0000919574-23-001784.txt : 20230221 0000919574-23-001784.hdr.sgml : 20230221 20230221173228 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-23-001784 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230216 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230221 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMALL ROBERT J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001234544 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32833 FILM NUMBER: 23649627 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TransDigm Group INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001260221 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728] IRS NUMBER: 510484716 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 EAST 9TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3000 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114 BUSINESS PHONE: 216 706 2960 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 EAST 9TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3000 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TD HOLDING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030818 4 1 ownership.xml X0306 4 2023-02-16 0 0001260221 TransDigm Group INC TDG 0001234544 SMALL ROBERT J C/O BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2023-02-16 4 J 0 408288 0 D 1001252 I By Berkshire Entities Common Stock 2023-02-16 4 J 0 761 0 A 48496 I By Family Trusts Common Stock 2023-02-16 4 J 0 2771 0 A 62038 D Common Stock 194689 I By Stockbridge Partners LLC Represents Common Stock of the Issuer distributed by the Berkshire Entities (as defined below) to certain of their limited partners and members. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein. Represents Common Stock received as part of the distribution by the Berkshire Entities referred to in note (1) above. Represents shares held by Stockbridge Partners LLC ("SP") on behalf of a managed account over which it has shared voting and sole dispositive power. This Form 4 has been filed because the Reporting Person is a director of the Issuer and a managing member of SP. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of the Issuer's common stock held by SP. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent, if any, of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Represents shares held directly or indirectly by Berkshire Fund IX, L.P. ("IX"), Berkshire Fund IX-A, L.P. ("IX-A"), Berkshire Investors III LLC ("Investors III"), Berkshire Investors IV LLC ("Investors IV") and Stockbridge Fund, L.P. ("SF") (collectively, the "Berkshire Entities"). Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC ("BPH") is the general partner of BPSP, L.P. ("BPSP"), which is the managing member of each of Berkshire Partners LLC, the registered investment adviser to IX, IX-A, Investors III and Investors IV ("BP"), and SP, the registered investment adviser to SF. Ninth Berkshire Associates LLC ("9BA") is the general partner of each of IX and IX-A. [Continued from Footnote 2] Stockbridge Associates LLC ("SA") is the general partner of SF. The Reporting Person is a managing member of each of BPH, BPSP, BP, SP, 9BA, SA, Investors III and Investors IV. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of the Issuer's common stock held by the Berkshire Entities. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent, if any, of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Represents shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by certain family trusts. The Reporting Person is a trustee and the Reporting Person's immediate family members are beneficiaries of such family trusts. Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by the Reporting Person. /s/ Robert J. Small 2023-02-21