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): January 28, 2011
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 3000, 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, TransDigm Group Incorporated entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell its fastener businesses to Alcoa, Inc. for approximately $240 million. The TransDigm fastener business, which was acquired in December 2010 as part of the McKechnie Aerospace acquisition, is made up of Valley-Todeco Inc. located in Sylmar, CA, and Linread Ltd. located in the United Kingdom. The business designs and manufactures fasteners, fastening systems and bearings for commercial, military and general aviation aircraft.
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 January 28, 2011 among TransDigm, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace (Europe) Ltd., McKechnie Aerospace Investments, Inc. and Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc. |
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: February 1, 2011
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2011 among TransDigm, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace (Europe) Ltd., McKechnie Aerospace Investments, Inc. and Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc. | |