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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): August 17, 2017
 
TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-12235
 
51-0347963
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
 
 
 
 
 
899 Cassatt Road, Suite 210
 
19312
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(610) 251-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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Emerging growth company o
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Private Placement of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025
On August 17, 2017, Triumph Group, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of August 17, 2017 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Notes Guarantors (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes were offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Terms of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025
Interest on the Notes accrues at the rate of 7.750% per annum and is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2018.
The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of its other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated indebtedness.
The Notes are guaranteed on a full, joint and several basis by each of the Company’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that is a borrower under any of the Company’s credit facilities or that guarantees any of the Company’s debt or that of any of its restricted subsidiaries, in each case incurred under the Company’s credit facilities (collectively, the “Notes Guarantors”).
The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes prior to August 15, 2020 by paying a “make-whole” premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes on or after August 15, 2020 at specified redemption prices. In addition, prior to August 15, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings.
The Company is obligated to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price of (a) 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, as a result of certain change of control events and (b) 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in the event of certain asset sales. These restrictions and prohibitions are subject to certain qualifications and exceptions.
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to: (i) grant liens on its assets; (ii) make dividend payments, other distributions or other restricted payments; (iii) incur restrictions on the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments; (iv) enter into sale and leaseback transactions; (v) merge, consolidate, transfer or dispose of substantially all of their assets; (vi) incur additional indebtedness; (vii) make investments; (viii) sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; (ix) use the proceeds from sales of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; and (x) enter into transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Indenture requires, among other things, the Company to provide financial and current reports to holders of the Notes or file

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such reports electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions, limitations and qualifications set forth in the Indenture, as well as suspension period in certain circumstances.
The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture and the Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual terms of the respective documents. Copies of the Indenture and the form of the Notes are attached as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 hereto, respectively, and each is incorporated by reference herein.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company and the Notes Guarantors entered into a registration rights agreement on August 17, 2017 with the initial purchasers of the Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to file an exchange offer registration statement to exchange the Notes for substantially identical notes registered under the Securities Act unless the exchange offer is not permitted by applicable law or the policy of the SEC. The Company has also agreed to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of notes under certain circumstances. The Company has agreed to file the exchange offer registration statement with the SEC within 180 days of the issue date of the Notes and use reasonable best efforts to have the exchange offer registration statement declared effective within 270 days of the issue date and to complete the exchange offer with respect to the Notes within 30 days of effectiveness. In addition, the Company agreed to file the shelf registration statement on or prior to 90 days after a filing obligation arises and to use reasonable best efforts to cause such shelf registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to 180 days after such obligation arises. If the Company fails to satisfy its registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes under certain circumstances.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the agreement. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached as Exhibit 4.3 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The foregoing terms and conditions of the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
4.1
Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
4.2
Form of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1).

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4.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and the parties named therein.



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 18, 2017            TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.




                        By:    /s/ John B. Wright, II            
John B. Wright, II
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit         Description of Exhibit

4.1
Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
4.2
Form of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1).
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and the parties named therein.


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