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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
September 3, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-06357 | 13-2595091 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 500-108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington | 98004 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(425) 453-9400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On September 4, 2014, Esterline Technologies Corporation (“Esterline”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the three and nine months ended August 1, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release should be read in conjunction with the note regarding forward-looking statements, which is included in the text of the press release.
| Item 2.05 | Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. |
On September 3, 2014, Esterline approved a plan to sell certain non-core business units following an evaluation of its businesses. The businesses Esterline plans to divest include Eclipse Electronic Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of embedded communication intercept receivers for signal intelligence applications, Pacific Aerospace and Electronics Inc., a manufacturer of hermetically sealed electrical connectors, Wallop Defence Systems, Ltd., a manufacturer of flare countermeasure devices, and an immaterial distribution business. Beginning in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014, these businesses will be reported as discontinued operations. Based upon a range of projected fair values, Esterline’s management expects to incur an estimated after-tax loss of between $55 million and $75 million in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014 on the assets held for sale.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing financial results issued by Esterline Technologies Corporation dated September 4, 2014. | |
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.
| ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: September 4, 2014 | By: | /s/ ROBERT D. GEORGE | ||||
| Name: | Robert D. George | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Development | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing financial results issued by Esterline Technologies Corporation dated September 4, 2014. | |