Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 30, 2018

TransDigm Group Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-32833	41-2101738
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1301 East 9 ^th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio		44114
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 706-2960

Not Applicable

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

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 30, 2018, TransDigm Inc. (“TransDigm”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TD Group”), TD Group and certain subsidiaries of TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 5, Incremental Assumption Agreement and Refinancing Facility Agreement (the “Amendment”) relating to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 4, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 9, 2016, Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 6, 2017, Amendment No. 3 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement, dated August 22, 2017, Amendment No. 4 and Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated November 30, 2017, the Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated February 22, 2018, and as further amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), with Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Agent”), and the other agents and lenders named therein. Pursuant to the Amendment, TransDigm, among other things, (i) incurred new tranche E term loans (the “New Tranche E Term Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $2,255 million and new tranche F term loans (the “New Tranche F Term Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $3,578 million, (ii) repaid in full all of the existing tranche E term loans and tranche F term loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment, and (iii) extended the maturity date of the revolving credit commitments to December 28, 2022. The New Tranche E Term Loans and the New Tranche F Term Loans were fully drawn on May 30, 2018. The interest rates per annum applicable to the New Tranche E Term Loans and the New Tranche F Term Loans will be either (i) LIBOR plus 2.50% or (ii) a base rate plus 1.50%. The other terms and conditions, including the maturity date, that apply to the New Tranche E Term Loans are substantially the same as the terms and conditions that applied to the tranche E term loans immediately prior to the Amendment to the Credit Agreement and the other terms and conditions, including the maturity date, that apply to the New Tranche F Term Loans are substantially the same as the terms and conditions that applied to the tranche F term loans immediately prior to the Amendment.

The lenders and agents or their affiliates under the Amendment have in the past provided, and may in the future provide, advisory and other services to, or engage in transactions with, TransDigm and TD Group and receive customary compensation therefor.

The above summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:



10.1		Amendment No. 5, Incremental Assumption Agreement and Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018, relating to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2014, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated, each subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders.

SIGNATURE

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.