Breeze-Eastern Announces Sale of 700 Liberty Avenue Facility
February 08 2008 - 4:37PM
Business Wire
Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX:BZC) today announced that it has
completed the sale of its headquarters facility and plant at 700
Liberty Avenue, Union, New Jersey. The sales price for the facility
was $10.5 million and net proceeds from the sale of the facility of
$9.8 million were applied to reduce the Company�s outstanding debt.
As provided in the sale agreement, the Company will lease the
facility for up to two years after closing, pending the Company�s
relocation to a new site, yet to be selected, that will be better
suited to its current and expected needs. Breeze-Eastern
Corporation (http://www.breeze-eastern.com) is the world�s leading
designer and manufacturer of sophisticated lifting devices for
military and civilian aircraft, including rescue hoists, cargo
hooks, and weapons-lifting systems. The Company, formerly known as
TransTechnology Corporation, employs approximately 180 people at
its facility in Union, New Jersey, and reported net sales of $73.3
million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. INFORMATION ABOUT
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release
constitute �forward-looking statements� within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Acts"). Any statements contained herein
that are not statements of historical fact are deemed to be
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this
press release are based on current beliefs, estimates and
assumptions concerning the operations, future results, and
prospects of the Company. As actual operations and results may
materially differ from those assumed in forward-looking statements,
there is no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to
be accurate. Forward-looking statements are subject to the safe
harbors created in the Acts. Any number of factors could affect
future operations and results, including, without limitation,
competition from other companies; changes in applicable laws, rules
and regulations affecting the Company in the locations in which it
conducts its business; the availability of equity and/or debt
financing in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support the
Company�s future business; interest rate trends; order flow
associated with the delay in enactment of the 2008 Federal Defense
budget; determination by the Company to dispose of or acquire
additional assets; general industry and economic conditions; events
impacting the U.S. and world financial markets and economies; and
those specific risks that are discussed in the Company�s previously
filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2007, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 30, 2007. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information or future events.
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