secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AAR CORP (AIR)
CIK:        0000001750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-130236
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AAR resolves FCPA investigations with DOJ and SEC; agrees to pay $55.6M total
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- Total payment of $55.6M includes DOJ penalty of $26.4M, forfeiture of $18.6M, and SEC disgorgement of $23.5M plus $5.8M interest.
- One-time charge recorded in fiscal 2025 Q2 ending Nov 30, 2024; funded via cash on hand and revolving credit facility.
- Company self-reported potential violations in 2019 and cooperated; DOJ and SEC acknowledged cooperation and remedial actions.
- Conduct principally carried out by former employee of a subsidiary and former third-party agents, per resolutions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465924130236/0001104659-24-130236-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465924130236/tm2431420d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-130236

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