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Issuer:     AAR CORP (AIR)
CIK:        0000001750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-103174
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Russian appellate court awards $13M judgment against AAR Corp in VIM-AVIA clawback suit
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- On Sept 19, 2023, Russian Appellate Court reversed trial court's dismissal and awarded $13M total judgment against AAR for four engine purchases.
- Trial court had previously awarded $1.8M on one engine and dismissed claims on three; AAR recognized $1.8M charge in Q3 FY2023.
- AAR recorded an additional $11.2M charge in Q1 FY2024 for the three engines; total liability of $13M classified as long-term on balance sheet as of Aug 31, 2023.
- Company strongly disputes judgment, citing hostile Russian legal environment and US sanctions; may seek further appellate review in Russia.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465923103174/0001104659-23-103174-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465923103174/tm2326551d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-103174

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