UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2010
TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-32833
(Commission File Number)
41-2101738
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
| 1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710, Cleveland, Ohio | 44114 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(216) 706-2960
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously reported, on September 25, 2010, TransDigm Group Incorporated entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to purchase McKechnie Aerospace Holdings Inc. (“McKechnie”), a privately-owned supplier of innovative aerospace products, controlled by JLL Partners, for a total purchase price on a cash free, debt free basis of approximately $1.27 billion in cash. McKechnie consists of seven major operating units located in the U.S. and Europe that primarily sell to the worldwide commercial aerospace markets.
The Agreement is attached to this Report as Exhibit 2.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| 2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2010 among McKechnie Holdings LLC, TransDigm, Inc. and TransDigm Group, Incorporated. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory Rufus | |
| Gregory Rufus | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
Date: September 28, 2010
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 2.1 |
Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2010 among McKechnie Holdings LLC, TransDigm, Inc. and TransDigm Group, Incorporated. | |