CLEVELAND, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TransDigm Group Incorporated ("TransDigm Group") (NYSE: TDG) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and declared a special cash dividend of $75.00 on each outstanding share of common stock and cash dividend equivalent payments on eligible vested options granted under its stock option plans. The record date for the special dividend is October 4, 2024, and the payment date for the dividend is October 18, 2024.

TransDigm Group also announced today that on September 19, 2024, its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., received the funding of the previously announced incremental $3 billion of new secured debt, consisting of $1.5 billion of new term loans maturing 2032 with an interest rate of TERM SOFR plus 2.5% and $1.5 billion of new Senior Secured Notes maturing 2033 with an interest rate of 6.0%.

"Our regularly stated goal is to deliver returns to shareholders that are comparable to those of well performing private equity funds, while offering the liquidity of a public market. This special dividend is a key part of our ongoing efforts to actively manage our balance sheet and achieve that objective," stated Kevin Stein, TransDigm Group's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The payout of this $75.00 per share special dividend will leave us with significant liquidity and financial flexibility to address any likely range of capital requirements or other opportunities. As you know, we are continuously assessing our capital allocation options and are pleased to return this capital to our shareholders."

About TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, 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. 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, batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, engineered rods, engineered connectors and elastomer sealing solutions, databus and power controls, cockpit security components and systems, specialized and advanced cockpit displays, engineered audio, radio and antenna systems, specialized lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered and customized interior surfaces and related components, advanced sensor products, switches and relay panels, thermal protection and insulation, lighting and control technology, parachutes, high performance hoists, winches and lifting devices, cargo loading, handling and delivery systems, specialized flight, wind tunnel and jet engine testing services and equipment, and electronic components used in the generation, amplification, transmission and reception of microwave signals.