TransDigm Completes Divestiture of ScioTeq and TREALITY Businesses

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TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) has finalized the sale of its ScioTeq and TREALITY Simulation Visual Systems businesses to OpenGate Capital for approximately $200 million. These businesses, acquired in March 2019, generated about $135 million in revenues for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The financial results of these businesses will remain classified as continuing operations under U.S. GAAP.

This divestiture allows TransDigm to focus on its core aerospace components business.

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• Successful divestiture of ScioTeq and TREALITY businesses valued at $200 million.
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CLEVELAND, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, announced today that it has completed the divestiture of its ScioTeq and TREALITY Simulation Visual Systems businesses (collectively, "the businesses") to OpenGate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million.

ScioTeq and TREALITY were acquired by TransDigm in March 2019 as part of the Esterline Technologies acquisition. The businesses develop and manufacture advanced visualization solutions primarily for the global defense, air traffic control, and security end markets. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the businesses generated revenues of approximately $135 million.

Following the completion of the divestiture of ScioTeq and TREALITY, the financial results of the businesses for all periods under TransDigm's ownership will remain classified as continuing operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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, and cargo loading, handling and delivery systems.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict," "anticipate," "estimate," or "continue" and other words and terms of similar meaning may identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause TransDigm Group's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TransDigm Group. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the TransDigm Group's business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity; the sensitivity of TransDigm Group's business to the number of flight hours that its customers' planes spend aloft and its customers' profitability, both of which are affected by general economic conditions; future geopolitical or other worldwide events; cyber-security threats and natural disasters; TransDigm Group's reliance on certain customers; the U.S. defense budget and risks associated with being a government supplier including government audits and investigations; failure to maintain government or industry approvals; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions; TransDigm Group's indebtedness; potential environmental liabilities; liabilities arising in connection with litigation; increases in raw material costs, taxes and labor costs that cannot be recovered in product pricing; risks and costs associated with TransDigm Group's international sales and operations; and other risk factors. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results can be found in TransDigm Group's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and other reports that TransDigm Group or its subsidiaries have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, TransDigm Group undertakes no obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

Contact:
Investor Relations 
(216) 706-2945 
ir@transdigm.com

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FAQ

What is the value of the ScioTeq and TREALITY divestiture by TransDigm?

The divestiture is valued at approximately $200 million.

When were ScioTeq and TREALITY acquired by TransDigm?

They were acquired in March 2019.

How much revenue did ScioTeq and TREALITY generate in 2020?

They generated approximately $135 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

What will happen to the financial results of ScioTeq and TREALITY post-divestiture?

Their financial results will remain classified as continuing operations under U.S. GAAP.