Woodward Completes HR Textron Acquisition
April 03 2009 - 2:50PM
Marketwired
Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) today announced that it
completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of stock of
HR Textron from Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and substantially all the
UK assets and certain liabilities related to the HR Textron
business of Textron Limited. Woodward previously announced the
signing of a definitive purchase agreement on February 27, 2009.
Woodward also announced today that it finalized financing
arrangements related to the acquisition. The purchase price of $365
million and associated fees was financed with available cash,
borrowings of $105 million under the revolving credit agreement,
and new term debt financing. The initial weighted average interest
rate on new debt related to this acquisition is 4.2 percent based
on the present LIBOR rate. The current floating interest rate on
the revolving credit facility is 1.50 percent. New debt financing
will include $120 million in three-year bank term loans at an
initial floating rate of approximately 3.5 percent and $100 million
in private placement notes at an average fixed rate of
approximately 8 percent. The private placement notes are in two
maturities -- $57 million maturing in 2016 bearing interest at 7.8
percent and $43 million maturing in 2019 bearing interest at 8.2
percent. Woodward will have approximately $115 million remaining
under the existing revolving line of credit. Woodward will not
utilize the previously announced bridge facility commitment.
The senior unsecured notes issued in the private placement have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. This news
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to
buy such notes and is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the
Securities Act of 1933.
About Woodward
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service
provider of energy control and optimization solutions for
commercial and military aircraft, turbines, reciprocating engines,
and electrical power system equipment. The company's innovative
fluid energy, combustion control, electrical energy, and motion
control systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and
more cost-effective equipment. Leading original equipment
manufacturers use our products and services in aerospace, power and
process industries, and transportation. Woodward is headquartered
in Fort Collins, Colo., USA and serves global markets in aerospace,
power and process industries, and transportation. Visit our website
at www.woodward.com.
Information in this press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties, including,
but not limited to, statements regarding the integration of HR
Textron with Woodward. Readers are cautioned that these
forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Factors that could cause actual results and the timing of
certain events to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the failure of Woodward
to successfully integrate the HR Textron business or realize
synergies, Woodward's ability to satisfy its representations,
warranties and covenants under its existing note purchase
agreements, term loan agreements and revolving credit agreement
conditions in the capital and financial markets generally, interest
rates, general economic conditions and other risk factors described
in Woodward's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2008, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 31, 2008.
CONTACT: Mike Schablaske Director, Tax & Treasury
815-639-6697 Woodward Governor Company 1000 East Drake Road Fort
Collins, Colorado 80525, USA Tel: 970-482-5811 Fax:
970-498-3058
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