms and conditions relating to such awards. Options granted under the plan will expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the applicable date of grant of the options, and will have an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.
At September 30, 2006, 2,617,298 remaining shares were available for award under TD Group's stock incentive plan.
2003 Stock Option PlanIn conjunction with the Merger (see Note 1), certain executives and key employees of the Company were granted stock options under TD Group's 2003 stock option plan. In addition to the stock options issued under the plan covering the Company's employees, members of the Company's board of directors have also been granted stock options of TD Group. TD Group has reserved 9,339,453 shares of its common stock for issuance to the Company's employees under the plans, 9,052,197 of which had been issued as of September 30, 2006. The options generally vest upon: (1) the achievement of certain earnings targets, (2) a change in the control of TD Group, or (3) certain specified dates in the option agreements. Unless terminated earlier, the options expire ten years from the date of grant.
The Company accounts for the TD Group stock option activity in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and, accordingly, measures compensation expense under the plans based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the grant dates and amortizes the expense
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over the options' vesting periods. The fair value of the option awards is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate ranging from 2.5% to 5.09%, expected option life ranging from four to five years, expected volatility of 30% for option grants issued subsequent to December 20, 2005, and no dividend yield.
Option activity was as follows during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
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Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006 |
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 |
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2004 |
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Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
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Outstanding at beginning of period | 7,679,345 | $ | 5.13 | 7,216,557 | $ | 4.80 | 7,310,774 | $ | 4.69 | ||||||
Granted | 1,051,060 | 17.42 | 462,788 | 10.39 | 209,440 | 6.68 | |||||||||
Exercised/cancelled | (629,266 | ) | (4.11 | ) | | | (303,657 | ) | 3.58 | ||||||
Outstanding at end of period | 8,101,139 | 7.44 | 7,679,345 | 5.13 | 7,216,557 | 4.80 | |||||||||
Exercisable at end of period | 5,596,600 | 5.35 | 4,663,559 | 4.04 | 4,026,487 | 3.30 | |||||||||
During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the weighted average fair value of each option granted was $4.60, $1.46 and $.93, respectively. Non-cash stock option compensation expense recognized during these periods was $2.4 million, $1.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at September 30, 2006:
Exercise Price |
Outstanding Shares |
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (In Years) |
Number Exercisable |
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0.45 | 27,577 | 3.26 | 27,577 | |||
0.75 | 62,907 | 3.26 | 62,907 | |||
0.79 | 192,171 | 6.81 | 192,171 | |||
2.34 | 456,089 | 2.89 | 456,089 | |||
2.36 | 269,960 | 3.26 | 269,960 | |||
2.38 | 1,125,324 | 3.26 | 1,125,324 | |||
2.65 | 136,310 | 3.81 | 136,310 | |||
3.15 | 72,163 | 2.31 | 72,163 | |||
3.35 | 364,943 | 4.63 | 364,943 | |||
3.39 | 20,014 | 5.80 | 20,014 | |||
5.80 | 60,863 | 6.13 | 60,863 | |||
6.68 | 3,832,183 | 5.99 | 2,207,584 | |||
8.52 | 278,240 | 8.25 | 125,341 | |||
13.37 | 738,515 | 5.88 | 374,520 | |||
22.21 | 389,000 | 9.71 | 77,777 | |||
22.66 | 30,000 | 9.94 | 5,998 | |||
25.34 | 44,880 | 9.00 | 17,059 | |||
8,101,139 | 5,596,600 | |||||
At September 30, 2006, 287,256 remaining options were available for award under TD Group's 2003 stock option plan.
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15. EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
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Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
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Basic Earnings Per Share Computation: | |||||||||
Net Income | $ | 25,117 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 13,622 | |||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 44,415 | 44,202 | 44,193 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.31 | |||
Diluted Earnings Per Share Computation: | |||||||||
Net Income | $ | 25,117 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 13,622 | |||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 44,415 | 44,202 | 44,193 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive options outstanding | 2,766 | 2,342 | 2,107 | ||||||
Total weighted-average shares outstanding | 47,181 | 46,544 | 46,300 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.29 | |||
There were approximately 0.1 million stock options outstanding at September 30, 2006 excluded from the diluted earnings per share computation due to the anti-dilutive effect of such options.
16. LEASES
TransDigm leases three manufacturing facilities. The facility leases require annual rental payments ranging from approximately $0.8 million to $1.4 million through January 2013. One of the facility leases is with a company in which one of our executive officers is an owner. The term of the lease is through December 2009, although it may be terminated early under certain circumstances. The monthly base rental payment for the property is $50,500. The lease may be renewed for an additional five years, subject to an adjustment to the monthly base rental for the extended period to $54,000. TransDigm also leases office space for its corporate headquarters. The office space leases require rental payments of $0.1 million per year through fiscal 2011.
TransDigm also has commitments under operating leases for vehicles and equipment. Rental expense during the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $2.1 million, $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Future, minimum rental commitments at September 30, 2006 under operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms exceeding one year are $2.3 million in fiscal 2007, $1.7 million in fiscal 2008, $1.6 million in fiscal 2009, $1.1 million in fiscal 2010, $0.9 million in fiscal 2011, and $1.1 million thereafter.
17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company has various financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, accrued liabilities, interest rate swap (see Note 3) and long-term debt. The carrying value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, and accrued liabilities approximates their fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. The Company also believes that the aggregate fair value of its term loans approximates its
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carrying amount because the interest rates on the debt are reset on a frequent basis to reflect current market rates. The estimated fair value of the Company's 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes approximated $280 million at September 30, 2006 based upon quoted market prices.
18. CONTINGENCIES
During the ordinary course of business, the Company is from time to time threatened with, or may become a party to, legal actions and other proceedings. While the Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings, it believes the results of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company believes that its potential exposure to such legal actions is adequately covered by its aviation product and general liability insurance.
19. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
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First Quarter Ended December 31, 2005 |
Second Quarter Ended April 1, 2006 |
Third Quarter Ended July 1, 2006 |
Fourth Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 |
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Year Ended September 30, 2006 | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 100,140 | $ | 108,276 | $ | 110,856 | $ | 115,892 | |||||
Gross profit | 49,243 | 56,477 | 57,107 | 58,463 | |||||||||
Net income | 8,984 | 14,274 | (13,363 | ) | 15,222 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.32 | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.34 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.30 | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 0.32 |
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First Quarter Ended January 1, 2005 |
Second Quarter Ended April 2, 2005 |
Third Quarter Ended July 2, 2005 |
Fourth Quarter Ended September 30, 2005 |
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(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Year Ended September 30, 2005 | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 80,270 | $ | 91,392 | $ | 97,627 | $ | 104,964 | |||||
Gross profit | 39,473 | 45,058 | 47,892 | 51,847 | |||||||||
Net income | 6,367 | 8,764 | 9,529 | 10,027 | |||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.23 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.22 |
20. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, "Employer's Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) ("SFAS 158"). This statement requires balance sheet recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans. Under SFAS 158, actuarial gains and losses, prior service costs or credits, and any remaining transition assets or obligations that have not been recognized under previous accounting standards must be recognized in Accumulated Other Non-Shareowners' Changes in Equity, net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net
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periodic benefit cost. In addition, the measurement date, the date at which plan assets and the benefit obligation are measured, is required to be the company's fiscal year end. Presently, the Company uses a September 30 measurement date for its defined benefit pension plans. SFAS 158 is effective for publicly-held companies for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006, except for the measurement date provisions, which are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company anticipates that the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum accounting and disclosure requirements of uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and transition of uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal periods after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently analyzing the expected impact of adoption of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
During December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123(R), which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The Company will adopt this pronouncement effective October 1, 2006. The Company anticipates that the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 3, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of CDA InterCorp for $45 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a final determination of working capital as of the closing of the acquisition. The transaction was funded through the use of the Company's existing cash balances. CDA InterCorp designs and manufactures specialized controllable drive actuators, motors, transducers, and gearing.
22. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION
TransDigm's 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes (see Note 9) are jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior subordinated basis, by TransDigm Inc. and TransDigm Inc.'s Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, as defined therein. The following supplemental consolidating condensed financial information presents the balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 and its statements of operations and cash flows for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004.
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,604 | $ | 62,561 | $ | (2,948 | ) | $ | | $ | 61,217 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | | 27,770 | 37,798 | | 65,568 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes receivable | | 9,366 | | | 9,366 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | | 32,072 | 57,171 | | 89,243 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | | 7,390 | | | 7,390 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | (248 | ) | 778 | 867 | | 1,397 | |||||||||||
Total current assets | 1,356 | 139,937 | 92,888 | | 234,181 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES | 358,106 | 1,338,439 | (10,992 | ) | (1,685,553 | ) | | ||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet | | 24,895 | 37,956 | | 62,851 | ||||||||||||
GOODWILL | | 446,326 | 431,503 | | 877,829 | ||||||||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | | 52,997 | 72,500 | | 125,497 | ||||||||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | | 37,086 | 63,376 | | 100,462 | ||||||||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | | 14,872 | | | 14,872 | ||||||||||||
OTHER | | 858 | 162 | | 1,020 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 359,462 | $ | 2,055,410 | $ | 687,393 | $ | (1,685,553 | ) | $ | 1,416,712 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | 11,690 | $ | 7,074 | $ | | $ | 18,764 | |||||||
Accrued liabilities | 139 | 16,450 | 8,086 | | 24,675 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 139 | 28,140 | 15,160 | | 43,439 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM DEBTLess current portion | | 925,000 | | | 925,000 | ||||||||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | (5,606 | ) | 83,715 | | | 78,109 | |||||||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,888 | 4,355 | 880 | | 7,123 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (3,579 | ) | 1,041,210 | 16,040 | | 1,053,671 | |||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 363,041 | 1,014,200 | 671,353 | (1,685,553 | ) | 363,041 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | $ | 359,462 | $ | 2,055,410 | $ | 687,393 | $ | (1,685,553 | ) | $ | 1,416,712 | ||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | 106,082 | $ | (1,861 | ) | $ | | $ | 104,221 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivableNet | | 26,447 | 37,107 | | 63,554 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | | 24,673 | 51,404 | | 76,077 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 95 | 12,651 | | | 12,746 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | | 564 | 1,184 | | 1,748 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 95 | 170,417 | 87,834 | | 258,346 | ||||||||||||
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES | 612,768 | 2,038,972 | 702,134 | (3,353,874 | ) | | |||||||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTNet | | 24,844 | 38,780 | | 63,624 | ||||||||||||
GOODWILL | | 424,777 | 430,907 | | 855,684 | ||||||||||||
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES | | 52,997 | 72,500 | | 125,497 | ||||||||||||
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSNet | | 37,283 | 67,171 | | 104,454 | ||||||||||||
DEBT ISSUE COSTSNet | | 19,340 | | | 19,340 | ||||||||||||
OTHER | | 803 | | | 803 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 612,863 | $ | 2,769,433 | $ | 1,399,326 | $ | (3,353,874 | ) | $ | 1,427,748 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||||||||||
Current portion of long-term liabilities | $ | | $ | 2,943 | $ | | $ | | $ | 2,943 | |||||||
Accounts payable | | 9,093 | 7,326 | | 16,419 | ||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 88,540 | 23,812 | 8,073 | | 120,425 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 88,540 | 35,848 | 15,399 | | 139,787 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM DEBTLess current portion | 199,997 | 686,906 | | | 886,903 | ||||||||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | (8,781 | ) | 73,731 | | | 64,950 | |||||||||||
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | | 2,001 | 1,000 | | 3,001 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 279,756 | 798,486 | 16,399 | | 1,094,641 | ||||||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 333,107 | 1,970,947 | 1,382,927 | (3,353,874 | ) | 333,107 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | $ | 612,863 | $ | 2,769,433 | $ | 1,399,326 | $ | (3,353,874 | ) | $ | 1,427,748 | ||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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NET SALES | $ | | $ | 182,696 | $ | 252,468 | $ | | $ | 435,164 | ||||||||
COST OF SALES | | 82,081 | 131,793 | | 213,874 | |||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | | 100,615 | 120,675 | | 221,290 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | 2,650 | 26,375 | 19,284 | | 48,309 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | | 2,177 | 4,020 | | 6,197 | |||||||||||||
Refinancing Costs | 5,531 | 43,086 | | | 48,617 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 8,181 | 71,638 | 23,304 | | 103,123 | |||||||||||||
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (8,181 | ) | 28,977 | 97,371 | | 118,167 | ||||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expenseNet | (16,564 | ) | (51,955 | ) | (8,213 | ) | | (76,732 | ) | |||||||||
Equity in income of subsidiaries | 43,307 | 54,029 | | (97,336 | ) | | ||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 18,562 | 31,051 | 89,158 | (97,336 | ) | 41,435 | ||||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) | (6,555 | ) | (12,256 | ) | 35,129 | | 16,318 | |||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 25,117 | $ | 43,307 | $ | 54,029 | $ | (97,336 | ) | $ | 25,117 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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NET SALES | $ | | $ | 160,544 | $ | 213,709 | $ | | $ | 374,253 | ||||||||
COST OF SALES | | 75,043 | 114,940 | | 189,983 | |||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | | 85,501 | 98,769 | | 184,270 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | | 21,678 | 17,265 | | 38,943 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | | 2,255 | 5,492 | | 7,747 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | | 23,933 | 22,757 | | 46,690 | |||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | | 61,568 | 76,012 | | 137,580 | |||||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expenseNet | (40,805 | ) | (44,038 | ) | 4,577 | | (80,266 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity in income of subsidiaries | 60,522 | 49,709 | | (110,231 | ) | | ||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 19,717 | 67,239 | 80,589 | (110,231 | ) | 57,314 | ||||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) | (14,970 | ) | 6,717 | 30,880 | | 22,627 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 34,687 | $ | 60,522 | $ | 49,709 | $ | (110,231 | ) | $ | 34,687 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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NET SALES | $ | | $ | 129,438 | $ | 171,265 | $ | | $ | 300,703 | ||||||||
COST OF SALES | | 61,584 | 102,614 | | 164,198 | |||||||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | | 67,854 | 68,651 | | 136,505 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative | | 19,142 | 12,059 | | 31,201 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | | 4,609 | 5,716 | | 10,325 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | | 23,751 | 17,775 | | 41,526 | |||||||||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | | 44,103 | 50,876 | | 94,979 | |||||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expenseNet | (37,738 | ) | (42,669 | ) | 5,732 | | (74,675 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity in income of subsidiaries | 37,325 | 36,401 | | (73,726 | ) | | ||||||||||||
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 413 | 37,835 | 56,608 | (73,726 | ) | 20,304 | ||||||||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) | (14,035 | ) | 510 | 20,207 | | 6,682 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 13,622 | $ | 37,325 | $ | 36,401 | $ | (73,726 | ) | $ | 13,622 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 25,117 | $ | 43,307 | $ | 54,029 | $ | (97,336 | ) | $ | 25,117 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | (123,014 | ) | (724 | ) | 4,343 | 97,336 | (22,059 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (97,897 | ) | 42,583 | 58,372 | | 3,058 | ||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | | (3,292 | ) | (5,058 | ) | | (8,350 | ) | ||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses | | (26,973 | ) | | | (26,973 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | | (30,265 | ) | (5,058 | ) | | (35,323 | ) | ||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in intercompany activities | 298,072 | (243,671 | ) | (54,401 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Borrowings under the senior secured credit facilitynet of fees | | 640,783 | | | 640,783 | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from senior subordinated notes | | 268,754 | | | 268,754 | |||||||||||||
Borrowings under TD Group Loan Facilitynet of fees | | 193,752 | | | 193,752 | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 1,429 | | | | 1,429 | |||||||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under former credit facility | | (289,849 | ) | | | (289,849 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of 83/8% senior subordinated notes | | (425,611 | ) | | | (425,611 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of TD Group Loan Facility | (200,000 | ) | | | | (200,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Repayment of 12% senior unsecured promissory notes | | (199,997 | ) | | | (199,997 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 99,501 | (55,839 | ) | (54,401 | ) | | (10,739 | ) | ||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 1,604 | (43,521 | ) | (1,087 | ) | | (43,004 | ) | ||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSBeginning of year | | 106,082 | (1,861 | ) | | 104,221 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSEnd of year | $ | 1,604 | $ | 62,561 | $ | (2,948 | ) | $ | $ | 61,217 | ||||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 34,687 | $ | 60,522 | $ | 49,709 | $ | (110,231 | ) | $ | 34,687 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | (42,088 | ) | (24,020 | ) | 1,885 | 110,231 | 46,008 | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (7,401 | ) | 36,502 | 51,594 | | 80,695 | ||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | | (3,516 | ) | (4,444 | ) | | (7,960 | ) | ||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses | | (63,171 | ) | | | (63,171 | ) | |||||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities | | (65,374 | ) | | | (65,374 | ) | |||||||||||
Sale and maturity of marketable securities | | 115,975 | | | 115,975 | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | | (16,086 | ) | (4,444 | ) | | (20,530 | ) | ||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in intercompany activities | 7,401 | 39,960 | (47,361 | ) | | | ||||||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under former credit facility | | (2,942 | ) | | | (2,942 | ) | |||||||||||
Payment of license obligation | | (1,500 | ) | | | (1,500 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 7,401 | 35,518 | (47,361 | ) | | (4,442 | ) | |||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | 55,934 | (211 | ) | | 55,723 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSBeginning of year | | 50,148 | (1,650 | ) | | 48,498 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSEnd of year | $ | | $ | 106,082 | $ | (1,861 | ) | $ | | $ | 104,221 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
(Amounts in Thousands)
|
TransDigm Group |
TransDigm Inc. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
Eliminations |
Total Consolidated |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 13,622 | $ | 37,325 | $ | 36,401 | $ | (73,726 | ) | $ | 13,622 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | 15,085 | (4,571 | ) | 13,277 | 73,726 | 97,517 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 28,707 | 32,754 | 49,678 | | 111,139 | |||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | | (2,117 | ) | (3,299 | ) | | (5,416 | ) | ||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses | | (21,531 | ) | | | (21,531 | ) | |||||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities | | (94,675 | ) | | | (94,675 | ) | |||||||||||
Sale and maturity of marketable securities | | 44,003 | | | 44,003 | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | | (74,320 | ) | (3,299 | ) | | (77,619 | ) | ||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in intercompany activities | (28,492 | ) | 76,071 | (47,579 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Payment of license obligation | | (1,500 | ) | | | (1,500 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 24 | | | | 24 | |||||||||||||
Repayment of amounts borrowed under credit facility | | (2,209 | ) | | | (2,209 | ) | |||||||||||
Purchase of common stock | (239 | ) | | | | (239 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (28,707 | ) | 72,362 | (47,579 | ) | | (3,924 | ) | ||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | 30,796 | (1,200 | ) | | 29,596 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSBeginning of year | | 19,352 | (450 | ) | | 18,902 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSEnd of year | $ | | $ | 50,148 | $ | (1,650 | ) | $ | | $ | 48,498 | |||||||
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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, AND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
(Amounts in
Thousands)
Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
Column D |
Column E |
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Description |
Balance at Beginning of Period |
Charged to Costs and Expenses |
Acquisitions |
Deductions from Reserve(1) |
Balance at End of Period |
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Year Ended September 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 1,110 | $ | 627 | $ | 257 | $ | 834 | $ | 1,160 | ||||||
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | 6,738 | 2,050 | | 894 | 7,894 | |||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2005 |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts | 864 | 424 | 78 | 256 | 1,110 | |||||||||||
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | 6,657 | 865 | 728 | 1,512 | 6,738 | |||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2004 |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts | 1,240 | (230 | ) | 324 | 470 | 864 | ||||||||||
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | 7,041 | 715 | 77 | 1,176 | 6,657 |
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The
Board of Directors
Aviation Technologies, Inc.:
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Aviation Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2006, and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aviation Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San
Diego, California
April 16, 2007
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(Dollars in thousands)
|
2006 |
2005 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets (Pledged) | |||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 139 | 854 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $307 and $292 in 2006 and 2005, respectively | 17,394 | 12,730 | |||||
Inventories | 14,271 | 16,292 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 968 | 476 | |||||
Income tax refundable | 407 | | |||||
Deferred tax assets | 3,269 | 1,941 | |||||
Total current assets | 36,448 | 32,293 | |||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,681 and $2,278 in 2006 and 2005, respectively |
13,806 |
14,741 |
|||||
Goodwill | 74,894 | 79,034 | |||||
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $5,134 and $3,849 in 2006 and 2005, respectively | 33,316 | 30,981 | |||||
Capitalized financing fees, net of accumulated amortization of $633 and $320 in 2006 and 2005, respectively | 1,327 | 1,633 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 159,791 | 158,682 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: |
|||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 4,203 | 2,880 | ||||
Accrued salaries and wages | 2,419 | 2,239 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,381 | 4,715 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 325 | 437 | |||||
Income taxes payable | | 2,740 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 12,328 | 13,011 | |||||
Long-term debt | 33,177 | 48,010 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 10,027 | 10,762 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 350 | 404 | |||||
Total long-term liabilities | 43,554 | 59,176 | |||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 1,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 681,900 and 681,500 in 2006 and 2005, respectively | 7 | 7 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 69,402 | 68,351 | |||||
Retained earnings | 34,467 | 18,137 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 33 | | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 103,909 | 86,495 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 159,791 | 158,682 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND 2004
(Dollars in thousands)
|
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Net sales | $ | 104,978 | 83,869 | 69,242 | ||||||
Cost of sales | 56,552 | 44,323 | 38,091 | |||||||
Gross profit | 48,426 | 39,546 | 31,151 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 13,240 | 11,335 | 9,968 | |||||||
Research and development | 5,466 | 3,842 | 2,740 | |||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 1,284 | 903 | 1,420 | |||||||
Gain on sale of property | | (1,534 | ) | | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 19,990 | 14,546 | 14,128 | |||||||
Income from operations | 28,436 | 25,000 | 17,023 | |||||||
Other (income) expense, net: | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 3,544 | 5,688 | 8,901 | |||||||
Income from investment | | (2,151 | ) | | ||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | | 3,647 | | |||||||
Other | 116 | (2 | ) | (25 | ) | |||||
Total other expense | 3,660 | 7,182 | 8,876 | |||||||
Income from continuing operations before taxes | 24,776 | 17,818 | 8,147 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 8,634 | 5,697 | 3,148 | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 16,142 | 12,121 | 4,999 | |||||||
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $188 in 2006 and income tax expense of $4,273 and $3,072 in 2005 and 2004, respectively | 188 | (2,993 | ) | 4,042 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 16,330 | 9,128 | 9,041 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 AND
2004
(Dollars in thousands)
|
Common stock |
Shares |
Additional paid-in capital |
Retained earnings |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
Total stockholders' equity |
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Balance, December 31, 2003 | $ | 7 | 681,500 | $ | 68,143 | 138 | 221 | 68,509 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation | | | 36 | | | 36 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 9,041 | | 9,041 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | 349 | 349 | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 9,390 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2004 | 7 | 681,500 | 68,179 | 9,179 | 570 | 77,935 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | | | 36 | | | 36 | |||||||||||
Tri-Star distribution | | | 136 | | (482 | ) | (346 | ) | |||||||||
Dividend paid | | | | (170 | ) | | (170 | ) | |||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 9,128 | | 9,128 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | (88 | ) | (88 | ) | |||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 9,040 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2005 | 7 | 681,500 | 68,351 | 18,137 | | 86,495 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | | | 1,011 | | | 1,011 | |||||||||||
Exercise of employee stock options | | 400 | 40 | | | 40 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 16,330 | | 16,330 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | 33 | 33 | |||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 16,363 | ||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | $ | 7 | 681,900 | $ | 69,402 | 34,467 | 33 | 103,909 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(Dollars in thousands)
|
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 16,330 | 9,128 | 9,041 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of property | | (1,534 | ) | | ||||||||
Noncash adjustments: | ||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 68 | 114 | (234 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation | 1,848 | 1,577 | 2,846 | |||||||||
Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment | 196 | | | |||||||||
Amortization | 1,598 | 1,350 | 2,561 | |||||||||
Deferred taxes | (1,093 | ) | 877 | 2,752 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 1,011 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (noncash) | | 2,469 | | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures: | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (4,732 | ) | (1,606 | ) | (2,600 | ) | ||||||
Inventories | 1,928 | (3,039 | ) | 313 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (492 | ) | 479 | (1,004 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable | 1,323 | 271 | (1,288 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued salaries and wages, and liabilities | 746 | (872 | ) | 2,577 | ||||||||
Income taxes (refundable) payable | (3,147 | ) | 4,020 | (13 | ) | |||||||
Other long-term liabilities | (54 | ) | (42 | ) | (385 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 15,530 | 13,228 | 14,602 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (1,296 | ) | (5,313 | ) | (1,357 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property | | 4,109 | | |||||||||
Proceeds from redemption of investment in preferred stock | | 35,000 | | |||||||||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received | (70 | ) | (11,668 | ) | (23,353 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (1,366 | ) | 22,128 | (24,710 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt | | 98,912 | 23,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 40 | | | |||||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (11,447 | ) | (135,096 | ) | (7,892 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from (repayment of) revolver, net | (3,498 | ) | 2,711 | (4,952 | ) | |||||||
Payment of capital lease obligations | | (37 | ) | (73 | ) | |||||||
Payment of debt issuance costs | (7 | ) | (918 | ) | (512 | ) | ||||||
Dividend paid | | (170 | ) | | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (14,912 | ) | (34,598 | ) | 9,571 | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 33 | | | |||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (715 | ) | 758 | (537 | ) | |||||||
Beginning cash and cash equivalents | 854 | 96 | 633 | |||||||||
Ending cash and cash equivalents | $ | 139 | 854 | 96 | ||||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 12,686 | 5,436 | 4,556 | ||||||||
Interest paid | 3,514 | 6,506 | 8,838 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
(Dollars in thousands)
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Description of the Business
Aviation Technologies, Inc. (the Company) is a provider of custom-engineered proprietary integrated assemblies, subassemblies, and component parts to the aerospace industry. The Company, previously known as Wings Holdings, Inc., began operations on May 23, 2003 when it acquired businesses comprising the specialty avionics group of DeCrane Aircraft. The Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Avtech Corporation (Avtech) and Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc. (Tri-Star) and the net assets of Aerospace Display Systems, LLC (ADS). Avtech is a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment for the aerospace industry located in Seattle, Washington. Tri-Star is a manufacturer of power and signal contacts located in El Segundo, California and Lugano, Switzerland. ADS is a manufacturer of custom liquid crystal displays, modules, instruments, and chronometers for use in aircraft cockpits. On May 21, 2004, the Company acquired Transicoil from Horizon Aerospace. Transicoil, which includes a subsidiary located in Malaysia, is a manufacturer of aircraft components and controls, panels and displays, various instruments, and pressure products. In early 2005, the Company merged the operations of ADS and Transicoil. The combined operations are hereinafter referred to as ADS Transicoil. ADS Transicoil is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
On March 1, 2005, the Company's common equity interest in Tri-Star was distributed to the Company's shareholders. See note 2, "Tri-Star Distribution and Discontinued Operation," for more information.
On November 18, 2005, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of West Coast Specialties (WCS), a manufacturer of custom electro-mechanical control and lighted display products for the aircraft and aerospace industries. See note 4, "The WCS Acquisition," for more information.
(b) Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
(c) Use of Estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(d) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, as determined under methods that approximate the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method for component parts and average cost for integrated
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assemblies and subassemblies. Costs include materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead. Provision for obsolete or slow-moving inventory is made based on management's analysis of inventory levels and future sales forecasts.
(e) Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Useful lives for machinery and equipment range from three to ten years. Building and building improvements are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of thirty years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives or remaining lease term, whichever is less. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or disposal, the cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment are reduced and any gain or loss is recorded in income or expense.
(f) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The fair value of significant intangible assets acquired in business combinations was determined based on third-party appraisals. Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations. Intangible assets are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
(g) Accrued Warranties
The Company sells certain products to customers with various repair or replacement warranties. The terms of the warranties vary according to the customer and/or product involved. The most common warranty periods are generally from 12 to 36 months from the date of sale.
Provisions for estimated future warranty costs are made in the period the related product sale is recorded and are based on historical experience with respect to warranty costs. Changes in estimates with respect to warranty liabilities are recorded in the period in which such changes occur. Classification between short- and long-term warranty obligations is estimated based on historical payment trends.
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The following represents activity within accrued warranties for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:
|
2006 |
2005 |
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Accrued warranties as of beginning of period | $ | 809 | 914 | ||||
Purchased accrued warranty | 100 | | |||||
Accruals for warranties issued during the period | 1,229 | 459 | |||||
Settlements made during the period | (779 | ) | (564 | ) | |||
Accrued warranties as of end of period | $ | 1,359 | 809 | ||||
(h) Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The financial statements of Tri-Star during the period of ownership were translated into U.S. dollars from Tri-Star's functional currency, the Swiss franc, and the financial statements of the Transicoil subsidiary in Malaysia were translated into U.S. dollars from its functional currency, the Malaysian ringgit, in the consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date and income statement amounts were translated at average exchange rates in effect during the period. The net translation adjustment is reflected as a component of accumulated comprehensive income or loss within stockholders' equity.
Realized foreign currency exchange gains and losses included in other expenses in the consolidated statements of income were $0 and $40 in gains and $196 in losses for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
(i) Revenue Recognition
Revenues from the sale of manufactured products are recognized upon shipment of product to the customer provided that the Company has received a signed purchase order, the price is fixed, title has transferred, collection of the resulting receivables is probable, product returns are reasonably estimable, and there are no remaining significant obligations. Revenues for services are recognized when the service is provided and are not significant to consolidated revenues.
(j) Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Such costs were $5,466, $3,842, and $2,740 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
(k) Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences
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are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
(l) Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase.
(m) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet. The Company did not incur any impairment charges in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 and the Company has no assets held for sale in the December 31, 2006 or 2005 consolidated balance sheets.
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, and is tested for impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset's fair value. This determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists of two steps. First, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in accordance with SFAS No. 141. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. The Company did not incur any goodwill impairment charges in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
(n) Stock Option Plans
On January 1, 2006, the Company began to measure the cost of employee services in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and to recognize the cost over the requisite service period in accordance with SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment. Upon adoption of the new accounting method, the Company used the prospective transition method, under which the consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the date of adoption were not adjusted for the change in accounting. As a result of adopting the new standard, earnings before income taxes
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for 2006 decreased by $1,009, and net earnings decreased by $856. These results reflect stock compensation expense of $1,009 and tax benefits of $153.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company used the intrinsic value method to account for stock-based employee compensation under Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation, an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 and therefore the Company did not recognize compensation expense in association with options granted at or above the market price of our common stock at the date of grant.
(o) New Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. SAB No. 108 addresses quantifying the financial statement effects of misstatements, specifically, how the effects of prior year uncorrected errors must be considered in quantifying misstatements using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluating whether either approach results in a misstated amount that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB No. 108 became effective with our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN No. 48 prescribes the minimum accounting and disclosure requirements of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and transition of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that this statement will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
(p) Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the previously reported 2005 and 2004 consolidated financial statements in order to provide consistency with the 2006 presentation. These reclassifications did not affect previously reported income from continuing operations before taxes or net income.
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(2) Tri-Star Distribution and Discontinued Operation
On March 1, 2005, the Company reorganized its equity interest in Tri-Star and Tri-Star issued a stock dividend of 681,500 shares of common stock and 35,000 shares of preferred stock to the Company. The preferred stock had a face value of $35,000, had liquidation preferences over the common stock, and provided a 13% cumulative dividend. The preferred stock had no voting rights. Immediately after the Tri-Star stock dividend, the Company distributed the entirety of its common stock interest in Tri-Star with a book value of $346 to its shareholders. As a result of the above transactions, subsequent to March 1, 2005, the Company no longer controlled Tri-Star and Tri-Star ceased to be consolidated into the Company's financial statements. The distribution of the Company's equity interest in Tri-Star to the Company's shareholders has been accounted for as distribution of assets to shareholders and, accordingly, no gain or loss has been recorded in income as a result of the above transactions. Prior to March 1, 2005, the Company owned all of the outstanding shares of Tri-Star stock, which consisted of 100 common shares. The results of operations of Tri-Star are included in the consolidated financial statements until February 28, 2005 and are presented as a discontinued operation. The preferred stock held by the Company and accrued dividends thereon was redeemed by Tri-Star on August 16, 2005 for $37,151 of cash. The redemption of the preferred shares resulted in income tax expense of $3,720, which has been provided for in the accompanying consolidated statements of income within the results of discontinued operations. Revenue and pretax profit of Tri-Star included within discontinued operations are as follows:
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2005 |
2004 |
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Net sales | $ | 9,231 | 50,743 | ||
Income before taxes | 1,280 | 7,114 |
In 2006, the Company recorded a reduction of $188 to the income tax expense recorded in the prior year as a result of a true-up of the gain estimated in the provision calculation to the gain recorded in the Company's tax return.
(3) The Transicoil Acquisition
On May 21, 2004, the Company acquired 100% of the net assets of the Transicoil division of Horizon Aerospace. The acquisition was funded through the issuance of debt by the Company. The results of the Transicoil Acquisition operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Transicoil, now part of ADS Transicoil, is a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment for the aerospace and medical equipment industries. The aggregate purchase price was $21,092 and the direct costs of the acquisition were $2,261.
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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
Current assets | $ | 7,852 | |||
Property, plant, and equipment | 2,531 | ||||
Intangible assets | 5,380 | ||||
Goodwill | 10,233 | ||||
Total assets acquired | 25,996 | ||||
Current liabilities | (2,643 | ) | |||
Long-term liabilities | | ||||
Total liabilities assumed | (2,643 | ) | |||
Net assets acquired | $ | 23,353 | |||
The acquired intangible assets that are being amortized have a weighted average useful life of approximately 16 years.
(4) The WCS Acquisition
On November 18, 2005, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of WCS, a manufacturer of custom electro-mechanical control and lighted display products for the aircraft and aerospace industries. The Company acquired WCS due to its similar product lines. The results of WCS operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The preliminary aggregate purchase price was $11,500.
The purchase price allocation has been adjusted from the preliminary purchase price allocation due to a working capital true-up, as defined in the purchase agreement, of $43, and additional direct acquisition costs of $27, resulting in a final purchase price of $11,831. In addition, in 2006, the Company completed the allocation of cost to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. As a result, inventory decreased by $93; property, plant, and equipment decreased by $187; identifiable intangible assets, comprised of backlog, technology, customer relationships, and trade names, increased by $3,620; goodwill decreased by $2,220; current liabilities increased by $100; and net deferred tax liabilities increased by $950.
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The purchase price allocation was recorded as follows:
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As reported in 2005 on a preliminary basis |
As adjusted |
Net change |
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Cash | $ | 640 | 640 | | |||||
Trade receivables | 863 | 863 | | ||||||
Inventories | 1,258 | 1,165 | (93 | ) | |||||
Deferred tax assets | | 414 | 414 | ||||||
Other current assets | 82 | 82 | | ||||||
Total current assets acquired | 2,843 | 3,164 | 321 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment | 472 | 285 | (187 | ) | |||||
Intangible assets | | 3,620 | 3,620 | ||||||
Other assets | 87 | 87 | | ||||||
Goodwill | 8,955 | 6,735 | (2,220 | ) | |||||
Total assets acquired | 12,357 | 13,891 | 1,534 | ||||||
Current liabilities | (596 | ) | (696 | ) | (100 | ) | |||
Deferred tax liabilities | | (1,364 | ) | (1,364 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities assumed | (596 | ) | (2,060 | ) | (1,464 | ) | |||
Net assets acquired | $ | 11,761 | 11,831 | 70 | |||||
(5) Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
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December 31, 2006 |
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Weighted average amortization period |
Accumulated amortization |
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Amortizing intangible assets: | ||||||||||
Backlog | $ | 1,830 | 36 months | $ | 1,830 | |||||
Product technology | 17,300 | 1522 years | 2,628 | |||||||
Patents | 240 | 917 years | 68 | |||||||
Customer relationships | 3,680 | 15 years | 456 | |||||||
Proprietary technology | 400 | 14 years | 76 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 40 | 12 years | 12 | |||||||
Trade names | 590 | 10 years | 64 | |||||||
Total | 24,080 | 5,134 | ||||||||
Intangibles with indefinite lives: | ||||||||||
Trademark and trade names | 14,370 | Indefinite | | |||||||
Total | $ | 38,450 | $ | 5,134 | ||||||
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December 31, 2005 |
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Weighted average amortization period |
Accumulated amortization |
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Amortizing intangible assets: | ||||||||||
Backlog | $ | 1,780 | 36 months | $ | 1,780 | |||||
Product technology | 16,200 | 22 years | 1,789 | |||||||
Patents | 150 | 917 years | 23 | |||||||
Customer relationships | 1,890 | 1016 years | 202 | |||||||
Proprietary technology | 400 | 1017 years | 46 | |||||||
Trade secrets | 40 | 1222 years | 9 | |||||||
Total | 20,460 | 3,849 | ||||||||
Intangibles with indefinite lives: | ||||||||||
Trademark and trade names | 14,370 | Indefinite | | |||||||
Total | $ | 34,830 | $ | 3,849 | ||||||
Aggregate amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets was $1,284, $903, and $1,420 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is: $1,165 in 2007, $1,165 in 2008, $1,165 in 2009, $1,165 in 2010, and $1,165 in 2011.
(6) Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company is potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk as the Company relies heavily on customers operating in the domestic and foreign corporate and commercial aircraft industries. Generally, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable subject to credit risk. Under certain circumstances, deposits or cash-on-delivery terms are required. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, one customer accounted for 18.72%, 14.95%, and 13.54% of revenues from continuing operations, respectively. One customer constituted greater than 10% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2005. No single customer constituted greater than 10% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2006 and 2004.
(7) Inventories
Inventories are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
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2006 |
2005 |
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Raw materials | $ | 9,240 | 9,154 | |||
Work in process | 3,805 | 4,783 | ||||
Finished goods | 1,226 | 2,355 | ||||
Total inventories | $ | 14,271 | 16,292 | |||
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(8) Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment include the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
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2006 |
2005 |
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Land | $ | 4,526 | 4,526 | ||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 4,031 | 4,545 | |||||
Machinery and equipment | 7,148 | 6,558 | |||||
Furniture and fixtures | 1,782 | 1,390 | |||||
Total cost | 17,487 | 17,019 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation | (3,681 | ) | (2,278 | ) | |||
Net property, plant, and equipment | $ | 13,806 | 14,741 | ||||
(9) Income Taxes
Income tax expense attributable to income from continuing operations amounted to $8,634, $5,697 and $3,148 (an effective tax rate of 35%, 32%, and 39%) for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The actual expense (including income tax expense related to discontinued operations) differs from the federal statutory rate as shown below:
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Computed tax expense at 35%, 35%, and 34% federal rate, respectively | $ | 8,672 | 6,236 | 5,189 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from: | |||||||||
Income taxes on taxable gain from Tri-Star distribution | (188 | ) | 3,720 | | |||||
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 203 | 307 | 995 | ||||||
Other, net | (241 | ) | (293 | ) | 36 | ||||
Total income tax expense | 8,446 | 9,970 | 6,220 | ||||||
Income taxes attributable to discontinued operations | 188 | (4,273 | ) | (3,072 | ) | ||||
Income taxes attributable to continuing operations | $ | 8,634 | 5,697 | 3,148 | |||||
Components of income tax expense are as follows:
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Current | $ | 9,539 | 9,093 | 3,468 | |||
Deferred | (1,093 | ) | 877 | 2,752 | |||
$ | 8,446 | 9,970 | 6,220 | ||||
The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are presented in the following table. These temporary
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differences include differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities acquired in the acquisition from DeCrane Aircraft and the acquisition of Transicoil.
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2006 |
2005 |
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Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 145 | 98 | |||||
Accrued bonuses and vacation | 518 | 372 | ||||||
Accrued warranty | 552 | 292 | ||||||
Inventories | 1,758 | 1,179 | ||||||
Deferred rent and other accruals | 296 | | ||||||
Total gross deferred tax assets | 3,269 | 1,941 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Property, plant, and equipment | (434 | ) | (3,036 | ) | ||||
Intangible assets | (9,593 | ) | (7,726 | ) | ||||
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | (10,027 | ) | (10,762 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (6,758 | ) | (8,821 | ) | |||
The net deferred tax liability decreased by approximately $1,900 in 2006, primarily as a result of the Company receiving an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruling on the tax treatment of property, plant, and equipment that was acquired from DeCrane Aircraft. As this ruling is related to an acquisition, this amount was recorded as a decrease to goodwill of approximately $1,900 in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006.
At December 31, 2004, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $2,629. The net operating loss carryforwards were fully utilized in 2005. The Company has not provided a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets because management believes it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized through future taxable income.
(10) Commitments and Contingencies
(a) Litigation
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in routine legal and administrative proceedings incidental to the normal conduct of business. Management believes the ultimate disposition of such matters will not be material to the Company's business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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(b) Lease Commitments
The Company leases some of its facilities and equipment under operating leases. Some of the leases require payment of property taxes and include escalation clauses. Future minimum operating lease commitments under noncancelable leases are as follows as of December 31, 2006:
Year ending December 31: | |||||
2007 | $ | 781 | |||
2008 | 978 | ||||
2009 | 926 | ||||
2010 | 943 | ||||
2011 | 961 | ||||
2012 and thereafter | 2,348 | ||||
Total minimum payments required | $ | 6,937 | |||
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company has no capital lease commitments. Total rental expense charged to operations was $989, $1,388, and $2,230 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
(11) Employee Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
Substantially all domestic employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) retirement plan, which is a defined contribution plan satisfying the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company's expense related to its matching contributions to this plan totaled $520, $470, and $628 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
(12) Related-Party Transactions
The Company paid certain shareholders fees for services during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 in the amounts of $106, $80, and $149, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2004, fees and expenses of $2,302 were paid to shareholders for advisory and transaction services associated with the acquisitions of the businesses comprising the specialty avionics group of DeCrane Aircraft and the net assets of the Transicoil division of Horizon Aerospace.
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(13) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.
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2006 |
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Fair value |
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Financial assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 139 | 139 | |||
Financial liabilities: | ||||||
Accrued salaries and wages, and liabilities | 7,800 | 7,800 | ||||
Long-term debt | 33,502 | 33,502 |
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2005 |
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Carrying amount |
Fair value |
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Financial assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 854 | 854 | |||
Financial liabilities: | ||||||
Accrued salaries and wages, and liabilities | 6,954 | 6,954 | ||||
Long-term debt | 48,447 | 48,447 |
The carrying amounts shown in the table are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the indicated captions.
(14) Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following:
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2006 |
2005 |
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GE Capitalrevolver | $ | 1,502 | 5,000 | |||||
GE Capital Term C note payable for 2005: | ||||||||
LIBOR plus 2.00%, due quarterly through June 2011 | 32,000 | 43,447 | ||||||
Total debt | 33,502 | 48,447 | ||||||
Less current installments | (325 | ) | (437 | ) | ||||
Long-term debt, excluding current installments | $ | 33,177 | 48,010 | |||||
On April 1, 2005, the Company amended its secured financing agreement with GE Capital Corporation (GE Capital) and extinguished certain notes payable and a revolver in place since May 2003, with proceeds from a new Term Loan C and revolver, which are secured by the assets of the Company.
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Under the terms of the revolving credit facility, the Company may borrow an amount up to $20,000 at December 31, 2006, with the available capacity based upon certain levels of inventory and receivables. As of December 31, 2006, the outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility was $1,502 at a weighted average interest rate of 9.0%.
As stated in note 2, the Company received $37,151 in cash from the redemption of Tri-Star preferred stock. Of this amount, approximately $33,300 was used to pay down the Term Loan C note in accordance with mandatory prepayment terms of the financing agreement.
The refinancing resulted in a loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $3,647 due to the write-off of unamortized financing fees. Included in this amount are loan termination fees of approximately $1,100.
The new agreement requires maintenance of certain financial covenants, including maximum allowable leverage, minimum fixed charged coverage ratio, and maximum capital expenditure limit. The Company is in compliance with all required financial covenants. The new agreement also contains restrictions on liens, working capital, acquisition of treasury stock, payment of cash dividends, and the acquisition or sale of subsidiaries.
Interest on Term Loan C is payable quarterly at LIBOR plus 2.00%. In addition, each fiscal quarter, the Company must pay a commitment fee of 1/2 of 1% on the unused portion of the revolver commitment.
The Company capitalized the debt financing fees of $7 and $918 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, for Term Loan C and the revolving line of credit. These amounts are being amortized over the life of the loan.
Accrued interest was $228 and $238, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and interest paid during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $3,514, $6,506, and $8,838, respectively.
As required by the GE Capital financing agreement, in fiscal year 2005 the Company entered into a one-year interest rate cap agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston providing for protection from interest rate volatility on a notional amount of $31,000. The terms of the agreement effectively cap LIBOR at 5.8%. The agreement is not designated as a hedge. The fair market value at December 31, 2006 was $0.
As required by the GE Capital credit agreement, in fiscal year 2006 the Company entered into a one-year interest rate cap agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston providing for protection from interest rate volatility on a notional amount of $18,000. The terms of the agreement effectively cap LIBOR at 8.5%. The agreement is not designated as a hedge. The fair market value at December 31, 2006 was $0.
The aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2006 are: $325 in 2007, $325 in 2008, $7,959 in 2009, $15,594 in 2010, and $7,797 in 2011.
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(15) Stock Option Plan
The Company adopted a stock option plan (the Plan) pursuant to which the Company's board of directors may grant stock options to officers and key employees. The Plan authorizes grants of options to purchase up to 74,445 shares of authorized but unissued common stock. Stock options can be granted with an exercise price less than, equal to, or greater than the stock's fair market value at the date of grant. All stock options have 10-year terms. The options vest and become fully exercisable after eight years of continuous employment from the date of grant. However, vesting of options may accelerate in the event certain performance targets are achieved by the Company, rendering stock options fully exercisable in as soon as five years from the date of the grant. The Company's board of directors is responsible for setting performance targets and determining if the established targets have been achieved. Additionally, upon a change in control of the Company and the achievement of targeted amounts set by the preceding principal shareholders, all outstanding stock options become fully vested immediately prior to the effective date of change. As of December 31, 2006, there were 900 additional shares available for grant under the Plan.
The estimated grant date fair value of each stock option award is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires the use of subjective assumptions that have a significant impact on the fair value estimate. Expected volatility and life are determined based upon an analysis of a sample of similar companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the time of grant. The fair value of stock options granted is calculated using the assumptions as follows:
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2006 |
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Expected life (in years) | 5 | |
Risk-free rate | 4.71%5.18% | |
Expected volatility | 30% | |
Dividend yield | | |
Resulting weighted average grant date fair value | $380.48 |
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Stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was as follows:
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Number of options outstanding |
Weighted average exercise price |
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Balance at December 31, 2003 | 40,945 | $ | 100.00 | |||
Options granted | 17,250 | 100.00 | ||||
Options exercised | | | ||||
Options forfeited | | | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
58,195 |
100.00 |
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Options granted | | | ||||
Options exercised | | | ||||
Options forfeited | | | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
58,195 |
100.00 |
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Options granted | 18,800 | 325.05 | ||||
Options exercised | (400 | ) | 100.00 | |||
Options forfeited | (3,450 | ) | 100.00 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
73,145 |
158.00 |
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Options outstanding |
Weighted average exercise price |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) |
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Balance at December 31, 2006 | 73,145 | $ | 158 | 8.5 | |||
Vested and unvested expected to vest at December 31, 2006 | 73,145 | 158 | 8.5 | ||||
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2006 | 36,553 | 106 | 8.8 |
The Company settles employee stock option exercises with newly issued common shares. The following table summarizes information about the Company's stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2006:
Exercise price |
Number of options outstanding |
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) |
Number of options vested |
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$100.00 | 54,345 | 8 | 35,613 | |||
$280.00 | 6,700 | 10 | 335 | |||
$350.00 | 12,100 | 10 | 605 | |||
73,145 | 36,553 | |||||
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During 2006, 2005, and 2004, compensation expense of $2, $36, and $36, respectively, related to options granted in 2003 and 2004, has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Additionally, in 2006, compensation expense of $1,009 was recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as a result of options granted in 2006 and accounted for under SFAS No. 123R. Total compensation expense as a result of stock options is reflected in the consolidated financial statements as follows:
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Years ended December 31, |
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Cost of sales | $ | 103 | | | ||||
Research and development | 65 | | | |||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 843 | 36 | 36 | |||||
Total compensation expense | $ | 1,011 | 36 | 36 | ||||
No compensation cost was capitalized as part of the cost of an asset in any periods presented.
In November 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) No. 123R-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. The Company has elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in FSP No. 123R-3 for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS No. 123R. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital (APIC) pool related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and consolidated statements of cash flows of the tax effects of the employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R. Cash used to settle equity instruments granted under share-based payment arrangements amounted to $0 in all periods presented.
As of December 31, 2006, there was $2,013 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of two years.
(16) Subsequent Events
On February 7, 2007, the Company was acquired by TransDigm Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated, for $430,000 in cash. As a result of this transaction, the Company repaid its outstanding debt in full and the Company's outstanding stock options were fully accelerated, exercised, and the shares repurchased.
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All tendered original senior subordinated notes, executed letters of transmittal, and other related documents should be directed to the exchange agent. Requests for assistance and for additional copies of this prospectus, the letter of transmittal and other related documents should be directed to the exchange agent.
EXCHANGE AGENT:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By Facsimile:
(212) 298-1915
Confirm by telephone:
(212) 815-5920
By Mail, Hand or Courier:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Department
Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street
Floor 7 East
New York, New York 10286
Attn: Mrs. Carolle Montreuil
TransDigm Inc.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
Up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
any and all outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
PROSPECTUS
Until , 2007, 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.
, 2007
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., Aviation Technologies, Inc., Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. and AeroControlex Group, 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 corporationa "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.
Champion Aerospace LLC, Avionic Instruments LLC and Transicoil 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. is 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 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.
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CDA InterCorp LLC is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Florida. Section 608.4229 of the Florida 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, and shall have the power to, but shall not be required to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any member, manager, managing member, officer, employee, or agent if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that the actions, or omissions to act, of such member, manager, managing member, officer, employee, or agent were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute any of the following: (a) a violation of criminal law, unless the member, manager, managing member, officer, employee, or agent had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful; (b) a transaction from which the member, manager, managing member, officer, employee, or agent derived an improper personal benefit; (c) in the case of a manager or managing member, a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section 608.426 are applicable; or (d) willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the limited liability company in a proceeding by or in the right of the limited liability company to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a member.
Avtech Corporation is incorporated under the laws of the state of Washington. Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 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 in the defense of a proceeding to which he or she is a party because of his or her status as an officer or directors for reasonable expenses, 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 who is liable to the corporation. 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.
TransDigm Inc.'s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of TransDigm Group Incorporated, MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., Aviation Technologies, Inc. and AeroControlex Group, Inc. generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. Similarly, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Adams Rite Aerospace Inc. generally provides for the indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under California law. The limited liability company agreements of Champion Aerospace LLC, Avionic Instruments LLC and Transicoil LLC generally provide for the indemnification of their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. In addition, the operating agreement of CDA InterCorp LLC generally provides for the indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Florida law.
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.
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Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement.(s) | |
1.2 |
Form of Underwriting Agreement.(z) |
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2.1 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 6, 2003, by and between TD Acquisition Corporation and TransDigm Holding Company.(c) |
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2.2 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 9, 2003, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between TD Acquisition Corporation and TransDigm Holding Company.(c) |
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2.3 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and between TransDigm Inc. and TD Funding Corporation.(d) |
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2.4 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2005, by and between TransDigm Inc. and Fluid Regulators Corporation.(n) |
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2.5 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 9, 2007, by and among TransDigm Inc., Project Coffee Acquisition Co. and Aviation Technologies, Inc.(v) |
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3.1 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 8, 2003, of TD Holding Corporation (now known as TransDigm Group Incorporated).(o) |
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3.2 |
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 19, 2006, of TD Holding Corporation (now known as TransDigm Group Incorporated).(q) |
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3.3 |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 14, 2006, of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(s) |
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3.4 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(s) |
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3.5 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 2, 1993, of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
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3.6 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on July 22, 1993, of the Certificate of Incorporation of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
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3.7 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on September 13, 1993, merging IMO Aerospace Company with and into TransDigm Inc.(a) |
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3.8 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on June 23, 2006, merging TD Finance Corporation with and into TransDigm Inc.(w) |
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3.9 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on June 26, 2006, merging TransDigm Holding Company with and into TransDigm Inc.(w) |
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3.10 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging Sweeney Engineering Corp. with and into TransDigm Inc.* |
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3.11 |
Bylaws of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
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3.12 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 28, 1994, of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.13 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on May 18, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.14 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on May 24, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.15 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging Christie Electric Corp. with and into MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.* |
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3.16 |
Bylaws of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.17 |
Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 30, 1986, of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.18 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on September 12, 1986, of the Articles of Incorporation of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.19 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on January 27, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.20 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on December 31, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.21 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on August 11, 1997, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Sabre International, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.22 |
Certificate of Ownership, effective June 30, 2007, merging ZMP, Inc. with and into Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.* |
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3.23 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.(a) |
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3.24 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 16, 2001, of Aviation Acquisition Corporation (now known as Champion Aerospace LLC).(b) |
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3.25 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on June 1, 2001, to the Certificate of Incorporation of Aviation Acquisition Corporation (now known as Champion Aerospace LLC).(b) |
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3.26 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Champion Aerospace Inc. into Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.27 |
Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.28 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.29 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on October 10, 1986, of Avionic Instruments, Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.30 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, filed on December 18, 1986, merging Avionic Instruments Inc., a New York corporation, with and into Avionic Instruments Inc., a Delaware corporation (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.31 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 9, 1987, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.32 |
Certificate of Merger, filed on December 31, 1996, merging REA International Corp. with and into Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.33 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on December 24, 1997, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.34 |
Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and of Registered Agent, filed on March 13, 1998, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.35 |
Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and Registered Office, filed on August 2, 2005, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.36 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Avionic Instruments Inc. into Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
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3.37 |
Certificate of Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging DAC Realty Corp. with and into Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
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3.38 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
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3.39 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on December 22, 2004, of Skurka Aerospace Inc.(w) |
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3.40 |
Bylaws of Skurka Aerospace Inc.(w) |
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3.41 |
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 20, 1997, of Astro Instrument Corporation (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
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3.42 |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on December 22, 1997, of CDA InterCorp (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
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3.43 |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 29, 1998, of CDA InterCorp (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
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3.44 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting CDA InterCorp into CDA InterCorp LLC.* |
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3.45 |
Operating Agreement of CDA InterCorp LLC.* |
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3.46 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 7, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
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3.47 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 12, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
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3.48 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 17, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
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3.49 |
Bylaws of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
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3.50 |
Articles of Incorporation, filed on October 3, 1963, of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.51 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on March 30, 1984, of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.52 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on April 17, 1989, of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.53 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 17, 1998, of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.54 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on May 20, 2003, of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.55 |
Certificate of Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging West Coast Specialties, Inc. with and into Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.56 |
Bylaws of Avtech Corporation.* |
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3.57 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 23, 2004, of TCL Acquisition Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
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3.58 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 25, 2004, of TCL Acquisition Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
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3.59 |
Certificate of Merger, filed on December 27, 2005, merging Aerospace Display Systems, LLC with and into Transicoil Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
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3.60 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Transicoil Corp. into Transicoil LLC.* |
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3.61 |
Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Transicoil LLC.* |
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3.62 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Transicoil LLC.* |
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3.63 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 17, 2006, of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
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3.64 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 19, 2007, of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
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3.65 |
Bylaws of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
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3.66 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on June 18, 2007, of AeroControlex Group, Inc.* |
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3.67 |
Bylaws of AeroControlex Group, Inc.* |
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4.1 |
Form of Stock Certificate.(s) |
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4.2 |
Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc. (as the successor by merger to TD Funding Corporation), TransDigm Holding Company (as the successor by merger to TD Acquisition Corporation), the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(d) |
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4.3 |
Form of 83/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2011.(d) |
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4.4 |
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2003, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(e) |
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4.5 |
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(i) |
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4.6 |
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 24, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(j) |
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4.7 |
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(k) |
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4.8 |
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 22, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., the guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(t) |
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4.9 |
Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(t) |
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4.10 |
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2006, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(u) |
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4.11 |
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2007, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(y) |
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4.12 |
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2007, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.* |
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4.13 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives for the several initial purchasers.(t) |
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4.14 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 7, 2007, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as representatives for the several initial purchasers.(y) |
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4.15 |
Form of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (included in Exhibit 4.9). |
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4.16 |
Form of Exchange Agent Agreement.* |
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5.1 |
Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.* |
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5.2 |
Opinion of Baker & Hostetler LLP.* |
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5.3 |
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP.* |
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8.1 |
Form of Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with respect to certain tax matters.* |
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10.1 |
Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., the other institutional investors whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto and the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule II thereto.(d) |
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10.2 |
Management Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. and the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto.(d) |
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10.3 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among the institutional investors whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto, the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule II thereto and TD Holding Corporation.(d) |
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10.4 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2003, by and between W. Nicholas Howley and TransDigm Holding Company.(d) |
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10.5 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and W. Nicholas Howley.(r) |
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10.6 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Raymond Laubenthal and TransDigm Holding Company.(m) |
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10.7 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and Raymond Laubenthal.(r) |
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10.8 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Gregory Rufus and TransDigm Holding Company.(m) |
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10.9 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and Gregory Rufus.(r) |
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10.10 |
Severance Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, by and between Skurka Engineering Company and Howard Skurka.(n) |
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10.11 |
Retention Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and between TD Holding Corporation, TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
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10.12 |
Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and among Skurka Aerospace Inc., TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
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10.13 |
Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and among Skurka Aerospace Inc., TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
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10.14 |
TD Holding Corporation Third Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan.(l) |
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10.15 |
TransDigm Group Incorporated Fourth Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan.(x) |
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10.16 |
Letter, dated February 24, 2006, from David Barr, Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of TransDigm Group Incorporated, to W. Nicholas Howley, Chief Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(r) |
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10.17 |
TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(s) |
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10.18 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 20, 2006, to the TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(x) |
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10.19 |
TD Holding Corporation 2003 Management Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan.(d) |
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10.20 |
TD Holding Corporation 2003 Rollover Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan(d) |
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10.21 |
TD Holding Corporation 2005 New Management Deferred Compensation Plan.(p) |
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10.22 |
Amended and Restated TD Holding Corporation Dividend Equivalent Plan.(p) |
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10.23 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the rollover options granted to such executive.(d) |
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10.24 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the time vested options granted to such executive.(d) |
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10.25 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the performance vested options granted to such executive.(d) |
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10.26 |
Form of Option Agreement under TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(s) |
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10.27 |
Demand Promissory Note, dated July 22, 2003, made by TransDigm Holding Company in favor of TransDigm Inc. and subsequently assigned by TransDigm Inc. to TD Finance Corporation.(d) |
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10.28 |
Amendment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse First Boston, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(n) |
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10.29 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse First Boston, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(h) |
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10.30 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 10, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as administrative agent and as collateral agent.(l) |
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10.31 |
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Holding Company (as the successor by merger to TD Acquisition Corporation), TransDigm Inc. (as the successor by merger to TD Funding Corporation), the Subsidiaries Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(d) |
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10.32 |
Supplement No. 1, dated as of October 9, 2003, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(e) |
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10.33 |
Supplement No. 2, dated as of February 10, 2005, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(i) |
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10.34 |
Supplement No. 3, dated as of May 24, 2005, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(j) |
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10.35 |
Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc. and such direct and indirect subsidiaries of TD Holding Corporation that are listed on Exhibit A thereto.(e) |
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10.36 |
Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2003, by and between TransDigm Inc. and TD Finance Corporation.(f) |
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10.37 |
Standard Industrial/Commercial Single-Tenant LeaseNet, dated as of December 31, 2004, between VHEM, LLC, d/b/a H&M Properties, and Skurka Aerospace Inc.(n) |
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10.38 |
Guaranty of Lease, dated as of December 31, 2004, by TransDigm Inc. in favor of VHEM, LLC, d/b/a H&M Properties.(n) |
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10.39 |
Amended and Restated TransDigm Inc. Executive Retirement Savings Plan.(p) |
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10.40 |
Loan Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2005, among TD Holding Corporation, the lenders named therein and Banc of America Bridge LLC, as administrative agent.(r) |
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10.41 |
Purchase Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives for the several initial purchasers named therein.(t) |
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10.42 |
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. from time to time party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Barclays Bank plc, General Electric Capital Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents.(t) |
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10.43 |
Amendment No. 1, Consent and Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2007, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. from time to time party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Barclays Bank plc, General Electric Capital Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents.(y) |
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10.44 |
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(s) |
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10.45 |
Supplement No. 1, dated as of November 2, 2006, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(u) |
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10.46 |
Supplement No. 2, dated as of February 7, 2007, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(y) |
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10.47 |
Joinder Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2006, between CDA InterCorp and Credit Suisse, as agent.(u) |
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10.48 |
Joinder Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2007, among Aviation Technologies, Inc., Avtech Corporation, Transicoil Corp., West Coast Specialties, Inc., Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(y) |
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10.49 |
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement.(aa) |
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10.50 |
Supplement No. 3, dated as of June 29, 2007, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent. |
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10.51 |
Joinder Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2007, between AeroControlex Group, Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent. |
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10.52 |
Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2007, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as representatives for the several initial purchasers named therein.(bb) |
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12.1 |
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.* |
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16.1 |
Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding its dismissal.(e) |
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21.1 |
Subsidiaries of TransDigm Group Incorporated.* |
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23.1 |
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.* |
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23.2 |
Consent of KPMG LLP.* |
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23.3 |
Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in the opinion referred to in 5.1 above).* |
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24.1 |
Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.2 |
Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Group Incorporated (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.3 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Champion Aerospace LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.4 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Adams Rite Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.5 |
Power of Attorney with respect to MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.6 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Avionic Instruments LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.7 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Skurka Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.8 |
Power of Attorney with respect to CDA InterCorp LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.9 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Aviation Technologies, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.10 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Avtech Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.11 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Transicoil LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.12 |
Power of Attorney with respect to Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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24.13 |
Power of Attorney with respect to AeroControlex Group, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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25.1 |
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.* |
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99.1 |
Form of Letter of Transmittal.* |
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99.2 |
Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* |
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99.3 |
Form of Letter to Clients.* |
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99.4 |
Form of Letter to Nominees.* |
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Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:
(a) 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, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(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.
(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as a part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be a part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(c) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.
(d) 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.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants 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 of whether or not such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this Form, 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.
Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes 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.
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
TRANSDIGM INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED | |||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ DAVID BARR David Barr |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ MICHAEL GRAFF Michael Graff |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ KEVIN KRUSE Kevin Kruse |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ KEWSONG LEE Kewsong Lee |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ DOUGLAS PEACOCK Douglas Peacock |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ SEAN P. HENNESSY Sean P. Hennessy |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ DUDLEY SCHEFFLER Dudley Scheffler |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC | |||
By: |
TRANSDIGM, INC., its sole member |
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By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
President of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ JOHN F. LEARY John F. Leary |
President |
July 5, 2007 |
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/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ RALPH MCCLELLAND Ralph McClelland |
President |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC | |||
By: |
TRANSDIGM, INC., its sole member |
||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
President of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
SKURKA AEROSPACE INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes W. Nicholas Howley and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ HOWARD SKURKA Howard Skurka |
President |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ ROBERT S. HENDERSON Robert S. Henderson |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
CDA INTERCORP LLC | |||
By: |
TRANSDIGM, INC., its sole member |
||
By: |
/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY Name: W. Nicholas Howley Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Raymond F. Laubenthal and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W. NICHOLAS HOWLEY W. Nicholas Howley |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
President of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of TransDigm Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Name: Raymond F. Laubenthal Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Raymond F. Laubenthal and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Avtech 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 5th day of July, 2007.
AVTECH CORPORATION | |||
By: |
/s/ ROBERT S. HENDERSON Name: Robert S. Henderson Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Robert S. Henderson and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ ROBERT S. HENDERSON Robert S. Henderson |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
Director |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
TRANSICOIL LLC | |||
By: |
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., its sole member |
||
By: |
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Name: Raymond F. Laubenthal Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Raymond F. Laubenthal and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) of Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member |
July 5, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Malaysian Aerospace Services, 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 5th day of July, 2007.
MALAYSIAN AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Name: Raymond F. Laubenthal Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Raymond F. Laubenthal and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
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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 5th day of July, 2007.
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Name: Raymond F. Laubenthal Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Raymond F. Laubenthal and Gregory Rufus, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his 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.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ RAYMOND F. LAUBENTHAL Raymond F. Laubenthal |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | July 5, 2007 | ||
/s/ GREGORY RUFUS Gregory Rufus |
Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
July 5, 2007 |
||
/s/ JAMES RILEY James Riley |
President |
July 5, 2007 |
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement.(s) | |
1.2 |
Form of Underwriting Agreement.(z) |
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2.1 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 6, 2003, by and between TD Acquisition Corporation and TransDigm Holding Company.(c) |
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2.2 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 9, 2003, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between TD Acquisition Corporation and TransDigm Holding Company.(c) |
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2.3 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and between TransDigm Inc. and TD Funding Corporation.(d) |
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2.4 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2005, by and between TransDigm Inc. and Fluid Regulators Corporation.(n) |
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2.5 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 9, 2007, by and among TransDigm Inc., Project Coffee Acquisition Co. and Aviation Technologies, Inc.(v) |
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3.1 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 8, 2003, of TD Holding Corporation (now known as TransDigm Group Incorporated).(o) |
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3.2 |
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 19, 2006, of TD Holding Corporation (now known as TransDigm Group Incorporated).(q) |
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3.3 |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 14, 2006, of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(s) |
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3.4 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(s) |
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3.5 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 2, 1993, of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
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3.6 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on July 22, 1993, of the Certificate of Incorporation of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
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3.7 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on September 13, 1993, merging IMO Aerospace Company with and into TransDigm Inc.(a) |
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3.8 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on June 23, 2006, merging TD Finance Corporation with and into TransDigm Inc.(w) |
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3.9 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, filed on June 26, 2006, merging TransDigm Holding Company with and into TransDigm Inc.(w) |
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3.10 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging Sweeney Engineering Corp. with and into TransDigm Inc.* |
|
3.11 |
Bylaws of NovaDigm Acquisition, Inc. (now known as TransDigm Inc.).(a) |
|
3.12 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 28, 1994, of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.13 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on May 18, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.14 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on May 24, 1994, of the Certificate of Incorporation of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
|
3.15 |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging Christie Electric Corp. with and into MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.* |
|
3.16 |
Bylaws of MPT Acquisition Corp. (now known as MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
|
3.17 |
Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 30, 1986, of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.18 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on September 12, 1986, of the Articles of Incorporation of ARP Acquisition Corporation (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.19 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on January 27, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.20 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on December 31, 1992, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Products, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
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3.21 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on August 11, 1997, of the Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite Sabre International, Inc. (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.).(a) |
|
3.22 |
Certificate of Ownership, effective June 30, 2007, merging ZMP, Inc. with and into Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.* |
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3.23 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc.(a) |
|
3.24 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 16, 2001, of Aviation Acquisition Corporation (now known as Champion Aerospace LLC).(b) |
|
3.25 |
Certificate of Amendment, filed on June 1, 2001, to the Certificate of Incorporation of Aviation Acquisition Corporation (now known as Champion Aerospace LLC).(b) |
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3.26 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Champion Aerospace Inc. into Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.27 |
Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.28 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Champion Aerospace LLC.* |
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3.29 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on October 10, 1986, of Avionic Instruments, Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
|
3.30 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger, filed on December 18, 1986, merging Avionic Instruments Inc., a New York corporation, with and into Avionic Instruments Inc., a Delaware corporation (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.31 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on April 9, 1987, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
|
3.32 |
Certificate of Merger, filed on December 31, 1996, merging REA International Corp. with and into Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
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3.33 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on December 24, 1997, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
|
3.34 |
Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and of Registered Agent, filed on March 13, 1998, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
|
3.35 |
Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and Registered Office, filed on August 2, 2005, of Avionic Instruments Inc. (now known as Avionic Instruments LLC).(w) |
|
3.36 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Avionic Instruments Inc. into Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
|
3.37 |
Certificate of Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging DAC Realty Corp. with and into Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
|
3.38 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Avionic Instruments LLC.* |
|
3.39 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on December 22, 2004, of Skurka Aerospace Inc.(w) |
|
3.40 |
Bylaws of Skurka Aerospace Inc.(w) |
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3.41 |
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 20, 1997, of Astro Instrument Corporation (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
|
3.42 |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on December 22, 1997, of CDA InterCorp. (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
|
3.43 |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 29, 1998, of CDA InterCorp. (now known as CDA InterCorp LLC).(x) |
|
3.44 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting CDA InterCorp. into CDA InterCorp LLC.* |
|
3.45 |
Operating Agreement of CDA InterCorp LLC.* |
|
3.46 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 7, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
|
3.47 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 12, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
|
3.48 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 17, 2003, of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
|
3.49 |
Bylaws of Wings Holdings, Inc. (now known as Aviation Technologies, Inc.).* |
|
3.50 |
Articles of Incorporation, filed on October 3, 1963, of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.51 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on March 30, 1984, of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.52 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on April 17, 1989, of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.53 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on July 17, 1998, of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.54 |
Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, filed on May 20, 2003, of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.55 |
Certificate of Merger, effective June 30, 2007, merging West Coast Specialties, Inc. with and into Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.56 |
Bylaws of Avtech Corporation.* |
|
3.57 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on March 23, 2004, of TCL Acquisition Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
|
3.58 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 25, 2004, of TCL Acquisition Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
|
3.59 |
Certificate of Merger, filed on December 27, 2005, merging Aerospace Display Systems, LLC with and into Transicoil Corp. (now known as Transicoil LLC).* |
|
3.60 |
Certificate of Conversion, effective June 30, 2007, converting Transicoil Corp. into Transicoil LLC.* |
|
3.61 |
Certificate of Formation, effective June 30, 2007, of Transicoil LLC.* |
|
3.62 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Transicoil LLC.* |
|
3.63 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on May 17, 2006, of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
|
3.64 |
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed on January 19, 2007, of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
|
3.65 |
Bylaws of Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (now known as Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.).* |
|
3.66 |
Certificate of Incorporation, filed on June 18, 2007, of AeroControlex Group, Inc.* |
|
3.67 |
Bylaws of AeroControlex Group, Inc.* |
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4.1 |
Form of Stock Certificate.(s) |
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4.2 |
Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc. (as the successor by merger to TD Funding Corporation), TransDigm Holding Company (as the successor by merger to TD Acquisition Corporation), the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(d) |
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4.3 |
Form of 83/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2011.(d) |
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4.4 |
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2003, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(e) |
|
4.5 |
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(i) |
|
4.6 |
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 24, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(j) |
|
4.7 |
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2005, to Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(k) |
|
4.8 |
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 22, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., the guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee.(t) |
|
4.9 |
Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(t) |
|
4.10 |
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2006, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(u) |
|
4.11 |
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2007, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.(y) |
|
4.12 |
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2007, to Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. |
|
4.13 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives for the several initial purchasers.(t) |
|
4.14 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 7, 2007, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as representatives for the several initial purchasers.(y) |
|
4.15 |
Form of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (included in Exhibit 4.9). |
|
4.16 |
Form of Exchange Agent Agreement.* |
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5.1 |
Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.* |
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5.2 |
Opinion of Baker & Hostetler LLP.* |
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5.3 |
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP.* |
|
8.1 |
Form of Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with respect to certain tax matters.* |
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10.1 |
Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., the other institutional investors whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto and the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule II thereto.(d) |
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10.2 |
Management Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. and the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto.(d) |
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10.3 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among the institutional investors whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule I thereto, the employees of TransDigm Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries whose names and addresses are set forth on Schedule II thereto and TD Holding Corporation.(d) |
|
10.4 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2003, by and between W. Nicholas Howley and TransDigm Holding Company.(d) |
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10.5 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and W. Nicholas Howley.(r) |
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10.6 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Raymond Laubenthal and TransDigm Holding Company.(m) |
|
10.7 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and Raymond Laubenthal.(r) |
|
10.8 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2005, by and between Gregory Rufus and TransDigm Holding Company.(m) |
|
10.9 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between TransDigm Holding Company and Gregory Rufus.(r) |
|
10.10 |
Severance Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004, by and between Skurka Engineering Company and Howard Skurka.(n) |
|
10.11 |
Retention Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and between TD Holding Corporation, TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
|
10.12 |
Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and among Skurka Aerospace Inc., TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
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10.13 |
Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2004, by and among Skurka Aerospace Inc., TransDigm Inc. and Howard Skurka.(n) |
|
10.14 |
TD Holding Corporation Third Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan.(l) |
|
10.15 |
TransDigm Group Incorporated Fourth Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan.(x) |
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10.16 |
Letter, dated February 24, 2006, from David Barr, Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of TransDigm Group Incorporated, to W. Nicholas Howley, Chief Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated.(r) |
|
10.17 |
TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(s) |
|
10.18 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 20, 2006, to the TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(x) |
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10.19 |
TD Holding Corporation 2003 Management Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan.(d) |
|
10.20 |
TD Holding Corporation 2003 Rollover Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Unit Plan(d) |
|
10.21 |
TD Holding Corporation 2005 New Management Deferred Compensation Plan.(p) |
|
10.22 |
Amended and Restated TD Holding Corporation Dividend Equivalent Plan.(p) |
|
10.23 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the rollover options granted to such executive.(d) |
|
10.24 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the time vested options granted to such executive.(d) |
|
10.25 |
Form of Management Option Agreement, between TD Holding Corporation and the applicable executive regarding the performance vested options granted to such executive.(d) |
|
10.26 |
Form of Option Agreement under TransDigm Group Incorporated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.(s) |
|
10.27 |
Demand Promissory Note, dated July 22, 2003, made by TransDigm Holding Company in favor of TransDigm Inc. and subsequently assigned by TransDigm Inc. to TD Finance Corporation.(d) |
|
10.28 |
Amendment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse First Boston, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(n) |
|
10.29 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse First Boston, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(h) |
|
10.30 |
Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 10, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston), as administrative agent and as collateral agent.(l) |
|
10.31 |
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Holding Company (as the successor by merger to TD Acquisition Corporation), TransDigm Inc. (as the successor by merger to TD Funding Corporation), the Subsidiaries Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(d) |
|
10.32 |
Supplement No. 1, dated as of October 9, 2003, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(e) |
|
10.33 |
Supplement No. 2, dated as of February 10, 2005, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(i) |
|
10.34 |
Supplement No. 3, dated as of May 24, 2005, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Holding Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Credit Suisse First Boston, as collateral agent.(j) |
|
10.35 |
Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among TD Holding Corporation, TransDigm Holding Company, TransDigm Inc. and such direct and indirect subsidiaries of TD Holding Corporation that are listed on Exhibit A thereto.(e) |
|
10.36 |
Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2003, by and between TransDigm Inc. and TD Finance Corporation.(f) |
|
10.37 |
Standard Industrial/Commercial Single-Tenant LeaseNet, dated as of December 31, 2004, between VHEM, LLC, d/b/a H&M Properties, and Skurka Aerospace Inc.(n) |
|
10.38 |
Guaranty of Lease, dated as of December 31, 2004, by TransDigm Inc. in favor of VHEM, LLC, d/b/a H&M Properties.(n) |
|
10.39 |
Amended and Restated TransDigm Inc. Executive Retirement Savings Plan.(p) |
|
10.40 |
Loan Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2005, among TD Holding Corporation, the lenders named therein and Banc of America Bridge LLC, as administrative agent.(r) |
|
10.41 |
Purchase Agreement, dated June 20, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives for the several initial purchasers named therein.(t) |
|
10.42 |
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. from time to time party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Barclays Bank plc, General Electric Capital Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents.(t) |
|
10.43 |
Amendment No. 1, Consent and Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2007, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. from time to time party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Barclays Bank plc, General Electric Capital Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-documentation agents.(y) |
|
10.44 |
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(s) |
|
10.45 |
Supplement No. 1, dated as of November 2, 2006, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(u) |
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10.46 |
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Joinder Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2006, between CDA InterCorp and Credit Suisse, as agent.(u) |
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Joinder Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2007, among Aviation Technologies, Inc., Avtech Corporation, Transicoil Corp., West Coast Specialties, Inc., Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent.(y) |
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement.(aa) |
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Supplement No. 3, dated as of June 29, 2007, to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent and collateral agent. |
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Joinder Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2007, between AeroControlex Group, Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent. |
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Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2007, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. named therein and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as representatives for the several initial purchasers named therein.(bb) |
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Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.* |
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Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding its dismissal.(e) |
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Subsidiaries of TransDigm Group Incorporated.* |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.* |
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Consent of KPMG LLP.* |
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Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in the opinion referred to in 5.1 above).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to TransDigm Group Incorporated (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Champion Aerospace LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Adams Rite Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Avionic Instruments LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Skurka Aerospace Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to CDA InterCorp LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Aviation Technologies, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Avtech Corporation (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Transicoil LLC (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Power of Attorney with respect to AeroControlex Group, Inc. (included in the signature pages hereto).* |
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.* |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal.* |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* |
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Form of Letter to Clients.* |
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Form of Letter to Nominees.* |
Exhibit 3.10
STATE OF DELAWARE
Subsidiary into a Parent
Section 253
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
MERGING
SWEENEY ENGINEERING CORP.
INTO
TRANSDIGM INC.
TransDigm Inc., a corporation incorporated on the 2nd day of July, 1993, pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that this corporation owns at least 90% of the capital stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp., a corporation incorporated on the 11th day of November, 1980, pursuant to the provisions of the California Secretary of State, and that this corporation, by a resolution of its Board of Directors duly adopted at a meeting held on the 25th June, 2007, determined to and did merge into itself said Sweeney Engineering Corp., which resolution is in the following words to wit:
WHEREAS this corporation lawfully owns 100% of the outstanding stock of Sweeney Engineering Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of California; and
WHEREAS this corporation desires to merge into itself the said Sweeney Engineering Corp., and to be possessed of all the estate, property, rights, privileges and franchises of said corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this corporation merge into itself said Sweeney Engineering Corp. and assumes all of its liabilities and obligations;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that an authorized officer of this corporation be and he/she hereby is directed to make and execute a certificate of ownership setting forth a copy of the resolution to merge said Sweeney Engineering Corp. and assume its liabilities and obligations, and the date of adoption thereof, and to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware, and a certified copy thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of New Castle County;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of this corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to do all acts and things whatsoever, whether within or without the State of Delaware; which may be in any way necessary or proper to effect said merger; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, this Certificate of Ownership is to become effective on June 30, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said parent corporation has caused it corporate seal to be affixed and this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer this 25th day of June, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.15
STATE OF DELAWARE
Subsidiary into a Parent
Section 253
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
MERGING
CHRISTIE ELECTRIC CORP.
INTO
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., a corporation incorporated on the 2nd day of July, 1993, pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that this corporation owns at least 90% of the capital stock of Christie Electric Corp., a corporation incorporated on the 6th day of December, 1929, pursuant to the provisions of the California Secretary of State, and that this corporation, by a resolution of its Board of Directors duly adopted at a meeting held on the 25th June, 2007, determined to and did merge into itself said Christie Electric Corp., which resolution is in the following words to wit:
WHEREAS this corporation lawfully owns 100% of the outstanding stock of Christie Electric Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of California; and
WHEREAS this corporation desires to merge into itself the said Christie Electric Corp., and to be possessed of all the estate, property, rights, privileges and franchises of said corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this corporation merge into itself said Christie Electric Corp. and assumes all of its liabilities and obligations;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that an authorized officer of this corporation be and he/she hereby is directed to make and execute a certificate of ownership setting forth a copy of the resolution to merge said Christie Electric Corp. and assume its liabilities and obligations, and the date of adoption thereof, and to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware, and a certified copy thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of New Castle County;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of this corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to do all acts and things whatsoever, whether within or without the State of Delaware; which may be in any way necessary or proper to effect said merger; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, this Certificate of Ownership is to become effective on June 30, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said parent corporation has caused it corporate seal to be affixed and this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer this 25th day of June, 2007.
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AGREEMENT OF MERGER
This Agreement of Merger is made and entered into as of the 25th day of June, 2007 between Christie Electric Corp., a California corporation (Christie Electric), and MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (MarathonNorco) (herein sometimes collectively called the Constituent Corporations).
WHEREAS, Christie Electric is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MarathonNorco;
WHEREAS, the Constituent Corporations desire that Christie Electric merge with and into MarathonNorco (the Merger) upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and the shareholders of each Constituent Corporation have approved and adopted this Agreement of Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Constituent Corporations do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Merger. Upon the Effective Date (as defined in Section 8 below), Christie Electric shall be merged with and into MarathonNorco, which shall be, and is herein sometimes referred to as, the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and the separate corporate existence of Christie Electric shall cease forthwith upon the Effective Date.
2. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Certificate of Incorporation of MarathonNorco and the Bylaws of MarathonNorco on the Effective Date shall remain the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
3. Shares. On the Effective Date each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Christie Electric shall be cancelled.
4. Directors. The directors of MarathonNorco on the Effective Date shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
5. Officers. The officers of MarathonNorco on the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
6. Effects of Merger. The effect of the merger, at the Effective Date, shall be as provided by Chapter 1 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Chapter 11 of the California Corporations Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, upon the Effective Date, the separate existence of Christie Electric shall cease, and the Surviving Corporation shall posses all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, of a public as well as of a private nature, and the Surviving Corporation shall be subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities, obligations and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts, liabilities and obligations due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account or belonging to any of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, all and every other interest, shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations; and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of each of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this merger, on only the property affected by such liens immediately prior to the Effective Date. Any action or proceeding pending by or against each of the Constituent Corporations at the Effective Date may be prosecuted as if the merger had not taken place, or the Surviving Corporation may be substituted in such corporations place.
7. Amendments. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the directors of the Constituent Corporations, the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations may amend this Agreement by written agreement at any time prior to the Effective Date; provided that any such amendment shall not (a) alter the amount or kind of consideration to be received in exchange for shares of capital stock of Christie Electric, (b) alter any term of the Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Christie Electric or MarathonNorco, or (c) alter the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such alteration would adversely affect the holder of capital stock of either Constituent Corporation.
8. Effective Date of Merger. As soon as practicable after this Agreement has been duly adopted by the boards of directors of Christie Electric and MarathonNorco, a Certificate of Ownership shall be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware and the California Secretary of State in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The merger of Christie Electric into MarathonNorco shall become effective upon filing of the Certificate of Owership with the Delaware Secretary of State (the Effective Date).
9. Termination. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement of Merger by the directors and shareholder of the Constituent Corporations, this Agreement of Merger may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date by mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations.
10. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative to said subject matter. Whenever the context requires, words used in the singular shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, and pronouns of any gender shall be deemed to include and designate the masculine, feminine and neuter gender.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the corporate parties hereto, pursuant to authority duly granted by its board of directors, has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 3.22
AGREEMENT OF MERGER
This Agreement of Merger is made and entered into as of the 29th day of June, 2007 between ZMP, Inc., a California corporation (ZMP), and Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., a California corporation (Adams Rite) (herein sometimes collectively called the Constituent Corporations).
WHEREAS, the Constituent Corporations desire that ZMP merge with and into Adams Rite (the Merger) upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth and in accordance with the laws of the State of California;
WHEREAS, Adams Rite is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZMP; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each Constituent Corporation have approved and adopted this Agreement of Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Constituent Corporations do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Merger. Upon the Effective Date (as defined in Section 8 below), ZMP shall be merged with and into Adams Rite, which shall be, and is herein sometimes referred to as, the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of California, and the separate corporate existence of ZMP shall cease forthwith upon the Effective Date.
2. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Articles of Incorporation of Adams Rite and the Bylaws of Adams Rite on the Effective Date shall remain the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
3. Shares. On the Effective Date each issued and outstanding share of common stock of ZMP shall be cancelled and each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Adams Rite shall be cancelled. In exchange therefor, new certificates for shares of common stock of Adams Rite shall be issued to the sole shareholder of ZMP immediately prior to the Merger.
4. Directors. The directors of Adams Rite on the Effective Date shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
5. Officers. The officers of Adams Rite on the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
6. Effects of Merger. The effect of the merger, at the Effective Date, shall be as provided by Section 1107 of the California Corporation Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, upon the Effective Date, the separate existence of ZMP shall cease, and the Surviving Corporation shall posses all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, of a public as well as of a private nature, and the Surviving Corporation shall be subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities, obligations and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts, liabilities and obligations due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account or belonging to any of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, all and every other interest, shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations; and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of each of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this merger, on only the property affected by such liens immediately prior to the Effective Date. Any action or proceeding pending by or against each of the Constituent Corporations at the Effective Date may be prosecuted as if the merger had not taken place, or the Surviving Corporation may be substituted in such corporations place.
7. Amendments. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the directors of the Constituent Corporations, the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations may amend this Agreement by written agreement at any time prior to the Effective Date; provided that any such amendment shall not (a) alter the amount or kind of consideration to be received in exchange for shares of capital stock of ZMP, (b) alter any term of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of ZMP or Adams Rite , or (c) alter the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such alteration would adversely affect the holder of capital stock of either Constituent Corporation.
8. Effective Date of Merger. As soon as practicable after this Agreement has been duly adopted by the shareholder of ZMP and Adams Rite , a Certificate of Ownership shall be filed with the California Secretary of State in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The merger of ZMP into Adams Rite shall become effective on June 30, 2007 (the Effective Date).
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9. Termination. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the directors and shareholder of the Constituent Corporations, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date by mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations.
10. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative to said subject matter. Whenever the context requires, words used in the singular shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, and pronouns of any gender shall be deemed to include and designate the masculine, feminine and neuter gender.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the corporate parties hereto, pursuant to authority duly granted by its board of directors, has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT 3.26
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
FROM A CORPORATION TO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-214 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY ACT
1. The jurisdiction where the Corporation first formed is Delaware.
2. The jurisdiction immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Delaware.
3. The date the Corporation first formed is April 16, 2001.
4. The name of the Corporation immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Champion Aerospace Inc..
5. The name of the Limited Liability Company as set forth in the Certificate of Formation is Champion Aerospace LLC.
6. The effective date of this Certificate of Conversion shall be June 30, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate on the 25th day of June, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.27
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
OF
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
This Certificate of Formation of Champion Aerospace LLC, dated as of June 25th, 2007, is being duly executed and filed by Halle Terrion, as an authorized person, to form a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del.C. §18-101, et seq.).
FIRST: The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is Champion Aerospace LLC (the LLC).
SECOND: The name of the registered agent for service of process on the LLC in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The address of the registered office of the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, New Castle County.
FOURTH: The effective date of this Certificate of Formation shall be June 30, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit 3.28
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
The undersigned, being the sole member of Champion Aerospace LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), does hereby execute this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company effective the 30th day of June, 2007. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on the 30th day of June, 2007, upon the filing of its Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE I
MEMBER
TransDigm Inc. shall be, and is, hereby admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company (the Member). All actions taken and all things done and all expenditures made by any authorized representative of the Company, including, without limitation, the Member, in connection with its organization and qualification are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
ARTICLE II
OFFICE
The principal office of the Company shall be located at 1230 Old Norris Road, Liberty, South Carolina 29657 (the Principal Office). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require. The name and address of the statutory agent of the Company is as set forth in the Companys Certificate of Formation, and such agent and address of agent may be changed from time to time by the Member.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose for which the Company is organized is to conduct any lawful business purposes as defined in Section 18-106 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the Act). The Company shall have all of the powers granted to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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ARTICLE IV
DURATION OF THE COMPANY
The Company shall commence immediately, upon the effective date of this Limited Liability Company Agreement, and shall continue in perpetuity thereafter unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Member has contributed all of the capital of the Company and 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 Companys 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 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
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The books shall be kept on a calendar year basis, and shall be closed and balanced at the end of each such year. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said book. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.
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ARTICLE IX
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 X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification in Non-Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company, 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 the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company 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.
Section 3. Indemnification as a Matter of Right. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 5. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this section.
Section 6. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 7. Liability Insurance. The Company shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, manager, director, officer, 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 the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.
Section 8. Company. For purposes of this Article X, references to the Company shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its members, managers, directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
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Section 9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article X, references to any other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Company shall include any service as a member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such member, manager, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company as referred to in this Article X.
Section 10. Continuation. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE XI
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 Champion Aerospace 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 XII
MISCELLANEOUS
This Limited Liability Company Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its Member, and his 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has hereunto set his hand effective the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 3.36
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
FROM A CORPORATION TO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-214 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY ACT
1. The jurisdiction where the Corporation first formed is Delaware.
2. The jurisdiction immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Delaware.
3. The date the Corporation first formed is October 10, 1986.
4. The name of the Corporation immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Avionic Instruments Inc.
5. The name of the Limited Liability Company as set forth in the Certificate of Formation is Avionic Instruments LLC.
6. This Certificate of Conversion shall become effective upon filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate on the 25th day of June, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.37
MERGER AGREEMENT
This Merger Agreement (Agreement) is made and entered into as of the 30th day of June, 2007 between DAC Realty Corp., a New Jersey corporation (the Corporation), and Avionic Instruments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the LLC) (herein sometimes collectively called the Constituent Companies).
WHEREAS, the Constituent Companies desire that the Corporation merge with and into the LLC (the Merger) upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth and in accordance with the laws of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the shareholders and members of each Constituent Company have approved and adopted this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Constituent Companies do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Merger. Upon the Effective Date (as defined in Section 6 below), the Corporation shall be merged with and into the LLC, which shall be, and is herein sometimes referred to as, the Surviving Company. The Surviving Company shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and the separate corporate existence of the Corporation shall cease forthwith upon the Effective Date.
2. Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability Company Agreement. The Certificate of Formation and the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC on the Effective Date shall be the Certificate of Formation and the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Company.
3. Conversion of DAC Stock. Upon the Effective Date each share of stock in the Corporation that is issued and outstanding shall be cancelled.
4. Effects of Merger. The effect of the merger, at the Effective Date, shall be as provided by Chapter 18, Section 209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and New Jersey Statute Annotated Title 14A. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, upon the Effective Date, the separate existence of the Corporation shall cease, and the Surviving Company shall posses all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, of a public as well as of a private nature, and the Surviving Company shall be subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities, obligations and duties
of each of the Constituent Companies; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts, liabilities and obligations due to each of the Constituent Companies on whatever account or belonging to any of the Constituent Companies shall be vested in the Surviving Company without further act or deed; and all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, all and every other interest, shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Company as they were of the Constituent Companies, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise in each of the Constituent Companies shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this merger; and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of each of the Constituent Companies shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this merger, on only the property affected by such liens immediately prior to the Effective Date. Any action or proceeding pending by or against each of the Constituent Companies at the Effective Date may be prosecuted as if the merger had not taken place, or the Surviving Company may be substituted in such companys place.
5. Amendments. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the directors, shareholder and member of the Constituent Companies, the Board of Directors of Corporation and the Member of LLC may amend this Agreement by written agreement at any time prior to the Effective Date.
6. Effective Date of Merger. As soon as practicable after this Agreement has been duly adopted by the member of the LLC and the shareholder of the Corporation, a certificate of merger shall be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the New Jersey Secretary of State in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. The merger of the Corporation into the LLC shall become effective on the date on June 30, 2007 (such date the Effective Date).
7. Termination. Notwithstanding approval of this Agreement by the directors, shareholder and member of the Constituent Companies, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date by mutual consent of the directors, shareholder and member of the Constituent Companies.
8. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative to said subject matter. Whenever the context requires, words used in the singular
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 3.38
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC
The undersigned, being the sole member of Avionic Instruments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), does hereby execute this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company effective the 30th day of June, 2007. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on the 30th day of June, 2007, upon the filing of its Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE I
MEMBER
TransDigm Inc. shall be, and is, hereby admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company (the Member). All actions taken and all things done and all expenditures made by any authorized representative of the Company, including, without limitation, the Member, in connection with its organization and qualification are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
ARTICLE II
OFFICE
The principal office of the Company shall be located at 1414 Randolph Avenue, Avenel, New Jersey 07001 (the Principal Office). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require. The name and address of the statutory agent of the Company is as set forth in the Companys Certificate of Formation, and such agent and address of agent may be changed from time to time by the Member.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose for which the Company is organized is to conduct any lawful business purposes as defined in Section 18-106 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the Act). The Company shall have all of the powers granted to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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ARTICLE IV
DURATION OF THE COMPANY
The Company shall commence immediately, upon the effective date of this Limited Liability Company Agreement, and shall continue in perpetuity thereafter unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Member has contributed all of the capital of the Company and 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 Companys 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 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
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The books shall be kept on a calendar year basis, and shall be closed and balanced at the end of each such year. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said book. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.
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ARTICLE IX
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 X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification in Non-Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company, 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 the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company 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.
Section 3. Indemnification as a Matter of Right. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 5. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this section.
Section 6. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 7. Liability Insurance. The Company shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, manager, director, officer, 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 the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.
Section 8. Company. For purposes of this Article X, references to the Company shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its members, managers, directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
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Section 9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article X, references to any other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Company shall include any service as a member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such member, manager, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company as referred to in this Article X.
Section 10. Continuation. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE XI
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 Avionic Instruments 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 XII
MISCELLANEOUS
This Limited Liability Company Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its Member, and his 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.
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Exhibit 3.44
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY
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FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
This Certificate of Conversion and attached Articles of Organization are submitted to convert the following Other Business Entity into a Florida Limited Liability Company in accordance with s.608.439, Florida Statutes.
1. The name of the Other Business Entity immediately prior to the filing of this Certificate of Conversion is CDA InterCorp.
2. The Other Business Entity is a corporation first incorporated under the laws of Florida on February 9, 1970.
3. The name of the Florida Limited Liability Company as set forth in the attached Articles of Organization is CDA InterCorp LLC.
4. The effective date of this Certificate of Conversion shall be June 30, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.45
OPERATING AGREEMENT
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CDA INTERCORP LLC
The undersigned, being the sole member of CDA InterCorp LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the Company), does hereby execute this Operating Agreement of the Company effective the 30th day of June, 2007. The Company was formed as a Florida limited liability company on the 30th day of June, 2007, upon the filing of its Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.
ARTICLE I
MEMBER
TransDigm Inc. shall be, and is, hereby admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company (the Member). All actions taken and all things done and all expenditures made by any authorized representative of the Company, including, without limitation, the Member, in connection with its organization and qualification are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
ARTICLE II
OFFICE
The principal office of the Company shall be located at 450 Goolsby Blvd., Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442-3019 (the Principal Office). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require. The name and address of the statutory agent of the Company is as set forth in the Companys Articles of Organization, and such agent and address of agent may be changed from time to time by the Member.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The Companys business and purpose may consist of any lawful activity permitted to limited liability companies by the Florida Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Florida.
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ARTICLE IV
DURATION OF THE COMPANY
The Company shall commence immediately, upon the effective date of this Operating Agreement, and shall continue in perpetuity thereafter unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Member has contributed all of the capital of the Company and 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 Companys 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 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 Operating 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
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The books shall be kept on a calendar year basis, and shall be closed and balanced at the end of each such year. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said book. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
This Operating 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 X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification in Non-Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company, 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 the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company 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.
Section 3. Indemnification as a Matter of Right. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 5. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this section.
Section 6. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 7. Liability Insurance. The Company shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, manager, director, officer, 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 the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.
Section 8. Company. For purposes of this Article X, references to the Company shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its members, managers, directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
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Section 9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article X, references to any other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Company shall include any service as a member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such member, manager, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company as referred to in this Article X.
Section 10. Continuation. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE XI
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 CDA InterCorp 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 XII
MISCELLANEOUS
This Operating Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its Member, and his successors and assignees. This Operating 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 Operating Agreement, no such creditor or third party shall have any rights under this Operating Agreement or any agreement between the Company and the Member with respect to any capital contribution or otherwise.
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Exhibit 3.46
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STATE OF DELAWARE |
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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WINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
FIRST: The name of the Company is Wings Holdings, Inc.
SECOND: The address of the Companys registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808, and the name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
THIRD: The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Company shall have authority to issue is 1,000 having a par value of $0.01 per share. All such shares are Common Stock.
FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator is:
Jon
Sommer
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
SIXTH The personal liability of the directors of the Company is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented. Any repeal or modification of this Article Sixth shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Company existing immediately prior to such repeal or modification.
SEVENTH: The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted or required by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons to whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said section, and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. Any repeal or
modification of this Article Seventh shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such repeal or modification.
EIGHTH From time to time any of the provisions of this certificate of incorporation may be amended, altered or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Company by this certificate of incorporation are granted subject to the provisions of this Article Eighth.
NINTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, powers, privileges and discretionary authority granted or conferred by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or other statutes or laws of the state of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Company, without any action on the part of the Stockholders, but the Stockholders may make additional By-Laws and may alter, amend or repeal any By-Law whether adopted by them or otherwise. The Company may in its By-Laws confer powers upon its Board of Directors in addition to the foregoing and in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors by applicable law.
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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of March, 2003.
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Exhibit 3.47
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State of Delaware |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
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THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
WINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
Adopted in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware
Wings Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the Corporation), hereby certifies the following:
FIRST: That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 7, 2003.
SECOND: That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting the fourth paragraph in its entirety and inserting in its place:
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Company shall have authority to issue is 1,500,000 having a par value of $0.01 per share. All such shares are Common Stock.
THIRD: That the foregoing amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation by unanimous written consent in accordance with the provision of Section 141(f) and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: That the foregoing amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted and approved by written consent by the sole stockholder of all shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and Section 228 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FIFTH: The effective date of this amendment shall be May 12, 2003.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wings Holdings, Inc has caused this certificate to be executed by the undersigned this 9th day of March, 2003.
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Exhibit 3.48
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State of Delaware |
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Secretary of State |
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Delivered 11:59 AM 07/17/2003 |
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FILED 11:33 AM 07/17/2003 |
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SRV 030468736 3633813 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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WINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
WINGS HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, HEREBY CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The name of the corporation is Wings Holdings, Inc. (the Company).
2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is hereby amended by deleting Article FIRST thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article:
FIRST: The name of the Company is Aviation Technologies, Inc.
3. The amendment to the Companys Certificate of Incorporation set forth in this certificate of amendment has been duly adopted by this Companys board of directors and stockholders in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 141, 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be executed by the Secretary, Jeffrey McKibben, this 17 day of July, 2003.
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Exhibit 3.49
BY-LAWS
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WINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
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BY-LAWS
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WINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
ARTICLE I.
OFFICES
1. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
2. The corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE II.
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
1. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware as designated by the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
2. Unless directors are elected by written consent, an annual meeting of stockholders, an annual shall be held each year on a date and a time designated by the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted. Stockholders may act by written consent to elect directors; provided, that if consent is less than unanimous, such action by written consent may be in lieu of holding an annual meeting only if all directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting held at the effective time of such action are vacant and are filled by such action.
3. A majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, the holders of which are present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these By-Laws. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum and the votes present may continue to transact business until adjournment. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the voting stock represented in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat.
4. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes, or the Certificate of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, a different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
5. At each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder having the right to vote may vote in person or may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such stockholder and bearing a date not more than three years prior to said meeting, unless said instrument provides for a longer period. All proxies must be filed with the Secretary of the corporation at the beginning of each meeting in order to be counted in any vote at the meeting. Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock having voting power, registered in his name on the books of the corporation on the record date set by the Board of Directors as provided in Article V, Section 6 hereof. All elections shall be had and all questions decided by a plurality vote.
6. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose, or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, may be called by the President and shall be called by the President or the Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding, and entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
7. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. The written notice of any meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation.
8. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten 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 list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
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9. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding 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. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
ARTICLE III.
DIRECTORS
1. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be not less than one (1) nor more than seven (7). The first Board shall consist of three (3) directors. The directors need not be stockholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, and each director elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified; provided, however, that unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, either with or without cause, from the Board of Directors at any meeting of stockholders by a majority of the stock represented and entitled to vote thereat.
2. Vacancies on the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. The directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of directors and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole Board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office.
3. The property and business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these By-Laws expressly conferred upon them, the Board may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4. The directors may hold their meetings and have one or more offices, and keep the books of the corporation outside of the State of Delaware.
5. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.
6. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or Secretary without notice; special meetings shall be called by the President or the Secretary in like manner on the written request of two directors unless the Board consists of only one director; in which case special meetings shall be called by the President or Secretary in like manner on the written request of the sole director.
7. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum, shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. If only one director is authorized, such sole director shall constitute a quorum.
8. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, 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 or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
9. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
10. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each such 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. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors 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
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may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporations property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the By-Laws of the corporation; and, unless the resolution or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.
11. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
12. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
INDEMNIFICATION
13. (a) The corporation 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 the corporation) by reason of the fact that he 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 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 the corporation, 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 the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(b) The corporation 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 the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he 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) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
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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 and except that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware 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 such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(c) To the extent that a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
(d) Any indemnification under paragraphs (a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b). Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
(e) Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in defending a civil, criminal, investigative or administrative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Section 13. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Section 13 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g) The Board of Directors may authorize the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Section 13.
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(h) For the purposes of this Section 13, references to the corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(i) For purposes of this section, references to other enterprises shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the corporation shall include service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the corporation as referred to in this section.
(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section 13 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE IV.
OFFICERS
1. The officers of this corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall include a President, and a Secretary. The corporation may also have at the discretion of the Board of Directors such other officers as are desired, including a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof. In the event there are two or more Vice Presidents, then one or more may be designated as Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, or other similar or dissimilar title. At the time of the election of officers, the directors may by resolution determine the order of their rank. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws otherwise provide.
2. The Board of Directors, at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders, shall choose the officers of the corporation.
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3. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
5. The officers of the corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify in their stead. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. If the office of any officer or officers becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
6. The Chairman of the Board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors or prescribed by these By-Laws. If there is no President, the Chairman of the Board shall in addition be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 7 of this Article IV.
PRESIDENT
7. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President and Chief Executive Officer of corporations, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-Laws.
VICE PRESIDENTS
8. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors, or if not ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all 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 Vice Presidents shall have such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them, respectively, by the Board of Directors.
SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
9. The Secretary shall attend all sessions of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for
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that purpose; and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required by the Board of Directors. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-Laws. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of the corporation, and when authorized by the Board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of an Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his signature.
10. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or if there be no such determination, the Assistant Secretary designated by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURER
11. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all moneys, and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation, in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the corporation a bond, in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the corporation.
12. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or if there be no such determination, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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ARTICLE V.
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
1. Every holder of stock of the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the corporation, certifying the number of shares represented by the certificate owned by such stockholder in the corporation.
2. 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 were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
3. If the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES
4. The Board of Directors 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 that 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 of Directors 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 legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or 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.
TRANSFERS OF STOCK
5. Upon surrender to the corporation, or the transfer agent of the corporation, of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation 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.
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FIXING RECORD DATE
6. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS
7. 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 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 the laws of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE VI.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVIDENDS
1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
2. Before payment of any dividend there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interests of the corporation, and the directors may abolish any such reserve.
CHECKS
3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
FISCAL YEAR
4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year.
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SEAL
5. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
NOTICES
6. Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also be given by telegram.
7. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, 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 to be equivalent.
ANNUAL STATEMENT
8. The Board of Directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
AMENDMENTS
1. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such special meeting. If the power to adopt, amend or repeal By-Laws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation it shall not divest or limit the power of the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal By-Laws.
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Exhibit 3.50
[STAMP]
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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AVTECH CORPORATION
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, GEORGE KINNEAR, COLIN W. ACKERSON and JAMES S. TURNER, being citizens of the United States, do hereby associate ourselves together as a corporation under the general incorporation laws of the State of Washington, and make, subscribe and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation, in triplicate, to-wit:
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of this corporation shall be and is:
AVTECH CORPORATION
ARTICLE II
Objects and Purposes
The objects and purposes for which this corporation is formed are, and shall be, as follows:
1. To engage in the fabrication and manufacture of electronic audio/visual products.
2. To engage in industrial research and development,
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generally, and of electronic audio/visual products, in particular.
3. To manufacture, sell, license or rent equipment and products of all kinds and to provide audio/visual services utilizing presentation devices and systems.
4. To engage in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling in any or all of its phases.
5. To contract with machinery and equipment manufacturers for the purchase of items for resale.
6. To buy, sell, own and deal in real estate, livestock, bonds, securities and other properties or investments of all kinds on its own account or as agent, factor or broker, in the United States and elsewhere.
7. To establish, form and subsidize or otherwise assist in the promotion or foundation of other companies or the prosecution of any other undertakings or enterprises which may advance directly or indirectly the objects of this corporation, and to secure by purchase, trade, subscription, or otherwise acquire and to deal and trade in the stock, certificates of interest, debentures, bonds or other securities of other companies, trusts or other organizations.
8. To enter into any partnership arrangements.
9. To borrow money and to issue bills, notes, bonds and other forms of commercial paper and secure the payment of the same by mortgage or pledge of any or all of the corporations
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property; to buy, lease, acquire, own, hold, sell, let or otherwise dispose of property of all kinds, both real and personal, which may be necessary, incident or convenient to the carrying on of said business.
10. To acquire patents, licenses or agreements covering equipment or property and to do every act and thing which may be incidental, auxiliary or relative to, connected with, or necessary for, the accomplishment of any one or all of the purposes and objects herein specified, and to do the same as principal, agent or broker.
11. From time to time, to do any one or more of the acts, and to accomplish any one or more of the objects, herein set forth, to conduct its business wherever necessary or desirable, whether in the State of Washington, or in other states and territories of the United States, or in foreign countries, and to maintain one office or more than one office.
12. To use and enjoy all the general rights, powers, and privileges, whether expressed or implied, now conferred upon or granted to, or hereabout to be conferred upon or granted to, private corporations organized under the general corporation laws of the State of Washington.
ARTICLE III
Time of Existence
The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.
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ARTICLE IV
Post Office Address
The location and post office address of the registered office of this corporation shall be:
3312 White Building, Seattle 1, Washington
ARTICLE V
Authorized Capital Stock
The authorized capital stock of this corporation shall be divided into fifty thousand (50,000) shares of common stock without par value.
ARTICLE VI
Paid-In Capital
The amount of paid-in capital with which this corporation will begin business is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
ARTICLE VII
Directors
The directors who shall manage the affairs of this corporation shall be five (5) in number, but the number of directors may be increased to any number not exceeding seven (7) at any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
The directors herein named shall manage the affairs of this company for a period of one month, and thereafter until
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their successors are elected and qualified.
The names and post office addresses of the first directors are as follows:
Colin W. Ackerson |
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ARTICLE VIII
Incorporators
The following statement contains the name and post office address of each incorporator, and a statement of the number of shares subscribed by each of them:
George Kinnear |
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ARTICLE IX
By-Laws
The board of directors of this corporation shall have the authority to make and alter by-laws not inconsistent with law or with the Articles of Incorporation, and subject to the power
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the undersigned, as incorporators, have hereunto set our hands and seals in triplicate at Seattle, Washington, this 20th day of August, 1963.
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this 20th day of August, 1963, before me, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared GEORGE KINNEAR, JAMES S. TURNER and COLIN W. ACKERSON, to me known to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they signed and sealed the same as their free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
WITNESS my hand and official seal the day and year herein first above written.
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Exhibit 3.51
[STAMP]
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
AVTECH CORPORATION
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of AVTECH CORPORATION, a Washington corporation, are herein executed by the Corporation, pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Code of Washington 23A.16.040 and 23A.16.050, as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is AVTECH CORPORATION.
2. The Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is as follows:
ARTICLE X
At each election for directors every shareholder shall have the right to vote in person or by proxy the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote. No cumulative voting for one or more directors shall be permitted.
3. The number of shares outstanding in said Corporation is 450,000 shares of no par value common stock.
4. The number of shares entitled to vote on such Amendment was 450,000.
5. The number of shares voting for the Amendment was 314,823.5 and the number of shares voted against such Amendment was 126,848.5.
6. The Amendment received the required two-thirds vote of the Shareholders and was adopted on March 30, 1984.
DATED this 30th day of March, 1984.
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Exhibit 3.52
[STAMP]
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
AVTECH CORPORATION
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of AVTECH CORPORATION, a Washington corporation, are herein executed by the corporation, pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Code of Washington 23A.16.040 and 23A.16.050, as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is AVTECH CORPORATION.
2. The Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is as follows:
The capital stock in this Corporation shall consist of 1.5 Million shares of common no par stock.
3. The number of shares outstanding in said corporation is 446,543½ shares of no par value common stock.
4. The number of shares entitled to vote on such Amendment was 446,543½.
5. The number of shares voting for the amendment was 433,096.4, and no shares were voted against such amendment.
6. The Amendment was adopted by the Shareholders at their annual meeting held on March 17, 1989, pursuant to notice to all shareholders of record.
DATED this 10th day of April, 1989.
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Exhibit 3.53
[STAMP]
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF
AVTECH CORPORATION
Pursuant to RCW 23B.10.060, the undersigned corporation submits the following amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
1. The name of the corporation is Avtech Corporation (the Corporation).
2. Article V of the Corporations Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE V
The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 15,000, all of which shall be common stock having no par value.
3. The amendment provides for the conversion on a one-for-100 basis of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Upon the filing of these Articles of Amendment, every 100 shares of outstanding common stock will be automatically reclassified, changed and converted into one share of new common stock. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon such conversion, but in lieu thereof, the Corporation will pay cash for such fractional interest at the rate of $177.00 per share of common stock outstanding prior to the effectiveness of these Articles of Amendment. All holders of outstanding common stock will be required to surrender their stock certificate(s) in order to receive the cash payment for fractional interests and/or new certificates evidencing their whole shares of new common stock following this reverse stock split.
4. The amendment was adopted July 17, 1998.
5. The amendment was approved by the Corporations shareholders in accordance with the provisions of RCW 23B.10.030 and 23B.10.040.
Date: July 17, 1998.
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Exhibit 3.54
[STAMP]
ARTICLES
OF AMENDMENT
TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF AVTECH CORPORATION
Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 23B.10, the undersigned officer of Avtech Corporation, a Washington corporation, executes the following Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation:
1. The name of the corporation is Avtech Corporation.
2. The Articles of Incorporation of the corporation are amended by replacing the first paragraph of Article VII in its entirety with the following:
The number of directors of the corporation shall be as specified in the corporations Bylaws, as amended from time to time.
3. The remaining portion of Article VII and all other sections of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, shall remain in full force, effect and without change.
5. The date of the adoption of the above amendment is May 16, 2003.
6. The amendment was adopted by the Board of Directors of the corporation with shareholder approval in accordance with the provisions of RCW 23B.10.030 and 23B.10.040.
DATED: May 16, 2003.
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Exhibit 3.55
PLAN OF MERGER
This Plan of Merger is made and entered into as of the 25th day of June, 2007 between West Coast Specialties, Inc., a Washington corporation (West Coast), and Avtech Corporation., a Washington corporation (Avtech) (herein sometimes collectively called the Constituent Corporations).
WHEREAS, the Constituent Corporations desire that West Coast merge with and into Avtech (the Merger) upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth and in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each Constituent Corporation have approved and adopted this Plan of Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Constituent Corporations do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Merger. Upon the Effective Date (as defined in Section 8 below), West Coast shall be merged with and into Avtech, which shall be, and is herein sometimes referred to as, the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and the separate corporate existence of West Coast shall cease forthwith upon the Effective Date.
2. Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. The Articles of Incorporation of Avtech and the By-Laws of Avtech on the Effective Date shall remain the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation.
3. Shares. On the Effective Date each issued and outstanding share of common stock of West Coast shall be cancelled.
4. Directors. The directors of Avtech on the Effective Date shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
5. Officers. The officers of Avtech on the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified in accordance with the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation and as otherwise provided by law.
6. Effects of Merger. The effect of the merger, at the Effective Date, shall be as provided by Title 23B, Section 23B.11.040 of the Washington Business Corporation Act. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, upon the Effective Date, the separate existence of West Coast shall cease, and the Surviving Corporation shall posses all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, of a public as well as of a private nature, and the Surviving Corporation shall be subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities, obligations and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts, liabilities and obligations due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account or belonging to any of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority and franchises, all and every other interest, shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations; and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of each of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of this merger, on only the property affected by such liens immediately prior to the Effective Date. Any action or proceeding pending by or against each of the Constituent Corporations at the Effective Date may be prosecuted as if the merger had not taken place, or the Surviving Corporation may be substituted in such corporations place.
7. Amendments. Notwithstanding approval of this Plan of Merger by the directors of the Constituent Corporations, the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations may amend this Plan of Merger by written agreement at any time prior to the Effective Date; provided that any such amendment shall not (a) alter the amount or kind of consideration to be received in exchange for shares of capital stock of West Coast, (b) alter any term of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of West Coast or Avtech, or (c) alter the terms and conditions of this Plan of Merger if such alteration would adversely affect the holder of capital stock of either Constituent Corporation.
8. Effective Date of Merger. As soon as practicable after this Agreement has been duly adopted by the directors of West Coast and Avtech, Articles of Merger shall be filed with the Washington Secretary of State in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. The merger of West Coast into Avtech shall become effective June 30, 2007 (the Effective Date).
9. Termination. Notwithstanding approval of this Plan of Merger by the directors and shareholder of the Constituent Corporations, this Plan of Merger may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date by mutual consent of the Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations.
10. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative to said subject matter. Whenever the context requires, words used in the singular shall be construed to
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the corporate parties hereto, pursuant to authority duly granted by its board of directors, has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 3.56
BY-LAWS
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AVTECH CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
Officers
Section 1. In addition to the Board of Directors, the officers of this corporation shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be chosen by the Board of Directors after each annual meeting of stockholders, to serve for a period of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified, and who may be removed by the Board at will, and none of the officers, except the President, need be members of the Board, but a Vice-President who is not a Director may not succeed to the office of President, and one person may hold more than one office, except that the President may not hold any other office.
In addition, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, may elect one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers.
ARTICLE II.
Board of Directors
Section 1. The corporate powers, business and
property of the corporation shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by a board of not less than five (5) Directors and not more than seven (7) Directors.
Section 2. Each Director shall hold office for one year, or for such period as he may have been appointed and until his successor shall have been elected and shall qualify.
Section 3. The Board of Directors shall have power to call special meetings of the stockholders when they deem it necessary, and they shall call such meetings at any time upon a written request for that purpose by persons representing in their own right or by proxy one-third of all the capital stock, notice thereof to be given in like manner as provided for other special stockholders meetings.
Section 4. A majority of the Board shall have power to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors whenever the President, after request for that purpose made to him in writing by a majority of the Directors, shall refuse or neglect to call such meeting, and notice of the meeting shall be given as for other special meetings of the Board of Directors except that it shall be signed by the members issuing the call.
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among the Directors, by death, resignation, or otherwise, except by removal and the election of his successor as provided by Section 31, Paragraph IV, Uniform Business Corporation Act, it shall be filled by appointment of the Board of Directors. Such Director so appointed shall hold office until his successor is elected at the next annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting, duly called for that purpose prior thereto.
ARTICLE III
President
Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Directors or stockholders; he shall sign as President all certificates of stock and all contracts or instruments in wriring when and as he shall deem the same to be for the best interest of the corporation; he shall be the general executive head of the corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time require.
ARTICLE IV
Vice-President
Section 1. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President, when present, shall have all of the power of the President and perform all his duties. He shall have such
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ARTICLE V.
Secretary and Assistant Secretaries
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep records and minutes of all the meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders; he shall sign and keep the records of the stock certificates and the Seal of the Corporation shall be in his custody, and he shall perform such other duties as the Directors may require of him.
Section 2. The Assistant Secretaries, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence of disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. They shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VI.
Treasurer
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Section 2. The Assistant Treasurers, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer. They shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VII
Meetings
Section 1. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of January of each year at the hour of 10:00 oclock A.M., at the registered office of the corporation or at such other place as may be lawful. If this day falls on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to cause notice of such meeting to be mailed to each stockholder at his post office address as last known to the Secretary, at least ten (10) days before the day of the meeting, but a failure to give or send such notice or any irregularity therein shall not
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Section 2. At all stockholders meetings a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation must be represented in person or by proxy in order to form a quorum, and all proxies must be duly executed and filed with the Secretary before they are used.
Section 3. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the registered office immediately following the final adjournment of each annual meeting without notice, for the purpose of organizing the Board and the election of officers and the transaction of any business.
Section 4. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place within or without the State of Washington as the Board may from time to time appoint. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President, or by a majority of the Board, whenever he or they may deem it expedient, by notice in writing, signed by the President, or by the Secretary by order of the President, or signed by a majority of the Directors, stating the time, place and objects of the meeting, sent to the several Directors by letter or telegram, mailed or sent to each Director at his usual business address at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of meeting, but notice
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may be waived by any or all of the Directors, and if notice be waived by all of the directors, a special meeting may be held at any time or place to consider any business. Any Director who is present at and participates in a meeting of the Directors shall be deemed to have waived notice thereof and consented to the call and holding of the meeting.
Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President or the Board of Directors whenever he or they may deem it expedient, to be held at any lawful place, the call to be by notice in writing, signed by the Secretary by order of the President, or by order of the Board of Directors, or by the President, or by a majority of the Board, stating the time, place and objects, of the meeting, sent to the several stockholders by letter, mailed to each stockholder at his post office address last known to the Secretary at least ten (10) days before the day of meeting, but if notice be waived by all of the stockholders or proxies, a special meeting may be held at any time and place to consider any business. Any stockholder who is present at and participates in a meeting of the stockholders shall be deemed to have waived notice thereof and consented to the call and holding of the meeting.
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ARTICLE VIII.
Lost Certificates of Stock
Section 1. If a certificate of stock is lost or destroyed, the owner thereof may make application on oath in writing to the Board of Directors setting forth the facts and the Board of Directors, if satisfied of such loss or destruction, may direct such owner to give a satisfactory bond with sureties to the company indemnifying it against any loss incurred, if such certificate be found and held to be good against the company, and shall upon receipt of such bond order the officers of the company to issue a duplicate in lieu thereof.
ARTICLE IX.
Seal
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall provide a suitable seal for the corporation, which shall be circular in form, which shall contain the following inscription:
Avtech Corporation - Corporate Seal 1963 - Washington.
ARTICLE X.
Amendments
Section 1. These By-Laws or any thereof may be repealed or amended, or new By-Laws may be adopted, at any annual
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meeting, or at any other meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. The Board of Directors shall also have power to amend these By-Laws and to adopt new By-Laws.
Section 2. All By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be repealed or amended at the annual meeting or at any other meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
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EXHIBIT B
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO BY-LAWS OF AVTECH CORPORATION
dated May 16, 2003
Article I, Section 1 of the By-Laws is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
In addition to the Board of Directors, the officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President and a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, may elect one or more additional officers, including but not limited to, a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents and any such other officer that the Board of Directors deems appropriate. Each officer shall be chosen by the Board of Directors after each annual meeting of stockholders, to serve for a period of one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and may be removed by the Board at will. None of the officers need be members of the Board, and one person may hold more than one office. In addition, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, may elect one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers.
Article II, Section 1 of the By-Laws is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
The Corporation shall be controlled by a Board of Directors of not less than one (1) Director, and not more than seven (7) Directors.
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Exhibit 3.57
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
TCL ACQUISITION CORP.
1. The name of the corporation is: TCL ACQUISITION CORP.
2. Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808, in the County of New Castle and its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company
3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
4. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares, all of which are Common Stock with a par value of $0.01.
5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator is
Angela M. Amaru
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
6. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the bylaws of the corporation.
7. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the corporation shall so provide.
8. No director of this corporation shall 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 directors 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 General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of March, 2004.
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Exhibit 3.58
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
TCL ACQUISITION CORP.
Adopted
in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware
FIRST: That the Certificate of Incorporation of TCL Acquisition Corp. (the Corporation) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 23, 2004.
SECOND: That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended to read as follows; by deleting Paragraph 1. as it now exists and replacing it with a new Paragraph 1. reading as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is: TRANSICOIL CORP.
THIRD: That the amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: That such amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the written consent of the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed this document on the date set forth below and do hereby affirm, under the penalties of perjury, that the statements contained therein have been examined by me and are true and correct.
Date: May 21, 2004
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Exhibit 3.59
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STATE OF
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CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF
AEROSPACE DISPLAY SYSTEMS, LLC
(a domestic limited liability company)
INTO
TRANSICOIL CORP.
(a domestic corporation)
Pursuant to Title 8, Section 264(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Title 6, Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the undersigned corporation does hereby certify:
FIRST: The name of the surviving corporation is Transicoil Corp., a Delaware corporation, and the name of the limited liability company being merged into this surviving corporation is Aerospace Display Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
SECOND: The Agreement and Plan of Merger has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by the surviving corporation and the merging limited liability company.
THIRD: The name of the surviving corporation is Transicoil Corp.
FOURTH: The merger is to become effective upon filing this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
FIFTH: The Agreement and Plan of Merger is on file at 9 Iron Bridge Drive, Collegeville, PA 19426, the place of business of the surviving corporation.
SIXTH: A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger will be furnished by the corporation on request, without cost, to any stockholder of any constituent corporation or member of any constituent limited liability company.
SEVENTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation shall be its Certificate of Incorporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Transicoil Corp. has caused this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer, this 27th day of December, 2005.
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Exhibit 3.60
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
FROM A CORPORATION TO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-214 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY ACT
1. The jurisdiction where the Corporation first formed is Delaware.
2. The jurisdiction immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Delaware.
3. The date the Corporation first formed is March 23, 2004.
4. The name of the Corporation immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Transicoil Corp.
5. The name of the Limited Liability Company as set forth in the Certificate of Formation is Transicoil LLC.
6. This Certificate of Ownership is to become effective on June 30, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate on the 25th day of June, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.61
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
OF
TRANSICOIL LLC
This Certificate of Formation of Transicoil LLC, dated as of June 25th, 2007, is being duly executed and filed by Halle Terrion, as an authorized person, to form a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del.C. §18-101, et seq.).
FIRST: The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is Transicoil LLC (the LLC).
SECOND: The name of the registered agent for service of process on the LLC in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The address of the registered office of the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, New Castle County.
FOURTH: This Certificate of Formation is to become effective upon filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit 3.62
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
TRANSICOIL LLC
The undersigned, being the sole member of Transicoil LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), does hereby execute this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company effective the 30th day of June, 2007. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on the 30th day of June, 2007, upon the filing of its Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE I
MEMBER
Aviation Technologies, Inc. shall be, and is, hereby admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company (the Member). All actions taken and all things done and all expenditures made by any authorized representative of the Company, including, without limitation, the Member, in connection with its organization and qualification are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects.
ARTICLE II
OFFICE
The principal office of the Company shall be located at 9 Iron Bridge Drive, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426 (the Principal Office). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require. The name and address of the statutory agent of the Company is as set forth in the Companys Certificate of Formation, and such agent and address of agent may be changed from time to time by the Member.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose for which the Company is organized is to conduct any lawful business purposes as defined in Section 18-106 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the Act). The Company shall have all of the powers granted to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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ARTICLE IV
DURATION OF THE COMPANY
The Company shall commence immediately, upon the effective date of this Limited Liability Company Agreement, and shall continue in perpetuity thereafter unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Member has contributed all of the capital of the Company and 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 Companys 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 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
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The books shall be kept on a calendar year basis, and shall be closed and balanced at the end of each such year. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said book. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.
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ARTICLE IX
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 X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification in Non-Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company, 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 the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. The Company 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 the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a member, manager or officer of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company 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 the Company 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.
Section 3. Indemnification as a Matter of Right. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 5. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this section.
Section 6. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 7. Liability Insurance. The Company shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, manager, director, officer, 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 the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.
Section 8. Company. For purposes of this Article X, references to the Company shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its members, managers, directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
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Section 9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article X, references to any other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Company shall include any service as a member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such member, manager, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company as referred to in this Article X.
Section 10. Continuation. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE XI
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 Transicoil 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 XII
MISCELLANEOUS
This Limited Liability Company Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its Member, and his 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has hereunto set his hand effective the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 3.63
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State of Delaware |
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BRUCE INDUSTRIES ACQUISITION CORP.
ARTICLE I
The name of this Corporation is: Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, in the county of New Castle. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III
The name and mailing address of the incorporator of the Corporation is:
Joanie Y. Kim
1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2600
Seattle, WA 98101-1688
ARTICLE IV
The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
ARTICLE V
This Corporation is authorized to issue one class of stock to be designated Common Stock. The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share.
ARTICLE VI
Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by a bylaw or amendment thereof duly adopted by the board of directors or by the
stockholders. The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three (3) directors and their names and addresses are as follows:
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The term of the initial directors shall be until the first annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified, unless removed in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
ARTICLE IX
At each election for directors, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election has the right to vote in person or by proxy the number of shares held by such shareholder for as many persons as there are directors to be elected. No cumulative voting for directors shall be permitted.
ARTICLE X
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the General Corporation Law of Delaware) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XI
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 directors 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 General
Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article to authorize corporation action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as so amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article by the stockholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time, or increase the liability of any director of this Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE XII
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this Corporation is also authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) such agents (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits this Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, subject only to limits created by applicable Delaware law (statutory or non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to this Corporation, its stockholders, and others.
Any repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director, officer, agent or other person existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of this Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director, officer or agent occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE XIII
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute or this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation, to do business both within and without the State of Delaware and in pursuance of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, does make and file this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly has hereunto set his hand this 16th day of May, 2006.
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Exhibit 3.64
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BRUCE INDUSTRIES ACQUISITION CORP.
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation, before the effective date of this amendment, is Bruce Industries Acquisition Corp. (the Corporation).
2. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended as follows:
The text of Article I is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The name of this Corporation is Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc.
3. The amendment does not provide for a change in stock or the rights of stockholders, or an exchange, reclassification, subdivision, combination or cancellation of stock or rights of stockholders.
4. The amendment herein certified has been duly adopted and written consent has been given in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.65
BYLAWS
OF
BRUCE INDUSTRIES ACQUISITION CORP.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
1.1 Registered Office. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
1.2 Other Offices. The corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1 Meetings. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors and for any other purpose shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.
2.2 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
2.3 Notice of Annual Meeting. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting.
2.4 Record List of Stockholders. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any 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 list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
2.5 Calling Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of incorporation, may be called by the president and chief executive officer, and shall be called by the president and chief executive officer or secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning at least fifty percent 50% in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
2.6 Notice of Special Meetings. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
2.7 Business to be Transacted at Special Meetings. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
2.8 Quorum. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.9 Vote Required. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
2.10 Voting. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted on after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
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2.11 Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding 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. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
3.1 Number of Directors. The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors or the stockholders. Each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Directors need not be stockholders.
3.2 Director Vacancies. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole Board of Directors (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office.
3.3 Power of Directors. The business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
3.4 Director Meetings in General. The Board of Directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.
3.5 Initial Director Meetings. The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. In the event of the failure of the stockholders to fix the time or place of such first meeting of the newly
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elected Board of Directors, or in the event such meeting is not held at the time and place so fixed by the stockholders, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.
3.6 Regular Meetings; Notice. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the president and upon notice to each director, orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting, or sent in writing to each director by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. Special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of two (2) directors unless the Board of Directors consists of only one director, in which case special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of the sole director.
3.8 Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
3.9 Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, 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, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
3.10 Meetings by Conference Telephone. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
3.11 Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. 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.
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In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors 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; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the General Corporation Law of Delaware to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any provision of these bylaws.
3.12 Committee Meeting Minutes. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
3.13 Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
3.14 Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of shares entitled to vote at an election of directors.
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
4.1 Notice to Stockholders by Mail. Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation or of these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.
4.2 Notice to Stockholders by Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of this chapter, the certificate of incorporation, or the bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be
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deemed revoked if (1) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission 2 consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action
Notice given pursuant to this section shall be deemed given: (1) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (2) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (3) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (4) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
4.3 Notice to Directors. Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the method stated in Section 4.1, or by overnight delivery service, facsimile, telex or telegram, except that such notice other than one which is delivered personally shall be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known post office address of such director.
4.2 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation or of 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.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
5.1 Officers Designated. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a president and chief executive officer, treasurer and a secretary. The Board of Directors may elect from among its members a Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors may choose one or more vice-presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws otherwise provide.
5.2 Time of Appointment. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a president and chief executive officer, a treasurer, and a secretary and may choose vice-presidents.
5.3 Other Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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5.4 Salaries. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
5.5 Term of Office. The officers of the corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
5.6 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders at which he or she shall be present. He or she shall have and may exercise such powers as are, from time to time, assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors and as may be provided by law.
5.7 Absence of Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders at which he or she shall be present. He or she shall have and may exercise such powers as are, from time to time, assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors and as may be provided by law.
THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE-PRESIDENTS
5.8 President and Chief Executive Officer. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, the president and chief executive officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors; he or she shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.
5.9 Authority of President and Chief Executive Officer. The president and chief executive officer shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.
5.10 Absence of President and Chief Executive Officer. In the absence of the president and chief executive officer (or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the vice-president, if any, (or in the event there be more than one vice-president, the vice-presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and chief executive officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president and chief executive officer. The vice-presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
5.11 Secretary. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the corporation
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and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or president and chief executive officer, under whose supervision he or she shall be. He or she shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation and he or she, or an assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such assistant secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature.
5.12 Assistant Secretary. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
THE TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS
5.13 Treasurer. The treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
5.14 Powers of Treasurer. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and chief executive officer and to the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.
5.15 Bond. If required by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall give the corporation a bond (which shall be renewed every six years) in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the corporation.
5.16 Assistant Treasurer. The assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
6.1 Issuance, Form and Execution of Certificates. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the president and chief executive officer, or a vice-president and the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the corporation.
Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor, and the amount paid thereon shall be specified.
If the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
6.2 Signatures on Certificate. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be 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 issue.
6.3 Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors 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 that 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 of Directors 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 advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or 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.
6.4 Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of
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succession, assignation 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.
6.5 Record Date. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholder or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
6.6 Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation.
7.2 Payment of Dividends. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purposes as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
7.2 Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
7.3 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
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7.4 Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal having inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
The corporation shall, to the fullest extent authorized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as those laws may be amended and supplemented from time to time, indemnify any director made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of being a director of the corporation or a predecessor corporation or, at the corporations request, a director or officer of another corporation; provided, however, that the corporation shall indemnify any such agent in connection with a proceeding initiated by such agent only if such proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation. The indemnification provided for in this Section 8 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 as to 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. The corporations obligation to provide indemnification under this Section 8 shall be offset to the extent of any other source of indemnification or any otherwise applicable insurance coverage under a policy maintained by the corporation or any other person.
Expenses incurred by a director of the corporation in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director of the corporation (or was serving at the corporations request as a director or officer of another corporation) shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by relevant sections of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporation shall not be required to advance such expenses to an agent who is a party to an action, suit or proceeding brought by the corporation and approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation that alleges willful misappropriation of corporate assets by such agent, disclosure of confidential information in violation of such agents fiduciary or contractual obligations to the corporation or any other willful and deliberate breach in bad faith of such agents duty to the corporation or its stockholders.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 8 shall be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each director who serves in such capacity at any time while this bylaw is 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.
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The Board of Directors in its discretion shall have power on behalf of the corporation to indemnify any person, other than a director, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, his or her testator or intestate, is or was an officer or employee of the corporation.
To assure indemnification under this Section 8 of all directors, officers and employees who are determined by the corporation or otherwise to be or to have been fiduciaries of any employee benefit plan of the corporation that may exist from time to time, Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall, for the purposes of this Section 8, be interpreted as follows: an other enterprise shall be deemed to include such an employee benefit plan, including without limitation, any plan of the corporation that is governed by the Act of Congress entitled Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time; the corporation shall be deemed to have requested a person to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such person of his or her duties to the corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such person to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to such Act of Congress shall be deemed fines.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS OF BYLAWS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the certificate of incorporation at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new bylaws be contained in the notice of such special meeting. If the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the certificate or incorporation it shall not divest or limit the power of the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.
ARTICLE X
LOANS TO OFFICERS
To the extent permitted under applicable law, the corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a Director of the corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such loan, guarantee or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in these bylaws shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.
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Exhibit 3.66
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State of Delaware |
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 102 OF THE DELAWARE
GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the GCL), by its sole incorporator, hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Aerocontrolex Group, Inc. (the Corporation).
SECOND: The name of its registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company. The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the GCL.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Three Thousand (3,000) shares, all of which shall be Common Stock, $.001 par value.
FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator of the Corporation are as follows:
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Halle Terrion |
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Baker
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SIXTH: The Board of Directors is authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.
SEVENTH: Any one or more directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to be voted at an election of directors.
EIGHTH: Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by or in the manner provided in the By-laws of the Corporation, or, if not so designated, at the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless and to the extent that the By-laws so provide.
NINTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights of stockholders herein are subject to this reservation.
TENTH: A director of this Corporation shall not be personally liable to this Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of the directors fiduciary duty, except in the event of any of the following:
(a) A breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its shareholders;
(b) Acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(c) A violation of Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and
(d) A transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
ELEVENTH: Each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or each such person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation as an employee or agent of the Corporation or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person), shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable laws as presently or hereafter in effect. Without limiting the generality or the effect of the foregoing, the Corporation may enter into one or more agreements with any person which provide for indemnification greater or different than that provided in this Article Eleventh. Any repeal or modification of this Article Eleventh shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such repeal or modification.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole incorporator above named for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL of the State of Delaware, has signed this instrument the 18th day of June, 2007.
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Exhibit 3.67
BY-LAWS
OF
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC..
ARTICLE I
Meetings of Stockholders
Section 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held at such time and place and on such date in each year as may be fixed by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, for the election of directors, the consideration of reports to be laid before such meeting and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders shall be called upon the written request of the chairman of the board of directors, the president, the directors by action at a meeting, a majority of the directors acting without a meeting, or of the holders of shares entitling them to exercise a majority of the voting power of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat. Calls for such meetings shall specify the purposes thereof. No business other than that specified in the call shall be considered at any special meeting.
Section 3. Notices of Meetings. Unless waived, and except as provided in Section 230 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, written notice of each annual or special meeting stating the date, time, place and purposes thereof shall be given by personal delivery or by mail to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at or entitled to notice of the meeting, not more than sixty days nor less than ten days before any such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be directed to the stockholder at his address as the same appears upon the records of the Corporation. Any stockholder, either before or after any meeting, may waive any notice required to be given by law or under these By-laws.
Section 4. Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation unless the board of directors determines that a meeting shall be held at some other place within or without the State of Delaware and causes the notice thereof to so state.
Section 5. Quorum. The holders of shares entitling them to exercise a majority of the voting power of the Corporation entitled to vote at any meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business to be considered at such meeting; provided, however, that no action required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws to be authorized or taken by the holders of a designated proportion of the shares of any particular class or of each class may be authorized or taken by a lesser proportion; and provided, further, that if a separate class vote is required with respect to any matter, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of such class, and the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class so present shall be the act of such class. The holders of a majority of the voting shares represented at a meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn such meeting from time to time, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 6. Record Date. The board of directors may fix a record date for any lawful purpose, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the determination of stockholders entitled to (i) receive notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting,
(ii) receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or (iii) exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock. Such record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors. Such record date shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days before the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or distribution or the date fixed for the receipt or the exercise of rights, nor more than ten days after the date on which the resolution fixing the record date for such written consent is adopted by the board of directors, as the case may be.
If a record date shall not be fixed in respect of any such matter, the record date shall be determined in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Section 7. Proxies. A person who is entitled to attend a stockholders meeting, to vote thereat, or to execute consents, waivers or releases, may be represented at such meeting or vote thereat, and execute consents, waivers and releases, and exercise any of his other rights, by proxy or proxies appointed by a writing signed by such person.
ARTICLE II
Directors
Section 1. Number of Directors. Until changed in accordance with the provisions of this section, the number of directors of the Corporation, none of whom need be stockholders, shall be three (3). The number of directors may be fixed or changed by amendment of these By-laws or by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 2. Election of Directors. Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders, but when the annual meeting is not held or directors are not elected thereat, they may be elected at a special meeting called and held for that purpose. Such election shall be by ballot whenever requested by any stockholder entitled to vote at such election, but unless such request is made the election may be conducted in any manner approved at such meeting.
At each meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, the persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be directors.
Section 3. Term of Office. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting next succeeding his election and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death.
Section 4. Removal. All the directors, or all the directors of a particular class, or any individual director may be removed from office, without assigning any cause, by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power entitling them to elect directors in place of those to be removed.
Section 5. Vacancies. Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors until an election to fill such vacancies is held. Stockholders entitled to elect directors shall have the right to fill any vacancy in the board (whether the same has been temporarily filled by the remaining directors or not) at any meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, and any directors elected at any such meeting of stockholders shall serve until the next annual election of directors and until their successors are elected and qualified.
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Section 6. Quorum and Transaction of Business. A majority of the whole authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that a majority of the directors in office shall constitute a quorum for filling a vacancy on the board. Whenever less than a quorum is present at the time and place appointed for any meeting of the board, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, until a quorum shall be present. The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board.
Section 7. Annual Meeting. Annual meetings of the board of directors shall be held immediately following annual meetings of the stockholders, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. If no annual meeting of the stockholders is held, or if directors are not elected thereat, then the annual meeting of the board of directors shall be held immediately following any special meeting of the stockholders at which directors are elected, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. If such annual meeting of directors is held immediately following a meeting of the stockholders, it shall be held at the same place at which such stockholders meeting was held.
Section 8. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at such times and places, within or without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors may, by resolution, from time to time determine. The secretary shall give notice of each such resolution to any director who was not present at the time the same was adopted, but no further notice of such regular meeting need be given.
Section 9. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president or any two members of the board of directors, and shall be held at such times and places, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be specified in such call.
Section 10. Notice of Annual or Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of each annual or special meeting shall be given to each director by the secretary or by the person or persons calling such meeting. Such notice need not specify the purpose or purposes of the meeting and may be given in any manner or method and at such time so that the director receiving it may have reasonable opportunity to attend the meeting. Such notice shall, in all events, be deemed to have been properly and duly given if mailed at least forty-eight hours prior to the meeting and directed to the residence of each director as shown upon the secretarys records. The giving of notice shall be deemed to have been waived by any director who shall attend and participate in such meeting and may be waived, in writing, by any director either before or after such meeting.
Section 11. Compensation. The directors, as such, shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation, if any, for their services as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the board, and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each annual, regular or special meeting of the board. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of the executive committee or of any standing or special committee may by resolution of the board be allowed such compensation for their services as the board may deem reasonable, and additional compensation may be allowed to directors for special services rendered.
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ARTICLE III
Committees
Section 1. Executive Committee. The board of directors may from time to time, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, create an executive committee of three or more directors, the members of which shall be elected by the board of directors to serve during the pleasure of the board. If the board of directors does not designate a chairman of the executive committee, the executive committee shall elect a chairman from its own number. Except as otherwise provided herein and in the resolution creating an executive committee, such committee shall, during the intervals between the meetings of the board of directors, possess and may exercise all of the powers of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, other than that of filling vacancies among the directors or in any committee of the directors or except as provided by law. The executive committee shall keep full records and accounts of its proceedings and transactions. All action by the executive committee shall be reported to the board of directors at its meeting next succeeding such action and shall be subject to control, revision and alteration by the board of directors, provided that no rights of third persons shall be prejudicially affected thereby. Vacancies in the executive committee shall be filled by the directors, and the directors may appoint one or more directors as alternate members of the committee who may take the place of any absent member or members at any meeting.
Section 2. Meetings of Executive Committee. Subject to the provisions of these By-laws, the executive committee shall fix its own rules of procedure and shall meet as provided by such rules or by resolutions of the board of directors, and it shall also meet at the call of the chairman of the board, the president, the chairman of the executive committee or any two members of the committee. Unless otherwise provided by such rules or by such resolutions, the provisions of Section 10 of Article II relating to the notice required to be given of meetings of the board of directors shall also apply to meetings of the members of the executive committee. A majority of the executive committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. The executive committee may act in writing without a meeting, but no such action of the executive committee shall be effective unless concurred in by all members of the committee.
Section 3. Other Committees. The board of directors may by resolution provide for such other standing or special committees as it deems desirable, and discontinue the same at its pleasure. Each such committee shall have such powers and perform such duties, not inconsistent with law, as may be delegated to it by the board of directors. The provisions of Section 1 and Section 2 of this Article shall govern the appointment and action of such committees so far as consistent, unless otherwise provided by the board of directors. Vacancies in such committees shall be filled by the board of directors or as the board of directors may provide.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. General Provisions. The board of directors shall elect a president, such number of vice presidents, if any, as the board may from time to time determine, a secretary and a treasurer. The board of directors may also elect a chairman of the board of directors and may from time to time create such offices and appoint such other officers, subordinate officers and assistant officers as it may determine. The chairman of the board, if one be elected, shall be, but the other officers need not be, chosen from among the members of
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the board of directors. Any two or more of such offices, other than those of president and vice president, may be held by the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity.
Section 2. Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office during the pleasure of the board of directors, and, unless sooner removed by the board of directors, until the annual meeting of the board of directors following the date of their election and until their successors are chosen and qualified. The board of directors may remove any officer at any time, with or without cause. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of Article V of these By-laws, a vacancy in any office, however created, shall be filled by the board of directors.
ARTICLE V
Duties of Officers
Section 1. Chairman of the Board. The chairman of the board, if one be elected, shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and meetings of stockholders and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors.
Section 2. President. The president shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall exercise supervision over the business of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the board of directors. If no chairman of the board be elected, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. In the absence of the chairman of the board, or if none be elected, the president shall preside at meetings of stockholders. The president shall have authority to sign all certificates for shares and all deeds, mortgages, bonds, agreements, notes, and other instruments requiring his signature; and shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and such others as the board of directors may from time to time assign to him.
Section 3. Vice Presidents. The vice presidents shall have such powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the president. At the request of the president, or in the case of his absence or disability, the vice president designated by the president (or in the absence of such designation, the vice president designated by the board) shall perform all the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of the president. The authority of vice presidents to sign in the name of the Corporation certificates for shares and deeds, mortgages, bonds, agreements, notes and other instruments shall be coordinate with like authority of the president.
Section 4. Secretary. The secretary shall keep minutes of all the proceedings of the stockholders and the board of directors and shall make proper record of the same, which shall be attested by him; shall have authority to execute and deliver certificates as to any of such proceedings and any other records of the Corporation; shall have authority to sign all certificates for shares and all deeds, mortgages, bonds, agreements, notes and other instruments to be executed by the Corporation which require his signature; shall give notice of meetings of stockholders and directors; shall produce on request at each meeting of stockholders a certified list of stockholders arranged in alphabetical order; shall keep such books and records as may be required by law or by the board of directors; and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the president.
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Section 5. Treasurer. The treasurer shall have general supervision of all finances; he shall have in charge all money, bills, notes, deeds, leases, mortgages and similar property belonging to the Corporation, and shall do with the same as may from time to time be required by the board of directors. He shall cause to be kept adequate and correct accounts of the business transactions of the Corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, stated capital and shares, together with such other accounts as may be required; and he shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the president.
Section 6. Assistant and Subordinate Officers. Each other officer shall perform such duties as the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the president may prescribe. The board of directors may, from time to time, authorize any officer to appoint and remove subordinate officers, to prescribe their authority and duties, and to fix their compensation.
Section 7. Duties of Officers May Be Delegated. In the absence of any officer of the Corporation, or for any other reason the board of directors may deem sufficient, the board of directors may delegate, for the time being, the powers or duties, or any of them, of such officers to any other officer or to any director.
ARTICLE VI
Indemnification and Insurance
Section 1. Indemnification in Non-Derivative Actions. The Corporation 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 the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he 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, member, manager, 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 the Corporation, 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 the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. The Corporation 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 the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he 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, member, manager, 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 the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
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adjudged to be liable to the Corporation 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.
Section 3. Indemnification as a Matter of Right. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 4. Determination of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI. Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 5. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this section.
Section 6. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Section 7. Liability Insurance. The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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, 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 the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this section.
Section 8. Corporation. For purposes of this Article VI, references to the Corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, members, managers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving
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entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.
Section 9. Employee Benefit Plans. For purposes of this Article VI, references to any other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Corporation shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation as referred to in this Article VI.
Section 10. Continuation. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE VII
Certificates for Shares
Section 1. Form and Execution. Certificates for shares, certifying the number of full-paid shares owned, shall be issued to each stockholder in such form as shall be approved by the board of directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors or the president or a vice president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer; provided, however, that the signatures of any of such officers and the seal of the Corporation upon such certificates may be facsimiles, engraved, stamped or printed. If any officer or officers who shall have signed, or whose facsimile signature shall have been used, printed or stamped on any certificate or certificates for shares, shall cease to be such officer or officers, because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates shall nevertheless be as effective in all respects as though signed by a duly elected, qualified and authorized officer or officers, and as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been used thereon, had not ceased to be an officer or officers of the Corporation.
Section 2. Registration of Transfer. Any certificate for shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in person or by attorney upon the surrender thereof to the Corporation or any transfer agent therefor (for the class of shares represented by the certificate surrendered) properly endorsed for transfer and accompanied by such assurances as the Corporation or such transfer agent may require as to the genuineness and effectiveness of each necessary endorsement.
Section 3. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. A new share certificate or certificates may be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation which is alleged to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken upon (i) the execution and delivery to the Corporation by the person claiming the certificate to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken of an affidavit of that fact, specifying whether or not, at the time of such alleged loss, destruction or taking, the certificate was endorsed, and (ii) the furnishing to the Corporation of
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indemnity and other assurances, if any, satisfactory to the Corporation and to all transfer agents and registrars of the class of shares represented by the certificate against any and all losses, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities to which they or any of them may be subjected by reason of the issue and delivery of such new certificate or certificates or in respect of the original certificate.
Section 4. Registered Stockholders. A person in whose name shares are of record on the books of the Corporation shall conclusively be deemed the unqualified owner and holder thereof for all purposes and to have capacity to exercise all rights of ownership. Neither the Corporation nor any transfer agent of the Corporation shall be bound to recognize any equitable interest in or claim to such shares on the part of any other person, whether disclosed upon such certificate or otherwise, nor shall they be obliged to see to the execution of any trust or obligation.
ARTICLE VIII
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on such date in each year as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors. In the absence of such designation, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 in each year.
ARTICLE IX
Seal
The board of directors may provide a suitable seal containing the name of the Corporation. If deemed advisable by the board of directors, duplicate seals may be provided and kept for the purposes of the Corporation.
ARTICLE X
Amendments
These By-laws shall be subject to alteration, amendment, repeal, or the adoption of new By-laws either by the affirmative vote or written consent of a majority of the whole board of directors, or by the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding stock of the Corporation, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote in respect thereof, given at an annual meeting or at any special meeting at which a quorum shall be present.
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Exhibit 4.16
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EXCHANGE AGENT AGREEMENT
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
2 North LaSalle Street
Suite 1020
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to make an offer (the Exchange Offer) to exchange all of its outstanding and unregistered 7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the Old Securities) for its registered 7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the New Securities). The terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as currently contemplated are set forth in a prospectus (the Prospectus) included in the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-[ ]), as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Prospectus is proposed to be distributed to all record holders of the Old Securities. The Old Securities and the New Securities are collectively referred to herein as the Securities.
The Company hereby appoints The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. to act as exchange agent (the Exchange Agent) in connection with the Exchange Offer, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. hereby accepts such appointment. References hereinafter to you shall refer to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
The Exchange Offer is expected to be commenced by the Company on or about , 2007. The Letter of Transmittal (the Letter of Transmittal) accompanying the Prospectus (or in the case of book-entry securities, the Automated Tender Offer Program (ATOP) of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined below)) is to be used by the holders of the Old Securities to accept the Exchange Offer and contains instructions with respect to (i) the delivery of certificates for Old Securities tendered in connection therewith and (ii) the book-entry transfer of Securities to the Exchange Agents account.
The Exchange Offer shall expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2007 or on such later date or time to which the Company may extend the
Exchange Offer (the Expiration Date). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus, the Company expressly reserves the right to extend the Exchange Offer from time to time and may extend the Exchange Offer by giving oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice to you before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day following the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
The Company expressly reserves the right to amend or terminate the Exchange Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Old Securities not theretofore accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer specified in the Prospectus under the caption The Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer. The Company will give oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice of any amendment, termination or nonacceptance to you as promptly as practicable.
In carrying out your duties as Exchange Agent, you are to act in accordance with the following instructions:
1. You will perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in (i) the section of the Prospectus captioned The Exchange Offer or (ii) the Letter of Transmittal, or such other duties as are specifically set forth herein or as may be subsequently agreed to in writing by you and the Company; provided, however, that in no way will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing.
2. You will establish an account with respect to the Old Securities at The Depository Trust Company (the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) for purposes of the Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of the Prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys systems may make book-entry delivery to you of the Old Securities by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Old Securities into your account in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys procedure for such transfer.
3. You are to examine each of the Letters of Transmittal and certificates for Old Securities (or confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) and any other documents delivered or mailed to you by or for holders of the Old Securities to ascertain whether: (i) the Letters of Transmittal and any such other documents are duly executed and properly completed in accordance with the instructions set forth therein; and (ii) the Old Securities have otherwise been properly tendered. In each case where the Letter of Transmittal or any other document has been improperly completed or executed or any of the certificates for Old Securities are not in proper form for transfer or some other irregularity in connection with the acceptance of the Exchange Offer exists, you will endeavor to inform the presenters of the need for fulfillment of all requirements and to take any other action as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to cause such irregularity to be corrected.
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4. With the approval of the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company (such approval, if given orally, to be confirmed in writing) or any other party designated by such an officer in writing (each, a Designated Officer), you are authorized to waive any irregularities in connection with any tender of Old Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
5. Tenders of Old Securities may be made only as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal and in the section of the Prospectus captioned The Exchange OfferHow to Tender, and Old Securities shall be considered properly tendered to you only when tendered in accordance with the procedures set forth therein.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph 5, Old Securities which any Designated Officer shall approve as having been properly tendered shall be considered to be properly tendered (such approval, if given orally, shall be confirmed in writing).
6. You shall advise the Company with respect to any Old Securities received subsequent to the Expiration Date and accept its instructions with respect to disposition of such Old Securities.
7. You shall accept tenders:
(1) in cases where the Old Securities are registered in two or more names only if signed by all named holders;
(2) in cases where the signing person (as indicated on the Letter of Transmittal) is acting in a fiduciary or a representative capacity only when proper evidence of his or her authority so to act is submitted; and
(3) from persons other than the registered holder of Old Securities, provided that customary transfer requirements, including payment of any applicable transfer taxes, are fulfilled.
You shall accept partial tenders of Old Securities where so indicated and as permitted in the Letter of Transmittal and deliver certificates for Old Securities to the transfer agent for split-up and return any untendered Old Securities to the holder (or such other person as may be designated in the Letter of Transmittal) as promptly as practicable after expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.
8. Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer, the Company will notify you (such notice, if given orally, to be confirmed in writing) of its acceptance, promptly after the Expiration Date, of all Old Securities properly tendered and you, on behalf of the Company, will exchange such Old Securities for New Securities and cause such Old Securities to be cancelled. Delivery of New Securities will be made
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on behalf of the Company by you at the rate of $1,000 principal amount of New Securities for each $1,000 principal amount of Old Securities tendered promptly after notice (such notice, if given orally, to be confirmed in writing) of acceptance of said Old Securities by the Company; provided, however, that in all cases, Old Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be exchanged only after timely receipt by you of certificates for such Old Securities (or confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility), a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof or delivery of an agents message (as defined in the Prospectus) in lieu thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents. You shall issue New Securities only in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
9. Tenders pursuant to the Exchange Offer are irrevocable, except that, subject to the terms and upon the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, Old Securities tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
10. The Company shall not be required to exchange any Old Securities tendered if any of the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer are not met. Notice of any decision by the Company not to exchange any Old Securities tendered shall be given (and confirmed in writing if the original notice was given orally) by the Company to you.
11. If, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Company does not accept for exchange all or part of the Old Securities tendered because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth in the Prospectus under the caption The Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer or otherwise, you shall as soon as practicable after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer return those certificates for unaccepted Old Securities (or effect appropriate book-entry transfer), together with any related required documents and the Letters of Transmittal relating thereto that are in your possession, to the persons who deposited them.
12. All certificates for reissued Old Securities, unaccepted Old Securities or for New Securities shall be forwarded by (a) first-class certified mail, return receipt requested, under a blanket surety bond protecting you and the Company from loss or liability arising out of the non-receipt or non-delivery of such certificates, (b) by registered mail insured separately for the replacement value of such securities, or (c) by appropriate book-entry transfer.
13. You are not authorized to pay or offer to pay any concessions, commissions or solicitation fees to any broker, dealer, bank or other persons or to engage or utilize any person to solicit tenders.
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14. As Exchange Agent hereunder you:
(1) shall have no duties or obligations other than as specifically set forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned The Exchange Offer or in the Letter of Transmittal, or as specifically set forth herein or as may be subsequently agreed to in writing by you and the Company; provided, however, that in no way will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing;
(2) will be regarded as making no representations and having no responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value or genuineness of any of the certificates or the Old Securities represented thereby deposited with you pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and will not be required to and will make no representation as to the validity, value or genuineness of the Exchange Offer;
(3) shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder which might in your reasonable judgment involve any expense or liability, unless you shall have been furnished with reasonable indemnity;
(4) may reasonably rely on and shall be protected in acting in reliance upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or other document or security delivered to you and reasonably believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(5) may reasonably act upon any tender, statement, request, document, agreement, certificate or other instrument whatsoever not only as to its due execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which you shall in good faith believe to be genuine or to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons;
(6) may rely on and shall be protected in acting upon written or oral instructions from any Designated Officer of the Company;
(7) may consult with your counsel with respect to any questions relating to your duties and responsibilities and the reasonable advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by you hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the reasonable advice or opinion of such counsel; and
(8) shall not advise any person tendering Old Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer as to the wisdom of making such tender or as to the market value or decline or appreciation in market value of any Old Securities.
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15. You shall take such action as may from time to time be requested by the Company or its counsel (and such other action as you may reasonably deem appropriate) to furnish copies of the Prospectus, Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery which accompanies the Prospectus (the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery) or such other forms as may be approved from time to time by the Company, to all persons requesting such documents and to accept and comply with telephone requests for information relating to the Exchange Offer, provided that such information shall relate only to the procedures for accepting (or withdrawing from) the Exchange Offer. The Company will furnish you with copies of such documents on your request. All other requests for information relating to the Exchange Offer shall be directed to the Company, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
16. You shall advise by facsimile transmission or e-mail to Sean Maroney, Director of Corporate Accounting of the Company (facsimile number: (216) 706-2937; email address: smaroney@transdigm.com), and such other person or persons as the Company may request, daily (and more frequently during the week immediately preceding the Expiration Date and if otherwise requested) up to and including the Expiration Date, as to the number of Old Securities which have been tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the items received by you pursuant to this Agreement, separately reporting and giving cumulative totals as to items properly received and items improperly received. In addition, you will also inform, and cooperate in making available to, the Company, its counsel or any such other person or persons upon oral request made from time to time prior to the Expiration Date of such other information as it or he or she reasonably requests. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation, the granting by you to the Company and such persons as the Company may request of access to those persons on your staff who are responsible for receiving tenders, in order to ensure that immediately prior to the Expiration Date the Company shall have received information in sufficient detail to enable it to decide whether to extend the Exchange Offer. You shall prepare a final list of all persons whose tenders were accepted, the aggregate principal amount of Old Securities tendered, the aggregate principal amount of Old Securities accepted and deliver said list to the Company promptly after the Expiration Date.
17. Letters of Transmittal and Notices of Guaranteed Delivery shall be stamped by you as to the date and the time of receipt thereof and shall be preserved by you for a period of time at least equal to the period of time you preserve other records pertaining to the transfer of securities. You shall dispose of unused Letters of Transmittal and other surplus materials by returning them to the Company.
18. You hereby expressly waive any lien, encumbrance or right of set-off whatsoever that you may have with respect to funds deposited with you for the payment of transfer taxes by reasons of amounts, if any, borrowed by the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates pursuant to any loan or credit agreement with you or for compensation owed to you hereunder.
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19. For services rendered as Exchange Agent hereunder, you shall be entitled to such compensation as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable legal counsel fees.
20. You hereby acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal and further acknowledge that you have examined each of them. Any inconsistency between this Agreement, on the one hand, and the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (as they may be amended from time to time), on the other hand, shall be resolved in favor of the latter two documents, except with respect to the duties, liabilities and indemnification of you, as Exchange Agent, which shall be controlled by this Agreement.
21. The Company covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold you harmless in your capacity as Exchange Agent hereunder against any loss, liability, cost or expense, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, arising out of or in connection with any act, omission, delay or refusal made by you hereunder in reliance upon any signature, endorsement, assignment, certificate, order, request, notice, instruction or other instrument or document reasonably believed by you to be valid, genuine and sufficient and in accepting any tender or effecting any transfer of Old Securities reasonably believed by you in good faith to be authorized, and in delaying or refusing in good faith to accept any tenders or effect any transfer of Old Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable for indemnification or otherwise for any loss, liability, cost or expense to the extent arising out of your negligence or willful misconduct. In no case shall the Company be liable under this indemnity with respect to any claim against you unless the Company shall be notified by you, by letter or by facsimile transmission confirmed in writing, of the written assertion of a claim against you or of any other action commenced against you, promptly after you shall have received any such written assertion or notice of commencement of action. The Company shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of any such claim or other action and, if the Company so elects, the Company shall assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim. In the event that the Company shall assume the defense of any such suit, the Company shall not thereafter be liable for the fees and expenses of any counsel retained by you so long as you consent to the Companys retention of counsel, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld; it being understood that if there is a conflict of interest, the Company shall be required to pay for separate counsel for you. It is understood that the Company shall not be liable under this paragraph for the fees and expenses of more than one legal counsel for you at any one particular time (plus any local counsel required). You agree that, without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), you will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in respect of any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnification could be sought in accordance with the indemnification provisions of this Agreement (whether or not you or the Company is an actual or potential party to such claim, action
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or proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Company from all liability arising out of such claim, action or proceeding.
22. You shall arrange to comply with all requirements under the tax laws of the United States, including those relating to missing Tax Identification Numbers, and shall file any appropriate reports with the Internal Revenue Service. The Company understands that you are required to deduct 31% on payments to holders who have not supplied their correct Taxpayer Identification Number or required certification. Such funds will be turned over to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with applicable regulations.
23. You shall deliver or cause to be delivered, in a timely manner to each governmental authority to which any transfer taxes are payable in respect of the exchange of Old Securities, your check in the amount of all transfer taxes so payable, and the Company shall reimburse you for the amount of any and all transfer taxes payable in respect of the exchange of Old Securities; provided, however, that you shall reimburse the Company for amounts refunded to you in respect of your payment of any such transfer taxes, at such time as such refund is received by you.
24. This Agreement and your appointment as Exchange Agent hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, and without regard to conflicts of law principles, and shall inure to the benefit of, and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
25. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including via facsimile), each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
26. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
27. This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except by a written instrument signed, in the case of a modification, amendment, attempt to rescind or cancellation, each of the parties hereto, and in the case of a waiver, by a duly authorized representative of the party to be charged. This Agreement may not be modified orally.
28. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar
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writing) and shall be given to such party, addressed to it, at its address or facsimile number set forth below:
If to the Company:
TransDigm Inc.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Facsimile: (216) 706-2937
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy to:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111
Attention: Cristopher Greer, Esq.
If to the Exchange Agent:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
2 North LaSalle Street
Suite 1020
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Facsimile: (212) 298-1915
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
29. Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall terminate 90 days following the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Paragraphs 19, 21 and 23 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you shall promptly deliver to the Company any certificates for Securities, funds or property then held by you as Exchange Agent under this Agreement.
30. This Agreement shall be binding and effective as of the date hereof.
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Please acknowledge receipt of this Exchange Agent Agreement and confirm the arrangements herein provided by signing and returning the enclosed copy.
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP]
July 5, 2007
TransDigm Inc.
on behalf of the Registrants (defined below)
1301 East Ninth Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, OH 44114
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel for:
and have acted as such in connection with various legal matters relating to the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended from time to time, the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), covering up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 of the Company (the "New Notes") offered in exchange for up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 of the Company originally issued and sold in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (the "Original Notes").
The Original Notes were issued under, and the New Notes are to be issued under, the Indenture (as supplemented, the "Indenture"), dated as of June 23, 2006, among the Company, TransDigm Group, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2006, by and among the Company, TransDigm Group, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2007, by and among the Company, TransDigm Group, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2007, by and among the Company, TransDigm Group, the Guarantors named therein (including AeroControlex Group, Inc.) and the Trustee (the "Supplemental Indenture"). The exchange will be made pursuant to an exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Statement (the "Exchange Offer"). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement. As used herein, the term "Registrants" refers to the Company, TransDigm Group and the US Subsidiaries and the term "Delaware Entities" refers to the Company, TransDigm Group and the Delaware Subsidiaries.
In so acting, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, and the respective certificates of incorporation, certificates of formation, bylaws and limited liability company agreements, each as
amended, of the Registrants and such other documents, corporate records, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment were necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. We have relied upon the opinion of Baker & Hostetler LLP, California counsel to Adams Rite and Florida counsel to CDA, and the opinion of Perkins Coie LLP, Washington counsel to Avtech, as to matters of California law, Florida law and Washington law, respectively, governing the corporate power and authority of Adams Rite, CDA and Avtech, respectively, to enter into and perform the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture and the due authorization and valid execution by Adams Rite, CDA and Avtech of the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture. As to certain factual matters, we have relied (without independent verification) upon certificates of public officials, certificates and statements (including representations and warranties as to facts set forth in any of the documents and agreements referred to herein) of officers of the Registrants, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate in respect of the opinions expressed herein. In such examinations, we have assumed:
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The execution and delivery of the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Registrants, and the Indenture was validly executed by the Registrants and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Registrants enforceable against the Registrants in accordance with the terms thereof, except insofar as enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, or (b) general principles of equity.
2. The New Notes and the guarantees thereof by the Registrants (other than the Company) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture have been duly authorized by the Company and such other Registrants, respectively, and when the New Notes are duly executed by the proper officers of the Company, duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Exchange Offer, the New Notes and the guarantees thereof by the Registrants (other than the Company) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and such other Registrants, respectively, will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be enforceable against the Company and such other Registrants, respectively, in accordance with their terms, except insofar as enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, or (b) general principles of equity.
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The opinions expressed herein are limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We do not express an opinion as to matters arising under the laws of any jurisdiction, other than the laws of the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Federal laws of the United States. The opinions expressed herein are expressed as of the date hereof and we undertake no duty or obligation to update such opinions.
We hereby consent to being named as counsel for the Company and the other Registrants in the Registration Statement and under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very
truly yours,
/s/ Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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Exhibit 5.2
[Letterhead of Baker & Hostetler LLP]
July 5, 2007
TransDigm Inc.
on behalf of the Registrants
1301 East Ninth Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel in the States of California and Florida (the "States") to Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., a California corporation ("Adams Rite"), and CDA Intercorp LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("CDA" and, prior to its conversion from a Florida corporation to a Florida limited liability company, known as "CDA Intercorp") for the purpose of providing this opinion relating to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006 and supplemented as of November 2, 2006, February 7, 2007 and June 29, 2007 (the "Indenture"), among TransDigm, Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein, including Adams Rite and CDA, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. This opinion is being delivered to you pursuant to your request.
We have examined the following documents:
We have also reviewed such statutes and judicial decisions of the States as we deemed necessary to render this opinion.
In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have assumed (there being no facts to the contrary known to those of our lawyers providing substantive attention to the matters addressed herein), with your approval, that (i) all signatures on all documents submitted to us are genuine, (ii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and (iii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform with the originals thereof.
For the purposes of preparing this opinion and with your consent, we have not independently verified or investigated the accuracy or completeness of any factual information and, because the scope of our examination did not include such verification, we assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any such information.
While we are licensed to practice law in several states, for purposes of this opinion, we do not purport to express legal conclusions based on the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the States, and, accordingly, we express no opinion as to the laws of any other state or jurisdiction.
Based solely and in reliance on the foregoing and subject to the further qualifications hereinafter set forth, we express the following opinions:
1. Adams Rite had the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and has the full corporate power and authority to perform its obligations thereunder, and CDA Intercorp had the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver Supplement No. 1 and CDA has the full limited liability company power and authority to perform its obligations thereunder.
2. The execution and delivery by Adams Rite of the Indenture was duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by Adams Rite, and the Indenture was validly executed by Adams Rite. The execution and delivery by CDA Intercorp of Supplement No. 1 was duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by CDA Intercorp, and Supplement No. 1 was validly executed by CDA Intercorp.
Despite any other express or implied statement in this letter, we express no opinion with respect to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Indenture or Supplement No. 1.
The opinions in this letter are limited to the matters set forth in this letter, and no other opinion should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.
Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP may rely on this opinion for purposes of rendering its own opinion as to the enforceability of the Indenture and Supplement No. 1 against the California Subsidiaries and CDA.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. ) and any amendment thereto to be filed in connection with the exchange offer contemplated by the Indenture and Supplement No. 2.
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Exhibit 5.3
[Letterhead of Perkins Cole]
July 5, 2007
TransDigm Inc.
On behalf of the Registrants
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel in the state of Washington (the "State") to Avtech Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Avtech"), for the purpose of providing this opinion relating to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 23, 2006 and supplemental as of November 2, 2006, February 7, 2007 and June 29, 2007 (the "Indenture") among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. This opinion is being delivered to you pursuant to your request. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture.
The law covered by the opinions expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State.
A. Document and Matters Examined
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, records, certificates and statements of government officials, officers and other representatives of the persons referred to therein, and such other documents as we have deemed relevant or necessary as the basis for the opinion herein expressed, including the following:
A-1 Executed copies of the Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2007 ("Supplement No. 2") and Third Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture dated as of June 29, 2007 ("Supplement No. 3");
A-2 The Articles of Incorporation of each of Avtech, certified by the Washington Secretary of State on a date prior to the date of Supplemental No. 3 (the "Charter");
A-3 The Bylaws of Avtech, certified by its corporate secretary being in effect as of the date of Supplement No. 3 (the "Bylaws");
A-4 Certified resolutions of the boards of directors of Avtech, adopted prior to the dated of Supplement No. 3, authorizing, among other things, the execution and delivery of Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 (collectively, the "Resolutions"); and
A-5 An Officer's Certificate dated May 25, 2007 and executed by Gregory Rufus, Treasurer and Secretary of Avtech (the "Officer's Certificate").
As to Certain matters of fact bearing on the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on information in public authority documents and information provided in certificates by Avtech's officers or other representatives.
B. Assumptions
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have relied on the following assumptions:
B-1 Each document submitted to us for review is accurate and complete, each such document that is an original is authentic, each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original, and all signatures on each such document are genuine.
B-2 Each public authority document reviewed by us for the purpose of rendering this opinion letter is accurate, complete and authentic, and all official public records (including their proper indexing and filing) are accurate and complete.
B-3 All statutes, judicial and administrative decisions, and rules and regulations of governmental agencies constituting the law examined by us, are generally available (i.e., in terms of access and distribution following publication or other release) to lawyers practicing in such jurisdiction, and are in a format that makes legal research reasonably feasible.
C. Opinions
Based on the foregoing examinations and assumptions and subject to the qualifications and exclusions stated below, we are of the opinion that:
C-1 Avtech had the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 and has the full corporate power and authority to executive and deliver Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 and has the full corporate power and authority to perform its obligations thereunder.
C-2 The execution and delivery by Avtech of Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 was duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by Avtech and Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 were validly executed by Avtech.
Despite any other express or implied statement in this letter, we express no opinion with respect to the validly, binding effect or enforceability of the Indenture. The opinions in this letter are limited to this matters as set forth in this letter, and no other opinion should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.
This opinion letter is delivered as of its date, and without any undertaking to advise you of any changes of law or fact that occur after the date of this opinion letter even though the changes may affect the legal analysis, a legal conclusion or information confirmed in this opinion letter.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP may rely on this opinion for purposes of rendering its own opinion as to the enforceability of the Indenture, Supplement No. 2 and Supplement No. 3 against Avtech.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to TransDigm's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed today and any amendment thereto to be filed in connection with the exchange offer contemplated by the Indenture.
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Perkins Core LLP |
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Exhibit 8.1
[Letterhead of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP]
July 5, 2007
TransDigm Inc.
on behalf of the Registrants
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), TransDigm Group Incorporated, Champion Aerospace L.L.C., Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., MarathonNorco Aerospace Inc., Avionic Instruments L.L.C., Skurka Aerospace Inc., CDA InterCorp L.L.C., Aviation Technologies, Inc., Avtech Corporation, Transicoil L.L.C., Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. and AeroControlex Group, Inc. (collectively, the "Registrants") and have acted as such in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-[ ]) (as amended, the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), covering up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") offered in exchange for up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 originally issued and sold in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (the "Original Notes"). In that connection, we have prepared the section entitled "Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations" contained in the Registration Statement.
Our opinion is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions and published rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service, all as in effect on the date of this letter, and all of which may change at any time, possibly retroactively.
Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that as stated in the above-referenced section of the Registration Statement, the exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes by holders should not be a taxable exchange for federal income tax purposes, and holders should not recognize any taxable gain or loss or any interest income as a result of such exchange.
We consent to being named in the Registration Statement and related prospectus as counsel who are passing upon the legality of the Exchange Notes for the Company and to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in such prospectus. We also consent to your filing copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto. In giving such consents, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very
truly yours,
/s/ Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Exhibit 12.1
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
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Total earnings (loss) | $ | 41,849 | $ | 23,258 | $ | 25,117 | $ | 34,687 | $ | 13,622 | $ | (5,759 | ) | $ | (69,969 | ) | $ | 30,629 | |||||||||
Income tax provision (credit) | 24,743 | 14,499 | 16,318 | 22,627 | 6,682 | (3,970 | ) | (40,701 | ) | 16,804 | |||||||||||||||||
Pre Tax Earnings (loss) | 66,592 | 37,757 | 41,435 | 57,314 | 20,304 | (9,729 | ) | (110,670 | ) | 47,433 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest charges | 40,396 | 39,181 | 76,732 | 80,266 | 74,675 | 14,233 | 28,224 | 36,538 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest factor of operating rents(1) | 363 | 349 | 698 | 635 | 452 | 163 | 408 | 419 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 40,759 | 39,530 | 77,430 | 80,901 | 75,127 | 14,396 | 28,632 | 36,957 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings as adjusted |
$ |
107,351 |
$ |
77,287 |
$ |
118,865 |
$ |
138,215 |
$ |
95,431 |
$ |
4,667 |
$ |
(82,038 |
) |
$ |
84,390 |
||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.6 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
|
(2) |
|
(2) |
2.3 |
Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated (formerly known as TD Holding Corporation).
TransDigm Inc. owns, directly or indirectly, the following subsidiaries:
Name of Subsidiary |
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
|
---|---|---|
MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc. |
Delaware |
|
Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc. |
California |
|
Champion Aerospace LLC |
Delaware |
|
Avionic Instruments LLC |
Delaware |
|
Skurka Aerospace Inc. |
Delaware |
|
CDA Intercorp LLC |
Florida |
|
Aviation Technologies, Inc. |
Delaware |
|
Avtech Corporation |
Washington |
|
Transicoil LLC |
Delaware |
|
Malaysian Aerospace Services, Inc. |
Delaware |
|
AeroControlex Group, Inc. |
Delaware |
|
Marathon Power Technologies Limited |
England |
|
Transicoil (Malaysia) SDN, BHD |
Malaysia |
Exhibit 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 on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated and Subsidiary Guarantors for the exchange offer for $300,000,000 of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 16, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statement and schedule of TransDigm Group Incorporated, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland,
Ohio
July 3, 2007
Exhibit 23.2
The
Board of Directors
Aviation Technologies, Inc.
We consent to the use of our report dated April 16, 2007, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Aviation Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
/s/
KPMG LLP
San Diego, California
July 3, 2007
Exhibit 25.1
FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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) o
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
(State of incorporation |
|
95-3571558 |
|
|
|
700
South Flower Street |
|
90017 |
TransDigm
Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
34-1750032 |
|
|
|
1301
East 9th Street, Suite 3710 |
|
44114 |
TransDigm
Group Incorporated
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
51-0484716 |
|
|
|
1301
East 9th Street, Suite 3710 |
|
44114 |
CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
58-2623644 |
|
|
|
1230
Old Norris Road |
|
29657 |
ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California |
|
95-4056812 |
|
|
|
4141
North Palm Street |
|
92835 |
2
MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
74-2707437 |
|
|
|
8301
Imperial Drive |
|
76712 |
AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
13-2666109 |
|
|
|
1414
Randolph Avenue |
|
07001-2402 |
SKURKA AEROSPACE INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
20-2042650 |
|
|
|
4600
Calle Bolero, P.O. Box 2869 |
|
93011-2869 |
3
CDA INTERCORP L.L.C.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Florida |
|
59-1285683 |
|
|
|
450
Goolsby Boulevard |
|
33442 |
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
04-3750236 |
|
|
|
1301
East 9th Street, Suite 3710 |
|
44114 |
AVTECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Washington |
|
91-0761549 |
|
|
|
3400
Wallingford Avenue North |
|
98103 |
4
TRANSICOIL LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
26-0084182 |
|
|
|
9 Iron
Bridge Drive |
|
19426 |
MALAYSIAN AEROSPACE SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
20-4894903 |
|
|
|
1301
East 9th Street, Suite 3710 |
|
44114 |
AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
26-0379798 |
|
|
|
313
Gillett Street |
|
44077 |
7¾% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2014
(Title of the indenture securities)
5
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 |
|
Washington, D.C. 20219 |
|
|
|
Federal Reserve Bank |
|
San Francisco, California 94105 |
|
|
|
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
|
Washington, D.C. 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) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
1. A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).
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. 333-121948).
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).
6
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. 333-121948).
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.
7
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York 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 Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 2nd day of July, 2007.
|
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRUST |
||
|
|
||
|
By: |
/S/ J. BARTOLINI |
|
|
Name: |
J. BARTOLINI |
|
|
Title: |
VICE PRESIDENT |
|
8
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
At the close of business March 31, 2007, 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 |
|
2,391 |
|
|
Interest-bearing balances |
|
0 |
|
|
Securities: |
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity securities |
|
40 |
|
|
Available-for-sale securities |
|
65,083 |
|
|
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: |
|
|
|
|
Federal funds sold |
|
48,400 |
|
|
Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
|
54,885 |
|
|
Loans and lease financing receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Loans and leases held for sale |
|
0 |
|
|
Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
|
0 |
|
|
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
|
0 |
|
|
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance |
|
0 |
|
|
Trading assets |
|
0 |
|
|
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
|
8,755 |
|
|
Other real estate owned |
|
0 |
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
|
0 |
|
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
924,236 |
|
|
Other Intangible Assets |
|
270,030 |
|
|
Other assets |
|
143,616 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,517,436 |
|
9
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits: |
|
|
|
In domestic offices |
|
1,691 |
|
Noninterest-bearing |
|
1,691 |
|
Interest-bearing |
|
0 |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
|
|
|
Federal funds purchased |
|
0 |
|
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
|
0 |
|
Trading liabilities |
|
0 |
|
Other borrowed money: |
|
|
|
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
|
118,691 |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
Subordinated notes and debentures |
|
0 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
126,416 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
246,798 |
|
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY CAPITAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
|
0 |
|
Common stock |
|
1,000 |
|
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
|
1,121,520 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
148,100 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
18 |
|
Other equity capital components |
|
0 |
|
Total equity capital |
|
1,270,638 |
|
Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) |
|
1,517,436 |
|
I, Karen Bayz, Vice President 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.
Karen Bayz |
) |
Vice President |
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.
Michael K. Klugman, President |
) |
|
Frank P. Sulzberger, MD |
) |
Directors (Trustees) |
Michael F. McFadden, MD |
) |
|
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Exhibit 99.1
[Form of Letter of Transmittal]
TRANSDIGM INC.
1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
FOR 73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2007, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE
Exchange Agent:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By Facsimile:
(212) 298-1915
Confirm by telephone:
(212) 815-5920
By Mail, Hand or Courier:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Department
Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street
Floor 7 East
New York, New York 10286
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 , 2007 (the "Prospectus") of TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal for 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 which may be amended from time to time (this "Letter"), which together constitute the Company's offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange, for each $1,000 in principal amount of its outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Original Notes"), $1,000 in principal amount of 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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 OfferHow 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.
2
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
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. | |||||||
3
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 agent of the Company) 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 order of the Company upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the undersigned's agent, of the Exchange Notes to which the undersigned is entitled upon the acceptance by the Company 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 deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the assignment and transfer of the Original Notes tendered.
The undersigned agrees that acceptance of any tendered Original Notes by the Company and the issuance of Exchange Notes in exchange therefor shall constitute performance in full by the Company of its obligations under the registration rights agreement (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 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 Securities; 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.
4
COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
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Name: | ||
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Address: | ||
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 of the Prospectus and this Letter, the Prospectus shall prevail.
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Transaction Code Number: | ||
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5
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BOX 2
PLEASE SIGN HERE
WHETHER OR NOT ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING
PHYSICALLY TENDERED HEREBY
X | |
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||
X |
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(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)
Name(s): | (PLEASE PRINT) |
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Capacity: |
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Address: |
(INCLUDE ZIP CODE) |
Signature(s) Guaranteed by an Eligible Institution: (If required by Instruction 3) |
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(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE) |
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(TITLE) |
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(NAME OF FIRM) |
6
PAYOR'S NAME: The Bank of New York Company, N.A.
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 |
PAYEE INFORMATION (please print or type) Individual or business name: |
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REQUEST FOR | ||||||
TAXPAYER | Check appropriate box: | |||||
IDENTIFICATION | o Individual/Sole Proprietor | o Corporation | o Partnership | |||
NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION |
o Other | o Exempt from backup withholding | ||||
DEPARTMENT OF | Address (number, street and apt. or suite no.): | ||||
THE TREASURY | |||||
INTERNAL | |||||
REVENUE SERVICE | City, state and ZIP code: | ||||
PART I: TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ("TIN") | |||||
Enter your TIN below. For individuals, your TIN is your social security number. Sole proprietors may enter either their social security number or their employer identification number. If you are a limited liability company that is disregarded as an entity separate from your owner, enter your owner's social security number or employer identification number, as applicable. For other entities, your TIN is your employer identification number. |
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Social security number: o o o - o o - o o o |
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OR |
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Employer identification number: o o - o o o o o o o |
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o Applied For | |||||
PART II: CERTIFICATION | ||||
Certification Instructions: You must cross out item 2 below if you have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") that you are currently subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding you received another notification from the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross out item 2. |
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Under penalties of perjury, I certify that: |
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1. |
The number shown on this form is my correct TIN or a TIN has not been issued to me and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a TIN to the appropriate IRS Center or Social Security Administration Office, or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide my TIN to the payor, a portion of all reportable payments made to me by the payor will be withheld until I provide my TIN to the payor and that, if I do not provide my TIN to the payor within 60 days of submitting this Substitute Form W-9, such retained amounts shall be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding. |
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2. |
I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, (b) I have not been notified by the IRS that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding. |
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3. |
I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). |
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THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY PROVISION OF THIS DOCUMENT OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING. | ||||
Signature: | Date: | |||||||
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BOX 4 SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 3 and 4) |
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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) |
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o |
Original Notes not tendered |
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BOX 5 SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 3 and 4) |
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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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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 procedure: (i) tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange OfferHow 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 OfferHow 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.
Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor 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 5, as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, in the event that less than the entire principal amount of Original Notes represented
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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. If 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" on 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 guarantor institution which is a member of The Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), The New York Stock Exchanges Medallion Signature Program (MSP) or The Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) (collectively, "Eligible Institutions"). 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.
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4. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. Tendering holders should indicate, in Box 4 or 5, 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. In the case of issuance in a different name, the taxpayer identification number of the person named must also be indicated. 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. Taxpayer Identification Number.
Under U.S. federal income tax laws, payments made by the Company on account of Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to back-up withholding (currently at a rate of 28%). In order to prevent back-up withholding, each tendering holder must provide the Exchange Agent with his or her correct taxpayer identification number ("TIN"), which, in the case of a holder who is an individual, is his or her social security number. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, the holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, each tendering holder must complete the "Substitute Form W-9" in Box 3 certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that the holder is awaiting a TIN) and that: (i) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that he or she is subject to back-up withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends; (ii) the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has notified the holder that he or she is no longer subject to back-up withholding; or (iii) certify in accordance with the "Substitute Form W-9" that such holder is exempt from back-up withholding.
Certain holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are exempt from these back-up withholding and reporting requirements. To prevent possible erroneous back-up withholding, an exempt U.S. holder must check the appropriate box under "Payee Information," enter its correct TIN in Part I of the Substitute Form W-9, and sign and date the form. See the Substitute Form W-9 in Box 3 for additional instructions. In order for a nonresident alien or foreign entity to qualify as exempt, such person must submit a completed IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable IRS form), signed under penalties of perjury attesting to such exempt status. Such forms may be obtained from the Exchange Agent.
If you do not have a TIN, check the box "Applied For" in Part I of the Substitute Form W-9 and sign and date the form. If you do not provide your TIN to the payor within 60 days, back-up withholding will begin and continue until you furnish your TIN to the payor. Note: Checking the "Applied For" box in Part I of the Substitute Form W-9 indicates that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one in the near future.
If you have any questions concerning the Substitute Form W-9 or any information required therein, please contact the Exchange Agent, as payor.
6. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Original Notes to it or its order 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 or its order 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.
Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the certificates listed in this Letter.
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7. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to amend or waive any of the specified conditions in the Exchange Offer in the case of any Original Notes tendered.
8. 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.
9. 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).
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Exhibit 99.2
[Form
of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery]
TRANSDIGM INC.
EXCHANGE OFFER
TO HOLDERS OF ITS
73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014
As set forth in the Prospectus dated , 2007 (the "Prospectus") of TransDigm Inc. (the "Company") under the heading "The Exchange OfferHow 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 $300,000,000 in principal amount of its 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") for all of its outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Original Notes"), 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 TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(the "Exchange Agent")
By Facsimile:
(212) 298-1915
Confirm by telephone:
(212) 815-5920
By Mail, Hand or Courier:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Department
Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street
Floor 7 East
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Mrs. Carolle Montreuil
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 "Exchange Offer"), receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of Original Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure described in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
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Account Number: |
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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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Exhibit 99.3
[Form of Letter to Client]
TRANSDIGM INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
UP TO $300,000,000 IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014
FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 AND
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 , 2007 (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 $300,000,000 in principal amount of its 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") for all of its outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Original Notes").
The 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 , 2007, 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.
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 OF AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
Box 1 o | Please tender my Original Notes held by you for my account or benefit. I have identified on a signed schedule attached hereto the principal amount of Original Notes to be tendered if I wish to tender less than all of my Original Notes. | |
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Please do not tender any Original Notes held by you for my account or benefit. |
Date: , 2007
Signature(s) |
Please print name(s) here |
Address and Telephone Number |
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.
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Exhibit 99.4
[Form of Letter to Nominees]
TRANSDIGM INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
UP TO $300,000,000 IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014
FOR
ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
73/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 ISSUED AND
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 , 2007 (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 $300,000,000 in principal amount of its 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") for all of its outstanding 73/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Original Notes").
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 , 2007, 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, the Exchange Agent, by calling (212) 815-5920.
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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.
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