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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2016 .
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Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from             to            
Commission File Number 001-32833
TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
41-2101738
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1301 East 9 th  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, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES   ý     NO   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES   ý     NO   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
LARGE ACCELERATED FILER
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ACCELERATED FILER
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NON-ACCELERATED FILER
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SMALLER REPORTING COMPANY
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES   ¨     NO   ý
The number of shares outstanding of TransDigm Group Incorporated’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, was 52,979,440 as of May 1, 2016 .



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INDEX
 
 
 
 
Page
Part I
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1
Financial Statements
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income – Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit – Twenty-Six Week Period Ended April 2, 2016
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
 
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
Part II
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1A
Risk Factors
 
Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Item 6
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
 
 


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
April 2, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
612,015

 
$
714,033

Trade accounts receivable - Net
480,579

 
444,072

Inventories - Net
634,129

 
591,401

Prepaid expenses and other
31,277

 
37,081

Total current assets
1,758,000

 
1,786,587

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net
275,849

 
260,684

GOODWILL
4,785,683

 
4,686,220

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net
1,505,283

 
1,539,851

OTHER
34,659

 
30,593

TOTAL ASSETS
$
8,359,474

 
$
8,303,935

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
43,464

 
$
43,427

Short-term borrowings - trade receivable securitization facility
199,895

 
199,792

Accounts payable
125,929

 
142,822

Accrued liabilities
306,708

 
271,553

Total current liabilities
675,996

 
657,594

LONG-TERM DEBT
8,091,934

 
8,106,383

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
396,495

 
404,997

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
156,867

 
173,267

Total liabilities
9,321,292

 
9,342,241

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:
 
 
 
Common stock - $.01 par value; authorized 224,400,000 shares; issued 55,397,057 and 55,100,094 at April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively
554

 
551

Additional paid-in capital
1,002,876

 
950,324

Accumulated deficit
(1,471,705
)
 
(1,717,232
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(109,848
)
 
(96,009
)
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,430,487 and 1,415,100 shares at April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively
(383,695
)
 
(175,940
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
(961,818
)
 
(1,038,306
)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
$
8,359,474

 
$
8,303,935

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED
APRIL 2, 2016 AND MARCH 28, 2015
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)  
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
NET SALES
$
796,801

 
$
619,030

 
$
1,498,496

 
$
1,205,928

COST OF SALES
371,140

 
277,413

 
698,267

 
543,138

GROSS PROFIT
425,661

 
341,617

 
800,229

 
662,790

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
95,064

 
74,026

 
177,267

 
141,505

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
18,522

 
11,030

 
34,845

 
24,056

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
312,075

 
256,561

 
588,117

 
497,229

INTEREST EXPENSE - Net
111,288

 
99,892

 
223,271

 
198,827

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
200,787

 
156,669

 
364,846

 
298,402

INCOME TAX PROVISION
62,160

 
45,775

 
111,317

 
91,975

NET INCOME
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
253,529

 
$
206,427

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
250,529

 
$
203,062

Net earnings per share - see Note 5:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
2.47

 
$
1.96

 
$
4.44

 
$
3.59

Weighted-average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
56,134

 
56,604

 
56,475

 
56,603

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED
APRIL 2, 2016 AND MARCH 28, 2015
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
Net income
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
253,529

 
$
206,427

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
4,636

 
(24,083
)
 
(4,314
)
 
(34,781
)
Interest rate swap and cap agreements
(18,383
)
 
(13,918
)
 
(9,525
)
 
(24,456
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(13,747
)
 
(38,001
)
 
(13,839
)
 
(59,237
)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
$
124,880

 
$
72,893

 
$
239,690

 
$
147,190

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2016
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-In
Capital
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Treasury Stock
 
 
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
 
Number
of Shares
 
Value
 
Total
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2015
55,100,094

 
$
551

 
$
950,324

 
$
(1,717,232
)
 
$
(96,009
)
 
(1,415,100
)
 
$
(175,940
)
 
$
(1,038,306
)
Unvested dividend equivalents

 

 

 
(8,002
)
 

 

 

 
(8,002
)
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options

 

 
22,448

 

 

 

 

 
22,448

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

 

 
17,720

 

 

 

 

 
17,720

Exercise of employee stock options
296,963

 
3

 
12,384

 

 

 

 

 
12,387

Treasury stock purchased

 

 

 

 

 
(1,015,387
)
 
(207,755
)
 
(207,755
)
Net income

 

 

 
253,529

 

 

 

 
253,529

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 
(4,314
)
 

 

 
(4,314
)
Interest rate swaps and caps, net of tax

 

 

 

 
(9,525
)
 

 

 
(9,525
)
BALANCE, APRIL 2, 2016
55,397,057

 
$
554

 
$
1,002,876

 
$
(1,471,705
)
 
$
(109,848
)
 
(2,430,487
)
 
$
(383,695
)
 
$
(961,818
)
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
253,529

 
$
206,427

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
20,333

 
16,347

Amortization of intangible assets and product certification costs
35,204

 
24,499

Amortization of debt issuance costs
7,664

 
7,947

Non-cash equity compensation
22,448

 
13,594

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements
(17,720
)
 
(38,029
)
Deferred income taxes
2,624

 
5,528

Changes in assets/liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses:
 
 
 
Trade accounts receivable
(18,484
)
 
(9,656
)
Inventories
(15,534
)
 
(19,374
)
Income taxes receivable/payable
13,987

 
4,508

Other assets
4,891

 
(529
)
Accounts payable
(27,665
)
 
(11,349
)
Accrued interest
824

 
18,748

Accrued and other liabilities
(12,941
)
 
(35,745
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
269,160

 
182,916

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures, net of disposals
(22,314
)
 
(22,999
)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
(144,380
)
 
(723,200
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(166,694
)
 
(746,199
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements
17,720

 
38,029

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
12,384

 
39,122

Dividends paid
(3,000
)
 
(3,365
)
Treasury stock purchased
(207,755
)
 

Repayment on term loans
(21,920
)
 
(9,824
)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 
75,250

Other
(53
)
 
(41
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(202,624
)
 
139,171

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(1,860
)
 
(2,917
)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(102,018
)
 
(427,029
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
714,033

 
819,548

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
612,015

 
$
392,519

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
$
215,012

 
$
161,870

Cash paid during the period for income taxes
$
76,696

 
$
86,202

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD S ENDED APRIL 2, 2016 AND MARCH 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
 
1.    DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
Description of the Business – TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TD Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. TransDigm Inc., along with TransDigm Inc.’s direct and indirect wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (collectively, with TD Group, the “Company” or “TransDigm”), offers a broad range of proprietary aerospace components. TD Group has no significant assets or operations other than its 100% ownership of TransDigm Inc. TD Group’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the trading symbol “TDG.”
Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, NiCad batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, engineered connectors and elastomers, cockpit security components and systems, specialized cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces and related components, lighting and control technology, military personnel parachutes, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading, handling and delivery systems.

2.    UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, the information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes for the year ended September 30, 2015 included in TD Group’s Form 10-K filed on November 13, 2015. As disclosed therein, the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The September 30, 2015 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from TD Group’s audited financial statements. The results of operations for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to current year classifications related to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 impacting the classification of both debt issuance costs and deferred income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The accounting pronouncements and impact of the adoption of the pronouncements are summarized in Note 4, "Recent Accounting Pronouncements" and Note 8, "Debt."

3.    ACQUISITIONS
During the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 and fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 , the Company completed the acquisitions of Breeze-Eastern Corporation ("Breeze-Eastern"), PneuDraulics, Inc. ("PneuDraulics"), the assets of the aerospace business of Pexco LLC (“Pexco Aerospace”), the aerospace business of Franke Aquarotter GmbH (now named Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH), and the Telair Cargo Group (“Telair”). The Company accounted for the acquisitions using the acquisition method and included the results of operations of the acquisitions in its consolidated financial statements from the effective date of each acquisition. As of April 2, 2016 , the purchase price allocations for Breeze-Eastern, PneuDraulics and Pexco remain preliminary as the Company completes its assessments of deferred taxes and accrued liabilities. Pro forma net sales and results of operations for the acquisitions had they occurred at the beginning of the applicable twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 or March 28, 2015 are not material and, accordingly, are not provided.
The acquisitions strengthen and expand the Company’s position to design, produce and supply highly engineered proprietary aerospace components in niche markets with significant aftermarket content and provide opportunities to create value through the application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers). The purchase price paid for each acquisition reflects the current earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and cash flows, as well as, the future EBITDA and cash flows expected to be generated by the

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business, which are driven in most cases by the recurring aftermarket consumption over the life of a particular aircraft, estimated to be approximately 25 to 30 years .
Breeze-Eastern – On January 4, 2016, a newly-formed subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. completed the tender offer of all of the outstanding stock of Breeze-Eastern for $19.61 per share in cash. Following consummation of the tender offer, the subsidiary was merged into Breeze-Eastern on January 4, 2016; in connection therewith, all outstanding stock of Breeze-Eastern was canceled and Breeze-Eastern became a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. The purchase price for the tender offer and the merger was approximately $205.9 million million, of which $146.4 million (net of cash acquired of $ 30.8 million ) was paid at closing and $28.7 million is accrued for payment to dissenting stockholders. Breeze-Eastern manufactures high performance lifting and pulling devices for military and civilian aircraft, including rescue hoists, winches and cargo hooks, and weapons-lifting systems. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction and Breeze-Eastern is included in TransDigm's Power & Control segment. The Company expects that approximately $106.7 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
PneuDraulics – On August 19, 2015, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of PneuDraulics for approximately $323.5 million in cash, less a purchase price adjustment of $2.0 million received in connection with a working capital settlement in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. PneuDraulics manufactures proprietary, highly engineered aerospace pneumatic and hydraulic components and subsystems for commercial transport, regional, business jet and military applications. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. PneuDraulics is included in TransDigm’s Power & Control segment. The purchase price includes approximately $100.7 million of tax benefits to be realized by the Company over a 15 -year period that began in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, and the Company expects that approximately $222.4 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes.
Pexco Aerospace – On May 14, 2015, Pexco Aerospace, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of TransDigm Inc., acquired the assets of the aerospace business of Pexco LLC (“Pexco Aerospace”) for a total purchase price of approximately $496.4 million in cash, less a purchase price adjustment of $0.4 million received in connection with a working capital settlement in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Pexco Aerospace manufactures extruded plastic interior parts for use in the commercial aerospace industry. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. Pexco Aerospace is included in TransDigm’s Airframe segment. The purchase price includes approximately $166.4 million of tax benefits to be realized by TransDigm over a 15 -year period that began in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, and the Company expects that approximately $405.7 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes.
Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH – On March 31, 2015, the Company’s Adams Rite subsidiary acquired the aerospace business of Franke Aquarotter GmbH (now known as Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH) for approximately $75.3 million in cash. Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH manufactures proprietary faucets and related products for use on commercial transports and regional jets. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH is included in TransDigm’s Airframe segment. Approximately $63.9 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
Telair Cargo Group – On March 26, 2015, TransDigm Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of TransDigm Inc., acquired all of the outstanding stock of Telair International GmbH ("Telair International"), TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of Nordisk Aviation Products ("Nordisk"), and Telair US LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of TransDigm Inc. ("Telair US"), acquired the assets of the AAR Cargo business (collectively, "Telair Cargo Group"). The total purchase price was approximately $730.9 million in cash, which included a net $7.7 million purchase price adjustment paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Telair Cargo Group manufactures aerospace on-board cargo loading and handling, restraint systems and unit load devices for a variety of commercial and military platforms with positions on a wide range of new and existing aircraft. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The business consists of three major operating units: Telair International, Nordisk and Telair US. Telair International and Telair US are included in TransDigm’s Power & Control segment and Nordisk is included in TransDigm’s Airframe segment.
The total purchase price of Telair Cargo Group was allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon management’s estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. To the extent the purchase price exceeded the estimated fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, such excess was allocated to goodwill. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the transaction date (in thousands).

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Assets acquired:
 
Current assets, excluding cash acquired
$
143,643

Property, plant, and equipment
16,011

Intangible assets
205,000

Goodwill
483,390

Other
5,968

Total assets acquired
$
854,012

Liabilities assumed:
 
Current liabilities
$
59,150

Other noncurrent liabilities
64,001

Total liabilities assumed
$
123,151

Net assets acquired
$
730,861

Approximately $33.2 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes and approximately $450.2 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

4.    RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 which creates a new topic in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers .” In addition to superseding and replacing nearly all existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, ASC 606 establishes a new control-based revenue recognition model; changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time; provides new and more detailed guidance on specific topics; and expands and improves disclosures about revenue. The guidance is effective for the Company for annual reporting periods, including interim periods therein, beginning October 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the update will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which expands upon the guidance on the presentation of debt issuance costs. The guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The guidance does not change the requirements surrounding the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs, and the amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2016. However, as early adoption is permissible, the Company adopted the pronouncement effective October 1, 2015. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations, although it did change the financial statement classification of debt issuance costs. In connection with adopting the pronouncement beginning October 1, 2015, the Company reclassified $77.7 million in debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2015, to Current portion of long-term debt and Long-term debt in the liabilities section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Refer to Note 8, "Debt," for the impact on the April 2, 2016 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments," a new standard intended to simplify the accounting for measurement period adjustments in a business combination. Measurement period adjustments are changes to provisional amounts recorded when the accounting for a business combination is incomplete as of the end of a reporting period. The measurement period can extend for up to a year following the transaction date. During the measurement period, companies may make adjustments to provisional amounts when information necessary to complete the measurement is received. The new guidance requires companies to recognize these adjustments, including any related impacts to net income, in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. Companies are no longer required to retroactively apply measurement period adjustments to all periods presented. The guidance is effective for the Company on October 1, 2016. However, as early adoption is permissible, the Company adopted the pronouncement beginning October 1, 2015. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,” which requires entities to present deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. This guidance simplifies the current guidance, which requires entities to separately present deferred tax assets and liabilities as current and non-current in a classified balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years, and may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities or retrospectively to all periods presented. As early adoption is permissible, the Company adopted this pronouncement

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beginning October 1, 2015 and applied this pronouncement retrospectively. In connection with adopting the pronouncement beginning October 1, 2015, the Company reclassified $45.4 million from current deferred income tax assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2015 to non-current deferred income tax liabilities.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (ASC 842),” which will require that a lessee recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with a lease term of more than twelve months, with the result being the recognition of a right of use asset and a lease liability.  The guidance is effective for the Company for annual reporting periods, including interim periods therein, beginning October 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The guidance requires the recognition of the income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled, thus eliminating additional paid in capital pools. The guidance also allows for the employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting. In addition, the guidance allows for a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis. The guidance is effective for the Company for annual reporting periods, including interim periods therein, beginning October 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
5.    EARNINGS PER SHARE (TWO-CLASS METHOD)
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
Numerator for earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
253,529

 
$
206,427

Less dividends paid on participating securities

 

 
(3,000
)
 
(3,365
)
Net income applicable to common stock - basic and diluted
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
250,529

 
$
203,062

Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
53,222

 
52,915

 
53,468

 
52,721

Vested options deemed participating securities
2,912

 
3,689

 
3,007

 
3,882

Total shares for basic and diluted earnings per share
56,134

 
56,604

 
56,475

 
56,603

Basic and diluted earnings per share
$
2.47

 
$
1.96

 
$
4.44

 
$
3.59


6.    INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is generally determined by the average cost and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) methods and includes material, labor and overhead related to the manufacturing process.
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
 
April 2, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
Raw materials and purchased component parts
$
427,155

 
$
371,073

Work-in-progress
163,868

 
164,793

Finished goods
120,761

 
122,956

Total
711,784

 
658,822

Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory
(77,655
)
 
(67,421
)
Inventories - Net
$
634,129

 
$
591,401



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7.    INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Other Intangible Assets - Net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
April 2, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Trademarks and trade names
$
636,242

 

 
$
636,242

 
$
634,504

 
$

 
$
634,504

Technology
1,095,422

 
259,447

 
835,975

 
1,100,317

 
233,434

 
866,883

Order backlog
22,003

 
17,517

 
4,486

 
19,501

 
10,709

 
8,792

Other
43,287

 
14,707

 
28,580

 
43,229

 
13,557

 
29,672

Total
$
1,796,954

 
$
291,671

 
$
1,505,283

 
$
1,797,551

 
$
257,700

 
$
1,539,851

Intangible assets acquired during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Cost
 
Amortization
Period
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
106,689

 
 
Trademarks and trade names
15,000

 
 
 
121,689

 
 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
 
 
 
Technology
20,000

 
20 years
Order backlog
3,000

 
1 year
 
23,000

 
17.5 years
Total
$
144,689

 
 
The aggregate amortization expense on identifiable intangible assets for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 was approximately $34.8 million and $24.1 million , respectively. The estimated amortization expense is $68.4 million for fiscal year 2016 , $60.0 million for fiscal year 2017 and $59.2 million for each of the four succeeding fiscal years 2018 through 2021 .
The following is a summary of changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment from September 30, 2015 through April 2, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Power &
Control
 
Airframe
 
Non-
aviation
 
Total
Balance, September 30, 2015
$
2,238,443

 
$
2,392,408

 
$
55,369

 
$
4,686,220

Goodwill acquired during the year
106,689

 

 

 
106,689

Purchase price allocation adjustments
196

 
(2,875
)
 

 
(2,679
)
Other
33

 
(4,580
)
 

 
(4,547
)
Balance, April 2, 2016
$
2,345,361

 
$
2,384,953

 
$
55,369

 
$
4,785,683



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8.    DEBT
The Company’s debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
April 2, 2016
 
Gross Amount
 
Debt Issuance Costs
 
Original Issue Discount
 
Net Amount
Short-term borrowings—trade receivable securitization facility
$
200,000

 
$
(105
)
 
$

 
$
199,895

Term loans
$
4,360,894

 
$
(38,958
)
 
$
(5,060
)
 
$
4,316,876

5 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2020 (2020 Notes)
550,000

 
(4,827
)
 

 
545,173

7 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2021 (2021 Notes)
500,000

 
(3,465
)
 

 
496,535

6% senior subordinated notes due 2022 (2022 Notes)
1,150,000

 
(9,101
)
 

 
1,140,899

6 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2024 (2024 Notes)
1,200,000

 
(9,806
)
 

 
1,190,194

6 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2025 (2025 Notes)
450,000

 
(4,279
)
 

 
445,721

 
8,210,894

 
(70,436
)
 
(5,060
)
 
8,135,398

Less current portion
43,840

 
(376
)
 

 
43,464

Long-term debt
$
8,167,054

 
$
(70,060
)
 
$
(5,060
)
 
$
8,091,934

 
September 30, 2015
 
Gross Amount
 
Debt Issuance Costs
 
Original Issue Discount
 
Net Amount
Short-term borrowings—trade receivable securitization facility
$
200,000

 
$
(208
)
 
$

 
$
199,792

Term loans
$
4,382,813

 
$
(43,660
)
 
$
(5,471
)
 
$
4,333,682

2020 Notes
550,000

 
(5,355
)
 

 
544,645

2021 Notes
500,000

 
(3,789
)
 

 
496,211

2022 Notes
1,150,000

 
(9,821
)
 

 
1,140,179

2024 Notes
1,200,000

 
(10,394
)
 

 
1,189,606

2025 Notes
450,000

 
(4,513
)
 

 
445,487

 
8,232,813

 
(77,532
)
 
(5,471
)
 
8,149,810

Less current portion
43,840

 
(413
)
 

 
43,427

Long-term debt
$
8,188,973

 
$
(77,119
)
 
$
(5,471
)
 
$
8,106,383


9.    INCOME TAXES
At the end of each reporting period, TD Group makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used in the year-to-date period may change in subsequent periods. During the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 , the effective income tax rate was 31.0% and 29.2% , respectively. During the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 , the effective income tax rate was 30.5% and 30.8% , respectively. The Company’s higher effective tax rate for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 was primarily due to a discrete adjustment in the prior year related to the IRS examination results for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The Company’s lower effective tax rate for the twenty-six week period was primarily due to foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate partially offset by the prior year discrete adjustment related to the IRS examination results. The Company’s effective tax rate for these periods was less than the Federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the domestic manufacturing deduction and foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state and local jurisdictions as well as foreign jurisdictions located in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before fiscal 2014. The Company is currently under examination in Belgium for its fiscal years of 2013 and 2014. In addition, the Company is subject to state income tax examinations for fiscal years 2009 and later.
At both April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015 , TD Group had $6.9 million in unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of approximately $6.7 million and $6.5 million on the effective tax rate at April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015 , respectively. The Company believes the tax positions that comprise the

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unrecognized tax benefits will be reduced by approximately $1.6 million over the next 12 months. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

10.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table presents our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments (in thousands):
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Level
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
1

 
$
612,015

 
$
612,015

 
$
714,033

 
$
714,033

        Interest rate cap agreements (1)
2

 
3,460

 
3,460

 
8,180

 
8,180

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap agreements (2)
2

 
31,910

 
31,910

 
24,770

 
24,770

Interest rate swap agreements (3)
2

 
52,870

 
52,870

 
49,730

 
49,730

Short-term borrowings - trade receivable securitization facility (4)
1

 
199,895

 
199,895

 
199,792

 
199,792

Long-term debt, including current portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loans (4)
2

 
4,316,876

 
4,299,361

 
4,333,682

 
4,344,000

2020 Notes (4)
1

 
545,173

 
551,375

 
544,645

 
520,000

2021 Notes (4)
1

 
496,535

 
522,500

 
496,211

 
524,000

2022 Notes (4)
1

 
1,140,899

 
1,144,250

 
1,140,179

 
1,081,000

2024 Notes (4)
1

 
1,190,194

 
1,200,000

 
1,189,606

 
1,119,000

2025 Notes (4)
1

 
445,721

 
444,375

 
445,487

 
417,000

(1)
Included in Other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(2)
Included in Accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(3)
Included in Other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(4)
The carrying amount of the debt instrument is presented net of the debt issuance costs in connection with the Company's adoption of ASU 2015-03. Refer to Note 8, "Debt," for gross carrying amounts.
The Company values its financial instruments using an industry standard market approach, in which prices and other relevant information is generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. No financial instruments were recognized using unobservable inputs.
Interest rate swaps were measured at fair value using quoted market prices for the swap interest rate indexes over the term of the swap discounted to present value versus the fixed rate of the contract. The interest rate caps were measured at fair value using implied volatility rates of each individual caplet and the yield curve for the related periods. The estimated fair value of the Company’s term loans was based on information provided by the agent under the Company’s senior secured credit facility. The estimated fair values of the Company’s 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes, 2022 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes were based upon quoted market prices.
The fair value of Cash and cash equivalents, Trade accounts receivable-net and Accounts payable approximated book value due to the short-term nature of these instruments at April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015 .


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11.    DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company is exposed to, among other things, the impact of changes in interest rates in the normal course of business. The Company’s risk management program is designed to manage the exposure and volatility arising from these risks, and utilizes derivative financial instruments to offset a portion of these risks. The Company uses derivative financial instruments only to the extent necessary to hedge identified business risks and does not enter into such transactions for trading purposes. The Company generally does not require collateral or other security with counterparties to these financial instruments and is therefore subject to credit risk in the event of nonperformance; however, the Company monitors credit risk and currently does not anticipate nonperformance by other parties. The Company has agreements with each of its swap and cap counterparties that contain a provision whereby if the Company defaults on the credit facility the Company could also be declared in default on its swaps and caps, resulting in an acceleration of payment under the swaps and caps.
Interest rate swap and cap agreements are used to manage interest rate risk associated with floating-rate borrowings under our credit facility. The interest rate swap and cap agreements utilized by the Company effectively modify the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting a portion of the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed rate basis through the expiration date of the interest rate swap and cap agreements, thereby reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. These agreements involve the receipt of floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the term of the agreements without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. These derivative instruments qualify as effective cash flow hedges under GAAP. For these cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss from the financial instruments was initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ deficit and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line as the hedged item in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affected earnings.
At April 2, 2016 , five interest rate swap agreements beginning March 31, 2016 were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the 2014 Term Loans for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million through June 30, 2020. These interest rate swap agreements convert the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the 2014 Term Loans to a fixed rate of 5.8% ( 2.8% plus the 3% margin percentage ) over the term of the interest rate swap agreements.
At April 2, 2016 , six interest rate cap agreements beginning September 30, 2015 were in place to offset the variable interest rates on the 2015 Term Loans based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million . These interest rate cap agreements offset the variability in expected future cash flows on the Company's variable rate debt attributable to fluctuations above the three month LIBO rate of 2.5% through June 30, 2020.
At April 2, 2016 , three interest rate swap agreements beginning September 30, 2014 were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the 2014 Term Loans for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $1.0 billion through June 30, 2019. These interest rate swap agreements converted the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the 2014 Term Loans to a fixed rate of 5.4% ( 2.4% plus the 3% margin percentage ) over the term of the interest rate swap agreements.
In connection with the refinancing of the 2011 Term Loans, the Company no longer designated the interest rate swap agreements relating to the $353 million aggregate notional amount as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, amounts previously recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholder’s deficit amortized into earnings totaled $2.1 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . There is no remaining amortization for these dedesignated swap agreements as of September 30, 2015 .
Based on the fair value amounts of the interest rate swap agreements determined as of April 2, 2016 , the estimated net amount of existing gains and losses expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next twelve months is approximately $31.9 million .

12.    SEGMENTS
The Company’s businesses are organized and managed in three reporting segments: Power & Control, Airframe and Non-aviation.
The Power & Control segment includes operations that primarily develop, produce and market systems and components that predominately provide power to or control power of the aircraft utilizing electronic, fluid, power and mechanical motion control technologies. Major product offerings include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems. Primary customers of this segment are engine and power system and subsystem suppliers, airlines, third party maintenance suppliers, military buying agencies and repair depots. Products are sold in the original equipment and aftermarket market channels.

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The Airframe segment includes operations that primarily develop, produce and market systems and components that are used in non-power airframe applications utilizing airframe and cabin structure technologies. Major product offerings include engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, cockpit security components and systems, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces and related components, lighting and control technology, military personnel parachutes, and cargo delivery systems. Primary customers of this segment are airframe manufacturers and cabin system suppliers and subsystem suppliers, airlines, third party maintenance suppliers, military buying agencies and repair depots. Products are sold in the original equipment and aftermarket market channels.
The Non-aviation segment includes operations that primarily develop, produce and market products for non-aviation markets. Major product offerings include seat belts and safety restraints for ground transportation applications, mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls for space applications, and refueling systems for heavy equipment used in mining, construction and other industries. Primary customers of this segment are off-road vehicle suppliers and subsystem suppliers, child restraint system suppliers, satellite and space system suppliers and manufacturers of heavy equipment used in mining, construction and other industries.
The primary measurement used by management to review and assess the operating performance of each segment is EBITDA As Defined. The Company defines EBITDA As Defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization plus certain non-operating items including refinancing costs, acquisition-related costs, transaction-related costs and non-cash compensation charges incurred in connection with the Company’s stock incentive plans. Acquisition-related costs represent accounting adjustments to inventory associated with acquisitions of businesses and product lines that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold; costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and product lines into the Company’s operations, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs; transaction related costs comprising deal fees; legal, financial and tax diligence expenses and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred and other acquisition accounting adjustments.
EBITDA As Defined is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP. Although the Company uses EBITDA As Defined to assess the performance of its business and for various other purposes, the use of this non-GAAP financial measure as an analytical tool has limitations, and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP.
The Company’s segments are reported on the same basis used internally for evaluating performance and for allocating resources. The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at values based on market prices, which creates intercompany profit on intersegment sales or transfers that is eliminated in consolidation. Intersegment sales were insignificant for the periods presented below. Certain corporate-level expenses are allocated to the operating segments.
The following table presents net sales by reportable segment (in thousands):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
Net sales to external customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power & Control
$
405,491

 
$
292,220

 
$
752,700

 
$
575,599

Airframe
365,749

 
302,956

 
696,887

 
584,570

Non-aviation
25,561

 
23,854

 
48,909

 
45,759

 
$
796,801

 
$
619,030

 
$
1,498,496

 
$
1,205,928


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The following table reconciles EBITDA As Defined by segment to consolidated income before income taxes (in thousands):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
EBITDA As Defined
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power & Control
$
192,180

 
$
149,670

 
$
354,646

 
$
295,798

Airframe
179,822

 
139,271

 
335,544

 
265,092

Non-aviation
6,538

 
5,141

 
12,993

 
9,879

Total segment EBITDA As Defined
378,540

 
294,082

 
703,183

 
570,769

Unallocated corporate expenses
9,935

 
6,013

 
15,165

 
12,972

Total Company EBITDA As Defined
368,605

 
288,069

 
688,018

 
557,797

Depreciation and amortization expense
29,337

 
19,061

 
55,537

 
40,846

Interest expense - net
111,288

 
99,892

 
223,271

 
198,827

Acquisition-related costs
17,623

 
5,315

 
24,847

 
7,016

Stock compensation expense
11,767

 
7,830

 
22,448

 
13,594

Other, net
(2,197
)
 
(698
)
 
(2,931
)
 
(888
)
Income before income taxes
$
200,787

 
$
156,669

 
$
364,846

 
$
298,402

The following table presents total assets by segment (in thousands):
 
April 2, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
Total assets
 
 
 
Power & Control
$
3,788,336

 
$
3,550,866

Airframe
3,907,879

 
3,922,439

Non-aviation
128,569

 
129,935

Corporate
534,690

 
700,695

 
$
8,359,474

 
$
8,303,935

The Company’s sales principally originate from the United States, and the Company’s long-lived assets are principally located in the United States.

13.    ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Unrealized loss on derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges (1)
 
Defined benefit pension plan activity
 
Currency translation adjustment
 
Total
Balance at September 30, 2015
$
(51,492
)
 
$
(12,013
)
 
$
(32,504
)
 
$
(96,009
)
Current-period other comprehensive loss
(9,525
)
 

 
(4,314
)
 
(13,839
)
Balance at April 2, 2016
$
(61,017
)
 
$
(12,013
)
 
$
(36,818
)
 
$
(109,848
)
(1)
Unrealized loss represents interest rate swap and cap agreements, net of taxes of $10,567 and $7,782 for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 and $5,475 and $13,674 for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 , respectively.

14.    SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION
TransDigm’s 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes, 2022 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior subordinated basis, by TD Group and TransDigm Inc.’s 100% Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, as defined in the Indentures. The following supplemental condensed consolidating financial information presents, in separate columns, the balance sheets of the Company as of April 2, 2016 and September 30, 2015 and its statements of income and comprehensive income and cash flows for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015

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for (i) TransDigm Group on a parent only basis with its investment in subsidiaries recorded under the equity method, (ii) TransDigm Inc. including its directly owned operations and non-operating entities, (iii) the Subsidiary Guarantors on a combined basis, (iv) Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (v) the Company on a consolidated basis.
Separate financial statements of TransDigm Inc. are not presented because TransDigm Inc.’s 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes, 2022 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by TD Group and all existing 100% owned domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. and because TD Group has no significant operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc.


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF APRIL 2, 2016
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,044

 
$
529,629

 
$
6,256

 
$
71,086

 
$

 
$
612,015

Trade accounts receivable - Net

 

 
39,327

 
453,485

 
(12,233
)
 
480,579

Inventories - Net

 
40,624

 
491,021

 
103,184

 
(700
)
 
634,129

Prepaid expenses and other

 
5,464

 
18,778

 
7,035

 

 
31,277

Total current assets
5,044

 
575,717

 
555,382

 
634,790

 
(12,933
)
 
1,758,000

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES
(966,862
)
 
7,197,570

 
4,924,526

 
(68,656
)
 
(11,086,578
)
 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND 
EQUIPMENT -Net

 
16,362

 
215,431

 
44,056

 

 
275,849

GOODWILL

 
72,442

 
4,111,914

 
601,327

 

 
4,785,683

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net

 
36,591

 
1,210,563

 
258,129

 

 
1,505,283

OTHER

 
1,969

 
30,506

 
2,184

 

 
34,659

TOTAL ASSETS
$
(961,818
)
 
$
7,900,651

 
$
11,048,322

 
$
1,471,830

 
$
(11,099,511
)
 
$
8,359,474

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
(DEFICIT) EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$

 
$
43,464

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
43,464

Short-term borrowings - trade receivable securitization facility

 

 

 
199,895

 

 
199,895

Accounts payable

 
15,540

 
93,987

 
28,907

 
(12,505
)
 
125,929

Accrued liabilities

 
153,857

 
108,423

 
44,428

 

 
306,708

Total current liabilities

 
212,861

 
202,410

 
273,230

 
(12,505
)
 
675,996

LONG-TERM DEBT

 
8,091,934

 

 

 

 
8,091,934

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 
339,790

 
(5,360
)
 
62,065

 

 
396,495

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 
86,950

 
50,315

 
19,602

 

 
156,867

Total liabilities

 
8,731,535

 
247,365

 
354,897

 
(12,505
)
 
9,321,292

STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
(961,818
)
 
(830,884
)
 
10,800,957

 
1,116,933

 
(11,087,006
)
 
(961,818
)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
$
(961,818
)
 
$
7,900,651

 
$
11,048,322

 
$
1,471,830

 
$
(11,099,511
)
 
$
8,359,474


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,500

 
$
659,365

 
$
7,911

 
$
45,257

 
$

 
$
714,033

Trade accounts receivable - Net

 

 
48,369

 
413,380

 
(17,677
)
 
444,072

Inventories - Net

 
34,457

 
461,103

 
96,541

 
(700
)
 
591,401

Prepaid expenses and other

 
2,804

 
15,096

 
19,181

 

 
37,081

Total current assets
1,500

 
696,626

 
532,479

 
574,359

 
(18,377
)
 
1,786,587

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES
(1,039,806
)
 
6,963,034

 
4,501,501

 
(33,208
)
 
(10,391,521
)
 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net

 
16,565

 
201,499

 
42,620

 

 
260,684

GOODWILL

 
65,886

 
3,984,199

 
636,135

 

 
4,686,220

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net

 
38,621

 
1,236,376

 
266,315

 
(1,461
)
 
1,539,851

OTHER

 
13,712

 
14,528

 
2,353

 

 
30,593

TOTAL ASSETS
$
(1,038,306
)
 
$
7,794,444

 
$
10,470,582

 
$
1,488,574

 
$
(10,411,359
)
 
$
8,303,935

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
(DEFICIT) EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$

 
$
43,427

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
43,427

Short-term borrowings - trade receivable securitization facility

 

 

 
199,792

 

 
199,792

Accounts payable

 
16,826

 
102,968

 
37,556

 
(14,528
)
 
142,822

Accrued liabilities

 
97,045

 
117,243

 
57,265

 

 
271,553

Total current liabilities

 
157,298

 
220,211

 
294,613

 
(14,528
)
 
657,594

LONG-TERM DEBT

 
8,106,383

 

 

 

 
8,106,383

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 
334,848

 
2,410

 
67,739

 

 
404,997

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 
99,743

 
35,222

 
38,302

 

 
173,267

Total liabilities

 
8,698,272

 
257,843

 
400,654

 
(14,528
)
 
9,342,241

STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
(1,038,306
)
 
(903,828
)
 
10,212,739

 
1,087,920

 
(10,396,831
)
 
(1,038,306
)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
$
(1,038,306
)
 
$
7,794,444

 
$
10,470,582

 
$
1,488,574

 
$
(10,411,359
)
 
$
8,303,935


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2016
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
NET SALES
$

 
$
60,703

 
$
1,229,024

 
$
220,024

 
$
(11,255
)
 
$
1,498,496

COST OF SALES

 
38,372

 
532,646

 
138,504

 
(11,255
)
 
698,267

GROSS PROFIT

 
22,331

 
696,378

 
81,520

 

 
800,229

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 
36,736

 
113,198

 
27,333

 

 
177,267

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 
543

 
27,560

 
6,742

 

 
34,845

(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 
(14,948
)
 
555,620

 
47,445

 

 
588,117

INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) - Net

 
229,983

 
(537
)
 
(6,175
)
 

 
223,271

EQUITY IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
(253,529
)
 
(438,948
)
 

 

 
692,477

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
253,529

 
194,017

 
556,157

 
53,620

 
(692,477
)
 
364,846

INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION

 
(59,512
)
 
170,905

 
(76
)
 

 
111,317

NET INCOME
$
253,529

 
$
253,529

 
$
385,252

 
$
53,696

 
$
(692,477
)
 
$
253,529

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME, NET OF TAX
(13,839
)
 
20,261

 
(928
)
 
(11,850
)
 
(7,483
)
 
(13,839
)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
$
239,690

 
$
273,790

 
$
384,324

 
$
41,846

 
$
(699,960
)
 
$
239,690


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 28, 2015
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
NET SALES
$

 
$
62,646

 
$
1,048,889

 
$
100,762

 
$
(6,369
)
 
$
1,205,928

COST OF SALES

 
37,365

 
445,207

 
66,935

 
(6,369
)
 
543,138

GROSS PROFIT

 
25,281

 
603,682

 
33,827

 

 
662,790

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 
34,469

 
90,974

 
16,062

 

 
141,505

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 
694

 
20,883

 
2,479

 

 
24,056

(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 
(9,882
)
 
491,825

 
15,286

 

 
497,229

INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME) - Net

 
204,309

 
15

 
(5,497
)
 

 
198,827

EQUITY IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
(206,427
)
 
(352,149
)
 

 

 
558,576

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
206,427

 
137,958

 
491,810

 
20,783

 
(558,576
)
 
298,402

INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION

 
(68,469
)
 
154,777

 
5,667

 

 
91,975

NET INCOME
$
206,427

 
$
206,427

 
$
337,033

 
$
15,116

 
$
(558,576
)
 
$
206,427

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF TAX
(59,237
)
 
(34,567
)
 
(700
)
 
(36,850
)
 
72,117

 
(59,237
)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$
147,190

 
$
171,860

 
$
336,333

 
$
(21,734
)
 
$
(486,459
)
 
$
147,190


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2016
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
$

 
$
(126,891
)
 
$
382,596

 
$
18,337

 
$
(4,882
)
 
$
269,160

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures, net of disposals

 
(950
)
 
(16,396
)
 
(4,968
)
 

 
(22,314
)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 
(144,380
)
 

 

 

 
(144,380
)
Net cash used in investing activities

 
(145,330
)
 
(16,396
)
 
(4,968
)
 

 
(166,694
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intercompany activities
184,195

 
164,458

 
(367,855
)
 
14,320

 
4,882

 

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements
17,720

 

 

 

 

 
17,720

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
12,384

 

 

 

 

 
12,384

Dividends paid
(3,000
)
 

 

 

 

 
(3,000
)
Treasury stock purchased
(207,755
)
 

 

 

 

 
(207,755
)
Repayment on term loans

 
(21,920
)
 

 

 

 
(21,920
)
Other

 
(53
)
 

 

 

 
(53
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
3,544

 
142,485

 
(367,855
)
 
14,320

 
4,882

 
(202,624
)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 
(1,860
)
 

 
(1,860
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
3,544

 
(129,736
)
 
(1,655
)
 
25,829

 

 
(102,018
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
1,500

 
659,365

 
7,911

 
45,257

 

 
714,033

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
5,044

 
$
529,629

 
$
6,256

 
$
71,086

 
$

 
$
612,015


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 28, 2015
(Amounts in thousands)
 
TransDigm
Group
 
TransDigm
Inc.
 
Subsidiary
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
$

 
$
(72,472
)
 
$
268,461

 
$
(12,969
)
 
$
(104
)
 
$
182,916

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures, net of disposals

 
(976
)
 
(19,165
)
 
(2,858
)
 

 
(22,999
)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 
(723,200
)
 

 

 

 
(723,200
)
Net cash used in investing activities

 
(724,176
)
 
(19,165
)
 
(2,858
)
 

 
(746,199
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intercompany activities
(141,146
)
 
372,995

 
(254,054
)
 
22,101

 
104

 

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements
38,029

 

 

 

 

 
38,029

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
39,122

 

 

 

 

 
39,122

Dividends paid
(3,365
)
 

 

 

 

 
(3,365
)
Repayment on term loans
(9,824
)
 

 

 

 

 
(9,824
)
Proceeds from revolving commitment
75,250

 

 

 

 

 
75,250

Other

 
(41
)
 

 

 

 
(41
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,934
)
 
372,954

 
(254,054
)
 
22,101

 
104

 
139,171

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 
(2,917
)
 

 
(2,917
)
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(1,934
)
 
(423,694
)
 
(4,758
)
 
3,357

 

 
(427,029
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
2,088

 
782,648

 
3,793

 
31,019

 

 
819,548

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
$
154

 
$
358,954

 
$
(965
)
 
$
34,376

 
$

 
$
392,519

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-looking Statements
The following discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read together with TD Group’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this section to “TransDigm,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar references refer to TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and TransDigm Inc.’s subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, in particular, the statements about the Company’s plans, strategies and prospects under this section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “estimate” or “continue” and other words and terms of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this report. Many such factors are outside the control of the Company. Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as our current plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation, to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include but are not limited to: the sensitivity of our business to the number of flight hours that our customers’ planes spend aloft and our customers’ profitability, both of which are affected by general economic conditions; future terrorist attacks; cyber-security threats and natural disasters; our reliance on certain customers; the U.S. defense budget and risks associated with being a government supplier; failure to maintain government or industry approvals; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions; our substantial indebtedness; potential environmental liabilities; increases in raw material costs, taxes and labor costs that cannot be recovered in product pricing; risks and costs associated with our international sales and operations; and other factors. Please refer to the other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and to Item 1A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the foregoing factors that may affect our business.
Overview
We believe we are a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Our business is well diversified due to the broad range of products we offer to our customers. Some of our more significant product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, NiCad batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, engineered connectors and elastomers, cockpit security components and systems, specialized cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces and related components, lighting and control technology, military personnel parachutes, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading, handling and delivery systems. Each of these product offerings is composed of many individual products that are typically customized to meet the needs of a particular aircraft platform or customer.
For the second quarter of fiscal 2016 , we generated net sales of $796.8 million and net income of $138.6 million . EBITDA As Defined was $368.6 million , or 46.3% of net sales. See below for certain information regarding EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined, including reconciliations of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined to net income and net cash provided by operating activities.
Acquisitions
Recent acquisitions are described in Note 3, “Acquisitions” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present below certain financial information based on our EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined. References to “EBITDA” mean earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and references to “EBITDA As Defined” mean EBITDA

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plus, as applicable for each relevant period, certain adjustments as set forth in the reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined and the reconciliations of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined presented below.
Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We present EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined because we believe they are useful indicators for evaluating operating performance and liquidity.
Our management believes that EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined are useful as indicators of liquidity because securities analysts, investors, rating agencies and others use EBITDA to evaluate a company’s ability to incur and service debt. In addition, EBITDA As Defined is useful to investors because the revolving credit facility under our senior secured credit facility requires compliance under certain circumstances, on a pro forma basis, with a financial covenant that measures the ratio of the amount of our secured indebtedness to the amount of our Consolidated EBITDA defined in the same manner as we define EBITDA As Defined herein.
In addition to the above, our management uses EBITDA As Defined to review and assess the performance of the management team in connection with employee incentive programs and to prepare its annual budget and financial projections. Moreover, our management uses EBITDA As Defined to evaluate acquisitions.
Although we use EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined as measures to assess the performance of our business and for the other purposes set forth above, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined reflects the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments, on our indebtedness;
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
the omission of the substantial amortization expense associated with our intangible assets further limits the usefulness of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined;
neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined includes the payment of taxes, which is a necessary element of our operations; and
EBITDA As Defined excludes the cash expense we have incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which is a necessary element of certain of our acquisitions.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA or EBITDA As Defined in isolation and specifically by using other GAAP measures, such as net income, net sales and operating profit, to measure our operating performance. Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and neither should be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined (in thousands):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
(in thousands)
 
(in thousands)
Net income
$
138,627

 
$
110,894

 
$
253,529

 
$
206,427

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
29,337

 
19,061

 
55,537

 
40,846

Interest expense, net
111,288

 
99,892

 
223,271

 
198,827

Income tax provision
62,160

 
45,775

 
111,317

 
91,975

EBITDA
341,412

 
275,622

 
643,654

 
538,075

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory purchase accounting adjustments (1)
5,618

 

 
8,420

 

Acquisition integration costs (2)
9,696

 
1,762

 
14,047

 
3,240

Acquisition transaction-related expenses (3)
2,309

 
3,553

 
2,380

 
3,776

Non-cash stock compensation expense (4)
11,767

 
7,830

 
22,448

 
13,594

Other, net (5)
(2,197
)
 
(698
)
 
(2,931
)
 
(888
)
EBITDA As Defined
$
368,605

 
$
288,069

 
$
688,018

 
$
557,797

(1)
Represents accounting adjustments to inventory associated with acquisitions of businesses and product lines that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold.
(2)
Represents costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and product lines into TD Group’s operations, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs.
(3)
Represents transaction-related costs comprising deal fees; legal, financial and tax due diligence expenses; and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred.
(4)
Represents the compensation expense recognized by TD Group under our stock incentive plans.
(5)
Primarily represents foreign currency transaction gain or loss on intercompany loans to be settled and gain or loss on sale of fixed assets.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined (in thousands):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
269,160

 
$
182,916

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses
54,922

 
53,397

Interest expense, net (1)
215,607

 
190,880

Income tax provision - current
108,693

 
86,447

Non-cash stock compensation expense (2)
(22,448
)
 
(13,594
)
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options
17,720

 
38,029

EBITDA
643,654


538,075

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Inventory purchase accounting adjustments (3)
8,420

 

Acquisition integration costs (4)
14,047

 
3,240

Acquisition transaction-related expenses (5)
2,380

 
3,776

Non-cash stock compensation expense (2)
22,448

 
13,594

Other, net (6)
(2,931
)
 
(888
)
EBITDA As Defined
$
688,018


$
557,797

(1)
Represents interest expense excluding the amortization of debt issue costs and premium and discount on debt.
(2)
Represents the compensation expense recognized by TD Group under our stock incentive plans.
(3)
Represents accounting adjustments to inventory associated with acquisitions of businesses and product lines that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold.
(4)
Represents costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and product lines into TD Group’s operations, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs.
(5)
Represents transaction-related costs comprising deal fees; legal, financial and tax due diligence expenses; and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred.
(6)
Primarily represents foreign currency transaction gain or loss on intercompany loans to be settled and gain or loss on sale of fixed assets.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which often requires the judgment of management in the selection and application of certain accounting principles and methods. Management believes that the quality and reasonableness of our most critical policies enable the fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations. However, investors are cautioned that the sensitivity of financial statements to these methods, assumptions and estimates could create materially different results under different conditions or using different assumptions.
A summary of our significant accounting policies and estimates is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 . There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 . Refer to Note 4, "Recent Accounting Pronouncements," for a discussion of accounting standards recently adopted or required to be adopted in the future.


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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain operating data of the Company, including presentation of the amounts as a percentage of net sales (amounts in thousands):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of Sales
Net sales
$
796,801

 
100.0
%
 
$
619,030

 
100.0
%
Cost of sales
371,140

 
46.6
%
 
277,413

 
44.8
%
Selling and administrative expenses
95,064

 
11.9
%
 
74,026

 
12.0
%
Amortization of intangible assets
18,522

 
2.3
%
 
11,030

 
1.8
%
Income from operations
312,075

 
39.2
%
 
256,561

 
41.4
%
Interest expense, net
111,288

 
14.0
%
 
99,892

 
16.1
%
Income tax provision
62,160

 
7.8
%
 
45,775

 
7.4
%
Net income
$
138,627

 
17.4
%
 
$
110,894

 
17.9
%
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of Sales
Net sales
$
1,498,496

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,205,928

 
100.0
%
Cost of sales
698,267

 
46.6
%
 
543,138

 
45.0
%
Selling and administrative expenses
177,267

 
11.8
%
 
141,505

 
11.7
%
Amortization of intangible assets
34,845

 
2.3
%
 
24,056

 
2.0
%
Income from operations
588,117

 
39.2
%
 
497,229

 
41.2
%
Interest expense, net
223,271

 
14.9
%
 
198,827

 
16.5
%
Income tax provision
111,317

 
7.4
%
 
91,975

 
7.6
%
Net income
$
253,529

 
16.9
%
 
$
206,427

 
17.1
%

Changes in Results of Operations
Thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 compared with the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015
Total Company
Net Sales . Net organic sales and acquisition sales and the related dollar and percentage changes for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
% Change
Total  Sales
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
Organic sales
$
646.4

 
$
619.0

 
$
27.4

 
4.4
%
Acquisition sales
150.4

 

 
150.4

 
24.3
%
 
$
796.8

 
$
619.0

 
$
177.8

 
28.7
%
Both commercial OEM and commercial aftermarket organic sales increased by $1.4 million and $28.3 million , or increases of 0.8% and 12.6% , respectively. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in defense organic sales of $2.9 million , or a decrease of 1.5% , for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 compared to the quarter ended March 28, 2015 .
Acquisition sales represent sales of acquired businesses for the period up to one year subsequent to their acquisition dates. The amount of acquisition sales shown in the table above was attributable to the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern in fiscal year 2016 and the acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Telair Cargo Group in fiscal year 2015.

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Cost of Sales and Gross Profit . Cost of sales increased by $93.7 million , or 33.8% , to $371.1 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to $277.4 million for the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015 . Cost of sales and the related percentage of total sales for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
% Change
Cost of sales - excluding costs below
$
359.5

 
$
275.1

 
$
84.4

 
30.7
%
% of total sales
45.1
%
 
44.4
%
 
 
 
 
Inventory purchase accounting adjustments
5.6

 

 
5.6

 
100.0
%
% of total sales
0.7
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
Acquisition integration costs
4.2

 
1.1

 
3.1

 
281.8
%
% of total sales
0.5
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
Stock compensation expense
1.8

 
1.2

 
0.6

 
50.0
%
% of total sales
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
Total cost of sales
$
371.1

 
$
277.4

 
$
93.7

 
33.8
%
% of total sales
46.6
%
 
44.8
%
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
$
425.7

 
$
341.6

 
$
84.1

 
24.6
%
Gross profit percentage
53.4
%
 
55.2
%
 
-1.8
 
 
The net increase in the dollar amount of cost of sales during the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 was primarily due to increased volume associated with the sales from acquisitions. There were also higher inventory purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition integration costs and stock compensation expense as shown in the table above.
Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased by 1.8 percentage points to 53.4% for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 from 55.2% for the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015 . The dollar amount of gross profit increased by $84.1 million , or 24.6% , for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 compared to the comparable quarter last year due to the following items:
Gross profit on the sales from the acquisitions indicated above (excluding acquisition-related costs) was approximately $59 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 , which represented gross profit of approximately 39% of the acquisition sales.
Organic sales growth described above, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, continually improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers) and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume resulted in a net increase in gross profit of approximately $34 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 .
Slightly offsetting the increases in gross profit was the impact of higher inventory purchase accounting adjustments of $5.6 million , higher acquisition integration costs of $3.1 million and higher stock compensation expense of $0.6 million charged to cost of sales for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 .
Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $21.1 million to $95.1 million , or 11.9% of sales, for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 from $74.0 million , or 12.0% of sales, for the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015 . Selling and administrative expenses and the related percentage of total sales for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
% Change
Selling and administrative expenses - excluding costs below
$
77.3

 
$
63.0

 
$
14.3

 
22.7
%
% of total sales
9.7
%
 
10.2
%
 
 
 
 
Stock compensation expense
10.0

 
6.7

 
3.3

 
49.3
%
% of total sales
1.3
%
 
1.1
%
 
 
 
 
Acquisition-related expenses
7.8

 
4.3

 
3.5

 
81.4
%
% of total sales
1.0
%
 
0.7
%
 
 
 
 
Total selling and administrative expenses
$
95.1

 
$
74.0

 
$
21.1

 
28.5
%
% of total sales
11.9
%
 
12.0
%
 
 
 
 

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The increase in the dollar amount of selling and administrative expenses during the quarter ended April 2, 2016 is primarily due to higher selling and administrative expenses relating to recent acquisitions of approximately $13.5 million, which was approximately 13.0% of the acquisition sales, and higher stock compensation expense and acquisition-related expenses of $3.3 million and $3.5 million , respectively.
Amortization of Intangible Assets. Amortization of intangible assets was $18.5 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 compared to $11.0 million in the quarter ended March 28, 2015. The increase in amortization expense of $7.5 million was primarily due to the amortization expense on the definite-lived intangible assets (i.e., technology and order backlog) recorded in connection with the fiscal 2016 and 2015 acquisitions.
Interest Expense-net. Interest expense-net includes interest on outstanding borrowings, amortization of debt issuance costs and revolving credit facility fees slightly offset by interest income. Interest expense-net increased $11.4 million , or 11.4% , to $111.3 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 from $99.9 million for the comparable quarter last year. The net increase in interest expense-net was primarily due to an increase in the weighted average level of outstanding borrowings, which was approximately $8.4 billion for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 and approximately $7.5 billion for the quarter ended March 28, 2015 . The increase in weighted average level of borrowings was primarily due to the issuance of the 2025 Notes for $450.0 million in May 2015 and the additional incremental term loan of $1.0 billion in May 2015. The weighted average interest rate for cash interest payments on total borrowings outstanding at April 2, 2016 was 5.02%.
Income Taxes . Income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes was approximately 31.0% for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 compared to 29.2% for the quarter ended March 28, 2015 . The Company’s higher effective tax rate for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 was primarily due to a discrete adjustment in the prior year related to the IRS examination results for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Net Income . Net income increased $27.7 million , or 25.0% , to $138.6 million for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 compared to net income of $110.9 million for the quarter ended March 28, 2015 , primarily as a result of the factors referred to above.
Earnings per Share. The basic and diluted earnings per share were $2.47 for the quarter ended April 2, 2016 and $1.96 per share for the quarter ended March 28, 2015 . Net income for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 of $138.6 million and $110.9 million , respectively, had no reduction related to the allocation of dividends on participating securities. The increase in earnings per share of $0.51 per share to $2.47 per share is a result of the factors referred to above.
Business Segments
Segment Net Sales . Net sales by segment for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of Sales
 
Change
 
% Change
Power & Control
$
405.5

 
50.9
%
 
$
292.2

 
47.2
%
 
$
113.3

 
38.8
%
Airframe
365.7

 
45.9
%
 
302.9

 
48.9
%
 
62.8

 
20.7
%
Non-aviation
25.6

 
3.2
%
 
23.9

 
3.9
%
 
1.7

 
7.1
%
 
$
796.8

 
100.0
%
 
$
619.0

 
100.0
%
 
$
177.8

 
28.7
%
Acquisition sales for the Power & Control segment totaled $109.9 million , or an increase of 37.6% , resulting from the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern in fiscal year 2016 and the acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Telair International GmbH and Telair US LLC in fiscal year 2015. Organic sales increased $3.4 million , or an increase of 1.2% , for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015 . The organic sales increase resulted primarily from an increase in commercial aftermarket sales ( $12.6 million , an increase of 12.5% ) partially offset by decreases in defense sales ( $7.4 million , a decrease of 6.3% ) and in commercial OEM sales ( $1.8 million , a decrease of 2.6% ).
Acquisition sales for the Airframe segment totaled $40.6 million , or an increase of 13.4% , resulting from the acquisitions of Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Nordisk Aviation Products in fiscal year 2015. Organic sales increased $22.2 million , or an increase of 7.3% , for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2015 . The organic sales increase primarily resulted from increases in commercial aftermarket ( $15.7 million , an increase of 12.6% ), defense sales ( $4.7 million , an increase of 7.0% ) and commercial OEM sales ( $1.5 million , an increase of 1.3% ).

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EBITDA As Defined . EBITDA As Defined by segment for the thirteen week periods ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Thirteen Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of  Segment
Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of  Segment
Sales
 
Change
 
% Change
Power & Control
$
192.2

 
47.4
%
 
$
149.7

 
51.2
%
 
$
42.5

 
28.4
%
Airframe
179.8

 
49.2
%
 
139.3

 
46.0
%
 
40.5

 
29.1
%
Non-aviation
6.5

 
25.6
%
 
5.1

 
21.6
%
 
1.4

 
27.5
%
 
$
378.5

 
47.5
%
 
$
294.1

 
47.5
%
 
$
84.4

 
28.7
%
EBITDA As Defined for the Power & Control segment from the fiscal year 2016 acquisition of Breeze-Eastern and the fiscal year 2015 acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Telair International GmbH and Telair US LLC was approximately $35.0 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 . Organic EBITDA As Defined increased approximately $7.5 million, or an increase of 4.9%, resulting from the increase in organic sales as illustrated above.
EBITDA As Defined for the Airframe segment from the fiscal year 2015 acquisitions of Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Nordisk Aviation Products was approximately $19.4 million for the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 . Organic EBITDA As Defined increased approximately $21.1 million, or an increase of 14.6%, resulting from the organic sales growth, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies, and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume.
Twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared with the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015
Total Company
Net Sales . Net organic sales and acquisition sales and the related dollar and percentage changes for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
% Change
Total  Sales
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
Organic sales
$
1,226.7

 
$
1,205.9

 
$
20.8

 
1.7
%
Acquisition sales
271.8

 

 
271.8

 
22.6
%
 
$
1,498.5

 
$
1,205.9

 
$
292.6

 
24.3
%
Commercial aftermarket organic sales increased by $26.2 million , or an increase of 5.9% . Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in defense organic sales of $3.7 million , or a decrease of 1.0% , and a decrease in commerical OEM organic sales of $2.7 million , or a decrease of 0.8% , for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 .
Acquisition sales represent sales of acquired businesses for the period up to one year subsequent to their acquisition dates. The amount of acquisition sales shown in the table above was attributable to the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern in fiscal year 2016 and the acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Telair Cargo Group in fiscal year 2015.

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Cost of Sales and Gross Profit . Cost of sales increased by $155.2 million , or 28.6% , to $698.3 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to $543.1 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . Cost of sales and the related percentage of total sales for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
% Change
Cost of sales - excluding costs below
$
681.3

 
$
538.9

 
$
142.4

 
26.4
%
% of total sales
45.5
%
 
44.7
%
 
 
 
 
Inventory purchase accounting adjustments
8.4

 

 
8.4

 
100.0
%
% of total sales
0.6
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
Acquisition integration costs
5.2

 
2.2

 
3.0

 
136.4
%
% of total sales
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
Stock compensation expense
3.4

 
2.0

 
1.4

 
70.0
%
% of total sales
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
 
Total cost of sales
$
698.3

 
$
543.1

 
$
155.2

 
28.6
%
% of total sales
46.6
%
 
45.0
%
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
$
800.2

 
$
662.8

 
$
137.4

 
20.7
%
Gross profit percentage
53.4
%
 
55.0
%
 
(1.6
)
 
 
The net increase in the dollar amount of cost of sales during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 was primarily due to increased volume associated with the sales from acquisitions. There were also higher inventory purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition integration costs and stock compensation expense as shown in the table above.
Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased by 1.6 percentage points to 53.4% for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 from 55.0% for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The dollar amount of gross profit increased by $137.4 million , or 20.7% , for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the comparable twenty-six week period last year due to the following items:
Gross profit on the sales from the acquisitions indicated above (excluding acquisition-related costs) was approximately $110 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 , which represented gross profit of approximately 40% of the acquisition sales.
Organic sales growth described above, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, continually improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers) and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume resulted in a net increase in gross profit of approximately $40 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 .
Slightly offsetting the increases in gross profit was the impact of the impact of higher inventory purchase accounting adjustments of $8.4 million , higher acquisition integration costs of $3.0 million and higher stock compensation expense of $1.4 million charged to cost of sales for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 .
Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $35.8 million to $177.3 million , or 11.8% of sales, for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 from $141.5 million , or 11.7% of sales, for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . Selling and administrative expenses and the related percentage of total sales for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
March 28, 2015
 
Change
 
% Change
Selling and administrative expenses - excluding costs below
$
147.0

 
$
125.0

 
$
22.0

 
17.6
%
% of total sales
9.8
%
 
10.4
%
 
 
 
 
Stock compensation expense
19.1

 
11.6

 
7.5

 
64.7
%
% of total sales
1.3
%
 
1.0
%
 
 
 
 
Acquisition-related expenses
11.2

 
4.9

 
6.3

 
128.6
%
% of total sales
0.7
%
 
0.4
%
 
 
 
 
Total selling and administrative expenses
$
177.3

 
$
141.5

 
$
35.8

 
25.3
%
% of total sales
11.8
%
 
11.7
%
 
 
 
 

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The increase in the dollar amount of selling and administrative expenses during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 is primarily due to higher selling and administrative expenses relating to recent acquisitions of approximately $23.1 million, which was approximately 11.7% of the acquisition sales, and higher stock compensation expense and acquisition-related expenses of $7.5 million and $6.3 million , respectively.
Amortization of Intangible Assets. Amortization of intangible assets was $34.8 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to $24.1 million in the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015. The increase in amortization expense of $10.7 million was primarily due to the amortization expense on the definite-lived intangible assets (i.e., technology and order backlog) recorded in connection with the fiscal 2016 and 2015 acquisitions.
Interest Expense-net. Interest expense-net includes interest on outstanding borrowings, amortization of debt issuance costs and revolving credit facility fees slightly offset by interest income. Interest expense-net increased $24.5 million , or 12.3% , to $223.3 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 from $198.8 million for the comparable twenty-six week period last year. The net increase in interest expense-net was primarily due to an increase in the weighted average level of outstanding borrowings, which was approximately $8.4 billion for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 and approximately $7.5 billion for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The increase in weighted average level of borrowings was primarily due to the issuance of the 2025 Notes for $450.0 million in May 2015 and the additional incremental term loan of $1.0 billion in May 2015. The weighted average interest rate for cash interest payments on total borrowings outstanding at April 2, 2016 was 5.02%.
Income Taxes . Income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes was approximately 30.5% for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to 30.8% for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The Company’s lower effective tax rate for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 was primarily due to foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rates partially offset by the prior year discrete adjustment related to the IRS examination results.
Net Income . Net income increased $47.1 million , or 22.8% , to $253.5 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to net income of $206.4 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 , primarily as a result of the factors referred to above.
Earnings per Share. The basic and diluted earnings per share were $4.44 for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 and $3.59 per share for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . Net income for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 of $253.5 million was decreased by an allocation of dividends on participating securities of $3.0 million , or $0.05 per share, resulting in net income available to common shareholders of $250.5 million . Net income for the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 of $206.4 million was decreased by an allocation of dividends on participating securities of $3.4 million , or $0.06 per share, resulting in net income available to common shareholders of $203.1 million . The increase in earnings per share of $0.85 per share to $4.44 per share is a result of the factors referred to above.
Business Segments
Segment Net Sales . Net sales by segment for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of Sales
 
Change
 
% Change
Power & Control
$
752.7

 
50.2
%
 
$
575.6

 
47.7
%
 
$
177.1

 
30.8
%
Airframe
696.9

 
46.5
%
 
584.6

 
48.5
%
 
112.3

 
19.2
%
Non-aviation
48.9

 
3.3
%
 
45.7

 
3.8
%
 
3.2

 
7.0
%
 
$
1,498.5

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,205.9

 
100.0
%
 
$
292.6

 
24.3
%
Acquisition sales for the Power & Control segment totaled $188.8 million , or an increase of 32.8% , resulting from the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern in fiscal year 2016 and the acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Telair International GmbH and Telair US LLC in fiscal year 2015. Organic sales decreased $11.7 million , or a decrease of 2.0% , for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The organic sales decrease resulted primarily from decreases in commercial OEM sales ( $9.6 million , a decrease of 7.2% ) and in defense sales ( $7.4 million , a decrease of 3.2% ) partially offset by an increase in commercial aftermarket sales ( $6.0 million , an increase of 3.0% ).
Acquisition sales for the Airframe segment totaled $83.0 million , or an increase of 14.2% , resulting from the acquisitions of Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Nordisk Aviation Products in fiscal year 2015. Organic sales increased $29.3 million , or an increase of 5.0% , for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The organic sales increase primarily resulted from increases in commercial aftermarket ( $20.3 million , an increase of 8.4% ), commercial OEM sales ( $4.9 million , an increase of 2.4% ) and defense sales ( $3.9 million , an increase of 3.0% ).

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EBITDA As Defined . EBITDA As Defined by segment for the twenty-six week period s ended April 2, 2016 and March 28, 2015 were as follows (amounts in millions):
 
Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
April 2, 2016
 
% of  Segment
Sales
 
March 28, 2015
 
% of  Segment
Sales
 
Change
 
% Change
Power & Control
$
354.6

 
47.1
%
 
$
295.8

 
51.4
%
 
$
58.8

 
19.9
%
Airframe
335.5

 
48.1
%
 
265.1

 
45.3
%
 
70.4

 
26.6
%
Non-aviation
13.0

 
26.6
%
 
9.9

 
21.7
%
 
3.1

 
31.3
%
 
$
703.1

 
46.9
%
 
$
570.8

 
47.3
%
 
$
132.3

 
23.2
%
EBITDA As Defined for the Power & Control segment from the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern in fiscal year 2016 and the acquisitions of PneuDraulics, Telair International GmbH and Telair US LLC in fiscal year 2015 was approximately $61.3 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 . Organic EBITDA As Defined decreased approximately $2.5 million, or a decrease of 0.8%, resulting from the decrease in organic sales as illustrated above.
EBITDA As Defined for the Airframe segment from the fiscal year 2015 acquisitions of Pexco Aerospace, Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH and Nordisk Aviation Products was approximately $39.5 million for the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 . Organic EBITDA As Defined increased approximately $30.9 million, or an increase of 11.7%, resulting from the organic sales growth, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies, and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume.
Backlog
As of April 2, 2016 , the Company estimated its sales order backlog at $1,570 million compared to an estimated sales order backlog of $1,384 million as of March 28, 2015 . The increase in backlog is primarily due to acquisitions. The majority of the purchase orders outstanding as of April 2, 2016 are scheduled for delivery within the next twelve months. Purchase orders may be subject to cancellation or deferral by the customer prior to shipment. The level of unfilled purchase orders at any given date during the year will be materially affected by the timing of the Company’s receipt of purchase orders and the speed with which those orders are filled. Accordingly, the Company’s backlog as of April 2, 2016 may not necessarily represent the actual amount of shipments or sales for any future period.
Foreign Operations
Although we manufacture a significant portion of our products in the United States, we manufacture some products in Belgium, China, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. We sell our products in the United States as well as in foreign countries. Although the majority of sales of our products are made to customers (including distributors) located in the United States, our products are ultimately sold to and used by customers, including airlines and other end users of aircraft, throughout the world. A number of risks inherent in international operations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, including currency fluctuations, difficulties in staffing and managing multi-national operations, general economic and political uncertainties and potential for social unrest in countries in which we operate, limitations on our ability to enforce legal rights and remedies, restrictions on the repatriation of funds, change in trade policies, tariff regulation, difficulties in obtaining export and import licenses and the risk of government financed competition.
There can be no assurance that foreign governments will not adopt regulations or take other action that would have a direct or indirect adverse impact on the business or market opportunities of the Company within such governments’ countries. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the political, cultural and economic climate outside the United States will be favorable to our operations and growth strategy.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have historically maintained a capital structure comprising a mix of equity and debt financing. We vary our leverage both to optimize our equity return and to pursue acquisitions. We expect to meet our current debt obligations as they come due through internally generated funds from current levels of operations and/or through refinancing in the debt or equity markets prior to the maturity dates of our debt. We continually evaluate our debt facilities to assess whether they most efficiently and effectively meet the current and future needs of our business. The Company evaluates from time to time the appropriateness of its current leverage, taking into consideration the Company’s debt holders, equity holders, credit ratings, acquisition opportunities and other factors.



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Operating Activities. The Company generated $269.2 million of net cash from operating activities during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to $182.9 million during the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 . The net increase of $86.3 million was primarily due to an increase in income from operations that was partially offset by higher interest payments of $215.0 million during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 compared to $161.9 million in the comparable period in the prior year. The increase in interest payments is attributable to timing differences of the payments and the increase in principal from the May 2015 debt financing activities.
Investing Activities . Net cash used in investing activities was comprised of cash paid in connection with the acquisition of Breeze-Eastern for $146.4 million and capital expenditures of $22.3 million during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 . Slightly offsetting the cash outflows was receipt of a $2.0 million working capital settlement from the PneuDraulics acquisition in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Net cash used in investing activities was comprised of cash paid in connection with the acquisition of the Telair Cargo Group for $723.2 million and capital expenditures of $23.0 million during the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 .
Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the twenty-six week period ended April 2, 2016 was $202.6 million , which primarily was comprised of $207.8 million in treasury stock purchases under the Company's share repurchase programs, debt service payments of $21.9 million and $3.0 million of dividend equivalent payments. Slightly offsetting these uses in cash was $12.4 million in proceeds from stock option exercises and $17.7 million of cash for tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the twenty-six week period ended March 28, 2015 was $139.2 million , which primarily was comprised of proceeds from the revolving credit facility of $75.3 million , $77.2 million of cash for tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements and cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options partially offset by $9.8 million of debt service payments and $3.4 million of dividend equivalent payments.
Description of Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Indentures
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
TransDigm has $4,361 million in fully drawn term loans (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $550 million Revolving Credit Facility (together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).
The Term Loan Facility consists of three tranches of term loans as follows (aggregate principal amount disclosed is as of April 2, 2016):
Term Loan Facility
 
Aggregate Principal
 
Maturity Date
 
Interest Rate
Tranche C term loans
 
$2,025 million
 
February 28, 2020
 
LIBO rate (1)  +3.00%
Tranche D term loans
 
$811 million
 
June 4, 2021
 
LIBO rate (1)  + 3.00%
Tranche E term loans
 
$1,525 million
 
May 14, 2022
 
LIBO rate (1)  + 2.75%
(1)
LIBO rate is subject to a floor of 0.75%.
The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly aggregate principal payments of $11.0 million. The Revolving Credit Facility consists of one tranche which includes up to $100 million of multicurrency revolving commitments. At April 2, 2016 , the Company had $15.6 million in letters of credit outstanding and $534.4 million in borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be, at TransDigm’s option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for one, two, three or six-month (or to the extent agreed to by each relevant lender, nine or twelve-month) interest periods chosen by TransDigm, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. The adjusted LIBO rate is subject to a floor of 0.75%. At April 2, 2016 , the applicable interest rate was 3.50% on the tranche E term loan and 3.75% on the tranche C and tranche D term loans.
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement require mandatory prepayments of principal based on certain percentages of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement agreement), commencing 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, subject to certain exceptions (including, with respect to asset sales, the reinvestment in productive assets), TransDigm will be required to prepay the loans outstanding under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales and issuance or incurrence of certain indebtedness. No matters mandating prepayments occurred during the quarter ended April 2, 2016 .

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At April 2, 2016 , three interest rate swap agreements beginning September 30, 2014 were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the credit facility for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $1.0 billion through June 30, 2019. These interest rate swap agreements converted the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the credit facility to a fixed rate of 5.4% (2.4% plus the 3% margin percentage) over the term of the interest rate swap agreements.
At April 2, 2016 , six interest rate cap agreements beginning September 30, 2015 were in place to offset the variable rates on the credit facility based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million. These interest rate cap agreements offset the variability in expected future cash flows on the Company’s variable rate debt attributable to fluctuations above the three month LIBO rate of 2.50% through June 30, 2020.
At April 2, 2016 , five interest rate swap agreements beginning March 31, 2016 were in place to hedge the variable interest rates on the credit facility for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $750 million through June 30, 2020. These interest rate swap agreements effectively convert the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the credit facility to a fixed rate of 5.8% (2.8% plus the 3% margin percentage) over the term of the interest rate swap agreements.
Indentures
Senior Subordinated Notes
 
Aggregate Principal
 
Maturity Date
 
Interest Rate
2020 Notes
 
$550 million
 
October 15, 2020
 
5.50%
2021 Notes
 
$500 million
 
July 15, 2021
 
7.50%
2022 Notes
 
$1,150 million
 
July 15, 2022
 
6.00%
2024 Notes
 
$1,200 million
 
July 15, 2024
 
6.50%
2025 Notes
 
$450 million
 
May 15, 2025
 
6.50%
The 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes, the 2022 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2025 Notes (the “Notes”) were issued at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount. Such notes do not require principal payments prior to their maturity. Interest under the Notes is payable semi-annually. The Notes represent unsecured obligations of TransDigm Inc. ranking subordinate to TransDigm Inc.’s senior debt, as defined in the applicable Indentures.
Certain Restrictive Covenants in Our Debt Documents
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Indentures governing the Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the payment of dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances, and prepayments of other indebtedness.
In addition, under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, if the usage of the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds 25% of the total revolving commitments, the Company will be required to maintain a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of net debt, as defined, to trailing four-quarter EBITDA As Defined. A breach of any of the covenants or an inability to comply with the required leverage ratio could result in a default under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or the Indentures.
If any such default occurs, the lenders under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the holders of the Notes may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the lenders thereunder will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt, which includes our available cash, and they will also have the right to prevent us from making debt service payments on the Notes.
Trade Receivables Securitization
During fiscal 2014, the Company established a trade receivable securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”). The Securitization Facility effectively increases the Company’s borrowing capacity depending on the amount of trade accounts receivable. The Securitization Facility includes the right for the Company to exercise annual one year extensions as long as there have been no termination events as defined by the agreement. The Company uses the proceeds from the Securitization Facility as an alternative to other forms of debt, effectively reducing borrowing costs. In August 2015, the Company increased the borrowing capacity from $225 million to $250 million in connection with amending the Securitization Facility to a maturity date of August 2, 2016. As of April 2, 2016 , the Company has borrowed $200 million under the Securitization Facility. The Securitization Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s domestic operations' trade accounts receivable.

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Stock Repurchase Program
On October 22, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program replacing our previous repurchase program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed $300 million in the aggregate. During fiscal 2016, until the $300 million program was replaced on January 21, 2016, the Company repurchased 452,187 shares of its common stock at a gross cost of approximately $98.7 million at the weighted-average price per share of $218.23.
On January 21, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program replacing the $300 million program with a repurchase program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed $450 million in the aggregate. As of April 2, 2016, the Company repurchased 563,200 shares of its common stock at a gross cost of approximately $109.1 million at the weighted-average price per share of $193.67 under the $450 million stock repurchase program.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information called for by this item is provided under the caption ' Description of Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Indentures ' under Item 2 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of April 2, 2016 , TD Group carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of TD Group’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of TD Group’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that TD Group’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by TD Group in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to TD Group’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, TD Group’s management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in designing and evaluating the controls and procedures. There have been no significant changes in TD Group’s internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of TD Group’s evaluations.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
On January 4, 2016, we acquired Breeze-Eastern. Breeze-Eastern operated under its own set of systems and internal controls and we are currently maintaining those systems and much of that control environment until we are able to incorporate Breeze-Eastern's processes into our own systems and control environment. We expect to complete the incorporation of Breeze-Eastern's operations into our systems and control environment in fiscal year 2017.
There have been no other changes to our internal controls over financial reporting that could have a material effect on our financial reporting during the quarter ended April 2, 2016 .

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, filed on November 13, 2015. There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth therein.


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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS: PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER
Issuer purchases of its common shares outstanding during the thirteen week period ended April 2, 2016 were as follows (amounts in millions, except share amounts):
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Repurchased
 
Average Price Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
January 2016
 
128,319

 
$
217.47

 
128,319

February 2016
 
563,200

 
$
193.67

 
563,200

March 2016
 

 

 

Total
 
691,519

 
 
 
691,519

On October 22, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program replacing our previous repurchase program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed $300 million in the aggregate. On January 21, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program replacing the $300 million program with a repurchase program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed $450 million in the aggregate. As of April 2, 2016 , the remaining amount of repurchases allowed under the $450 million program was $340.9 million.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
3.1

 
Certificate of Formation, filed January 22, 2016, of Breeze-Eastern LLC

3.2

 
Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated January 22, 2016, of Breeze-Eastern LLC
31.1

  
Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2

  
Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1

  
Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2

  
Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101

  
Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements formatted in XBRL
 


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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 thereunto duly authorized.
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
 
SIGNATURE
  
TITLE
  
DATE
/s/ W. Nicholas Howley
  
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  
May 11, 2016
W. Nicholas Howley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Terrance M. Paradie
  
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  
May 11, 2016
Terrance M. Paradie
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2016
 
EXHIBIT NO.
  
DESCRIPTION
3.1
 
Certificate of Formation, filed January 22, 2016, of Breeze-Eastern LLC
3.2
 
Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated January 22, 2016, of Breeze-Eastern LLC
31.1
  
Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
  
Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
  
Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
  
Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101
  
Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements formatted in XBRL

 


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Exhibit 3.1


State of Delaware
LIMITED LIABILITY COMP ANY
CERTIFICATION OF FORMATION
OF

BREEZE-EASTERN LLC


The undersigned, for the purpose of formation of a limited liability company under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the laws of the State of Delaware (particularl y Title 6, Chapter 18 of the Delaware Code and the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and known, i dentified, and referred to as the "Delaware Limited Liability Company Act"), hereby certifies that:

FIRST:     The name of the limited liability company (hereinafter called the " Company") is Breeze-Eastern LLC.

SECOND: The address, including street, number, city and county of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street , Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle; and the name of the registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be organized under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation of Breeze-Eastern LLC this 22nd day of January, 2016 .





/s/ Christian D. Saine
Christian D. Saine
Authorized Representative


S t a t e of D e l a w are
S ec r e t a r y o f S t a t e
Di v ision of Co rp o rations
Delivered 02: 3 2 PM 01122 n o16
FILED 0 2 :3 2 P M 01122no 16
S R 2 0 1 603 5 7 8 90 - F il eN umb e r 2 09670 1




Exhibit 3.2


LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

BREEZE-EASTERN LLC


The undersigned, being the sole member of Breeze-Eastern LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), does hereby execute this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (this “Limited Liability Company Agreement”) effective as of this 22nd day of January 2016. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on the 22nd day of January 2016, upon the filing of its Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE I

MEMBER

TransDigm Inc. is hereby admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company (the “Member'').

ARTICLE II

OFFICE

The principal office of the Company shall be located at 1301 East Ninth Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (the “Principal Office”). The Company may have such other offices as the Member may designate or as the business of the Company may require.

ARTICLE Ill

PURPOSE

The sole purpose for which the Company is organized is to conduct any lawful business purpose as defined in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. The Company shall have all of the powers granted to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE IV

DURATION OF THE COMPANY

The Company shall continue in perpetuity unless terminated sooner by operation of law or by decision of the Member.


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ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The Member may in the future contribute any additional capital deemed necessary by the Member for the operation of the Company.

ARTICLE VI

OWNERSHIP OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

The Member shall own all of the membership interests in the Company and the Member shall have a 100% distributive share of the Company's profits, losses and cash flow.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT

The Member will manage the affairs of the Company, but shall be entitled to appoint or authorize representatives, including, but not limited to, such officers as the Member may deem necessary, to act on behalf of the Company and to delegate the authority otherwise reserved to the Member to such representatives. The signature of the Member of the Company shall be sufficient to bind the Company with respect to any matter on which the Member shall be required or entitled to act. The Member has the power, on behalf of the Company, to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the business and affairs of the Company. A copy of this Limited Liability Company Agreement may be shown to third parties (and all third parties may rely hereupon) in order to confirm the identity and authorization of the Member.

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Company books shall be maintained at the Principal Office. The fiscal year of the Company shall end on such date in each year as shall be designated from time to time by the Member. The Member shall cause all known business transactions pertaining to the purpose of the Company to be entered properly and completely into said books. The Member will prepare and file on behalf of the Company all tax returns in a timely manner.


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ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

This Limited Liability Company Agreement may be amended by a written instrument adopted by the Member and executed by the Member at any time, for any purpose, at the sole discretion of the Member.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall defend, indemnify, and save harmless the Member and any officers of the Company (each an “Indemnified Person”) for all loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by reason of any demands, claims, suits, actions, or proceedings arising out of (a) the Indemnified Person's relationship to the Company or (b) such Indemnified Person's capacity as an officer, except for such loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense as arises out of the theft, fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence by such Indemnified Person. To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, and not less often than monthly upon receipt of an undertaking by and on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to this Article X shall continue for a person who has ceased to be an officer and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

The Company may obtain, at the expense of the Company, directors and officers insurance coverage in an amount and on such terms as determined by the Member.

ARTICLE XI

BANKING

All funds of the Company shall be deposited in one or more Company checking accounts as shall be designated by the Member, and the Member is authorized to sign any such checks or withdrawal forms.

ARTICLE XII

APPLICABILITY OF UCC ARTICLE 8

The Company hereby irrevocably elects that all membership interests in the Company shall be securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

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Each certificate evidencing membership interests in the Company shall bear the following legend:

“This certificate evidences an interest in Breeze-Eastern LLC and shall be a security for purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.”

No change to this provision shall be effective until all outstanding certificates have been surrendered for cancellation and any new certificates thereafter issued shall not bear the foregoing legend.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

This Limited Liability Company Agreement is made by the Member for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its Member, and his, her or its successors and assignees. This Limited Liability Company Agreement is expressly not intended for the benefit of any creditor of the Company or any other person or entity. Except and only to the extent provided by applicable statute or otherwise in this Limited Liability Company Agreement, no such creditor or third party shall have any rights under this Limited Liability Company Agreement or any agreement between the Company and the Member with respect to any capital contribution or otherwise.











[Signature Page Follows]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has hereunto set its hand effective the day and year first written above.



TRANSDIGM INC., its sole member


By: /s/ Terrance Paradie    

Name: Terrance Paradie

Its: Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, W. Nicholas Howley, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TransDigm Group Incorporated;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors:

(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 11, 2016

/s/ W. Nicholas Howley
Name: W. Nicholas Howley
Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)




Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Terrance M. Paradie, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TransDigm Group Incorporated;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors:

(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 11, 2016
 
/s/ Terrance M. Paradie
Name: Terrance M. Paradie
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of TransDigm Group Incorporated (the “Company”) for the period ended April 2, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, W. Nicholas Howley, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated and results of operations of the Company for the periods indicated.

Date: May 11, 2016
 
/s/ W. Nicholas Howley
Name: W. Nicholas Howley
Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)




Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of TransDigm Group Incorporated (the “Company”) for the period ended April 2, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Terrance M. Paradie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated and results of operations of the Company for the periods indicated.

Date: May 11, 2016
 
/s/ Terrance M. Paradie
Name: Terrance M. Paradie
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)