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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2016



TransDigm Group Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-32833
 
41-2101738
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
1301 East 9th 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 or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously announced, Gregory Rufus, Senior Executive Vice President, retired from TransDigm Group Inc. (“TransDigm” or the “Company”) effective October 1, 2016.  As Senior Executive Vice President, Mr. Rufus assisted in the transition of Terrance Paradie as Chief Financial Officer, a position which Mr. Rufus held at TransDigm from August 2000 until April 2015, and also assisted in managing TransDigm’s continued growth, talent development and various strategic projects. Mr. Rufus’s compensation and perquisites at retirement are materially consistent with items relating to executive retirements as more fully set forth in the Company’s most recent proxy statement, filed on January 21, 2016.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 6, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Gregory Rufus as Senior Executive Vice President. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
    
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press Release dated October 6, 2016








SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Terrance Paradie
 
 
Terrance Paradie
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: October 6, 2016













Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release of TransDigm Group Incorporated, dated October 6, 2016.