-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Q8iRYFy7qvxcQ86d1UNB7lP18/ct8fhqmwSUOqaAD+kwRvDc3PlTMp8Eu3hj4MBv KRJrn5xoJTeXgYtz8LITeg== 0001104659-03-017674.txt : 20030812 0001104659-03-017674.hdr.sgml : 20030812 20030812123955 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-03-017674 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030812 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROCKWELL COLLINS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001137411 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728] IRS NUMBER: 522314475 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16445 FILM NUMBER: 03836707 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 COLLINS ROAD NE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52498 BUSINESS PHONE: 3192951000 10-Q 1 a03-2158_110q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 


 
FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2003. Commission file number 1-16445.

 


 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

52-2314475

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

400 Collins Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

52498

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (319) 295-6835

(Office of the Corporate Secretary)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  ý          No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes  ý          No  o

 

179,312,422 shares of registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding on July 31, 2003.

 

 



 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

INDEX

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited) —
June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited) —
Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) —
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.             Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

58

 

$

49

 

Receivables

 

489

 

524

 

Inventories

 

676

 

653

 

Current deferred income taxes

 

188

 

191

 

Income taxes receivable

 

21

 

 

Other current assets

 

49

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

1,481

 

1,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

396

 

411

 

Intangible Assets

 

116

 

124

 

Goodwill

 

330

 

332

 

Other Assets

 

197

 

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

2,520

 

$

2,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 
 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

114

 

$

132

 

Accounts payable

 

150

 

204

 

Compensation and benefits

 

197

 

219

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

20

 

Product warranty costs

 

134

 

141

 

Other current liabilities

 

334

 

327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

929

 

1,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits

 

470

 

495

 

Other Liabilities

 

33

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareowners’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value; shares authorized: 1,000;
shares issued: 183.8)

 

2

 

2

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,211

 

1,208

 

Retained earnings

 

217

 

91

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(242

)

(252

)

Common stock in treasury, at cost (shares held: June 30, 2003, 4.7; September 30, 2002, 2.8)

 

(100

)

(62

)

Total shareowners’ equity

 

1,088

 

987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY

 

$

2,520

 

$

2,560

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

550

 

$

555

 

$

1,602

 

$

1,610

 

Service sales

 

70

 

68

 

197

 

184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total sales

 

620

 

623

 

1,799

 

1,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs, expenses and other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product cost of sales

 

397

 

413

 

1,173

 

1,201

 

Service cost of sales

 

53

 

47

 

146

 

137

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

81

 

78

 

245

 

219

 

Interest expense

 

1

 

1

 

3

 

4

 

Other income, net

 

(22

)

(4

)

(32

)

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs, expenses and other

 

510

 

535

 

1,535

 

1,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

110

 

88

 

264

 

241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

33

 

28

 

79

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

77

 

$

60

 

$

185

 

$

166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.91

 

Diluted

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

178.3

 

183.0

 

179.2

 

183.3

 

Diluted

 

179.1

 

184.8

 

180.0

 

184.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends per share

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.27

 

$

0.27

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

185

 

$

166

 

Adjustments to arrive at cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

70

 

69

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

9

 

4

 

Pension plan contributions

 

(45

)

(44

)

Deferred income taxes

 

67

 

17

 

Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options

 

5

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

43

 

126

 

Inventories

 

(17

)

37

 

Accounts payable

 

(56

)

(84

)

Income taxes

 

(41

)

21

 

Compensation and benefits

 

8

 

(35

)

Other assets and liabilities

 

(25

)

(46

)

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

203

 

231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(44

)

(40

)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

2

 

(31

)

Investment in equity affiliate

 

(5

)

 

Proceeds from the disposition of a business

 

 

15

 

Proceeds from the disposition of property

 

4

 

6

 

Cash Used for Investing Activities

 

(43

)

(50

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

 

(18

)

(122

)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(93

)

(42

)

Cash dividends

 

(48

)

(49

)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

15

 

16

 

Cash Used for Financing Activities

 

(144

)

(197

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

 

9

 

(16

)

Cash at Beginning of Period

 

49

 

60

 

Cash at End of Period

 

$

58

 

$

44

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.                          Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Rockwell Collins, Inc. (the Company or Rockwell Collins) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with the instructions to Form 10-Q of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed as permitted by such rules and regulations. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, including the financial statements in Exhibit 13 incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of adjustments of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The Company operates on a fiscal year basis with the fiscal year ending on September 30. All date references contained herein relate to the Company’s fiscal year unless otherwise stated.

 

On July 18, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of nine cents per share on its common stock, to be paid on September 2, 2003 to shareowners of record on August 11, 2003.

 

2.                          Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

On October 1, 2002, Rockwell Collins adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (SFAS 143). SFAS 143 requires the recording of the fair value of liabilities associated with the retirement of long-lived assets when there is a legal or contractual requirement to incur such costs. The adoption of SFAS 143 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

On October 1, 2002, Rockwell Collins adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144). SFAS 144 provides new guidance on the recognition of impairment losses on long-lived assets to be held and used or to be disposed of and replaces SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of. SFAS 144 also broadens the definition of what constitutes a discontinued operation and changes how the results of a discontinued operation are to be measured and presented. Specifically, the accrual of future operating losses of discontinued businesses is no longer permitted under SFAS 144. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

On October 1, 2002, Rockwell Collins adopted SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (SFAS 146). SFAS 146 requires that the Company recognize liabilities associated with exit or disposal activities at the time they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment by Company management to an exit or disposal plan. The adoption of SFAS 146 did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows; however, it may change the timing of when certain charges are recorded by the Company in connection with future exit, disposal, or restructuring activities.

 

On October 1, 2002, Rockwell Collins adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure; an amendment to FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 148). SFAS 148 requires more prominent and frequent disclosures of the pro forma effects on net income of stock-based compensation in interim financial statements. The Company continues to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,

 

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Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), and generally does not record compensation expense relating to stock-based compensation. The adoption of SFAS 148 did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, but did require additional disclosures regarding stock-based compensation (see Note 14).

 

In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others (FIN 45). FIN 45 expands the disclosure requirements related to certain guarantees, including product warranties, and requires the Company to recognize a liability for the fair value of all guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. FIN 45 did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, but did require additional disclosures for certain guarantees, primarily warranty obligations (see Note 11).

 

3.                          Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued a consensus on issue 00-21, Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21). EITF 00-21 addresses certain aspects of accounting for goods and/or services that are to be delivered separately under a single sales arrangement. Specifically, EITF 00-21 addresses how revenue should be measured and allocated to the separate deliverables under such arrangements, but does not affect the criteria necessary for revenue recognition of those deliverables. EITF 00-21 will be effective for arrangements entered into after June 30, 2003. The adoption of EITF 00-21 will not impact the Company’s cash flows, however, it may change the timing of when revenue is recognized for multiple deliverable arrangements entered into after June 30, 2003.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 defines a variable interest entity as (a) a contractual, ownership or monetary interest in an entity where the ability to influence financial decisions is not proportional to the investment interest, or (b) an entity lacking the invested capital sufficient to fund future activities without the support of a third party. FIN 46 requires additional disclosure for all variable interest entities and the consolidation of a variable interest entity by the primary beneficiary. The consolidation provisions of FIN 46 are effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2003 for all variable interest entities created before February 1, 2003 and immediately for all variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 will not require the consolidation of any existing variable interest entities. The disclosure provisions of FIN 46 are effective for any financial statements issued after January 31, 2003, which resulted in additional disclosures related to the Company’s investment in Tenzing Communications (see Note 9).

 

4.                          Acquisition

 

In August 2002, Rockwell Collins acquired Airshow, Inc. (Airshow), a provider of integrated cabin electronics system solutions for business aircraft, including cabin environment controls, passenger information and entertainment, and business support systems. The acquisition of Airshow expands the Company’s capabilities for providing airborne electronics solutions to business aviation and commercial aircraft, and increases the Company’s ability to provide integrated solutions that bridge flight deck and cabin electronics. In November 2002, the Company finalized the purchase price for Airshow, which resulted in a $2 million reduction in the purchase price. The adjusted purchase price was $160 million, of which $106 million was allocated to goodwill, $50 million was allocated to intangibles with finite lives, and $4 million was allocated to other acquired assets and liabilities. The weighted average useful life of intangible assets with finite lives is 9 years. The Company completed the evaluations of the Airshow product line, workforce, and facility integration plans during the three months ended June 30, 2003.  No significant adjustments to the purchase price allocation resulted from the completion of these evaluations. Goodwill and intangible assets resulting from the acquisition are deductible for tax purposes.  The goodwill and intangible assets are included within the identifiable assets of the Commercial Systems segment.

 

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5.                          Receivables

 

Receivables are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billed

 

$

405

 

$

445

 

Unbilled

 

206

 

159

 

Less progress payments

 

(104

)

(64

)

Total

 

507

 

540

 

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(18

)

(16

)

Receivables

 

$

489

 

$

524

 

 

Unbilled receivables principally represent sales recorded under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting that are to be billed to customers in accordance with applicable contract terms.

 

6.                          Inventories

 

Inventories are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

$

163

 

$

166

 

Work in process

 

257

 

236

 

Raw materials, parts, and supplies

 

320

 

310

 

Total

 

740

 

712

 

Less progress payments

 

(64

)

(59

)

Inventories

 

$

676

 

$

653

 

 

In accordance with industry practice, inventories include amounts which are not expected to be realized within one year. These amounts primarily relate to life-time buy inventory, which is inventory that is typically no longer being produced by the Company’s vendors but for which multiple years of supply are purchased in order to meet production and service requirements over the life span of a product. Life-time buy inventory was $108 million and $86 million at June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002, respectively.

 

7.                          Property

 

Property is summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

25

 

$

26

 

Buildings and improvements

 

220

 

214

 

Machinery and equipment

 

547

 

531

 

Information systems software and hardware

 

242

 

241

 

Construction in progress

 

30

 

24

 

Total

 

1,064

 

1,036

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(668

)

(625

)

Property

 

$

396

 

$

411

 

 

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8.                          Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Commercial
Systems

 

Government
Systems

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2002

 

$

189

 

$

143

 

$

332

 

Airshow purchase price adjustment

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

Balance at June 30, 2003

 

$

187

 

$

143

 

$

330

 

 

The provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, requires the Company to perform an annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at the same date each fiscal year, or any time there is an indication of impairment. The Company performed its annual impairment test during the second quarter of 2003 by using outside valuation experts and accepted valuation techniques. This test yielded no impairment.

 

Intangible assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

 

September 30, 2002

 

 

 

Gross

 

Accum
Amort

 

Net

 

Gross

 

Accum
Amort

 

Net

 

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed technology and patents

 

$

108

 

$

21

 

$

87

 

$

107

 

$

13

 

$

94

 

Trademarks and tradenames

 

9

 

1

 

8

 

9

 

 

9

 

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and tradenames

 

18

 

1

 

17

 

18

 

1

 

17

 

Intangible asset related to the minimum pension liability

 

4

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

4

 

Intangible assets

 

$

139

 

$

23

 

$

116

 

$

138

 

$

14

 

$

124

 

 

Intangible amortization expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 was $3 million and $9 million, respectively, compared to $1 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. Annual estimated amortization expense for 2003 and 2004 is $12 million per year and $11 million per year for 2005, 2006, and 2007.

 

9.                          Other Assets

 

Other assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term deferred income taxes

 

$

39

 

$

103

 

Investments in equity affiliates

 

71

 

62

 

Exchange and rental assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $64 million at June 30, 2003 and $52 million at September 30, 2002

 

58

 

61

 

Prepaid pension cost

 

7

 

7

 

Other

 

22

 

22

 

Other assets

 

$

197

 

$

255

 

 

Investments in Equity Affiliates

Investments in equity affiliates consist of investments in three joint ventures, each of which is 50 percent owned by Rockwell Collins and is accounted for under the equity method. These investments consist of Rockwell Scientific, LLC, Vision Systems International, LLC, and BAE Systems/Rockwell Collins Data Link Solutions. In addition, the Company has a 16 percent ownership investment in Tenzing Communications (Tenzing), which is accounted for under the equity method. In the normal course of business or pursuant to the underlying joint venture agreements, the Company may sell products or services to equity affiliates. Sales to equity affiliates were $33 million and $75 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to $18 million and $44 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2002, respectively.

 

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Tenzing is a developer of next-generation passenger connectivity solutions for commercial aircraft, and is considered a variable interest entity under FIN 46. The Company has determined that consolidation of Tenzing is not required because the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the Tenzing entity. The Company’s relationship with Tenzing was initiated in July 2002 with a $5 million investment, representing a 9 percent ownership interest. During 2003, the Company’s ownership interest in Tenzing increased to 17 percent as a result of an additional investment of $5 million made during 2003, but has been subsequently reduced to 16 percent as a result of additional investments by other third parties. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss is limited to the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Tenzing of $9 million as of June 30, 2003.

 

10.                   Debt

 

Commercial paper borrowings outstanding were $114 million at June 30, 2003 and $132 million at September 30, 2002. The weighted average interest rate and maturity period of the commercial paper outstanding at June 30, 2003 was 1.1 percent and 35 days, respectively, compared with 1.8 percent and 16 days at September 30, 2002, respectively.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company reduced its 364-day credit facility to a $350 million facility which expires May 26, 2004. This credit facility replaces a $500 million dollar facility which was set to expire May 28, 2003.

 

As of June 30, 2003, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $137 million issued by banks to support certain contractual obligations to customers. If the Company fails to meet these contractual obligations, these letters of credit may become liabilities of the Company.

 

Interest paid for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was $1 million and $5 million, respectively.

 

11.                   Product Warranty Costs

 

Reserves are recorded on the Statement of Financial Position to reflect the Company’s contractual liabilities relating to warranty commitments to customers. Warranty coverage of various lengths and terms is provided to customers depending on standard offerings and negotiated contractual agreements. An estimate for warranty expense is recorded at the time of sale based on historical warranty return rates and repair costs.

 

Changes in the carrying amount of accrued product warranty costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

Balance at September 30, 2002

 

$

141

 

Warranty costs incurred

 

(45

)

Product warranty accrual

 

33

 

Pre-existing warranty adjustments

 

5

 

Balance at June 30, 2003

 

$

134

 

 

12.                   Other Current Liabilities

 

Other current liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

September 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance payments from customers

 

$

99

 

$

86

 

Customer incentives

 

84

 

92

 

Contract reserves

 

79

 

75

 

Other

 

72

 

74

 

Other current liabilities

 

$

334

 

$

327

 

 

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13.                   Retirement Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

The components of net periodic pension expense are as follows for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Service cost

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

$

28

 

$

28

 

Interest cost

 

35

 

33

 

105

 

99

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(42

)

(42

)

(125

)

(126

)

Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

Net actuarial loss

 

2

 

 

6

 

1

 

Net periodic benefit expense

 

$

5

 

$

1

 

$

15

 

$

4

 

 

In June 2003, the Company’s U.S. qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans were amended to discontinue benefit accruals for salary increases and services rendered after September 30, 2006.  These changes will affect all of the Company’s domestic pension plans covering salaried and hourly employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.  These actions are expected to improve the funded status of the Company’s domestic pension plans from an estimated deficit of $970 million to a deficit of approximately $800 million at September 30, 2003.  Concurrently, the Company will expand its existing defined contribution savings plan effective October 1, 2006 to include an additional Company contribution.

 

The Company’s annual measurement date for the valuation of plan assets and obligations is June 30 of each year.  While the Company’s annual valuation is not yet complete, the minimum pension liability is expected to increase from $265 million in the prior year to approximately $700 million in the current year, principally as a result of a decrease in the funded status of the Company’s pension plans due to further declines in the discount rate used to present value the projected benefit obligation. The reduction to shareowners’ equity resulting from the minimum pension liability is expected to increase from $240 million in the prior year to approximately $500 million at September 30, 2003. These amounts are inclusive of the aforementioned plan amendments and a $40 million pension contribution made during the three months ended June 30, 2003.

 

Other Retirement Benefits

The components of net periodic other retirement benefits expense, which consists primarily of retiree medical expense, are as follows for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Service cost

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

Interest cost

 

7

 

6

 

20

 

18

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost

 

(8

)

(5

)

(23

)

(14

)

Net actuarial loss

 

5

 

3

 

15

 

8

 

Net periodic benefit expense

 

$

5

 

$

6

 

$

14

 

$

15

 

 

The Company also recognized a curtailment gain of $2 million and $14 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, in connection with workforce reductions resulting from the Company’s 2001 comprehensive restructuring plan.

 

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14.                   Stock-Based Compensation

 

SFAS 123 Pro Forma Disclosures

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had accounted for its stock-based compensation plans using the fair value method provided by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net income, as reported

 

$

77

 

$

60

 

$

185

 

$

166

 

Stock-based compensation expense determined under the fair value based method, net of tax

 

(4

)

(4

)

(12

)

(14

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

73

 

$

56

 

$

173

 

$

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.91

 

Basic – pro forma

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.97

 

$

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – as reported

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.90

 

Diluted – pro forma

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.96

 

$

0.82

 

 

Employee Benefits Paid in Company Stock

Approximately 1.6 million and 0.7 million shares of company stock were issued to employees for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, under the Company’s employee stock purchase and defined contribution savings plans at a value of $30 million and $10 million for the respective periods.  These transactions were treated as non-cash transactions and are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

 

15.                   Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net income

 

$

77

 

$

60

 

$

185

 

$

166

 

Unrealized currency translation adjustment

 

9

 

5

 

10

 

3

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

86

 

$

65

 

$

195

 

$

169

 

 

16.                   Other Income, Net

 

Other income, net consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Gain on life insurance reserve fund

 

$

20

 

$

 

$

20

 

$

 

Royalty income

 

2

 

1

 

8

 

3

 

Earnings from equity affiliates

 

1

 

1

 

4

 

2

 

Legal matter

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

Interest income

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Other, net

 

(1

)

(2

)

(1

)

(2

)

Other Income, net

 

$

22

 

$

4

 

$

32

 

$

8

 

 

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In connection with the spin-off from Rockwell International, the Company received a life insurance reserve trust fund holding $38 million set aside to exclusively pay life insurance benefits for certain retirees. While the reserve fund was substantially over funded, withdrawals from the fund would have been subject to a 100 percent excise tax. During the third quarter of 2003, the Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable tax ruling which enables the Company to use these funds to pay for other employee health and welfare benefits, including active and retiree medical costs, without incurring the excise tax. As a result of the ruling, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $20 million ($12 million after taxes or 7 cents per share). The gain results from the over funded position of the reserve fund and the elimination of the potential excise tax. The favorable resolution of this matter will also result in $38 million of incremental cash from operations for 2003, of which $18 million was realized through June 2003, due to the ability to use the amounts released from the fund to pay for active and retiree health and welfare costs which would otherwise have been paid for by the Company.

 

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2002, other income, net includes a $4 million reversal of a reserve associated with the favorable resolution of a legal matter related to the sale of a business several years ago.

 

17.                   Income Taxes

 

At the end of each interim reporting period the Company makes an estimate of the effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. This estimate is used in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and may change in subsequent interim periods. During the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the effective income tax rate was 30 percent and 31 percent, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company paid income taxes of $45 million and $32 million, respectively.

 

18.                   Contingent Liabilities

 

On April 3, 2000, a civil action was filed against the Company in the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania for Allegheny County, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. v. Rockwell Collins, Inc., asserting various claims arising out of the plaintiff’s purchase of the Company’s former Railroad Electronics business on October 5, 1998 pursuant to a sale agreement. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that it was entitled under provisions of the sale agreement to a post-closing adjustment of approximately $7 million in the purchase price, and that it was entitled to unspecified damages for alleged misrepresentations, breaches of warranty, mistake of fact, and failure by the Company to turn over certain assets and to provide certain post-closing support. On December 13, 2000, the trial court ordered that the claim for a post-closing adjustment in the purchase price be submitted to mandatory arbitration pursuant to the provisions of the sale agreement, but declined to stay court proceedings on the other issues during pendency of the arbitration proceeding. On June 18, 2002 the arbitrator issued a ruling in the Company’s favor and denying in its entirety the plaintiff’s claims for a post-closing adjustment to the purchase price. With respect to the litigation regarding the unspecified damages for alleged misrepresentations, breaches of warranty, mistake of fact, and failure by the Company to turn over certain assets and to provide certain post-closing support, the parties are engaged in discovery.

 

Originating from a suit initiated on June 18, 2001, Thales Avionics In-Flight Systems, Inc. (“Thales”) sued Calvin Fang, eight other Company employees and the Company.  The Thales complaint, as amended, contained seven causes of action against the Company and/or the individual defendants: misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, conspiracy, conversion, interference with prospective economic advantage, and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal statute.  On October 2, 2002, the Company filed an answer and affirmative defenses in which the Company denied the allegations set forth in the complaints and asserted various defenses.  The Company also asserted a counterclaim against Thales alleging that Thales’ in-flight entertainment systems infringe a Rockwell Collins patent.  In July 2003, the parties reached a settlement of this action, which (i) will have no material effect to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2003 and (ii) includes the agreed upon dismissal of all claims and counterclaims filed by Thales and the Company in this action.

 

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The Company is subject to federal, state and local regulations relating to the discharge of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes, and other activities affecting the environment that have had and will continue to have an impact on the Company’s manufacturing operations. These environmental protection regulations may require the investigation and remediation of environmental impairments at current and previously owned or leased properties. In addition, lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been asserted on occasion against the Company alleging violations of environmental protection regulations, or seeking remediation of alleged environmental impairments, principally at previously owned or leased properties. The Company is currently involved in the investigation or remediation of seven sites under these regulations or pursuant to lawsuits asserted by third parties, excluding those sites related to the Company’s acquisition of Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics Corporation (Kaiser). As of June 30, 2003, management estimates that the total reasonably possible future costs the Company could incur from these matters to be approximately $15 million. The Company has recorded environmental reserves for these matters of $3 million as of June 30, 2003, which represents management’s estimate of the probable future cost for these matters.

 

In addition, Rockwell Collins assumed liabilities for certain environmental matters relating to properties purchased in connection with the acquisition of Kaiser. Rockwell Collins has rights to indemnification for these matters from the escrow funds set aside at the time of acquisition. Rockwell Collins resolved claims that it previously filed against the escrow funds for some of these matters and received reimbursement of certain remediation and other costs previously incurred by the Company (totaling approximately $300,000).  Moreover, Rockwell Collins may be liable for environmental matters related to certain other properties previously owned or leased by Kaiser. Liability for these matters is subordinated to third parties; however, failure of these third parties to satisfy their obligations related to these properties could cause these liabilities to revert to Rockwell Collins. Rockwell Collins has rights to indemnification for the Kaiser related environmental matters from escrow funds set aside at the time of acquisition (approximately $9 million is remaining in escrow as of June 30, 2003). The escrow funds are not expected to be disbursed to the sellers any earlier than December 2005, and some funds are to continue to be withheld in the event there are any outstanding and unresolved claims. Management believes the amounts of these escrow funds are sufficient to address the Company’s potential liability for these matters.

 

To date, compliance with environmental regulations and resolution of environmental claims have been accomplished without material effect on the Company’s liquidity and capital resources, competitive position or financial condition. Management believes that expenditures for environmental capital investment and remediation necessary to comply with present regulations governing environmental protection and other expenditures for the resolution of environmental claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition, but could possibly be material to the results of operations of any one period. Management cannot assess the possible effect of compliance with future environmental regulations.

 

In addition, various other lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against the Company relating to the conduct of its business, including those pertaining to product liability, intellectual property, safety and health, contract and employment matters.

 

Although the outcome of these legal matters cannot be predicted with certainty and some lawsuits, claims, or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the Company, management believes the disposition of matters which are pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition, but could possibly be material to the results of operations of any one period.

 

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19.                   Business Segment Information

 

The sales and results of operations of the Company’s operating segments are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Systems

 

$

291

 

$

336

 

$

918

 

$

1,014

 

Government Systems

 

329

 

287

 

881

 

780

 

Total sales

 

$

620

 

$

623

 

$

1,799

 

$

1,794

 

Segment operating earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Systems

 

$

35

 

$

44

 

$

106

 

$

130

 

Government Systems

 

64

 

50

 

167

 

132

 

Total segment operating earnings

 

99

 

94

 

273

 

262

 

Interest expense

 

(1

)

(1

)

(3

)

(4

)

Earnings from corporate-level equity affiliates

 

1

 

1

 

3

 

1

 

Restructuring adjustment

 

 

 

 

4

 

General corporate, net

 

11

 

(6

)

(9

)

(22

)

Income before income taxes

 

110

 

88

 

264

 

241

 

Income tax provision

 

(33

)

(28

)

(79

)

(75

)

Net income

 

$

77

 

$

60

 

$

185

 

$

166

 

 

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon, among other considerations, segment operating earnings before: income taxes; unallocated general corporate expenses; interest expense; gains and losses from the disposition of businesses; earnings and losses from corporate-level equity affiliates; special charges related to comprehensive restructuring actions; and other special items as identified by management from time to time.

 

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003, general corporate, net includes a $20 million gain related to the over funded life insurance reserve fund as disclosed in further detail in Note 16. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2002, general corporate, net includes a $4 million gain related to the reversal of a reserve associated with the resolution of a legal matter.

 

In September 2001, the Company announced a comprehensive restructuring plan to reduce its workforce and streamline certain operations in response to the impact resulting from the September 11, 2001 terrorist acts. In the second quarter of 2002, the Company determined the cost of these restructuring actions would be $4 million lower than originally planned and recorded a favorable adjustment to the restructuring reserves.

 

Sales by product category are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial avionics and other

 

$

232

 

$

250

 

$

714

 

$

773

 

In-flight entertainment

 

59

 

86

 

204

 

241

 

Defense electronics

 

329

 

287

 

881

 

780

 

Total sales

 

$

620

 

$

623

 

$

1,799

 

$

1,794

 

 

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Item 2.             Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following management discussion and analysis is based on financial results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in Item 1 of Part I of this quarterly report.

 

We operate on a fiscal year basis with the fiscal year ending on September 30. All date references contained herein relate to our fiscal year unless otherwise stated.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

Sales of $620 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were nearly the same as sales of $623 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2003 was $77 million, or 12.4% of sales, compared to $60 million, or 9.6% of sales, for the same period last year. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2003 includes a $20 million gain ($12 million after taxes or $.07 per share) related to a favorable tax ruling on an over funded life insurance reserve fund. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 included a $4 million gain ($2 million after taxes or $.01 per share) related to the favorable resolution of a legal matter. Excluding these items, net income as a percentage of sales would have been 10.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to net income as a percentage of sales of 9.3% for the same period last year. The increase in net income, excluding these items, reflects the strong performance of our Government Systems business and the realization of cost saving initiatives. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2003 was 43 cents compared to 33 cents for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Contributing to the increase in earnings per share is lower average diluted shares resulting from our share repurchase program.

 

Commercial Systems sales of $291 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 declined $45 million, or 13 percent, compared to sales of $336 million for the same period last year. Decreases in commercial avionics and in-flight entertainment sales of $32 million and $27 million, respectively, were partially offset by sales from the Airshow acquisition of $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The decline in commercial avionics sales resulted primarily from lower sales of commercial avionics to air transport OEM’s due to lower new aircraft build rates and significantly lower aircraft build rates in the business jet marketplace, partially offset by higher sales of regional jet avionics due to the Bombardier strike during the same quarter last year. In-flight entertainment sales declined due to lower wide body aircraft build rates and lower retrofit activity. Commercial Systems operating earnings of $35 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 declined $9 million from operating earnings of $44 million last year. Commercial Systems operating earnings as a percent of sales decreased to 12.0 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 13.1 percent in the same period last year. This decline from prior year was primarily the result of higher marketing expenses on lower sales volume.

 

Government Systems sales of $329 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 increased $42 million, or 15 percent, compared to sales of $287 million last year. The sales increase is primarily attributable to the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) development programs along with higher sales in GPS navigation products. Government Systems operating earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2003 increased to $64 million compared to operating earnings of $50 million last year. Operating earnings as a percent of sales increased to 19.5 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 17.4 percent last year. This increase resulted from holding operating expenses flat on higher sales, coupled with a shift from company-funded to customer-funded research and development on new programs, which more than offset the lower operating margins on the JTRS and JSF development contracts.

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002

Sales were $1,799 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared with sales of $1,794 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2002. The slight increase in sales resulted from sales growth of $101 million in our defense electronics product lines coupled with $44 million of sales from the Airshow acquisition, offset by a decline in other commercial avionics and in-flight entertainment sales of $140 million. Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 was $185 million, or 10.3% of sales, compared to $166 million, or 9.3% of sales, for the same period last year. Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 includes a $20 million gain ($12 million after taxes or $.07 per share) related to a favorable tax ruling on an over funded life insurance reserve fund. Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2002 included a $4 million ($2 million after taxes or $.01 per share) gain related

 

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to the favorable resolution of a legal matter and a favorable $4 million ($2 million after taxes or $.01 per share) restructuring adjustment. Excluding these items, net income as a percentage of sales would have been 9.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to net income as a percentage of sales of 9.0 % for the same period last year. The increase in net income, excluding these items, reflects the strong performance of our Government Systems business and the realization of cost saving initiatives which have more than offset cost increases related to our retirement benefit programs. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 was $1.03 compared to $0.90 for the nine months ended June 30, 2002. Contributing to the increase in earnings per share is lower average diluted shares resulting primarily from our share repurchase program.

 

Commercial Systems sales of $918 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 declined $96 million, or 9 percent, compared to sales of $1,014 million for the same period last year. Decreases in commercial avionics and in-flight entertainment sales of $103 million and $37 million, respectively, were partially offset by sales from the Airshow acquisition of $44 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003. These declines resulted primarily from lower aircraft build rates in the air transport and business jet markets, partially offset by higher regional jet sales. Commercial Systems operating earnings of $106 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 declined $24 million from operating earnings of $130 million last year. Commercial Systems operating earnings as a percent of sales decreased to 11.5 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 12.8 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2002. The decrease in operating earnings as a percent of sales is primarily the result of a decline in higher margin avionics sales, higher in-flight entertainment warranty costs, higher marketing costs and the absence of a retiree medical curtailment gain that benefited the prior year, partially offset by current year operating cost reductions resulting from restructuring actions completed in 2002 and other cost saving initiatives.

 

Government Systems sales of $881 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 increased $101 million, or 13 percent, compared to sales of $780 million last year. The sales increase results primarily from the JTRS and JSF development programs and higher sales in GPS navigation products. In addition, the C-130 aircraft, several helicopter programs, and the United Kingdom Bowman communications program also contributed to the sales growth. Government Systems operating earnings for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 increased $35 million to $167 million, compared to operating earnings of $132 million last year. Operating earnings as a percent of sales increased to 19.0 percent for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 16.9 percent last year. The increase in operating earnings as a percent of sales resulted from lower bid and proposal expense and a shift from company-funded to customer-funded research and development on new programs, primarily JTRS and JSF, which more than offset the lower operating margins on the JTRS and JSF development contracts. Additionally, operating expenses as a percent of sales were lower for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to last year.

 

Retirement Benefits

 

Net periodic benefit expense for pension benefits and other retirement benefits are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension benefits

 

$

5

 

$

1

 

$

15

 

$

4

 

Other retirement benefits

 

5

 

6

 

14

 

15

 

Curtailment gain

 

 

(2

)

 

(14

)

Net periodic benefit expense

 

$

10

 

$

5

 

$

29

 

$

5

 

 

Pension Benefits

Pension expense for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was $5 million and $1 million, respectively, and $15 million and $4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Pension expense for the full year 2003 will be approximately $20 million compared to $6 million for the full year 2002. These increases in 2003 are primarily due to the decrease in the funded status of our pension plans caused by declines in the fair value of pension assets and falling discount rates during the two year period ended June 30, 2002.  Discount rates have continued to fall in 2003 and asset performance, while positive, has been below our expected rate of return assumption.  Preliminary results of our June 30, 2003 annual valuation of pension assets and obligations indicate that the funded status of our pension plans has decreased significantly since the prior year.

 

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In response to these events and the continued unpredictable nature of the cost of providing retirement benefits under a defined benefit structure, we have reevaluated the means by which retirement benefits will be delivered to many of our employees with the goal of providing benefits that are both valued by our employees and whose costs and funding requirements are more consistent and predictable over the long-term.  We believe our resulting actions are necessary to reduce the volatility of our pension plans and to preserve the financial strength of our company.  These actions include the amendment of our U.S. qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans to discontinue benefit accruals for salary increases and services rendered after September 30, 2006. These changes will affect all of our domestic pension plans covering salaried and hourly employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.  Concurrently, we will replace this benefit by expanding our existing defined contribution savings plan effective October 1, 2006 to include an additional company contribution.

 

In addition to these benefit changes, we made a $40 million contribution to our pension plan during the three months ended June 30, 2003, and we expect to make an additional contribution of approximately $200 million in this calendar year in order to improve the funded status of our pension plans.   Inclusive of all of these actions, pension expense for 2004 is expected to be approximately $32 million and the funded status is expected to be a deficit of approximately $800 million, assuming a 6% discount rate and an 8.75% return on plan assets.  Despite these actions, we continue to have a significant benefit obligation relating to benefits already earned by employees that will continue to be subject to investment and discount rate volatility; however, we expect that this volatility will decrease over time as the pension obligation is paid to retirees.

 

Other Retirement Benefits

Other retirement benefits expense for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was $5 million and $6 million, respectively, and $14 million and $15 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Other retirement benefits expense for the full year 2003 will remain unchanged from 2002 at $19 million as a direct result of an amendment to our retiree medical plan in 2002 that, among other plan design changes, established a fixed company contribution toward per capita health care costs for retirees.

 

In addition to recurring other retirement benefits expense, we recorded a curtailment gain of $14 million for the year ended September 30, 2002 of which $2 million and $14 million was recorded during the three and nine months ending June 30, 2002, respectively. The curtailment gain consisted of the accelerated recognition of a deferred gain related to previous retiree medical plan amendments resulting from workforce reductions associated with our 2001 comprehensive restructuring plan.

 

Income Taxes

 

At the end of each interim reporting period it is our practice to make an estimate of the effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. This estimate is used in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and may change in subsequent interim periods. The effective income tax rates for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were 30 percent and 31 percent, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period last year was due primarily to the benefit of a research and development tax credit study completed in the second quarter of 2002. We believe the 30 percent effective income tax rate is a sustainable tax rate for our company as long as the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (ETI), which provides a tax benefit on export sales, is not repealed or is replaced by an equivalent tax benefit. If the ETI is repealed and not replaced by legislation which provides similar tax benefits, we would expect an increase in our effective income tax rate to approximately 33 percent.

 

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Outlook

 

For the full year 2003, we anticipate revenues of approximately $2.55 billion with earnings per share between $1.40 and $1.45, including 7 cents related to the favorable tax ruling for the over funded life insurance reserve fund (see Note 16 in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). Cash flow from operating activities is projected to be approximately $315 million to $365 million.

 

Sales in our Commercial Systems business are expected to decline approximately 7 percent from the prior year and represent 50 percent of total sales for fiscal year 2003. Our Commercial Systems sales projection assumes new aircraft production at Boeing and Airbus will be approximately 550 in the aggregate. Aftermarket sales in our air transport avionics product line are expected to decrease 5 percent from the prior year due to continued customer financial constraints and the decline in air traffic as a result of the SARS virus and the war in Iraq. We currently anticipate the in-flight entertainment product line sales will decline 15 percent from the prior year. Sales into the business and regional jet marketplace are expected to be flat for this year in comparison to the prior year due to an expected 30 percent decline in business jet OEM sales offset by a 20 percent increase in regional jet sales resulting from higher build rates, organic growth of 5 percent in our business and regional jet aftermarket sales and sales of $60 million to $65 million resulting from our acquisition of Airshow compared with $8 million in the prior year. Commercial Systems operating margins for fiscal year 2003 are projected to be 12 percent to 13 percent.

 

Sales in our Government Systems business are forecasted to increase 13 percent from the prior year and represent 50 percent of total sales for fiscal year 2003. We anticipate growth in our integrated applications product line as a KC-135 retrofit program is entering low rate initial production in the second half of 2003. We also expect continued sales growth throughout the fiscal year for our communication, navigation, displays and integrated application product lines as we continue to ramp up new development work on the JSF and the JTRS programs and continue work on several C-130, F-22, F-18 and helicopter programs. Government Systems operating margins for fiscal year 2003 are projected to be 18 percent to 19 percent.

 

Financial Condition and Liquidity

 

Cash Flow Summary

Cash provided by operating activities was $203 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $231 million in the same period last year. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2003 was principally due to significantly higher cash flows in 2002 driven by working capital initiatives which resulted in higher cash collections on accounts receivable and reductions to inventory.

 

Cash used for investing activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2003 was $43 million compared to $50 million in the same period last year. This decrease was primarily due to cash received for a $2 million purchase price adjustment related to the Airshow acquisition for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to cash paid for Communications Solutions, Inc. and Kaiser totaling $31 million, offset by cash received of $15 million related to the divestiture of Kaiser Fluid Technologies, Inc. during the same period last year. Cash investments in equity affiliates for the nine months ended June, 2003 related to an additional $5 million investment in Tenzing. Capital expenditures of $44 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2003 are comparable with the $40 million of capital expenditures for the same period last year. We expect capital expenditures for the full year 2003 to be approximately $80 million.

 

Cash used for financing activities was $144 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003. Commercial paper borrowings outstanding decreased by $18 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2003. In addition, we declared and paid cash dividends of $0.27 per share, totaling $48 million, in the nine months ended June 30, 2003. We expect annual dividends to be $0.36 per share in 2003, and we expect to fund these dividends using cash generated by operations. For the nine months ended June 30, 2003 we repurchased 4.5 million shares at a cost of $93 million. The board of directors has authorized repurchases of up to an additional $205 million as of June 30, 2003.

 

Cash generated by operations combined with our borrowing capacity is expected to meet future operating cash flow needs, capital expenditures, dividend payments, acquisitions, and share repurchases for the foreseeable future.

 

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Liquidity

Our primary source of liquidity is through short-term borrowings in the commercial paper market. Our access to that market is facilitated by the strength of our credit ratings and $850 million of committed credit facilities with several banks (Revolving Credit Facilities). Our current ratings as provided by Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, Inc. are A-2 / A / A, respectively, for long-term debt and P-1 / A-1 / F-1, respectively, for short-term debt. Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, Inc. have stable outlooks and Moody’s has a negative outlook on our credit rating. This negative outlook has no impact on our ability to borrow under our commercial paper program.

 

Under our commercial paper program, we may sell up to $850 million face amount of unsecured short-term promissory notes in the commercial paper market. The commercial paper notes may bear interest or may be sold at a discount and have a maturity of not more than 364 days from time of issuance. Borrowings under the commercial paper program are available for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. Commercial paper borrowings outstanding were $114 million at June 30, 2003.

 

Our Revolving Credit Facilities consist of a five-year $500 million portion expiring in May 2006 and a 364-day $350 million portion which expires May 26, 2004. The Revolving Credit Facilities exist primarily to support our commercial paper program, but are available to us in the event our access to the commercial paper market is impaired or eliminated. Our only financial covenant under the Revolving Credit Facilities requires that we maintain a consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio of not greater than 60 percent. Our debt to total capitalization ratio at June 30, 2003 was 9 percent. At our election, the 364-day portion of the Revolving Credit Facilities can be converted to a one-year term loan. Our credit facilities do not contain any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of our indebtedness. There were no borrowings outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facilities as of June 30, 2003.

 

In addition to our Revolving Credit Facilities and commercial paper program, we have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering up to $750 million in debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or warrants that may be offered in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale. Net proceeds of any offering will be used for general corporate purposes, with possible uses including repayment of existing indebtedness, capital expenditures, acquisitions and share repurchases.

 

If our credit ratings were to be adjusted downward by the rating agencies, the implications of such actions could include elimination of access to the commercial paper market and an increase in the cost of borrowing. In the event that we do not have access to the commercial paper market, alternative sources of funding could include borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities, funds available from the issuance of securities under our shelf registration, and potential asset securitization strategies.

 

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

The following table reflects certain of our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2003 (in millions):

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1 - 3
Years

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cancelable operating leases

 

$

51

 

$

17

 

$

26

 

$

8

 

Purchase commitments

 

25

 

3

 

21

 

1

 

Research and development arrangement

 

12

 

9

 

3

 

 

Commercial paper borrowings

 

114

 

114

 

 

 

Total

 

$

202

 

$

143

 

$

50

 

$

9

 

 

We lease certain office and manufacturing facilities as well as certain machinery and equipment under various lease contracts with terms that meet the accounting definition of operating leases. Our commitments under these operating leases, in the form of non-cancelable future lease payments, are not reflected as a liability on our Statement of Financial Position.

 

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In certain circumstances, we may enter into purchase commitments with suppliers under which we commit to buy a minimum amount of products or pay a specified amount. In addition, we may license intellectual property from other parties under agreements that require a minimum amount of license payments by a specified date. Depending upon the nature of the contract or agreement, our commitment may not be reflected as a liability on our Statement of Financial Position.

 

In connection with our 50 percent equity investment in Rockwell Scientific, we have a research and development arrangement which requires us to purchase a minimum of $9 million of services from Rockwell Scientific in each of fiscal 2003 and 2004. These commitments are not reflected as a liability on our Statement of Financial Position.

 

In addition to the contractual obligations presented in the table, we have other contingent commitments in the form of commercial letters of credit and a lease guarantee for a Rockwell Scientific facility. Outstanding letters of credit are issued by banks on our behalf to support certain contractual obligations to our customers. If we fail to meet these contractual obligations, these letters of credit may become liabilities of our company. Total outstanding letters of credit at June 30, 2003 were $137 million. Our guarantee of a lease obligation of a Rockwell Scientific facility totals $4 million and expires ratably through December 2011. Should Rockwell Scientific fail to meet its lease obligations, this guarantee may become a liability of our company.

 

Environmental

 

For information related to environmental claims, remediation efforts and related matters, see Note 18 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Preparation of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management of Rockwell Collins to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect our financial condition and results of operations that are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the related disclosure of assets and liabilities contingent upon future events.  The critical accounting policies used in preparation of the Company’s financial statements are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002. Actual results in these areas could differ from management’s estimates. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies during the nine months ended June 30, 2003.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This quarterly report contains statements, including certain projections and business trends, accompanied by such phrases as “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “could”, “likely”, “anticipates”, “will”, “intends”, and other similar expressions, that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the length of the war with Iraq; the impact of the SARS virus on air travel; the consequence of past and future terrorist attacks; political turmoil in the Middle East; the timing related to restoring consumer confidence in air travel; the health of the global economy as well as the commercial aerospace industry; domestic and foreign government spending, budgetary and trade policies; economic and political changes in international markets where we compete; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; potential cancellation or delay of orders by our customers; customer bankruptcy; labor work stoppages; market performance of our pension assets; medical plan expenses; recruitment and retention of qualified personnel; our ability to successfully execute to our internal performance plans; favorable outcomes of certain customer procurements and congressional approvals; changes to government policies and regulations; new aircraft build rates; product reliability and cost of repairs; successful execution of our acquisition, strategic and integration plans; and the uncertainties of the outcome of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed herein and from time to time in our other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 

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Item 3.             Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are exposed to market risk during the course of business from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The exposure to these risks is managed through a combination of normal operating and financial activities and in the case of risk associated with foreign currency exchange rates, derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

 

Interest Rate Risk

In addition to using cash provided by normal operating activities, we utilize short-term commercial paper borrowings to finance operations and business acquisitions. At June 30, 2003, commercial paper borrowings outstanding were $114 million compared with $132 million at September 30, 2002. Although the interest rates are fixed through the maturity date, we are exposed to interest rate risk upon maturity of commercial paper borrowings as we will generally refinance all or a portion of this debt by issuing new commercial paper at market interest rates that may be higher or lower at that time. If market interest rates had averaged 25 percent higher in either 2003 or 2002, the effect on results of operations would not have been material. Due to the short-term nature of commercial paper outstanding, the fair value of these obligations approximated its carrying value at June 30, 2003.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

We are exposed to foreign currency risks that arise from normal business operations. These risks include the translation of local currency balances of our foreign subsidiaries, intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries and transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our objective is to minimize our exposure to these risks through a combination of normal operating activities (by requiring, where possible, export sales be denominated in United States dollars) and utilizing foreign currency forward exchange contracts to manage our exposure on transactions denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currency. For the nine months ended June 30, 2003, approximately 33 percent of our total sales consisted of sales outside of the United States, with less than 10 percent of total sales denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar. Foreign currency forward exchange contracts are executed with creditworthy banks and are denominated in currencies of major industrial countries. It is our policy not to enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. We do not hedge our exposure to the translation of reported results of our foreign subsidiaries from the local currency to the United States dollars.

 

At June 30, 2003, we had outstanding foreign currency forward exchange contracts with notional amounts of $117 million compared with $141 million at September 30, 2002, primarily consisting of contracts to exchange the euro and pound sterling. Notional amounts are stated in the U. S. dollar equivalents at spot exchange rates at the respective dates. The use of these contracts allows us to manage transactional exposure to exchange rate fluctuations as the gains and losses incurred on the foreign currency forward exchange contracts will offset, in whole or in part, losses or gains on the underlying foreign currency exposure. As of June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002, the foreign currency forward exchange contracts are recorded at fair value in Other Current Assets in the amount of $5 million and $4 million, respectively, and Other Current Liabilities in the amount of $5 million and $2 million, respectively. A hypothetical 10 percent adverse change in underlying foreign currency exchange rates associated with these contracts would not be material to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Item 4.             Controls and Procedures

 

Based on their evaluation as of June 30, 2003, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in SEC rules) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

 

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PART II.                         OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

Originating from a suit initiated on June 18, 2001, Thales Avionics In-Flight Systems, Inc. (“Thales”) sued Calvin Fang, eight other Company employees and the Company.  The Thales complaint, as amended, contained seven causes of action against the Company and/or the individual defendants: misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, conspiracy, conversion, interference with prospective economic advantage, and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal statute.  On October 2, 2002, the Company filed an answer and affirmative defenses in which the Company denied the allegations set forth in the complaints and asserted various defenses.  The Company also asserted a counterclaim against Thales alleging that Thales’ in-flight entertainment systems infringe a Rockwell Collins patent.  In July 2003, the parties reached a settlement of this action, which (i) will have no material effect to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2003 and (ii) includes the agreed upon dismissal of all claims and counterclaims filed by Thales and the Company in this action.

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)          Exhibits

 

10-d-1                                            The Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan, adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on June 11, 2003.

 

10-n-2                                            Amended schedule identifying executives of the Company who are party to a Change of Control Agreement in the form set forth as Exhibit 10.7.1 to the Form 10.

 

10-o-2                                            Amendment No. 1 to 364-day Credit Agreement dated as of May 28, 2003 among the Company, the Banks listed therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Agent.

 

12                                                                 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the nine months ended June 30, 2003.

 

31.1                                                        Certification by Chief Executive Officer.

 

31.2                                                        Certification by Chief Financial Officer.

 

32.1                                                        Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2                                                        Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(b)         Reports on Form 8-K during the three months ended June 30, 2003:

 

Form 8-K dated April 16, 2003 announcing second quarter financial results and an outlook for fiscal year 2003.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

By

/s/ P. E. Allen

 

 

 

 

P. E. Allen

 

 

 

Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

By

/s/ G. R. Chadick

 

 

 

 

G. R. Chadick

 

 

 

Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EX-10.D-1 3 a03-2158_1ex10dd1.htm EX-10.D-1

Exhibit 10-d-1

 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

1.              Purposes

 

The purposes of the Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are to provide a reward and an incentive to employees of the Corporation in managerial, staff or technical capacities who have contributed and in the future are likely to contribute to the success of the Corporation and to enhance the Corporation’s ability to attract and retain outstanding persons to serve in such capacities.

 

2.              Definitions

 

For the purpose of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings shown:

 

(a)           Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins.

 

(b)           Committee.  The Compensation Committee of Rockwell Collins or such other Incentive Compensation Committee as may be designated by the Board of Directors, consisting of members of the Board of Directors who are not eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

(c)           Designated Senior Executives.  The CEO, executives reporting directly to the CEO, persons designated as executive officers by the Board and VP/GM of business units.

 

(d)           Corporation.   Rockwell Collins and its subsidiaries.

 

(e)           Employees. Persons in the salaried employ of the Corporation (including those on authorized leave of absence) during some part of the fiscal year for which an award is made.  Unless he or she is also an employee of the Corporation, no member of the Board of Directors shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

(f)            Goals.  The financial goals and measures for the enterprise established by the Committee for the Plan each fiscal year.

 

(g)           Rockwell Collins.  Rockwell Collins, Inc.

 

(h)           Senior Executive Plan.  Rockwell Collins’ Annual Incentive Compensation Plan for Senior Executive Officers.

 

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(i)            Target Incentive.  An estimated amount, expressed as a percentage of an eligible Employee’s base earnings, that is targeted to be paid after the end of the Corporation’s fiscal year to such eligible Employee if the Goals are achieved at the targeted performance level.

 

3.              Annual Goals

 

(a)           Prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, the Committee will consider key enterprise measures; the weighting of the measures; and the threshold, target and maximum performance required for payment of awards as part of the establishment of the Goals for the new fiscal year.  The Goals may include performance measures tied to business unit or shared service measures for the Employees assigned to each unit.  These measures for the business units or share services will be subject to approval by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

(b)           The Committee may review the Goals during the fiscal year and make adjustments as necessary for prior year performance or unforeseen current fiscal year events.

 

(c)           After the end of the fiscal year, the Committee will review the Corporation’s level of actual achievement of the key measures relative to the Goals for the year.

 

(d)           Eligible employees will prepare and review with their supervisors individual goals for each new fiscal year.  Performance reviews on these individual goals between eligible Employees and their supervisors may be held during the fiscal year and will be held after the end of the fiscal year to evaluate individual performance.

 

4.              Awards

 

(a)            The Target Incentive for each eligible Employee shall be established by the Corporation and communicated to the Employee each fiscal year.  The Target Incentives for the Designated Senior Executives shall be subject to approval by the Committee.

 

(b)            The Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Collins shall submit to the Committee, within two and one-half months after the end of each completed fiscal year, recommendations concerning awards for the completed fiscal year based on enterprise and individual performance evaluation process contemplated in paragraph 3.

 

(c)            The Committee, in its discretion, following its receipt of a recommendation described in paragraph 4(b), shall determine for the immediately preceding fiscal year (i) the extent to which awards, if any, shall be

 

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made; (ii) the total dollars paid or payable for the awards to all eligible Employees under this Plan (excluding amounts payable to Designated Senior Executives, which are independently approved by the Committee); and (iii) the amount of any award payable to each Designated Senior Executive.  The CEO is delegated the authority to determine other individual awards consistent with the Committee approved level of funding and general category of participants, for persons below the level of the Designated Senior Executives.

 

(d)            The Corporation shall promptly notify each person to whom an award has been made and pay the award in accordance with the determinations of the Committee.

 

(e)            A cash award may be made with respect to an employee who has died.  Any such award shall be paid to the legal representative or representatives of the estate of such employee.

 

(f)            No unpaid installment of any award shall bear interest.

 

(g)            No employee who receives an award under the Senior Executive Plan for any fiscal year of the Corporation shall be eligible for award under this Plan for that fiscal year.

 

5.              Finality of Determinations

 

The Committee shall have the power to administer and interpret the Plan.  All determinations, interpretations and actions of the Committee or Chief Executive Officer under or in connection with the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all concerned.

 

6.              Amendment of the Plan

 

The Board of Directors and the Committee shall each have the power, in its sole discretion, to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such action shall adversely affect rights under an award already made, without the consent of the person affected.

 

7.              Miscellaneous

 

(a)           A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.  The Committee may act by the vote of a majority of a quorum at a meeting, or by a writing or writings signed by a majority of the members of the Committee.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, if a Change of Control (as defined in Article III, Section 13 (I) (1) of Rockwell Collins’ By-Laws)

 

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shall occur, then unless prior to the occurrence thereof the Board of Directors shall determine otherwise by vote of at least two-thirds of its members, all unpaid installments of any awards made under the Plan prior to such Change of Control shall forthwith become due and payable.

 

(c)           The Corporation shall bear all expenses and costs in connection with the operation of the Plan.

 

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EX-10.N-2 4 a03-2158_1ex10dn2.htm EX-10.N-2

EXHIBIT 10-n-2

 

Amended schedule of Executives of the Company who are a party to a Change of Control Agreement:

 

1.     C. M. Jones

2.     B. M. Abzug

3.     J. E. Besong

4.     G. R. Chadick

5.     R. M. Chiusano

6.     G. S. Churchill

7.     L. A. Erickson

8.     J. J. Gaspar

9.     H. L. Gregory

10.   R. W. Kirchenbauer

11.   H. M. Reininga

12.   K. L. Statler

 


EX-10.O-2 5 a03-2158_1ex10do2.htm EX-10.O-2

Exhibit 10-o-2

 

$350,000,000

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
364-DAY
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

dated as of May 28, 2003

 

 

among

 

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.,

 

The Banks Listed Herein,

 

and

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank,
as Agent

 

Bank of America, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent

 

and

 

UBS AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
Bank One, NA (Main Office Chicago),
Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as Co-Documentation Agents

 


 

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

 



 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

AMENDMENT dated as of May 28, 2003 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of May 29, 2002 (the “Credit Agreement”) among ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. (the “Company”), the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Banks”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Agent (the “Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement to (i) extend the Termination Date from May 28, 2003 to May 26, 2004, (ii) modify the Commitments thereunder, (iii) update the representations relating to financial information and (iv) make certain other modifications to the Credit Agreement related thereto;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Defined Terms; References.  Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 1. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement, any Note or any other document issued or delivered thereunder shall, after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

Section 2.  Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below):

 

(a)           Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding, in appropriate alphabetical order, the following definitions

 

Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of May 28, 2003 among the Company, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof and the Agent.

 

Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means the date of effectiveness of Amendment No. 1 in accordance with Section 8 thereof.

 

Commitment Schedule” means the Commitment Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 1.01.

 

(b)           Clause (i) of the definition of “Commitment” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:

 

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“(i) with respect to each Bank, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank on the Commitment Schedule,”

 

(c)           The definition of “Revolving Credit Period” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by changing the reference to “Effective Date” specified therein to “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”.

 

(d)           The definition of “Termination Date” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by changing the date specified therein from “May 28, 2003” to “May 26, 2004”.

 

(e)           Clause (c) of Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:

 

“(c)   Accrued fees under this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, upon the date of termination of the Commitments in their entirety (and, if later, the date the Loans shall be repaid in their entirety) and on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.”

 

(f)            Clause (a) of  Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement is amended by changing the amount specified in the first sentence thereof from “$625,000,000” to “$475,000,000”.

 

(g)           Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the phrase “Effective Date” and substituting therefor the phrase “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”.

 

(h)           Section 4.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by:

 

(i)   changing the date specified in clause (a) thereof from “September 30, 2001” to “September 30, 2002”;

 

(ii)   changing the date specified in clause (b) thereof from “March 31, 2002” to “March 31, 2003”; and

 

(iii)   (A) deleting the phrase “Effective Date” in clause (c) thereof and substituting therefor the phrase “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” and (B) changing the date specified in clause (c) thereof from “March 31, 2002” to “March 31, 2003”.

 

(i)            Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement is amended by changing the year specified therein from “2001” to “2002”.

 

(j)            Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following:

 

“Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto (and each employee, representative, or other agent of

 

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any such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure, other than any information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.”

 

(k)           Schedule 1.01 hereto is added to the Credit Agreement as Schedule 1.01 thereto.

 

Section 3.  Changes in Commitments.  With effect from and including the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, (i) each Person listed on the signature pages hereof which is not a party to the Credit Agreement (each, a “New Bank”) shall become a Bank party to the Credit Agreement, and (ii) the Commitment of each Bank shall be the amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank on the Commitment Schedule.  On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, any Bank whose Commitment is changed to zero (each, an “Exiting Bank”) shall cease to be a Bank party to the Credit Agreement, and all accrued fees and other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement for the account of each Exiting Bank shall be due and payable on such date; provided that the provisions of Sections 8.03, 8.04 and 9.03 of the Credit Agreement shall continue to inure to the benefit of each Exiting Bank after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

Section 4.  Notes.  On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date or promptly thereafter (i) each Exiting Bank holding any Note(s) shall deliver such Note(s) to the Company for cancellation and (ii) the Company shall issue to each New Bank that has so requested a new Note or Notes evidencing its Loans hereunder in accordance with Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement. On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, any Notes issued to an Exiting Bank prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall be of no force and effect and shall no longer constitute evidence of Loans.

 

Section 5.  Representations of Company.  The Company represents and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article 4 of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 1, will be true on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and (ii) no Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date.

 

Section 6.  Governing Law.  This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 7.  Counterparts.  This Amendment No. 1 may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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Section 8.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment No. 1 shall become effective as of the date hereof on the date when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”):

 

(a)        receipt by the Agent of counterparts hereof signed by the Company, the Agent, each New Bank and each Exiting Bank (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received, receipt by the Agent in form satisfactory to it of facsimile, telegraphic, telex or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such party);

 

(b)        receipt by the Agent of an opinion of the General Counsel of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the Credit Agreement and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;

 

(c)        receipt by the Agent of all documents the Agent may reasonably request relating to the existence of the Company, the corporate authority for and the validity of this Amendment No. 1 and the Notes, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent; and

 

(d)        payment by the Company (i) to the Agent, for the accounts of the  Banks, of participation fees in the amounts and to be shared among the Banks as heretofore mutually agreed upon and (ii) of all other amounts due and payable under the Credit Agreement and/or this Amendment No. 1, including all fees and other amounts due and payable under the Fee Letter, dated as of April 30, 2003 among the Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Lead Arranger, and the Company;

 

provided that this Amendment No. 1 shall not become effective or be binding on any party hereto unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied not later than May 28, 2003.  The Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Banks of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President, Finance
and Treasurer

 

 

Address:

400 Collins Road NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52498

 

 

Attention:

Patrick E. Allen

 

 

Telecopy:

319-295-3400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK ONE, NA (MAIN OFFICE CHICAGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Rockwell Collins 364-Day Credit Agreement

 

G-1



 

 

CITICORP USA, INC. (CUSA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MELLON BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

G-2



 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

G-3



 

SCHEDULE 1.01

 

Commitment Schedule

 

Name of Bank

 

Commitment Amount

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

 

$

35,000,000

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

35,000,000

 

UBS AG, Cayman Islands Branch

 

$

35,000,000

 

Bank One, NA  (Main Office Chicago)

 

$

35,000,000

 

Wachovia Bank, National Association

 

$

35,000,000

 

Citicorp USA, Inc. (CUSA)

 

$

30,000,000

 

Mellon Bank, N.A.

 

$

30,000,000

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

 

$

30,000,000

 

Key Bank National Association

 

$

20,000,000

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

$

20,000,000

 

The Bank of New York

 

$

17,500,000

 

U.S. Bank National Association

 

$

17,500,000

 

Credit Lyonnais New York Branch

 

$

10,000,000

 

Total:

 

$

350,000,000

 

 

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EX-12 6 a03-2158_1ex12.htm EX-12

Exhibit 12

 

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

 

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003

(in millions, except ratio)

 

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

264

 

 

 

 

 

Add fixed charges included in earnings:

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

3

 

Interest element of rentals

 

5

 

Total earnings available for fixed charges

 

$

272

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

Fixed charges included in earnings

 

$

8

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

8

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

 

34.0

 

 


(1)          In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as income before income taxes and accounting change, adjusted for income or loss attributable to minority interests in subsidiaries, undistributed earnings of less than majority owned subsidiaries, and fixed charges excluding capitalized interest. Fixed charges are defined as interest on borrowings (whether expensed or capitalized) and that portion of rental expense applicable to interest. Our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the period above are the same as our ratio of earnings to fixed charges because we had no shares of preferred stock outstanding for the period presented and currently have no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

 

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EX-31.1 7 a03-2158_1ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Clayton M. Jones, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Collins, Inc., certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 of Rockwell Collins, Inc.;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)                                      designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

b)                                     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)                                      disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

/s/ Clayton M. Jones

 

 

 

Clayton M. Jones

 

 

Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-31.2 8 a03-2158_1ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Lawrence A. Erickson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rockwell Collins, Inc., certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 of Rockwell Collins, Inc.;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)                                      designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

b)                                     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)                                      disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

/s/ Lawrence A. Erickson

 

 

 

Lawrence A. Erickson

 

 

Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-32.1 9 a03-2158_1ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rockwell Collins, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the “Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Clayton M. Jones, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)                                  The Company’s Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)                                  The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

/s/ Clayton M. Jones

 

 

 

Clayton M. Jones

 

 

Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-32.2 10 a03-2158_1ex32d2.htm EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rockwell Collins, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the “Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I, Lawrence A. Erickson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(3)                                  The Company’s Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(4)                                  The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date:

August 12, 2003

/s/ Lawrence A. Erickson

 

 

 

Lawrence A. Erickson

 

 

Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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