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): June 21, 2018

 

AAR CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

One AAR Place

1100 N. Wood Dale Road

Wood Dale, Illinois 60191

(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 227-2000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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

 

 

 

Item 7.01.                                        Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

AAR CORP. (the “Company”) today announced that it has successfully completed transition and phase-in of the U.S. Department of State’s Worldwide Aviation Support Services (“WASS”) program. The Company has full operational capability at all contract sites — Afghanistan, Iraq, Panama and Peru — as well as at Patrick Air Force Base and support locations in Brevard County, Florida.

 

The WASS program is a performance-based contract providing aircraft operations, maintenance, logistics, and support services to the U.S Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Aviation.  With the successful completion of the WASS program transition and phase-in, the Company added approximately 700 employees, together with an additional 200 subcontractor employees.

 

The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

 

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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.

 

Date: June 21, 2018
	AAR CORP.
	By:	/s/ MICHAEL D. MILLIGAN
		Michael D. Milligan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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