Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Completed Refinancing Summary
On September 19, 2024, TransDigm Inc. (“TransDigm”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TD Group”), completed the previously announced issuance of $3.0 billion of new secured debt, consisting of $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Secured Notes maturing January 15, 2033 (the “Secured Notes”) and $1.5 billion of new tranche L term loans (the “New Tranche L Term Loans”) maturing January 19, 2032.
TD Group intends to use the net proceeds of the offering of the Secured Notes and the New Tranche L Term Loans, together with cash on hand, (i) to fund a special cash dividend to the holders of its common stock in the amount of $75.00 per share, (ii) to make cash dividend equivalent payments on eligible vested options under its stock option plans and (iii) for related transaction fees and expenses.
Indenture
On September 19, 2024, TransDigm issued $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Secured Notes at an issue price of 100.00% of the principal amount thereof in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of September 19, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among TransDigm, as issuer, TD Group and the subsidiaries of TransDigm party thereto, as guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and US collateral agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as UK collateral agent.
The Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of 6.00% per annum, which accrues from September 19, 2024 and is payable in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on March 15, 2025, and at maturity. The Secured Notes mature on January 15, 2033, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, and are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
TransDigm may redeem some or all of the Secured Notes at the redemption prices and on the terms specified in the Indenture. If TD Group or TransDigm experiences specific kinds of changes in control or TD Group or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells certain of its assets, then TransDigm must offer to repurchase the Secured Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
The Secured Notes are TransDigm’s senior secured obligations. The Secured Notes are guaranteed, on a senior secured basis, by TD Group and each of TransDigm’s direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries that is a borrower or guarantor under TransDigm’s senior secured credit facilities or that issues or guarantees any capital markets indebtedness of TransDigm or any of the guarantors in an aggregate principal amount of at least $200 million. The Secured Notes and the related guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of TransDigm’s and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, senior in right of payment to any of TransDigm’s and the guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness that is, by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to such series of Secured Notes and related guarantees, and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TransDigm’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit TransDigm’s ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt, make certain investments, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, consummate certain assets sales, effect a consolidation or merger, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets, incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness and engage in certain business activities. The Indenture contains events of default customary for agreements of its type (with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that, upon the occurrence of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to TransDigm, all outstanding Secured Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other type of event of default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Secured Notes may declare all Secured Notes to be due and payable immediately.
The above summary of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Credit Agreement Amendment
On September 19, 2024, TransDigm, TD Group and certain subsidiaries of TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 17 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which TransDigm, among other things, incurred $1.5 billion of the New Tranche L Term Loans. The New Tranche L Term Loans bear interest at a rate of Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 2.50%. Original issue discount of 0.25% was paid to lenders of the New Tranche L Term Loans. The other terms and conditions that apply to the New Tranche L Term Loans are substantially the same as the terms and conditions that apply to the other term loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. The New Tranche L Term Loans were fully drawn on September 19, 2024.