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): December 22, 2010
AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 333-165920 | 01-0899019 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 35 South Service Road | |
| P.O. Box 6022 | |
| Plainview, New York | 11803 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(516) 694-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 22, 2010, Aeroflex Incorporated (“Aeroflex”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (“Aeroflex Holding”), issued a press release announcing Aeroflex’s repurchase of $26.0 million of its 11.75% Senior Subordinated Unsecured Term Loans (the “Term Loans”) at a price of $1,110 for each $1,000 of principal amount of Term Loans repurchased, plus accrued interest, using the proceeds of Aeroflex Holding’s recently completed initial public offering. This repurchase, together with the amounts previously repurchased by Aeroflex pursuant to its tender offer which closed on December 7, 2010 (the “Tender Offer”), bring the total amount of Term Loans repurchased by Aeroflex to approximately $154.4 million.
Aeroflex also repurchased in the Tender Offer an aggregate of approximately $32.2 million of its 11.75% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Senior Notes”).
As a result of the above described repurchases, Aeroflex currently has outstanding approximately $13.6 million of Term Loans and $192.8 million of Senior Notes.
A copy of Aeroflex’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report pursuant to Item 8.01.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 22, 2010.
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.
| | AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP. |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ John Adamovich, Jr. |
| | | John Adamovich, Jr. |
| | | Senior Vice President, Chief |
| | | Financial Officer and Secretary |
Date: December 22, 2010
