{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-25-183753","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"TDG","cik":"0001260221","company_name":"TransDigm Group INC","filed_at":"2025-08-20T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:43.542670+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-17T11:05:56.716972+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","2.03","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"dividend","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"confidence":"high","headline":"TransDigm declares $90/share special dividend, raises $5B in new debt","bullets":["Special cash dividend of $90.00 per share; record date Sept 2, 2025; payment date Sept 12, 2025.","Issued $500M 6.25% senior secured notes due 2034, $2B 6.75% senior subordinated notes due 2034, and $2.5B term loans at SOFR+2.5% due 2032.","Proceeds from debt offering, plus cash on hand, will fund the special dividend and related fees.","CEO Kevin Stein stated the payout is part of ongoing balance sheet management to deliver returns comparable to private equity."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-183753","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-183753.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-183753.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-183753.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000119312525183753/0001193125-25-183753-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000119312525183753/d49796d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-17T11:05:56.716972+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"11813ee5d8d14cd8737510b7b4ca1485a6a30ce6","claim":"TransDigm Group INC incurred senior notes of $500 million with qualified institutional buyers / non-U.S. persons at 6.250% per annum maturing January 31, 2034.","evidence_excerpt":"completed the previously announced offerings of an aggregate of $5,000 million of new debt, consisting of $500 million of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Secured Notes”), $2,000 million of 6.750% Senior Subordinated Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”) and $2,500 million of new tranche M term loans (the “New Term Loans”) maturing August 19, 2032.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000119312525183753/0001193125-25-183753-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"senior notes"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$500 million"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"qualified institutional buyers / non-U.S. persons"},{"label":"Rate","value":"6.250% per annum"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"January 31, 2034"},{"label":"Event","value":"incurrence"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"},{"claim_id":"5e5ac5fc9dd576dcfb9e78c3b99ac62be52e37c8","claim":"TransDigm Group INC incurred term loan of $2,500 million with not specified at not specified maturing August 19, 2032.","evidence_excerpt":"completed the previously announced offerings of an aggregate of $5,000 million of new debt, consisting of $500 million of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Secured Notes”), $2,000 million of 6.750% Senior Subordinated Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”) and $2,500 million of new tranche M term loans (the “New Term Loans”) maturing August 19, 2032.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000119312525183753/0001193125-25-183753-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"term loan"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$2,500 million"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"not specified"},{"label":"Rate","value":"not specified"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"August 19, 2032"},{"label":"Event","value":"incurrence"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"},{"claim_id":"e323682211faec6ce29f5fe4bfed8a054b0c57e4","claim":"TransDigm Group INC incurred convertible notes of $2,000 million with qualified institutional buyers / non-U.S. persons at 6.750% per annum maturing January 31, 2034.","evidence_excerpt":"completed the previously announced offerings of an aggregate of $5,000 million of new debt, consisting of $500 million of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Secured Notes”), $2,000 million of 6.750% Senior Subordinated Notes maturing January 31, 2034 (the “Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”) and $2,500 million of new tranche M term loans (the “New Term Loans”) maturing August 19, 2032.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000119312525183753/0001193125-25-183753-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"convertible notes"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$2,000 million"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"qualified institutional buyers / non-U.S. persons"},{"label":"Rate","value":"6.750% per annum"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"January 31, 2034"},{"label":"Event","value":"incurrence"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}