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



FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

ý   Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015
or

o

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                to                

Commission file number 1-6263

AAR CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  36-2334820
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One AAR Place, 1100 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 227-2000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value   New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange

 

 

 
Common Stock Purchase Rights   New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý No o

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No ý

         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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.(Check one):

Large accelerated filer ý   Accelerated filer o   Non-Accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No ý

         The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held by nonaffiliates was approximately $962 million (based upon the closing price of the Common Stock at November 28, 2014 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange).

         On June 30, 2015, there were 35,366,407 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

         Portions of the Company's proxy statement for the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held October 13, 2015, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
  Page  

PART I

       

Item 1.

 

Business

   
2
 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

   
7
 

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

   
13
 

Item 2.

 

Properties

   
13
 

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

   
14
 

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

   
14
 

 

Supplemental Item—Executive Officers of the Registrant

   
14
 

PART II

   
 
 

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   
16
 

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

   
18
 

Item 7.

 

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

   
20
 

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   
33
 

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   
34
 

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   
77
 

Item 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

   
77
 

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

   
79
 

PART III

   
 
 

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

   
79
 

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

   
79
 

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   
80
 

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

   
80
 

Item 14.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   
80
 

PART IV

   
 
 

Item 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

   
81
 

SIGNATURES

   
82
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

   
 
 

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PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS
(Dollars in millions)

General

        AAR CORP. and its subsidiaries are referred to herein collectively as "AAR," "Company," "we," "us," and "our" unless the context indicates otherwise. AAR was founded in 1951, organized in 1955 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1966. We are a diversified provider of products and services to the worldwide aviation and government and defense markets.

        Upon completing our annual strategic review process and assessing our markets, we entered fiscal 2015 with a mission to narrow our focus, excel as an independent services provider to the global commercial aviation and government and defense markets, strengthen our balance sheet, and improve shareholder return. The comprehensive plan included exploring selling certain manufacturing businesses and as the year progressed included a review of our underperforming product lines and inventories in our services businesses to determine which product areas to focus on going forward. The first phase of this transformation included the sale of the Telair Cargo Group for $725 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which resulted in a pre-tax gain (net of transaction expenses and fees) of $198.6 million. The gain excludes $35 million of contingent consideration which could be realized prior to December 31, 2015. Our plans further called for us to sell our Precision Systems Manufacturing ("PSM") business, comprised of our metal and composite machined and fabricated parts manufacturing operations. During fiscal 2015, we recognized total impairment charges of $57.5 million to reduce the carrying value of PSM's net assets to their expected value at time of sale.

        The product lines and inventories identified as underperforming or not part of our strategy going forward in our services businesses included certain aircraft in our aircraft lease portfolio, inventory and rotable assets in our supply chain and maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") operations, and certain aircraft and inventory in our expeditionary airlift business. We recognized $71.4 million in impairment charges and other losses in fiscal 2015 from these actions while at the same time generating approximately $57.1 million of cash.

        By executing this plan, we strengthened our balance sheet and returned capital to shareholders. Using the proceeds from the sale of the Telair Cargo Group and other assets, we reduced our total debt from $634.0 million at May 31, 2014 to $154.0 million at May 31, 2015. Taking into consideration cash on hand, our net debt position at May 31, 2015 is $99.3 million. In addition, we acquired 4,682,620 of our common shares during fiscal 2015 for an aggregate cost of $151.5 million, and paid $12.5 million in dividends.

        As we enter fiscal 2016, we find ourselves in a strong financial position to build out our strategy as a best in class aviation and expeditionary services company. Our cash on hand plus unused capacity on our Credit Agreement is $490 million at May 31, 2015. We expect to invest opportunistically in expanding our comprehensive suite of services to the global commercial aviation and government and defense markets.

        Prior to the third quarter of fiscal 2015, we reported our activities in the following two business segments: Aviation Services comprised of our supply chain, MRO, and airlift activities and Technology Products comprised of our Telair Cargo Group, Precision Systems Manufacturing, and mobility businesses.

        With the decisions to sell Telair Cargo Group and PSM in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, we reported those businesses as discontinued operations for all periods presented. We also revised our reportable segments to align to our new organizational structure. We now report our results in two new segments: Aviation Services, comprised of supply chain and MRO activities and Expeditionary Services, comprised of airlift and mobility activities. This new presentation reflects the way our chief operating decision making officer (Chief Executive Officer) now evaluates performance and our internal organizational and management structure.

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Business Segments

Aviation Services

        The Aviation Services segment provides aftermarket support and services for the commercial aviation and government and defense markets and accounted for 83%, 72%, and 69% of our sales in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. In this segment, we also provide inventory management and distribution services, MRO, and engineering services. Business activities in this segment are primarily conducted through AAR Parts Trading, Inc.; AAR Aircraft & Engine Sales & Leasing, Inc.; AAR Aircraft Services, Inc.; AAR Allen Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAR Parts Trading, Inc.); AAR Landing Gear LLC; and AAR International, Inc.

        We sell and lease a wide variety of new, overhauled and repaired engine and airframe parts and components to our commercial aviation and government/defense customers.

        We provide customized inventory supply and management, warranty claim management, and outsourcing programs for engine and airframe parts and components in support of our airline and government customers' maintenance activities. The types of services provided under these programs include material planning, sourcing, logistics, information and program management, and parts and component repair and overhaul. We are also an authorized distributor for more than 60 leading aviation product manufacturers.

        We also provide customized performance-based logistics programs in support of the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") and foreign governments. The types of services provided under these programs include material planning, sourcing, logistics, information and program management, airframe maintenance and maintenance planning, and component repair and overhaul.

        We provide major airframe maintenance inspection and overhaul, painting services, line maintenance, airframe modifications, structural repairs, avionic service and installation, exterior and interior refurbishment, and engineering services and support for many types of commercial and military aircraft. We also repair and overhaul landing gears, wheels, and brakes for commercial and military aircraft.

        We operate six airframe maintenance facilities and one landing gear overhaul facility. Our landing gear overhaul facility is in Miami, Florida, where we repair and overhaul landing gear, wheels, brakes, and actuators for different types of commercial and military aircraft. Our airframe maintenance facilities are in Indianapolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Duluth, Minnesota; Miami, Florida; and Lake Charles, Louisiana. During fiscal 2015, we also operated a regional aircraft maintenance facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. On June 24, 2015, we announced our plan to close this facility and transfer its operations to our Oklahoma City facility. We expect to incur approximately $1.5 million of exit-related costs in fiscal 2016 comprised of severance, relocation, lease termination fees and other exit costs.

        Activities in our Aviation Services segment also include the sale and lease of used commercial aircraft. Each sale or lease is negotiated as a separate agreement which includes term, price, representations, warranties, and lease return provisions. During fiscal 2015, we sold our last two remaining wholly-owned aircraft and one aircraft owned with joint venture partners. At May 31, 2015, our remaining portfolio consisted of three aircraft owned through joint ventures.

        The majority of our sales are made pursuant to standard commercial purchase orders. U.S. government sales are generally made under standard types of government contracts, including definite contracts which call for the performance of specified services or the delivery of specified products and ID/IQ (i.e., indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contracts. Certain inventory supply and management and performance-based logistics program agreements reflect negotiated terms and conditions.

        To support activities within the Aviation Services segment, we acquire aviation parts and components from domestic and foreign airlines, independent aviation service companies, aircraft leasing companies,

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and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM"s). We have ongoing arrangements with OEMs that provide us access to parts, repair manuals, and service bulletins in support of parts manufactured by them. Although the terms of each arrangement vary, they typically are made on standard OEM terms as to duration, price, and delivery. From time to time, we purchase engines for disassembly into individual parts and components. These engines may be leased to airlines on a short-term basis prior to disassembly.

Expeditionary Services

        The Expeditionary Services segment consists of businesses that provide products and services supporting the movement of equipment and personnel by the DoD, foreign governments and non-governmental organizations. The Expeditionary Services segment accounted for 17%, 28%, and 31% of our sales in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Business activities in this segment are primarily conducted through AAR Airlift Group, Inc.; AAR Manufacturing, Inc. and Brown International Corporation (a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAR Manufacturing, Inc.).

        We provide expeditionary airlift services to the United States and other government customers. Our expeditionary airlift services provide fixed- and rotary-wing flight operations, transporting personnel and cargo principally in support of the DoD. We operate and maintain a fleet of special mission customized fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, principally in Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Africa, and Western Pacific regions. We hold FAR Part 133 and 135 certificates to operate aircraft and a FAR Part 145 certificate to operate a repair station. We are also Commercial Airlift Review Board certified with the DoD.

        We design, manufacture, and repair transportation pallets, and a wide variety of containers and shelters used in support of military and humanitarian tactical deployment activities. The containers and shelters are used in numerous mission requirements, including armories, supply and parts storage, refrigeration systems, tactical operation centers, briefing rooms, laundry and kitchen facilities, water treatment, and sleeping quarters. Shelters include both stationary and vehicle-mounted applications.

        We also provide engineering, design, and system integration services for specialized command and control systems.

        Sales in this segment are made to customers pursuant to standard commercial purchase orders and contracts. U.S. government sales are generally made under standard types of government contracts, including definite contracts which call for the performance of specified services or the delivery of specified products and ID/IQ (i.e., indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contracts. The majority of our products and services are procured via definite contracts. We purchase raw materials for this segment, including steel, aluminum, extrusions, and other necessary supplies from several vendors.

Raw Materials

        Although we generated 56% of our fiscal 2015 sales from products, our businesses are generally engaged in only limited manufacturing activities and have minimal exposure to fluctuations in both the availability and pricing for raw materials. Where necessary, we have been able to obtain raw materials and other inventory items from numerous sources for each segment at competitive prices, terms, and conditions; we expect to be able to continue to do so.

Terms of Sale

        We generally sell our products under standard 30-day payment terms. On occasion, certain customers, principally foreign customers, will negotiate extended payment terms of 60-90 days. Except for customary warranty provisions, customers neither have the right to return products nor do they have the right to extended financing. Our contracts with the DoD and its contractors and other governmental agencies are typically firm agreements to provide products and services at a fixed price or on a time and material basis,

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and have a term of one year or less, frequently subject to extension for one or more additional periods of one year at the option of the government customer.

Customers

        We primarily market and sell products and services through our own employees. In certain markets outside of the United States, we rely on foreign sales agents to assist in the sale of our products and services.

        The principal customers for our products and services in the Aviation Services segment are domestic and foreign commercial airlines, domestic and foreign freight airlines, regional and commuter airlines, business and general aviation operators, OEMs, aircraft leasing companies, aftermarket aviation support companies, the DoD and its contractors, and foreign military organizations or governments. In the Expeditionary Services segment, our principal customers include the DoD and its contractors and foreign governmental and defense organizations.

        Sales of aviation products and services to our commercial airline customers are generally affected by such factors as the number, type and average age of aircraft in service, the levels of aircraft utilization (e.g., frequency of schedules), the number of airline operators, the general economy, and the level of sales of new and used aircraft. Sales to the DoD and other government agencies are subject to a number of factors, including the level of troop deployment worldwide, government funding, competitive bidding, and requirements generated by worldwide geopolitical events.

Sales to Government and Defense Customers

        Sales to global government and defense customers (including sales to branches, agencies, and departments of the U.S. government) were $589.8 million (37.0% of consolidated sales), $777.5 million (45.4% of consolidated sales) and $808.0 million (44.7% of consolidated sales) in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Sales to branches, agencies, and departments of the U.S. government and their contractors were $493.1 million (30.9% of consolidated sales), $661.7 million (38.7% of consolidated sales), and $733.7 million (40.6% of consolidated sales) in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Sales to government and defense customers are reported in each of our reportable segments (See Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Since such sales are subject to competitive bidding and government funding, no assurance can be given that such sales will continue at levels previously experienced. The majority of our U.S. government contracts are for products and services supporting the DoD logistics and mobility strategy, as well as for expeditionary airlift services. Thus, our government contracts have changed, and may continue to change, with fluctuations in defense and other governmental agency spending. Our government contracts are also subject to termination by the customer; in the event of such a termination we would be entitled to recover all allowable costs incurred by us through the date of termination.

Government Regulation and Certificates

        The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") regulates the manufacture, repair, distribution, and operation of all aircraft and aircraft parts operated in the United States. Similar rules and regulatory authorities exist in other countries. The inspection, maintenance and repair procedures for the various types of aircraft and equipment are prescribed by these regulatory authorities and can be performed only by certified repair facilities utilizing certified technicians. The FAA requires that various maintenance routines be performed on aircraft engines, certain engine parts, and airframes at regular intervals based on cycles or flight time. Our businesses which sell defense products and services directly to the U.S. government or through its contractors can be subject to various laws and regulations governing pricing and other factors.

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        We have 13 FAA certificated repair stations in the United States and Europe. Of the 13 certificated FAA repair stations, seven are also European Aviation Safety Agency ("EASA") certificated repair stations. Such certificates, which are ongoing in duration, are required for us to perform authorized maintenance, repair and overhaul services for our customers and are subject to revocation by the government for non-compliance with applicable regulations. Of the 13 FAA certificated repair stations, 12 are in the Aviation Services segment and one is in the Expeditionary Services segment. The seven EASA certificated repair stations are in the Aviation Services segment. We also hold FAR Part 133 and 135 certificates to operate aircraft in our Expeditionary Services segment. We are also Commercial Airlift Review Board certified with the DoD. We believe that we possess all licenses and certifications that are material to the conduct of our business. During fiscal 2015, we operated a regional aircraft maintenance facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. On June 24, 2015, we announced our plan to close this facility and transfer its operations to our Oklahoma City facility. Once this facility is closed, we will have 12 FAA certificated repair stations.

Competition

        Competition in each of our markets is based on quality, ability to provide a broad range of products and services, speed of delivery, and price. Competitors in our Aviation Services segment include OEMs, the service divisions of large commercial airlines, and other independent suppliers of parts, repair, and overhaul services to the commercial and defense markets. Our Expeditionary Services segment competes with domestic and foreign contracting companies and a number of divisions of large corporations and other large and small companies. Although certain of our competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we do, we believe that we have maintained a satisfactory competitive position through our responsiveness to customer needs, our attention to quality, and our unique combination of market expertise and technical and financial capabilities.

Backlog

        Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to derive from unshipped orders or signed contracts. At May 31, 2015, backlog was approximately $950.6 million compared to $811.7 million at May 31, 2014. Approximately $450.7 million of our May 31, 2015 backlog is expected to be filled within the next 12 months.

Employees

        At May 31, 2015, we employed approximately 4,850 employees worldwide, of which approximately 150 employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We also retain approximately 900 contract workers, the majority of whom are located at our airframe maintenance facilities.

Available Information

        For additional information concerning our business segments, see Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business Segment Information" in Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

        Our internet address is www.aarcorp.com. We make available free of charge through our web site our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained on our web site is not a part of this report.

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ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

        The following is a description of the principal risks inherent in our business.

We are affected by factors that adversely impact the commercial aviation industry.

        As a provider of products and services to the commercial aviation industry, we are greatly affected by overall economic conditions of that industry. The commercial aviation industry is historically cyclical and has been negatively affected in the past by geopolitical events, high fuel and oil prices, lack of capital, and weak economic conditions. In addition, as a result of these and other events, from time to time certain of our customers have filed for bankruptcy protection or ceased operation. The impact of instability in the global financial markets may lead airlines to reduce domestic or international capacity. In addition, certain of our airline customers have in the past been impacted by tight credit markets, which limited their ability to buy parts, services, engines, and aircraft.

        A reduction in the operating fleet of aircraft both in the U.S. and abroad will result in reduced demand for parts support and maintenance activities for the type of aircraft affected. Further, tight credit conditions negatively impact the amount of liquidity available to buy parts, services, engines, and aircraft. A deteriorating airline environment may also result in additional airline bankruptcies, and in such circumstances we may not be able to fully collect outstanding accounts receivable. Reduced demand from customers caused by weak economic conditions, including tight credit conditions and customer bankruptcies, may adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations.

        Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth rates may be adversely affected by these and other events that impact the aviation industry, including the following:

    deterioration in the financial condition of our existing and potential customers;

    reductions in the need for, or the deferral of, aircraft maintenance and repair services and spare parts support;

    retirement of older generation aircraft, resulting in lower prices for spare parts and services for those aircraft;

    reductions in demand for used aircraft and engines;

    increased in-house maintenance by airlines;

    lack of parts in the marketplace;

    future terrorist attacks and the ongoing war on terrorism;

    future outbreaks of infectious diseases; and

    acts of God.

Our U.S. government contracts may not continue at present sales levels, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

        Our sales to branches, agencies and departments of the U.S. government and their contractors were $493.1 million (30.9% of consolidated sales) in fiscal 2015 (See Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). The majority of our U.S. government contracts is for products and services supporting DoD logistics and mobility strategy, as well as for expeditionary airlift services and is, therefore, subject to changes in defense and other governmental agency funding and spending. Our contracts with the U.S. government, including the DoD and its contractors, are typically agreements to provide products and services at a fixed price and have a term of one year or less, frequently subject to extension for one or more additional periods of one year at the option of the government customer. Sales to agencies of the U.S. government and their contractors are subject to a number of factors, including the level of troop

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deployment worldwide, competitive bidding, U.S. government funding, requirements generated by world events, and budgetary constraints.

        Defense funding continues to face pressure due to U.S. budget deficit challenges. Congress enacted the Budget Control Act of 2011 ("Budget Act"), which reduced defense spending by a minimum of $487 billion over a ten-year period that began in the government's fiscal year 2012. The Budget Act also provided that the defense budget would face "sequestration" cuts of up to an additional $500 billion during that same period to the extent that discretionary spending limits are exceeded. The impact of sequestration cuts was reduced with respect to the government's fiscal years 2014 and 2015 following the enactment of The Bipartisan Budget Act in December 2013. However, significant uncertainty remains with respect to overall levels of defense spending and it is likely that U.S. government discretionary spending levels will continue to be constrained, including risk of future sequestration cuts.

        Future congressional appropriation and authorization of defense spending and the application of sequestration remain marked by significant debate and an uncertain schedule. The federal debt limit continues to be actively debated as plans for long-term national fiscal policy are discussed. The outcome of these debates could have a significant impact on defense spending broadly and programs we support in particular.

        If the existing federal debt limit is not raised, we may be required to continue to perform for some period of time on certain of our U.S. government contracts even if the U.S. government is unable to make timely payments. Future budget cuts, including cuts mandated by sequestration, or future procurement decisions could result in reductions, cancellations, and/or delays of existing contracts or programs which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We face risks of cost overruns and losses on fixed-price contracts.

        We sell certain of our products and services to our commercial, government, and defense customers under firm contracts providing for fixed unit prices, regardless of costs incurred by us. The cost of producing products or providing services may be adversely affected by increases in the cost of labor, materials, fuel, overhead, and other unknown variants, including manufacturing and other operational inefficiencies and differences between assumptions used by us to price a contract and actual results. Increased costs may result in cost overruns and losses on such contracts, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Success at our airframe maintenance facilities is dependent upon continued outsourcing by the airlines.

        We currently perform airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul activities at six leased facilities one of which is in the process of being closed. Revenues at these facilities fluctuate based on demand for maintenance which, in turn, is driven by the number of aircraft operating and the extent of outsourcing of maintenance activities by airlines. In addition, certain airlines operate certain new fleet types and/or newer generation aircraft and we may not have contractual arrangements to service these aircraft nor technicians trained and certified to perform the required airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul activities. If either the number of aircraft operating or the level of outsourcing of maintenance activities declines, we may not be able to execute our operational and financial plans at our maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We operate in highly competitive markets, and competitive pressures may adversely affect us.

        The markets for our products and services to our commercial, government, and defense customers are highly competitive, and we face competition from a number of sources, both domestic and international. Our competitors include aircraft manufacturers, aircraft component and parts manufacturers, airline and aircraft service companies, other companies providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services, other aircraft spare parts distributors and redistributors, and other expeditionary airlift service providers. Some

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of our competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we have and others may price their products and services below our selling prices. We believe that our ability to compete depends on superior customer service and support, on-time delivery, sufficient inventory availability, competitive pricing and effective quality assurance programs.

        Our government customers, including the DoD, may turn to commercial contractors, rather than traditional defense contractors, for certain work, or may utilize small business contractors or determine to source work internally rather than use us. We are also impacted by bid protests from unsuccessful bidders on new program awards. Bid protests could result in significant expense for us, contract modifications, or the award decision being overturned and loss of the contract award. Even where a bid protest does not result in the loss of an award, the resolution can extend the time until the contract activity can begin, and delay earnings. These competitive pressures, with potential impacts on both our commercial and government business, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to significant government regulation and may need to incur significant expenses to comply with new or more stringent governmental regulation.

        The aviation industry is highly regulated by the FAA in the United States and equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries. Before we sell any of our products that are to be installed in an aircraft, such as engines, engine parts and components, and airframe and accessory parts and components, they must meet certain standards of airworthiness established by the FAA or the equivalent regulatory agencies in certain other countries. We operate repair stations that are licensed by the FAA and the equivalent regulatory agencies in certain other countries, and hold certificates to operate aircraft. Specific regulations vary from country to country, although regulatory requirements in other countries are generally satisfied by compliance with FAA requirements. New and more stringent governmental regulations may be adopted in the future that, if enacted, may have an adverse impact on us.

        If any of our material licenses, certificates, authorizations, or approvals were revoked or suspended by the FAA or equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

If we fail to comply with government procurement laws and regulations, we could lose business and be liable for various penalties or sanctions.

        We must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration, and performance of U.S. government contracts. These laws and regulations include the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Truth in Negotiations Act, Cost Accounting Standards, and laws, regulations, and orders restricting the use and dissemination of classified information under the U.S. export control laws and the export of certain products and technical information. Certain government contracts provide audit rights by government agencies, including with respect to performance, costs, internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In complying with these laws and regulations, we may incur significant costs, and non-compliance may result in the imposition of fines and penalties, including contractual damages. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations or if a government audit, review, or investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil penalties, criminal penalties, or administrative sanctions, including debarment from contracting with the U.S. government. Our reputation could suffer harm if allegations of impropriety were made against us, which could adversely affect our operating performance and may result in additional expenses and possible loss of revenue.

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A significant portion of our expeditionary airlift revenue is derived from providing expeditionary airlift services in Afghanistan.

        Our expeditionary airlift business derives a significant portion of its revenue from providing expeditionary airlift services in Afghanistan for the DoD. The U.S. has been reducing military activities in Afghanistan and began calendar year 2015 with approximately 10,000 military personnel in Afghanistan. The U.S. government previously announced plans to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan by approximately half before the end of calendar year 2016. Recent indications are that the reduction in troops may be slower than previously communicated. Our expeditionary airlift services revenue will likely experience further declines as troop reductions occur in Afghanistan.

        We are bidding on expeditionary airlift contracts in other regions supporting both DoD and non-DoD customers, although there can be no assurance we will be awarded any of these contracts. Although we expect ongoing demand for expeditionary airlift services in Afghanistan and other regions from the DoD and other governmental departments, we are exposed to the risk that our expeditionary airlift revenues may further decline if contracts are not renewed, renewed only in part, or are terminated, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. If we are unable to successfully redeploy aircraft not actively supporting current customers at favorable rates or sell them on favorable terms, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

        U.S. government contractors that provide support services in theaters of conflict such as Afghanistan have come under increasing scrutiny by agency inspectors general, government auditors and congressional committees. Investigations pursued by any or all of these groups may result in adverse publicity for us and reputational harm, regardless of the underlying merit of the allegations being investigated.

We are exposed to risks associated with operating internationally.

        We conduct our business in certain foreign countries, some of which are politically unstable or subject to military or civil conflicts. Consequently, we are subject to a variety of risks that are specific to international operations, including the following:

    military conflicts, civil strife, and political risks;

    export regulations that could erode profit margins or restrict exports;

    compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Anti-bribery Act, and other anti-bribery laws;

    the burden and cost of compliance with foreign laws, treaties, and technical standards and changes in those regulations;

    contract award and funding delays;

    potential restrictions on transfers of funds;

    import and export duties and value added taxes;

    foreign exchange risk;

    transportation delays and interruptions; and

    uncertainties arising from foreign local business practices and cultural considerations.

        While we have adopted and will continue to adopt measures to reduce the potential impact of losses resulting from the risks of doing business internationally, we cannot ensure that such measures will be adequate or that the regions in which we operate will continue to be stable enough to allow us to operate profitably or at all.

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Acquisitions expose us to risks, including the risk that we may be unable to effectively integrate acquired businesses.

        We explore and have discussions with third parties regarding acquisitions on a regular basis. Acquisitions involve risks, including difficulties in integrating the operations and personnel, the effects of amortization of any acquired intangible assets and the potential impairment of goodwill, and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired business. In addition, acquisitions often require substantial management resources and have the potential to divert our attention from our existing business. For any businesses we may acquire in the future, we may not be able to execute our operational, financial, or integration plans for the acquired businesses, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Market values for our aviation products fluctuate, and we may be unable to re-lease or sell aircraft and engines when their current lease expires.

        We use a number of assumptions when determining the recoverability of inventories, aircraft, and engines, which are on lease or available for lease. These assumptions include historical sales trends, current and expected usage trends, replacement values, current and expected lease rates, residual values, future demand, and future cash flows. Reductions in demand for our inventories or declining market values, as well as differences between actual results and the assumptions utilized by us when determining the recoverability of our inventories, aircraft, and engines, could result in impairment charges in future periods, which would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

        We lease aircraft and engines to our customers on an operating lease basis. Our ability to re-lease or sell these assets on acceptable terms when the lease expires is subject to a number of factors which drive industry capacity, including new aircraft deliveries, availability of used aircraft and engines in the marketplace, competition, financial condition of our customers, overall health of the airline industry, and general economic conditions. Our inability to re-lease or sell aircraft and engines could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We may need to reduce the carrying value of our assets.

        We own and distribute a significant amount of aircraft, aircraft parts and components, and manufacturing facilities and related equipment. The removal of aircraft from service or recurring losses in certain operations could require us to evaluate the recoverability of the carrying value of those assets and record an impairment charge through earnings to reduce the carrying value. We recognized impairment charges and other losses of $71.4 million in fiscal 2015 related to our actions to address underperforming product lines and inventories. In addition, if aircraft or engines for which we offer replacement parts or supply repair and overhaul services are retired and there are fewer aircraft that require these parts or services, our revenues may decline.

        We have recorded goodwill and other intangible assets related to acquisitions. If we are unable to achieve the projected levels of operating results, it may be necessary to record an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and related intangible assets. Similarly, if we were to lose a key customer or one of our airframe maintenance or landing gear facilities were to lose its authority to operate, we might be required to record an impairment charge.

We are dependent upon continued availability of financing to manage our business and to execute our business strategy, and additional financing may not be available on terms acceptable to us.

        Our ability to manage our business and to execute our business strategy is dependent, in part, on the continued availability of debt and equity capital. Access to the debt and equity capital markets may be limited by various factors, including the condition of overall credit markets, general economic factors, state of the aviation industry, our financial performance, and credit ratings. Debt and equity capital may not

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continue to be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. Our inability to obtain financing on favorable terms could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our existing debt includes restrictive and financial covenants.

        Certain loan and debt agreements require us to comply with various restrictive covenants and some contain financial covenants that require us to comply with specified financial ratios and tests. Our failure to meet these covenants could result in default under these loan and debt agreements and may result in a cross-default under other debt agreements. In the event of a default and our inability to obtain a waiver of the default, all amounts outstanding under our debt agreements could be declared immediately due and payable. Our failure to comply with these covenants could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our industry is susceptible to product and other liability claims, and claims not adequately covered by insurance may adversely affect our financial condition.

        Our business exposes us to possible claims for property damage and bodily injury or death which may result if an engine, engine part or component, airframe part or accessory, or any other aviation product which we have sold, manufactured, or repaired fails, or if an aircraft we operated, serviced, or in which our products are installed, crashes we carry substantial liability insurance in amounts that we believe are adequate for our risk exposure and commensurate with industry norms. However, claims may arise in the future, and our insurance coverage may not be adequate to protect us in all circumstances. Additionally, we might not be able to maintain adequate insurance coverage in the future at an acceptable cost. Any liability claim not covered by adequate insurance could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our business could be negatively affected by cyber or other security threats or other disruptions.

        Our businesses depend heavily on information technology and computerized systems to communicate and operate effectively. The Company's systems and technologies, or those of third parties on which we rely, could fail or become unreliable due to equipment failures, software viruses, cyber threats, terrorist acts, natural disasters, power failures or other causes. These threats arise in some cases as a result of our role as a defense contractor.

        Cyber security threats are evolving and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to our sensitive information, including our customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and joint venture partners, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in mission critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information, and corruption of data.

        Although we utilize various procedures and controls to monitor and mitigate these threats, there can be no assurance that these procedures and controls will be sufficient to prevent security threats from materializing. If any of these events were to materialize, the costs related to cyber or other security threats or disruptions may not be fully insured or indemnified and could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, operating results, and financial condition.

We must comply with extensive environmental requirements, and any exposure to environmental liabilities may adversely affect us.

        Federal, state, and local requirements relating to the discharge and emission of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes, the remediation and abatement of contaminants, and other activities affecting the environment have had and may continue to have an impact on our operations. Management cannot assess the possible effect of compliance with future environmental requirements or of future environmental claims for which we may not have adequate indemnification or insurance coverage. If

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we were required to pay the expenses related to any future environmental claims for which neither indemnification nor insurance coverage were available, these expenses could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

        Future environmental regulatory developments in the United States and abroad concerning environmental issues, such as climate change, could adversely affect our operations and increase operating costs and, through their impact on our customers, reduce demand for our products and services. Actions may be taken in the future by the U.S. government, state governments within the United States, foreign governments, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or by signatory countries through a new global climate change treaty to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases by the aviation industry. The precise nature of any such requirements and their applicability to us and our customers are difficult to predict, but the impact to us and the aviation industry would likely be adverse and could be significant, including the potential for increased fuel costs, carbon taxes or fees, or a requirement to purchase carbon credits.

We may need to make significant capital expenditures to keep pace with technological developments in our industry.

        The industries in which we participate are constantly undergoing development and change, and it is likely that new products, equipment, and methods of repair and overhaul services will be introduced in the future. We may need to make significant expenditures to purchase new equipment and to train our employees to keep pace with any new technological developments. These expenditures could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our operations would be adversely affected by a shortage of skilled personnel or work stoppages.

        We are dependent on an educated and highly skilled workforce, because of the complex nature of many of our products and services. Furthermore, we have a collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 150 employees. Our ability to operate successfully and meet our customers' demands could be jeopardized if we are unable to attract and retain a sufficient number of skilled personnel, including qualified licensed mechanics, to conduct our business, or if we experience a significant or prolonged work stoppage. These and similar events may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

        In the Aviation Services segment, we conduct inventory management and distribution activities from our headquarters in Wood Dale, Illinois, which we own subject to a mortgage. In addition to warehouse space, this facility includes executive, sales and administrative offices. Our principal maintenance, repair, overhaul, and engineering activities for this segment are conducted at facilities leased by us in Indianapolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Miami, Florida; Duluth, Minnesota; and Lake Charles, Louisiana. During fiscal 2015, we also operated a leased regional aircraft maintenance facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. On June 24, 2015, we announced our plan to close this facility and transfer its operations to our Oklahoma City facility.

        We also lease facilities in Garden City, New York; Jacksonville, Florida; and London, England, and own a building near Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands to support activities in the Aviation Services segment.

        Our principal activities in the Expeditionary Services segment are conducted at facilities we lease in Melbourne, Florida and own in Cadillac, Michigan and Goldsboro, North Carolina.

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        We also operate sales offices which support all our activities and are leased in London, England; Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

        We believe that our owned and leased facilities are suitable and adequate for our operational requirements.

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        We are not a party to any material, pending legal proceeding (including any governmental or environmental proceedings) other than routine litigation incidental to our business.

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

        Not Applicable.

Supplemental Item:

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        Information concerning each of our executive officers is set forth below:

Name
  Age  
Present Position with the Company
David P. Storch   62   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Timothy J. Romenesko   58   President and Chief Operating Officer—Expeditionary Services, Director
John C. Fortson   48   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Robert J. Regan   57   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Michael J. Sharp   53   Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
John Holmes   38   Chief Operating Officer—Aviation Services

        Mr. Storch is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AAR, having served in that capacity since October 2005. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Storch served as President and Chief Executive Officer and from 1989 to 1996 he served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Storch served as a Vice President of the Company from 1988 to 1989. Mr. Storch joined the Company in 1979 and also served as president of a major subsidiary from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Storch has been a director of the Company since 1989.

        Mr. Romenesko is President and Chief Operating Officer—Expeditionary Services, having served in that capacity since June 2015. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2007, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 2007. Mr. Romenesko also served as Controller from 1991 to 1995, and in various other positions since joining AAR in 1981. Mr. Romenesko has been a director of the Company since 2007.

        Mr. Fortson joined the Company as Vice President, Finance in May 2013, and became Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on July 26, 2013. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Managing Director of Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch since 2007.

        Mr. Regan is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, having served in that capacity since June 2009. From 2008 to June 2009, Mr. Regan served as Vice President and General Counsel and, prior to that, Associate General Counsel since joining AAR in February 2008. Prior to joining AAR, he was a partner at the law firm of Schiff Hardin LLP since 1989.

        Mr. Sharp is Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, having served in those capacities since July 1996 and April 1999, respectively. Mr. Sharp was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from October 2012 to July 26, 2013. Prior to joining the Company, he was with Kraft Foods from 1994 to 1996, and with KPMG LLP from 1984 to 1994.

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        Mr. Holmes is Chief Operating Officer—Aviation Services, having served in that capacity since February 2015. Mr. Holmes previously served as Group Vice President, Aviation Services—Inventory Management and Distribution since 2012, General Manager and Division President of our Allen Asset Management business since 2003, and in various other positions since joining the Company in September 2001.

        Each executive officer is elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board held after the annual meeting of stockholders. Executive officers continue to hold office until their successors are duly elected or until their death, resignation, termination or reassignment.

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PART II

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

        Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "AIR." On July 1, 2015, there were approximately 1,061 holders of common stock, including participants in security position listings.

        The following table shows the range of prices for our common stock and the amount of dividends declared per share during each quarter of our last two fiscal years:

 
  Fiscal 2015    
   
   
 
 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Full Year  

Market price

                               

High

  $ 28.33   $ 29.05   $ 31.93   $ 34.24   $ 34.24  

Low

    23.74     22.37     25.04     29.18     22.37  

Dividends declared

    0.075     0.075     0.075     0.075     0.30  

 

 
  Fiscal 2014    
   
   
 
 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Full Year  

Market price

                               

High

  $ 25.84   $ 31.30   $ 30.56   $ 31.05   $ 31.30  

Low

    20.06     25.51     25.91     24.22     20.06  

Dividends declared

    0.075     0.075     0.075     0.075     0.30  

Stockholder Return Performance Graph

        The following graph compares the total return on a cumulative basis of $100 invested, and reinvestment of dividends in our common stock on May 31, 2010 to the Standard and Poor's ("S&P") 500 Index and the Proxy Peer Groups.


Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Return

GRAPHIC

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        The S&P 500 Index is comprised of domestic industry leaders in four major sectors: Industrial, Financial, Utility, and Transportation, and serves as a broad indicator of the performance of the U.S. equity market. The Proxy Peer Group companies are listed as follows:

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.1   Moog Inc.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   Orbital ATK, Inc.2
B/E Aerospace, Inc.   Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Crane Co.   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings
Cubic Corporation   Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Curtiss-Wright Corporation   TransDigm Group Inc.
Esterline Technologies Corporation   Triumph Group, Inc.
Hexcel Corporation   Woodward, Inc.1
Kaman Corporation   Wesco International, Inc.1
Kratos Defense & Security    

1
These companies are new peer group companies added during fiscal 2015.

2
Orbital ATK, Inc. is the successor entity to the merger of Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (included in our Proxy Peer Group in fiscal 2014) and Orbital Sciences Corporation.

        Kennametal, Inc. and MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. are no longer included in our Proxy Peer Group. The Company annually revisits the composition of the peer group to ensure that the Company's performance is measured against those of comparably-sized and situated companies. The mix of the Company's commercial and defense businesses presents a challenge in constructing a peer group, given that many defense contractors have substantially greater resources than the Company.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

        The following table provides information about purchases we made during the quarter ended May 31, 2015 of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

Period
  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
  Average
Price Paid
per Share
  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs1
  Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
 

3/1/2015 - 3/31/2015

      $            

4/1/2015 - 4/30/2015

    496,660     30.40     496,660        

5/1/2015 - 5/31/2015

    4,185,960     31.90     4,185,960        

Total

    4,682,620   $ 31.74     4,682,620   $ 101,336,732  

1
On March 16, 2015, we announced a new Board of Directors authorization to purchase up to $250 million of our common stock with no expiration date. The shares in May were purchased pursuant to a tender offer completed on May 29, 2015.

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ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(In millions, except per share amounts)

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013   2012   2011  

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS1

                               

Sales

  $ 1,594.3   $ 1,709.1   $ 1,807.9   $ 1,865.7   $ 1,723.9  

Gross profit2

    159.3     288.9     259.5     287.7     295.5  

Operating income (loss)2

    (11.9 )   125.6     102.2     118.4     129.4  

(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt3

    (44.9 )       (0.3 )   (0.7 )   0.1  

Interest expense

    26.5     28.3     29.1     30.2     27.6  

Income (Loss) from continuing operations

    (54.5 )   67.2     48.8     64.9     69.1  

Income from discontinued operations4

    64.7     5.7     6.2     2.8     0.7  

Net income attributable to AAR

    10.2     72.9     55.0     67.7     69.8  

Share data:

                               

Earnings per share—basic:

                               

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.70   $ 1.23   $ 1.61   $ 1.74  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.66     0.15     0.15     0.07     0.02  

Earnings per share—basic

  $ 0.26   $ 1.85   $ 1.38   $ 1.68   $ 1.76  

Earnings per share—diluted:

                               

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.68   $ 1.23   $ 1.58   $ 1.71  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.64     0.15     0.15     0.07     0.02  

Earnings per share—diluted

  $ 0.24   $ 1.83   $ 1.38   $ 1.65   $ 1.73  

Cash dividends declared per share

  $ 0.30   $ 0.30   $ 0.30   $ 0.30   $ 0.08  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

    39.1     38.6     38.3     38.8     38.4  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

    39.4     39.1     40.6     43.1     43.6  

 

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013   2012   2011  

FINANCIAL POSITION

                               

Total cash and cash equivalents

  $ 54.7   $ 89.2   $ 75.3   $ 67.7   $ 57.4  

Working capital

    542.1     709.3     644.7     590.1     498.0  

Total assets

    1,515.0     2,194.0     2,136.9     2,195.7     1,703.7  

Total debt3

    154.0     634.0     708.6     792.2     425.3  

Equity5

    845.1     1,000.7     919.5     866.0     835.3  

Number of shares outstanding at end of year4

    35.4     39.6     39.4     40.3     39.8  

Book value per share of common stock

  $ 23.87   $ 25.27   $ 23.34   $ 21.50   $ 21.00  

Notes:

1
Telair Cargo Group and Precision Systems Manufacturing have been reported as discontinued operations in the results of operations for all periods presented.

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2
In fiscal 2015, we recognized $71.4 million in impairment charges and other losses related to product lines and inventories identified as underperforming or not part of our strategy going forward. These actions included aircraft in our aircraft lease portfolio, inventory in our supply chain and MRO operations, and certain aircraft and inventory in our expeditionary airlift business.

    In fiscal 2013, we recorded a $29.8 million charge due to lower revenue and profit expectations on a contract supporting the KC10 aircraft as a result of lower than expected flight hours of the KC10 aircraft and changes to our anticipated recovery of costs in excess of amounts billed within this contract.

3
In fiscal 2015, we redeemed our $325 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 for $370.6 million. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $44.9 million comprised of a make-whole premium of $45.6 million and unamortized deferred financing costs of $6.2 million, partially offset by an unamortized net premium of $6.9 million.

4
In fiscal 2015, we sold our Telair Cargo Group for $725 million resulting in a $198.6 million pre-tax gain. In addition, we announced our intention to sell our PSM business and recognized impairment charges of $57.5 million to reduce the carrying value of PSM business's net assets to their expected value at the time of sale.

5
On May 29, 2015, we repurchased 4,185,960 shares of our common stock at a price of $31.90 per share pursuant to a tender offer utilizing $133.5 million cash on hand. Fees and expenses of $1.2 million were incurred related to the tender offer and were recorded in treasury stock.

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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)

Forward-Looking Statements

        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions and estimates based on information available to us as of the dates such assumptions and estimates are made, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated, depending on a variety of factors, including those factors discussed under Item 1A, "Risk Factors." Should one or more of those risks or uncertainties materialize adversely, or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described. Those events and uncertainties are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many are beyond our control. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

General Overview

        Upon completing our annual strategic review process and assessing our markets, we entered fiscal 2015 with a mission to narrow our focus, excel as an independent services provider to the global commercial aviation and government and defense markets, strengthen our balance sheet, and improve shareholder return. The comprehensive plan included exploring selling certain manufacturing businesses and as the year progressed included a review of our underperforming product lines and inventories in our services businesses to determine which product areas to focus on going forward. The first phase of this transformation included the sale of the Telair Cargo Group for $725 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which resulted in a pre-tax gain (net of transaction expenses and fees) of $198.6 million. The gain excludes $35 million of contingent consideration which could be realized prior to December 31, 2015. Our plans further called for us to sell our Precision Systems Manufacturing ("PSM") business, comprised of our metal and composite machined and fabricated parts manufacturing operations. During fiscal 2015, we recognized total impairment charges of $57.5 million to reduce the carrying value of PSM's net assets to their expected value at time of sale.

        The product lines and inventories identified as underperforming or not part of our strategy going forward in our services businesses included certain aircraft in our aircraft lease portfolio, inventory and rotable assets in our supply chain and maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") operations, and certain aircraft and inventory in our expeditionary airlift business. We recognized $71.4 million in impairment charges and other losses in fiscal 2015 from these actions while at the same time generating approximately $57.1 million of cash.

        By executing this plan, we strengthened our balance sheet and returned capital to shareholders. Using the proceeds from the sale of the Telair Cargo Group and other assets, we reduced our total debt from $634.0 million at May 31, 2014 to $154.0 million at May 31, 2015. Taking into consideration cash on hand, our net debt position at May 31, 2015 is $99.3 million. In addition, we acquired 4,682,620 of our common shares during fiscal 2015 for an aggregate cost of $151.5 million, and paid $12.5 million in dividends.

        As we enter fiscal 2016, we find ourselves in a strong financial position to build out our strategy as a best in class aviation and expeditionary services company. Our cash on hand plus unused capacity on our Credit Agreement is $490 million at May 31, 2015. We expect to invest opportunistically in expanding our comprehensive suite of services to the global commercial aviation and government and defense markets.

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    Changes in Segment Presentation

        We began reporting our Telair Cargo Group and PSM businesses as discontinued operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. The decision to sell these two businesses was an important strategic step to position us as a pure-play, industry-leading global aviation and expeditionary services company and will allow us to focus our resources where we see the best opportunities.

        Prior to the decision to sell these two businesses, we reported our activities in the following two business segments: Aviation Services comprised of our supply chain, maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") and airlift activities and Technology Products comprised of our Telair Cargo Group, Precision Systems Manufacturing, and mobility businesses.

        As a result of the decision to divest the Telair Cargo Group and PSM, we have revised our reportable segments to align to our new organizational structure. We now report our results in two new segments: Aviation Services comprised of supply chain and MRO activities and Expeditionary Services comprised of airlift and mobility activities. This new presentation reflects the way our chief operating decision making officer (Chief Executive Officer) now evaluates performance and our internal organizational and management structure.

        The Aviation Services segment consists of businesses that provide spares and maintenance support for aircraft operated by our commercial and government/defense customers. Sales in the Aviation Services segment are derived from the sale and lease of a wide variety of new, overhauled and repaired engine and airframe parts and components to the commercial aviation and government and defense markets. We provide customized inventory supply chain management, performance based logistics programs, aircraft component repair management services, and aircraft modifications. The segment also includes repair, maintenance and overhaul of aircraft, landing gear and components. We also sell and lease used commercial aircraft (exclusively through joint ventures following the sale of our last two wholly-owned aircraft in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015). Cost of sales consists principally of the cost of product, direct labor, and overhead.

        The Expeditionary Services segment consists of businesses that provide products and services supporting the movement of equipment and personnel by the U.S. DoD, foreign governments and non-governmental organizations. Sales in the Expeditionary Services segment are derived from the delivery of airlift services to mostly government and defense customers and the design and manufacture of pallets, shelters, and containers used to support the U.S. military's requirements for a mobile and agile force. We also provide system integration services for specialized command and control systems. Cost of sales consists principally of aircraft maintenance costs, depreciation, the cost of material to manufacture products, direct labor and overhead.

        Segment results have been reclassified to reflect our new segment presentation for all periods presented. The Telair Cargo Group and PSM businesses have been reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

        Our chief operating decision making officer (Chief Executive Officer) evaluates performance based on the reportable segments and utilizes gross profit as a primary profitability measure. Gross profit is calculated by subtracting cost of sales from sales. The assets and certain expenses related to corporate activities are not allocated to the segments. Our reportable segments are aligned principally around differences in products and services.

Business Trends and Outlook for Fiscal 2016

        Consolidated sales for fiscal 2015 decreased $114.8 million or 6.7% compared to the prior year primarily due to a decrease of $187.7 million or 24.1% in sales to government and defense customers. The reduction in sales to government and defense customers was primarily due to a $206.6 million decline in sales within our Expeditionary Services segment to government and defense customers. The DoD's

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reduced role in Afghanistan as a result of the troop drawdown has had a significant impact on our expeditionary airlift services operations in Afghanistan. At the beginning of fiscal 2014, we had 40 aircraft contract positions which reduced to 20 positions by the end of fiscal 2014. We were largely able to offset additional contract terminations in Afghanistan during fiscal 2015 with new contract positions in Africa and ended fiscal 2015 at 19 aircraft positions.

        We believe that the pipeline of opportunities in the airlift services market will enable us to return our idled aircraft to revenue service. In March 2015, we were awarded a contract from the United Nations for passenger and cargo air charter services in support of the MONUSCO operation, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also expect to have aircraft in revenue service in Iraq in early fiscal 2016 which represents a new geography for our expeditionary airlift services business.

        During fiscal 2015, sales to commercial customers increased $72.9 million or 7.8% compared to the prior year driven primarily by higher supply chain volumes principally from new contract wins announced in the second half of fiscal 2014. This increase was partially offset by a significant engineering services program that ended in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 which represented $14.6 million of sales in the prior period. We also experienced a decrease in sales of $13.7 million related to lower volumes in our maintenance, repair and overhaul services businesses.

        For fiscal 2016, we expect to see continued growth in our aviation services platform given their strong positions in the growing global aviation market which should benefit commercial sales in our Aviation Services segment. We believe there continues to be a favorable trend by both commercial and government and defense customers for comprehensive supply chain and maintenance programs, as these customers continue to seek ways to reduce their operating cost structure. As part of our three phased transformation in fiscal 2015, we have reorganized the sales and business development areas and other functions within our Aviation Services segment to capitalize on our comprehensive supply chain and maintenance solutions. While defense budgets are expected to remain under pressure due to budgetary constraints and the current geopolitical environment, we see ongoing demand for our low cost solutions, products and services.

Results of Operations—Fiscal 2015 Compared with Fiscal 2014

        Sales and gross profit for our two business segments for the two years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   % Change  

Sales:

                   

Aviation Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 985.7   $ 919.9     7.2 %

Defense

    330.4     311.3     6.1 %

  $ 1,316.1   $ 1,231.2     6.9 %

Expeditionary Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 18.8   $ 11.7     60.7 %

Defense

    259.4     466.2     (44.4 )%

  $ 278.2   $ 477.9     (41.8 )%

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  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   % Change  

Gross Profit:

                   

Aviation Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 93.5   $ 137.6     (32.0 )%

Defense

    50.3     34.9     44.1 %

  $ 143.8   $ 172.5     (16.6 )%

Expeditionary Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 1.5   $ 1.0     50.0 %

Defense

    14.0     115.4     (87.9 )%

  $ 15.5   $ 116.4     (86.7 )%

    Aviation Services Segment

        Sales in the Aviation Services segment increased $84.9 million or 6.9% over the prior year due to a $65.8 million or 7.2% increase in sales to commercial customers. The increase in sales to commercial customers was primarily attributable to higher supply chain volumes due principally to new contract wins announced in the second half of fiscal 2014. This increase was partially offset by lower volumes in our maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities driven by overcapacity in the market which reduced sales by $13.7 million from the prior period. In addition, a significant engineering services program ended in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 with sales of $14.6 million in fiscal 2014.

        During fiscal 2015, sales in this segment to government and defense customers increased $19.1 million or 6.1% over the prior year primarily due to higher supply chain volumes in our defense logistics business of $46.5 million over the prior period. This increase was largely offset by no deliveries of aircraft to government customers in fiscal 2015 compared to the delivery of three aircraft to government customers in fiscal 2014.

        Gross profit in the Aviation Services segment decreased $28.7 million or 16.6%. Gross profit on sales to commercial customers decreased $44.1 million or 32.0% from the prior year primarily driven by actions related to underperforming inventories and divesting assets no longer part of our strategy going forward. These actions included an impairment charge of $19.5 million for rotable assets and inventory supporting certain product lines we are exiting in our landing gear business, the sale of our last two remaining wholly-owned aircraft in our aircraft leasing portfolio resulting in a loss of $14.8 million, and actions to address underperforming inventories and equipment available for lease resulting in losses in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 of $24.0 million.

        The gross profit margin on sales to commercial customers decreased to 9.5% compared to 15.0% in the prior year primarily as a result of the actions discussed above and a decline in gross profit margins in our MRO businesses due to reduced volumes.

        Gross profit in this segment on sales to government and defense customers increased $15.4 million or 44.1% over the prior year with stronger volumes in our defense logistics business contributing the majority of the increase. Gross profit margin increased from 11.2% to 15.2% primarily due to these increased volumes.

    Expeditionary Services Segment

        Sales in the Expeditionary Services segment decreased $199.7 million or 41.8% over the prior year period. The decrease in sales was due to a $155.5 million decrease in sales from our expeditionary airlift services business from the reduction in aircraft positions in Afghanistan. Lower demand for mobility

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products represented the remainder of the decrease in sales in the Expeditionary Services segment as the DoD reduced its purchases of these products due to reduced troop activity.

        Gross profit in the Expeditionary Services segment decreased $100.9 million or 86.7% with the reduction in aircraft positions comprising the majority of the decrease in gross profit. Fiscal 2015 gross profit also included impairment charges of $8.9 million in our expeditionary airlift services business for inventory, rotable assets and aircraft which were subsequently sold or currently available for sale. The lower sales volumes at our mobility products business also contributed $18.4 million to the gross profit decrease.

    Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Earnings from Aircraft Joint Ventures

        Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $5.1 million in fiscal 2015 primarily as a result of asset impairment charges on corporate assets of $3.5 million, severance costs of $1.7 million and incremental investments in business development activities. These incremental expenses were partially offset by the realization of benefits from the cost control measures implemented by the Company during fiscal 2014.

        Earnings from aircraft joint ventures decreased $2.8 million primarily attributable to the Company's share of the loss from the sale of one aircraft from our aircraft joint venture portfolio.

    Income Taxes

        Our fiscal 2015 effective income tax rate for continuing operations was 34.3% compared to 32.0% in the prior year period. These effective tax rates reflect the allocation of income tax expense (benefit) across our continuing and discontinued operations. Our fiscal 2014 effective income tax rate for continuing operations included a $2.6 million reduction in income tax expense related to changes in estimates originally used in the tax provision which were adjusted to actual on the federal income tax return. In addition, our higher taxable income in fiscal 2014 provided a greater tax benefit of $1.6 million related to the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 199.

    Loss on Extinguishment of Debt and Interest Expense

        On April 30, 2015, we redeemed our $325 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 for $370.6 million. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $44.9 million comprised of a make-whole premium of $45.6 million and unamortized deferred financing costs of $6.2 million, partially offset by an unamortized net premium of $6.9 million. Interest expense decreased $1.8 million in fiscal 2015 primarily as a result of the redemption of the Senior Notes.

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Results of Operations—Fiscal 2014 Compared with Fiscal 2013

        Sales and gross profit for our two business segments for the two years ended May 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2014   2013   % Change  

Sales:

                   

Aviation Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 919.9   $ 989.1     (7.0 )%

Defense

    311.3     257.8     20.8 %

  $ 1,231.2   $ 1,246.9     (1.3 )%

Expeditionary Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 11.7   $ 10.8     8.3 %

Defense

    466.2     550.2     (15.3 )%

  $ 477.9   $ 561.0     (14.8 )%

 

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2014   2013   % Change  

Gross Profit:

                   

Aviation Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 137.6   $ 141.7     (2.9 )%

Defense

    34.9     3.4     926 %

  $ 172.5   $ 145.1     18.9 %

Expeditionary Services

                   

Commercial

  $ 1.0   $     n/a  

Defense

    115.4     114.4     0.9 %

  $ 116.4   $ 114.4     1.7 %

    Aviation Services Segment

        Sales in the Aviation Services segment decreased $15.7 million or 1.3% from the prior year. The decrease in sales was due to a $69.2 million or 7.0% decrease in sales to our commercial customers primarily attributable to reduced volumes at both our landing gear and engineering services businesses which represented $18.6 million and $19.7 million, respectively, of the decrease in sales from fiscal 2013. The remainder of the decrease in commercial sales is primarily attributable to lower sales in our supply chain activities.

        During fiscal 2014, sales in this segment to government and defense customers increased $53.5 million or 20.8% over the prior year. This increase was primarily due to the delivery of three aircraft in fiscal 2014 compared to only one aircraft delivery in fiscal 2013 which contributed additional sales of $24.0 million and higher supply chain volumes which contributed $43.2 million of the increased sales in fiscal 2014. These increases were partially offset by $10.7 million in lower sales from our component repair activities.

        Gross profit in the Aviation Services segment increased $27.4 million or 18.9%. Gross profit on sales to commercial customers decreased $4.1 million or 2.9% from the prior year with the gross profit margin up slightly to 15.0% in fiscal 2014 compared to 14.3% in fiscal 2013. The decrease in gross profit on sales to commercial customers is primarily attributable to reduced volumes at our landing gear business which

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reduced gross profit by $7.3 million from fiscal 2013. This decrease was partially offset by $6.2 million of incremental gross profit from our supply chain activities primarily due to the mix of inventories sold.

        Gross profit on sales to government and defense customers increased $31.5 million or 926% over the prior year. Gross profit in fiscal 2013 included a $29.8 million pre-tax charge on the KC10 support contract which did not recur in fiscal 2014. The fiscal 2013 charge was necessary to reflect lower than expected flight hours of the KC10 aircraft. Our gross profit margin on sales to government and defense customers increased from 1.3% in fiscal 2013 to 11.2% in fiscal 2014. Our fiscal 2014 gross profit on sales to government and defense customers was impacted favorably by improved supply chain margins.

    Expeditionary Services Segment

        Sales in the Expeditionary Services segment decreased $83.1 million or 14.8% from the prior year. Sales declined $44.4 million due to lower demand for mobility products from the DoD due to the drawdown of the war effort in Afghanistan. This drawdown in Afghanistan also impacted our expeditionary airlift services as reduced aircraft contract positions decreased sales $38.7 million from fiscal 2013.

        Gross profit in the Expeditionary Services segment increased $2.0 million or 1.7% with the gross profit margin increased from 20.4% in fiscal 2013 to 24.4% in fiscal 2014. The increase in the gross profit margin was primarily attributable to an improved availability rate of fully mission capable fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft in our expeditionary airlift services business.

    Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Earnings from Aircraft Joint Ventures

        Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $2.3 million or 1.4% in fiscal 2014 compared to fiscal 2013. Selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2013 included a $9.0 million benefit due to the final settlement of the earn-out payment for the acquisition of Airinmar Holdings Limited in fiscal 2012. Excluding the $9.0 million benefit, our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $6.7 million reflecting the realization of benefits from the cost control measures implemented by the Company during fiscal 2014, including the elimination of certain positions and favorable procurement actions.

        Earnings from aircraft joint ventures decreased $3.7 million, as the prior fiscal year included earnings from the sale of ten aircraft from our aircraft joint venture portfolio.

    Income Taxes

        Our fiscal 2014 effective income tax rate for continuing operations was 32.0% compared to 34.2% in the prior year period. These effective tax rates reflect the allocation of income tax expense (benefit) across our continuing and discontinued operations. Our fiscal 2014 effective income tax rate for continuing operations included a $2.6 million reduction in income tax expense related to changes in estimates originally used in the tax provision which were adjusted to actual on the federal income tax return. In addition, our forecasted taxable income in fiscal 2014 provided a tax benefit of $1.6 million related to the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 199. Our fiscal 2013 effective income tax rate included a $1.3 million reduction in income tax expense related to the reduction of our state income tax rate from continued implementation of state tax planning strategies. Our state tax planning strategies included new corporate entities, including the restructure of one of our significant business units.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position

        As previously discussed, we sold Telair Cargo Group in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which provided net proceeds of $686.1 million after fees and expenses. These proceeds were utilized to execute our strategy of streamlining our capital structure and returning capital to shareholders. On April 30, 2015,

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we redeemed our $325 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 for $370.6 million. On May 29, 2015, we repurchased 4,185,960 shares of our common stock at a price of $31.90 per share pursuant to a tender offer utilizing $133.5 million cash on hand. Proceeds from the sale were also used to reduce our outstanding balance on our Credit Agreement from $185 million at February 28, 2015 to $50 million at May 31, 2015.

        Our operating activities are funded and commitments met through the generation of cash from operations. Periodically, we may raise capital through the issuance of common stock and debt financing in the public and private markets. In addition to these cash sources, our current capital resources include an unsecured credit facility. We continually evaluate various financing arrangements, including the issuance of common stock or debt, which would allow us to improve our liquidity position and finance future growth on commercially reasonable terms. Our continuing ability to borrow from our lenders and issue debt and equity securities to the public and private markets in the future may be negatively affected by a number of factors, including the overall health of the credit markets, general economic conditions, airline industry conditions, geo-political events, and our operating performance. Our ability to generate cash from operations is influenced primarily by our operating performance and changes in working capital.

        At May 31, 2015, our liquidity and capital resources included cash of $54.7 million and working capital of $542.1 million.

        On March 24, 2015, we entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to our Credit Agreement dated April 12, 2011, as amended, with various financial institutions, as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Amendment, the aggregate revolving credit commitment amount under the Credit Agreement was $475 million. The Amendment increased the aggregate revolving credit commitment from $475 million to $500 million and provided that the Company, under certain circumstances, may request an increase to the revolving credit commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $250 million, not to exceed $750 million in total.

        The Amendment also extended the maturity of the Credit Agreement by approximately two years to March 24, 2020; deleted the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio; and added a minimum interest coverage ratio.

        Borrowings under the Credit Agreement in effect prior to the Amendment bore interest at the offered Eurodollar Rate plus 125 to 225 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Eurodollar Rate loan, or at the offered fluctuating Base Rate plus 25 to 125 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Base Rate loan. The Amendment generally reduced the interest rate on borrowings by 25 basis points. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement subsequent to the Amendment bear interest at the offered Eurodollar Rate plus 100 to 200 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Eurodollar Rate loan, or at the offered fluctuating Base Rate plus 0 to 100 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Base Rate loan.

        Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement at May 31, 2015 were $50.0 million and there were approximately $15.4 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduced the availability of this facility to $434.6 million. There are no other terms or covenants limiting the availability of this facility. We also had $2.7 million available under a foreign line of credit at May 31, 2015.

        We intend to retire maturities due in fiscal 2016 through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Credit Agreement.

        At May 31, 2015, we complied with all financial and other covenants under each of our financing arrangements.

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Cash Flows—Fiscal 2015 Compared with Fiscal 2014

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        Net cash used in operating activities was $43.0 million in fiscal 2015 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $139.8 million in fiscal 2014. The decrease of $182.8 million was primarily attributable to lower net income as a result of a $100.9 million reduction in gross profit in our Expeditionary Services segment. Our deferred tax benefit also increased $89.4 million over the prior year primarily resulting from the sale of Telair Cargo Group.

        In addition, inventory and accounts receivable increased $35.0 million and $7.4 million, respectively, in our supply chain business driven by sales growth in fiscal 2015 of 16.8% over the prior fiscal year. The sales growth was principally due to new contract wins announced in the second half of fiscal 2014. These increased uses of cash were partially offset by less investment during fiscal 2015 in equipment on or available for long-term lease as fiscal 2014 included an acquisition of equipment to support new supply chain programs.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        Net cash provided by investing activities was $689.2 million in fiscal 2015 compared to a use of cash of $40.9 million in fiscal 2014. The increase of $730.1 million over the comparable prior period was primarily attributable to the proceeds received from the sale of the Telair Cargo Group of $686.1 million after fees and expenses and an advance on a sale-leaseback for two aircraft from our expeditionary airlift business of $40.3 million.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        Net cash used in financing activities was $678.1 million in fiscal 2015 compared to $85.9 million in fiscal 2014. The decrease of $592.2 million was primarily attributable to the use of our proceeds from our sale of the Telair Cargo Group to reduce our long-term borrowings by $394.8 million, including the redemption of our $325 million 7.25% Senior Notes for $370.6 million. We also reduced the outstanding balance on our revolving Credit Agreement by $80 million during fiscal 2015. Proceeds from the sale of the Telair Cargo Group were also used to repurchase common stock via a tender offer and other open market purchases which used $151.5 million of cash including fees and expenses.

Cash Flows—Fiscal 2014 Compared with Fiscal 2013

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        Net cash provided from operating activities was $139.8 million in fiscal 2014 compared to $162.9 million in fiscal 2013. The decrease of $23.1 million was primarily attributable to investments in equipment on or available for long-term lease partially offset by higher earnings.

        Equipment on or available for long-term lease used $41.7 million of cash in fiscal 2014 compared to providing cash of $0.8 million in fiscal 2013. Equipment on or available for long-term lease increased to support new supply chain programs in the Aviation Services segment. In addition, inventories utilized $47.9 million of cash in fiscal 2014 compared to providing $16.1 million of cash in fiscal 2013. The increased utilization of cash for inventories was also attributable to the growth in new customer programs and was largely offset by an increase in accounts payable which provided cash of $20.1 million in fiscal 2014 compared to a utilization of cash of $50.7 million in fiscal 2013.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        Net cash used in investing activities was $40.9 million in fiscal 2014 compared to $32.8 million in fiscal 2013 representing an increase of $8.1 million. This increase over the comparable prior period was primarily attributable to higher proceeds in fiscal 2013 over fiscal 2014 from a return of capital from our aircraft joint ventures. This was partially offset by a reduction in capital expenditures which utilized $26.5 million of cash in fiscal 2014 compared to $37.6 million in fiscal 2013.

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Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        Net cash used in financing activities was $85.9 million in fiscal 2014 compared to $123.7 million in fiscal 2013. The decrease of $37.8 million was primarily attributable to higher repayments of borrowings in fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2014. We also repurchased $13.6 million less treasury stock in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        A summary of contractual cash obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements as of May 31, 2015 is as follows:

 
  Payments Due by Period  
 
  Total   Due in
Fiscal
2016
  Due in
Fiscal
2017
  Due in
Fiscal
2018
  Due in
Fiscal
2019
  Due in
Fiscal
2020
  After
Fiscal
2021
 

On Balance Sheet:

                                           

Debt

  $ 85.8   $ 60.8   $   $   $ 25.0   $   $  

Bank borrowings

    70.0     10.0     10.0             50.0      

Interest1

    7.6     2.9     1.7     1.4     0.9     0.7      

Off Balance Sheet:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Facilities and equipment operating leases

    103.9     19.7     15.6     11.3     9.9     9.4     38.0  

Purchase obligations2

    244.7     222.6     15.2     4.1     0.1     0.1     2.6  

Pension contribution

    3.5     3.5                      

Notes:

1
Interest associated with variable rate debt was determined using the interest rate in effect on May 31, 2015.

2
Purchase obligations arise in the ordinary course of business and represent a binding commitment to acquire inventory, including raw materials, parts, and components, as well as equipment to support the operations of our business.

        We routinely issue letters of credit and performance bonds in the ordinary course of business. These instruments are typically issued in conjunction with insurance contracts or other business requirements. The total of these instruments outstanding at May 31, 2015 was $15.4 million.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates

        Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Management has made estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities to prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements. The most significant estimates made by management include those related to assumptions used in assessing goodwill impairment, adjustments to reduce the value of inventories and certain rotables, revenue recognition, and assumptions used in determining pension plan obligations. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The following is a summary of the accounting policies considered critical by management.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        Under accounting standards for goodwill and other intangible assets, goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to annual impairment tests. We review and evaluate our goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets for potential impairment at a minimum annually, on May 31, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that impairment is possible.

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        The accounting standards for goodwill allow for the assessment of qualitative factors, such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions and entity relevant events or circumstances to determine whether it is more likely or not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. We did not utilize a qualitative assessment approach as we chose instead to complete the quantitative two-step testing process for each reporting unit. In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit with the carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit, we would be required to complete a second step to determine the amount of goodwill impairment. The second step of the test requires the allocation of the reporting unit's fair value to its assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that calculates the implied fair value of goodwill as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value, the difference is recorded as an impairment loss.

        As of May 31, 2015, we have five reporting units as defined by Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other with only four of the reporting units' assigned goodwill. Our four reporting units with goodwill include two in our Aviation Services segment (Supply Chain and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) and two in our Expeditionary Services segment (Airlift and Mobility). These reporting units align with our new segments and organizational structure which was established in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 concurrent with the decision to divest our Telair Cargo Group and PSM businesses. The reporting units' fair values were all in excess of their carrying values at the time of the realignment which included a reallocation of certain goodwill due to the sale of the Telair Cargo Group and planned disposition of the PSM businesses.

        We estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using an income approach based on discounted cash flows. The assumptions we used to estimate the fair value of our reporting units are based on historical performance as well as forecasts derived from our current business plan. The discounted cash flow valuation approach is highly dependent on certain components of our business plan including estimates of future sales, operating income, depreciation and amortization, income taxes, changes in working capital, and capital expenditures. All of these factors are affected by economic conditions related to the aerospace and defense industries as well as conditions in the global capital markets.

        In addition to the business plan specific assumptions, the expected long-term cash flow growth rates and weighted average cost of capital ("WACC") are significant assumptions in the valuations. The WACC for each reporting unit was comprised of a weighted blend of an estimated rate of return on equity (based on publicly traded companies with business and economic risk characteristics comparable to each of our reporting units, i.e., "Market Participants"), risk-free rate of return based on long-term U.S. Treasury Bond rates, an equity risk premium, and an after-tax rate of return on Market Participants' debt. There were no significant changes to the underlying methods used in fiscal 2015 as compared to the prior year reporting unit valuations.

        Step one of the goodwill impairment tests was completed for all our reporting units with assigned goodwill and the estimated fair value for each reporting unit exceeding its net asset carrying value at our annual measurement date of May 31, 2015. Accordingly, there was no indication of impairment and the second step was not performed.

        We also evaluate the sensitivity of the discounted cash flow valuations by assessing the impact of changes in certain assumptions on the estimated fair value of each reporting unit by increasing the WACC or reducing the expected long-term cash flow growth rates. We also perform sensitivity analysis on our business plan assumptions including sales and profitability. All of our reporting units would have had fair values in excess of their carrying values under all our sensitivity scenarios.

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Inventories

        Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market (estimated net realizable value). Cost is determined by the specific identification, average cost or first-in, first-out methods. Write-downs are made for excess and obsolete inventories and inventories that have been impaired as a result of industry conditions. We have utilized certain assumptions when determining the market value of inventories, such as inventory quantities and aging, historical sales of inventory, current and expected future aviation usage trends, replacement values, expected future demand, and historical scrap recovery rates. Reductions in demand for certain of our inventories or declining market values, as well as differences between actual results and the assumptions utilized by us when determining the market value of our inventories, could result in the recognition of impairment charges in future periods.

        Due to the remote geographic locations where we operate our expeditionary airlift business and the nature of our fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, carrying large quantities of aircraft support parts is necessary in order to ensure availability of parts for servicing our fleet of aircraft. We record an excess and obsolete reserve for parts when our quantity on hand exceeds our forecasted needs or when the parts have been deemed obsolete or beyond economical repair. In addition, changes in the utilization of our fleet can affect estimates associated with our provision for excess and obsolete parts.

Revenue Recognition

        Certain supply chain management programs that we provide to our customers contain multiple elements or deliverables, such as program and warehouse management, parts distribution and maintenance and repair services. We recognize revenue for each element or deliverable that can be identified as a separate unit of accounting at the time of delivery based upon the relative fair value of the products and services.

        Sales and related cost of sales for certain large airframe maintenance contracts and performance-based logistics programs are recognized using contract accounting under the percentage of completion method in accordance with ASC 605-35, Construction—Type and Production—Type Contracts. In applying the percentage of completion method, we use the cost-to-cost method based on the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs to be incurred.

        In connection with these contracts and programs, we are required to make certain judgments and estimates, including estimated revenues and costs, as well as inflation and the overall profitability of the program and the relative fair value of each element of the arrangement. Key assumptions involved in our contract accounting include future labor costs and efficiencies, overhead costs, and ultimate timing of product delivery. Differences may occur between the judgments and estimates made by management and actual program results.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

        We are required to test for impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows. When applying accounting standards addressing impairment to long-lived assets, we have utilized certain assumptions to estimate future undiscounted cash flows, including current and future sales volumes or lease rates, expected changes to cost structures, lease terms, residual values, market conditions, and trends impacting future demand. Differences between actual results and the assumptions utilized by us when determining undiscounted cash flows could result in future impairments of long-lived assets.

        We maintain a significant inventory of rotable parts and equipment to service customer aircraft and components. Portions of that inventory are used parts that are often exchanged with parts removed from aircraft or components, and are reworked to a useable condition. We may have to recognize an impairment

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of our rotable parts and equipment if we discontinue using or servicing certain aircraft models or if an older aircraft model is phased-out in the industry.

Pension Plans

        The liabilities and net periodic cost of our pension plans are determined utilizing several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.

        AAR uses a discount rate to measure our benefit obligation for our pension plans. This discount rate will be used in calculating the net periodic benefit cost for these plans for fiscal 2016. We used a broad population of Aa-rated corporate bonds as of May 31, 2015 to determine the discount rate assumption. All bonds were denominated in U.S. Dollars, with a minimum outstanding of $50.0 million. This population of bonds was narrowed from a broader universe of over 500 Moody's Aa-rated, non-callable (or callable with make-whole provisions) bonds by eliminating the top 10th percentile and the bottom 40th percentile to adjust for any pricing anomalies and to represent the bonds we would most likely select if we were to actually annuitize our pension plan liabilities. This portfolio of bonds was used to generate a yield curve and associated spot rate curve to discount the projected benefit payments for the domestic plans. The discount rate is the single level rate that produces the same result as the spot rate curve.

        We establish the long-term asset return assumption based on a review of historical compound average asset returns, both company-specific and relating to the broad market, as well as analysis of current market and economic information and future expectations. The current asset return assumption is supported by historical market experience for both our actual and target asset allocation. In calculating the net pension cost, the expected return on assets is applied to a calculated value on plan assets, which recognizes changes in the fair value of plan assets in a systematic manner over five years. The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is a component of the total net unrecognized gain or loss and is subject to amortization in the future.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes certain cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. This new standard will be effective for us beginning June 1, 2017, however the FASB issued a proposed ASU on April 29, 2015 which would defer the effective date of the new standard for one year. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

        In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity which requires that a disposal representing a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity's financial results or a business activity classified as held for sale should be reported as discontinued operations. The amendments also expand the disclosure requirements for discontinued operations and add new disclosures for individually significant dispositions that do not qualify as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this guidance on June 1, 2015 which will result in expanded disclosures related to the income statement and cash flow activities for our discontinued operations.

        In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge.

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This new standard will be effective for us beginning June 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
(Dollars in millions)

        Our exposure to market risk includes fluctuating interest rates under our credit agreements, changes in foreign exchange rates, and credit losses on accounts receivable. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion on accounts receivable exposure.

        We are exposed to the risk that our earnings and cash flows could be adversely impacted by fluctuations in interest rates. We manage interest costs by using a mix of fixed- and floating-rate debt. We previously utilized two derivative financial instruments to manage our variable interest rate exposure over a medium- to long-term period which included a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap and an interest rate cap agreement. In connection with the Amendment of our Credit Agreement, we settled our floating-to-fixed interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 for approximately $2.6 million.

        A 10 percent increase in the average interest rate affecting our financial instruments, including the average outstanding balance of our debt obligations and related derivatives, would not have had a significant impact on our pre-tax income during fiscal 2015.

        Revenues and expenses of our foreign operations are translated at average exchange rates during the year, and balance sheet accounts are translated at year-end exchange rates. Balance sheet translation adjustments are excluded from the results of operations and are recorded in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

        On March 26, 2015, we sold our Telair Cargo Group which comprised the majority of our foreign operations and as a result, a hypothetical 10 percent devaluation of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies would not have had a material impact on our financial position or continuing operations.

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ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AAR CORP.:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AAR CORP. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AAR CORP. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations, and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), AAR CORP.'s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated July 15, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

    /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
July 15, 2015

 

 

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  
 
  (In millions, except per share data)
 

Sales:

                   

Sales from products

  $ 891.4   $ 901.3   $ 900.6  

Sales from services

    702.9     807.8     907.3  

    1,594.3     1,709.1     1,807.9  

Costs and operating expenses:

                   

Cost of products

    836.5     794.0     840.9  

Cost of services

    598.5     626.2     707.5  

Selling, general and administrative

    171.4     166.3     164.0  

    1,606.4     1,586.5     1,712.4  

Earnings from joint ventures

    0.2     3.0     6.7  

Operating income (loss)

    (11.9 )   125.6     102.2  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    (44.9 )       (0.3 )

Interest expense

    (26.5 )   (28.3 )   (29.1 )

Interest income

    0.3     1.5     1.4  

Income (Loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

    (83.0 )   98.8     74.2  

Provision for income tax (benefit)

    (28.5 )   31.6     25.4  

Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to AAR

    (54.5 )   67.2     48.8  

Discontinued operations:

                   

Operating income (loss)

    (1.5 )   6.5     8.1  

Gain on disposal

    198.6          

Impairment charges

    (57.5 )        

Provision for income taxes

    74.7     0.5     1.4  

Income from discontinued operations

    64.9     6.0     6.7  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations

    (0.2 )   (0.3 )   (0.5 )

Income from discontinued operations attributable to AAR

    64.7     5.7     6.2  

Net income attributable to AAR

  $ 10.2   $ 72.9   $ 55.0  

Earnings per share—basic:

                   

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.70   $ 1.23  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.66     0.15     0.15  

Earnings per share—basic

  $ 0.26   $ 1.85   $ 1.38  

Earnings per share—diluted:

                   

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.68   $ 1.23  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.64     0.15     0.15  

Earnings per share—diluted

  $ 0.24   $ 1.83   $ 1.38  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  
 
  (In millions)
 

Net income attributable to AAR and noncontrolling interest

  $ 10.4   $ 73.2   $ 55.5  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                   

Currency translation adjustments, net of tax

    (7.8 )   14.0     8.7  

Derivative instruments, net of tax expense of $1.4 in 2015, $0.4 in 2014, and $0.3 in 2013

    2.6     0.7     0.6  

Unrecognized pension and post retirement costs, net of tax expense (benefit) of ($3.2) in 2015, ($0.8) in 2014, and $1.8 in 2013

    (5.9 )   (1.5 )   3.4  

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    (11.1 )   13.2     12.7  

Comprehensive income (loss)

    (0.7 )   86.4     68.2  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (0.2 )   (0.3 )   (0.5 )

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AAR

  $ (0.9 ) $ 86.1   $ 67.7  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  
 
  (In millions)
 

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 54.7   $ 89.2  

Accounts receivable

    229.0     283.1  

Inventories

    456.0     495.3  

Rotable spares and equipment on or available for short-term lease

    110.7     137.6  

Assets of discontinued operations

    17.0      

Deposits, prepaids and other

    28.4     81.6  

Deferred tax assets

    58.3     24.6  

Total current assets

    954.1     1,111.4  

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

             

Land

    3.4     9.4  

Buildings and improvements

    86.4     102.4  

Aircraft, equipment, furniture and fixtures

    523.5     627.4  

    613.3     739.2  

Accumulated depreciation

    (398.5 )   (424.3 )

    214.8     314.9  

Other assets:

             

Goodwill

    123.5     261.7  

Intangible assets, net

    36.7     165.4  

Equipment on or available for long-term lease

    80.2     98.4  

Capitalized program development costs

        112.2  

Investment in joint ventures

    20.5     29.9  

Other

    85.2     100.1  

    346.1     767.7  

  $ 1,515.0   $ 2,194.0  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  
 
  (In millions)
 

Current liabilities:

             

Current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 69.0   $ 69.7  

Accounts and trade notes payable

    142.3     171.1  

Accrued liabilities

    200.7     161.3  

Total current liabilities

    412.0     402.1  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

    85.0     564.3  

Deferred tax liabilities

    104.6     156.7  

Other liabilities and deferred income

    68.3     70.2  

    257.9     791.2  

Equity:

             

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 250,000 shares; none issued

         

Common stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 44,895,934 and 44,674,186 shares at cost, respectively

    44.9     44.7  

Capital surplus

    442.6     436.4  

Retained earnings

    644.3     646.0  

Treasury stock, 9,473,058 and 5,113,939 shares at cost, respectively

    (246.3 )   (98.3 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (40.4 )   (29.3 )

Total AAR stockholders' equity

    845.1     999.5  

Noncontrolling interest

        1.2  

Total equity

    845.1     1,000.7  

  $ 1,515.0   $ 2,194.0  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2015

(In millions)

 
  Common
Stock
  Capital
Surplus
  Retained
Earnings
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total AAR
Stockholders'
Equity
  Noncontrolling
Interest
  Total
Equity
 

Balance, May 31, 2012

  $ 44.8   $ 423.6   $ 541.8   $ (90.4 ) $ (55.2 ) $ 864.6   $ 1.4   $ 866.0  

Net income

            55.0             55.0     0.5     55.5  

Cash dividends

            (11.9 )           (11.9 )   (1.0 )   (12.9 )

Stock option activity

        2.8         1.7         4.5         4.5  

Restricted stock activity

    (0.1 )   4.7         3.2         7.8         7.8  

Repurchase of shares

                (14.6 )       (14.6 )       (14.6 )

Equity portion of bond repurchase

        0.5                 0.5         0.5  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                    12.7     12.7         12.7  

Balance, May 31, 2013

  $ 44.7   $ 431.6   $ 584.9   $ (100.1 ) $ (42.5 ) $ 918.6   $ 0.9   $ 919.5  

Net income

            72.9             72.9     0.3     73.2  

Cash dividends

            (11.8 )           (11.8 )       (11.8 )

Stock option activity

        2.8         5.0         7.8         7.8  

Restricted stock activity

        2.0         (2.2 )       (0.2 )       (0.2 )

Repurchase of shares

                (1.0 )       (1.0 )       (1.0 )

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                    13.2     13.2         13.2  

Balance, May 31, 2014

  $ 44.7   $ 436.4   $ 646.0   $ (98.3 ) $ (29.3 ) $ 999.5   $ 1.2   $ 1,000.7  

Net income

            10.2             10.2     0.2     10.4  

Cash dividends

            (11.9 )           (11.9 )   (0.6 )   (12.5 )

Stock option activity

        2.1         4.2         6.3         6.3  

Restricted stock activity

    0.2     4.7         (0.7 )       4.2         4.2  

Repurchase of shares

                (151.5 )       (151.5 )       (151.5 )

Other

        (0.6 )               (0.6 )   (0.8 )   (1.4 )

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                    (11.1 )   (11.1 )       (11.1 )

Balance, May 31, 2015

  $ 44.9   $ 442.6   $ 644.3   $ (246.3 ) $ (40.4 ) $ 845.1   $   $ 845.1  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  
 
  (in millions)
 

Cash flows provided from operating activities:

                   

Net income attributable to AAR and noncontrolling interest

  $ 10.4   $ 73.2   $ 55.5  

Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to AAR and noncontrolling interest to net cash provided from operating activities:

                   

Depreciation and intangible amortization

    69.1     80.4     79.7  

Impairment charges

    84.6          

Amortization of program development costs

    31.6     6.3      

Amortization of stock-based compensation

    7.8     8.7     11.1  

Amortization of debt discount

    2.7     5.3     9.6  

Amortization of overhaul costs

    23.2     33.0     28.9  

Deferred tax provision (benefit)

    (79.8 )   9.6     29.5  

Gain on sale of business

    (198.6 )        

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    44.9         0.3  

Earnings from joint ventures

    (0.4 )   (3.1 )   (6.8 )

Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

                   

Accounts receivable

    (28.3 )   16.7     6.0  

Inventories

    (43.2 )   (47.9 )   16.1  

Rotable spares and equipment on or available for short-term lease

    6.6     11.3     10.4  

Equipment on or available for long-term lease

    6.2     (41.7 )   0.8  

Accounts and trade notes payable

    (4.0 )   20.1     (50.7 )

Accrued and other liabilities

    28.1     4.3     11.8  

Other, primarily program and overhaul costs

    (3.9 )   (36.4 )   (39.3 )

Net cash provided from (used in) operating activities

    (43.0 )   139.8     162.9  

Cash flows used in investing activities:

                   

Property, plant and equipment expenditures

    (46.3 )   (26.5 )   (37.6 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

    6.6     2.0     11.8  

Proceeds from sale of business

    686.1          

Proceeds from sale-leaseback advance

    40.3          

Payments for acquisitions

    (1.0 )   (15.3 )   (21.3 )

Proceeds from aircraft joint ventures

    4.0     (0.2 )   15.4  

Other

    (0.5 )   (0.9 )   (1.1 )

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    689.2     (40.9 )   (32.8 )

Cash flows (used in) provided from financing activities:

                   

Short-term borrowings (repayments), net

    (80.0 )   10.0     (160.0 )

Proceeds from borrowings

            181.8  

Reduction in long-term borrowings

    (394.8 )   (88.9 )   (114.3 )

Cash dividends

    (12.5 )   (11.8 )   (12.8 )

Premium paid on early retirement of debt

    (45.6 )        

Purchase of treasury stock

    (151.5 )   (1.0 )   (14.6 )

Stock option exercises

    6.5     5.1     1.1  

Other

    (0.2 )   0.7     (4.9 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (678.1 )   (85.9 )   (123.7 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    (2.6 )   0.9     1.2  

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (34.5 )   13.9     7.6  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    89.2     75.3     67.7  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 54.7   $ 89.2   $ 75.3  

   

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

        AAR CORP. is a diversified provider of services and products to the worldwide commercial aviation and government and defense markets. Services and products include: aviation supply chain and parts support programs; maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft and landing gear; design and manufacture of specialized pallets, shelters, and containers; expeditionary airlift services; aircraft modifications and aircraft and engine sales and leasing. We serve commercial, defense and governmental aircraft fleet operators, original equipment manufacturers, and independent service providers around the world, and various other domestic and foreign military customers.

Principles of Consolidation

        The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. The equity method of accounting is used for investments in other companies in which we have significant influence; generally this represents common stock ownership of at least 20% and not more than 50% (see Note 10 for a discussion of aircraft joint ventures).

Revenue Recognition

        Sales and related cost of sales for product sales are recognized upon shipment of the product to the customer. Our standard terms and conditions provide that title passes to the customer when the product is shipped to the customer. Sales of certain defense products are recognized upon customer acceptance, which includes transfer of title. Under the majority of our expeditionary airlift services contracts, we are paid and record as revenue a fixed daily amount per aircraft for each day an aircraft is available to perform airlift services. In addition, we are paid and record as revenue an amount which is based on number of hours flown. Sales from services and the related cost of services are generally recognized when customer-owned material is shipped back to the customer. We have adopted this accounting policy because at the time the customer-owned material is shipped back to the customer, all services related to that material are complete as our service agreements generally do not require us to provide services at customer sites. Furthermore, serviced units are typically shipped to the customer immediately upon completion of the related services. Sales and related cost of sales for certain large airframe maintenance contracts and performance-based logistics programs are recognized by the percentage of completion method, based on the relationship of costs incurred to date to the estimated total costs. Lease revenues are recognized as earned. Income from monthly or quarterly rental payments is recorded in the pertinent period according to the lease agreement. However, for leases that provide variable rents, we recognize lease income on a straight-line basis. In addition to a monthly lease rate, some engine leases require an additional rental amount based on the number of hours the engine is used in a particular month. Lease income associated with these contingent rentals is recorded in the period in which actual usage is reported to us by the lessee, which is normally the month following the actual usage.

        Certain supply chain management programs we provide to our customers contain multiple elements or deliverables, such as program and warehouse management, parts distribution, and maintenance and repair services. We recognize revenue for each element or deliverable that can be identified as a separate unit of accounting at the time of delivery based upon the relative fair value of the products and services.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        Included in accounts receivable as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, are $21.1 million and $19.7 million, respectively, of unbilled accounts receivable related to our KC10 supply agreement. These unbilled accounts receivable relate to costs we have incurred on parts that were requested and accepted by our customer to support the program. These costs have not been billed by us because the customer has not issued the final paperwork necessary to allow for billing.

        In addition to the unbilled accounts receivable, included in Other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, are $7.5 million and $9.9 million, respectively, of costs in excess of amounts billed for the flight-hour portion of the same KC10 supply agreement. These amounts represent the difference between the amounts of revenue recognized by us driven by costs incurred under the flight hour portion of the program, compared to what was billed.

        Pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, we have to assess the recoverability of the costs in excess of amounts billed by projecting future performance of the flight hour portion of the contract, including an estimate of future flight hours and costs over the life of the program. In fiscal 2013, we established cost savings targets to reduce program spend over the life of the program and we had been successful in achieving these targets. However, beginning in the second half of fiscal 2013 we experienced a decrease in flight hour revenue. This decrease was caused by a 28% decline in flight hours flown primarily due to lower operations tempo. As a result of this unexpected and significant decline in flight hour revenue and a revised forecast indicating lower usage in the future for the fleet, we lowered the revenue and profitability forecast for the flight hour portion of the contract during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 resulting in a $29.8 million pre-tax charge. This revised forecast results in a 0% margin over the remaining life of the flight-hour program.

        No additional adjustments have been recorded in fiscal 2015 or 2014 based on the flight hours and costs incurred to date as well as future expectations for the program. We recorded 0% margin in fiscal 2015 and 2014 on the flight-hour portion of the contract, which resulted in revenue of $46.5 million and $42.4 million in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. We expect to recover the May 31, 2015 balance of the costs in excess of amounts billed of $7.5 million through projected future billings in excess of forecasted costs over the life of the program.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve all our rights under the KC10 supply agreement, at law and in equity, including our rights to recover past and future revenues and expenses associated with the program.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

        We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the expected uncollectibility of accounts receivable based on past collection history and specific risks identified among uncollected accounts. In determining the required allowance, we consider factors such as general and industry-specific economic conditions, customer credit history, and our customers' current and expected future financial performance. The majority of our customers are recurring customers with an established payment history. Certain customers are required to undergo an extensive credit check prior to delivery of products or services.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to annual impairment tests. We review and evaluate our goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets for potential impairment at a minimum annually, on May 31, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that impairment is possible. We use a two-step process to evaluate goodwill for impairment. In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit with the carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit, we would be required to complete a second step to determine the amount of goodwill impairment. The second step of the test requires the allocation of the reporting unit's fair value to its assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that calculates the implied fair value of goodwill as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value, the difference is recorded as an impairment loss.

        We estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using both an income approach based on discounted cash flows and a market approach based on a multiple of earnings. The assumptions we used to estimate the fair value of our reporting units are based on historical performance, as well as forecasts used in our current business plan and require considerable management judgment. We use a discount rate based on our consolidated weighted average cost of capital which is adjusted for each of our reporting units based on their specific risk and size characteristics. The fair value measurements used for our goodwill impairment testing use significant unobservable inputs, which reflect our own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in measuring fair value. The fair value of our reporting units is also impacted by our overall market capitalization and may be impacted by volatility in our stock price and assumed control premium, among other items.

        As of May 31, 2015, we have five reporting units as defined by ASC 350. Step one of the impairment test was completed for the reporting units with assigned goodwill and the estimated fair value for each reporting unit exceeded its net asset carrying value. Accordingly, there was no indication of impairment and the second step was not performed.

        In connection with the change in reportable segments discussed in Note 13—Business Segment Information and the divestitures discussed in Note 2—Discontinued Operations, we reallocated goodwill

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across our new segments based on a relative fair value basis. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for fiscal 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 
  Aviation
Services
  Expeditionary
Services
  Discontinued
Operations
  Total  

Balance as of May 31, 2013

  $ 73.7   $ 45.0   $ 136.9   $ 255.6  

Acquisition

            0.3     0.3  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    2.0         3.8     5.8  

Balance as of May 31, 2014

    75.7     45.0     141.0     261.7  

Reallocation of goodwill

        4.7     (4.7 )    

Businesses sold or assets held for sale

            (136.3 )   (136.3 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (1.9 )           (1.9 )

Balance as of May 31, 2015

  $ 73.8   $ 49.7   $   $ 123.5  

        Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets, other than goodwill, are comprised of the following:

 
  May 31, 2015  
 
  Gross   Accumulated
Amortization
  Net  

Amortizable intangible assets:

                   

Customer relationships

  $ 23.4   $ (9.0 ) $ 14.4  

Developed technology

    8.0     (3.5 )   4.5  

Lease agreements

    21.5     (8.7 )   12.8  

FAA certificates

    5.0     (1.3 )   3.7  

    57.9     (22.5 )   35.4  

Unamortized intangible assets:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Trademarks

    1.3         1.3  

  $ 59.2   $ (22.5 ) $ 36.7  

 

 
  May 31, 2014  
 
  Gross   Accumulated
Amortization
  Net  

Amortizable intangible assets:

                   

Customer relationships

  $ 124.0   $ (22.9 ) $ 101.1  

Developed technology

    32.8     (4.8 )   28.0  

Lease agreements

    21.5     (7.5 )   14.0  

FAA certificates

    5.0     (1.0 )   4.0  

    183.3     (36.2 )   147.1  

Unamortized intangible assets:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Trademarks

    18.3         18.3  

  $ 201.6   $ (36.2 ) $ 165.4  

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        Customer relationships are being amortized over 10-20 years, developed technology is being amortized over 7-10 years, the lease agreements are being amortized over 18 years, and the FAA certificates are being amortized over 20 years. Amortization expense recorded during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $4.6 million, $4.7 million, and $7.7 million, respectively. The estimated aggregate amount of amortization expense for intangible assets in each of the next five fiscal years is $4.4 million in 2016, $4.4 million in 2017, $4.4 million in 2018, $3.8 million in 2019 and $3.5 million in 2020.

Foreign Currency

        Our foreign subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional currency. All balance sheet accounts of foreign subsidiaries transacting business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated at year-end exchange rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the year. Translation adjustments are excluded from the results of operations and are recorded in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss until such subsidiaries are liquidated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments which have original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Market or Credit Risk

        Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of market or credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. While our trade receivables are diverse and represent a number of entities and geographic regions, the majority are with the U.S. Department of Defense and its contractors and entities in the aviation industry. Accounts receivable due from the U.S. Department of Defense were $39.2 million and $50.5 million at May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Additionally, included in accounts receivable as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, are $41.1 million and $48.7 million, respectively, of accounts receivable from a large defense contractor. We perform regular evaluations of customer payment experience, current financial condition, and risk analysis. We may require collateral in the form of security interests in assets, letters of credit, and/or obligation guarantees from financial institutions for transactions executed on other than normal trade terms.

        The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts and trade notes payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of long-term debt bearing a variable interest rate approximates fair value.

        Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Inventories

        Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market (estimated net realizable value). Cost is determined by the specific identification, average cost, or first-in, first-out methods. From time-to-time, we purchase aircraft and engines for disassembly to individual parts and components. Costs are assigned to

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these individual parts and components utilizing list prices from original equipment manufacturers and recent sales history.

        The following is a summary of inventories:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Raw materials and parts

  $ 43.1   $ 114.1  

Work-in-process

    18.1     57.5  

Aircraft and engine parts, components and finished goods

    337.0     297.3  

Aircraft held for sale and related support parts

    57.8     26.4  

  $ 456.0   $ 495.3  

        We classify certain aircraft from our expeditionary airlift business as assets held for sale at the time management commits to a plan to sell the aircraft, changes to the planned sale are not likely, the aircraft are actively marketed and available for immediate sale, and the sale is expected to be completed within one year. Upon designation of an aircraft as held for sale, we record the aircraft's value at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Assets held for sale are not depreciated.

        Aircraft may be classified as assets held for sale for more than one year as we continue to actively market the aircraft at reasonable prices. Certain aircraft types we currently have available for sale are specifically designed for particular functions which limits the marketability of those assets. We had eleven aircraft held for sale comprised of five fixed-wing and six rotary-wing aircraft at May 31, 2015 and nine aircraft held for sale comprised of five fixed-wing and four rotary-wing aircraft at May 31, 2014. During fiscal 2015, we recognized impairment charges of $8.9 million reflecting the decrease in fair value for certain aircraft held for sale and related rotable assets.

        During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for our two S-92 rotary-wing aircraft. We received proceeds of $40.3 million in fiscal 2015 which have been deferred as a sale-leaseback advance pending completion of the sale transaction, which is expected to occur in fiscal 2016.

Equipment under Leases

        Lease revenue is recognized as earned. The cost of the asset under lease is the original purchase price plus overhaul costs. Depreciation for aircraft is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated service life of the equipment. The balance sheet classification of equipment under lease is generally based on lease term, with fixed-term leases less than twelve months generally classified as short-term and all others generally classified as long-term.

        Equipment on short-term lease includes aircraft engines and parts on or available for lease to satisfy customers' immediate short-term requirements. The leases are renewable with fixed terms, which generally vary from one to twelve months. In conjunction with our decision to exit certain product lines in our landing gear business, we recognized an impairment charge of $17.7 million related to rotable assets in fiscal 2015.

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        Equipment on long-term lease consists of engines on lease with commercial airlines generally for more than twelve months and rotable parts used to support long-term supply chain programs. The rotable parts included in equipment on long-term lease are being depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we sold our two remaining wholly-owned aircraft which were on long-term leases for $11.0 million which resulted in a loss on sale of $14.8 million.

        The following is a summary of equipment on or available for long-term lease:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Aircraft engines and rotable parts

  $ 80.2   $ 73.1  

Aircraft

        25.3  

  $ 80.2   $ 98.4  

        Future rent due to us under non-cancelable leases during each of the next five fiscal years is $18.4 million in 2016, $17.6 million in 2017, $17.2 million in 2018, $16.7 million in 2019, and $16.1 million in 2020.

Property, Plant and Equipment

        We record property, plant and equipment at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over useful lives of 10-40 years for buildings and improvements and 3-10 years for equipment, furniture and fixtures, and capitalized software. Aircraft, major components in service, and associated rotable assets to support our expeditionary airlift services are depreciated over their estimated useful lives, which is generally 7-30 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the term of the applicable lease.

        Repair and maintenance expenditures are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or disposal, cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and related gains and losses are included in results of operations.

        In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, we are required to test for impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows. We utilize certain assumptions to estimate future undiscounted cash flows, including demand for our services, future market conditions and trends, business development pipeline of opportunities, current and future lease rates, lease terms, and residual values. Where a determination has been made to exit an entire asset group, the asset group is reviewed for potential impairment with an impairment loss recognized in the period in which it is determined that the aggregate carrying amount of assets within an asset group is not recoverable.

Capitalized Program Development Costs

        Our Telair Cargo Group capitalized $139.8 million, net of reimbursements, as of May 31, 2014 related to costs associated with the engineering and development of the A400M cargo system. The Telair Cargo Group was sold in March 2015 as further discussed in Note 2—Discontinued Operations. These capitalized costs are classified as current and non-current assets on the May 31, 2014 Consolidated Balance Sheet. At

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May 31, 2014, current assets include $27.6 million in Deposits, prepaids and other and non-current assets include $112.2 million in Capitalized program development costs. The capitalized development costs were recovered upon the sale of the Telair Cargo Group.

Income Taxes

        We are subject to income taxes in the U.S., state, and several foreign jurisdictions. In the ordinary course of business, there can be transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns in accordance with applicable accounting guidance for accounting for income taxes, using currently enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. We record a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

        The accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Where necessary, we record a liability for the difference between the benefit recognized for financial statement purposes and the tax position taken or expected to be taken on our tax return. To the extent that our assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made.

Supplemental Information on Cash Flows

        Supplemental information on cash flows is as follows:

 
  For the Year
Ended May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Interest paid

  $ 42.7   $ 33.8   $ 28.3  

Income taxes paid

    105.6     17.3     24.1  

Income tax refunds and interest received

    12.1     7.5     23.2  

        On May 29, 2015, we repurchased 4,185,960 shares of our common stock at a price of $31.90 per share pursuant to a tender offer utilizing $133.5 million cash on hand. Fees and expenses of $1.2 million were incurred related to the tender offer and were recorded in treasury stock. In addition to the tender offer, we also repurchased common shares of $16.8 million and re-issued shares upon exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld to satisfy statutory tax obligations, of $3.6 million during fiscal 2015.

        During fiscal 2014, treasury stock decreased $1.8 million reflecting the re-issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld to satisfy statutory tax obligations, and restricted stock award grants of $2.8 million, partially offset by the purchase of treasury shares of $1.0 million. During fiscal 2013, treasury stock increased $9.7 million reflecting the purchase of treasury shares of $14.6 million, partially offset by the re-issuance of shares upon exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld to satisfy statutory tax obligations, and restricted stock award grants of $4.9 million.

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Use of Estimates

        We have made estimates and utilized certain assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent liabilities to prepare these Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes certain cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. This new standard will be effective for us beginning June 1, 2017, however the FASB issued a proposed ASU on April 29, 2015 which would defer the effective date of the new standard for one year. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

        In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity which requires that a disposal representing a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity's financial results or a business activity classified as held for sale should be reported as discontinued operations. The amendments also expand the disclosure requirements for discontinued operations and add new disclosures for individually significant dispositions that do not qualify as discontinued operations. The Company adopted this guidance on June 1, 2015 which will result in expanded disclosures related to the income statement and cash flow activities for our discontinued operations.

        In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. This new standard will be effective for us beginning June 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

2. Discontinued Operations

        On March 26, 2015, we completed the sale of our Telair Cargo Group to TransDigm, Inc. for $725 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, including a working capital adjustment. The Telair Cargo Group was comprised of Telair International, Telair US, and Nordisk Aviation Products. Cash received at closing before fees and expenses was $705 million with the remaining consideration of $20 million placed in escrow and payable based on the occurrence of certain post-closing events related to the A400M cargo system. In addition, incremental contingent consideration of up to $15 million related to the same cargo system development program could increase total proceeds to $740 million. We recognized

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a pre-tax gain on the sale (net of transaction expenses and fees) of $198.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. The gain excludes the aggregate $35 million of contingent consideration.

        We have also announced our intention to sell our Precision Systems Manufacturing ("PSM") business comprised of our metal and composite machined and fabricated parts manufacturing operations. During fiscal 2015, we recognized impairment charges of $57.5 million to reduce the carrying value of the PSM business's net assets to their expected value at the time of sale.

        Telair Cargo Group and PSM, which were both previously reported in our Technology Products segment, are reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. Interest expense allocated to discontinued operations was $9.2 million, $13.0 million and $12.2 million for fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. No amounts for general corporate overhead were allocated to discontinued operations.

        Sales for our discontinued operations were $286.3 million, $325.9 million, and $329.4 million for fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Liabilities of discontinued operations of $5.4 million at May 31, 2015 were classified as Accrued Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        Unless otherwise noted, amounts and disclosures throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements relate to our continuing operations.

3. Financing Arrangements

Debt Outstanding

        A summary of the carrying amount of our debt is as follows:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Revolving Credit Facility expiring March 24, 2020 with interest payable monthly

  $ 50.0   $ 130.0  

Industrial revenue bond (secured by property, plant and equipment) due August 1, 2018 with interest payable monthly

    25.0     25.0  

Note payable due March 9, 2017 with floating interest rate, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1

    20.0     30.0  

Convertible notes payable due March 1, 2016 with interest at 2.25% payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1

    48.0     45.7  

Notes payable originally due January 15, 2022 with interest at 7.25% payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15

        332.6  

Other1

    11.0     70.7  

Total debt

    154.0     634.0  

Current maturities of debt

    (69.0 )   (69.7 )

Long-term debt

  $ 85.0   $ 564.3  

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    and a secured credit facility originally due April 23, 2015 of $0 million and $29.9 million at May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

            The aggregate principal amount of debt maturing during each of the next five fiscal years is $70.8 million in 2016, $10.0 million in 2017, $0 million in 2018, $25.0 million in 2019, and $50.0 million in 2020.

            At May 31, 2015, the carrying value of our 2.25% convertible notes was $48.0 million and the estimated fair value was approximately $51.5 million. The 2.25% convertible notes are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. This classification is defined as a fair value determined using market-based inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the liability, either directly or indirectly.

            At May 31, 2015, the remaining variable rate and fixed rate debt had a fair value that approximates the carrying value of $106.0 million. These debt instruments are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy which is defined as a fair value determined based upon one or more significant unobservable inputs.

            We are subject to a number of covenants under our financing arrangements, including restrictions that relate to the payment of cash dividends, maintenance of minimum net working capital and tangible net worth levels, sales of assets, additional financing, purchase of our shares and other matters. We are in compliance with all financial and other covenants under our financing arrangements.

    Credit Facilities

            On March 24, 2015, we entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to our Revolving Credit Facility dated April 12, 2011, as amended, with various financial institutions, as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders (the "Revolving Credit Facility").

            The Amendment increased the aggregate revolving credit commitment from $475 million to $500 million. Under certain circumstances, the Company also could request an increase to the revolving commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $250 million, not to exceed $750 million in total.

            Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility subsequent to the Amendment bear interest at the offered Eurodollar Rate plus 100 to 200 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Eurodollar Rate loan, or at the offered fluctuating Base Rate plus 0 to 100 basis points based on certain financial measurements if a Base Rate loan.

            The Amendment also extended the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility by approximately two years to March 24, 2020; deleted the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio; and added a minimum interest coverage ratio. In addition to the interest coverage ratio, the Revolving Credit Facility requires us to comply with a leverage ratio and certain affirmative and negative covenants, including those relating to financial reporting and notification, payment of indebtedness, taxes and other obligations, compliance with applicable laws, and limitations on additional liens, indebtedness, acquisitions, investments and disposition of assets. The Revolving Credit Facility also requires our significant domestic subsidiaries, and any subsidiaries that guarantee our other indebtedness, to provide a guarantee of payment under the Revolving Credit Facility. At May 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the financial and other covenants in these agreements.

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            Borrowing activity under the Revolving Credit Facility during fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Maximum amount borrowed

  $ 215.0   $ 190.0   $ 395.0  

Average daily borrowings

    140.7     135.8     312.3  

Average interest rate during the year

    1.69 %   1.77 %   2.03 %

            On March 28, 2013, we amended our secured credit facility with The Huntington National Bank (the "Huntington Loan Agreement"). The amendment to the Huntington Loan Agreement reduced our secured facility from $65.0 million to $40.0 million while also reducing the interest rate from 325 basis points to 175 basis points over LIBOR. Borrowings under the Huntington Loan Agreement were secured by aircraft and related engines and components owned by us. The Huntington Loan Agreement was repaid and terminated in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 using the sale proceeds from the Telair Cargo Group.

            We also have $2.7 million available under a foreign line of credit.

    7.25% Senior Notes due 2022

            On April 30, 2015, we redeemed our $325 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 for $370.6 million. We recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $44.9 million comprised of a make-whole premium of $45.6 million and unamortized deferred financing costs of $6.2 million, partially offset by an unamortized net premium of $6.9 million.

    Convertible Notes

            The interest expense associated with the convertible notes was as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Coupon interest

  $ 1.5   $ 3.1   $ 3.7  

Amortization of deferred financing fees

    0.1     0.3     0.5  

Amortization of discount

    2.4     5.1     9.3  

Interest expense related to convertible notes

  $ 4.0   $ 8.5   $ 13.5  

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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

4. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

        We are exposed to interest rate risk associated with fluctuations in interest rates on our variable rate debt. Prior to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we utilized two derivative financial instruments to manage our variable interest rate exposure. We utilized a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap and an interest rate cap agreement with each hedging $50.0 million of notional principal interest under our Revolving Credit Facility. In connection with the Amendment of our Revolving Credit Facility, we settled our floating-to-fixed interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 for approximately $2.6 million.

        Prior to the settlement, the derivatives instruments were classified as cash flow hedges with gains and losses on the derivative instruments included in other comprehensive income. We recognized gains and losses on our derivative instruments as an adjustment to interest expense in the period the hedged interest payment affected earnings. We recognized a loss of $2.0 million in fiscal 2015 related to the reclassification of previously unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive income. The impact of the interest rate swap and interest cap agreement on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended May 31, 2014 and 2013 was unrealized gains of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. At May 31, 2014, the fair value of our floating-to-fixed interest rate swap was a liability of $2.8 million and the fair value of our interest rate cap agreement was an asset of $0.1 million.

5. Stock-Based Compensation

        We provide stock-based awards under the AAR CORP. Stock Benefit Plan ("Stock Benefit Plan") and the AAR CORP. 2013 Stock Plan (the "2013 Stock Plan"), each of which has been approved by our stockholders. Under the Stock Benefit Plan and the 2013 Stock Plan, we are authorized to issue stock options to employees and non-employee directors that allow the grant recipients to purchase shares of common stock at a price not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Generally, stock options awarded expire ten years from the date of grant and are exercisable in three, four or five equal annual increments commencing one year after the date of grant. In addition to stock options, the Stock Benefit Plan and the 2013 Stock Plan also provide for the grant of restricted stock awards and performance-based restricted stock awards. The number of performance-based awards earned, subject to vesting, is based on achievement of certain Company-wide financial goals or stock price targets. The Stock Benefit Plan and the 2013 Stock Plan also provide for the grant of stock appreciation units and restricted stock units; however, to date, no such awards have been granted.

        Restricted stock grants are designed, among other things, to align employee interests with the interests of stockholders and to encourage the recipient to build a career with us. Restricted stock typically vests over periods of one to five years from date of grant. Restricted stock grants may be performance-based with vesting to occur over periods of three to six years. All restricted stock that has been granted and earned according to performance criteria carries full dividend and voting rights, regardless of whether it has vested.

        Substantially all stock options and restricted stock are subject to forfeiture prior to vesting if the employee's employment terminates for any reason other than death, disability or retirement. Since inception, a total of 11,149,000 shares have been granted under the Stock Benefit Plan. With the stockholder approval of the 2013 Stock Plan, we granted a total of 331,000 shares in fiscal 2015 under the 2013 Stock Plan and plan to make all future stock awards under the 2013 Stock Plan rather than the Stock Benefit Plan. There are 2,180,000 shares available for grant under the 2013 Stock Plan as of May 31, 2015.

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Stock Options

        No stock options were granted during fiscal 2015. During fiscal 2014 and 2013, we granted stock options representing 1,033,015 shares and 972,180 shares, respectively. The weighted average fair value per share of stock options granted during fiscal 2014 and 2013 was $10.24 and $4.85, respectively. The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 
  Stock
Options
Granted In
Fiscal Year
 
 
  2014   2013  

Risk-free interest rate

    1.4 %   0.6 %

Expected volatility of common stock

    49.1 %   51.4 %

Dividend yield

    1.2 %   2.3 %

Expected option term in years

    5.2     5.4  

        The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility of our common stock, and the expected option term represents the period of time that the stock options granted are expected to be outstanding based on historical exercise trends. The dividend yield represents our anticipated cash dividends at the grant date over the expected option term.

        A summary of stock option activity for the three years ended May 31, 2015 consisted of the following (shares in thousands):

 
  2015   2014   2013  
 
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Outstanding at beginning of year

    2,753   $ 19.59     2,300   $ 16.22     1,703   $ 17.96  

Granted

      $     1,033   $ 25.43     972   $ 12.95  

Exercised

    (793 ) $ 15.98     (473 ) $ 16.20     (124 ) $ 13.72  

Cancelled

    (103 ) $ 21.03     (107 ) $ 18.48     (251 ) $ 15.82  

Outstanding at end of year

    1,857   $ 21.05     2,753   $ 19.59     2,300   $ 16.22  

Options exercisable at end of year

    627   $ 21.78     1,019   $ 17.88     1,089   $ 17.73  

        The total fair value of stock options that vested during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $3.1 million, $2.0 million, and $3.6 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $11.1 million, $4.3 million, and $0.5 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $16.0 million and $15.2 million as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The tax benefit realized from stock options exercised during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $2.4 million, $1.0 million, and zero, respectively. Expense charged to operations for stock options during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $2.9 million, $3.8 million, and $3.5 million, respectively, recorded in selling, general

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and administrative expenses. As of May 31, 2015, we had $6.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options that will be amortized over an average period of 1.4 years.

        The following table provides additional information regarding stock options outstanding as of May 31, 2015 (shares in thousands):

 
  Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable  
Option
Exercise
Price Range
  Number
Outstanding as
of 5/31/15
  Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual
Life in Years
  Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
  Number
Exercisable as
of 5/31/15
  Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
 
$10.00 - $15.00     564     7.1   $ 12.90     94   $ 12.90  
$15.01 - $20.00     226     4.7   $ 16.79     220   $ 16.81  
$20.01 - $34.50     1,067     7.5   $ 26.26     313   $ 27.94  
      1,857     7.1   $ 21.05     627   $ 21.78  

Restricted Stock

        We provide executives and other key employees an opportunity to be awarded performance-based and time-based restricted stock. The performance-based awards are contingent upon the achievement of certain performance objectives, including net income and return on capital. During fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, we granted 188,125, 60,808, and 53,280 of performance-based restricted shares, respectively. Time-based restricted shares of 97,581, 60,808, and 65,780 were granted to executives and key employees during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. We also award time-based restricted stock to our non-employee directors as part of their annual compensation. Time-based restricted shares of 45,000, 45,000, and 48,333 were granted to members of the Board of Directors during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

        The fair value of restricted shares is the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Expense related to all restricted share programs during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $4.9 million, $4.9 million, and $7.6 million, respectively, and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

        Restricted share activity during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015 was as follows (shares in thousands):

 
  Number of
Shares
  Weighted Average
Fair Value
on Grant Date
 

Nonvested at May 31, 2014

    990   $ 22.49  

Granted

    331   $ 25.86  

Vested

    (178 ) $ 19.20  

Forfeited

    (89 ) $ 20.21  

Nonvested at May 31, 2015

    1,054   $ 24.38  

        As of May 31, 2015, we had $8.5 million of unearned compensation related to restricted shares that will be amortized to expense over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

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Shareholders' Rights Plan

        Pursuant to a shareholder rights plan adopted in 2007, each outstanding share of our common stock carries with it a Right to purchase one share at a price of $140 per share. The Rights become exercisable (and separate from the shares) when certain specified events occur, including the acquisition of 15% or more of the common stock by a person or group (an "Acquiring Person") or the commencement of a tender or exchange offer for 15% or more of the common stock.

        In the event that an Acquiring Person acquires 15% or more of the common stock, or if we are the surviving corporation in a merger involving an Acquiring Person or if the Acquiring Person engages in certain types of self-dealing transactions, each Right entitles the holder to purchase for $140 per share (or the then-current exercise price), shares of our common stock having a market value of $280 (or two times the exercise price), subject to certain exceptions. Similarly, if we are acquired in a merger or other business combination or 50% or more of our assets or earning power is sold, each Right entitles the holder to purchase at the then-current exercise price that number of shares of common stock of the surviving corporation having a market value of two times the exercise price. The Rights do not entitle the holder thereof to vote or to receive dividends. The Rights will expire on August 6, 2017, and may be redeemed by us for $.01 per Right under certain circumstances.

6. Income Taxes

        The provision for income tax (benefit) on income from continuing operations includes the following components:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Current:

                   

Federal

  $ 22.2   $ 11.4   $ (3.7 )

State

    0.4     0.4     (0.7 )

Foreign

    1.5     0.8     1.5  

    24.1     12.6     (2.9 )

Deferred

    (52.6 )   19.0     28.3  

  $ (28.5 ) $ 31.6   $ 25.4  

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        The provision for income taxes on income from continuing operations differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% for fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 to income before taxes (benefit), due to the following:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Provision for income tax (benefit) at the federal statutory rate

  $ (29.0 ) $ 34.6   $ 26.0  

State income taxes, net of federal benefit and refunds

    0.2     0.2     0.4  

Federal adjustments

    0.5     (2.0 )   0.3  

Domestic Production Activities Deduction

    (0.2 )   (1.2 )    

State adjustments

            (1.3 )

Provision for income tax (benefit)

  $ (28.5 ) $ 31.6   $ 25.4  

        Income (Loss) before provision for income tax (benefit) includes the following components:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Domestic

  $ (94.2 ) $ 81.9   $ 58.4  

Foreign

    11.2     16.9     15.8  

  $ (83.0 ) $ 98.8   $ 74.2  

        Deferred tax liabilities and assets result primarily from the differences in the timing of the recognition of transactions for financial reporting and income tax purposes. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we identified certain classification errors within our deferred tax asset and liability accounts as of May 31, 2014. These errors did not impact the net deferred tax liability at May 31, 2014 of $132.1 million. We have revised the components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities in the following table and our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of May 31, 2014 to reflect a decrease of $5.5 million in both Deferred tax assets—current and Deferred tax liabilities—noncurrent. We have concluded these errors were not material to any prior reporting periods.

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6. Income Taxes (Continued)

        Our deferred tax liabilities and assets consist of the following components:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Deferred tax assets-current attributable to:

             

Inventory costs

  $ 35.4   $ 14.4  

Impairment of PSM assets

    13.4      

Advanced billings

    6.0     2.0  

Employee benefits

    3.5     7.9  

Other

        0.3  

Total net deferred tax assets-current

    58.3     24.6  

Deferred tax assets-noncurrent attributable to:

             

Postretirement benefits

    18.9     17.6  

Advanced billings

    8.3     16.2  

Foreign intangible assets

        44.2  

Other

    3.9     6.7  

Total deferred tax assets-noncurrent

    31.1     84.7  

Total deferred tax assets

    89.4     109.3  

Valuation allowance

    (2.8 )   (2.8 )

Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance

  $ 86.6   $ 106.5  

Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:

             

Depreciation

  $ (132.4 ) $ (158.4 )

Capitalized program development costs

        (34.1 )

Foreign intangible assets

        (42.9 )

Other

    (0.5 )   (3.2 )

Total deferred tax liabilities

  $ (132.9 ) $ (238.6 )

Net deferred tax liabilities

  $ (46.3 ) $ (132.1 )

        As of May 31, 2015, we have determined that the realization of our deferred tax assets is more likely than not and that a valuation allowance is not required except for certain state net operating losses and credits. Our history of operating earnings, our expectations for continued future earnings, the nature of certain of our deferred tax assets and the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, primarily related to depreciation, support the recoverability of the deferred tax assets.

        Income tax receivable at May 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2.1 million and $14.8 million, respectively, and is included in Deposits, prepaids and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        Our fiscal 2015 effective income tax rate was 34.3% compared to 32.0% in fiscal 2014 which included a $2.0 million reduction in income tax expense related to changes in estimates originally used in the tax provision which were adjusted to actual on the federal income tax return. In addition, our higher taxable income in fiscal 2014 provided a greater tax benefit related to the Domestic Production Activities Deduction in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 199. Our fiscal 2013 effective income tax

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rate was 34.2%, which included a $1.3 million reduction in income tax expense related to the reduction of our state income tax rate from continued implementation of state tax planning strategies. Our state tax planning strategies included new corporate entities, including the restructure of one of our significant business units.

        Fiscal years 2013 and subsequent are open for examination. Various states and foreign jurisdictions also remain open subject to their applicable statute of limitations.

7. Earnings Per Share

        The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus, when their effect is dilutive, incremental shares consisting of shares subject to stock options, shares issuable upon vesting of restricted stock awards and shares to be issued upon conversion of convertible debt.

        We use the "if-converted" method in calculating the diluted earnings per share effect of the assumed conversion of our contingently convertible debt issued in fiscal 2006 because the principal for that issuance can be settled in stock, cash or a combination thereof. Under the "if converted" method, the after-tax effect of interest expense related to the convertible securities is added back to net income, and the convertible debt is assumed to have been converted into common shares at the beginning of the period.

        In accordance with ASC 260-10-45, Share-Based Payment Arrangements and Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method, our unvested restricted stock awards are deemed participating securities since these shares are entitled to participate in dividends declared on common shares. During periods of net income, the calculation of earnings per share for common stock excludes income attributable to unvested restricted stock awards from the numerator and excludes the dilutive impact of those shares from the denominator. During periods of net loss, no effect is given to the participating securities because they do not share in the losses of the Company.

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7. Earnings Per Share (Continued)

        The following tables provide a reconciliation of the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share information for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015 (shares in millions).

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Basic EPS:

                   

Income (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (54.5 ) $ 67.2   $ 48.8  

Less income attributable to participating shares

    (0.3 )   (1.5 )   (2.0 )

Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

    (54.8 )   65.7     46.8  

Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

    64.7     5.7     6.2  

Net income attributable to common shareholders for earnings per share—basic

  $ 9.9   $ 71.4   $ 53.0  

Diluted EPS:

                   

Income (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (54.5 ) $ 67.2   $ 48.8  

Add after-tax interest on convertible debt

            3.2  

Less income attributable to participating shares

    (0.3 )   (1.5 )   (1.9 )

Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

    (54.8 )   65.7     50.1  

Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

    64.7     5.7     6.2  

Net income attributable to common shareholders for earnings per share—diluted

  $ 9.9   $ 71.4   $ 56.3  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

    39.1     38.6     38.3  

Additional shares from assumed conversion of debt

            2.2  

Additional shares from assumed exercise of stock options

    0.3     0.5     0.1  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

    39.4     39.1     40.6  

Earnings per share—basic:

                   

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.70   $ 1.23  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.66     0.15     0.15  

Earnings per share—basic

  $ 0.26   $ 1.85   $ 1.38  

Earnings per share—diluted:

                   

Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations

  $ (1.40 ) $ 1.68   $ 1.23  

Earnings from discontinued operations

    1.64     0.15     0.15  

Earnings per share—diluted

  $ 0.24   $ 1.83   $ 1.38  

        At May 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, options to purchase 168,200 shares, 180,000 shares, and 872,200 shares of common stock were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the period then ended.

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8. Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Plans

        Prior to January 1, 2000, the pension plan for domestic salaried and non-union hourly employees had a benefit formula based primarily on years of service and compensation. Effective January 1, 2000, we converted our defined benefit plan for substantially all domestic salaried and certain hourly employees to a cash balance pension plan. Under the cash balance pension plan, the retirement benefit is expressed as a dollar amount in an account that grows with annual pay-based credits and interest on the account balance. The interest crediting rate under our cash balance plan is determined quarterly and is equal to 100% of the average 30-year treasury rate for the second month preceding the applicable quarter published by the Internal Revenue Service. The average interest crediting rate under our cash balance plan for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015 was 4.5%. Effective June 1, 2005, the existing cash balance plan was frozen and the annual pay-based credits were discontinued. Also effective June 1, 2005, the defined contribution plan was modified to include increased employer contributions and an enhanced profit sharing formula. Defined pension benefits for certain union hourly employees are based primarily on a fixed amount per year of service.

        We also have a defined benefit pension plan covering certain employees in the Netherlands. Certain foreign subsidiaries of Telair Cargo Group also maintained defined benefit pension plans in Germany and Norway with the plans' assets and obligations transferred to the new owners upon the closing of the Telair Cargo Group sale. Benefit formulas are based generally on years of service and compensation. It is the policy of these subsidiaries to fund at least the minimum amounts required by local laws and regulations.

        We provide eligible outside directors with benefits upon retirement on or after age 65 provided they have completed at least five years of service as a director. Benefits are paid quarterly in cash equal to 25% of the annual retainer fee payable to active outside directors. Payment of benefits commences upon retirement and continues for a period equal to the total number of years of the retired director's service up to a maximum of ten years, or death, whichever occurs first. In fiscal 2001, we terminated this plan for any new members of the Board of Directors first elected after May 31, 2001. No current directors participate in this plan.

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8. Employee Benefit Plans (Continued)

        The change to our projected benefit obligation and the fair value of our plan assets for our pension plans in the United States and other countries was as follows:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Change in projected benefit obligation:

             

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

  $ 141.9   $ 130.2  

Sale of Telair Cargo Group

    (5.1 )    

Service cost

    2.0     2.2  

Interest cost

    4.8     5.1  

Participant contributions

    0.3     0.4  

Net actuarial loss

    21.7     5.7  

Benefit payments

    (6.4 )   (5.1 )

Plan change

    (1.4 )   0.6  

Foreign currency adjustment

    (12.9 )   2.8  

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

  $ 144.9   $ 141.9  

Change in the fair value of plan assets:

             

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

  $ 116.0   $ 101.6  

Actual return on plan assets

    12.5     10.5  

Employer contributions

    4.6     6.2  

Participant contributions

    0.3     0.4  

Benefit payments

    (6.4 )   (5.1 )

Foreign currency adjustment

    (11.2 )   2.4  

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

  $ 115.8   $ 116.0  

Funded status at end of year

  $ (29.1 ) $ (25.9 )

        Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Accrued liabilities

  $ (3.5 ) $ (3.4 )

Other liabilities and deferred income

    (25.6 )   (22.5 )

Funded status at end of year

  $ (29.1 ) $ (25.9 )

        Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, consisted of the following:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Actuarial loss

  $ 60.2   $ 51.2  

Prior service cost (credit)

    (0.3 )   1.4  

Total

  $ 59.9   $ 52.6  

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8. Employee Benefit Plans (Continued)

        For all of our pension plans, both the projected benefit obligation and the accumulated benefit obligation are in excess of the individual plans' assets. The accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $136.6 million and $134.4 million as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

        Pension expense charged to the Consolidated Statements of Income includes the following components:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Service cost

  $ 2.0   $ 2.1   $ 1.9  

Interest cost

    4.8     4.9     4.8  

Expected return on plan assets

    (6.0 )   (5.8 )   (6.0 )

Curtailment

    0.2          

Amortization of prior service cost

    0.2     0.1     0.2  

Recognized net actuarial loss

    1.8     1.9     1.8  

  $ 3.0   $ 3.2   $ 2.7  

        The estimated amounts to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into expense during fiscal 2016 are as follows:

Net actuarial loss

  $ 2.3  

Prior service cost

    0.1  

Total

  $ 2.4  

Assumptions

        The assumptions used in accounting for our plans are estimates of factors including, among other things, the amount and timing of future benefit payments. The following table presents the key weighted-average assumptions used in the measurement of our projected benefit obligations:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Discount rate:

             

Domestic plans

    4.15 %   4.23 %

International plans

    1.90     3.20  

Rate of compensation increase:

   
 
   
 
 

Domestic plans

    2.50 %   2.50 %

International plans

    3.00     3.00  

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        A summary of the weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension expense is as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Discount rate:

                   

Domestic plans

    4.23 %   4.29 %   4.14 %

International plans

    1.90     3.70     4.20  

Rate of compensation increase:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Domestic plans

    2.50 %   2.50 %   2.50 %

International plans

    3.00     3.00     3.00  

Expected long-term rate on plan assets:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Domestic plans

    7.50 %   7.50 %   8.00 %

International plans

    4.00     3.70     4.20  

        The discount rate was determined by projecting the expected future benefit payments as defined for the projected benefit obligation, discounting those expected payments using a theoretical zero-coupon spot yield curve derived from a universe of high-quality bonds as of the measurement date, and solving for the single equivalent discount rate that resulted in the same projected benefit obligation.

Plan Assets

        The following table sets forth the actual asset allocation and target allocations for our U.S. pension plans:

 
  May 31,    
 
 
  Target Asset
Allocation
 
 
  2015   2014  

Equity securities

    60 %   64 %   45 - 75 %

Fixed income securities

    16     17     15 - 25 %

Other

    24     19     0 - 25 %

    100 %   100 %      

        The assets of U.S pension plans are invested in compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The investment goals are to provide a total return that, over the long term, optimizes the long-term return on plan assets at an acceptable risk, and to maintain a broad diversification across asset classes and among investment managers. We believe that there are no significant concentrations of risk within our plan assets as of May 31, 2015. Direct investments in our securities and the use of derivatives for the purpose of speculation are not permitted. The assets of the U.S. pension plans are invested primarily in equity and fixed income mutual funds, individual common stocks, and fund-of-funds hedge funds. The assets of the non-domestic plan are invested in funds-of-funds where each fund holds a portfolio of equity and fixed income mutual funds.

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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

8. Employee Benefit Plans (Continued)

        To develop our expected long-term rate of return assumption on domestic plans, we use long-term historical return information for our targeted asset mix and current market conditions. The expected return for each asset class is weighted based on the target asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption. The actual return on plan assets for the years ending May 31, 2015 and 2014 has exceeded our projected long-term rate of return on assets due to strong corporate bond and equity markets that generated asset returns in excess of historical trends and have exceeded the returns we expect these assets to achieve over the long-term.

        The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, pension plan assets at their fair value as of May 31, 2015:

 
  Level 11   Level 22   Level 33   Total  

Equity securities:

                         

U.S. common stock

  $ 3.3   $   $   $ 3.3  

U.S. mutual funds

    26.8             26.8  

International common stock

    0.1             0.1  

International mutual funds

    9.1             9.1  

Fixed income:

                         

Government securities and corporate bond mutual funds

    10.3             10.3  

Funds-of-funds

        49.1     8.0     57.1  

Hedge funds

            7.1     7.1  

Cash and cash equivalents

    2.0             2.0  

Total investments

  $ 51.6   $ 49.1   $ 15.1   $ 115.8  

        The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, pension plan assets at their fair value as of May 31, 2014:

 
  Level 11   Level 22   Level 33   Total  

Equity securities:

                         

U.S. common stock

  $ 6.5   $   $   $ 6.5  

U.S. mutual funds

    24.0             24.0  

International common stock

    0.6             0.6  

International mutual funds

    9.1             9.1  

Fixed income:

                         

Government securities and corporate bond mutual funds

    11.0             11.0  

Funds-of-funds

        50.6     7.5     58.1  

Hedge funds

            3.6     3.6  

Cash and cash equivalents

    3.1             3.1  

Total investments

  $ 54.3   $ 50.6   $ 11.1   $ 116.0  

1
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that we have the ability to access as of the reporting date.

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2
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.

3
Unobservable inputs, such as internally developed pricing models or third party valuations for the asset due to little or no market activity for the asset.

        The following table presents the reconciliation of Level 3 pension assets measured at fair value for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014:

 
  Hedge Funds   Fund-of-funds   Total  

Balance as of May 31, 2013

  $ 2.4   $ 7.7   $ 10.1  

Sales

    (2.4 )   (2.3 )   (4.7 )

Purchases

    3.6     1.8     5.4  

Return on plan assets related to:

                   

Assets sold by May 31, 2014

        (0.3 )   (0.3 )

Assets still held at May 31, 2014

        0.6     0.6  

Balance as of May 31, 2014

    3.6     7.5     11.1  

Purchases

    3.2         3.2  

Return on plan assets related to assets still held at May 31, 2015

    0.3     0.5     0.8  

Balance as of May 31, 2015

  $ 7.1   $ 8.0   $ 15.1  

Valuation Techniques Used to Determine Fair Value

        Cash equivalents are investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. The fair values are based on observable market prices and categorized as Level 1.

        With respect to individually held equity securities, including investments in U.S. and international securities, the trustees obtain prices from pricing services, whose prices are obtained from direct feeds from market exchanges, which we are able to independently corroborate. Equity securities held individually are primarily traded on exchanges that contain only actively traded securities, due to the volume trading requirements imposed by these exchanges. Equity securities are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and categorized as Level 1.

        Equity and fixed income mutual funds are maintained by investment companies that hold certain investments in accordance with a stated set of fund objectives, which are consistent with our overall investment strategy. The values of some of these funds are publicly quoted. For equity and fixed income mutual funds which are publicly quoted, the funds are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and have been categorized as Level 1. For equity and fixed income mutual funds which are not publicly quoted, the fund administrators value the funds using the net asset value per fund share, derived from quoted prices in active markets of the underlying securities. These funds have been categorized as Level 2. As our funds-of-funds investments are also derived from quoted prices in active markets, we have categorized the funds-of-funds investments as Level 2.

        Hedge fund investments include those seeking to maximize absolute returns using a broad range of strategies to enhance returns and provide additional diversification. The fair value of hedge funds is

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determined using net asset value or its equivalent subject to certain restrictions, such as a lock-up period. As we may be limited in our ability to redeem the investments at the measurement date or within a reasonable period of time, the hedge fund investments are categorized as Level 3.

Future Benefit Payments and Funding

        The following table summarizes our estimated future pension payments by fiscal year:

 
  Fiscal Year  
 
  2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021 to
2025
 

Estimated future pension payments

  $ 10.5   $ 5.3   $ 5.8   $ 5.5   $ 5.9   $ 31.6  

        Our contribution policy for the domestic plans is to contribute annually, at a minimum, an amount which is deductible for federal income tax purposes and that is sufficient to meet actuarially computed pension benefits. We anticipate contributing approximately $3.5 million during fiscal 2016.

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

        We provide health and life insurance benefits for certain eligible retirees. The postretirement plan is unfunded and in fiscal 1995, we completed termination of postretirement health and life insurance benefits attributable to future services of collective bargaining and other domestic employees. The unfunded projected benefit obligation for this plan was $1.0 million and $0.9 million as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We have omitted substantially all of the required disclosures related to this plan because the plan is not material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Defined Contribution Plan

        The defined contribution plan is a profit sharing plan which is intended to qualify as a 401(k) plan under the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plan, employees may contribute up to 75% of their pretax compensation, subject to applicable regulatory limits. We may make matching contributions up to 5% of compensation as well as discretionary profit sharing contributions. Our contributions vest on a pro-rata basis during the first three years of employment. We also provide profit sharing benefits for certain executives and key employees to supplement the benefits provided by the defined contribution plan. Expense charged to the Consolidated Statements of Income for our matching contributions, including profit sharing contributions, was $11.9 million in fiscal 2015, $11.8 million in fiscal 2014 and $13.0 million in fiscal 2013 for these plans.

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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

9. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

        Changes in our accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") by component for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015 were as follows:

 
  Currency
Translation
Adjustments
  Pensions
Plans
  Derivative
Instruments
  Total  

Balance as of June 1, 2012

  $ (14.0 ) $ (37.3 ) $ (3.9 ) $ (55.2 )

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications          

    8.7     2.2     0.6     11.5  

Amounts reclassified from AOCL

        1.2         1.2  

Total other comprehensive income

    8.7     3.4     0.6     12.7  

Balance as of May 31, 2013

    (5.3 )   (33.9 )   (3.3 )   (42.5 )

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications          

    14.0     (2.8 )   0.7     11.9  

Amounts reclassified from AOCL

        1.3         1.3  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

    14.0     (1.5 )   0.7     13.2  

Balance as of May 31, 2014

    8.7     (35.4 )   (2.6 )   (29.3 )

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications          

    (56.9 )   (7.9 )   0.6     (64.2 )

Sale of Telair Cargo Group

    49.1     0.6         49.7  

Amounts reclassified from AOCL

        1.4     2.0     3.4  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

    (7.8 )   (5.9 )   2.6     (11.1 )

Balance as of May 31, 2015

  $ 0.9   $ (41.3 ) $   $ (40.4 )

10. Aircraft Portfolio

Aircraft Owned with Joint Venture Partners

        We have ownership interests in three aircraft with joint venture partners at May 31, 2015 which are available for lease or sale to commercial air carriers. Our equity investment was approximately $20.5 million and $28.7 million as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in Investment in joint ventures on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Included in the May 31, 2015 and 2014 amounts are notes receivable in the amount of $5.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively, for aircraft which the joint ventures have sold. Our aircraft joint ventures represent investments in limited liability companies that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Our membership interest in each of these joint ventures is 50%, and the primary business of these joint ventures is the acquisition, ownership, lease and disposition of certain commercial aircraft. Aircraft were purchased with cash contributions by the members of the joint ventures and debt financing provided on a limited recourse basis. Under the terms of servicing agreements with certain of the joint ventures, we provide administrative services and technical advisory services, including aircraft evaluations, oversight and logistical support of the maintenance process and records management. We also provide remarketing services with respect to the divestiture of aircraft by the joint ventures. During fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, we were paid $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for such services. The income tax benefit or expense related to the operations of the joint ventures is recorded by the member companies.

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10. Aircraft Portfolio (Continued)

        Distributions from joint ventures are classified as operating or investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows based upon an evaluation of the specific facts and circumstances of each distribution.

        Summarized financial information for these joint ventures is as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Sales

  $ 14.7   $ 10.4   $ 115.2  

Income before provision for income taxes

    0.9     6.7     13.5  

        During fiscal 2015, the joint venture partners sold one aircraft for $5.1 million. During fiscal 2013, the joint venture partners sold twelve aircraft for $77.9 million.

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Balance sheet information:

             

Assets

  $ 48.2   $ 71.3  

Debt

    4.6     11.4  

Members' capital

    41.0     57.5  

        Information relating to aircraft type, year of manufacture, lessee, lease expiration date and expected disposition upon lease expiration of the three aircraft owned with joint venture partners as of May 31, 2015 is as follows:

Quantity
  Aircraft Type   Year
Manufactured
  Lessee   Lease Expiration
Date (FY)
  Post-Lease Disposition
2   767-300   1991   United Airlines   2022   Sale/Re-lease
1   737-400   1993       Sale/Re-lease
3                    

Wholly-Owned Aircraft

        In addition to the commercial aircraft owned with joint venture partners, we also previously owned 100% of two aircraft which we sold in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 for $11.0 million. The carrying value of these two aircraft was $25.8 million which resulted in the recognition of a loss on sale of $14.8 million.

11. Commitments and Contingencies

        On October 3, 2003, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction whereby we sold and leased back a facility located in Garden City, New York. The lease is classified as an operating lease. Net proceeds from the sale of the facility were $14.0 million and the cost and related accumulated depreciation of the facility of $9.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively, were removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the time of sale. The gain realized on the sale of $9.1 million has been deferred and is being amortized over the 20-year lease term. As of May 31, 2015 and 2014, the unamortized balance of the deferred gain was

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approximately $3.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively, and is included in Other liabilities and deferred income on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        In May 2015, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction related to our two S-92 rotary-wing aircraft. The proceeds of $40.3 million have been deferred as a sales-leaseback advance pending completion of the sale transaction. The lease is classified as an operating lease and has a term of two years.

        In addition to the leases described above, we lease other facilities and equipment under agreements that are classified as operating leases that expire at various dates through 2034. Future minimum payments under all operating leases at May 31, 2015 are as follows:

Year
  Facilities and
Equipment
 

2016

  $ 19.7  

2017

    15.6  

2018

    11.3  

2019

    9.9  

2020

    9.4  

2021 and thereafter

    38.0  

        Rental expense for facilities and equipment during fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $33.3 million, $30.6 million, and $30.0 million, respectively.

        We enter into purchase obligations which arise in the ordinary course of business and represent a binding commitment to acquire inventory, including raw materials, parts and components, as well as equipment to support the operations of our business. The aggregate amount of purchase obligations due in each of the next five fiscal years is $222.6 million in 2016, $15.2 million in 2017, $4.1 million in 2018 and $0.1 in 2019 and 2020.

        We routinely issue letters of credit and performance bonds in the ordinary course of our business. These instruments are typically issued in conjunction with insurance contracts or other business requirements. The total of these instruments outstanding at May 31, 2015 was approximately $15.4 million.

        We are involved in various claims and legal actions, including environmental matters, arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

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12. Other Noncurrent Assets

        At May 31, 2015 and 2014, other noncurrent assets consisted of the following:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Assets under deferred compensation plan

  $ 28.8   $ 23.7  

Cash surrender value of life insurance

    17.5     17.3  

Costs in excess of billings

    14.4     15.1  

License fees

    12.2     13.0  

Notes receivable

    4.3     5.2  

Debt issuance costs

    2.6     9.6  

Other

    5.4     16.2  

  $ 85.2   $ 100.1  

License Fees

        In June 2011, we entered into a ten-year agreement with Unison Industries to be the exclusive worldwide aftermarket distributor for Unison's electrical components, sensors, switches and other systems for aircraft and industrial uses. In connection with the agreement, we agreed to pay Unison Industries $20.0 million for the exclusive distribution rights with $7.0 million paid in June 2011, and $1.3 million payable by January 31 of each calendar year beginning in January 2012 through 2021.

        As of May 31, 2015 and 2014, the unamortized balance of the license is $10.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively, and is being amortized over a ten-year period. The current portion of the deferred payments of $1.3 million is recorded in Accrued liabilities and the long-term portion of $5.1 million is included in Other liabilities and deferred income on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

13. Business Segment Information

Segment Reporting

        As discussed in Note 2—Discontinued Operations, we began reporting our Telair Cargo Group and PSM businesses as discontinued operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Prior to the decision to sell these two businesses, we reported our activities in the following two business segments: Aviation Services comprised of our supply chain, maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") and airlift activities and Technology Products comprised of our Telair Cargo Group, Precision Systems Manufacturing, and mobility businesses.

        As a result of the decision to divest the Telair Cargo Group and PSM, we have revised our reportable segments to align to our new organizational structure. We now report our results in two new segments: Aviation Services comprised of supply chain and MRO activities and Expeditionary Services comprised of airlift and mobility activities. This new presentation reflects the way our chief operating decision making officer (Chief Executive Officer) now evaluates performance and our internal organizational and management structure.

        The Aviation Services segment consists of businesses that provide spares and maintenance support for aircraft operated by our commercial and government/defense customers. Sales in the Aviation Services

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segment are derived from the sale and lease of a wide variety of new, overhauled and repaired engine and airframe parts and components to the commercial aviation and government and defense markets. We provide customized inventory supply chain management, performance based logistics programs, aircraft component repair management services, and aircraft modifications. The segment also includes repair, maintenance and overhaul of aircraft, landing gear and components. Cost of sales consists principally of the cost of product, direct labor, and overhead.

        The Expeditionary Services segment consists of businesses that provide products and services supporting the movement of equipment and personnel by the U.S. DoD, foreign governments and non-governmental organizations. Sales in the Expeditionary Services segment are derived from the delivery of airlift services to mostly government and defense customers and the design and manufacture of pallets, shelters, and containers used to support the U.S. military's requirements for a mobile and agile force. We also provide system integration services for specialized command and control systems. Cost of sales consists principally of aircraft maintenance costs, depreciation, the cost of material to manufacture products, direct labor and overhead.

        Segment results have been reclassified for all periods presented to reflect our new segment presentation.

        The accounting policies for the segments are the same as those described in Note 1. Our chief operating decision making officer (Chief Executive Officer) evaluates performance based on the reportable segments and utilizes gross profit as a primary profitability measure. Gross profit is calculated by subtracting cost of sales from sales. The assets and certain expenses related to corporate activities are not allocated to the segments. Our reportable segments are aligned principally around differences in products and services.

        Selected financial information for each segment is as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Net sales:

                   

Aviation Services

  $ 1,316.1   $ 1,231.2   $ 1,246.9  

Expeditionary Services

    278.2     477.9     561.0  

  $ 1,594.3   $ 1,709.1   $ 1,807.9  

 

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Gross profit:

                   

Aviation Services

  $ 143.8   $ 172.5   $ 145.1  

Expeditionary Services

    15.5     116.4     114.4  

  $ 159.3   $ 288.9   $ 259.5  

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  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Total assets:

                   

Aviation Services

  $ 919.0   $ 930.6   $ 882.6  

Expeditionary Services

    387.6     424.4     479.7  

Discontinued operations

    17.0     663.4     617.1  

Corporate

    191.4     175.6     157.5  

  $ 1,515.0   $ 2,194.0   $ 2,136.9  

 

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Capital expenditures:

                   

Aviation Services

  $ 8.7   $ 9.5   $ 8.7  

Expeditionary Services

    20.3     9.0     22.7  

Corporate

    13.1     2.3     1.1  

Total continuing operations

    42.1     20.8     32.5  

Discontinued operations

    4.2     5.7     5.1  

  $ 46.3   $ 26.5   $ 37.6  

 

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Depreciation and amortization:1

                   

Aviation Services

  $ 28.9   $ 25.6   $ 24.2  

Expeditionary Services

    24.9     37.1     41.0  

Corporate

    9.6     10.6     11.7  

Total continuing operations

    63.4     73.3     76.9  

Discontinued operations

    13.5     15.8     13.9  

  $ 76.9   $ 89.1   $ 90.8  

1
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13. Business Segment Information (Continued)

        The following table reconciles segment gross profit to consolidated income before provision for income taxes.

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Segment gross profit

  $ 159.3   $ 288.9   $ 259.5  

Selling, general and administrative

    (171.4 )   (166.3 )   (164.0 )

Earnings from joint ventures

    0.2     3.0     6.7  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    (44.9 )       (0.3 )

Interest expense

    (26.5 )   (28.3 )   (29.1 )

Interest income

    0.3     1.5     1.4  

Income (Loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

  $ (83.0 ) $ 98.8   $ 74.2  

        The U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and their contractors are our only customers representing 10% or more of total sales in any of the last three fiscal years. Sales by segment for these customers are as follows:

 
  For the Year Ended May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Aviation Services

  $ 237.3   $ 199.1   $ 192.1  

Expeditionary Services

    255.8     462.6     541.6  

  $ 493.1   $ 661.7   $ 733.7  

Percentage of total sales

    30.9 %   38.7 %   40.6 %

Geographic Data

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014  

Long-lived assets:

             

United States

  $ 523.8   $ 809.0  

Europe

    37.0     271.4  

Other

    0.1     2.2  

  $ 560.9   $ 1,082.6  

        Sales to unaffiliated customers in foreign countries (including sales through foreign sales offices of domestic subsidiaries), were approximately $536.5 million (33.7% of total sales), $456.0 million (26.7% of total sales) and $464.9 million (25.7% of total sales) in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

14. Selected Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

        The unaudited selected quarterly data for fiscal years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented below and has been recast to reflect Telair Cargo Group and PSM as discontinued operations for all periods presented:


Fiscal 2015

 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Full
Year
 

Sales

  $ 395.1   $ 403.3   $ 380.1   $ 415.8   $ 1,594.3  

Gross profit

    62.4     67.2     50.1     (20.4 )   159.3  

Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to AAR

    11.8     13.9     1.9     (82.1 )   (54.5 )

Income (Loss) from discontinued operations attributable to AAR

    2.6     1.3     (36.4 )   97.2     64.7  

Net income (loss) attributable to AAR

    14.4     15.2     (34.5 )   15.1     10.2  

Earnings (Loss) per share—basic:

                               

Continuing operations

    0.30     0.35     0.05     (2.12 )   (1.40 )

Discontinued operations

    0.07     0.03     (0.94 )   2.50     1.66  

Earnings per share—basic

    0.37     0.38     (0.89 )   0.38     0.26  

Earnings (Loss) per share—diluted:

                               

Continuing operations

    0.30     0.35     0.05     (2.12 )   (1.40 )

Discontinued operations

    0.07     0.03     (0.94 )   2.48     1.64  

Earnings (Loss) per share—diluted

    0.37     0.38     (0.89 )   0.36     0.24  


Fiscal 2014

 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Full
Year
 

Sales

  $ 429.8   $ 458.9   $ 399.8   $ 420.6   $ 1,709.1  

Gross profit

    71.8     77.4     66.2     73.5     288.9  

Income from continuing operations attributable to AAR

    16.7     18.7     16.9     14.9     67.2  

Income from discontinued operations attributable to AAR

    1.2     1.3     1.0     2.2     5.7  

Net income attributable to AAR

    17.9     20.0     17.9     17.1     72.9  

Earnings per share—basic:

                               

Continuing operations

    0.42     0.48     0.43     0.38     1.70  

Discontinued operations

    0.03     0.03     0.02     0.06     0.15  

Earnings per share—basic

    0.45     0.51     0.45     0.44     1.85  

Earnings per share—diluted:

                               

Continuing operations

    0.42     0.47     0.43     0.37     1.68  

Discontinued operations

    0.03     0.03     0.02     0.06     0.15  

Earnings per share—diluted

    0.45     0.50     0.45     0.43     1.83  

1
The earnings-per-share computation for the year is a separate, annual calculation. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings-per-share amounts does not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year.

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AAR CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

14. Selected Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Continued)

2
Fourth quarter loss from continuing operations in fiscal 2015 reflects impairment charges and other losses of $71.4 million related to product lines and inventories identified as underperforming or not part of our strategy going forward in our services businesses and a loss on extinguishment of debt of $44.9 million.

3
Third quarter loss from discontinued operations in fiscal 2015 reflects the impairment of PSM's net assets of $46.4 million.

4
Fourth quarter income from discontinued operations in fiscal 2015 reflects the pre-tax gain on sale of the Telair Cargo Group of $198.6 million partially offset by additional impairment of PSM's net assets of $11.1 million.

15. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 
  May 31,  
 
  2015   2014   2013  

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 6.2   $ 8.7   $ 6.5  

Provision charged to operations

    1.7     0.7     6.8  

Deductions for accounts written off, net of recoveries

    (1.6 )   (3.2 )   (4.6 )

Sale of Telair Cargo Group

    (0.4 )        

Reclassification to assets of discontinued operations

    (0.1 )        

Balance, end of year

  $ 5.8   $ 6.2   $ 8.7  

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ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2015. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. Therefore, effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of May 31, 2015, ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner.

        There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period ended May 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


MANAGEMENT REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

        Management of AAR CORP. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Act. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems which are determined to be effective provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        Management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in the Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992).

        Based on our assessment, management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2015.

        KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued a report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. That report appears below.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AAR CORP.:

        We have audited AAR CORP.'s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). AAR CORP.'s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        In our opinion, AAR CORP. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of AAR CORP. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015, and our report dated July 15, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
July 15, 2015

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ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

        Not applicable.


PART III

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

        The information required by this item regarding the Directors of the Company and nominees for election of the Board is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Information about our Director Nominees and our Continuing Directors" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The information required by this item regarding the Executive Officers of the Company appears under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant" following Part I, Item 4 above.

        The information required by this item regarding the compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The information required by this item regarding the identification of the Audit Committee as a separately-designated standing committee of the Board and the status of one or more members of the Audit Committee being an "audit committee financial expert" is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Corporate Governance—Board Committees" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The information required by this item regarding our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct applicable to our directors, officers and employees is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Corporate Governance—Code of Business Ethics and Conduct" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        There have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Company's board of directors. The information regarding these procedures is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Corporate Governance—Director Nominations and Qualifications" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the following captions: (a) "Executive Compensation—Compensation Committee's Report on Executive Compensation for fiscal 2015," (b) "Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table," (c) "Executive Compensation—Fiscal 2015 Grants of Plan-Based Awards," (d) "Executive Compensation—Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End Table," (e) "Executive Compensation—Fiscal 2015 Option Exercises and Stock Vested," (f) "Executive Compensation—Fiscal 2015 Pension Benefits," (g) "Executive Compensation—Fiscal 2015 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation," (h) "Executive Compensation—Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control of the Company," (i) "Corporate Governance—Director Compensation," and (j) "Corporate Governance—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

        The information required by this item regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Security Ownership of Management and Others" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The information required by this item regarding equity compensation plan information is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the captions "Corporate Governance—Director Independence" and "Corporate Governance—Related Person Transaction Policy" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information contained under the caption "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Services" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Disclosures

        The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report under "Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data".

 
  Page  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    34  

Financial Statements—AAR CORP. and Subsidiaries:

       

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended May 31, 2015

    35  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three years ended May 31, 2015

    36  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2015 and 2014

    37 - 38  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three years ended May 31, 2015

    39  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended May 31, 2015

    40  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    41 - 76  

Selected quarterly data (unaudited) for the years ended May 31, 2015 and 2014 (Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

    75  

(a)(3)    Exhibits

        The Exhibits filed as part of this report are set forth in the Exhibit Index contained elsewhere herein. Management contracts and compensatory arrangements have been marked with an asterisk (*) on the Exhibit Index.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this annual report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    AAR CORP.
(Registrant)

Date: July 15, 2015

 

BY:

 

/s/ DAVID P. STORCH

David P. Storch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature   Title    
  Date
             
/s/ DAVID P. STORCH

David P. Storch
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
       

/s/ TIMOTHY J. ROMENESKO

Timothy J. Romenesko

 

President; Chief Operating Officer of Expeditionary Services; Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ JOHN C. FORTSON

John C. Fortson

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

/s/ MICHAEL J. SHARP

Michael J. Sharp

 

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

/s/ ANTHONY K. ANDERSON

Anthony K. Anderson

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ NORMAN R. BOBINS

Norman R. Bobins

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ MICHAEL R. BOYCE

Michael R. Boyce

 

Director

 

 

 

July 15, 2015

/s/ RONALD R. FOGLEMAN

Ronald R. Fogleman

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ JAMES E. GOODWIN

James E. Goodwin

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ PATRICK J. KELLY

Patrick J. Kelly

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ PETER PACE

Peter Pace

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ MARC J. WALFISH

Marc J. Walfish

 

Director

 

 

 

 

/s/ RONALD B. WOODARD

Ronald B. Woodard

 

Director

 

 

 

 

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  Index    
  Exhibits
2.   Acquisition   2.1   Purchase Agreement dated as of February 20, 2015 by and among AAR International, Inc., an Illinois corporation, AAR Manufacturing, Inc., an Illinois corporation, TransDigm Inc., a Delaware corporation and TransDigm Germany GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the law of Germany (the schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K; a copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request).43

3.

 

Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

 

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation.7

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

By-Laws, as amended and restated through July 9, 2008.18

4.

 

Instruments defining the rights of security holders

 

4.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation (see Exhibit 3.1).

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

By-Laws, as amended and restated through July 9, 2008 (See Exhibit 3.2).

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company dated July 11, 2007.14

 

 

 

 

4.4

 

Loan Agreement dated July 15, 2005 between Registrant's Subsidiary, AAR Wood Dale LLC and Principal Commercial Funding, LLC.9

 

 

 

 

4.5

 

Form of 2.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2016.16

 

 

 

 

4.6

 

Indenture for 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 between AAR CORP. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of February 11, 2008.16

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

Master Loan Agreement between EP Aviation, LLC and The Huntington National Bank dated as of April 23, 2010, together with the Guaranty dated April 23, 2010 made by AAR CORP. in favor of the Huntington Bank,21 as amended March 28, 2013.31

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

Indenture providing for Issuance of Debt Securities between AAR CORP. as Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee dated as of December 1, 2010.25

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  Index    
  Exhibits
        4.9   Indenture providing for Issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities between AAR CORP. as Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee dated as of December 1, 2010.25

 

 

 

 

4.10

 

Credit Agreement dated April 12, 2011 among AAR CORP., Bank of America National Association, as administrative agent, and the various financial institutions party thereto,26 as amended August 26, 2011 and October 13, 2011, 28 and as further amended on April 8, 2013 and April 24, 201332 and as further amended on March 24, 2015.41

 

 

 

 

4.11

 

Indenture dated as of January 23, 2012, governing the 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2022, by and among AAR, certain subsidiary guarantees identified therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee,29 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 30, 2012.35

 

 

 

 

4.12

 

Loan Agreement dated as of March 9, 2012 between AAR Corp. and Development Bank of Japan, Inc.30

 

 

 

 

4.13

 

Form of 7.25% Senior Note due 2022.33,37

 

 

 

 

4.14

 

Indenture dated as of February 14, 2013 governing $30,000,000 of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015, by and between AAR CORP., as Issuer, and U.S. National Bank National Association, as Trustee.34

 

 

 

 

4.15

 

Form of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant is not filing certain documents. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of each such document upon the request of the Commission.

10.

 

Material Contracts

 

10.1*

 

Amended and Restated AAR CORP. Stock Benefit Plan effective October 1, 2001,4 as amended June 27, 2003,5 May 5, 2005,8 July 12, 2005,10 June 23, 2006,14 January 23, 2007,13 January 27, 2007,17 and July 11, 2011.27

 

 

 

 

10.2*

 

AAR CORP. Directors' Retirement Plan, dated April 14, 1992,1 amended May 26, 20002 and April 10, 2001.3

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  Index    
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        10.3*   AAR CORP. Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan, as Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2005,11 as amended July 11, 2007,13 October 17, 200717 and June 11, 2010,24 and further amended April 26, 2013 and November 18, 2014 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

10.4*

 

Amended and Restated Severance and Change in Control Agreement dated August 1, 2000 between the Registrant and Michael J. Sharp.3

 

 

 

 

10.5*

 

Amended and Restated Severance and Change in Control Agreement dated April 11, 2000 between the Registrant and Timothy J. Romenesko2, as amended June 14, 2010.23

 

 

 

 

10.6*

 

AAR CORP. Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2005.12

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

Indenture dated October 3, 2003 between AAR Distribution, Inc. and iStar Garden City LLC.6

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

Lease Agreement dated October 3, 2003 between AAR Allen Services, Inc., as tenant and iStar Garden City LLC, as Landlord, and related Guaranty dated October 3, 2003 from Registrant to iStar Garden City LLC.6

 

 

 

 

10.9

 

Lease Agreement by and between Indianapolis Airport Authority and AAR Aircraft Services, Inc. dated as of December 19, 2014 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

10.10*

 

Form of Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.38

 

 

 

 

10.11*

 

Form of Fiscal 2016 Director Restricted Stock Agreement (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

10.12*

 

Form of Split Dollar Insurance Agreement.12

 

 

 

 

10.13

 

Confirmation of OTC Convertible Note Hedge Transaction for 2016 Notes, dated February 5, 2008, by and between AAR CORP., and Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc.15

 

 

 

 

10.14

 

Confirmation of OTC Warrant Transaction for 2016 Notes, dated February 5, 2008, by and between AAR CORP., and Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc.15

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  Index    
  Exhibits
        10.15*   Form of Severance and Change in Control Agreement effective from and after July 9, 2008 (entered into between the Registrant and Robert J. Regan).18

 

 

 

 

10.16

 

Form of Directors' and Officers' Indemnification Agreement.19

 

 

 

 

10.17*

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated May 31, 2014 between Registrant and David P. Storch.22

 

 

 

 

10.18*

 

Form of Amendment to the Severance and Change in Control Agreement (applicable to Messrs. Romenesko and Sharp).20

 

 

 

 

10.19*

 

Form of Amendment to the Severance and Change in Control Agreement (applicable to Mr. Regan).20

 

 

 

 

10.20*

 

Form of Policy for Recoupment of Incentive Compensation.36

 

 

 

 

10.21*

 

AAR CORP. Fiscal 2014 Short-Term Incentive Plan.39

 

 

 

 

10.22*

 

Severance and Change in Control Agreement dated July 26, 2013 between the Registrant and John C. Fortson.40

 

 

 

 

10.23

 

Section 162(m) Annual Cash Incentive Plan (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

10.24

 

AAR CORP. 2013 Stock Plan (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

10.25

 

AAR CORP. Fiscal 2015 Short-Term Incentive Plan.42

21.

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of AAR CORP. (filed herewith).

23.

 

Consents of experts and counsel

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).

31.

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certifications

 

31.1

 

Section 302 Certification dated July 15, 2015 of David P. Storch, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant (filed herewith).

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Section 302 Certification dated July 15, 2015 of John C. Fortson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Registrant (filed herewith).

32.

 

Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) Certifications

 

32.1

 

Section 906 Certification dated July 15, 2015 of David P. Storch, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant (filed herewith).

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  Index    
  Exhibits
        32.2   Section 906 Certification dated July 15, 2015 of John C. Fortson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Registrant (filed herewith).

101.

 

Interactive Data File

 

101

 

The following materials from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at May 31, 2015 and 2014, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for fiscal years ended May 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 , (v) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the three years ended May 31, 2015 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.**

Notes:

**
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

1
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1992.


2
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000.


3
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001.


4
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2001.


5
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003.


6
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2003.


7
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004.


8
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005.


9
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 2005.


10
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2006.

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11
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2006.


12
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006.


13
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007.


14
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 12, 2007.


15
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 11, 2008.


16
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 14, 2008.


17
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 29, 2008.


18
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2008.


19
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2008.


20
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2009.


21
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2010.


22
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 4, 2014.


23
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 18, 2010.


24
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010.


25
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2010.


26
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 14, 2011.


27
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2011.


28
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2011.


29
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2012.


30
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 9, 2012.


31
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2013.

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32
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2013.


33
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 15, 2013.


34
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2013.


35
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2012.


36
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2012.


37
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed December 4, 2012.


38
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012.


39
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013.


40
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2013.


41
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 24, 2015.

42
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2014.

43
Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2015.





Exhibit 10.3

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
AAR CORP. SUPPLEMENTAL KEY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

(As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005)

 

WHEREAS, AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), maintains the AAR CORP. Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 (the “Plan”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan and now deems it appropriate to do so.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2014, as follows:

 

1.                                      Section 1.27 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

1.27                        [Reserved.]

 

2.                                      Section 4.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

4.1                               Supplemental Base Salary and Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions.

 

(a)                                 A Participant may elect to defer a portion of Base Salary and Bonus otherwise payable to him for a Plan Year by authorizing Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions and Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions on his behalf.  The amount of the Participant’s Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions shall be equal to a designated percentage of Base Salary payable for such Plan Year and the amount of the Participant’s Bonus Deferral Contributions shall be equal to a designated percentage of the Bonus payable to him for the fiscal year beginning in such Plan Year.

 

(b)                                 In no event shall the aggregate of the Qualified Salary Deferral Contributions, Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions and Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions made for any Plan Year exceed 75% of the Participant’s Compensation for such Plan Year (determined without giving effect to any limitations imposed by the Code on the Qualified Profit Sharing Plan).

 

(c)                                  If during a Plan Year a Participant changes the amount of Qualified Salary Deferral Contributions made on his behalf under the Qualified Profit Sharing Plan, and such change affects the timing of any change to the rate of the Participant’s Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions, the resulting increase or decrease in Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions made under this Plan for the Plan Year cannot exceed an amount equal to the limit set forth in Section 402(g)(1) of the Code.

 



 

(d)                                 The aggregate Supplemental Base Salary and Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions made for the benefit of a Participant shall be calculated as of each pay period (based on Base Salary and Bonus paid for such pay period) and shall be credited to a Supplemental Deferral Account maintained under the Plan in the name of such Participant at the same time as Qualified Salary Deferral Contributions are made for such Plan Year.

 

3.                                      The first sentence of Section 4.2 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

As a condition to the Company’s obligation to make a Supplemental Salary Deferral Contribution for the benefit of a Participant pursuant to Section 4.1, the Participant must execute a Supplemental Salary Deferral Agreement in the form provided by the Committee.

 

4.                                      Section 4.3 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

4.3                               Supplemental Bonus Deferral Agreement.  As a condition to the Company’s obligation to make a Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contribution for the benefit of a Participant pursuant to Section 4.1, the Participant must execute a Supplemental Bonus Deferral Agreement in the form provided by the Committee.  A Supplemental Bonus Deferral Agreement related to a bonus earned by a Participant during a fiscal year of the Company shall be delivered to the Committee no later than the last day of the preceding fiscal year of the Company and shall continue in effect until revoked by a Participant by notice delivered to the Committee no later than the last day of the fiscal year immediately preceding the first day of the fiscal year for which such election is to become effective, and as of each May 31 the election shall become irrevocable with respect to any bonus payable with respect to services performed by the Participant in the immediately following calendar year.

 

5.                                      Section 4.4 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

4.4                               Supplemental Company Contributions.  A Participant who has in effect a Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Agreement or Supplemental Bonus Deferral Agreement to defer at least 1% of Base Salary or Bonus during a Plan Year shall be eligible to receive a Supplemental Company Contribution for such Plan Year.  The Supplemental Company Contribution shall be equal to an amount resulting from (a) x (b) — c:

 

(a)                                 The average deferral rate, determined by dividing the sum of the Participant’s Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions, Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions and Qualified Salary Deferral Contributions by the sum of the Participant’s Salary and Bonus.

 

(b)                                 20% multiplied by the lesser of the amount calculated in (a) or 5% of the sum of the Participant’s Salary and Bonus.

 

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(c)                                  The Qualified Company Contribution made on behalf of the Participant.

 

A Supplemental Company Contribution made for the benefit of a Participant shall be calculated on a pay period basis (based on deferrals made for such pay period and Base Salary and Bonus paid for such pay period) and shall be credited to a Supplemental Company Account maintained under the Plan in the name of such Participant at the same time as Qualified Company Contributions are made for such Plan Year.

 

As soon as practicable after the end of each Plan Year, the Company shall make an additional Supplemental Company Contribution to the extent necessary so that the Participant’s Supplemental Company Contributions for the Plan Year are not less than the amount that would be credited if the calculation described above were performed as of the end of the Plan Year rather than the end of each pay period.

 

6.                                      The last two sentences of Section 4.5 of the Plan are amended to read as follows:

 

Such Additional Supplemental Company Contributions shall be held, administered and invested hereunder in the same manner as regular Supplemental Contributions; provided that additional or different terms and conditions that apply to any such Additional Supplemental Company Contributions are reflected in the Appendix to the Plan.

 

7.                                      Section 4.6 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

4.6                               Supplemental Profit Sharing Contributions.  A Participant who has in effect a Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Agreement or Supplemental Bonus Deferral Agreement to defer at least 1% of Base Salary or Bonus during a Plan Year shall be eligible to receive a Supplemental Profit Sharing Contribution for the fiscal year ending in such Plan Year.  The Supplemental Profit Sharing Contribution shall be equal to an amount resulting from (a) — (b):

 

(a)                                 The Qualified Profit Sharing Contribution that would have been allocated to the Qualified Profit Sharing Account of the Participant for such fiscal year using a Basic Salary Deferral rate equal to the lesser of 5% or the percentage determined by dividing the sum of the Participant’s Supplemental Base Salary Deferral Contributions, Supplemental Bonus Deferral Contributions and Qualified Salary Deferral Contributions by the sum of the Participant’s Salary and Bonus.

 

(b)                                 The amount of the Qualified Profit Sharing Plan Contribution actually allocated to the Qualified Profit Sharing Account of the Participant for such fiscal year.

 

A Supplemental Profit Sharing Contribution made for the benefit of a Participant for any fiscal year shall be credited to a Supplemental Profit Sharing

 

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Account maintained under the Plan in the name of such Participant at the same time as Qualified Profit Sharing Contributions are made for such Plan Year.

 

8.                                      Section 4.9(b) of the Plan is amended to add a final sentence to read as follows:

 

Distributions to a beneficiary shall be in the same form and at the same time as elected by the Participant.

 

9.                                      Section 4.9(d) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

(d)                                 Time and Form of Payment of Supplemental Accounts.  Payment of the balance of a Participant’s Supplemental Deferral Account shall be paid or commence to be paid to him on the first day of a calendar month and year elected by the Participant (which shall be no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s separation from service and no later than 15 years after the date of his separation from service).  Such distribution shall be paid or commence to be paid to the Participant in either (1) a single lump sum, or (2) installments over a number of years (not to exceed 15) payable in monthly, quarterly or annual installments, as elected by the Participant.  If a Participant does not make timely elections with respect to the time or form of payment pursuant to the preceding sentences, payment of his Supplemental Deferral Account shall be made to him in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following his separation from service.  Payment of the balance of a Participant’s Supplemental Accounts other than his Supplemental Deferral Account shall be paid to the Participant on the first day of the seventh month following the date of his separation from service with the Company and all Affiliated Companies.

 

10.                               Section 4.9(e) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

(e)                                  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, a Participant may elect a distribution of all or any portion of his Pre-2005 Benefit applicable to the amounts credited to his Supplemental Deferral Account, his Supplemental Company Account, and his Supplemental Profit Sharing Account, including gains and losses credited to the date of distribution in accordance with Section 4.8, to be paid or commence to be paid at any time following his separation from service if he elects such distribution by written instrument delivered to the Committee prior to the date of his separation from service.  Such distribution shall be made in a method described in Section 4.9(d), as elected by the Participant.

 

11.                               The first paragraph of Section 4.9(f) of the Plan is amended by (a) deleting “all or any portion of his Post-2004 Benefit” and replacing with “his Post-2004 Benefit” and (b) adding a final sentence thereto to read as follows:

 

Any such election shall apply to the entire portion of the Post-2004 Benefit that is not subject to an election previously made pursuant to this Section 4.9(f).

 

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12.                               Section 4.9(h) of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

4.9(h)                [Reserved.]

 

13.                               Section 8.1 of the Plan is amended to read as follows:

 

8.1                               [Reserved.]

 

14.                               The contribution table in the Appendix to the Plan, and the paragraphs immediately preceding and following the table, are amended to read as follows:

 

The Compensation Committee in its sole discretion may provide for a particular Plan Year an Additional Supplemental Company Contribution under Section 4.5.  The amount of any Additional Supplemental Company Contribution that is to be made for a particular Plan Year shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion based on the following percentages of a Participant’s base salary and bonus:

 

Participant Type

 

Contribution

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Up to 22%

 

President

 

Up to 16%

 

Other Executive Officers designated from time to time by the Compensation Committee

 

Up to 10%

 

Key Employees designated from time to time by the Compensation Committee

 

Up to 5%

 

 

Addition Supplemental Company Contributions made pursuant to this Appendix for a particular Plan Year shall be made prior to the end of such Plan Year based on base salary and bonus payable during such Plan Year.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Fifth Amendment to be executed on its behalf, by its officer, duly authorized, on this 18th day of November 2014.

 

 

AAR CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy O. Skelly

 

 

Timothy O. Skelly, Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
AAR CORP. SUPPLEMENTAL KEY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

(As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005)

 

WHEREAS, AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), maintains the AAR CORP. Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 (the “Plan”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan and now deems it appropriate to do so.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Section 4.9(b) of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2012, to read as follows:

 

“(b)                           Distribution Due to Death.   Each Participant shall have a right to designate, by giving a written designation to the Committee, a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any amount remaining to be distributed to such Participant in the event that he dies before distribution of the full amount of his Supplemental Accounts.  Successive beneficiary designations may be made, and the last designation received by the Committee prior to the death of the Participant shall be effective and shall revoke all prior designations.  If a designated beneficiary shall die before the Participant, his interest shall terminate and, unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s designation, such interest shall be paid in equal shares to those beneficiaries, if any, who survive the Participant.  If a Participant has not designated a beneficiary, or if no designated beneficiary is living on the date of distribution hereunder, amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to those persons or entities entitled to receive distributions of the Participant’s accounts under the Qualified Profit Sharing Plan.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed on its behalf, by its officers, duly authorized, on this 26th day of April 2013.

 

 

AAR CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy O. Skelly

 

 

Timothy O. Skelly, Vice President

 






Exhibit 10.9

 

LEASE AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY

 

and

 

AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC.

 

Dated: December 19, 2014

 



 

Index to IMC Lease Agreement

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

 

Section 101.

Definitions below:

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II.

LEASE OF LEASED PREMISES; OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT; USE OF LEASED PREMISES

11

 

 

 

Section 201.

Lease of Leased Premises

11

Section 202.

Ownership of Improvements and Equipment

11

Section 203.

Master Lists of Equipment and Excluded Property

11

Section 204.

Condition of Leased Premises

11

Section 205.

Possession of Bays; Activation; De-Activation

12

Section 206.

Use of Leased Premises; Prohibited Uses

14

Section 207.

On-Call Hangar Bay

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

16

 

 

 

Section 301.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants by Authority

16

Section 302.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants by Tenant

18

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV.

OPTION TO EXPAND LEASED PREMISES; MACHINE, COMPOSITE, INTERIOR SHOPS

20

 

 

 

Section 401.

Tenant’s Option to Expand Leased Premises

20

Section 402

Machine, Composite and Interior Shops

20

 

 

 

ARTICLE V.

TERM; EXTENSION PERIODS

22

 

 

 

Section 501.

Term; Extension Option

22

Section 502.

Right to Terminate Upon Certain Events

22

Section 503.

Rights at Expiration/Termination

23

Section 504.

Early Termination Rights

24

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI.

RENTALS, FEES AND RECORDS

27

 

 

 

Section 601.

Rental

27

Section 602.

Field Use Charge

34

Section 603.

Time and Place of Payments

35

Section 604.

Delinquent Rentals

35

Section 605.

Authority Incentives

35

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII.

OBLIGATIONS OF TENANT

39

 

 

 

Section 701.

Payment of Rental and Other Amounts

39

Section 702.

Operation and Use of Leased Premises

39

Section 703.

Trash, Garbage, Recyclables and Other Refuse; Outside Storage

40

Section 704.

Licenses and Permits

41

Section 705.

Hazardous Materials

41

Section 706.

Industrial Discharge Permit; Air and Water Quality Permits

46

Section 707.

Signs

47

Section 708.

Rules and Regulations for Safety, Care and Cleanliness

48

 



 

Section 709.

Taxes

48

Section 710.

Nondiscrimination

48

Section 711.

Civil Rights

49

Section 712.

Affirmative Action

49

Section 713.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

49

Section 714.

Observance of Statutes

49

Section 715.

Hazard Lights

50

Section 716.

Liens

50

Section 717.

Tenant to Maintain Organizational Existence

50

Section 718.

Advances by Authority

50

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII.

OBLIGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

51

 

 

 

Section 801.

Ingress and Egress

51

Section 802.

Quiet Enjoyment of the Leased Premises

51

Section 803.

Operation as a Public Airport

51

Section 804.

Operation of Facilities

51

Section 805.

Authority Permits

52

Section 806.

Authority Agreements

52

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

53

 

 

 

Section 901.

Security Agreement

53

Section 902.

Security Rules and Regulations of Authority, FAA and TSA

53

 

 

 

ARTICLE X.

MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS

54

 

 

 

Section 1001.

Maintenance, Repairs and Replacements to Facilities and Leased Premises (other than Equipment)

54

Section 1002.

Maintenance Repairs and Replacements of and to Equipment

55

Section 1003.

Prompt Notification of Damage, Defects or Malfunction

56

Section 1004.

Access to Leased Premises

57

Section 1005.

Inventory of Equipment at Leased Premises

51

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI.

FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND SERVICES

59

 

 

 

Section 1101.

Services

59

Section 1102.

Authority Not Liable for Malfunctions

60

Section 1103.

Utilities to Be Obtained and Maintained by Tenant

60

Section 1104.

Energy and Utility Conservation

60

Section 1105.

Reimbursement by Tenant

61

Section 1106.

IMC Facility Oversight Committee

61

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII.

FINANCIAL SECURITY

62

 

 

 

Section 1201.

Guaranty

62

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII.

AUTHORITY’S RESERVATIONS

63

 

 

 

Section 1301.

Improvement, Relocation or Removal

63

Section 1302.

Inspection of Leased Premises; Exhibition of Leased Premises

63

Section 1303.

Subordination to U.S. Government

63

Section 1304.

Suspension of Lease Agreement

64

 



 

ARTICLE XIV.

COMMON AREAS

65

 

 

 

Section 1401.

Definition

65

Section 1402.

Tenant’s Use of Common Areas

65

Section 1403.

Maintenance

65

Section 1404.

Reservation of Rights

65

 

 

 

ARTICLE XV.

INSURANCE

67

 

 

 

Section 1501.

Authority’s Insurance

67

Section 1502.

Tenant’s Insurance

67

Section 1503.

Application of Insurance Proceeds

68

Section 1504.

Release and Waiver of Subrogation

68

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVI.

CASUALTY DAMAGE AND CONDEMNATION

69

 

 

 

Section 1601.

Damage by Casualty

69

Section 1602.

Condemnation

71

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVII.

GENERAL INDEMNITY

73

 

 

 

Section 1701.

Tenant Indemnity

73

Section 1702.

Authority Indemnity

74

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVIII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY AUTHORITY

77

 

 

 

Section 1801.

Events of Default by Authority

77

Section 1802.

Remedies of Tenant on Default

77

Section 1803.

No Additional Waiver Implied By One Waiver; Consents to Waiver

77

Section 1804.

Delay Not a Waiver

77

Section 1805.

No Remedy Exclusive

77

Section 1806.

Notice of Termination

78

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIX.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY TENANT

79

 

 

 

Section 1901.

Events of Default By Tenant

79

Section 1902.

Certain Remedies of the Authority on Rental Default

81

Section 1903.

Additional Remedies of Authority on Default

81

Section 1904.

Tenant to Remain Liable for Payments; Reletting

81

Section 1905.

Disposition of Excluded Property

82

Section 1906.

No Remedy Exclusive

82

Section 1907.

No Additional Waiver Implied By One Waiver; Consents to Waiver

82

Section 1908.

Notice of Termination

82

Section 1909.

Possession by Authority

82

Section 1910.

Delay Not A Waiver

82

 

 

 

ARTICLE XX.

RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION

84

 

 

 

Section 2001.

Improvements

84

Section 2002.

Excluded Property

84

 

 

 

ARTICLE XXI.

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND LEASE OF AVAILABLE SPACE

85

 

 

 

Section 2101.

Subleases and Assignments

85

Section 2102.

Subletting

85

 



 

Section 2103.

Payments from Assignees, Subtenants or Occupants

86

Section 2104.

Mortgages Prohibited

86

 

 

 

ARTICLE XXII.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

87

 

 

 

Section 2201.

Non-Interference with Operation of Airport

87

Section 2202.

Binding Upon Successors and Assigns; No Intent to Benefit Third Parties

87

Section 2203.

Entire Agreement; Amendments

87

Section 2204.

Waiver

87

Section 2205.

Section Headings

87

Section 2206.

Governing Law; Interpretation

87

Section 2207.

Relationship

88

Section 2208.

Notices

88

Section 2209.

Counterparts

88

Section 2210.

Exculpation of Directors and Officers; Limited Liability

88

Section 2211.

Covenants Concerning the Other Lease Agreements and Bond Issues

89

 


 

LEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter called this “Lease Agreement” or this “Lease”) is made and entered into as of the          day of              , 2014 (the “Execution Date”), by and between the INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY, a municipal corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana (the “Authority”), and AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC., a corporation incorporated in the State of Illinois and authorized to do business in the State of Indiana, with its principal office at 1100 North Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191 (“Tenant”).

 

WITNESSETH THAT:

 

WHEREAS, the Authority owns and operates the Airport; and

 

WHEREAS, the Authority owns and holds a leasehold interest in the Land and the Facilities that have been developed on the Land; and

 

WHEREAS, Tenant is engaged in the aviation and aerospace business, including the business of providing aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services to commercial airlines and other operators of aircraft, and related services; and

 

WHEREAS, the Authority and Tenant entered into a lease agreement dated June 14, 2004 as amended, (the “Initial Lease”) for the leasing of a portion of the Land and Facilities at the Indianapolis Maintenance Center (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the IMC); and

 

WHEREAS, the Authority and Tenant have reached agreement on terms for this new lease (the “Lease Agreement” or the “Lease”) for a period of ten (10) additional years following the termination of the Initial Lease; and

 

WHEREAS, the Authority shall lease to Tenant pursuant to this Lease Agreement the leasehold interests of the Authority in the Leased Premises, which constitute a portion of the Land and Facilities; and

 

WHEREAS, Tenant desires to lease the Leased Premises upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and payments herein contained, the Authority and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE 1.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 101.                             Definitions below:

 

“145 Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 302(G) of this Lease.

 

“Act” means Indiana Code 8-22-3.

 

“Activate” or “Activation” has the meaning set forth in Section 205(A) of this Lease.

 

“Activation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 205(A) of this Lease.

 

“Actual Facilities Costs and Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(B)(2) of this Lease.

 

“Additional Rent” has the meaning set forth in Section 60l(B)(l) of this Lease.

 

“Affiliate” means any entity, directly or indirectly, controlled by, controlling, or under common control with Tenant.

 

“Air Operations Area” means any portion of the Airport designed and used for landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of airplanes.

 

“Airport” means the Indianapolis International Airport.

 

“Airport Director” means the Executive Director of the Airport.

 

“Apron” means that area shown on Exhibit I to this Lease, as the same may be amended by the Authority from time to time.

 

“Authority” means the Indianapolis Airport Authority, a municipal corporation duly organized and operating under the laws of the State, including the Act, or any successor thereto or assignee thereof.

 

“Authority Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 704 of this Lease.

 

“Authority’s Non-Compliance Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 705(D) of this Lease.

 

“Baseline Environmental Audit” has the meaning set forth in Section 705(C) of this Lease.

 

“Base Rent” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(A)(l) of this Lease.

 

“Bay” means that separate area, within a Hangar, which comprises approximately one­half (1/2) of the Hangar.  A “Bay” includes all of the office, storage, and employee support space associated with that particular Bay.

 

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“Bond Issues” means the City Bonds, the State Bonds, and the Special Facility Bonds.

 

“Casualty” has the meaning set forth in Section 160l(A)(l) of this Lease.

 

“City Bonds” means one or more series of tax-exempt revenue bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by the Redevelopment Authority payable solely from lease rentals from legally available funds of the Commission.

 

“Commencement Date” means December 1, 2014.

 

“Commission” means the Metropolitan Development Commission of Marion County, Indiana, acting as the Redevelopment Commission of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

“Commission Lease Agreement” means the Commission Lease Agreement dated as of December 1, 1991 between the Commission and the Authority, as the same has been or may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Common Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 1401 of this Lease.

 

“Composite Shop” means the area at the Facilities that is described in Exhibit B.

 

“Condemnation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1602(A) of this Lease.

 

“Corporate Overhead” has the meaning set forth in Section 60l(C)(3)(c) of this Lease.

 

“Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3)(c) of this Lease.

 

“Employees” means, as to Tenant or its subtenants, respectively, Persons who are either employed directly or indirectly by Tenant or a subtenant, respectively, or are contracted by Tenant or a subtenant, respectively, to perform day-to-day work that would otherwise be performed by employees of Tenant or a subtenant, respectively.

 

“Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, or other entity or unincorporated association, or any Governmental Entity.’

 

“Environmental Audits” has the meaning set forth in Section 705(D) of this Lease.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all Federal, State and local laws, including without limitation all statutes, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, policies, orders, decrees, guidance, guidelines, conditions, permits issued to the Authority, and other governmental restrictions and requirements, relating to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and shall include, without limitation, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and liability Act of 1980 as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the Safe Drinking Water Act,

 

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the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Refuse Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, the Indiana Air and Water Pollution Control Law, the Indiana Groundwater Protection Act, the Indiana Hazardous Waste Law, the Indiana Underground Storage Tanks Act, the Indiana Wastewater Management Law, the Indiana Fish and Wildlife Act, the Indiana Flood Control Act, the Indiana Environmental Policy Act, the Indiana Environmental Management Act, regulations of any State Department of Natural Resources or State Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, Health and Safety Requirements, and any amendments or supplements thereto and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, as now or anytime hereafter in effect.  The term “Environmental Laws” shall include regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, policies, guidance, guidelines, conditions, restrictions and requirements relating to the environment or Hazardous Materials that are issued, passed or imposed by the Authority, whether now or hereafter in effect, to the extent those regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, policies, guidance, guidelines, restrictions or requirements are or would be generally applicable to any tenant or other Person who is operating or conducting business at the Airport or to the extent generally applicable to the public.

 

“Environment, Health and Safety Requirements” means all of the terms and conditions of all permits, licenses, and other authorizations which are required under, and all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules, and timetables which are contained in, any and all Laws relating to public health and safety, worker health and safety, or pollution or protection of the environment, including without limitation Environmental Laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into ambient air, surface water, ground water, or lands, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials.

 

“Equipment” means the equipment, fixtures, permanent inventory, tangible personal property, tooling (including general tooling and aircraft maintenance tooling), or other items of property made available by the Authority to Tenant in either the Machine Shop, Composite Shop and the Interior Shop (the “Shop Equipment”) or in the remaining Leased Premises (the “Hangar Equipment”) whether now owned or hereafter acquired, all as identified on the Authority’s Master List of Equipment from time to time, and all products and proceeds thereof.

 

“Estimated Completion Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1601 (C) of this Lease.

 

“Event of Default” means, with respect to Tenant, any of the Events of Default set forth in Section 1901 hereof and, with respect to the Authority, any of the Events of Default set forth in Section 1801 hereof.

 

“Excluded Property” means the equipment, permanent inventory or tangible personal property of Tenant located at the Leased Premises, as identified on Tenant’s Master List of Excluded Property from time to time; provided, however, that aircraft parts inventory, shop supplies, and office supplies shall always be Excluded Property and need not be identified on the Master List of Excluded Property.

 

“Excluded Systems” means those utilities and/or building systems at the Facilities that the Authority and Tenant mutually determine that the Authority will not be obligated to make operational or to furnish to Tenant under this Lease. Among other utilities and/or building systems that may be

 

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Excluded Systems, the fueling system at the Facilities shall be deemed to be an “Excluded System”. Once the Authority and Tenant have mutually determined that a particular utility or building system is an “Excluded System” that utility or building system shall thereafter remain an “Excluded System” unless the Authority and Tenant mutually agree otherwise.

 

“Execution Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Lease.

 

“Extension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 501(B)(1)(a) of this Lease.

 

“Extension Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 501(B)(1) of this Lease.

 

“Extension Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 501(B)(1) of this Lease.

 

“FAA” means the Federal Aviation Administration.

 

“Facility” or “Facilities” means (a) the buildings, structures, improvements and facilities located on the Land, whether now or hereafter existing and wherever located; and (b) any extensions, improvements, replacements, and additions to and personal property (including, without limitation, equipment, fixtures and permanent inventory) for such buildings, structures, improvements and facilities, whether now or hereafter existing, that are located on the Land.

 

“Facilities Manager” means the Person designated by the Authority, from time to time, to be located “on-site” and to serve as the “facilities manager” for the Facilities.

 

“Facilities Systems” means those Utilities and building systems, other than Excluded Systems, that are applicable to a particular area within the Leased Premises, which exist and shall be operable as of the Activation Date for that particular area of the Leased Premises.

 

“Final Audit” had the meaning set forth in Section 1005(B)(2) of this Lease.

 

“GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Governmental Entity” means any court, government agency, department, commission, board, bureau, office, officer or instrumentality of the United States, any local, county, state, federal or political subdivision thereof, or any foreign governmental entity of any kind, including but not limited to the Authority.

 

“Gross Sales” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Group/Corporate Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 60l(C)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Group Overhead” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3)(b) of this Lease.

 

“Hangar” means those areas at the Facilities that are described as “hangars” in Exhibit B.  Each Hangar (with the exception of Hangar 4) consists of two (2) Bays.

 

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“Hangar 4 Office Space” means the areas identified as such within Exhibit B.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous or toxic substance and any pollutant or contaminant, material or waste which is or becomes regulated by any local Governmental Entity, the State of Indiana or the United States Government, including, without limitation, any material or substance which is (a) petroleum, batteries, or liquid solvents or similar chemicals, (b) asbestos, (c) radioactive material or waste, (d) polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), (e) designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317), (f) defined as a “hazardous waste” pursuant to Section 1004 of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (42 U.S.C. §6903), or pursuant to Section 13-11-2-99 of the Indiana Code, or determined to be a “hazardous waste” under Section 13-22-2-3(b) of the Indiana Code, (g) defined as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (42 U.S.C. § 9601), or pursuant to Section 13-11-2-98 of the Indiana Code, (h) regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) or defined as a PCB pursuant to Section 13-11-2-155 of the Indiana Code, (i) defined as a “contaminant” pursuant to Section 13-11-2-42 of the Indiana Code, or G) any other substance or material similarly classified by any other federal, state or local Law or by any rule or regulation promulgated or adopted pursuant thereto, whether now existing or hereinafter enacted.

 

“IDP” refers to Industrial Discharge Permit and has the meaning set forth in Section 706(A) of this Lease.

 

“Improvement-Related Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 605(B)(2)(c) of this Lease.

 

“Improvement Rent Credits” has the meaning set forth in Section 605(B)(4) of this Lease.

 

“Initial Lease” shall mean that certain lease agreement, dated June 14, 2004, between Authority and Tenant.

 

“Interior Shop” means the area at the Facilities that is described in Exhibit B.

 

“Invitees” shall mean, as to Tenant or any of its subtenants, (i) any individual who enters the Leased Premises by means of the main lobby entrance to the Facilities, has been cleared by and issued a visitor identification badge by Facilities security personnel at the security checkpoint located at the main lobby entrance to the Facilities, and an individual who bears an Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge acknowledges, in person at the security checkpoint, that such individual is their guest and thereafter accompanies such individual from the security checkpoint (even if that individual who bears the Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge fails to continue to accompany the individual in violation of FAA/TSA security requirements), or (ii) any individual who is otherwise accompanied into or onto the Leased Premises by an individual who bears an Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge (even if that individual who bears the Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge thereafter fails to continue to accompany the individual in violation of FAA/TSA security requirements). For purposes of subsection (i) above, Facilities security personnel at the security checkpoint will not issue a visitor identification badge to an individual unless an individual who bears an Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge acknowledges, in person at the security checkpoint, that such individual is their guest and thereafter accompanies such individual from the security checkpoint (even if that individual who bears the

 

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Authority-issued Tenant (or subtenant of Tenant) employee badge, fails to continue to accompany the individual in violation of FAA/TSA security requirements).

 

“ITFA” means the Indiana Transportation Finance Authority created under IC 8-9.5-8 and acting pursuant to IC 8-21-12.

 

“ITFA Lease Agreement” means the Lease Agreement between ITFA and the Authority elated as of December 1, 1991, as the same has been or may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Land” means the real estate located at the Airport, as shown on the attached Exhibit A, consisting of approximately two hundred seventeen (217) acres. The Leased Premises is located on, and consists of, a portion of the Land.

 

“Landlord Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 705(E) of this Lease.

 

“Laws” means any and all applicable local, county, state, federal, foreign or other laws, statutes, codes, regulations, ordinances, conditions, requirements, rules, orders, decrees, consent decrees, judgments, writs, settlement agreements, stipulations, injunctions, guidelines, demand letters, or other governmental requirements enacted, promulgated, entered into, agreed or imposed by any Governmental Entity from time to time, including without limitation Environmental Laws. The term “Laws” shall include all regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, conditions, guidelines, guidance, policies, restrictions and requirements that are issued, passed or imposed by the Authority, whether now or hereafter in effect, to the extent those regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, conditions, guidelines, guidance, policies, restrictions or requirements are or would be generally applicable to any tenant or other Person who is operating or conducting business at the Airport or to the extent generally applicable to the public. “Lease Agreement” or “Lease” means this Lease Agreement, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

 

“Leased Premises” means (a) that portion of the Facilities described in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit B-1 attached hereto together with the Land on which that portion of the Facilities is located; and (b) that Equipment (as hereafter defined) which has been provided by the Authority to Tenant pursuant to the Initial Lease.

 

“Leased Premises Improvements” has the meaning set forth in Section 605(B)(1) of this Lease.

 

“Letter of Credit” means the irrevocable Letter of Credit to be obtained and maintained by Tenant pursuant to Section 1201 of this Lease.

 

“Liabilities” means any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, judgments, costs, expenses, penalties, fees, fines, damages, losses, and liabilities and includes, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees.

 

“Lien” has the meaning set forth in Section 716(A) of this Lease.

 

“Machine Shop” means the area at the Facilities that is described in Exhibit B.

 

“Master List of Equipment” has the meaning set forth in Section 203(A) of this Lease.

 

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“Master List of Excluded Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 203(B) of this Lease.

 

“Minimum Leased Premises” has the meaning set forth in Section 205(D) of this Lease.

 

“Minimum Rental” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(A)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Net Proceeds” means the gross proceeds derived from insurance or any eminent domain or condemnation award, or from any agreement in lieu of an eminent domain or condemnation award, less payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses properly incurred in the collection of those gross proceeds.

 

“Occupied” means, with respect to any portion of the Leased Premises that Tenant has requested be Activated and for which the Authority has completed its Activation obligations with respect thereto; provided, however, that if the Authority completes the Activation prior to the Requested Activation Date (as hereinafter defined) for that portion of the Leased Premises, “Occupancy” of that portion of the Leased Premises shall be deemed to commence when Tenant takes possession of or begins to conduct Tenant’s Business from that portion of the Leased Premises pursuant to Section 205 of this Lease which shall in no case be later than the Requested Activation Date. After a portion of the Leased Premises is deemed to be Occupied, it shall remain Occupied unless and until Tenant has subsequently de-Occupied that Activated portion of the Leased Premises in accordance with Section 205(D) below regardless of whether Tenant is actually using such space in connection with Tenant’s Business.

 

“On-Call Hangar Bay” has the meaning set forth in Section 207 of this Lease.

 

“Operating Profit” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(3) of this Lease.

 

“Operating Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 705(A)(l) of this Lease.

 

“Paint Booths” has the meaning set forth in Section 1001 of this Lease.

 

“Parent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1201 of this Lease.

 

“Part 70 Permit” has the meaning set forth in Section 706(B) of this Lease,

 

“Part 70 Permit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 706(B) of this Lease.

 

“Part 70 Permit Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 706(B) of this Lease.

 

“Percentage Rent” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(l) of this Lease.

 

“Percentage Rent Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(2) of this Lease.

 

“Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(C)(2) of this Lease,

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means those matters listed in the attached Exhibit C

 

“Person” means any individual or Entity.

 

“POTW” refers to Publicly Owned Treatment Works and has the meaning set forth in Section

 

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706(A) of this Lease.

 

“Redevelopment Authority” means the Marion County Convention and Recreational Facilities Authority created under IC 36-10-9.1 and acting pursuant to IC 36-7-15.3.

 

“Redevelopment Lease Agreement” means the Lease Agreement between the Redevelopment Authority and the Commission, dated as of December 1, 1991, as the same has been or may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Rental” means, as to the Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop, the rent payments described in Section 601(D), and as to the remaining Leased Premises means the Base Rent, Additional Rent, and Percentage Rent assessed against Tenant pursuant to Article VI.

 

“Requested Activation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 205(B) of this Lease.

 

“Right of First Refusal” has the meaning set forth in Section 401.

 

“Savings Per Square Foot” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(B)(2)(a).

 

“Site and Facilities Lease Agreement” means the Site and Facilities Lease Agreement dated as of December 1, 1991 by and among the Authority and the Redevelopment Authority, ITFA and the Authority, or any successors, as tenants in common under the Tenancy in Common Agreement, as the same has been or may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time,

 

“Special Facility Bonds” means one or more series of bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by the Authority payable in part from Rental payments under this Lease Agreement

 

“State” means the State of Indiana.

 

“State Bonds” means one or more series of tax-exempt revenue bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by ITFA, payable solely from lease rentals payable by the Authority under the ITFA Lease Agreement from any State appropriations which may be made by the Indiana General Assembly for such purpose.

 

“Tax Restrictions” means (1) covenants made by the Authority in the Settlement Agreement entered into, effective as of February 13, 2004, between the Authority and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., and (2) all rules and restrictions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as such rules and restrictions apply to the use of the Facilities due to its financing with tax-exempt bonds.

 

“Tenancy in Common Agreement” means the Agreement Among Tenants of Leasehold Estate in Airport Development Project by and among the Redevelopment Authority, ITFA, and the Authority, as tenants in common, dated as of December 1, 1991, as the same has been or may hereafter be supplemented or amended from time to time.

 

“Tenant” means AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation doing business as AAR Aircraft Services - Indianapolis.

 

“Tenant Fiscal Year” means the period from June 1 of any year through May 31 of the following

 

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year.

 

“Tenant Reimbursement Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 1702(A)(1) of this Lease.

 

“Tenant’s Business” means the business Tenant operates at the Leased Premises as described in Section 206(A) of this Lease.

 

“Tenant’s Controller” means the Person designated by Tenant as the controller for Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises (and Tenant shall provide written notice from time to time to the Authority as to the name of the person who is serving from time to time as Tenant’s Controller).

 

“Tenant’s Share of Savings” has the meaning set forth in Section 601(B)(2)(b).

 

“Tenant Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 504(A) of this Lease.

 

“Term” and “Term of this Lease Agreement” means, collectively, the period of time beginning on the Commencement Date and extending ten (10) years to November 30, 2024 and, if Tenant has properly exercised its Extension Option, the Extension Term, unless sooner terminated as provided in this Lease.

 

“TSA” means Transportation Security Administration.

 

“Wastewater Treatment Facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 706(A) of this Lease.

 

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ARTICLE II.

 

LEASE OF LEASED PREMISES; OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENTS
AND EQUIPMENT; USE OF LEASED PREMISES

 

Section 201.                                         Lease of Leased Premises. Subject to and upon the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions hereinafter set forth, and each in consideration of the duties, covenants and obligations of the other hereunder, the Authority hereby leases, demises and lets to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from the Authority, the Leased Premises. The square footage of the Leased Premises shall be as calculated by the Authority and confirmed by Tenant.

 

Section 202.                                         Ownership of Improvements and Equipment.  The Leased Premises, including without limitation any buildings, fixtures, facilities, structures, additions, Equipment or improvements in, on or to the Leased Premises, are and shall remain the property of the Authority, subject to Tenant’s rights hereunder to use the same during the Term of, and in accordance with, this Lease Agreement. Tenant shall not remove, or permit the removal, of any of the Equipment from the Leased Premises without the prior written consent of the Authority. The Excluded Property is and shall remain the property of Tenant.

 

Section 203.                                       Master Lists of Equipment and Excluded Property.

 

(A)                               The Authority has generated a list of Equipment owned by the Authority and located at the Leased Premises, which list was sent to Tenant on May 22, 2013 (the “Master List of Equipment”):

 

(1)                                 The Master List of Equipment represents Equipment that is in Tenant’s possession for use at the Leased Premises as of the Execution Date;

 

(2)                                 Should Tenant no longer desire to continue to possess any type of Equipment from the Master List of Equipment, Tenant agrees to not dispose of any said Equipment.  In such event, Tenant agrees to return to Authority any and all such Equipment for disposition;

 

(3)                               To the extent that, pursuant to the Authority’s obligations under Section 1002, the Authority removes an item of Equipment from the Leased Premises, the Authority shall provide Tenant with written notice thereof in order to update the Master List of Equipment in order to reflect that removal.

 

(B)                               Tenant shall generate and maintain a comprehensive list of Excluded Property (the “Master List of Excluded Property”) and provide that list to Authority annually, on the anniversary of the Commencement Date.

 

Section 204. Condition of Leased Premises. Subject to performance by the Authority of its obligations with respect to the Activation of Bays and other portions of the Leased Premises as provided in this Lease, including in Section 205 below, and subject to Sections 705 and 1702, Tenant accepts the Leased Premises in its “AS-IS” condition, and acknowledges and agrees that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease Agreement, the Authority shall have no obligation to perform or complete any alterations, improvements or modifications to the Leased Premises.

 

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Section 205.                           Possession of Bays; Activation; De-Activation.

 

(A)                               For purposes of this Lease, an “Activation Notice” means written notice from Tenant as to which Bay or Bays that Tenant wishes for the Authority to Activate.  Included in such notice should be Tenant’s requested activation date (“Requested Activation Date”). “Activation” by the Authority of a Bay means that the Authority furnishes to Tenant in good working order and condition, all Facilities Systems (other than Excluded Systems).  Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Facilities Systems means only those Facilities Systems which are installed in and/or otherwise located at the Leased Premises as of the Commencement Date of this Lease (and in their current locations as of the Commencement Date of this Lease), and does not include Excluded Systems.  Tenant hereby further acknowledges and agrees, that unless the Authority otherwise expressly agrees in writing, the Authority shall not have any obligation, in connection with Activating any portion of the Leased Premises or otherwise, to install new or additional Facilities Systems within any portion of the Leased Premises, to extend to any portion of the Leased Premises any Facilities Systems which have not, as of the Commencement Date, already been extended to that portion of the Leased Premises, or to make operational any Excluded Systems.

 

(B)                               During the Term of this Lease, as Tenant desires for Bays to be Activated by the Authority, Tenant shall provide an Activation Notice to the Authority, with respect to those Bays of the Leased Premises it desires to use; provided, however, that the Requested Activation Date may not be fewer than ten (10) days from the date that Tenant delivers its Activation Notice to the Authority.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Authority agrees to use its best commercially reasonable efforts to make any Bay available in less than ten (10) days.  However, should Authority find it cannot complete in total an activation of a Bay within ten (10) days, Authority shall be required to provide to Tenant a listing of items that remain to be repaired or replaced with a timetable for completion.

 

(C)                               The Authority shall use its best commercially reasonable efforts to Activate, by the Requested Activation Date, those Bays that are identified in Tenant’s Activation Notice. At such time as the Authority has Activated a Bay pursuant to an Activation Notice from Tenant, the Authority shall deliver to Tenant a written notice that the Activated Bay is Activated as per Tenant’s Activation Notice.  Tenant shall have the right to inspect, within seven (7) days after receipt of the Authority’s written notice to confirm that such areas have been Activated as per Tenant’s Activation Notice.  To the extent that Authority has the Bay(s) identified in the Activation Notice ready for activation prior to the Requested Activation Date, Tenant shall have the option to take possession of such areas prior to the Requested Activation Date and if Tenant does so, Tenant shall be deemed to occupy such space on such earlier date and shall be responsible for all Rental therefor. If Tenant discovers any material deficiencies upon said inspection, Tenant shall give the Authority a written list of those material deficiencies. For purposes of this subsection (C), a “material deficiency” means that the Activated space fails to comply, in a material manner, with the Tenant’s requests for Facilities Systems as set forth in Tenant’s Activation Notice for that space.  If Tenant does not notify the Authority within the seven (7) day period that there are any material deficiencies, Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the condition of the Activated space. The Authority shall correct any material deficiencies noted by Tenant in accordance with the prior sentences prior to Tenant’s being obligated to take possession of that Activated Bay. However, Tenant may elect to take possession of said space prior to the correction of the material deficiencies, and Authority shall correct said material deficiencies within fifteen (15) days of Tenant taking possession of said space.  If Tenant chooses not to take possession due to such noted material deficiencies, Tenant must take possession of that space once the Authority corrects the material deficiencies, provided that the Requested Activation Date has passed. Upon Tenant taking possession of said space, Tenant shall be deemed to occupy such space until de-Occupying such space pursuant to paragraph (D) below.  Once the

 

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Bay has been Activated, the Authority shall have no further obligations with respect to that Activated Bay except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease.

 

(D)                               Tenant shall have the right at any time, upon not fewer than ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Authority, to de-Occupy a Bay(s). Tenant shall specifically identify in its written notice which Bay(s) that Tenant is de-Occupying, and what the date of de-Occupation will be.  Tenant may not deliver a notice of de-Occupation to the Authority with respect to a particular Bay(s) until Tenant has Occupied that portion of the Leased Premises (and paid Base Rent and Additional Rent to the Authority therefor) for at least one full calendar month. Tenant shall always Occupy at least the minimum amount of Leased Premises to enable Tenant to satisfy the Minimum Monthly Rent requirements set forth in Sections 601(A) and (B) of this Lease. With respect to Tenant’s de-Occupation of Activated space, Tenant may not de-Occupy less than all of a Bay and its related space.  Regarding the Machine Shop and/or Composite Shop, Tenant shall not have the right at any time during the Term of the Lease to de-Occupy the Machine Shop or Composite Shop.  Upon the effective date of the de-Occupation, Tenant shall return possession of the de-Occupied space to the Authority. Upon the date of de-Occupation, the Authority shall have the right, at the Authority’s option, to restrict Tenant from accessing and entering into that portion of the Leased Premises that has been de-Occupied and to cease providing the Facilities Systems to that portion of the Leased Premises (provided, however, that the Authority will continue providing some or all of the Facilities Systems to that portion of the Leased Premises if the Authority wishes or as is necessary to provide the Facilities Systems to those areas of the Leased Premises that Tenant is Occupying).  Tenant and the Authority will mutually agree on what personal property of Tenant or its agents, representatives, or customers will be removed from the de-Occupied space; provided, however, that Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Authority shall have no liability or obligation for any loss, damage, or liability with respect to (and no obligation to insure) any such personal property that remains in the de-Occupied space.  Base Rent and Additional Rent shall continue to accrue for space on which a de-Occupation notice has been sent until the effective date of the de-Occupation; Base Rent and Additional Rent shall not accrue for any Bay(s) once de-Occupied. If Tenant thereafter wishes for the Authority to re-Activate any portion of the Leased Premises, Tenant shall provide an Activation Notice to the Authority pursuant to the procedure described in subsections (A), (B) and (C) above.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease to the contrary and subject to Tenant’s Early Termination Rights in Section 504, Tenant shall at all times Occupy and pay Rentals for at least four (4) Bays, the Machine Shop, the Composite Shop, and the Hangar 4 Office Space (the “Minimum Leased Premises”)

 

(E)                                Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 205 to the contrary, beginning on the Commencement Date and continuing thereafter through the Term hereof, Tenant shall be obligated to pay at least the Minimum Monthly Rent pursuant to Section 601 below, regardless of which (if any) portions of the Leased Premises that Tenant elects to Activate and regardless of which (if any) portions of the Leased Premises that Tenant is Occupying from time to time.

 

(F)                                 In addition to the other obligations of the Authority under this Lease, the Authority shall be liable for all costs, expenses, fees and disbursements related to remedying, curing or remediating any condition at or on the Leased Premises caused by the Authority or that is the responsibility of the Authority and necessary to comply with Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements; provided, however, that Tenant shall be liable for all costs, expenses, fees and disbursements related to remedying, curing or remediating any condition at or on the Leased Premises caused or permitted by Tenant during Tenant’s occupancy of the Leased Premises and necessary in order to comply with Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements.

 

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Section 206.                             Use of Leased Premises; Prohibited Uses.

 

(A)                               Tenant may only use the Leased Premises for operation of an aircraft, airframe, engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) facility for the commercial airlines and other owners, operators or service/maintenance providers of aircraft (including without limitation military and governmental operators of aircraft), including the operation and use of aircraft bays, aircraft engine and component overhaul and repair shops, test cells, aircraft wash and enclosed paint areas, including Bay 5B for aircraft painting, component, part and tooling production, reproduction, or construction (i.e., make from raw materials or piece parts) for MRO, component maintenance, and modification activities.  In addition, Tenant may use the Leased Premises for activities functionally related and subordinate to the uses permitted above, including warehouse and storage areas, common areas, facilities maintenance shops, administrative and support areas, truck docks and aprons, special materials storage areas, aircraft taxiways and parking areas, fire protection facilities and employee and visitor parking so long as such activities are of a size commensurate with such operation.

 

(B)                               Tenant shall not use the Leased Premises for any purposes other than, or in addition to, those identified in subsection (A) above without the Authority’s prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, and shall not use the Leased Premises in a manner that would result in a violation of any Tax Restrictions or applicable Law, as now or hereafter in effect, with respect to the Authority, the Land, the Facilities and/or other portions of the Airport. Without limiting the generality of this restriction, the following conditions shall apply to the use and operation of the Leased Premises

 

(1)                                 Tenant shall not store aviation fuel, except in connection with the defueling and refueling of maintained aircraft and only in those areas that have been expressly designated for such purposes by the Authority and in accordance with Airport ordinances; shall not block any common use taxiway; and shall not park any aircraft upon that portion of the Leased Premises, or the aircraft ramp or in the restricted area of the aircraft ramp as described in Exhibit D hereto in a manner that would constitute a violation of any Laws or regulations concerning Airport operations. Passenger loading and unloading of general aviation aircraft is permitted, but only to the extent any such loading or unloading of passengers is not subject to any rules or regulations of the TSA (including without limitation rules and regulations regarding passenger screening) as now or hereafter in effect; otherwise, any passenger loading and unloading is prohibited except in an emergency or with the prior written approval of the Authority. Subject to Section 703(B) of this Lease, aircraft ramp and service equipment may be stored only within the Leased Premises. All refueling trucks moving to and from the Leased Premises, including their routing and parking, must be approved by the Authority. Except in designated areas with prior written approval of the Authority, Tenant shall not store any Class-A explosives (as defined by the United States Department of Transportation) at, on or in the Leased Premises. All vehicles used in Air Operations Areas shall be equipped and operated in accordance with applicable Laws and the regulations of the Authority, the FAA, the TSA, and all other applicable Governmental Entities.

 

(C)                               Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, the rights granted in this Lease Agreement shall not be construed as permitting any Person to conduct any business at the Airport (including without limitation at, on or in the Leased Premises) except after first securing from the Authority a license and/or other form of permission to conduct that business and paying applicable fees and charges therefor.

 

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Section 207.                             On-Call Hangar Bay.  Tenant shall have the right to designate one (1) Hangar Bay for on-call aircraft maintenance and aircraft washing services (an “On-Call Hangar Bay”) at the rental as described in Article VI.  Tenant shall provide written notice to Authority stating which hangar bay will be the On-Call Hangar Bay.  Included in the written notice shall be the date the Bay is required, however; under no circumstances shall the date be less than ten (10) days from the Authority’s receipt of written notice.  Authority shall have a minimum of ten (10) days to prepare the On Call Hangar Bay for Tenant’s use.

 

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ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

Section 301. Representations. Warranties and Covenants by Authority. The Authority makes the following representations, warranties and covenants to Tenant as the basis for the Authority’s undertakings herein:

 

(A)                               The Authority is duly organized as a municipal corporation pursuant to the laws of the State and has the power to execute, deliver and enter into this Lease Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. By proper action of its board, the Authority has been duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Lease Agreement.

 

(B)                               This Lease Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Authority, enforceable against the Authority in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally heretofore or hereafter enacted; and (ii) the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with the general principles of equity.

 

(C)                               No approvals or consents, other than those that have been obtained, are necessary in order for the Authority to adopt, execute and deliver this Lease Agreement.

 

(D)                               The Authority has a leasehold interest in the Facilities, subject to Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(E)                                The Authority has full right and authority to lease the Leased Premises to Tenant as set forth herein.

 

(F)                                 This Lease Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Authority.

 

(G)                               Neither the execution and delivery of this Lease Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement, will conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any restriction, ordinance, agreement or instrument to which the Authority is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a material default under any of the foregoing, or result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Authority under the terms of any instrument or agreement.

 

(H)                              There is no litigation now pending or, to the knowledge of the Authority, threatened that challenges or would challenge the execution of this Lease Agreement or that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Authority’s ability to perform hereunder.

 

(I)                                   The Authority shall use its best efforts to protect all of Tenant’s financial information (including but not limited to information regarding Tenant’s costs, prices, pricing methods, revenues, sales and Operating Profit) provided to the Authority as “Confidential financial information obtained upon request from a person” pursuant to the provisions of IC 5-14-3-1 et seq. or to protect it from public disclosure under any other allowable exception. The Authority shall promptly notify the Tenant in

 

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writing of any inadvertent disclosure of Tenant’s financial information, if and when the Authority becomes aware of any such disclosure.

 

(J)                                   The Authority shall execute such collateral access agreements in favor of Tenant’s secured lenders as Tenant’s secured lenders may reasonably request, provided that the terms of those collateral access agreements are reasonably acceptable to the Authority.

 

(K)                               The Authority acknowledges that its presence on the Leased Premises will place it in a position that it may have access to confidential and/or proprietary information concerning the business of the Tenant and/or its Affiliates, including but not limited to trade secrets, secret processes, know-how, products, maintenance procedures, recent and proposed developments, sources of supply and customer names and relationships (“Proprietary Information”) and that such Proprietary Information is among the most valuable of the Tenant’s and/or its Affiliates assets and the value of such information may be destroyed by unauthorized disclosure. Information imparted to or learned by the Authority with respect to the Tenant and/or its Affiliates (whether acquired before or after the date hereof) will be deemed to be confidential Proprietary Information. The Authority hereby covenants that the Authority will use commercially reasonable efforts not to disclose the Proprietary Information and will use commercially reasonable efforts to treat all Proprietary Information with the same degree of care that the Authority accords to its own confidential or proprietary information (and the Authority hereby represents to Tenant that the Authority exercises reasonable care to protect its own confidential or proprietary information), unless (1) such Proprietary Information is or has been made generally available to the public, (2) express prior written authorization to use or disclose such Proprietary Information has been received from Tenant, or (3) the Authority is obligated to disclose such Proprietary Information pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Law (IC 5-14-3-1 et seq.) as the same may amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Access to Public Records Law”). By way of example only, Tenant hereby acknowledges that the Authority may be obligated, under the Access to Public Records Law, to disclose the following, among other things: this Lease, official action by the Authority or its manager pursuant to the terms of this Lease, and the amount of the Rental payments and invoices pertaining thereto.

 

(1)                                 As part of its commercially reasonable efforts described in the preceding sentences, the Authority shall, with respect to those Persons who, from time to time, serve as the Authority’s “on-site” staff at the Facilities and with respect to contractors hired by the Authority to provide services at the Leased Premises, either (a) require those Persons or contractors to sign confidentiality agreements with the Authority which impose obligations of confidentiality upon those Persons or contractors that are consistent with the covenants of the Authority under this subsection (K), or (b) impose in the service or employment contracts (if applicable), between those Persons or contractors and the Authority, obligations of confidentiality upon those Persons or contractors which are consistent with the covenants of the Authority under this subsection (K).

 

(2)                                 Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authority may be required (by depositions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process, including, without limitation, requests to disclose pursuant to the Access to Public Records Law) to disclose Proprietary Information. However, the Authority will, to the extent reasonably possible, give Tenant prompt written notice of such request or requirement so that Tenant may seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this subsection (K), and the Authority will cooperate as reasonably necessary with Tenant to obtain such protective order.

 

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(3)                                  Except as required by the Access to Public Records Law and/or any other applicable Law, upon termination of this Lease Agreement for any reason, the Authority will, within a reasonable period of time, destroy any documents or other tangible property containing or reflecting Proprietary Information.

 

(4)                                 The Authority shall promptly notify the Tenant in writing of any inadvertent disclosure of Proprietary Information, if and when the Authority becomes aware of any such disclosure. The covenant of the Authority set forth in this subsection (K) will survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 302. Representations, Warranties and Covenants by Tenant. Tenant makes the following representations, warranties and covenants to the Authority as the basis for Tenant’s undertakings herein:

 

(A)                               Tenant is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and duly qualified to do business in the State, is in good standing in the State of Illinois and the State, and has power to execute, deliver and enter into this Lease Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. By proper organizational action, Tenant has been duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Lease Agreement.

 

(B)                               This Lease Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Tenant, enforceable against Tenant in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally heretofore or hereafter enacted, and (ii) the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with the general principles of equity.

 

(C)                               No approvals or consents, other than those that have been obtained, are necessary for Tenant to execute and deliver this Lease Agreement.

 

(D)                               This Lease Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of Tenant.

 

(E)                                There is no litigation now pending or, to Tenant’s knowledge, threatened that challenges or would challenge the execution of this Lease Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Tenant’s ability to perform hereunder.

 

(F)                                 Neither the execution and delivery of this Lease Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement, will conflict with the Tenant’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any agreement or other instrument to which Tenant is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a material default under any of the foregoing, or result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of Tenant under the terms of any instrument or agreement.

 

(G)                               Except for those Authority Permits to be obtained and maintained by the Authority, Tenant has duly and validly obtained (or shall hereafter duly and validly obtain as and when necessary), and shall maintain in full force and effect during the Term, all such certificates, licenses and permits

 

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from all Governmental Entities, required or appropriate to enable Tenant to carry on Tenant’s Business as it is now conducted and subsequently conducted and/or to enable Tenant to enter into this Lease Agreement, including without limitation a “repair station certificate” as required under 14 CFR Part 145 (the “145 Certificate”).

 

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ARTICLE IV.

 

OPTION TO EXPAND LEASED PREMISES; MACHINE and COMPOSITE SHOPS

 

Section 401. Tenant’s Option to Expand Leased Premises.

 

(A)                               Tenant shall have a Right of First Refusal to lease additional space within the IMC as specified herein.  Those areas include: Hangar Bay 7A, Hangar Bay 7B, the remainder of vacant space within the Interior Shop, Administrative Building and the remainder of vacant space within the Supply Building.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no Right of First Refusal to the following areas:  any Common Areas, the Central Energy Plant, Industrial Wastewater Facility, Controlled Material Building and any and all Authority, or Authority’s service providers, offices or spaces.  Should Tenant exercise its Right of First Refusal to any available space within the IMC as specified herein, Tenant shall commit to the entire space as that specific area as mentioned by name above.  Tenant’s Right of First Refusal shall only apply when the current tenant of said space vacates their space and then the space becomes available for lease by another party and does not affect the Authority’s right to renegotiate or extend the lease with any existing tenant.  The Authority shall promptly alert Tenant as to such opportunities as they arise.

 

(B)                               In the event Authority receives a written proposal from any third party for the leasing of all or a portion of those spaces mentioned above, Authority shall notify Tenant in writing of the terms and conditions of such proposal to lease space at the IMC and Tenant shall have two (2) weeks upon receipt of the Authority’s written notice of a third party offer to exercise Tenant’s Right of First Refusal.

 

(C)                               To exercise its right of first refusal granted above, Tenant must: (a) not be in default at the time it exercises the Right of First Refusal; and (b) give notice to Authority that Tenant is electing to exercise its right within two (2) weeks after receiving the above referenced notice.

 

(D)                               Should Tenant exercise its Right of First Refusal as stated herein, Tenant shall enter into a lease, or an amendment to an existing Tenant lease, within thirty (30) calendar days of making the election noted in (C) above, and take possession of the premises either within forty five (45) days of the date of such election or within one (1) week of the prior tenant vacating the space, whichever is earlier, upon terms and conditions that are acceptable to Authority and Tenant provided that such terms and conditions shall not be less favorable than the rental and obligation terms and conditions contained in the third party proposal.

 

(E)                                Should Tenant not exercise its Right of First Refusal within the two (2) week period granted in (B) above, or in the event Authority and Tenant are unable to agree to terms and conditions of a lease or amendment to an existing Tenant lease, then Tenant’s Right of First Refusal shall terminate to that particular space as mentioned above and Tenant shall have no further right to such space.

 

(F)                                 Authority shall have a continuing right during the Term to market any portion of the Facilities.

 

Section 402.  Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop

 

(A)                               Pursuant to the 4th amendment to the Initial Lease, Authority and Tenant agreed that all Machine Shop and Composite Shop Equipment residing in said Machine Shop and Composite Shop will be accepted by Tenant in “AS-IS” condition and said agreement shall continue during the Term of this

 

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Lease (including the Interior Shop Equipment), including the condition of “AS-IS”, “WHERE IS”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind from Authority including any tooling and equipment owned by the Authority and used and/or located in the Interior Shop. Tenant further agrees to provide Authority access through Tenant’s Machine Shop and/or Composite Shop to Rooms SO3-102, SS5-112 and SS5-117.  The purpose of these stated Rooms is for the Authority’s obligation to perform tool calibration and maintenance on Authority owned tooling and equipment that resides in Tenant’s activated Bay areas.

 

(B)                               Tenant shall be responsible, at its cost and expense, for performing any improvements and alterations in accordance with the terms of this Lease (including without limitation Section 702(I) below), subject to Section 605(C) below.

 

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ARTICLE V.

 

TERM; EXTENSION PERIODS

 

Section 501.                                  Term; Extension Option.

 

(A)                               Term.  The term of this Lease Agreement shall be for a period of ten (10) years commencing on December 1, 2014 (the “Commencement Date”) and terminating on November 30, 2024.

 

(B)                               Extension Option.

 

(1)                                 Tenant shall have the option at its sole discretion (an “Extension Option”) to extend the Term for a period of six (6) consecutive years, followed by a second option to further extend the Term in Tenant’s sole discretion for a period of four (4) consecutive years (each an “Extension Term”) upon fulfillment of all the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)         Tenant shall provide written notice to the Authority, not earlier than twenty-four (24) months, and not later than twelve (12) months, prior to the expiration of the Term, that Tenant elects to exercise such Extension Option (the “Extension Notice”);

 

(b)         On the date Tenant delivers Tenant’s Extension Notice to the Authority or on the date the Extension Term is to commence, there shall not be an Event of Default by Tenant under this Lease (or, if a default by Tenant under any term or condition of this Lease then exists which would, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, constitute an Event of Default under this Lease, Tenant shall cure that default within the applicable grace or cure period provided under this Lease); and

 

(c)         This Lease Agreement shall not have been terminated during the Term or first Extension Term.

 

(2)                                 All terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease applicable to the Term (including, without limitation, Tenant’s obligations to pay Base Rent, Additional Rent, Minimum Rentals, and Percentage Rent, as well as Machine, Composite, and Interior Shop Rent), shall apply with like force and effect to any Extension Term, except where specifically inapplicable or where the context otherwise indicates, and except that the type and amount of the Rentals to be assessed by the Authority with respect to the Leased Premises during the Extension Terms shall be negotiated, in good faith, between Authority and Tenant prior to the Tenant delivering an Extension Notice.

 

Section 502.                             Right to Terminate Upon Certain Events.

 

(A) In addition to any other provisions of this Lease that expressly grant Tenant the right to terminate this Lease prior to the expiration of the Term, Tenant shall have the right, upon written notice to the Authority, to terminate this Lease upon the occurrence of either of the following events or circumstances:

 

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of the operation, control, or use of the Airport and facilities, or any substantial part or parts thereof, in a manner that substantially and adversely affects Tenant’s use of that portion of the Leased Premises which Tenant is then Occupying for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days.

 

(2)  The issuance by any court of competent jurisdiction of an injunction in any way preventing or restraining the use of the Airport, so as to substantially and adversely affect Tenant’s use of that portion of the Leased Premises which Tenant is then Occupying for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days; provided, that the injunction is not due to Tenant’s operations at the Airport.

 

(B) In addition to any other provisions of this Lease that expressly grant the Authority the right to terminate this Lease prior to the expiration of the Term, the Authority shall have the right, upon written notice to Tenant, to terminate this Lease, if Tenant takes any action, or operates all or any portion of Tenant’s business at the Leased Premises in a manner that would result in a violation of the Tax Restrictions and jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the Bond Issues. The Authority may inspect Tenant’s actions or operations at the Leased Premises to determine if such actions or operations violate the Tax Restrictions and jeopardizes the tax exempt status of the Bond Issues. Prior to the Authority exercising its right to terminate under this subsection (B), the Authority shall give Tenant written notice of such violation and describe the basis for such violation. If the violation is curable under the Tax Restrictions by curative action within thirty (30) days, Tenant shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of said written notice from the Authority to alter Tenant’s operations or actions so as to cure any such violation; and, if Tenant cures such violation within the thirty (30) day period, then the Authority shall not have the right to terminate this Lease. In the event that this Lease is terminated under this Section 502(B), Tenant shall remain liable for all Rental that has accrued for periods prior to the effective date of termination of this Lease, and for other liabilities and obligations of Tenant under this Lease Agreement (including without limitation Section 705 and Section 1701 of this Lease) that have accrued for periods prior to the effective date of termination of this Lease, but shall not be liable for any Rentals that would otherwise have accrued for periods after the effective date of the termination of this Lease and shall not be obligated to repay the Improvement Rent Credits. The sole remedy available under this Lease Agreement to the Authority for Tenant’s failure to adhere to the Tax Restrictions applicable to it shall be to so terminate this Lease Agreement.

 

Section 503.                                  Rights at Expiration/Termination.

 

(A) In no event shall Tenant or any of its subtenants continue to possess, occupy or use the Leased Premises beyond the expiration or sooner termination of the Term without the Authority’s written consent, which consent may be withheld in the Authority’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

(B) Tenant further agrees that upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, the Leased Premises shall be delivered to the Authority in at least as good condition as originally delivered to Tenant (provided that Hangar 5B may be returned in the condition as modified by Tenant for aircraft painting which modification occurred during the Initial Lease), reasonable wear and tear and matters covered by insurance excepted, and subject to performance by the Authority of the Authority’s maintenance, repair and replacement obligations under this Lease, including but not limited to its maintenance, repair and replacement obligations pursuant to Sections 1001 and 1002 below, and the Authority’s obligations under Article VII and Section 1702 of this Lease.

 

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Section 504.                                        Early Termination Rights.

 

(A)  Tenant Early Termination Rights. Notwithstanding the Term of this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease at any time prior to expiration of the Term if any of the following events occur (each, a “Tenant Termination Event”):

 

(1)  If, at any time, (a) Tenant is able to demonstrate to the Authority that, despite using good faith, reasonable efforts to attract, solicit, employ and retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel, Tenant is unable to employ or retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel at the Leased Premises which, in Tenant’s determination (in Tenant’s sole discretion) (i) meet Tenant’s hiring qualifications, or (ii) can be employed or retained at a cost that would allow Tenant to operate Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises within Tenant’s projected profit margins for the Leased Premises; provided, however, that before Tenant exercises its termination right as a result of this Tenant Termination Event, Tenant shall first provide the Authority (if the Authority so desires) with a period of at least ninety (90) days after Tenant satisfies subsection (a) above, in which to assist Tenant with attracting, employing and retaining a sufficient number of qualified personnel which (in Tenant’s sole discretion) satisfy the requirements of subsections (a)(i) and (ii) above, and if, during that ninety (90) day period, Tenant is able to employ and retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel at the Leased Premises who satisfy the requirements under (a)(i) and (ii) above, Tenant may not proceed with exercising its termination right under this subsection (1) in that instance.

 

(2)  Unless Tenant has elected to not exercise its Right of First Refusal as defined in Section 401, if at any time the Authority leases any space at the Facilities to another Person who is a direct competitor of Tenant in the business of providing maintenance, repair, or overhaul for aircraft (provided, however, that Tenant hereby acknowledges that a commercial airline or a Governmental Entity will not be deemed to be a “direct competitor” of Tenant even if the airline or the Governmental Entity engages in maintenance, repair, and/or overhaul activities).

 

(3)  If at any time, starting in the Tenant Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2005, Tenant’s annual Operating Profit with respect to the Leased Premises is negative for any two (2) consecutive Tenant Fiscal Years.

 

(4)  If, at any time, Tenant’s average Employee costs for Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises increase in any quarter of a Tenant Fiscal Year in excess of three percent (3%) of the average Employee costs for the same Employees for the immediately prior quarter, or Tenant experiences workplace disruptions which result in suspension of or a material reduction in Employee productivity as demonstrated to the Authority by Tenant.

 

If any of the foregoing Tenant Termination Events occurs, the Tenant may notify the Authority in writing that Tenant elects to terminate this Lease Agreement.  With respect to the Tenant Termination Events described in subsections (A)(2) and (A)(3) above, if Tenant desires to exercise its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to the circumstances described in either subsection (A)(2) or subsection (A)(3), respectively, Tenant must provide the Authority with Tenant’s written notice of intent to terminate within the following timeframes: (a) if termination is pursuant to subsection (A)(2) above, Tenant must provide the Authority with Tenant’s written notice of intent to terminate this Lease not later than six (6) months after the Authority enters into the lease with the other Person; and (b) if termination

 

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is pursuant to subsection (A)(3) above, Tenant must provide the Authority with Tenant’s written notice of intent to terminate this Lease not later than six (6) months after the second of the two (2) such consecutive Tenant Fiscal Years for which Tenant’s annual Operating Profit was negative. With respect to the Tenant Termination Event described in subsection (A)(3) above, Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Authority shall be entitled to verify, by process of audit pursuant to Section 601(C)(3) below, Tenant’s Operating Profit and Gross Sales in order to verify that this Tenant Termination Event has in fact been satisfied. The termination shall be effective on the earlier of (y) the first anniversary of the date of delivery to the Authority of Tenant’s termination notice, and (z) the expiration date of the term (not including unexercised renewal or extension options or periods) of Tenant’s then-longest third party maintenance agreement with its customers. For purposes of this subsection (A), Tenant’s “third party maintenance agreements with its customers” mean only those of Tenant’s third party maintenance agreements with its customers that are in effect on the date when the Tenant provides the Authority with Tenant’s written notice of termination pursuant to this Section 504(A). At the time Tenant provides the Authority with Tenant’s written notice of Tenant’s intent to terminate pursuant to this Section 504(A), Tenant will provide a written, sworn certification to the Authority from Tenant’s Controller which states the expiration dates of Tenant’s third party maintenance agreements with its customers and the Authority shall have the right to verify the information set forth in Tenant’s sworn certification (including, without limitation, the right to review copies of the Tenant’s third party maintenance agreements). If Tenant elects to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 504(A), Tenant shall remain liable for all Rental that has accrued for periods prior to the effective date of the termination of this Lease, and for other liabilities and obligations of Tenant (including without limitation Tenant’s obligations and liabilities under Section 705 and Section 1701 of this Lease) that have accrued for periods prior to the effective date of the termination of this Lease, but shall not be liable for any Rentals that would otherwise have accrued for periods after the effective date of the termination of this Lease and shall not be obligated to repay the Grants, the Credits, or the Improvement Rent Credits.

 

(B)                               Machine Shop and Composite Shop Early Termination Rights.  Notwithstanding the terms of subsection (A) above, Tenant shall have an early termination right with respect to the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, in whole, from and after December 1, 2017.  To exercise said early termination right to the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, Tenant shall provide Authority one hundred and eighty (180) days prior written notice with respect to the termination date.  Should Tenant exercise this early termination right, on or after December 1, 2017, Tenant shall be required to return the entire Machine Shop and Composite Shop space along with all Equipment residing in the space as noted on the Master Equipment List to Authority on such termination date.

 

(C)                               Interior Shop Early Termination Rights.  Notwithstanding the terms of subsections (A) and (B) above, Tenant shall have an early termination right with respect to the Interior Shop from and after December 1, 2017.  Annually on the anniversary date of the Term (December 1st of each year), Tenant shall have the option to terminate its right to the Interior Shop.  Tenant shall provide Authority written notice at least ninety (90) days in advance of such anniversary date, of Tenant’s exercising its right to terminate the Interior Shop space.  Should Tenant exercise this early termination right, Tenant shall be required to return the entire Interior Shop space along with all Equipment residing in the space as noted on the Master Equipment List by such anniversary date.  In addition, should Tenant exercise the early termination right with respect to the Interior Shop, Tenant agrees to pay a penalty based on the following scale, which scale is dependent on which year Tenant exercises such right.  By way of example, if Tenant were to exercise the early termination right to the Interior Shop on December 1, 2019, Tenant would pay a penalty of $141,645.00 to the Authority for such termination.

 

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Anniversary Date

 

Penalty

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2017

 

$

188,860.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2018

 

$

165,252.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2019

 

$

141,645.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2020

 

$

118,038.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2021

 

$

94,430.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2022

 

$

70,823.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2023

 

$

47,215.

 

 

 

 

 

December 1, 2024

 

$

23,608.

 

 

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ARTICLE VI.

 

RENTALS, FEES AND RECORDS

 

Section 601.                                      Rental.

 

(A)  Base Rent.

 

(1)                                 Subject to Sections 601(D) and 605(B)below, Tenant will pay the Authority, in arrears, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month, base rent (“Base Rent”) with respect to the Leased Premises for the preceding calendar month.  Subject to Section 601(A)(3) below, the Base Rent that is assessed by the Authority for a particular calendar month will be calculated solely on basis of the square footage of the Leased Premises that Tenant Occupied during that calendar month for the number of days such space was Occupied.  The annual Base Rent rate for the Leased Premises during the Term will be Two Dollars and NO/100 ($2.00) per square foot.

 

By way of example only, if Tenant Occupies 100,000 square feet of the Leased Premises during a particular calendar month, Tenant will (subject to Sections 601(D) and 605(B) below) pay the Authority Base Rent for that calendar month in the amount of $16,666.67 (i.e., 100,000 square feet x $2.00 per square foot per annum /12 months).

 

(2)                                 As it relates to Activation and subsequent de-Occupancy of Leased Premises, if Tenant Occupies a particular portion of the Leased Premises during less than all of a calendar month, Tenant shall pay a prorated portion of the Rental for that calendar month based on the number of days Tenant Occupies that portion of the Leased Premises.

 

(3)                                 Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, however, and regardless of which (if any) portions of the Leased Premises that Tenant elects to Activate and regardless of which (if any) portions of the Leased Premises that Tenant is Occupying or using from time to time, Tenant (1) shall be obligated to pay Rentals on the Minimum Leased Premises (“Minimum Rentals”).

 

(4)                                 The Base Rent for the Extension Term shall be negotiated between the Authority and Tenant as provided in Section 501(B) above.

 

(B)   Additional Rent.

 

(1)                                 Subject to the other provisions of this Section 601(B) and (D) and Section 605(B)  of this Lease, in consideration for the Authority’s operations and maintenance obligations under this Lease with respect to the Facilities, including providing Utilities and performance of those obligations set forth in Articles X and XI of this Lease, Tenant will pay the Authority monthly additional rent (“Additional Rent”), in arrears, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month for the prior calendar month.  Subject to Section 601(B)(2-6) below, the Additional Rent that is assessed by the Authority for a particular calendar month will be calculated solely on basis of the square footage of the Leased Premises that was Occupied by Tenant during that calendar month.  The annual Additional Rent rate for the Leased Premises during the Term will be Six Dollars and 20/100 ($6.20) per square foot.

 

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(2)                                 Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year during the Term, the Authority shall provide Tenant with a statement showing the actual costs and expenses incurred by the Authority in owning, operating, insuring, maintaining, repairing, and replacing the Land, the Facilities, the Facilities Systems and the Equipment (the “Actual Facilities Costs and Expenses”), and, to the extent reasonably requested by Tenant, will provide Tenant with supporting data therefor.  The annual calculation of the Actual Facilities Costs and Expenses will be calculated utilizing GAAP accrual basis financial statements of the Authority including amortization of any capital expenditure that brings about operating expense savings.  In the event that the Actual Facilities Costs and Expenses of the total Facilities, for that calendar year, are less than Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00), Tenant shall be entitled to a credit from the Authority against future Rental that would otherwise be payable by Tenant under this Lease, which credit shall be in an amount calculated and applied as follows:

 

(a)                                 The amount by which the Actual Facilities Costs and Expenses of the total Facilities is less than Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) shall be divided by the total number of square feet of the Facility (the “Savings Per Square Foot”).

 

(b)                                 The Savings Per Square Foot shall be multiplied times eighty five percent (85%) (the “Tenant’s Share of Savings”).

 

(c)                                  The Tenant’s Share of Savings shall be applied evenly to each monthly Rentals payment due over the remainder of the calendar year. (i.e. If the Savings Per Square Foot is determined during March of any year, the Tenant’s Share of Savings shall be applied to reduce Tenant’s Rentals due in such month by 1/9th of such Tenant’s Share of Savings, each month from April through December.

 

(d)                                 The Monthly Tenant’s Share of Savings shall only be applied to any amount due in such month and shall not carry forward if the Rentals due in such month are less than the monthly share of Tenant’s Share of Savings.

 

(3)                                 The Additional Rent for the Extension Term shall be negotiated between the Authority and Tenant as provided in Section 501(B) above.

 

(4)                                 Notwithstanding subsection (B)(1) above, Tenant will not be charged any Additional Rent with respect to the Hangar 4 Office Space (as defined in Exhibit B) at any time during the Term.

 

(5)                                 As it relates to Occupancy and subsequent de-Occupancy of Bays, if Tenant Occupies a particular portion of the Bays during less than all of a calendar month, Tenant shall be assessed a pro rata portion of the Additional Rent based on the number of days Tenant Occupies that portion of the Leased Premises during that calendar month.

 

(6)                                 As provided for in Section 207 of this Lease, Tenant shall have access to one On-Call Hangar Bay.  Authority and Tenant agree an Annual Rental of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) shall be paid by Tenant, during April of each year of Term, for the right of having an On-Call Hangar Bay.  Authority and Tenant agree additional rental of One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($1,680.00) per day will be charged for use of the On-Call Hangar Bay.  Tenant agrees to report On-Call Hangar Bay usage and payment on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month for the previous month’s use of the On-Call Hangar Bay.

 

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(C)                               Percentage Rent

 

(1)                                 If during the Term, Tenant’s annual Operating Profit (expressed as a percentage of Gross Sales) is greater than nine and 25/100 percent (9.25%) of Gross Sales at the end of a Tenant Fiscal Year, then Tenant shall pay to Authority a percentage rent (the “Percentage Rent”) for that Tenant Fiscal Year in an amount that is equal to thirty-three percent (33%) of the amount by which Tenant’s annual Operating Profit for that Tenant Fiscal Year exceeds nine and 25/100 percent (9.25%) of Tenant’s Gross Sales for that Tenant Fiscal Year.  By way of example, if at the end of a Tenant Fiscal Year, Tenant had Gross Sales of $99,000,000 and an annual Operating Profit of $11,880,000, then Tenant’s annual Operating Profit would equal twelve percent (12%) of its Gross Sales (i.e., $11,880,000 / $99,000,000).  9.25% of $99,000,000 equals $9,157,500. Therefore, for this Tenant Fiscal Year, Tenant would pay the Authority $898,425 (i.e., .33 x ($11,880,000 – $9,157,500)). If Tenant had Gross Sales of $100,000,000 for a Tenant Fiscal Year and an annual Operating Profit of $9,000,000 for that Tenant Fiscal Year, then Tenant’s annual Operating Profit for that Tenant Fiscal Year would equal nine percent (9%) of its Gross Sales (i.e., $9,000,000 / $100,000,000) and as a result, no Percentage Rent would be due the Authority for that Tenant Fiscal Year.

 

(2)                                 Tenant will calculate and submit its Operating Profit in full detail following the illustrative model provided in Exhibit J hereto, showing Gross Profit and Operating Profit calculated as discussed below and including a complete accounting of all expense categories, an actual to budget reconciliation (where budgeted amounts were assumed rather than actuals), and provide quarterly market rates used in the purchase of materials from affiliate companies, on a cumulative basis at the end of each fiscal quarter (August 31, November 30, February 28/29, and May 31) (each, a “Period”) for the applicable Tenant Fiscal Year, and will make interim Percentage Rent payments, if any are due, within sixty (60) days after the end of the applicable fiscal Period.  Not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each of the Tenant Fiscal Years (i.e., not later than August 31 of each year), Tenant will calculate the cumulative Operating Profit of Tenant for each such Tenant Fiscal Year, and likewise calculate the Percentage Rent that should have been paid to the Authority for each such Tenant Fiscal Year, and reconcile it to the interim Percentage Rent payments actually made to the Authority during that Tenant Fiscal Year with respect to each of the Periods during that Tenant Fiscal Year.  If the Percentage Rent that should have been assessed against Tenant for the Tenant Fiscal Year exceeds what Tenant has actually paid to the Authority for that Tenant Fiscal Year, then Tenant shall pay the Authority the difference within ninety (90) days after the end of that Tenant Fiscal Year.  If the Percentage Rent that should have been assessed against Tenant for that Tenant Fiscal Year is less than what Tenant has actually paid to the Authority for that Tenant Fiscal Year, then the Authority shall credit the difference against Tenant’s obligations to pay Rental under this Lease with respect to the Tenant Fiscal Year(s) following the Tenant Fiscal Year for which Tenant overpaid Percentage Rent. The Authority shall refund in cash to Tenant any unused credits that have accrued, but have not been applied to Rental, under this subsection (C)(2) at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.  Each such payment that is due and payable by Tenant shall be accompanied by a certificate signed and sworn by the Tenant’s Controller, setting forth the Operating Profit and Gross Sales during such Period (the “Percentage Rent Certificate”).  In the event of a partial Period at the beginning or end of the Term, the Percentage Rent payable for that partial Period shall be based upon the Gross Sales and Operating Profit during that partial Period.

 

(3)                                 Tenant shall keep in the Leased Premises full, accurate, true and complete records of all Gross Sales and Operating Profit with respect to the Leased Premises.  Such records shall

 

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be retained by the Tenant for not fewer than five (5) years after the expiration of the Tenant Fiscal Year to which they relate, and such records shall be kept in accordance with Exhibit J and generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that are applied consistently with respect to the Leased Premises from Period to Period. For purposes of permitting verification by the Authority of the Gross Sales and Operating Profit reported by the Tenant with respect to the Leased Premises, the Authority or its agent shall have the right for a period of up to five (5) years after the end of each Tenant Fiscal Year, upon not fewer than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Tenant, to inspect, audit or cause to be audited Tenant’s books and records relating to Gross Sales and Operating Profit for the Tenant Fiscal Year in question.  If such inspection or audit discloses that Tenant has underpaid any Percentage Rent due under this Lease, and if Tenant does not in good faith dispute the findings of the audit or inspection, Tenant shall within thirty (30) days of the findings remit the amount of the underpayment to the Authority, together with interest thereon from the date such amount was originally due and owing to the Authority hereunder, at the rate specified in Section 604 below.  If such inspection or audit discloses that Tenant has overpaid any Percentage Rent due hereunder, and if the Authority does not in good faith dispute the findings of the audit or inspection, the Authority shall within thirty (30) days of the findings remit the amount of the overpayment to Tenant.  If the inspection or audit discloses that Tenant underpaid any Percentage Rent, Tenant shall also reimburse the Authority, a reasonable hourly rate, for the time incurred by the Authority’s personnel in conducting the audit or inspection, plus their actual expenses in conducting the audit or inspection; provided, however, that the total amount for which Tenant would be obligated to reimburse the Authority under this sentence shall not, itself, exceed an amount that is equal to the amount of the underpayment.

 

“Gross Sales” shall mean, for a particular Period, the aggregate amount, expressed in U.S. Dollars, of all goods and services sold or otherwise provided by Tenant at, from or with respect to the Leased Premises during that Period and recorded on the books of Tenant in accordance with GAAP.  “Gross Sales” shall also include all goods and services sold from or provided at other locations of Tenant and/or its Affiliates with respect to customer orders and/or contracts generated or invoiced at, from or with respect to the Leased Premises; and “Gross Sales” shall also include goods and services intentionally diverted away from the Leased Premises to other locations of Tenant and/or its Affiliates to avoid including those sales in Gross Sales. However, Gross Sales shall not include goods and services diverted to other locations of Tenant and/or its Affiliates if such diversion was done for a legitimate, good faith business reason and which diversion would have occurred even in the absence of a Percentage Rent obligation and not to avoid including those sales in Gross Sales, including, but not limited to the sale of goods and services performed at another location due to a customer request, workplace disruptions, aircraft scheduling conflicts, aircraft emergencies, or weather. Discounts, price reductions, rebates and other similar arrangements by Tenants or its Affiliates shall not be granted in a manner that would serve to intentionally deflect revenues to another facility of Tenant or any of its Affiliates so as to artificially reduce Gross Sales. In the event any goods or services are provided by Tenant to any Affiliate of Tenant on any basis that is less than the fair market value thereof, the fair market value thereof shall be deemed to have been received by Tenant for those goods or services for purposes of calculating Gross Sales. To the extent any charges imposed by Tenant or any Affiliate for goods and services that are to be included in “Gross Sales” shall be in amounts less than what is required by the preceding sentences, Gross Sales shall be increased so as to equal the amount that Tenant or its Affiliate would have received had it imposed charges in accordance with the preceding sentences. “Gross Sales” shall not include goods and services sold from or provided at other locations including those of Tenant and/or its Affiliates with respect to

 

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customer orders and/or contracts generated at, from, or with respect to the Leased Premises when such goods and services are provided at such locations as a result of a Casualty at the Leased Premises (other than a Casualty that results from the fault or negligence of Tenant, its subtenants, or any of their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees) that prevents them from being provided at the Leased Premises, the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 502(A), or an interruption under Section 1102 which is caused by the Authority and which prevents those goods and services from being provided at the Leased Premises.

 

“Operating Profit” for a particular Period shall be expressed as a percentage of Gross Sales and shall mean, for a particular Period, Gross Sales for that Period less expenses directly related to Tenant’s operations at the Leased Premises for that Period, as calculated in accordance with GAAP.  Group/Corporate Expenses allocated to Tenant shall also be deducted from Gross Sales for purposes of Operating Profit.  No intercompany fees relative to any members of the Group, to Tenant’s Parent (as hereinafter defined), or to any Affiliate of Tenant or its Parent, shall be included as expenses of Tenant’s operations at the Leased Premises except as contemplated by the definition of “Group/Corporate Expenses” set forth below.  The expenses for the Leased Premises shall be reduced by the amount of any grants, if applicable, Success Payments or credits provided to Tenant by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Leased Premises during that particular Period, and shall also be reduced by the amount of any and all Rental credits that are provided to Tenant under this Lease during that particular Period. For purposes of this provision, “Group” means the subset of organizational companies, within the Parent company organization, in which Tenant belongs. “Group/Corporate Expenses” means the following, all of which must be verifiable by the Authority (a particular item of Group/Corporate Expense may only be deducted pursuant to one of the following categories (i.e., a particular item of Group/Corporate Expense may not be deducted more than once for purposes of calculating Operating Profit)):

 

(a)               Production Materials and Labor from Sister Companies: The actual cost and expenses incurred by Tenant in procuring production materials and labor from a “sister company” (i.e., an Entity that is directly or indirectly owned, in whole or in part, by Tenant’s Parent) for purposes of Tenant’s providing goods and services to Tenant’s customers at, from or with respect to the Leased Premises.  The price charged by Tenant’s sister companies to Tenant shall be at not more than normal and customary market rates consistent with an arm’s length transaction.

 

(b)               Group Overhead Allocation: Allocation of general Group overhead costs and expenses, which shall consist of Tenant’s proportionate share of all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, salaries, benefits, travel and living expenses, supplies, and educational costs) reasonably incurred that are associated with the operation of the Group, in general, and are not specifically allocable to any particular division or Entity within the Group (the “Group Overhead”).  Such costs and expenses may include, by way of example, costs and expenses generally incurred by the Group, as a whole, for the following: business development, operations, finance, and sales. Tenant’s proportionate share of Group Overhead, for a particular period, shall be a percentage equal to Tenant’s Gross Sales for that period divided by the gross sales of the entire Group.  Tenant’s proportionate share of Group Overhead shall not exceed for any Tenant Fiscal Year, the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) per Tenant Fiscal Year, for purposes of calculating Operating Profit for that Tenant Fiscal Year.

 

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(c)                Corporate Overhead Allocation: Allocation to Tenant, as described in this subsection (c), of Tenant’s proportionate share of the corporate overhead costs and expenses of Tenant’s Parent, reasonably incurred in connection with the operation of the Parent and those subsidiaries which Parent (directly or indirectly) wholly owns, including those for insurance premiums, banking services, routine financial statement audits, tax preparation services, benefits administration, pension administration, payroll administration, accounts payable administration, routine compliance procedures under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 15 U.S.C. 7201 et seq., and routine treasury-related administrative activities with respect to the receipt, custody and disbursement of funds (the “Corporate Overhead”). Tenant’s proportionate share of Corporate Overhead, for a particular Period, shall be as allocated pursuant to the Parent’s “General Guidelines for Corporate Expense Allocation” (as Parent may amend from time to time), provided that the Parent’s “General Guidelines for Corporate Expense Allocation” are applicable on a consistent basis to all of Parent’s operating units and subsidiaries (the “Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines”). The amount of Tenant’s share of Corporate Overhead which may be deducted for purposes of calculating Operating Profit for a particular Period shall be no greater than an amount that is proportionate to the ratio that Tenant’s Gross Sales for that Period bear to Parent’s entire gross sales from all of Parent’s operations (whether at the Leased Premises or at other Parent locations) for that Period. Tenant’s Percentage Rent Certificate for each Period shall include a certificate, signed and sworn to by the Parent’s Chief Financial Officer, certifying to the Authority that the Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines are applied on a consistent basis with respect to all of Parent’s operating units and subsidiaries and that the allocation to Tenant of its share of the Corporate Overhead for that Period has been made in accordance with the then-applicable Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines.  The Authority shall have the right, as part of any audit performed by the Authority as described above in this subsection (C)(3), to audit the Parent’s books and records relevant to the Corporate Overhead Allocation in order to verify (i) that the Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines that were used to calculate Tenant’s share of Corporate Overhead were in fact applied on a consistent basis to all of the Parent’s operating units and subsidiaries and (ii) that the calculation of Tenant’s share of Corporate Overhead pursuant to the Corporate Overhead Allocation Guidelines was correctly calculated.  The Parent shall retain its books and records pertaining to Corporate Overhead and allocations thereof for not fewer than five (5) years after the expiration of each Tenant Fiscal Year for which Tenant is allocated any portion of Corporate Overhead.

 

(d)               Corporate Direct Charges: Charges reasonably assessed to Tenant, for time and actual materials costs incurred by employees at the Parent’s headquarters in providing support services (including, without limitation, legal support, systems programming or direct support hardware, environmental support, and human resources support) directly to and for the benefit of Tenant with respect to Tenant’s operations at the Leased Premises.  Such charges shall not include any “profit” component, and shall be in amounts and at rates that are commercially reasonable and not in excess of what would reasonably be charged to Tenant if Tenant were to obtain such services from a service provider unaffiliated with Tenant.

 

(e)                Systems Allocation:  Actual, reasonable costs and expenses for the Parent’s maintaining systems that are shared generally by members of the Group, such as a corporate email system, security systems, and similar types of systems.  These costs and

 

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expenses are to be allocated equally, by division, across the Parent company organization (the Group constituting one of those divisions), with each division being charged an amount equal to the amount charged to each other division in the Parent company organization.  Tenant’s share of those costs and expenses shall be equal to the share of those costs and expenses that are borne by other member companies in the Group.

 

Capital charges and income taxes are not to be deducted from Gross Sales in determining Operating Profit.  The cost of goods and services received by Tenant from its Affiliates and from other Persons must not exceed what Tenant would reasonably be required to pay in an arm’s-length transaction. Allocation to Tenant by its vendors, suppliers, and contractors of costs, expenses, fees, charges, rebates, credits, allowances, price reductions and other such items must be done in a manner that will not (a) allocate to Tenant more than Tenant’s rightful share of the costs, expenses, fees, charges and other such items, and (b) allocate to parties other than Tenant more than their rightful share of any rebates, credits, allowances, price reductions and other such items.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit J is an illustrative model indicating how Tenant may calculate Gross Sales and Operating Profit, which model may be subject to modification in accordance with GAAP.

 

(D)                               Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop Rental Structure

 

(1)                                 Authority and Tenant, in lieu of a Base Rent / Additional Rent rental structure as stated in this ARTICLE VI , Section 601 (A) (B), agree to a rental structure for the Machine Shop, Composite Shop, and Interior Shop based on sub-section 2 and sub-section 3 below.

 

(2)                                 Machine Shop, Composite Shop, and Interior Shops Rental Structure.  Tenant will pay the Authority, in arrears, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month, rent with respect to the Leased Premises (machine, composite and interior shops) for the preceding calendar month.  The rent shall be paid in equal monthly installments as stated in the following schedule:

 

TIMEFRAME

 

MONTHLY BASE RENTAL

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/14 – 11/30/17

 

$

70,833.33

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/17 – 11/30/19

 

$

76,079.42

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/19 – 11/30/24

 

$

80,806.33

 

 

(3)                                 Machine Shop and Composite Shop Percentage Rent.  Tenant shall pay to Authority as additional rent, a percentage rental of Tenant’s Operating Profit derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop operations (the “Machine and Composite Shop Percentage Rent”).  Tenant shall calculate, report and pay to the Authority on the same basis and methodology as Percentage Rent is calculated in sub-section (C) above except that the percentage rental, if any, shall be in accordance with the following calculation:

 

(a)      To the extent Tenant’s Operating Profit (expressed as a percentage of Gross Sales) derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, exceeds ten percent (10%) of Gross Sales derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, then in such event Authority shall receive an amount equal to

 

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eleven percent (11%) of the incremental amount of Operating Profit that is above ten percent (10%) and less than twelve percent (12%).

 

(b)      To the extent Tenant’s Operating Profit (expressed as a percentage of Gross Sales) derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop exceeds twelve percent (12%) of Gross Sales derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, Authority shall receive an amount equal to twenty two percent (22%) of the incremental amount of Operating Profit that is above twelve percent (12%) and less than fourteen percent (14%).

 

(c)      To the extent Tenant’s Operating Profit (expressed as a percentage of Gross Sales) derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop exceeds fourteen percent (14%) of Gross Sales derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop, Authority shall receive an amount equal to thirty three percent (33%) of the incremental amount of Operating Profit that is above fourteen percent (14%).

 

(d)      Example:  in the event Tenant’s Gross Sales derived collectively from the Machine Shop and Composite Shop equals $10,000,000.00 and the Operating Profit equaled $1,600,000.00, Tenants Operating Profit percentage would equal sixteen percent (16%). i.e. 1,600,000/10,000,000 x 100%.  In this event the Authority shall receive percentage rent calculated as follows:

 

·                  $22,000 calculated as 11% of $200,000 (12% of 10,000,000 minus 10% of 10,000,000),

 

·                  $44,000 calculated as 22% of $200,000 (14% of 10,000,000 minus 12% of 10,000,000), and

 

·                  $66,000 calculated as 33% of $200,000 (1,600,000 minus 14% of 10,000,000), for a total percentage rent equal to:  $132,000.

 

Section 602.                             Field Use Charge. This Lease Agreement does not and shall not be deemed to grant Tenant the right to use any aircraft parking apron (except as may be designated from time to time by the Facilities Manager to Tenant or except as contemplated by Section703(B) below) or taxiway not on the Leased Premises. Any use of aircraft operational areas outside of the Leased Premises, or other Airport property not included in the Leased Premises, by Tenant, its Employees or its agents shall be by separate agreement and only upon payments of appropriate fees. Nothing in this Section, however, shall prohibit Tenant, its Employees or its agents from the joint use with others at the Airport of interior and exterior roadways serving the Leased Premises as granted herein and in accordance with Airport rules, regulations and/or restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Authority covenants and agrees that Tenant and its customers will not be charged any landing fees by any Governmental Entity with respect to aircraft landing at the Land for maintenance, repair, or overhaul at the Leased Premises, and that Tenant’s customers (when and to the extent they are taking off from and landing at the Airport in connection with the maintenance, repair and overhaul services they are receiving at the Leased Premises) will be entitled to use and access to the Airport on terms no less favorable than the Authority gives to other users of the Airport.

 

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payable to the Authority, at the office of the Airport Director at the address set forth in Section 2208 hereof.

 

Section 604. Delinquent Rentals. If Tenant does not pay the Rental described in Section 601 hereof on the due date thereof, Tenant shall pay to the Authority, as additional rental, an interest charge of eighteen percent (18%) per annum, applied against the delinquent amount due for each full calendar month of delinquency, computed as simple interest. Such interest shall be computed from the due date until the delinquent payment, together with accrued interest, is paid in full.

 

Section 605.                                              Authority Incentives.

 

(A)                                          As an incentive for entering into this Lease Agreement, Tenant, on the Commencement Date, shall be entitled to receive a payment of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) from the Authority and on the one year anniversary date of the Commencement Date, the Tenant shall be entitled to another Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00).  At Authority’s option, the form of the two payments of this incentive can be made as rental credit.

 

(B)                                          Leasehold Improvement Credits.

 

(1)  Authority will provide Tenant with credits to be applied against Tenant’s Rental in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the cost and expense paid by Tenant for infrastructure-related improvements (“Leased Premises Improvements”) that the Authority approves and that Tenant makes to the Leased Premises (the “Improvement Rent Credits”), provided that Tenant satisfies the procedures set forth in subsection (2) below. Improvement Rent Credits earned hereunder will be applied as and when the Rentals next become due and payable by Tenant under this Lease, subject to subsection (4) below.

 

(2)    In order for Tenant to obtain from the Authority the Improvement Rent Credits, the following must occur:

 

(a)  Prior to commencing any purchasing or other activities related to the Leased Premises Improvements, Tenant must obtain the Authority’s prior written approval of the proposed Leased Premises Improvements.

 

(b)  Tenant must submit to the Authority, prior to commencing the Leased Premises Improvements, a complete and detailed set of plans and specifications, prepared by an architect or engineer reasonably acceptable to the Authority, detailing those proposed Leased Premises Improvements, which plans and specifications must be reasonably acceptable to the Authority (the plans and specifications approved by the Authority being referred to herein as the “Plans”). Tenant shall perform and complete the Leased Premises Improvements in strict accordance with Plans. Tenant shall be responsible for ensuring that the Plans satisfy and comply with all applicable federal, state, county or other governmental Laws, and the Authority shall have no responsibility or liability therefor.

 

(c)  Tenant shall be responsible, at its cost and expense, for constructing the Leased Premises Improvements and performing all work relating thereto including, without limitation, paying fees, space planning, construction drawing services, obtaining all Improvement-Related Permits, and furnishing all labor and materials necessary or appropriate to complete the Leased Premises Improvements, and the Authority shall have no responsibility or liability therefor. The

 

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contractors and subcontractors used by Tenant shall be reasonably acceptable to the Authority, and Tenant shall furnish a list of their names and copies of the applicable contracts and subcontracts upon request by the Authority.

 

(d)  Prior to performing the Leased Premises Improvements, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, obtain all “Improvement-Related Permits”. Prior to performing the Leased Premises Improvements, Tenant shall deliver to the Authority: (i) copies of the Improvement-Related Permits; and (ii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Authority that Tenant has procured or has caused others to procure workers’ compensation, general liability, builder’s risk, and personal and property damage insurance in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Authority, and naming the Authority as additional insured and loss payee.

 

(e)  Tenant shall, and shall cause its contractors and subcontractors to, perform the Leased Premises Improvements: (i) in accordance with the Plans and Permits; and (ii) in a good and workmanlike manner and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, county or other governmental Laws, including, without limitation, zoning ordinances and The American With Disabilities Act, as amended, and the rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders promulgated or entered thereunder.  Tenant also shall cause its contractors and subcontractors to, observe, perform and comply with all Laws promulgated from time to time by any applicable Governmental Entity, and complete Leased Premises Improvements free of all mechanics’ and materialmens’ liens.  Tenant shall keep the Authority advised of the status of construction and completion of the Leased Premises Improvements and of the anticipated completion dates for the Leased Premises Improvements.

 

(f)  Upon completion of the Leased Premises Improvements, Tenant shall deliver to the Authority final, unconditional lien waivers from all contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen performing labor or supplying materials or services in connection with the Leased Premises Improvements; a Certificate of Substantial Completion issued by Tenant’s project architect on the appropriate AIA form (or in any other form as reasonably required by the Authority), certifying to the Authority that the Leased Premises Improvements have been completed in accordance with the Plans and Permits and all applicable Laws; and an “as-built” set of drawings of the Leased Premises Improvements. The Authority must be reasonably satisfied that the Leased Premises Improvements have been fully completed, and have been completed in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with the Plans, Permits and applicable Law.

 

(g)  Tenant shall submit to the Authority a written statement, which statement shall contain a certification by Tenant as to the cost and expenses paid by Tenant for those Leased Premises Improvements, and which statement shall contain a detailed breakdown (together with such supporting data as the Authority shall request) with respect thereto. Provided that the foregoing provisions of subsection (2) have been satisfied, Tenant shall be entitled to the Improvement Rent Credits as described in subsection (4) below.

 

(3) If Tenant receives Improvement Rent Credits with respect to Leased Premises Improvement project in accordance with this subsection (B), Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the entire Leased Premises Improvement project, in its entirety, will become the property of the Authority; provided, however, such Leased Premises Improvement project will be part of the Leased Premises for Tenant’s use under the terms of this Lease.

 

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(4) An amount equal to one forty-eighth (1/48) of the total amount of any Improvement Rent Credit to which Tenant becomes entitled, as described above, with respect to a particular Leased Premises Improvement project may thereafter be applied toward each month’s Rental that thereafter is assessed against and owing from Tenant with respect to the Leased Premises in any given month. However, not more than one forty-eighth (1/48) of that particular Improvement Rent Credit may be applied toward Rental during any calendar month. Tenant may “bank” any earned but unapplied Improvement Rent Credits toward future Rental obligations, subject to the preceding sentence.

 

(5) Tenant shall have no right to any Improvement Rent Credits that remain unapplied as of the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease. Tenant shall not be obligated to repay any Improvement Rent Credits to the Authority upon the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

(6) Notwithstanding the forgoing, Authority and Tenant agree that due to the modernization of aircraft, the docking structures located in the interior of Hangar Bays 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3A, may create a degree of difficulty in locating certain types of aircraft into these stated Hangar Bays; therefore, Authority and Tenant agree to a modified rental credit structure for the benefit of Tenant in the event Tenant elects to disassemble one or more of the aircraft docking stations in the interior of Hangar Bays 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3A as follows:

 

(a)                            Authority hereby approves that Tenant may remove the docking stations in Bays 1A through 3A at its sole discretion; however, Tenant shall remain obligated to obtain required, necessary or other approvals for the project; and

 

(b)                            If Tenant elects to disassemble the docking stations in Bays 1A through 3A, Authority agrees to provide Tenant a credit against Rentals due in the amount of up to fifty percent (50%) of the costs of removing each docking station up to Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) per Bay and a maximum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) total for all five Bays; and

 

(c)                             Authority agrees to provide the first Six Hundred Thousand Dollar ($600,000.00) credit on the Commencement Date of the Lease prior to the removal of the first docking station from such Hangar Bays; however, Tenant is obligated to complete the removal of the first docking station by May 31, 2016.  This $600,000 rental credit shall be applied on a monthly basis over an eighteen (18) month period.

 

(d)                            Authority, at the commencement of the removal of each subsequent docking station (of the second, third, fourth and fifth Hangar Bays), agrees to provide a credit against Rentals due for the subsequent Hangar Bays applied on a monthly basis over a thirty-six (36) month period.  Authority and Tenant agree that, prior to the application of additional rental credits beyond the first Hangar Bay, Tenant shall have provided to the Authority certified construction costs and as-built drawings for the proceeding Hangar Bay(s).  Authority acknowledges that Tenant may elect to initially remove two Hangar Bays at the same time and agrees to issue rental credits for both Hangar Bays at the commencement of the removal of each of the particular two docking stations.  Should any docking station removal project cease demolition or is unreasonably delayed, the rental credits for the particular Hangar Bay will temporarily stop until such time as the docking station removal resumes.

 

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(7)  In no event shall more than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) of credits described in this subsection (B) be applied to reduce Rentals due in any calendar year; however, such credits over Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) may be carried over into subsequent years; provided, however, that any credits remaining unapplied at the termination of this Lease shall be forfeited in their entirety by Tenant and will not be paid, in any way, by the Authority.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

 

OBLIGATIONS OF TENANT

 

Section 701.  Payment of Rental and Other Amounts.  Tenant hereby agrees and covenants to pay or provide for the payment of all Rental described in Article VI as and when due hereunder. Except for the credits to which Tenant may be entitled from time to time under Section 605(B), all Rental payments shall be absolutely free from all claims, demands or offsets against the Authority of any kind or nature whatsoever and without relief from valuation or appraisement laws.

 

Section 702.  Operation and Use of Leased Premises.

 

(A) Except as provided in Sections 705 and 1701, Tenant shall at its own expense (i) keep the Leased Premises in a safe, neat and attractive condition (except to the extent of any maintenance or repairs that are the express obligation of the Authority under Articles X and XI below), and (ii) not permit the accumulation of any trash, paper or debris on the Leased Premises or trash, paper or debris belonging to Tenant on any other property of the Authority.

 

(B) Tenant, upon written notice by the Authority to Tenant, shall be required to perform whatever maintenance is necessary to comply with the provisions of Subsection (A) hereof. If Tenant does not undertake that maintenance within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice, the Authority shall have the right to enter upon the Leased Premises or in the Facilities and perform the necessary maintenance, the cost of which shall be paid by Tenant within thirty (30) days after notice of the cost thereof is provided by the Authority.

 

(C) Tenant shall not abuse, misuse, or commit or allow any waste or damage to the Leased Premises and/or the other property of the Authority, including without limitation the Equipment, except for normal wear and tear. Without limiting the foregoing, Tenant shall operate and use all Equipment only in a manner that complies with applicable manufacturer’s instructions, guidelines, and warranties.

 

(D) Tenant shall not occupy or use, or permit the use or occupation of, any portion of the Leased Premises for any business or purpose which is unlawful. Tenant shall not occupy or use, or permit the occupation or use of, any portion of the Leased Premises for any business or purpose which is disreputable or deemed to be extra-hazardous on account of fire, or do or permit anything to be done that would in any way increase the cost of the Authority’s casualty insurance coverage on the Facilities, the Leased Premises, the Equipment, or their contents; provided, however, that the Authority hereby acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to prohibit Tenant from using the Leased Premises for Tenant’s Business.

 

(E) Tenant shall not place any objects in any part of the Leased Premises that would place a load on the floors of the Leased Premises in excess of the design load capacities for the floors, without the prior written approval of the Authority. Tenant hereby acknowledges that, prior to the Initial Lease, the Authority furnished Tenant with a copy of the plans and specifications for the Leased Premises which indicate the design load capacities for the floors in the Leased Premises. The Authority shall have the right to have a floor load analysis of any part of the Leased Premises made at any time. If such analysis should indicate that Tenant has exceeded the foregoing limitations, Tenant shall promptly take such actions as may be required to eliminate the overloading condition and shall reimburse the Authority for the expense incurred in completing the analysis and for the cost and expense of any damage arising from such overloading condition.

 

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of the Leased Premises.

 

(G) Tenant shall conduct Tenant’s Business and control its subtenants (if any) and its and their respective agents, Employees, contractors and Invitees in such a manner as to not create any nuisance to the Authority or its other tenants. Tenant shall not interfere with, annoy or disturb any other tenant, or the Authority in its operation of the Facilities.

 

(H) Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Tenant shall not permit its Employees, contractors, agents, or Invitees, and shall not permit Tenant’s subtenants or their Employees, contractors, agents or Invitees, to enter upon or into any areas at the Leased Premises, the Land, the Facilities, or the Airport other than those areas of the Leased Premises that are being Occupied from time to time by Tenant (or, as applicable, Tenant’s subtenants), those portions of the Apron or other non-public areas of the Facilities, the Land or the Airport that are designated from time to time by the Authority as being available for use by Tenant or its subtenants, those areas at the Land and Facilities that are designated by the Authority from time to time as “Common Areas” open equally to all tenants at the Land and Facilities, and those areas of the Airport that are designated by the Authority from time to time as open to the general public. This subsection (H) shall not be deemed to be an expansion of Tenant’s rights as stated under any other provisions of this Lease.

 

(I)  Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 605, Tenant shall not make any alterations, modifications, improvements or additions of or to the Leased Premises without the prior written consent of the Authority which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Subject to the foregoing, any alterations, modifications, improvements and/or additions by Tenant of or to the Leased Premises shall be deemed a part of the Leased Premises and shall belong to the Authority unless the Authority otherwise agrees in writing that they belong to Tenant.

 

Section 703.                                               Trash, Garbage, Recyclables and Other Refuse: Outside Storage.

 

(A)  Tenant shall pick up, and provide for, a complete and proper arrangement for the adequate sanitary handling and disposal, away from the Airport, of all trash, garbage, recyclables and other refuse caused as a result of its operation and/or occupancy of and on the Leased Premises. Tenant shall provide and use suitable covered outdoor receptacles for all such garbage, trash, recyclables and other refuse on the Leased Premises. Tenant shall dispose of medical or biohazardous waste, regulated waste or any Hazardous Materials recovered or generated as a result of its operations off of the property of the Airport and in accordance with all applicable Laws and subject to Section 705.

 

(B)  Tenant shall be permitted to store, on a short-term basis, the Equipment, the equipment and other personal property of Tenant’s customers, and Tenant’s Excluded Property, on such portions of the Apron as the Authority shall hereafter designate to Tenant in writing, provided that Tenant’s outside storage is reasonable, is short-term, and does not materially impair the Air Operations Area. However, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the Authority also desires to maintain the appearance of the Apron in a reasonably neat and attractive manner and condition; therefore, Tenant agrees that if the Authority determines that Tenant’s storage activities on the Apron detract, in an unreasonable manner, from the appearance or use of the Apron, the Authority may notify Tenant in writing as to those items to which the Authority objects being stored by Tenant on the Apron, and Tenant shall cause those items to be removed from the Apron (and to be stored within its then-Occupied portions of the Leased Premises) within forty-eight (48) hours after Tenant receives the Authority’s written notice. Under no circumstances may Tenant perform outside maintenance, repair, or overhaul operations, or other

 

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activities (other than storage as described above) on the Apron on a constant or continuing basis other than what is recognized common practice in the industry; and provided that such activities may only occur on such portion of the Apron as the Authority shall hereafter designate from time to time.

 

Section 704.                             Licenses and Permits. Except for the Authority Permits, Tenant shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect, and comply with, at its cost and expense, any and all certificates, approvals, consents, authorizations, licenses, and permits under any applicable Law that are necessary to comply with this Lease Agreement and the privileges extended hereunder and/or that are necessary or appropriate for Tenant to obtain and maintain in connection with the conduct and operation of Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises, including, without limitation, the 145 Certificate. The “Authority Permits” shall mean those certificates, approvals, consents, authorizations, licenses, and permits that are listed on Exhibit H attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and shall also mean any other certificates, approvals, consents, authorizations, licenses and permits that are hereafter required by applicable Law to be obtained and maintained by the Authority in order to own and/or operate the Facilities. However, and without limiting Tenant’s obligations under the first sentence of this Section, the Authority shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain any certificates, approvals, consents, authorizations, licenses or permits that are for the conduct and operation of Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises (as opposed to the ownership and operation of the Facilities, in general), except that the Authority shall maintain and comply with the IDP (as defined below) and the Part 70 Permit (as defined below).  Tenant has obligations regarding wastewater discharges and the Part 70 Permit as described in Section 706 below.

 

Section 705.                                            Hazardous Materials.

 

(A) (1)  Tenant shall use, store, handle, load, unload and dispose of Hazardous Materials which are brought or generated by Tenant, its subtenants, and/or their respective Employees, agents, contractors and/or Invitees onto the Leased Premises, onto the Apron, and/or onto other portions of the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant, its subtenants, and/or their respective Employees, agents, contractors and/or Invitees, only in compliance with applicable Laws, except that Tenant, its subtenants and/or their respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Section 705(A)(l) if there is a release of Hazardous Materials from, or Hazardous Materials are present in, any sewer, lift station, force main, or waste treatment system, or any related drains or pipes, on or off the Leased Premises (unless such release or presence of Hazardous Materials is caused by the failure of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees to comply with the Exhibit K). For any Hazardous Material which Tenant or any of its subtenants brings onto the Leased Premises in quantities (individually or cumulatively) greater than fifty-five (55) gallons, or for any Hazardous Materials that Tenant brings onto the Leased Premises which are considered “extremely hazardous” under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (as supplemented or amended from time to time), Tenant shall promptly furnish to the Authority a list of such Hazardous Materials. “Operating Rules,” as used in this Lease, means those operating rules that are attached hereto comprised of the general Operating Rules and the Operating Rules Applicable To AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., both of which make up Exhibit K. In the case of any conflict between the general Operating Rules and the Operating Rules Applicable To AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., the latter shall control. Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Exhibit K may be amended by the Authority from time to time, without the consent of Tenant, to the extent necessary to comply with modifications or amendments from time to time of the IDP and/or to comply with changes to applicable Law from time to time; provided, however, that the

 

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Authority shall provide Tenant with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any such amendments or modifications of Exhibit K. Exhibit K may also be amended or modified upon the mutual written agreement of the Authority and Tenant; and any such amendments or modifications pursuant to this sentence shall be effective immediately upon their written approval by both the Authority and Tenant.

 

(2)  Without limiting Tenant’s obligations under Section 503(B), and subject to the second following sentence, Tenant shall, at its expense, comply with Environmental Laws regarding Hazardous Materials, but only (a) to the extent that Hazardous Materials are first released by Tenant or its subtenants or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees after June 14, 2004, the Effective Date of the Initial Lease from the Leased Premises, or from portions of the Apron or other non­public areas of the Facilities, the Land or the Airport, that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees, so as to avoid Liability being suffered or incurred by any Landlord Indemnified Parties (as hereinafter defined) as a result of and only to the extent of such release and (b) to the extent that Hazardous Materials are first released from other portions of the Facilities, the Land and/or other portions of the Airport (other than the Leased Premises or portions of the Apron or other non-public areas of the Land, the Facilities, or the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or invitees) by Tenant or its Employees after June 14, 2004, the Effective Date of the Initial Lease so as to avoid Liability being suffered or incurred by any Landlord Indemnified Parties as a result of and only to the extent of such release. Tenant shall first provide the Authority with written notice of such compliance actions. To the extent the presence or the release of Hazardous Materials from the Leased Premises, the Land, the Facilities, and/or other portions of the Airport was caused by (x) a third Person (other than Tenant or its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees), (y) the Authority, or (z) the condition (including leaks) of any sewer, lift station, force main, or wastewater treatment system, or any related drains or pipes (unless with respect to subsection (z), such release or presence of Hazardous Materials is caused by the failure of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees to comply with Exhibit K), or to the extent any Hazardous Materials were placed on or released from the Leased Premises, the Land, the Facilities, and/or other portions of the Airport at any time by any third Person (other than by Tenant or its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees), Tenant shall not be responsible for and need not take any action regarding those Hazardous Materials. If the Authority elects to pursue the third Person for the collection of the Authority’s remediation costs and other damages resulting therefrom, Tenant will cooperate at the Authority’s expense with the Authority in pursuing such actions. For purposes of Sections 705 and 1702, neither the Authority nor its employees, agents or contractors, nor any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties, shall be deemed to be an agent, Employee or contractor of Tenant, and any Person or Entity other than Tenant, its subtenants and their Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees shall be deemed to be a “third Person”.

 

(B)     Tenant hereby covenants and agrees to comply in the conduct of its business on the Leased Premises and on areas of the Apron and other non-public areas of the Facilities, the Land and the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants, and to cause compliance by its subtenants (and Tenant’s and its subtenants’ respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees) in the conduct of their business on the Leased Premises and on areas of the Apron and other non-public areas of the Facilities, the Land and the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants, with their obligations under all applicable Environmental Laws. In connection with other areas of the Land, the Facilities and the Airport (other than the Leased

 

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Premises and portions of the Apron and other non-public areas of the Facilities, the Land and the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants) that Tenant or its Employees may use or enter upon from time to time, Tenant also hereby covenants and agrees to comply in the conduct of its business, and to cause its Employees to comply in the conduct of Tenant’s business or while those Employees are engaged in the scope of their duties for Tenant, with all applicable Environmental Laws. Tenant shall not be deemed to be in breach of the obligations in either of the two preceding sentences if there is a release of Hazardous Materials from or the presence of Hazardous Materials in any sewer, lift station, force main, or wastewater treatment system, or any related drains or pipes, unless such release or presence of Hazardous Materials is caused by the failure of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees to comply with Exhibit K. Tenant shall provide to the Authority, promptly upon receipt, copies of any correspondence, notice, pleading, citation, indictment, complaint, order, decree or other document from any source asserting or alleging a circumstance or condition that requires, or may require, a clean-up, removal, remedial action, or other response by or on the part of Tenant or any of its subtenants or the Authority (or any other Landlord Indemnified Party) at the Leased Premises, the Facilities, the Land and/or any other portions of the Airport under Environmental Laws or which seeks criminal or punitive penalties from Tenant or any of its subtenants or the Authority (or any other Landlord Indemnified Party) for an alleged violation of Environmental Laws. Tenant shall advise the Authority in writing as soon as Tenant becomes aware of any violation of any Environmental Laws by Tenant, its subtenants or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees or a violation of Tenant’s obligations under this Section 705. The first two sentences of this Section 705(B) do not apply to any Hazardous Materials which were not first placed on the Leased Premises or released by Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees or to any environmental condition which was not created by Tenant, its subtenant, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees.

 

(C)  As a requirement of the Initial Lease, the Authority obtained a baseline environmental audit (the “Baseline Environmental Audit”) of the Leased Premises dated May 2004 and provided a copy thereof to Tenant.

 

(D)  The Authority shall have the right, (i) from time to time during the Term, if the Authority reasonably suspects that there has been a material breach or violation of the covenants and obligations of Tenant set forth in Section 705(A) and/or (B) above, and/or of the covenants and obligations of Tenant under Section 503(B) above (as and to the extent, for purposes of this subsection (D), those covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) pertain to environmental matters); (ii) from time to time during the Term, at such other times as the Authority so desires (including without limitation pursuant to the Authority’s periodic compliance review procedure); and (iii) in addition, following the expiration or sooner termination of the Term, to cause environmental inspections, audits or site assessments of the Leased Premises and/or other portions of the Airport that are used or accessed by Tenant or its subtenants to be performed solely for the benefit of Authority, at its sole cost and expense, by the Authority or an environmental consultant selected by the Authority (“Environmental Audits”), in order to ascertain whether there have been any breaches or violations of Tenant’s covenants and obligations under Section 705(A) and/or (B) above, and/or any breaches of Tenant’s covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) above (as and to the extent, for purposes of this subsection (D), those covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) pertain to environmental matters), and/or whether there exist amounts of Hazardous Materials in excess of those amounts found in the Baseline Environmental Audit. If the Authority elects to conduct an Environmental Audit

 

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pursuant to subsection (ii) above, the Authority shall provide Tenant with reasonable prior written notice of the Authority’s intent to conduct the Environmental Audit and shall cause the Environmental Audit to be conducted in a manner designed, to the extent reasonably possible, to minimize disruption to Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises. If the Authority desires to conduct an Environmental Audit pursuant to subsection (iii) above, the Authority shall (except in the event of a termination of this Lease due to an Event of Default by Tenant) commence that Environmental Audit within five (5) days after the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease. The Authority may notify Tenant, in writing (the “Authority’s Non-Compliance Notice”), that the Authority believes Tenant is in breach of Tenant’s obligations under Section 705(A) or (B), and/or under Section 503(B) (with respect to, for purposes of this subsection (D), environmental matters). Action taken by Tenant to cure a breach of Section 705(A) or (B), and/or of Section 503(B) (with respect to, for purposes of this subsection (D), environmental matters), shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Authority, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Authority or Tenant may also provide a copy of such Environmental Audits and/or the Baseline Environmental Audit to any federal, state or local governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Leased Premises or Hazardous Materials, if required by Law or court order or if Tenant and the Authority mutually agree to do so (in which case neither Tenant nor the Authority shall unreasonably refuse to agree to do so if the other party wishes to do so).

 

(E)    Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Authority, the Redevelopment Authority, the ITFA and the Commission, and each and all of their respective members, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Landlord Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Liabilities for personal or bodily injury, death, or property damage incurred by the Landlord Indemnified Parties or any of them to the extent caused by a breach by Tenant or its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees, of Tenant’s covenants and obligations set forth in this Section 705 and/or of Tenant’s covenants and obligations set forth in Section 503(B) (as and to the extent, for purposes of this subsection (E), those covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) relate to environmental matters). This indemnification of the Landlord Indemnified Parties by Tenant includes, without limitation, costs incurred by any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties as a result of such Liabilities for any fines or penalties, any investigation of conditions originating from Tenant’s or its subtenant’s use or accessing of the Leased Premises, the Apron or any other area of the Facilities, the Land or the Airport, and any cleanup, remedial, removal, restoration or monitoring work performed by any Landlord Indemnified Party as a result of the breach of Tenant’s covenants and obligations set forth in this Section 705 and/or of Tenant’s covenants and obligations set forth in Section 503(B) (as and to the extent, for purposes of this subsection (E), those covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) relate to environmental matters), and this indemnification shall survive the cancellation, termination or expiration of the Term.  The Landlord Indemnified Party or Parties shall give to Tenant prompt and reasonable notice of any such Liability and Tenant shall have the right to investigate, compromise, and defend the same. Tenant shall control the defense of the Liabilities, and Landlord Indemnified Patties shall take no action to settle, satisfy or compromise the Liabilities without the prior written consent of Tenant.

 

The foregoing indemnity shall not be applicable to any circumstances or Liabilities which arose as a result of the act or omission of any Landlord Indemnified Party or any third Person.

 

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and obligations under Sections 705(A) or (B) above, and/or of Tenant’s covenants and obligations set forth in Section 503(B) (as and to the extent, for purposes of this subsection (F), those covenants and obligations under Section 503(B) relate to environmental matters), the Authority shall provide written notice to Tenant thereof. Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Authority’s written notice, provide written notice to the Authority as to whether Tenant agrees that such an uncorrected violation exists; if Tenant does not, within the thirty (30) day period, provide written notice of disagreement with the Authority’s position, Tenant shall be deemed to have agreed that the uncorrected violation exists. If Tenant agrees (or is deemed to have agreed, as described in the preceding sentence) that an uncorrected violation exists, Tenant, at its cost and expense, within thirty (30) days after Tenant agrees or is deemed to have agreed that an uncorrected violation exists, shall commence action to cure the violation and shall thereafter diligently pursue the cure to completion. If Tenant provides the Authority with written notice, during the thirty (30) day period, that Tenant disagrees as to whether an uncorrected violation exists, the Authority may thereafter seek (if the Authority so chooses) to have a determination made by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (or other applicable Governmental Entity (other than the Authority) or by a court of competent jurisdiction, as to whether an uncorrected violation exists. If Governmental Entity (other than the Authority) or the court makes a final, unappealable determination that an uncorrected violation exists, Tenant, at its cost and expense, within thirty (30) days after the court determines (pursuant to a final, unappealable determination) that an uncorrected violation exists, shall commence action to cure the violation and shall thereafter diligently pursue the cure to completion. If Tenant is in breach of Sections 705(A) or (B) or Section 503(B), and if Tenant fails promptly to commence action to cure such breach, and/or fails to diligently pursue to completion such action to cure such breach, as provided above, the same shall, at the option of the Authority, constitute an Event of Default hereunder. Furthermore, in the event Tenant fails to timely initiate, or to diligently pursue, appropriate action to cure such breach of Sections 705(A) or (B) or Section 503(B), as aforesaid, the Authority shall have the right to do so; and Tenant shall promptly reimburse the Authority for the costs and expenses thereof plus interest thereon at twelve and no/!00 per cent (12%) per annum from the date such costs are incurred to the date such costs are repaid to the Authority, if a Governmental Entity (other than the Authority) or a court of competent jurisdiction determines by final, unappealable decision that Tenant failed promptly to commence action to cure such breach or failed diligently to pursue action to cure such breach.

 

(G)  In connection with the Initial Lease, the Authority:

 

(1)  Completed the removal of dust (including any accumulation of dust in the trench drains) which contained, or may have contained, Hazardous Materials from the Facilities and Equipment on the Leased Premises, regardless of whether the dust was located or situated where it would be regulated under an Environmental Law, which removal was completed pursuant to the work plan published in the Request for Proposal, dated April 7, 2004, as amended by certain amendments dated April 12, 2004 and April l4, 2004; and

 

(2)  Cleaned all storm sewers, wastewater sewers, lift stations, and sumps and all related drains (other than sanitary sewer drains) and pipes, on and off the Leased Premises, which could accumulate or convey any wastewater, storm water, or Hazardous Materials at or from the Leased Premises. The Authority shall maintain such sewers, lift stations, and sumps and all related drains and pipes in good working order in compliance with Environmental Laws during the Term of this Lease, and periodically inspect them in

 

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accordance with a reasonable schedule.

 

(H)  The obligations and covenants of Tenant under this Section 705 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease and the Initial Lease.

 

Section 706.  Industrial Discharge Permit; Air and Water Quality Permits.

 

(A)   The Authority owns and/or operates the Indianapolis Maintenance Center Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (the “Wastewater Treatment Facility”), which discharges wastewater to the City of Indianapolis publicly-owned treatment works (the “POTW”), and for which the City of Indianapolis has issued an Industrial Discharge Permit (the Industrial Discharge Permit, as modified, amended, supplemented or reissued from time to time being referred to herein as the “IDP”). The Authority shall comply with the IDP and shall properly operate the Wastewater Treatment Facility in order to comply with the IDP and Environmental Laws and to accept and properly treat discharges from Tenant or its subtenants which meet the requirements of Exhibit K. Tenant’s or its subtenant’s discharge to the Wastewater Treatment Facility of wastewater from Tenant’s or its subtenant’s operations at the Leased Premises shall comply with Exhibit K. Tenant shall make available to the Authority and their contractors all information necessary for the Authority to comply with its reporting, recordkeeping, and other obligations under the IDP and related Environmental Laws with respect to Tenant’s and its subtenants’ operations at the Leased Premises and shall cooperate, and cause its subtenants to cooperate, with any government inspection related to the IDP with respect to Tenant’s or its subtenants’ operations at the Leased Premises. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities (including, without limitation, alleged violations of the IDP, contamination, loss of or harm to fish or wildlife, harm to humans or the environment, upset or bypass at the Wastewater Treatment Facility or at the POTW and increased operational or treatment costs) to the extent caused by wastewater discharged to the Wastewater Treatment Facility by Tenant or its subtenants in violation of Exhibit K. Unless prohibited by applicable Law, the Authority shall promptly pay the Tenant Reimbursement Parties (as defined in Section 1702) for any actual costs and expenses incurred by any Tenant Reimbursement Parties arising out of or in connection with any and all Liabilities (including, without limitation, alleged violations of the IDP, contamination, loss of or harm to fish or wildlife, harm to humans or the environment, upset, bypass at the Wastewater Treatment Facility or at the POTW and increased operational or treatment costs at the Leased Premises or at the Wastewater Treatment Facility) to the extent those Liabilities are caused by the Authority’s failure to meet its obligations under the second sentence of this subsection (A). The preceding sentence is a contractual obligation of the Authority under this Lease made in exchange for good and valuable consideration.

 

(B)   The Authority and the Tenant currently hold a Part 70 Operating Permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the City of Indianapolis (the Part 70 Operating Permit, as the same may hereafter be modified, amended, supplemented or reissued from time to time, being referred to herein as the “Part 70 Permit”), which permits all operations at the Facilities for purposes of the Federal, State and local air-related Environmental Laws, including those Paint Booth operations Tenant may be performing and operating. Within sixty (60) days after execution of the Initial Lease, Tenant and the Authority jointly filed with the appropriate governmental agencies the appropriate documents to account for Tenant’s operations at the Leased Premises under the Part 70 Permit. The filing included, among other things, a written agreement (the “Part 70 Permit Agreement”) between the Authority and Tenant, in form

 

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and substance mutually and reasonably acceptable to the Authority and to Tenant, which splits the responsibilities under the Part 70 Permit (including, without limitation, responsibilities for record-keeping, reporting, and compliance) so that all such responsibilities shall, from and after the effective date of the Part 70 Permit Amendment (as defined in the following sentence), be allocated between the Authority and Tenant in a manner such that Tenant shall have responsibility for portions of the Part 70 Permit that cover the Leased Premises (including, without limitation, all record-keeping, reporting and compliance obligations thereunder which pertain to the Leased Premises). The filing requested an administrative amendment of the Part 70 Permit in a manner that is consistent with the Part 70 Permit Agreement (the “Part 70 Permit Amendment”). Notwithstanding the Part 70 Permit Amendment, the Authority will continue to be shown as the owner of the entire source. Both before and after the Part 70 Permit Amendment became effective, Tenant has operated (and has caused its subtenants to operate) under the Part 70 Permit and has complied with (and has caused its subtenants, and Tenant’s and its subtenants’ respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees to comply with) the Part 70 Permit, as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to Tenant’s or its subtenants’ operations at the Leased Premises. Tenant shall make available to the Authority and their contractors all information necessary for the Authority to comply with its reporting, recordkeeping, and other obligations under the Part 70 Permit with respect to Tenant’s and its subtenants’ operations at the Leased Premises and shall cooperate, and shall cause its subtenants to cooperate, with any government inspection related to the Part 70 Permit with respect to Tenant’s or its subtenants’ operations at the Leased Premises. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities (including, without limitation, alleged violations of the Part 70 Permit, contamination, air pollution and harm to humans or the environment) to the extent caused by Tenant’s or its subtenants’ air emissions or other acts or omissions in violation of the Part 70 Permit. Unless prohibited by applicable Law, the Authority shall promptly pay the Tenant Reimbursement Parties (as defined in Section 1702) for any actual costs and expenses incurred by any Tenant Reimbursement Parties arising out of or in connection with any and all Liabilities (including, without limitation, alleged violations of the Part 70 Permit, contamination, air pollution, and harm to humans or the environment) to the extent caused by the Authority’s or a third Person’s (excluding only Tenant and its subtenants and their respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees) air emissions or other acts or omissions in violation of the Part 70 Permit. The preceding sentence is a contractual obligation of the Authority under this Lease made in exchange for good and valuable consideration.

 

(C)  Tenant’s obligations to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties, and the Authority’s contractual obligations to pay the Tenant Reimbursement Parties, pursuant to this Section 706 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Initial Lease and this Lease.

 

Section 707. Signs. Tenant shall not erect, maintain, or display upon the outside of any buildings, structures or other improvements on the Leased Premises or the Facilities any billboards or advertising signs.  However, that Tenant may install, on the exterior walls of the Leased Premises or the Facilities, signage for Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises or the Facilities, provided that the quantity, size, location, content, design and appearance of such signage shall be in compliance with Laws and subject to the prior written approval of the Authority.  Tenant shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for ensuring that all of Tenant’s signage complies with any and all applicable Laws, and Tenant shall be responsible, at

 

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its cost and expense, before erecting any signage, for obtaining any and all necessary or appropriate approvals, permits, consents, and/or licenses from any applicable Governmental Entities with respect to such signage.  The Authority’s approval of such signage shall not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute a representation or acknowledgement by the Authority that Tenant’s proposed signage complies with any Laws, nor shall such approval by the Authority relieve Tenant of any of Tenant’s obligations under the preceding sentences.  The cost and expense of obtaining and maintaining Tenant’s signage will be at the sole cost of Tenant.  All other Facility signage shall be at the cost and expense of the Authority. An example of Authority responsibility is parking lot signage or other common areas.

 

Section 708. Rules and Regulations for Safety, Care and Cleanliness. Tenant shall comply with, and shall cause its subtenants (and its and their respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees) to comply with, such rules and regulations of the Facilities as are adopted by the Authority from time to time for safety, care and cleanliness of the Leased Premises and the Facilities and preservation of good order therein, all of which shall be sent by the Authority to Tenant in writing and shall thereafter be carried out and observed by Tenant and its subtenants and its and their respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees.

 

Section 709. Taxes. Tenant shall be responsible for and shall pay before delinquent all municipal, county, federal or state taxes coming due during or after the Term of this Lease Agreement against Tenant’s interest under this Lease Agreement or against personal property (including without limitation the Excluded Property) of any kind owned or placed in, upon or about the Leased Premises by Tenant, except to the extent that personal property is the property of the Authority and part of the Equipment pursuant to the terms of this Lease Agreement. Tenant’s obligations under this Section shall survive expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

Section 710.   Nondiscrimination.

 

(A) Tenant, for itself, its personal representatives, successors in interest, and assigns, as part of the consideration hereof, does hereby covenant and agree that (i) no Person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in the use of the Leased Premises on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, age or handicap; (ii) in the construction of any improvements on, over, or under the Leased Premises and the furnishing of services thereon, no Person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, age or handicap; and (iii) Tenant shall use the Leased Premises in compliance with all other requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as said Regulations may be amended, to the extent that said requirements are applicable, as a matter of Law, to Tenant.

 

(B)  With respect to the Leased Premises, Tenant agrees to furnish services on a fair, equal and not unjustly discriminatory basis to all users thereof, and to charge fair, reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory prices for each unit or service; provided, that Tenant may be allowed to make reasonable and nondiscriminatory discounts, rebates or other similar types of price reductions to volume purchasers consistent with the limitations set forth in Section 601(C).

 

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Section 711. Civil Rights. Tenant assures the Authority that Tenant shall comply with pertinent statutes, executive orders, and such rules as are promulgated to assure that no Person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap be excluded from participating in any activity conducted with or benefiting from federal assistance. This Section obligates Tenant, for the period during which federal assistance is provided to the Airport program, except where federal assistance is to provide, or is in the form of, personal property or real property or interests therein or structures or improvements thereon. In these excepted cases, this Section shall obligate Tenant for the longer of the following periods: (A) the period during which the property is used by the sponsor or any transferee for a purpose for which federal assistance is extended, or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services and benefits; or (B) the period during which the Airport sponsor or any transferee retains ownership or possession of the property. In the case of contractors, this Section shall bind the contractors from the bid solicitation period through the completion of the contract.

 

Section 712.  Affirmative Action.

 

(A)  With respect to the Leased Premises, Tenant agrees to undertake an affirmative action program as required by 14 CFR Part 152, Subpart E, to ensure that no Person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin or gender, be excluded from participating in any employment activities covered in 14 CFR Part 152, Subpart E; that no Person shall be excluded on these grounds from participating in or receiving the services or benefits of any program or activity covered by that Subpart; and that it will require its covered suborganizations to undertake affirmative action programs, and to require assurances from their suborganizations, as required by 14 CFR Part 152, Subpart E, to the same effect, to the extent that said requirements are applicable, as a matter of Law, to Tenant.

 

(B)  With respect to procurement of construction work and construction-related goods and supplies and professional services in connection with Grant Proceeds and/or Leasehold Improvement Credits, Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to strive to attain a dollar amount at least equal to fourteen percent (14%) utilization of minority business enterprises and four percent (4%) women business enterprises. With respect to the operation of Tenant’s business at the Facilities (including, without limitation, contracts with vendors of Tenant), and with respect to employment of Tenant’s own workforce, Tenant shall use commercially reasonable, affirmative efforts to engage and utilize the services of minorities and women. Tenant shall maintain records of all relevant data with regard to compliance with these goals, and shall provide such information to the Authority upon the Authority’s reasonable request from time to time.

 

Section 713.  Intentionally Left Blank.

 

Section 714.  Observance of Statutes. Subject to Section 602 hereof, Tenant shall have the right to use the Airport or its facilities located on the Airport property in common with others authorized to do so; provided, however, that Tenant shall observe and comply with any and all requirements of the constituted public authorities and with all federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, regulations and standards applicable to Tenant for its use of the Airport, including but not limited to, rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the Airport Director for the general administration of the Airport.

 

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Section 715. Hazard Lights. Tenant shall, at its expense, provide and maintain hazard lights on any structure it erects on the Leased Premises, if required by Authority or FAA regulations. Any hazard lights so required shall comply with the specifications and standards established for installation by the FAA.

 

Section 716.  Liens.

 

(A)  Tenant shall not permit any employee lien or mechanic’s, materialmen’s or similar lien or charge for labor or materials furnished to or for the benefit of Tenant or its subtenants (a “Lien”) to attach to any portion of the Leased Premises, the Facilities, or any other part of the Land or the Airport, and Tenant herein agrees that if any such Lien is filed, Tenant shall: (i) notify the Authority of the pendency of such Lien, and (ii) indemnify, protect, defend and save harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against any loss, Liability or expense whatsoever by reason thereof, and shall proceed with and defend, at Tenant’s expense, such action or proceedings as may be necessary to remove any such Lien from the records.

 

(B)  Tenant may, however, in good faith and with due diligence, contest any such Lien. Tenant may permit any such Lien to remain undischarged and unsatisfied during the period of such contest and appeal therefrom, if and only if (i) Tenant effectively prevents or stays the execution, foreclosure or enforcement of the Lien, or (ii) the contest or appeal prevents or stays the execution or enforcement or foreclosure of the Lien. If any such Lien is so stayed and that stay thereafter expires or the Authority gives Tenant written notice that by nonpayment of any items the Leased Premises, the Facilities, the Land, the Airport, or any portion thereof will be subject to loss or forfeiture, then Tenant shall forthwith pay and cause to be satisfied and discharged any such Lien or secure payment by posting a bond, in form satisfactory to the Authority. At the expense of Tenant, the Authority shall cooperate fully with Tenant in any contest.

 

(C)  If Tenant shall fail to contest, discharge or pay any such Lien as required by subsections (A) and (B) hereof, the Authority may contest, discharge or pay any such Lien which the Authority may determine to be necessary in order to protect its interest in the Leased Premises, the Facilities, the Land and/or the Airport. In such event, Tenant agrees to reimburse the Authority for any and all expenses and costs incurred by the Authority in respect thereto. Tenant’s obligations under this Section 716 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

 

Section 717. Tenant to Maintain Organizational Existence. Tenant shall maintain an organizational existence and shall at all times either be duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State, or shall be duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and in good standing under the Laws of the State.

 

Section 718. Advances by Authority. If Tenant fails to maintain full insurance coverage as required by this Lease Agreement, or otherwise fails to comply with any covenant or agreement set forth in this Lease Agreement, the Authority may (but shall be under no obligation to) take out the required policies of insurance or otherwise comply with those covenants and agreements. Tenant agrees to pay all amounts advanced by the Authority in payment of the required premiums for insurance or to comply otherwise with such agreements and covenants, which amounts, together with interest thereon at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per

 

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month, shall become an additional rental obligation of Tenant to the Authority.

 

ARTICLE VIII.

 

OBLIGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

 

Section 801.  Ingress and Egress. Tenant shall have the right of ingress to and egress from the Leased Premises or Tenant and its officers, Employees, agents, servants, customers, vendors, suppliers, and patrons over the roadway provided by the Authority serving the Leased Premises, which roadway provides access to the Leased Premises from a public right-of-way. The Authority’s roadway outside the Leased Premises shall be used jointly with other tenants at the Airport, and Tenant shall not unreasonably interfere with the rights and privileges of other Persons using these facilities. Tenant’s use of these facilities shall be subject to those weight and type use restrictions as the Authority shall adopt from time to time, provided that the Authority provides written notice of those restrictions to Tenant (including, without limitation, written notice of any amendments or modifications thereto that are adopted by the Authority from time to time).

 

Section 802.  Quiet Enjoyment of the Leased Premises.

 

(A) By keeping and performing its covenants and agreements herein contained, Tenant shall have the right, during the Term of this Lease Agreement, to peaceably and. quietly possess and enjoy the Leased Premises. The Authority shall at its expense, defend Tenant’s right to such peaceable and quiet possession as against any person acting by or through the Authority.

 

(B) The simultaneously held interests of the Authority in the Leased Premises shall not be merged, but shall be separate and distinct. In addition, notwithstanding that the Term may exceed the term of the lease agreements or sublease agreements by which, directly or indirectly, the Authority subleases the Leased Premises from other Persons, this Lease Agreement constitutes a sublease and not an assignment, and Tenant’s rights in the Leased Premises are limited to the subleasehold estate granted hereby and there shall be no merger with any interest of the Authority created by any instrument described herein. However, if any leasehold interest held by the Authority terminates and as a result thereof or thereafter any other interest of the Authority in and to the Leased Premises becomes a present interest, and the Authority thereby succeeds to such interest by reason of other interests it holds in the Leased Premises, then the Authority shall be deemed to have leased such other interest to Tenant on the terms set out herein.

 

Section 803. Operation as a Public Airport. The Authority covenants and agrees that all times it will operate and maintain the Airport, as a public Airport consistent with and pursuant to the sponsor’s assurances given by the Authority to the United States Government under the Federal Aviation Act.

 

Section 804. Operation of Facilities. Except as required by applicable federal law, the Authority shall not propose, enact or adopt, and shall use its best efforts not to permit any other person or entity to enact or adopt, any law, rule, regulation or ordinance that would prohibit Tenant from fully utilizing the Leased Premises in the manner currently contemplated on a twenty four (24) hour a day, seven (7) day a week basis, including the flight operation of aircraft to and from the Facilities coincident with the Tenant’s Business. All of Tenant’s engine maintenance run-ups shall be conducted in the hush house.

 

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Section 805. Authority Permits. The Authority shall obtain, maintain in full force and effect, and comply with, at its cost and expense, the Authority Permits and the IDP.

 

Section 806.  Authority Agreements. The Authority shall comply with the terms (including covenants) of the Settlement Agreement entered into, effective as of February 13, 2004 between the Authority and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A,, as amended from time to time, the Bond Issues, and the Other Lease Agreements (as hereinafter defined).

 

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ARTICLE IX.

 

COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

 

Section 901. Security Agreement. Tenant shall have entrances and gates to the Air Operations Area and shall execute, in connection with this Lease Agreement, an updated Airport Security Agreement as required by the Authority in accordance with TSA regulations, Title 49 CFR Part 1542, which Airport Security Agreement requires Tenant to control and regulate any doors, openings or entrances to the Air Operations Area.

 

Section 902. Security Rules and Regulations of Authority, FAA and TSA. Tenant shall comply with, and shall cause its subtenants (and its and their respective Employees, agents, contractors and Invitees) to comply with, such rules and regulations of the Facilities and other portions of the Airport as are adopted by the Authority from time to time, in the Authority’s reasonable discretion, for safety and security of the Leased Premises and the Facilities and other portions of the Airport and preservation of good order therein. Tenant acknowledges that  security rules and regulations may, among other things, include requirements regarding use of cards, keys or other access devices to access certain portions of the Leased Premises or other portions of the Facilities, requirements regarding Tenant’s obligations for securing the Equipment, provisions restricting Tenant and its subtenants and any of its or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees from accessing or entering into certain portions of the Facilities, requirements that any visitors to the Facilities register at the entrance to the Facilities, wear identification and be accompanied by a representative of the tenant whom they are visiting, and other similar requirements. In addition to the Facilities Security Rules and Regulations, Tenant shall also comply with, and cause its subtenants, and its and their respective Employees, agents, contractors, and Invitees to comply with, all applicable FAA and TSA security regulations, orders or security direction as in effect or mandated from time to time.

 

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ARTICLE X.

 

MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS

 

Section 1001. Maintenance, Repairs and Replacements to Facilities and Leased Premises (other than Equipment).  Except to the extent Tenant is responsible therefor under this Section 1001, and subject to Article XVI of this Lease and subject to the Authority’s obligations under Articles VII and XVII of this Lease, the Authority shall, at its cost and expense, be responsible during the Term for (a) performing all maintenance, repairs and replacements with respect to the Facilities and the Leased Premises (other than Equipment, which is covered under Section 1002 below), including without limitation foundations, exterior Facility walls (including door frames, window frames, doors and windows), exteriors of the Facilities, interior demising walls (including door frames and window frames), roof, drains, gutters, and all structural parts of the Facilities, (b) periodically painting the interior walls, and sealing the concrete floors, within the Leased Premises in order to maintain them in a reasonably neat, safe condition, and (c) performing all maintenance, repairs and replacements with respect to the air conditioning, electrical, heating, mechanical and plumbing systems in the Facilities, all in at least as good condition as exists on the Commencement Date of this Lease Agreement or in such condition as may be required by applicable Law.  However, the Authority shall not be required to pay for, and Tenant shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Authority from and against (without reimbursement from Grant Proceeds or Leasehold Improvement Credits), the cost and expense (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) of, any such maintenance, repairs or replacements that become necessary as a result of or by reason of Tenant’s, its subtenants’ or its or their respective agent’s, contractor’s, Employee’s, or Invitee’s negligence or willful misconduct.  Tenant shall, at its cost and expense, be responsible for all maintenance, repairs and replacements of any paint booths now or hereafter located at the Leased Premises (the “Paint Booths”), and shall perform such maintenance, repairs and replacements as are necessary or appropriate in order to cause the Paint Booths to remain in the same condition and repair as when the Paint Booths were first delivered by the Authority to Tenant (ordinary wear and tear excepted)Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Authority will have no liability, obligation, or responsibility for maintaining, repairing or replacing the Paint Booths or any components thereof. Tenant hereby further acknowledges and agrees that if Tenant replaces the Paint Booths and is reimbursed for the cost thereof through Leasehold Improvement Credits, the replacement Paint Booths shall also be deemed to belong to the Authority.  Furthermore, as Tenant, during the Initial Lease,  provided modifications to Bay 5B to support Tenant’s operation in the painting of Tenant’s customers aircraft, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, be responsible for all maintenance, repairs and replacements to any modifications to Bay 5B, which installation is associated with Tenant transforming Bay 5B into a paint hangar to paint Tenant’s customers aircraft.  Tenant shall perform such maintenance, repairs and replacements as are necessary or appropriate in order to cause Bay 5B to remain in the same condition and repair as when Bay 5B was first delivered by the Authority to Tenant (ordinary wear and tear excepted); provided, however, that if the replacement of any of the modifications to Bay 5B becomes necessary as a result of or by reason of Authority, its respective agent’s, contractor’s, Employee’s, or Invitee’s negligence or willful misconduct, the Authority shall be responsible, at its cost and expense, for those repairs or replacements. Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Authority will have no liability, obligation, or responsibility for maintaining, repairing or replacing any components thereof associated with Tenant’s modifications to Bay 5B related to transforming Bay 5B into an aircraft painting operation. Tenant hereby further acknowledges and agrees the modifications to Bay 5B shall also be deemed to belong to the Authority.

 

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a result of Tenant’s or its subtenants’ operations at the Facilities, and if such air pollution control equipment was not a part of the Facilities during the Initial Lease or on the Commencement Date of this Lease, Tenant shall be responsible, at Tenant’s cost and expense, for purchasing, installing and operating such equipment and the Authority shall have no responsibility or liability therefor. Tenant shall obtain the Authority’s prior written consent to Tenant’s installation of any such equipment at the Facilities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any such equipment that is installed at, within or upon the Facilities and which is a fixture shall be deemed a part of the Facilities and shall belong to the Authority unless the Authority otherwise agrees in writing that it belongs to Tenant. Tenant may seek reimbursement for the cost and expense it incurs in purchasing and installing such equipment at the Facilities through Leasehold Improvement Credits, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 605(B) above.

 

Tenant’s obligations under this Section shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

Section 1002. Maintenance Repairs and Replacements of and to Equipment.

 

(A)   Repairs, Replacements and Maintenance by the Authority.  Except to the extent Tenant is responsible therefor as provided under this Section 1002, the Authority shall, at its cost and expense, be responsible during the Term of this Lease Agreement for performing all maintenance, and repairs with respect to the Equipment furnished by the Authority to Tenant other than the Machine, Composite and Interior Shop Equipment, including without limitation preventive maintenance upon a periodic schedule in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations. The Authority shall in no circumstance be obligated to purchase a new item of replacement equipment, tooling or other personal property. As part of the Authority’s obligations hereunder, the Authority will provide Tenant with a working facility.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, a “working facility” means that all Facilities Systems (other than Excluded Systems), which are located in the Leased Premises as of the Commencement Date of this Lease, shall be in good working order and condition if and when that portion of the Leased Premises to which they pertain is delivered to Tenant; provided, however, that during the Activation of any Bay or other portion of the Leased Premises, Tenant will provide the Authority, in accordance with Section 205 above, with a list of those particular Facilities Systems (other than Excluded Systems) that Tenant will need for that particular Bay or other area of the Leased Premises, and Tenant acknowledges that the Authority’s obligation shall only be to deliver those particular Facilities Systems (other than Excluded Systems) to Tenant in good working order and condition in connection with that Activation.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Authority shall have no obligation to provide, maintain, repair or replace any computer hardware or software or related tools, systems or equipment, nor any modifications or installation of equipment associated with Tenant transforming Bay 5B into a paint hangar bay.  To the extent Tenant desires to make any improvements or alterations to the Machine, Composite, or Interior Shops, Tenant shall be responsible, at its cost and expense, for performing those improvements and alterations in accordance with the terms of this Lease; and Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Tenant shall not be entitled to any Leasehold Improvement Credits with respect to Tenant’s purchase, improvement, maintenance, repair or replacement to the Machine, Composite, or Interior Shops including any computer software. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall, at its cost and expense, be responsible for maintaining, replacing, removing, and disposing of, in compliance with all applicable Laws, any and all filters and blast media relating to any draw down cabinets, draw down tables, and/or blast cabinets, and the Authority shall have no liability or responsibility for or with respect to the filters or blast media relating to any draw down cabinets, draw down tables, and/or blast cabinets. The Authority shall not be required to pay for, and Tenant shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Authority from and against (and without reimbursement

 

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from Leasehold Improvement Credits) the cost and expense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, of any such maintenance, repairs or replacements that become necessary by reason of Tenant’s, or its subtenant’s, or its or their respective agent’s, contractor’s, Employee’s or Invitee’s negligence or willful misconduct.  Tenant’s obligations under this Section shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of Lease.

 

(B)     Repairs, Replacements and Maintenance by the Tenant.

 

(1)           Repairs and Maintenance of Equipment. The Tenant shall, at its cost and expense, be responsible during the Term of this Lease Agreement for performing all maintenance, repairs and replacements with respect to the Equipment furnished by the Authority to Tenant that resides in the Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop (the “Shop Equipment”), including without limitation preventive maintenance upon a periodic schedule acceptable to the Authority.  Tenant shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Authority from and against the cost and expense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, of any such maintenance, repairs or replacements that become necessary by reason of Tenant’s, or its agent’s, contractor’s, employee’s, invitee’s or visitor’s, neglect or willful misconduct.

 

(2)           Shop Equipment Maintenance Requirements.  Tenant shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of all Equipment (tooling and equipment) included in the Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop, including, manufacturers’ recommended preventative maintenance and the provisioning and replenishment of all consumables.  Initial and recurrent calibration to regulatory required standards, where required, shall be the responsibility of Tenant.  Consumables shall include the general category of materials and attachments used to operate and employ the tools and equipment such as:  bits, grinding surfaces, abrasives, lubricants and other general use compounds and attachments subject to frequent replacement.

 

(3)           Shop Equipment Replacement.  Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, maintain and repair or replace Shop Equipment that becomes damaged or defective from time to time.  Tenant shall not have the right to lease, sell or otherwise transfer to any Person, or to dispose of or abandon, any Shop Equipment (including without limitation any Shop Equipment that has been replaced or is to be replaced by the Tenant) without the prior written consent of the Authority.  Any repairs to the Shop Equipment shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, in compliance with all applicable Laws, and in a manner that is consistent with and in compliance with any warranties then in existence on the Shop Equipment being repaired.  Any such repairs, acquisitions or replacements that Tenant makes shall be at Tenant’s cost and expense, and Tenant shall have no right to reimbursement or payment from the Authority for any portion thereof.   The proceeds from any sale, transfer or disposition of Shop Equipment shall be the property of the Authority.

 

Section 1003. Prompt Notification of Damage, Defects or Malfunction. Tenant shall promptly notify the Facilities Manager, in writing, as soon as Tenant becomes aware of any damage, defect or malfunction in or to any portion of the Facilities and/or the Leased Premises, including without limitation any of the Equipment. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the Authority’s obligations to perform repairs, replacements and/or maintenance pursuant to Sections 1001 and 1002 above is conditioned upon the Authority’s receipt of prompt written notice from Tenant as described in the preceding sentence. Tenant further acknowledges and agrees that if Tenant fails to provide prompt written notice of damage, defect or malfunction as described above, Tenant shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of such maintenance, repairs or replacements to the extent caused by, resulting from

 

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or exacerbated by Tenant’s failure to provide prompt written notice of damage, defects or malfunctions of which Tenant either was aware or, through the exercise of reasonable diligence and in light of Tenant’s access to the Leased Premises and the Equipment, should have been aware.

 

Section 1004. Access to Leased Premises. The Authority reserves the right for the Authority (or its employees, agents or contractors) to enter the Leased Premises as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time for the purpose of general inspections and for making the repairs, replacements, or maintenance required for safety, protection and preservation of the Leased Premises (including without limitation the Equipment) and the Facilities. Reservation of such right of entry shall not enlarge in any way the Authority’s obligations for maintenance, repairs, or replacements as otherwise provided in this Lease Agreement. The Authority shall use commercially reasonable efforts (except in the event of an emergency) to provide Tenant with reasonable advance notice regarding the repairs, replacements or maintenance and to perform the repairs, replacements or maintenance at reasonable times and in a manner that will not unnecessarily interfere with the operation by Tenant of Tenant’s Business; provided, however, that the Authority will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of Tenant’s Business to the extent reasonably possible.

 

Section 1005. Inventory of Equipment at Leased Premises.

 

(A) Identification of Equipment. The Authority shall have the right, at the Authority’s option, to identify some or all of the Equipment, owned by Authority, by tags or other means of identification as deemed appropriate by the Authority in its sole discretion. . Tenant shall not remove any tags or other identification from the Equipment unless instructed to do so by the Authority.

 

(B)  Audit of Equipment at Leased Premises.

 

(1)  At the Authority’s sole discretion, the Authority shall have the right  during the Term of this Lease, and at the Authority’s cost and expense, to conduct (or cause the Authority’s third party contractor to conduct) an audit with respect to any and all items of Equipment with an individual value in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500). The Authority shall have the right (but not the obligation), to perform up to two audits per calendar year upon reasonable prior written notice to Tenant. Tenant agrees to cooperate with the Authority and any third party contractor during any such audit. The Authority shall furnish Tenant with a copy of the written report and list of Equipment generated as a result of the audit. If, as a result of any such audit (comparing the list of Equipment generated as a result of that audit with the Authority’s then-most recent Master List of Equipment ), the Authority determines that there is missing from the Leased Premises any items of Equipment with an individual value in excess of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500), the Authority shall notify Tenant thereof in writing. Within one hundred eighty (180) days after receiving the Authority’s written notice as described in the preceding sentence, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s cost and expense, either (a) produce the item(s) of missing Equipment, (b) replace the missing item(s) of Equipment with substantially similar equipment that is of substantially the same or better size, quality, functionality, and capacity as the missing Equipment, or (c) shall reimburse the Authority for the reasonable replacement cost of the missing item(s) of Equipment. Tenant shall not be entitled to seek Leasehold Improvement Credits  for Tenant’s costs and expenses under the preceding sentence.

 

(2)  Within ninety (90) days after the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease, the Authority shall, at the Authority’s cost and expense, conduct an audit of all Equipment

 

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at the Leased Premises (the “Final Audit”). Tenant agrees to cooperate with the Authority and any third party contractor during such audit. The Authority shall furnish Tenant with a copy of the written report and list of Equipment generated as a result of the audit. If, as a result of any such audit (comparing the list of Equipment generated as a result of that audit with the Authority’s then-most recent list of Equipment that has been furnished to Tenant from the Master List of Equipment), the Authority determines that there is missing from the Leased Premises any items of Equipment, the Authority shall notify Tenant thereof in writing. With respect to the Audit, for purposes of reconciling the list of Equipment that has then been furnished by the Authority to Tenant with Tenant’s Master List of Excluded Property, individual items of Equipment located at the Leased Premises, which have an individual value of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) or less and which have not been tagged or otherwise identified by the Authority pursuant to Section 1005(A) above (such as, by way of example only, small tools such as hammers, screwdrivers and the like) shall be assumed to be Equipment rather than Excluded Property until the total number of items of that particular type of Equipment as reflected by the Final Audit matches the total number items of that particular type of Equipment which should be located at the Leased Premises based on the Authority’s then-most recent list of Equipment that has then been furnished by the Authority to Tenant; to the extent that the total number of items of that particular type of Equipment as reflected by the Final Audit exceeds the total number of items of that particular type of Equipment which should be located at the Leased Premises based on the Authority’s then-most recent list of Equipment that has then been furnished by the Authority to Tenant, those excess items of that particular type of Equipment shall be deemed to be Excluded Property. The Authority shall provide Tenant with a written list of any items of Equipment that are missing from the Leased Premises. Within one hundred eighty (180) days after receiving the Authority’s list as described in the preceding sentence, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s cost and expense, either (a) produce the item(s) of missing Equipment, (b) replace the missing item(s) of Equipment with substantially similar equipment that is of substantially the same or better size, quality, functionality, and capacity as the missing items(s) Equipment, or (c) shall reimburse the Authority for the reasonable replacement cost of the missing item(s) of Equipment. Tenant shall not be entitled to seek Leasehold Improvement Credits for Tenant’s costs and expenses under the preceding sentence.

 

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ARTICLE XI.

 

FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND SERVICES

 

Section 1101. Services. Except as otherwise provided in this Article XI, and without limiting the Authority’s obligations under other provisions of this Lease, the Authority shall, at its cost and expense, furnish the following services to Tenant during the Term of this Lease Agreement:

 

(A)          Supply and replacement of light bulbs and tubes in and on all buildings, obstruction lights except those light bulbs and tubes installed by Tenant in Bay 5B and replacement of all glass in the Facilities, including plate glass.

 

(B)          Provide janitorial services in the Common Areas of the Facilities.

 

(C)          Maintain, and clean stoppages in, plumbing fixtures, drain lines and septic and sewage disposal system to the Leased Premises except any maintenance or stoppages within Bay 5B associated with Tenant’s aircraft painting operation or any fixtures or drain lines installed by Tenant within Tenant’s Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop) related to Tenant’s use of the Equipment residing within the Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop.

 

(D)          Maintain all building and overhead doors and door operating systems, including weather stripping and glass replacement.

 

(E)           Conduct interior and exterior maintenance for all components of the Facilities, including painting, repairing and replacement, as necessary or appropriate except those items of the Facilities located within Bay 5B installed by Tenant in association with Tenant’s paint hangar operation or those items of Equipment located within the Machine Shop, Composite Shop, and Interior Shop.

 

(F)           Remove snow from Air Operation Area, Common Areas, sidewalks, parking areas and roadways, and other areas of the Leased Premises and Facilities at such time and in such a manner as determined by the Authority in its reasonable discretion.

 

(G)          Landscape the Land and the Facilities, at such times and in such manner as determined by the Authority in its sole discretion.

 

(H)          Provide and maintain hand fire extinguishers for the interior of the Facilities, including all shops, parking and storage areas in accordance with applicable safety codes, and other applicable Laws except any specialty fire extinguishers that are necessary in association with Bay 5B utilized as a paint hangar.

 

(I)            Subject to such stoppages as are necessary in order to maintain, repair or replace the Utility pipes, wires, lines, mains, ducts, and other related fixtures and equipment relating thereto, and subject to Section 1102, furnish all utility services (the “Utilities”) for the Leased Premises and the Facilities, including electricity, gas, water, septic, sewer, storm water system, other than those utilities required to be maintained by Tenant under Section 1103 twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

 

(J)            Subject to such stoppages as are necessary in order to maintain, repair or replace the pipes, wires, lines, ducts and other related fixtures and equipment relating thereto, and subject to Section 1102 below, furnish central heat, air conditioning, and ventilation to the Leased Premises twenty-four

 

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(24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; provided, however, that the temperatures to be maintained at particular times during the day or night, and/or in particular portions of the Leased Premises, and/or on particular seasons of the year, shall be as mutually determined by the Authority and Tenant.

 

(K)          Provide security with respect to access by third parties to the Facilities through the front lobby entrance to the Facilities, as reasonably determined by the Authority (which may include, without limitation, at the Authority’s option, posting of security personnel, automated card access system(s), requirements that any visitors to the Facilities register at the Facilities’ front lobby entrance desk, wear identification and be accompanied by a representative of the tenant whom they are visiting, and other similar requirements); provided, that the Authority shall not be liable to Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective agents, contractors, Employees, or Invitees for loss due to theft or burglary or personal property damage.

 

Section 1102. Authority Not Liable for Malfunctions. Should any of the Utilities, or any of the machinery or equipment utilized in supplying the services listed above be interrupted or cease to function properly, the Authority shall use diligence to repair the same or otherwise cause restoration of the services within a reasonable time under the circumstances, but Tenant shall have no claim for damages against the Authority on account of any interruptions of service occasioned thereby or resulting therefrom. However, if the interruption prevents Tenant from conducting Tenant’s Business from any particular portion of the Leased Premises that Tenant is then Occupying at the time the interruption occurred, and if that interruption was not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees, then the Base Rent and Additional Rent that otherwise would have been payable by Tenant for that particular portion of the Leased Premises shall abate from the date that Tenant ceases to be able to conduct Tenant’s Business from that particular portion of the Leased Premises until the date on which such service is resumed. If the interruption prevents Tenant from conducting Tenant’s Business from more than fifty percent (50%) of the entire Leased Premises which Tenant is then Occupying at the time the interruption occurred, and that interruption continues for more than ten (10) consecutive days, and if that interruption was not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees, Tenant may, by written notice to the Authority given within five (5) days after the ten (10) consecutive day period expires, terminate this Lease effective as of the date such notice is delivered to the Authority. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, in the event that any Law now or hereafter in effect shall impose a limit on or allocation to the Facilities of any utility or other service, whether or not the same is to be supplied to the Facilities or the Leased Premises by the Authority pursuant to this Section, Tenant shall not use or cause to be consumed on the Leased Premises, nor shall the Authority be required to provide to the Leased Premises hereunder, such utility or other service in an amount or in a manner that would result in violation by the Authority or Tenant of such Law.

 

Section 1103. Utilities to Be Obtained and Maintained by Tenant. Tenant shall be responsible, at its cost and expense, for obtaining telephone, television, and internet (or other cable) and for any and all connection costs, usage charges, and any other costs and expenses associated therewith, and Tenant shall promptly pay all such charges, costs and expenses as and when they become due and payable.  However, Tenant previously sub-metered Hangar Bay 5B and therefore, Tenant shall continue to be responsible, at its cost and expense, all connection charges, usage charges, and any other costs and expense associated therewith of any gas utility consumption related to Tenant’s Bay 5B operation.

 

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rules and regulations· (a) as are, in Authority’s reasonable judgment necessary or appropriate, and/or as are required by applicable Law, for the conservation and/or preservation of heat, air-conditioning, energy, energy services, and/or other Utilities, and/or (b) as are, in the Authority’s reasonable judgment, necessary or appropriate, and/or as are required by applicable Law, for the proper function and protection of the heating, air-conditioning and Utility systems and/or in order to maximize the effect thereof. To the extent such policies, programs, measures, rules and regulations are instituted by the Authority pursuant to requirements of applicable Law, Tenant shall abide by them in all respects. To the extent such policies, programs, measures, rules and regulations are not instituted by the Authority pursuant to applicable Law, but are in the Authority’s reasonable judgment necessary or appropriate, Tenant shall cooperate with the Authority with respect to, and abide by, all such policies, programs, measures, rules and regulations, provided they do not materially adversely affect Tenant’s Business.

 

Section 1105. Reimbursement by Tenant. Tenant shall reimburse the Authority for any cost or expense incurred by the Authority for services that are provided by the Authority under this Article XI caused by the active negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or its subtenants or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, and/or Invitees.

 

Section 1106.  IMC Facility Oversight Committee.  The Authority, in conjunction with the tenants at the IMC, shall establish the IMC Facility Management Oversight Board (“Oversight Committee”).  This Oversight Committee will have members appointed by the Authority and the Tenants.  It is anticipated this Oversight Committee will make recommendations to improve the operations and reduce the overall cost for operating the IMC to the President of the Authority; however the Authority shall retain all authority regarding incorporation of any changes recommended by the Oversight Committee.

 

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ARTICLE XII.

 

FINANCIAL SECURITY

 

Section 1201.  Guaranty.

 

(A)   On or before the Commencement Date, AAR Corp., the Tenant’s parent company (the “Parent”), shall execute a guaranty agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Authority (the “Guaranty”) whereby Parent has guaranteed Tenant’s payment obligations under this Lease in an amount not to exceed $1.8 million.  If, however, the financial rating of Parent, by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. drops below an investment grade rating of Baa3 or BBB-, the Tenant shall be required to post a Letter of Credit from an issuer acceptable to the Authority within sixty (60) days of the date of the latest rating downgrade, at which time the Guaranty will terminate.

 

(B)   Should Tenant be required to provide a Letter of Credit as noted in (A), the Letter of Credit terms must provide that the proceeds of the Letter of Credit shall be available to the Authority by the Authority’s draft at sight when accompanied by a certificate from the Authority stating that there has been an Event of Default by Tenant under this Lease, and must provide that partial drawings and multiple drawings shall be permitted.  Tenant shall, at Tenant’s cost and expense, cause the Letter of Credit to be renewed on not less than an annual basis at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the existing Letter of Credit and shall remain in full force and effect during the Term of this Lease and shall not cause or permit the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit to be altered, amended, or rescinded without the prior written consent of the Authority, which consent may be withheld or granted in the Authority’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

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ARTICLE XIII.

 

AUTHORITY’S RESERVATIONS

 

Section 1301. Improvement, Relocation or Removal.  The Authority, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to further develop or improve the Air Operations Areas and other portions of the Airport, including without limitation the right to remove or relocate any unapproved structure on the Airport, as it sees fit, and to take any action it considers necessary to protect the aerial approaches of the Airport against obstructions, together with the right to prevent Tenant from erecting or permitting to be erected any unapproved building or other structure on the Airport which, in the opinion of the Authority, would limit the usefulness of the Airport or constitute a hazard to aircraft.

 

Section 1302. Inspection of Leased Premises; Exhibition of Leased Premises. The Authority, through its duly authorized agent or agents, shall have at any reasonable time the full and unrestricted right to enter the Leased Premises for the purpose of periodic inspection for fire protection, Environmental Law compliance, for the purpose of repairs, replacements, and maintenance, for the purpose of performing the Authority’s obligations under this Lease Agreement, and for the purpose of investigating compliance by Tenant with the terms of this Lease Agreement; provided, however, that except in the case of emergency or except as provided in the following sentence, this right shall be exercised only upon reasonable prior notice to Tenant. The Authority also shall have the right to enter the Leased Premises during Tenant’s normal business hours and with reasonable advance written notice to Tenant for the purpose of exhibiting the Leased Premises to prospective mortgagees, prospective purchasers and prospective tenants; provided, however, that with respect to exhibiting the Leased Premises to prospective tenants, the Authority shall only have the right to enter the Leased Premises to do so (a) during the last twelve (12) months of the Term, (b)  from and after the time that either Tenant or the Authority has delivered a notice of termination pursuant to Section 504 above, or from and after the time that Tenant or the Authority has notified the other of its intent to terminate this Lease pursuant to any other applicable termination provision in this Lease, or (c) from and after the time that an Event of Default by Tenant has occurred under this Lease. The Tenant shall have the right to have a representative present during any such inspection or exhibition.

 

Section 1303. Subordination to U.S. Government.  This Lease Agreement shall be subordinate to the provisions of any existing or future agreements between Authority and the United States Government relative to the operation and maintenance of the Airport, the terms and execution of which have been or may be required as a condition precedent to the expenditure or reimbursement to the Authority for Federal funds for the development, maintenance or operation of the Airport; provided, however, that the Authority agrees to notify Tenant as soon as practicable after the Authority has received written notice of any condition imposed or anticipated to be imposed on the Authority pursuant to any agreement between the Authority and the U.S. Government with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Airport which materially limits the use of the Leased Premises by Tenant in the manner contemplated by this Lease Agreement; and the Authority further agrees to cooperate with Tenant in diminishing, to the greatest practicable extent consistent with this Section 1303, the detrimental effect of any condition imposed on the Authority pursuant to any agreement between the Authority and the U.S. Government relative to the operation and maintenance of the Airport which materially limits the use of the Leased Premises by Tenant in the manner contemplated by this Lease Agreement.

 

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Section 1304. Suspension of Lease Agreement. During time of war or national emergency, the Authority shall have the right, upon demand of the United States Government (or any authorized agency thereof) or if the Authority is required to do so by Law, to lease or grant the right of use over the landing area and/or any other part of the Airport to the United States Government (and/or any authorized agency thereof) for military use. If any such lease is executed or grant given, any provisions of this Lease which are inconsistent with the provisions of the agreement or arrangement with the United States Government (or its authorized agency) shall be suspended. However, the Term of this Lease Agreement shall be extended, day for day, by the number of days in the period of suspension. In addition, if the suspension would have an adverse effect or would have an impact on the circumstances that determine whether Tenant may exercise its Tenant Termination Event as described in Section 504(A)(3), then the time periods set forth in Section 504(A)(3) for determining whether the Tenant Termination Event described in Section 504(A)(3) has occurred, shall be extended, day for day, by the number of days in the period of suspension. Such suspension shall not affect Tenant’s obligations to pay Rentals pursuant to Article VI except that Base Rent and Additional Rent shall be abated to the extent Tenant cannot Occupy certain portions of the Leased Premises, and except that Minimum Rental shall be abated if Tenant cannot Occupy at least the minimum space making up the Minimum Rental. However, if the suspension involves the assumption by the United States Government or any authorized agency thereof of the operation, control, or use of the Airport and facilities, or any substantial part or parts thereof, in a manner that substantially restricts Tenant from full use of the Leased Premises then-Occupied by Tenant for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days, Tenant may terminate this Lease pursuant to Section 502(A) above after that ninetieth (90th) day.

 

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ARTICLE XIV.

 

COMMON AREAS

 

Section 1401. Definition. As used in this Lease Agreement, the term “Common Area” shall mean those portions of the Facilities designated by the Authority, from time to time, for the common use of all tenants and subtenants, their agents, contractors, employees and invitees, including, among other facilities, the main entrance lobby to the Facilities, hallways, stairways, access driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, landscaping, curbs, Authority-designated loading areas and freight elevators, private streets and alleys, other areas and improvements provided and designated by the Authority as being for the common use of all tenants, their agents, contractors employees and invitees, all of which shall be subject to the Authority’s management and control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges that, as used herein, the “Common Area” shall not include any area not designated by the Authority from time to time as being a Common Area.

 

Section 1402. Tenant’s Use of Common Areas. The Authority hereby grants to Tenant, and its agents, contractors, Employees and Invitees the nonexclusive right to use the Common Areas, as from time to time constituted, in common with the Authority and all other tenants, and its and their respective agents, contractors, Employees and Invitees. No portion of the Common Areas shall be used by Tenant for any purpose whatsoever other than those uses permitted by the Authority from time to time.

 

Section 1403. Maintenance. The Authority shall, at its sole cost and expense, operate, maintain and repair, or cause to be operated, maintained or repaired, the Common Areas in such condition and repair which the Authority deems prudent or advisable in the exercise of its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the Authority’s obligations under Articles VII and XVII of this Lease, Tenant shall fully indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liability for damage to any portion of the Common Areas or any furniture, fixtures, equipment or other personal property of the Landlord Indemnified Parties or any other Person located therein, to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its subtenants, and/or its or their respective Employees, contractors, agents and/or Invitees. The obligations of Tenant under this Section shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

Section 1404. Reservation of Rights. The Common Areas shall at all times be subject to the exclusive control and management of the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to perform the following, as and to the extent the Authority deems necessary or appropriate from time to time in its sole discretion to enter into, modify and terminate licenses, easements and other agreements pertaining to the operation, maintenance and use of the Common Areas; to change the area, level, location, size and arrangement of parking areas and other facilities located in the Common Areas; to designate tenants, their agents, employees, contractors and invitees, to use particular parking areas; to close portions of the Common Areas in order to make changes, additions, deletions, alterations, improvements or repairs thereto; and to do and perform such other acts in, to and/or with respect to the Common Areas as the Authority shall determine, in its sole discretion, to be necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that in connection therewith, the Authority shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent material obstruction of Tenant’s (or its Employees’, agents’, contractors’, and Invitees’) right of ingress to and egress from the Leased Premises. The Authority shall have the right from time to time to establish, modify and enforce reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use of Common Areas and to cause its tenants, concessionaires and suppliers, including without limitation Tenant, its subtenants, and their respective agents, Employees, contractors, and Invitees, to so abide and conform; provided, that such

 

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rules and regulations do not conflict with any term or provision specifically provided in this Lease Agreement. The Authority reserves the right to change the Land and/or the Facilities, including without limitation the Common Areas, by adding land and/or buildings thereto and/or by changing therein the number and location of buildings, building dimensions, the exterior facade of buildings, the number of floors in any of the buildings, dimensions, changing the location and arrangement of facilities located in the Common Areas, changing the identity and type of other tenancies, and to do and perform such other acts in and to the Land and/or the Facilities (including, without limitation, the Common Areas) as the Authority shall determine to be advisable; provided only that (i) the gross leasable area of the Leased Premises shall not be substantially changed, (ii) access to the Leased Premises shall not be materially impaired, (iii) Tenant’s signage shall not be materially adversely affected, and (iv) Tenant’s use of the Leased Premises for Tenant’s Business shall not be materially impaired. The rights herein conferred upon and reserved to the Authority do not impose any obligations upon the Authority to observe or perform those rights, which rights may be observed or performed as the Authority, in its sole discretion, may determine to be necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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ARTICLE XV.

 

INSURANCE

 

Section 1501. Authority’s Insurance.  The Authority shall, at its expense, procure, maintain and keep in force during the Term of this Lease Agreement from a financially secure and reputable company, (A) casualty insurance insuring the Facilities, including without limitation the Leased Premises, for such amount as the Authority determines to be necessary or appropriate but in no event less than the greater of (i) replacement cost and (ii) the sum of the outstanding balances of the Bond Issues; and (B) commercial general liability insurance with respect to the Land and the Facilities and the operation thereof by the Authority, insuring the Authority as the named insured and the Tenant and the other Tenant Reimbursement Parties as additional insureds, against liability for injuries to, or death of, Persons and damage to, or loss of, property, occurring in, on, or about the Land and Facilities (including the Leased Premises), including contractual liability, which insurance shall have a minimum limit of combined coverage of bodily injury, death and property damage of not less than $100,000,000.00 and in any event not less than the amount Tenant is required to carry under Section 1502(B). The Authority shall, upon execution of the Lease Agreement and within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the policy, furnish the Tenant and the other additional insureds with a Certificate of Insurance as evidence of coverage for a period of at least one (1) year; if such policy is effective for a period of more than one (1) year, Tenant and the other additional insureds shall have also the right to receive a Certificate of lnsurance during each such year, upon request.

 

The insurance described above shall not be cancelled, terminated or materially modified or amended except upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Tenant and the other additional insureds.

 

Section 1502. Tenant’s Insurance.

 

(A) Casualty Insurance. Tenant shall, at its expense, procure, maintain and keep in force, at all times during the Term of this Lease Agreement, casualty insurance covering Tenant’s Excluded Property and other Tenant personal property, located on, in, or about the Leased Premises, in such amounts as Tenant determines to be necessary or appropriate. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that all of the Excluded Property and other Tenant personal property, and all property that Tenant stores for third parties, shall be kept on, in, or about the Leased Premises at Tenant’s sole risk and expense, except to the extent covered by the Authority’s indemnity obligations hereunder.

 

(B) Liability Insurance. Tenant shall, at its expense, procure, maintain and keep in force, at all times during the Term of this Lease Agreement, from Lloyds underwriters, or a licensed insurance company or companies with an A minus or better Bests Rating, commercial general liability insurance, with respect to the Leased Premises, the other portions of the Land and the Facilities and the use and occupancy thereof by Tenant, insuring Tenant as the named insured and the Authority and the other Landlord Indemnified Parties as additional insureds, against liability for bodily injury, personal injury, automobile liability, aircraft liability, hangar keepers liability, product liability for completed operations, death and property damage, including contractual liability. Without limiting its liability, Tenant agrees to carry and keep in force insurance with single limit liability for bodily injury, personal injury, automobile liability, aircraft liability, hangar keepers liability, product liability for completed operations, death and property damage in a sum not less than $100,000,000 per occurrence for each of the types of liabilities listed above. The Authority shall have the right, every fifth (5th) year during the Term, to require Tenant, at Tenant’s cost and expense, to increase these insurance coverage amounts by up to ten percent

 

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(10%) over the coverage amounts that Tenant was required to maintain under this Lease during the preceding five (5) year period. Tenant shall, upon execution of this Lease Agreement and at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the policy, furnish the additional insureds with a certificate of insurance as evidence of coverage for a period of at least one (1) year; if such policy is effective for a period of more than one (1) year, the additional insureds shall also have the right to receive a certificate of insurance during each such year, upon request. This insurance shall not be cancelled, terminated or materially modified or amended except upon thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the additional insureds.

 

(C) Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Tenant shall, at its expense, procure and keep in force, at all times during the Term of this Lease Agreement, with a financially sound and reputable company reasonably acceptable to the Authority, a policy of workers’ compensation insurance on the Employees of Tenant in the required statutory amounts. Tenant shall, upon execution of this Lease Agreement and at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the policy, furnish the Authority with a certificate of insurance as evidence of such coverage; if such policy is effective for a period of more than one (1) year, the Authority shall also have the right to receive a certificate of insurance during each such year, upon request. This policy shall not be cancelled, terminated, or materially modified or amended except upon thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the Authority.

 

Section 1503. Application of Insurance Proceeds. In the event of a Casualty or Condemnation described in Article XVI, the proceeds of the insurance required to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 1501 hereof shall be paid and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Article XVI.

 

Section 1504. Release and Waiver of Subrogation.  The Authority and Tenant each hereby mutually release and discharge one another, and their respective owners, officers, directors, managers, employees and agents, from any and all liability for loss or damage to their respective property arising from or caused by any casualty or hazard covered, or required under this Lease Agreement to be covered, in whole or in part by insurance on the Leased Premises, the Facilities and/or the Land, or the contents thereof, that is required to be maintained by the releasing party (other than liability for any deductibles that the releasing party may be required to pay with respect to such insurance) and hereby waive any right of subrogation which might otherwise exist in or accrue to any Person (including without limitation their respective insurers) on account hereof, regardless of any negligence on the part of the released persons which may have contributed to or caused such loss or damage, but only to the extent that proceeds for such loss or damage are actually collectable under said policies. If the policies of insurance provided for under this Article XV require an endorsement to provide for continued coverage where there is a waiver of subrogation, the Authority and Tenant will, respectively, cause their respective policies to be so endorsed.

 

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ARTICLE XVI.

 

CASUALTY DAMAGE AND CONDEMNATION

 

Section 1601. Damage by Casualty. In the event of fire or other casualty in or to any portion of the Leased Premises, Tenant shall give prompt notice thereof to the Authority.

 

(A)  Repair and Restoration.

 

(1) If all or a substantial part of the Leased Premises is rendered untenantable or inaccessible by damage to all or any part of the Facilities from fire, the elements, accident, terrorist activity, or other casualty (collectively, “Casualty”) then, unless either party is entitled, and elects, to terminate this Lease Agreement pursuant to subsections (B) or (C) below, the Authority shall, at its expense, use reasonable efforts to repair and restore the Leased Premises and/or the Facilities, as the case may be, to substantially their former condition to the extent permitted by then applicable Laws; provided, however, that in no event shall the Authority have any obligation:

 

(a)  to make repairs or restoration beyond the extent of Net Proceeds actually received by the Authority for such Casualty (and not applied by any lender to then outstanding indebtedness); and/or

 

(b)  to repair, restore, or replace any personal property (including without limitation the Excluded Property) at the Leased Premises other than the Equipment.

 

(2) If the Authority is required to repair damage to the Leased Premises and/or the Facilities resulting from a Casualty, the following shall apply:

 

(a)  This Lease Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, but Tenant’s obligations to pay Minimum Rental that would otherwise have accrued from and after the date of the Casualty through the date of substantial completion of the repairs or restoration shall be abated with regard to any portion of the Leased Premises that Tenant is prevented from using by reason of such damage or its repair or restoration; provided, however, that, to the extent the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant, its subtenants, and/or their respective agents, contractors, Employees or Invitees caused such Casualty, Base Rent, Additional Rent, Minimum Rental, and Machine Shop, Composite Shop and Interior Shop rent shall not be abated during the period of restoration of the Leased Premises except to the extent the Authority collects for such Base Rent, Additional Rent, Minimum Base Rent, and Machine Shop, Composite Shop, and Interior Shop rent from rental insurance maintained by the Authority.

 

(b)  Subject to the Authority’s obligations under Section 1702(B) below, in no event shall the Authority be liable to Tenant by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenant’s Business or property arising from a Casualty or by reason of any repairs or restoration to any part of the Facilities (including without limitation the Leased Premises) necessitated by the Casualty.

 

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(B) Authority’s Right to Terminate.

 

(1) The Authority may elect to terminate this Lease Agreement following damage from Casualty, under the following circumstances:

 

(a)  If, in the Authority’s sole judgment, the Leased Premises and/or the Facilities cannot be substantially repaired and restored under applicable Laws within six (6) months from the date of the Casualty;

 

(b)  If, in the Authority’s sole judgment, adequate insurance proceeds are not, for any reason, made available to the Authority from its insurance policies to make the required repairs or restoration;

 

(c)  If twenty percent (20%) or more of the Leased Premises is damaged or destroyed (including without limitation by smoke or water damage);

 

(d) If twenty percent (20%) or more of the Facilities are damaged or destroyed (including without limitation by smoke or water damage), regardless of whether the Leased Premises are damaged or destroyed;

 

(e)  If the Facilities are damaged or destroyed (including without limitation by smoke or water damage) to the extent that, in the Authority’s sole judgment, the cost to repair or restore the Facilities would exceed twenty percent (20%) of the full replacement cost of the Facilities, whether or not the Leased Premises are damaged or destroyed;

 

(f)  If the Casualty occurs during the last thirty-six (36) months of the Term; or

 

(g) There exists, at the time of the Casualty, an Event of Default by Tenant under this Lease Agreement (or, if at the time of the Casualty, there exists a default by Tenant under any term or condition of this Lease which would, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, constitute an Event of Default under this Lease, and Tenant fails to cure that default within the applicable grace or cure period provided under this Lease).

 

(2)  If any of the circumstances described in subsection (B)(1) above exists, the Authority may notify Tenant, in writing, that the Authority elects to terminate this Lease Agreement, provided that the Authority must provide Tenant with the notice of termination within sixty (60) days after the date of the Casualty.

 

(C) Tenant’s Right to Terminate. Within sixty (60) days after the Casualty, the Authority shall deliver to Tenant a written estimate from an engineering or consulting firm selected by the Authority stating the estimated date for substantial completion of the repairs or restoration to the Facilities (the “Estimated Completion Date”). If all or a substantial part of the Leased Premises is rendered untenantable or inaccessible as a result of the Casualty, and if the Estimated Completion Date for the repairs and restoration is more than six (6) months after the date of the Casualty, Tenant may cancel and terminate this Lease Agreement with all Rental paid or refunded so as to adjust to the date of such Casualty. Tenant will notify the Authority, in writing, that Tenant elects to terminate this Lease Agreement within thirty (30) days from the date Tenant receives the Authority’s written estimate of the

 

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Estimated Completion Date. If Tenant does not terminate this Lease Agreement in accordance with the preceding sentence, and if the Authority does not terminate this Lease Agreement in accordance with subsection (B) above, the Authority shall proceed with reasonable diligence with respect to the repairs and restoration pursuant to this Section, but subject in all respects to subsections (A)(1) and (A)(2) above. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (C) to the contrary, Tenant shall not have the right to cancel and terminate this Lease Agreement if any fault or negligence of Tenant, its subtenants, or their respective agents, contractors, Employees, or Invitees substantially contributed to the cause of such Casualty.

 

Section 1602. Condemnation.

 

(A)  Condemnation; Termination; Restoration. In the event of a taking or appropriation of property in the exercise of the power of eminent domain for a public or quasi­ public use or a transfer in lieu of the exercise of the power of eminent domain (a “Condemnation”) of the entire Leased Premises or the entire Facilities, this Lease Agreement shall terminate on the date of the vesting of title to the condemned property or on the date of the taking of possession of such property by the condemning authority, whichever shall first occur. In the event (i) of a Condemnation with respect to the Leased Premises that exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the Leased Premises, or (ii) the proceeds available to the Authority from the Condemnation (and not applied by any lender to then-outstanding indebtedness) are not, in the Authority’s sole judgment, adequate for the restoration, the Authority shall have the right to terminate this Lease Agreement by written notice to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the vesting of title to the condemned property or the taking of possession of the property by the condemning authority, whichever is earlier. In the event of a Condemnation affecting a portion of the Leased Premises, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease Agreement if more than twenty percent (20%) of the Leased Premises then Occupied by Tenant is taken as part of the Condemnation, by providing written notice of termination to the Authority within thirty (30) days after the vesting of title to the condemned property or the taking of possession of the property by the condemning authority, whichever is earlier. Such termination as to the portion of the Leased Premises that is taken by the condemning authority shall be effective as of, and retroactive to, the earlier of the date when the condemning authority takes possession or the date when title to the condemned property vests in the condemning authority. If less than all of the Leased Premises is taken, such termination as to that portion of the Leased Premises not taken shall be effective as of the later of (1) the date when exclusive possession of that portion of the Leased Premises not subject to the Condemnation is surrendered by Tenant to the Authority, or (2) the date of vesting of title to the condemned property or the date of taking of possession of the property by the condemning authority (whichever is earlier). Until such time as this Lease Agreement is fully terminated pursuant to the preceding sentences, Tenant shall be obligated to continue to pay Rental and all other payments specified in Article VI hereof. If the Authority elects to continue this Lease Agreement in effect, the Authority shall be responsible, to the extent of Net Proceeds available (and not applied by any lender to then-outstanding indebtedness), for performance of all work necessary to make the Leased Premises (or such portion thereof was not taken in Condemnation) usable by Tenant in addition to all work necessary in other portions of the Facilities as a result of such taking.

 

(B)  Application of Proceeds. The Net Proceeds from the Condemnation may be applied in one or more of the following ways as determined by the Authority:

 

(i)  To the extent neither party terminates this Lease Agreement as provided above, toward the restoration of the Leased Premises (or such portion thereof that were not taken in Condemnation) and Facilities (or such portion thereof that were not taken in Condemnation) to

 

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substantially the same condition as existed prior to the exercise of the power of eminent domain, to the extent of Net Proceeds available from the Condemnation (and not applied by any lender to then- outstanding indebtedness);

 

(ii)  To the extent neither party terminates this Lease Agreement as provided above, toward the construction or acquisition of other improvements suitable for Tenant’s operations on the remaining portion of the Leased Premises (which improvements shall be deemed a part of the Facilities and available for use and occupancy by Tenant without the payment of any rent other than as herein provided to the same extent as if such other improvements were specifically described herein and demised hereby), to the extent of Net Proceeds available from the Condemnation (and not applied by any lender to then­ outstanding indebtedness); or

 

(iii) To the extent either party terminates this Lease Agreement as provided above, payment of such proceeds to the Authority.

 

(C)  Condemnation of Tenant’s Personal Property. All compensation awarded for any such taking or conveyance of the Authority’s interest shall be the property of the Authority without deduction therefrom for any present or future estate of Tenant, and Tenant hereby assigns to the Authority all right, title and interest in and to such award. However, Tenant shall have the right to recover from the condemning authority, but not from the Authority, such compensation as may be awarded to Tenant, if applicable, on account of moving and relocation expenses and depreciation to and removal of Tenant’s property.

 

(D) Taking or Condemnation by the Authority. If the Authority exercises its right of condemnation or eminent domain with respect to all or substantially all of the Leased Premises for the purposes set forth in Section 1301 hereof, the Authority reserves the right, on eighteen (18) months-notice, to relocate or replace the Facilities in substantially similar form at another comparable location on the Airport or to replace such portion of the Leased Premises; provided, however, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease Agreement as and to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 1602; and provided further, that if Tenant does not exercise such termination right pursuant to Section 1602, that following such relocation or replacement, the Leased Premises are substantially similar to and can be operated in a manner substantially similar to the Leased Premises prior to such relocation or replacement and Tenant’s Business can be operated in a manner substantially similar to Tenant’s Business prior to such relocation or replacement. The new location shall constitute thereafter the Leased Premises and the facilities or improvements located thereon, and equipment thereof, shall thereafter constitute the Facilities for purposes of this Lease Agreement. The relocation of the Leased Premises shall be at no cost to Tenant and the new Facilities must be ready for occupancy by Tenant prior to the date of required relocation subject to moving Tenant’s Excluded Property and the Equipment to the new relocated Facilities. If the Authority complies with the provisions of this Section, such remedies shall be in lieu of any remedies Tenant may have pursuant to law or equity with respect to the actions taken by the Authority in condemning the Leased Premises or relocating the Leased Premises.

 

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ARTICLE XVII.

 

GENERAL INDEMNITY

 

Section 1701. Tenant Indemnity.  Except to the extent indemnified by the Authority pursuant to the terms of the Lease, or except as governed by Section 705 hereof, Tenant covenants and agrees fully to indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Liabilities for personal injury, bodily injury, death, and/or property damage (including without limitation all reasonable expenses incidental to the investigation and defense thereof, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) (a) caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant, its subtenants, and/or any of their respective Employees, agents, contractors and/or Invitees, and/or any of the other Tenant Reimbursement Parties, at or on the Leased Premises, and/or at or on the Apron and/or other non-public areas of the Airport to which Tenant, its subtenants and/or their respective Employees, agents, contractors and/or Invitees may have access, (b) caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant and/or any of its Employees, at or on the other areas of the Land, the Facilities and/or the Airport (other than the Leased Premises, and/or the Apron and/ or other non-public areas of the Airport to which Tenant, its subtenants, and/or their respective Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees may have access), provided, however, that as to Tenant’s Employees, this subsection (b) shall only apply to acts or omissions of those Employees in the conduct of Tenant’s business or during the scope of their employment by Tenant, or (c) caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant or its Employees, agents, contractors and/or Invitees at or on the Leased Premises pursuant to Section 205(F) above. The Authority hereby acknowledges and agrees that for purposes of this Section 1701, the Authority, its other tenants, the other Landlord Indemnified Parties, and/or any of their respective employees, contractors and agents shall not be deemed to be “subtenants,” “contractors” or “agents” of Tenant. However, Tenant shall not be liable for any such Liabilities for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage relative to the Leased Premises (y) to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of the Authority, the other Landlord Indemnified Parties, or any of their respective employees, agents or contractors or (z) if the Authority is otherwise obligated for those Liabilities pursuant to other provisions of this Lease; and the Authority’s insurance coverages relative to those particular Liabilities shall be deemed “primary” vis-a-vis the Tenant’s insurance coverages relative to those particular Liabilities. Except as described in the preceding sentence, the Authority and Tenant agree that, with respect to the Land, Facilities and other portions of the Airport (including the Leased Premises) and Tenant’s Liabilities arising under this Section 1701 relating thereto, Tenant’s insurance shall be deemed “primary” vis-a-vis the Authority’s insurance. The Authority shall give Tenant prompt and reasonable notice of any such Liabilities arising under this Section 1701. lf any action or proceeding is brought against any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties by reason of any such Liability, Tenant, upon notice from any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties, agrees to resist and defend the Liability on demand of any of the Landlord Indemnified Parties. Tenant shall not consent to the entry of any judgment, decree, or order, interim or otherwise, or propose, approve, consent to, or enter into any settlement or compromise, against or otherwise affecting any Landlord Indemnified Party, except with the prior written consent of that Landlord Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Each Landlord Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof but shall bear the fees and expenses of such counsel unless (A) Tenant shall have specifically authorized the retaining of such counsel or (B) the parties to such suit include such Landlord Indemnified Party, and Tenant and such Landlord Indemnified Party have each been advised by their counsel that one or more legal defenses may be available to it which may not be available to the other party and that a conflict of interest is created thereby, in which case Tenant shall not be entitled to assume the defense of such suit notwithstanding its obligation to bear the fees and expenses of such

 

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counsel. The obligations of Tenant under this Section 1701 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

 

Section 1702. Authority Obligations.

 

(A)  Environmental.

 

(1)  Except with respect to contamination shown to have resulted from releases of Hazardous Materials after the Effective Date of the Initial Lease by Tenant, its subtenant, or their respective Employees, agents, contractors, or Invitees, and, unless prohibited by applicable Law, the Authority covenants and agrees to promptly pay Tenant and its subtenants and their respective members, directors, officers, Employees, agents, successors, and assigns (collectively the “Tenant Reimbursement Parties”) for all actual costs and expenses incurred by the Tenant Reimbursement Parties or any of them arising out of or in connection with any and all Liabilities or obligations under Environmental Laws and Environmental Health and Safety Requirements to the extent those Liabilities are caused by or related to the presence or release of Hazardous Materials or other substances at or from the Leased Premises, the Facilities, the Land, the Apron, or any other location at the Airport. This contractual obligation to the Tenant Reimbursement Parties by the Authority, includes, without limitation, costs incurred by any of the Tenant Reimbursement Parties as a result of Liabilities and obligations described in the preceding sentence for any fines or penalties, any investigations of environmental conditions, and any cleanup, remedial, removal, restoration or monitoring work performed by any Tenant Reimbursement Party because of the Liabilities and obligations described in the preceding sentence. The Tenant Reimbursement Party or Parties shall give to the Authority prompt and reasonable notice of any such Liability or obligation, and the Authority shall have the right to investigate, compromise, perform, and defend the same. The Authority shall control the defense of the Liabilities and obligations, and the Tenant Reimbursement Parties shall take no action to settle, satisfy or compromise the Liabilities or obligations without the prior written consent of the Authority. The Authority’s obligations under Section 1702(A)(l) include, but are not limited to, paying for Liabilities and obligations which arise from the release of Hazardous Materials prior to, on or after the Effective Date of the Initial Lease from sewers, lift stations, force mains, the wastewater Treatment Facility or any related drains or pipes (unless caused by the failure of a Tenant Reimbursement Party or their agents, contractors, or Invitees to comply with Exhibit K). The Authority’s contractual obligations under this subsection (A)(l) shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease. The obligations of the Authority under this Section 1702(A)(l) are contractual obligations of the Authority under this Lease made in exchange for good and valuable consideration.

 

(2)  During the Initial Lease, the Authority, at its cost, filed an application with IDEM to participate in IDEM’s Voluntary Remediation Program (“VRP”) pursuant to Indiana Code §§ 13-25-5 et seq., with respect to contamination or other matters which existed on the Effective Date of the Initial Lease, at the Leased Premises, the Land and the Facilities.  The Authority and Tenant agreed to voluntarily withdraw from the VRP.  However, the Authority agreed to diligently and in good faith seek to obtain from IDEM a Site Status Letter (“Letter”), which shall apply to the Leased Premises, and the Land beneath the Facilities associated with Tenant’s leased areas.  The Site Status letter was sent from IDEM to Authority and Tenant, dated January 15, 2010.

 

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(3)  With respect to the presence or release of Hazardous Materials after the Effective Date of the Initial Lease not caused by any Tenant Reimbursement Party or by any Employee, agent contractor or Invitee of Tenant or of any of its subtenants, the Authority, upon receipt of written notice from Tenant that Tenant has received notice of a potential Environmental Law Liability which Tenant has a reasonable basis for believing was caused by the Authority or any other Person that is not a Tenant Reimbursement Party and not an Employee, agent, contractor or Invitee of Tenant or of any of its subtenants and that is not under the direction or control of any Tenant Reimbursement Party, the Authority agrees, at its cost, to pursue the responsible Person and to use its best efforts to cause the responsible Person to resolve such potential Environmental Law Liability, including, but not limited to, negotiations with appropriate regulatory agencies or defense of legal action brought by any Person (other than a Tenant Reimbursement Party or any Employee, agent, contractor or Invitee of Tenant or any of its subtenants); however, the Authority reserves its rights, subject to Section 1702(A)(l), to pursue Tenant for such Environmental Law Liability if Authority believes that any Tenant Reimbursement Parties or any Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees of Tenant or of its subtenants caused or contributed to such Environmental Law Liability. Tenant shall provide written notice to the Authority of any release of Hazardous Materials by any of the Tenant Reimbursement Parties or by any Employee, agent, contractor or Invitee of Tenant or of its subtenants, to the soil or groundwater at the Leased Premises, the Land, the Facilities, or other portions of the Airport, which release is known to Tenant and which release is required to be reported to IDEM by Tenant. If Tenant fails to so provide written notice of such a release of Hazardous Materials at the Leased Premises or other area of the Land or the Facilities that Tenant or its subtenant is using from time to time, and if the Authority subsequently learns of that release of Hazardous Materials, Tenant shall be deemed to be responsible for that release unless Tenant is able to demonstrate to the Authority that the release was caused by another Person other than a Tenant Reimbursement Party or other than the Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees of Tenant or of its subtenants. The Authority’s obligations under this subsection (A)(3) shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

(B)  General. Except to the extent indemnified by the Tenant pursuant to the terms of the Lease, or except as governed by Section 1702(A), the Authority covenants and agrees, unless prohibited by applicable Law, to fully pay the Tenant Reimbursement Parties the actual costs, damages and expenses incurred by them as a result of any Liabilities for personal injury, bodily injury, death, and/or property damage (including without limitation all reasonable expenses incidental to the investigation and defense thereof, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees), caused by the acts or omissions of the Authority, the other Landlord Indemnified Parties, and/or any of their respective employees, agents or contractors, at or on any of the Land and Facilities and/or other portions of the Airport (including the Leased Premises). However, the Authority shall not be liable for any such Liabilities for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage relative to the Land, the Facilities and/or other portions of the Airport, (y) to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of the Tenant, the other Tenant Reimbursement Parties, any subtenants of Tenant, or any of Tenant’s or its subtenants’ Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees, or (z) if Tenant.is otherwise obligated for those Liabilities pursuant to other provisions of this Lease; and the Tenant’s insurance coverages relative to those particular Liabilities shall be deemed “primary” vis-a-vis the Authority’s insurance coverages relative to those particular Liabilities. Except as described in the preceding sentence, the Authority and Tenant agree that, with respect to the Land, Facilities and other portions of the Airport (including the Leased Premises) and the Authority’s Liabilities arising under this Section 1702(B) relating thereto, the Authority’s insurance shall be deemed to be “primary” vis-a-vis Tenant’s insurance. Tenant shall give the Authority prompt and reasonable

 

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notice of any such Liabilities arising under this Section 1702(B). If any action or proceeding is brought against any of the Tenant Reimbursement Parties by reason of any such Liability, the Authority, upon notice from any of the Tenant Reimbursement Patties, agrees to resist and defend the Liability or demand of any of the Tenant Reimbursement Parties. The Authority shall not consent to the entry of any judgment, decree, or order, interim or otherwise, or propose, approve, consent to, or enter into any settlement or compromise, against or otherwise affecting any Tenant Reimbursement Party, except with the prior written consent of that Tenant Reimbursement Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Authority’s contractual obligations under this Section 1702(B) shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease. The obligations of the Authority under this Section 1702(B) are contractual obligations of the Authority under this Lease made in exchange for good and valuable consideration and such contractual obligation shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of the Term of this Lease.

 

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ARTICLE XVIII.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY AUTHORITY

 

Section 1801. Events of Default by Authority. The following shall constitute an Event of Default by the Authority: (a) the issuance by any court of competent jurisdiction of an injunction in any way preventing or restraining the use of the Airport, so as to substantially affect Tenant’s use of the Leased Premises at the Airport for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days, to the extent the injunction is issued as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Authority; or (b) if the Authority fails to observe and perform any material covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed in this Lease Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days after Tenant gives written notice to the Authority, specifying the failure and requesting that it be remedied, unless Tenant agrees in writing to an extension of that period prior to its expiration. If a failure under this subsection is such that it cannot be corrected within the thirty (30) day period, it shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Article XVIII if corrective action is instituted by the Authority within the thirty (30) day period and is diligently pursued until the failure is corrected, but such additional applicable period shall not exceed sixty (60) days without the written consent of Tenant.

 

Section 1802. Remedies of Tenant on Default. If any Event of Default referred to in Section 1801 occurs, Tenant may institute any action at law or in equity against the Authority as may appear necessary or desirable to enforce the performance and observance of any covenant, condition or obligation of the Authority hereunder or to recover provable compensatory damages (but not consequential damages) for the Authority’s non-performance or non-observance of the same or to terminate the Lease Agreement without any further obligation to the Authority other than those obligations that have accrued or arisen prior to termination.

 

Section 1803. No Additional Waiver Implied By One Waiver; Consents to Waiver. The waiver by Tenant of any breach by the Authority of any of its covenants, conditions or obligations under this Lease Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or a waiver of any breach of any other covenant, condition, or obligation under this Agreement. Tenant’s forbearance to seek a remedy for any breach by the Authority shall not be a waiver by Tenant of any of its rights and remedies with respect to the breach or any subsequent breach of the same covenant, condition or obligation or with respect to any other breach.

 

Section 1804. Delay Not a Waiver. No delay or omission by Tenant to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default by the Authority shall impair any such right or power of Tenant or be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default by the Authority or any acquiescence therein, and every power or remedy given by this Lease Agreement to Tenant may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. Tenant may waive any Event of Default by the Authority that in its opinion has been remedied before the entry of final judgment or decree in any suit, action or proceeding instituted by it under the provisions of this Lease Agreement or before the completion of the enforcement of any other remedies under this Lease Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect any other existing or subsequent Event of Default by the Authority or impair any rights or remedies consequent thereon.

 

Section 1805. No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon the Tenant is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, and each remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Lease Agreement or now or hereafter existing at

 

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law or in equity or by statute. However, if Tenant seeks damages, it may only seek provable, compensatory damages and not consequential damages. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default granted under this Lease Agreement shall impair any right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, and any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient, and the exercise of any one right or remedy shall not impair the right of the Tenant, to exercise any or all other remedies under this Lease Agreement.

 

Section 1806. Notice of Termination. If the Tenant exercises its right to terminate this Lease Agreement upon the happening of any Event of Default or other provision to which such right of termination applies, a notice of termination shall be (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease) sufficient to terminate this Lease Agreement; and, upon receipt of the same, Tenant hereby agrees that it will surrender possession of the Leased. Premises to the Authority on the date set forth in its termination notice.

 

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ARTICLE XIX.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY TENANT

 

Section 1901. Events of Default by Tenant. The following shall each constitute an Event of Default by Tenant:

 

(A)  The failure to pay any installments of Rental when due (with interest, if applicable) under Article VI hereof on the date required for such payment; provided, however, that Tenant shall be entitled to up to two (2) written notices from the Authority, in any single calendar year, that Tenant has failed to pay an installment of Rental on its due date and shall have ten (10) days after receipt of such written notice in which to cure the default (but provided, further, that after two (2) notices have been sent to Tenant in any single calendar year, Tenant shall not be entitled to any notice whatsoever from the Authority for any subsequent payment failures occurring during such calendar year; and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the Authority shall under no circumstances be deemed to have waived this limitation on the number of notices to which Tenant is entitled if the Authority happens to provide Tenant with additional notices of failure to pay, in excess of the two (2) notices, during any particular calendar year, provided, however, that the Authority shall be required to notify Tenant of the Event of Default within sixty (60) days of the date of default if Tenant cured said payment default. Otherwise, the Authority shall be deemed to have waived such Event of Default).

 

(B)  The failure by Tenant to provide any Percentage Rent Certificate when required under Section 60l(C); provided, however, that Tenant shall be entitled to up to one (1) written notice from the Authority, in any single calendar year, that Tenant has failed to deliver a Percentage Rent Certificate on its due date and shall have ten (10) days after receipt of such written notice in which to cure the default (but provided, further, that after one (1) notice has been sent to Tenant in any single calendar year, Tenant shall not be entitled to any notice whatsoever from the Authority for any subsequent failures to deliver Percentage Rent Certificates occurring during such calendar year; and Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the Authority shall under no circumstances be deemed to have waived this limitation on the number of notices to which Tenant is entitled if the Authority happens to provide Tenant with additional notices of failure to deliver Percentage Rent Certificates, in excess of the one(1) notice, during any particular calendar year, provided, however, that the Authority shall be required to notify Tenant of the Event of Default within sixty (60) days of the date of default if Tenant cured said default in providing the Percentage Rent Certificate; otherwise, the Authority shall be deemed to have waived such Event of Default).

 

(C)  The filing by Tenant of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or the making of any assignment for the benefit of creditors of all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets used or to be used by Tenant with respect to Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises (provided, however, that an “assignment” for purposes of this subsection (C) shall not be deemed to include a collateral assignment by Tenant of, or grant of a security interest by Tenant in Tenant’s Excluded Property to a third party lender, if the collateral assignment or grant of security interest is being granted by Tenant in the ordinary course of obtaining financing for the day-to-day operation of Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises).

 

(D) The filing of a petition against Tenant as a debtor pursuant to any involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, and such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of filing.

 

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(E)  The taking of control of Tenant or its assets by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to proceedings brought under the provisions of any Federal reorganization act.

 

(F)  The appointment of a receiver or a trustee, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or Tenant’s voluntary assignment to its creditors in lieu thereof, for all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets used or to be used with respect to Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises.

 

(G) The failure by Tenant to obtain, maintain, and keep in force at all times during the Term of this Lease Agreement the insurance coverages that Tenant is required to obtain, maintain and keep in force pursuant to Article XV above.

 

(H) Except for de-Occupations as contemplated in Section 205(D) above, abandonment or vacation of all or any substantial part of the Leased Premises by Tenant for a period of more than ninety (90) consecutive days without the prior written consent of the Authority; provided, however, that, subject to Article XVI above, if cessation of or failure to use the Leased Premises is caused by reason of war, strikes, embargoes, riots, civil commotion, acts of public enemies, earthquakes or other natural disasters, or action of the elements, this Lease shall nonetheless terminate on the ninetieth (90th) day after Tenant vacates the Leased Premises, but such vacation shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default under this subsection (H).

 

(I)  The rescission, termination, expiration, alteration or amendment of the Letter of Credit (except as permitted under Section 1201 above).

 

(J)  If Tenant becomes obligated to supply a Letter of Credit under Section 1201, and Tenant fails to do so as required under Section 1201 within the sixty (60) day period described in Section 1201.

 

(K)  Breach by the Parent of its obligations under the Guaranty described in Section 1201.

 

(L) The failure by Tenant to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed pursuant to this Lease Agreement (other than those sections referred to in subsections (A) through (K) above) for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to Tenant specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied, given to Tenant by the Authority unless the Authority shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration. If a failure under this subsection is such that it cannot be corrected within the thirty (30) day period, it shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Article XIX, if corrective action is instituted by Tenant within the thirty (30) day period and diligently pursued until the failure is corrected, but such additional applicable period shall not exceed sixty (60) additional days without the written consent of the Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any failure by Tenant to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed pursuant to this Lease Agreement would materially impair the use or operation of the balance of the Facilities or Airport operations, it shall be an Event of Default if Tenant does not cure such failure within three (3) days after written notice from the Authority. If a failure under the preceding sentence is such that it cannot be corrected within the three (3) day period, it shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Article XIX, if corrective action is instituted by Tenant within the three (3) day period and diligently pursued until the failure is corrected, but such additional applicable period shall not exceed thirty (30) additional days without the written consent of the Authority.

 

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Section 1902. Certain Remedies of the Authority on Rental Default.

 

(A) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by Tenant under Section 1901(A), the Authority may, without giving Tenant notice: (i) declare all amounts payable under Article VI to be due and payable immediately; and (ii) may take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to collect the Rentals, including but not limited to redeeming the Letter of Credit supplied and/or enforcing the Guaranty provided under Section 1201 and any other amounts then due and thereafter to become due pursuant to Article VI hereof, to recover provable compensatory damages and not consequential damages for Tenant’s non­payment or to terminate this Lease Agreement without terminating Tenant’s obligations to pay damages.

 

(B) If, at any time after the Rental due under Article VI hereof have been declared due and payable by the Authority in any suit, action or proceeding instituted on account of the default and before the final adjudication of the termination of this Lease Agreement, every default in the observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Lease Agreement has been remedied to the satisfaction of the Authority, then and in every such case the Authority may, by written notice to Tenant, rescind and annul the declaration and its consequences, but no rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 1903. Additional Remedies of Authority on Default.

 

(A) If any Event of Default referred to in Section 1901 occurs, the Authority may, in its own name and for its own account, in addition to any exercise by the Authority of any other remedy provided for in this Lease Agreement or by Law, institute any action at law or in equity against Tenant as may appear necessary or desirable to collect such Rentals and any other amounts then due or thereafter to become due under this Lease Agreement, or to enforce the performance and observance of any covenant, condition or obligation of Tenant hereunder, or to recover provable compensatory damages and not consequential damages for Tenant’s nonpayment, non-performance or non-observance of the same or to terminate Tenant’s right to possession or terminate this Lease Agreement without terminating Tenant’s obligations to pay damages.

 

(B) If, at the time the Authority elects to proceed to enforce its remedies pursuant to subsection (A) hereof, the Authority may by appropriate judicial proceedings also proceed to evict Tenant from possession of the Leased Premises and the Authority may thereafter retake possession of the Leased Premises while the Event of Default continues. Notwithstanding these actions, Tenant shall continue to be obligated to make the Rental payments due pursuant to Article VI hereof.

 

Section 1904. Tenant to Remain Liable for Payments; Reletting.

 

(A)  Notwithstanding the exercise by the Authority of its remedies under Sections 1902 and/or 1903 hereof, Tenant shall continue to be liable for the payment of all Rentals payable under Article VI hereof and other amounts payable under this Lease Agreement, and Tenant shall make such payments at the same times and in the same manner as provided in this Lease Agreement, except as provided in Section 1904(B) hereof.

 

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Section 1905. Disposition of Excluded Property. If any of Tenant’s personal property, including without limitation any of the Excluded Property, remains upon the Tenant vacating and the Authority’s reentry of the Leased Premises pursuant to this Article XIX, the Authority may, but without any obligation to do so, remove that property and Tenant shall reimburse the Authority for any expense incurred by the Authority in connection with the removal and storage of that property. In such event, the Authority shall have the right to sell or rent Tenant’s personal property, provided that it gives to Tenant not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice that it intends to conduct such a sale or rental. The proceeds of the sale or letting shall be applied first, to the cost of the sale or letting, second, to the payment of the charges for storage or removal, and third, shall be applied to the Authority.

 

Section 1906. No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon the Authority is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, and each remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Lease Agreement now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default granted under this Lease Agreement shall impair any right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, and any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient, and the exercise of any one right or remedy shall not impair the right of the Authority, to exercise any or all other remedies under this Lease Agreement.

 

Section 1907. No Additional Waiver Implied By One Waiver; Consents to Waiver. The waiver by the Authority of any breach by Tenant of any of its covenants, conditions or obligations under this Lease Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or a waiver of any breach of any other covenant, condition, or obligation under this Lease Agreement. Nor shall the Authority’s forbearance to seek a remedy for any breach by Tenant be a waiver by the Authority of any of its rights and remedies with respect to the breach or any subsequent breach of the same covenant, condition or obligation or with respect to any other breach.

 

Section 1908. Notice of Termination. If the Authority exercises its right to terminate this Lease Agreement upon the happening of any Event of Default or other provision to which such right of termination applies, a notice of termination shall be (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease) sufficient to terminate this Lease Agreement; and, upon receipt of the same, Tenant hereby agrees that it will forthwith surrender possession of the Leased Premises to the Authority.

 

Section 1909. Possession by Authority. In any of the events described in Section 1908 hereof, or termination of Tenant’s right of possession thereunder, the Authority may take immediate possession of the Leased Premises and remove Tenant’s Personal Property forcibly if necessary, without being deemed guilty of trespassing or constituting an acceptance of surrender of the Leased Premises. In addition, all rights of Tenant to the Leased Premises shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the Authority shall have and reserve all of its available remedies at law as a result of said breach of this Lease Agreement. Failure of the Authority to declare this Lease Agreement terminated upon any event described in Section 1908 hereof shall not operate to bar, destroy or waive the right of the Authority to cancel this Lease Agreement by reason of any subsequent or other event described in Section 1908 hereof.

 

Section 1910. Delay Not A Waiver. No delay or omission by the Authority to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default by Tenant shall impair any such right or power of the Authority or be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default by Tenant or any acquiescence therein, and every power or remedy given by this Lease Agreement to the Authority may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. The Authority may waive any Event of Default by

 

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Tenant that in its opinion has been remedied before the entry of final judgment or decree in any suit, action or proceeding instituted by it under the provisions of this Lease Agreement or before the completion of the enforcement of any other remedies under this Lease Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect any other existing or subsequent Event of Default by Tenant or impair any rights or remedies consequent thereon.

 

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ARTICLE XX.

 

RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION

 

Section 2001. Improvements. It is the intent of this Lease Agreement that the Leased Premises, including without limitation all improvements and Equipment, shall be and remain the property of Authority both during the entire Term of this Lease Agreement, subject to Tenant’s leasehold estate, and after the expiration of the Term.

 

Section 2002. Excluded Property. Upon expiration or earlier termination of this Lease Agreement, Tenant shall remove all of Tenant’s Excluded Property from the Leased Premises within sixty (60) days after the expiration or sooner termination and make all necessary or appropriate repairs to the Leased Premises resulting from such removal so as to restore the Leased Premises to the condition of said Leased Premises at the time such property was installed, ordinary wear and tear excepted. If Tenant fails to remove all or any portion of the Excluded Property within the aforesaid sixty (60) day period, the Authority may thereafter elect to remove the Excluded Property (or any part thereof) at Tenant’s expense or elect to deem such Excluded Property or any part thereof as abandoned by Tenant to the Authority.

 

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ARTICLE XXI.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
AND LEASE OF AVAILABLE SPACE

 

Section 2101. Subleases and Assignments.

 

(A)  Tenant shall not assign this Lease Agreement or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever or assign any of the privileges recited herein without the prior written consent of the Authority; provided, however that the Authority will not unreasonably withhold its consent to an assignment of this Lease Agreement if: (i) Tenant and the proposed assignee can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that the assignee can and shall perform each and every obligation and condition of Tenant under the terms of this Lease Agreement; (ii) the proposed assignee’s use of and the business that the proposed assignee proposes to conduct at the Leased Premises shall be only as provided in Section 206(A) above; (iii) the proposed assignee demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that the proposed assignee will be able to obtain, in a timely manner, all certificates, licenses and permits from all Governmental Entities, required or appropriate to enable the proposed assignee to carry on the proposed assignee’s proposed business at the Leased Premises and to enable the proposed assignee to assume Tenant’s obligations under this Lease Agreement, including without limitation a “repair station certificate” as required under 14 CFR Part 145 (the “145 Certificate”) and an air quality permit from the applicable Governmental Entities; (iv) the proposed assignee assumes Tenant’s then existing contracts and agreements with Tenant’s customers with respect to the Leased Premises if such assumption does not violate any of those contracts or agreements; (v) the proposed assignee shall have submitted to the Authority a current financial statement for the proposed assignee, audited by a certified public accountant, showing that the then-current net worth for the proposed assignee is not less than $100 million; (vi) no Event of Default by Tenant under this Lease has then occurred and is then continuing; and (vii) the proposed assignee shall assume the obligations of Tenant under this Lease by executing, acknowledging and delivering to the Authority, before the effective date of such assignment, a written assumption agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Authority. In the event of an assignment consented to by the Authority, if that assignment and the assignee meet the criteria under subsections (i) through (vii) above, Tenant shall not remain liable to the Authority to perform all of the obligations of Tenant hereunder upon failure of the assignee to perform the same.

 

Section 2102. Subletting. Tenant may, without the Authority’s consent, enter into short­ term subleases of portions of its Occupied Space within the Leased Premises from time to time, as long as (a) the portions of the Occupied Leased Premises that are being subleased by Tenant, at any particular time, do not exceed in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of Tenant’s Occupied space as of that time, (b) any such sublease shall not be for a term of more than twelve (12) consecutive months, and (c) Tenant shall promptly provide the Authority with written notice of such subletting (and such other information as the Authority shall reasonably request in connection therewith) upon Tenant’s entering into any such sublease. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, Tenant shall not sublease or permit any part of the Leased Premises to be occupied by others without the prior written consent of Authority, which consent may be withheld or granted in the Authority’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event of a sublease, Tenant shall remain liable to the Authority to perform all of the obligations of Tenant hereunder upon failure of the subtenant to perform the same. To the extent the Authority’s consent to a subletting is required as described above, the Authority will not unreasonably withhold its consent to a sublease if: (i) Tenant and the proposed subtenant can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that the subtenant can and shall perform each and every obligation and condition of Tenant

 

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under the terms of this Lease Agreement; (ii) the proposed subtenant’s use of and the business that the proposed subtenant proposes to conduct at that portion of the Leased Premises that the subtenant shall be subleasing from Tenant shall be only as provided in Section 206(A) above; (iii) the proposed subtenant demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that the proposed subtenant will be able to obtain, in a timely manner, all certificates, licenses and permits from all Governmental Entities, required or appropriate to enable the proposed subtenant to carry on the proposed subtenant’s proposed business at the Leased Premises and to enable the proposed subtenant to sublease that portion of the Leased Premises from Tenant, including without limitation a “repair station certificate” as required under 14 CFR Part 145 (the “145 Certificate”) and an air quality permit from the applicable Governmental Entities; (iv) no Event of Default by Tenant under this Lease has then occurred and is then continuing; and (v) the form and substance of the proposed subtenant’s sublease shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Authority. The subtenant shall not assign or sublease its sublease except with the prior written approval of the Authority, which may be withheld or granted in the Authority’s sole and absolute discretion; and any sublease shall contain a clause to this effect. If a subletting of all or a portion of the Leased Premises is permitted as described in the first sentence of this Section or is otherwise permitted by the Authority, Tenant shall be obligated for any breach by the subtenant or the subtenant’s Employees, agents, contractors or Invitees, of the Tenant’s obligations and covenants under this Lease.

 

Section 2103. Payments from Assignees, Subtenants or Occupants. If the Leased Premises are sublet or occupied by someone other than Tenant pursuant to Section 2102, all rental and other amounts payable to Tenant by such subtenant or other occupant shall either be included in Tenant’s “Gross Sales”, or shall be deducted from Tenant’s costs and expenses, for purposes of calculating the Percentage Rent to which the Authority is entitled.

 

Section 2104. Mortgages Prohibited. Tenant hereby agrees that there shall be no leasehold lien, mortgage, security interest, claim, charge or other encumbrance granted or permitted by Tenant in or on the Land, the Facilities, the Leased Premises or Tenant’s leasehold estate. However, the preceding sentence shall not be deemed to restrict Tenant from collaterally assigning or granting a security interest in Tenant’s Excluded Property to a third party lender, if the collateral assignment or grant of security interest is being granted by Tenant in the ordinary course of obtaining financing for the day-to-day operation of Tenant’s Business at the Leased Premises.

 

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ARTICLE XXII.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 2201. Non-Interference with Operation of Airport. Tenant, by accepting this Lease Agreement, expressly agrees for itself and its successors and assigns that it will not make use of the Leased Premises in any manner that might interfere with the landing and taking off of aircraft at the Airport or otherwise might constitute a hazard to the landing and taking off of aircraft at the Airport. If this covenant is breached, the Authority reserves the right to enter upon the Leased Premises, and cause the abatement of any interference at the expense of Tenant. The Authority shall maintain and keep in repair the Airport landing areas, including taxiways and aircraft parking Aprons.

 

Section 2202. Binding Upon Successors and Assigns; No Intent to Benefit Third Parties. All of the terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease Agreement, the provisions of this Lease Agreement are not intended to, and shall not, benefit any Person other than the parties to this Lease Agreement, and the provisions hereof are not intended to, and shall not create any third party beneficiary right in any Person.

 

Section 2203. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Lease Agreement, the Exhibits and Addenda referred to herein which form a part of this Lease Agreement, contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no representations, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings of the parties other than those expressly set forth or provided for herein or therein. Upon the Commencement Date, this Lease Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Lease Agreement. No provision of this Lease Agreement may be amended except in a writing signed by both parties, and no such amendment shall extend to anything other than the specific subject matter thereof.

 

Section 2204. Waiver. The party for whose benefit a warranty, representation, covenant or condition is intended may in writing waive any inaccuracies in the warranties and representations contained in this Lease Agreement or waive compliance with any of the covenants or conditions contained herein and so waive performance of any of the obligations of the other party hereto and any defaults hereunder; provided, however, that such waiver must be in writing, and shall not affect or impair the waiving party’s rights with respect to any other warranty, representation, condition or covenant or any default hereunder, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 2205. Section Headings.  The Section headings contained herein are for convenience of reference and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Lease Agreement.

 

Section 2206. Governing Law; Interpretation. This Lease Agreement and all transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Indiana, and shall be treated in all respects as a State of Indiana contract, without regard to any state’s Laws related to choice or conflict of laws. The terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement represent the results of bargaining and negotiations between the parties, each of which has been represented by counsel of its own selection, and neither of which has acted under duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic, or otherwise, and represent the results of a combined draftsmanship effort. The terms and conditions hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings and the parties hereby expressly waive and disclaim any rule of law or procedure requiring

 

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otherwise, specifically including but not limited to any rule of law to the effect that ambiguous or conflicting terms or conditions shall be interpreted or construed against the party who (or whose counsel) prepared this Lease Agreement or any earlier draft hereof. As used in this Lease, a reference to a “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, any reference to “days” shall mean calendar days rather than “business days”.

 

Section 2207. Relationship. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed to constitute a partnership, joint venture, agency, or any other relationship between the Authority and Tenant, other than the relationship of landlord and tenant.

 

Section 2208. Notices. Whenever any notice, consent, approval, or payment is required by this Lease Agreement to be made; given or transmitted to the parties hereto, that notice or payment shall be enclosed in an envelope with sufficient postage attached to insure delivery and deposited in the United States Mail, certified or registered mail, or shall be sent via nationally recognized overnight courier service (e.g., Federal Express), or shall be hand delivered, in any event addressed to:

 

(a)   If to the Authority:

Indianapolis Airport Authority

 

7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive

 

Suite 100

 

Indianapolis, IN 46241-4941

 

Attention: Executive Director

 

 

(b)   If to Tenant:

AAR Aircraft Services, Inc.

 

2825 West Perimeter Road

 

Indianapolis, Indiana 46241

 

Attention: General Manager

 

or to such other or different address as either party shall by written directive designate in the manner herein provided. Any notice, consent, approval or payment, if mailed or otherwise delivered as provided above, shall be deemed to have duly and properly given on the date service if delivered personally, or, if mailed, on the second business day after such notice is deposited in the United States Mail, or on the first business day following deposit with a nationally­ recognized overnight courier service.

 

Section 2209. Counterparts. This Lease Agreement may be simultaneously executed in two or more counterparts, and by each of the parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 2210. Exculpation of Directors and Officers; Limited Liability. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement shall be had against any trustee, officer, director or employee, present or future, of either party or of any successor thereto, either directly or through that party by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or by virtue of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Agreement and the obligations hereby secured are solely corporate or organizational obligations, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to or be incurred by such officers, directors or employees of either party, or of any successor thereto, or any of them, under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom; and that any and all personal liability of every name and nature, and any and all right and claims against every such officer,

 

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director or employee, whether arising at common law or in equity, or created by statute or constitution, are hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as a part of the consideration for, the execution of the Agreement. However, nothing in this Section shall be deemed to waive or release, or limit the personal liability of any trustee, officer, director or employee, past or future, of either party or of any successor thereto, to the extent such Person has any personal liability under applicable Law (such as, by way of example only, personal liability for fraudulent statements or criminal conduct),

 

Section 2211, Covenants Concerning the Other Lease Agreements and Bond Issues. During the Term, except as provided in this Lease Agreement, the Authority shall not take any action to terminate the Site and Facilities Lease Agreement, the Commission Lease Agreement or the ITFA Lease Agreement (collectively, the “Other Lease Agreements”) and shall not take any action or omit to take any action which would constitute a default by it as tenant under the Other Lease Agreements if, as a result thereof, the landlord under the Other Lease Agreements would be entitled to terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Leased Premises. Except as provided in this Lease Agreement, the Authority shall not amend, modify or supplement the Other Lease Agreements, the Tenancy in Common Agreement or any of the Bond Issues, in any way which will adversely affect Tenant’s leasehold rights and interests under this Lease Agreement without the prior written consent of Tenant, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tenant understands that the Authority may apply all or a portion of the Rentals to pay debt service on the Special Facility Bonds or the other Bond Issues. Nothing in this Lease is intended to make Tenant responsible for the debt service on the Special Facility Bonds or other Bond Issues. The Authority acknowledges that the Tenant shall have no responsibility whatsoever for payment of debt service on the Special Facility Bonds or other Bond Issues, or for any other payments related to the Special Facility Bonds or the other Bond Issues that are not expressly provided for in this Lease Agreement. The Authority shall (a) give prompt written notice to Tenant of the receipt by the Authority of any written notice claiming any default by the Authority in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions on the part of the Authority to be performed or observed under any of the Other Lease Agreements, the Tenancy in Common Agreement or any of the Bond Issues, (b) give prompt written notice of the receipt by the Authority of any written notice of termination of the Other Lease Agreements, the Tenancy in Common Agreement or any of the Bond Issues, and (c) promptly cause a copy of each such written notice received by the Authority to be delivered to Tenant; and to the extent such notices received by the Authority or any information contained therein is confidential or non-public information, Tenant shall maintain the confidentiality of such notices and information.

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A -

Land

Exhibit B -

Description of Portion of Facilities to Be Leased to Tenant

Exhibit B-1/B-40

Drawing Showing Location and Square Footage of Leased Premises Within Facilities

Exhibit C -

Permitted Encumbrances

Exhibit D -

Restricted Aircraft Parking Area

Exhibit E -

Not Applicable

Exhibit F -

Not Applicable

Exhibit G -

Not Applicable

Exhibit H -

Authority Permits

Exhibit I -

Apron

Exhibit J -

Gross Sales/Operating Profit Illustrative Model

Exhibit K -

Operating Rules

Exhibit L -

Airport Security Agreement

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed as of the date first mentioned above at Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

ATTEST

 

“TENANT”

 

 

 

 

 

AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC., an Illinois corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Printed:

 

 

 

Title:

 

STATE OF INDIANA

)

 

 

) SS:

 

COUNTY OF MARION

)

 

 

Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared                         and                       , the                         and                              of AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument as such officer acting for and on behalf of said entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this             day of              , 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Printed

Notary Public

 

 

My Commission Expires:

My County of Residence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael W. Wells, President

 

Date

 

 

 

 

Attest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfred R. Bennett, Secretary

 

 

 

Signed under authority provided in IAA Resolution 6-2013

 

 

STATE OF INDIANA

)

 

 

) SS:

 

COUNTY OF MARION

)

 

 

Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Michael W. Wells, President and Alfred R. Bennett, Secretary, respectively, of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument as such officers acting for and on behalf of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.

 

WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this             day of               , 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Printed

Notary Public

 

 

My Commission Expires:

My County of Residence:

 

 

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Exhibit 10.11

 

Fiscal 2016 Form

 

AAR CORP.

 

Director Restricted Stock Agreement
(“Agreement”)

 

Subject to the provisions of the AAR CORP. 2013 Stock Plan (“Plan”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and in consideration of the agreements of the Grantee herein provided, AAR CORP. a Delaware corporation (“Company”), hereby grants to Grantee a restricted stock award (“Award”), effective June 1, 2015 (“Date of Award”), of 5,000 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) of the Company, $1.00 par value (“Award Shares”), subject to the forfeiture and nontransferability provisions hereof and the other terms and conditions set forth herein:

 

1.             Acceptance By Grantee.  The Award is conditioned upon the acceptance by the Grantee of the terms and conditions of the Award as set forth in this Agreement. The Grantee must confirm acceptance of the Award and this Agreement on Morgan Stanley’s web site (www.stockplanconnect.com).  The Company will accept the Award on the Grantee’s behalf in accordance with the instructions on page 4.

 

2.             Restrictions.  The Grantee represents that he is accepting the Award Shares without a view toward distribution of said Award Shares and that he will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Award Shares during the period commencing on the Date of Award and ending on the date the restrictions applicable to such Award Shares are released pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Agreement (“Restrictive Period”).

 

3.             Release of Restrictions.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 below, the restrictions described in paragraph 2 above shall be released with respect to the Award Shares on the first anniversary of the Date of Award, except as follows:

 

(a)           In General.  If the Grantee’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors terminates prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, the Grantee shall forfeit to the Company all Award Shares not previously released from the restrictions of paragraph 2 hereof.

 

(b)           Retirement.  If the Grantee’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors terminates by reason of Retirement prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period, the Restrictive Period shall terminate in accordance with the restriction release schedule set forth above in the first clause of this paragraph 3 as to the Award Shares not previously released; provided, however, that if the Grantee dies after Retirement and prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period, the Grantee’s date of death will be treated as the date on which his membership on the Company’s Board of Directors has terminated, and the provisions of paragraph 3(c) shall apply in determining the release of restrictions as to the Award Shares not previously released. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means the Grantee’s voluntary termination of membership on the Company’s Board of Directors at or after attaining age 65 with five or more consecutive years of service as a non-employee member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 



 

(c)           Death or Disability.  If the Grantee’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors terminates by reason of death or Disability, the Restrictive Period shall terminate on the date of such death or Disability. For this purpose, “Disability” means the inability of the Grantee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

(d)           Restrictive Covenant.  If at any time prior to the Award Shares’ release from the restrictions hereunder, the Grantee, without the Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly, alone or as a member of a partnership, group, or joint venture or as an employee, officer, director, or greater than 1% stockholder of any corporation, or in any capacity engages in any activity which is competitive with any of the businesses conducted by the Company or its affiliated companies at any time during the Grantee’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors, the Grantee shall forfeit to the Company all Award Shares not previously released from the restrictions of paragraph 2 hereof.

 

4.             Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, and the Grantee’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors ends on or after the Change in Control but prior to the last day of the Restrictive Period, then notwithstanding any conditions or restrictions contained in this Agreement, the Restrictive Period shall terminate as to all Award Shares not previously released.

 

5.             Change in Outstanding Shares.  In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock occurring through stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidations, spin-offs, other distributions of assets to stockholders or assumption or conversion of outstanding Awards due to an acquisition after the Date of Award, the Award Shares shall be treated in the same manner in any such transaction as other shares of Common Stock. Any additional shares of Common Stock received by the Grantee with respect to the Award Shares in any such transaction shall be subject to the same restrictions as are then applicable to those Award Shares for which the additional shares have been issued.

 

6.             Rights of Grantee.  As the holder of the Award Shares, the Grantee is entitled to all of the rights of a stockholder of AAR CORP. with respect to any of the Award Shares, when issued, including, but not limited to, the right to receive dividends declared and payable since the Date of Award.

 

7.             Shares.  In aid of the restrictions set forth in paragraph 2, the Grantee will be required to execute a stock power in favor of the Company which will be cancelled upon release of restrictions with respect to Award Shares released. Award Shares shall be held by the Company in electronic book entry form on the records of the Company’s Transfer Agent, together with the executed stock power, for the account of the Grantee until such restrictions are released pursuant to the terms hereof, or such Award Shares are forfeited to the Company as provided by the Plan or this Agreement. The Grantee shall be entitled to the Award Shares as to which such restrictions have been released, and the Company agrees to issue such Award Shares in electronic form on the records of the Transfer Agent. Upon request by the Grantee, the Transfer Agent will transfer such released Award Shares in electronic form to the Grantee’s

 

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broker for the Grantee’s account or issue certificates in the name of the Grantee representing the Award Shares for which restrictions have been released.

 

8.             Legend.  The Company may, in its discretion, place a legend or legends on any electronic shares or certificates representing Award Shares issued to the Grantee that the Company believes is required to comply with any law or regulation.

 

9.             Committee Powers.  The Committee may subject the Award Shares to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as the Committee determines to be necessary or desirable to comply with any law or regulation or with the requirements of any securities exchange. At any time during the Restrictive Period, the Committee may reduce or terminate the Restrictive Period otherwise applicable to all or any portion of the Award Shares.

 

10.          Postponement of Distribution.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the distribution of any portion of the Award Shares shall be subject to action by the Board taken at any time in its sole discretion (i) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the Award Shares distributable in satisfaction of this Award under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction, (ii) to permit any action to be taken in order to (a) list such Award Shares on a stock exchange if the Common Stock is then listed on such exchange or (b) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its Shares of Common Stock, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Award Shares are listed, or (iii) to determine that such Award Shares and the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(b) above needs to be taken; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of this Award or any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to issue or release the Award Shares in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or the law of any government having jurisdiction thereof. Any such postponement shall not shorten the term of any restriction attached to the Award Shares and neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to the Grantee or to any other person as to which issuance under the Award Shares was delayed.

 

11.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           The Award and this Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under and by the laws of the State of Illinois.

 

(b)           Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

(c)           This Agreement has been examined by the parties hereto, and accordingly the rule of construction that ambiguities be construed against a party which causes a document to be drafted shall have no application in the construction or interpretation hereof. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid for any reason, the remainder hereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

 

(d)           This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and any prior understanding or representation of any kind antedating this Agreement concerning such subject matter shall not be binding upon either party

 

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except to the extent incorporated herein. No consent, waiver, modification or amendment hereof, or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection herewith, shall be binding unless evidenced by a writing signed by both parties and referring specifically hereto. No consent, waiver, modification or amendment with respect hereto shall be construed as applicable to any past or future events other than the one in respect of which it was specifically made.

 

(e)           This Agreement shall be construed consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control and any terms of this Agreement which conflict with Plan terms shall be void.

 

Questions concerning the provisions of this Agreement should be directed to the Company’s Corporate Secretary: 630/227-2050; fax 630/227-2059.

 

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By accepting this Agreement, you irrevocably agree to be bound by the terms hereof. To accept this Agreement, please follow the procedures set forth below:

 

Step 1:                                  View your Award Summary (confirm that the number of shares awarded is correct).

 

Step 2:                                  Read and review the documentation.

 

Step 3:                                  Confirm the review/acceptance of your Award and this Agreement.

 

Step 4:                                  Receive an online confirmation of your acceptance.

 

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Exhibit 10.23

 

AAR CORP.

 

SECTION 162(m) ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE PLAN

 

I.  PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the AAR CORP. Section 162(m) Cash Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of AAR CORP. (the “Company”) and its stockholders by providing certain of its key executives with annual incentive compensation under the Company’s Short-Term Incentive Plan that is tied to the achievement of a pre-established performance goal. The Plan is intended to ensure that payments pursuant to the Plan and the Company’s Short-Term Incentive Plan qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

II.  DEFINITIONS

 

As used in this Plan, the terms below shall have the following meanings:

 

2.1                               Award” means an award described in Article IV of the Plan.

 

2.2                               Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.3                               Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.4                               Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan that is comprised of not less than two directors of the Company, each of whom shall qualify in all respects as an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

2.5                               Company” means AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation.

 

2.6                               Covered Employee” means an employee of the Company or an affiliate of the Company who is a “covered employee,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, and any other key employee of the Company or an affiliate of the Company as the Committee may determine.

 

2.7                               Net Income” means the amount of net income reported on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operation for a Plan Year.

 

2.8                               Participant” means, with respect to any Plan Year, a Covered Employee who has been designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in the Plan for such Plan Year.

 

2.9                               Plan” means this Section 162(m) Annual Cash Incentive Plan.

 

2.10                        Plan Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.

 



 

III.  ADMINISTRATION

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions hereof, the Committee shall have full power in its discretion to select Participants, determine the sizes and types of Awards, determine the terms and conditions of the Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan, construe and interpret the Plan and any Award, document, or instrument issued under the Plan, establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration, and amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award.  Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons.

 

IV.  AWARDS

 

4.1                               Award Opportunity.  An Award represents the cash annual incentive that can be paid to a Participant with respect to the applicable Plan Year.  The maximum Award opportunity for each Participant for each Plan Year shall be as follows:

 

Position

 

Award Opportunity

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

5% of Net Income

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

3% of Net Income

Any other Participant

 

2% of Net Income

 

If a Participant’s position changes during a Plan Year, the Participant’s Award opportunity will be based on the position held on the last day of the Plan Year, and if a Participant holds two different positions concurrently at the end of a Plan Year, the Participant’s Award opportunity will be based on the position that provides the higher Award opportunity.  All Awards under the Plan shall be granted upon terms approved by the Committee.

 

4.2                               Committee Certification.  As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each Plan Year to which an Award relates, the Committee shall certify, in writing, the amount of payment to be made to each Participant with respect to his or her Award.  The Committee may in its discretion authorize payment to a Participant of less than the maximum Award opportunity and may provide that a Participant will not receive any payment with respect to an Award.  In exercising its discretion, the Committee may consider such factors as it deems appropriate.  In no event may the Committee authorize payment at more than the maximum Award opportunity set forth in Section 4.1.

 

4.3                               Continued Employment Required.  A Participant shall have no right to receive payment under an Award for a Plan Year if the Participant’s employment with the Company and its affiliates terminates for any reason prior to the end of such Plan Year.

 

4.4                               Payment of Awards.  Payment of Awards shall be made in cash at such times and on such terms as are determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, but in no event later than two and one-half months following the end of the Plan Year to which the Award relates.

 

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4.5                               Deferrals.  The Committee may permit a Participant to defer the receipt of his or her Award payment in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan or successor plan thereto.

 

V.  TERM OF PROGRAM;
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

 

5.1                               Term of Plan.  The Plan shall be effective for the Plan Year commencing June 1, 2010 and shall continue in effect until terminated as provided below; provided, however, that any Award granted to a Participant who is a “covered employee” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code shall be contingent on stockholder approval of the Plan at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If the Plan is not approved by stockholders at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, any Awards granted under the Plan to such covered employees shall be null and void and of no effect.

 

5.2                               Amendment or Termination of Plan.  The Board may at any time suspend or terminate the Plan and may amend it from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law, including Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the person affected thereby, materially, adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations with respect to any Award payment previously certified by the Committee in accordance with Section 4.2 of the Plan.

 

VI.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1                               Withholding.  The Company shall have the right to withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax requirements imposed with respect to the payment of an Award.

 

6.2                               No Right to Continued Employment or Participation.  The Plan shall not interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time, and the Plan shall not confer upon any Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any affiliate.  No employee of the Company or any affiliate shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.

 

6.3                               Replacement of 162(m) Incentive Goal Program.  This Plan supersedes and replaces the portion of the AAR CORP. 162(m) Incentive Goal Program that pertains to the Company’s annual cash bonus payments made pursuant to its Short-Term Incentive Plan.

 

6.4                               Repayment/Forfeiture of Award.  If the Company, as a result of misconduct, is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, then (a) any Participant whose Award payment is subject to automatic forfeiture due to such misconduct and restatement under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (b) any Participant who the Committee determines either knowingly engaged in or failed to prevent the misconduct, or whose actions or inactions with respect to the misconduct and restatement constituted gross negligence, shall be required to reimburse the Company the amount of any payment of any Award earned during the 12-month

 

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period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement.  To the extent such Award payment was deferred under the Supplemental Key Employee Retirement Plan or successor plan thereto, rather than paid to the Participant, the amount of deferred payment (and any earnings thereon) shall be forfeited.

 

6.5                               Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

6.6                               Severability.  If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had not been included.

 

6.7                               Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and effect of the Plan, and the rights of all persons hereunder, shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, other than the choice of law rules thereof.

 

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Exhibit 10.24

 

AAR CORP. 2013 STOCK PLAN

 

1.                                      Purpose

 

The purpose of the AAR CORP. Stock Benefit Plan is to encourage Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors of the Company to increase their investment in the Company and to provide additional opportunities to such persons to share in the success of the Company. These opportunities are intended to foster in Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors a strong incentive to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of the Company, to aid in retaining individuals who put forth such efforts and to assist in attracting the best available individuals in the future.

 

2.                                      Definitions

 

For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

2.1                               Award” means an Option, a Stock Award, a Stock Unit, or an SAR.

 

2.2                               Award Agreement” means, as applicable, a Stock Option Agreement, Stock Award Agreement, Stock Unit Award Agreement, or SAR Agreement evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.

 

2.3                               Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.4                               Change in Control” means the earliest of:

 

(a)                                 any person (as such term is used in the Exchange Act) has acquired (other than directly from the Company) beneficial ownership (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 20% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors;

 

(b)                                 the effective time of (i) a merger or consolidation or other business combination of the Company with one or more other corporations as a result of which the holders of the outstanding voting stock of the Company immediately prior to such business combination hold less than 60% of the voting stock of the surviving or resulting corporation, or (ii) a transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company other than to an entity of which the Company owns at least 80% of the voting stock; or

 

(c)                                  the election, over any period of time, to the Board of Directors of the Company without the recommendation or approval of the incumbent Board of Directors of the Company, of directors constituting a majority of the number of directors of the Company then in office.

 

2.5                               Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

2.6                               Committee” means the Board’s Compensation Committee, or such other committee designated by the Board comprised of not less than two directors who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

2.7                               Company” means AAR CORP., a Delaware corporation.

 

2.8                               Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, or if no trading occurred on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, the trading day immediately preceding such date.

 

2.9                               Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.10                        Key Employee” means an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary selected to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.2. A Key Employee may also include a person who is granted an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) in connection with the hiring of the person prior to the date the person becomes an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, provided that such Award shall not vest prior to the commencement of employment.

 

2.11                        Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

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2.12                        Non-Qualified Stock Option” or “NSO” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.13                        Option” means the grant of a right to purchase Shares under Section 6 of the Plan and will be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

2.14                        Participant” means a Key Employee or Non-Employee Director selected to receive an Award under the Plan.

 

2.15                        Plan” means the AAR CORP. 2013 Stock Benefit Plan as reflected in the provisions contained herein, and as it may be amended from time to time.

 

2.16                        Shares” means the shares of the Company’s $1.00 par value common stock.

 

2.17                        Stock Award” means the grant of Shares under Section 7 of the Plan.

 

2.18                        Stock Unit” means the grant of a right to receive Shares or cash under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

2.19                        Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the grant of a right to receive Shares or cash under Section 9 of the Plan.

 

2.20                        Subsidiary” means an entity of which the Company is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of not less than 50% of all issued and outstanding equity interest.

 

3.                                      Administration

 

3.1                               The Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

 

3.2                               Authority of the Committee.

 

(a)                                 The Committee shall have plenary authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to determine the Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors to whom Awards shall be granted, the time at which Awards shall be granted, the term of each Award, the number of Shares covered by it, the effect of participation by a Participant in other plans and any other terms or conditions of each such Award. The number of Shares and other terms and conditions of a particular Award need not be the same even as to Awards made at the same time. The Committee’s actions in making Awards and fixing their size and other terms and conditions shall be conclusive on all persons.

 

(b)                                 The Committee shall have the sole responsibility for construing and interpreting the Plan, for establishing and amending such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Plan and for resolving all questions arising under the Plan. Any decision or action taken by the Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration, interpretation and effect of the Plan and of its rules and regulations shall, to the extent permitted by law, be within its absolute discretion, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, and shall be conclusive and binding upon all Participants and any other person, whether that person is claiming under or through any Participant or otherwise.

 

(c)                                  The Board shall designate one of the members of the Committee as the Chairman of the Committee. The Committee shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it may determine. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum, and all determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any determination reduced to writing and signed by all members shall be fully as effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee may appoint a Secretary, who need not be a member of the Committee, and may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable.

 

(d)                                 To the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation and rules of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded, the Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company its authority to grant Awards to Key Employees other than himself, and to determine the terms and conditions thereof; provided that (i) such Awards shall not be granted to officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or officers who are or may become “covered employees” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, and

 

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(ii) the terms and conditions of such Awards shall not be inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the forms of Award Agreement approved by the Committee pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan.

 

(e)                                  No member of the Committee or the Chief Executive Officer shall be liable, in the absence of bad faith, for any act or omission with respect to his or her service on the Committee, or in the case of the Chief Executive Officer with respect to his service performed in accordance with subsection 3.2(d) above. Such service shall constitute service as a director of the Company, so that the members of the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as directors of the Company pursuant to its By-Laws.

 

3.3                               Performance-Based Awards.

 

(a)                                 The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the attainment of performance goals, including those that qualify the Award as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Performance goals may be based on one or more business criteria, including, but not limited to: earnings, earnings per share or earnings per share growth; earnings before interest and taxes, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; Share price; total stockholder return, return on assets; net asset turnover; inventory turnover; return on capital or return on invested capital; return on equity; cash flow; net or pre-tax income; profit margin; market share; expense management; revenue; revenue growth; stockholder equity; leverage ratio; investment rating; and debt coverage. Performance goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to the performance of other companies or indices selected by the Committee, and may be particular to one or more lines of business or Subsidiaries or may be based on the performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole. In addition, the Committee may adjust performance goals for any events that occur during a performance period, including significant acquisitions or dispositions of businesses or assets by the Company; litigation, judgments or settlements; changes in United States tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; any reorganization and restructuring programs; extraordinary items; significant, non-recurring charges or credits; and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

 

(c)                                  With respect to each performance period established by the Committee, the Committee shall establish such performance goals relating to one or more of the business criteria identified above, and shall establish targets for Participants for achievement of performance goals. The performance goals and performance targets established by the Committee may be identical for all Participants for a given performance period or, at the discretion of the Committee, may differ among Participants. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the extent to which performance goals for that performance period have been achieved, and the related performance-based restrictions shall lapse in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

4.                                      Shares Subject to the Plan

 

4.1                               Total Number of Shares.

 

(a)                                 The total number of Shares that may be available for Awards under the Plan, including without limitation the total number of Shares that may be subject to ISOs under the Plan, from and after October 9, 2013, shall be 2,500,000 Shares, adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof. The Shares so issued may be Shares held in the treasury or Shares that are authorized but unissued, as elected by the Committee.

 

(b)                                 Stock Options and SAR Awards shall reduce the number of Shares available for Awards by one Share for every Share subject to the Stock Option or SAR Award; provided that SARs that may be settled only in cash shall not reduce the number of Shares available for Awards. Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards settled in Shares shall reduce the number of Shares available for Awards by two Shares for each Share delivered.

 

(c)                                  Any Shares subject to issuance with respect to an Award but that are not issued because of a lapse, expiration, cancellation or termination of any such Award, or that have been issued in connection with a Stock Award that is subsequently cancelled or forfeited, shall once again be available for issuance pursuant to subsequent Awards, added back in the same multiple as they were awarded pursuant to Section 1.4(b).

 

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The number of Shares delivered by the Participant or withheld by the Company on the Participant’s behalf as full or partial payment of an Award, including the exercise price of an Option or of any required withholding taxes with respect to any Award, shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to subsequent Awards and shall count against the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan.

 

4.2                               Shares Subject to Awards.  Of the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan:

 

(a)                                 The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted under the Plan to any Key Employee in any calendar year is 800,000.

 

(b)                                 The maximum number of Shares that may be used for Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based” in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code that may be granted to any Key Employee in any calendar year is 300,000, or, in the event the Award is settled in cash, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such number of Shares on the date on which the Award is settled.

 

4.3                               Adjustment.         Any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding Shares of the Company occurring through stock splits, stock dividends, stock consolidations, spin-offs, other distributions of assets to stockholders, or assumptions or conversions of outstanding Awards due to an acquisition after the adoption of the Plan shall be reflected proportionately in an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of Shares then available for the grant of Awards under the Plan or becoming available through the lapse, expiration, cancellation or termination of Awards previously granted but unexercised, and in the number of Shares subject to Awards then outstanding; and a proportionate reduction or increase shall be made in the per Share exercise price of any outstanding Options or SARs. Any fractional Shares resulting from such adjustments shall be eliminated. If changes in capitalization other than those considered above shall occur, the Committee shall make such adjustment in the number or class of Shares as to which Awards may thereafter be granted, in the number and class of Shares remaining subject to Awards then outstanding and in the per Share exercise price as the Committee in its discretion may consider appropriate, and all such adjustments shall be conclusive upon all persons.

 

5.                                      Awards and Award Agreements

 

Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee from time to time may grant Awards to selected Participants. Each Award shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement, which shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award. An Award Agreement may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, contain a vesting schedule, a non-competition agreement, a confidentiality provision, provisions for forfeiture and such restrictions, condition and other terms as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. Award Agreements need not be identical. Further, if provided in the Award Agreement, any Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall expire and be forfeited if (a) the Non- Employee Director or the Key Employee violates a non-competition or confidentiality agreement, any Company policy, or any other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement or in a separate document, (b) the Key Employee violates an employment agreement, (c) the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board terminates, or (d) the Key Employee’s employment terminates.

 

6.                                      Grants of Options

 

6.1                               Grants.         Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may grant Options, which may be NSOs or ISOs if granted to Key Employees and must be NSOs if granted to Non-Employee Directors. Unless otherwise expressly provided at the time of the grant, Options granted to Key Employees will be NSOs.

 

6.2                               Terms and Conditions of Options.

 

(a)                                 Each Option shall be evidenced by a written Option Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Option as the Committee may determine, including the type of Option granted, the Option exercise price, the terms for payment of the exercise price, the duration of the Option and the number of Shares to which the Option pertains; provided, however, that no Option shall be credited with any amounts equal to dividends or other distributions that a Participant would have received had the Participant held the Shares subject to an unexercised Option.

 

(b)                                 The per Share exercise price of each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted.

 

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(c)                                  Each Option shall become exercisable at the time, and for the number of Shares, fixed by the Committee in the Option Agreement, provided that the Committee, in its discretion, shall have the power at any time to accelerate the dates for exercise of any or all Options granted to a Non-Employee Director or a Key Employee under the Plan.

 

(d)                                 Each Option shall expire and all rights to purchase Shares thereunder shall cease on the date fixed by the Committee in the Option Agreement, which shall not be later than the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Option was granted, except as otherwise required under subsection 6.3 of the Plan.

 

6.3                               Required Terms and Conditions of ISOs.

 

In addition to the foregoing, each ISO granted to a Key Employee shall be subject to the following rules:

 

(a)                                 The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined with respect to each ISO at the time such ISO is granted) of the Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year (under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. If the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Shares subject to an ISO which first becomes exercisable in any calendar year exceeds the limitation of this subsection, so much of the ISO that does not exceed the applicable dollar limit shall be an ISO, and the remainder shall be an NSO, but in all other respects, the original Option Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an ISO is granted to an individual who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code, (i) the purchase price of each Share subject to the ISO shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted, and (ii) the ISO shall expire and all rights to purchase Shares thereunder shall cease no later than the fifth anniversary of the date the Option is granted.

 

(c)                                  No ISOs shall be granted under the Plan after ten years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or the date the Plan is approved by stockholders of the Company.

 

6.4                               Exercise of Options.

 

(a)                                 A person entitled to exercise an Option may do so by delivery of a written notice in accordance with procedures established by the Committee specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and any other information the Committee may prescribe.

 

(b)                                 Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, the Participant shall pay the purchase price of the Shares upon exercise of any Option (i) in cash, (ii) in cash received from a broker-dealer to whom the Participant has submitted a notice together with instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of Shares subject to the Option to pay the exercise price, (iii) by delivering Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Option exercise price, (iv) by directing the Company to withhold such number of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of such Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Option exercise price, (v) by such other medium of payment as the Committee, in its discretion, shall authorize at the time of grant, or (vi) by any combination of the foregoing. In the case of payment pursuant to (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Participant’s election must be made on or prior to the date of exercise and must be irrevocable.

 

(c)                                  The Company shall issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing the total number of Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of any Option as soon as reasonably practicable after such exercise, provided that any Shares purchased by a Participant through a broker-dealer pursuant to subsection (ii) above shall be delivered to such broker-dealer in accordance with applicable law.

 

7.                                      Grants of Stock Awards

 

7.1                               Grants.         Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may grant Stock Awards to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors. The terms and conditions of any such Award shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.

 

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7.2                               Terms and Conditions of Stock Awards.

 

(a)                                 Each Stock Award shall be evidenced by a written Stock Award Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Award as the Committee may determine, including the number of Shares issuable under the Stock Award and the restrictions on transfer. Further, the Committee, in its discretion, shall have the power at any time to accelerate the dates the restrictions lapse on any or all of the Shares subject to the Stock Award.

 

(b)                                 Dividends paid on Stock Awards shall be subject to the following: (i) if the Stock Award is subject to performance-based restrictions as described in Section 3.3, the Company shall accumulate and hold such amounts, and (ii) if the Stock Award is subject only to time-based restrictions, the Committee shall have the discretion to cause the Company to accumulate and hold such amounts. To the extent dividends are held by the Company, the accumulated amounts shall be paid to the Participant only upon the lapse of the restrictions to which the Stock Award is subject, and any such amounts attributable to the portion of the Stock Award for which the restrictions do not lapse shall be forfeited.

 

(c)                                  The number of Shares granted under a Stock Award shall be issued to the Participant on the date of grant of such Stock Award or as soon as may be practicable thereafter. Shares issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall be duly issued or transferred, and a certificate or certificates for such Shares shall be issued in the Participant’s name. Subject to the restrictions set forth herein and in the related Stock Award Agreement, the Participant shall thereupon be a stockholder with respect to all the Shares represented by such certificate or certificates and shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote such Shares and to receive dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares. In aid of such restrictions, certificates for Shares awarded hereunder, together with a suitably executed stock power signed by each Participant, shall be held by a nominee of the Company for the account of such Participant until the restrictions on the Stock Award lapse or such Shares are forfeited to the nominee of the Company as provided by the Plan or the Stock Award Agreement.

 

8.                                      Grants of Stock Units

 

8.1  Grants.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may grant Stock Units to Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors. Each Stock Unit shall entitle the Key Employee or Non-Employee Director to receive, on the date or upon the occurrence of an event (including the attainment of performance goals) as described in the Stock Unit Agreement, one Share or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of such event, as provided in the Stock Unit Agreement. The terms and conditions of any such Award shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.

 

8.2                               Terms and Conditions of Stock Unit Awards.

 

(a)                                 Each Stock Unit Award shall be evidenced by a written Stock Unit Award Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Award as the Committee may determine, including the number of Shares issuable under the Stock Unit Award, the restrictions on transfer and the form of settlement. Further, the Committee, in its discretion, shall have the power at any time to accelerate the dates the restrictions lapse on any or all of the Stock Units.

 

(b)                                 A Participant shall have no rights of a stockholder, including voting or dividend or other distribution rights, with respect to any Stock Units prior to the date they are settled in Shares. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide that, until the Stock Units are settled in Shares or cash, the Participant shall receive, on each dividend or distribution payment date applicable to the Shares, an amount equal to the dividends or distributions that the Participant would have received had the Stock Units held by the Participant as of the related record date been actual Shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a Stock Unit Award that provides for the right to receive amounts related to dividends or distributions: (i) if such Stock Unit Award is subject to performance-based restrictions as described in Section 3.3, the Company shall accumulate and hold such amounts, and (ii) if such Stock Unit Award is subject only to time-based restrictions, the Committee shall have the discretion to cause the Company to accumulate and hold such amounts. To the extent such amounts are held by the Company, the accumulated amounts shall be paid to the Participant only upon the lapse of the restrictions to which the Stock Unit Award is subject, and any such amounts attributable to the portion of a Stock Unit Award for which the restrictions do not lapse shall be forfeited.

 

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(c)                                  Upon settlement of Stock Units in Shares, the Company shall issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing a number of Shares equal to the number of Stock Units being settled.

 

9.                                      Grants of SARs

 

9.1  Grants.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may grant SARs to Key Employees. Upon exercise, an SAR entitles the Key Employee to receive from the Company the number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share as of the date on which the SAR is exercised over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being exercised. Cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional Shares. The Committee, in its discretion, shall be entitled to cause the Company to elect to settle any part or all of its obligations arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash in lieu of all or part of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date of exercise. The terms and conditions of any such Award shall be determined at the time of grant.

 

9.2                               Terms and Conditions of SARs.

 

(a)                                 Each SAR shall be evidenced by a written SAR Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the SAR as the Committee may determine, including the SAR exercise price, the duration of the SAR, the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and the form of settlement. Further, the Committee, in its discretion, shall have the power at any time to accelerate the dates for exercise of any or all SARs.

 

(b)                                 The per Share exercise price of each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the SAR is granted.

 

(c)                                  Each SAR shall expire and all rights thereunder shall cease on the date fixed by the Committee in the SAR Agreement, which shall not be later than the tenth anniversary of the date on which the SAR was granted.

 

(d)                                 A person entitled to exercise an SAR may do so by delivery of a written notice in accordance with procedures established by the Committee specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being exercised and any other information the Committee may prescribe. As soon as reasonably practicable after the exercise of an SAR, the Company shall (i) issue, in the name of the Key Employee, stock certificates representing the total number of full Shares to which the Key Employee is entitled and cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, or any resulting fractional Share, and (ii) if the Committee causes the Company to elect to settle all or part of its obligations arising out of the exercise of the SAR in cash, deliver to the Key Employee an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver.

 

10.                               Non-Transferability of Awards

 

10.1  No Award or rights under any Award shall be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the rights and the benefits of any such Award may be exercised and received, respectively, during the lifetime of the Participant only by him or her.

 

10.2  Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a Participant, at any time prior to his or her death, may assign all or any portion of an Option granted to him or her (other than an ISO) to (a) his or her spouse or lineal descendant, (b) the trustee of a trust for the primary benefit of his or her spouse or lineal descendant, (c) a partnership of which his or her spouse and lineal descendants are the only partners, or (d) a tax exempt organization as described in Section 50l(c)(3) of the Code. In such event, the spouse, lineal descendant, trustee, partnership or tax exempt organization will be entitled to all of the rights of the Participant with respect to the assigned portion of such Option, and such portion of the Option will continue to be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Option, as set forth herein, and in the related Option Agreement, immediately prior to the effective date of the assignment. Any such assignment will be permitted only if the Participant does not receive any consideration therefor, and the assignment is expressly approved by the Company. Any such assignment shall be evidenced by an appropriate written document executed by the Participant, and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the Company on or prior to the effective date of the assignment.

 

11.                               Change in Control

 

In addition to the Committee’s authority set forth in Section 3, upon a Change in Control of the Company, the Committee is authorized and has sole discretion as to any Award, either at the time such Award is granted hereunder or any time thereafter, to take any one or more of the following actions: (a) provide that (i) all outstanding Awards shall become fully vested and

 

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exercisable, and (ii) all restrictions applicable to all Awards shall terminate or lapse; (b) provide for the purchase of any outstanding Stock Option or SAR for an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price and the then Fair Market Value of the Shares covered thereby; (c) make such adjustment to any such Award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control; and (d) cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed by the acquiring or surviving entity after such Change in Control.

 

12.                               Book Entry Form

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the Plan, the Company, in lieu of issuing stock certificates pursuant to an Award, may reflect the issuance of Shares to a Participant on a non-certificated basis, with the ownership of such Shares by the Participant evidenced solely by book entry in the records of the Company’s transfer agent; provided, however, that upon the written request of the Participant, the Company shall issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing such Shares.

 

13.                               Taxes

 

In connection with any Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all minimum federal, state, local and foreign withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery by the Company of cash or any certificates for Shares. The Participant may elect to satisfy his or her tax withholding obligation by (a) cash payment, (b) directing the Company to withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise distributable to the Participant, (c) by transferring to the Company a certain number of Shares (either subject to such Award or previously owned) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, (d) in cash from a broker-dealer to whom the Participant has submitted a notice together with instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of Shares subject to the Award to pay the withholding taxes, or (e) by any combination thereof. In the case of payment pursuant to (b), (c) or (d) above, the Participant’s election must be made on or prior to the date of exercise and must be irrevocable.

 

14.                               Postponement

 

The Committee may postpone any grant, exercise or settlement of an Award for such time as the Committee in its sole discretion may deem necessary in order to permit the Company (a) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the Shares issuable pursuant to an Award under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction, (b) to permit any action to be taken in order to (i) list such Shares on a stock exchange if Shares are then listed on such exchange or (ii) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for the Shares, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed, or (c) to determine that such Shares and the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (b)(ii) needs to be taken; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of any Award or any provision of the Plan to sell or issue Shares in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or the law of any government having jurisdiction thereof. Any such postponement shall not extend the term of an Award and neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to a Participant, the Participant’s successor, or any other person with respect to any Shares as to which the Award shall expire because of such postponement or as to which issuance under an Award is delayed.

 

15.                               Stockholder Status

 

No person shall have any rights as a stockholder by virtue of the grant of an Award under the Plan except with respect to Shares actually issued to that person.

 

16.                               Termination or Amendment of Plan and Award Agreements

 

16.1                        Termination or Amendment of Plan.

 

(a)                                 The Board may at any time terminate, suspend, or modify the Plan without approval of stockholders unless such approval is required by applicable law, regulation, or rule of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. No termination, suspension, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any right of any Participant or any successor under an Award granted before the date of such termination, suspension or modification, without the written consent of the Participant or successor; provided that it shall be conclusively presumed that any adjustment for changes in capitalization as provided in Section 4.3 does not adversely affect any such right.

 

(b)                                 Any member of the Board who is an officer or employee of the Company shall be without vote on any proposed amendment to the Plan, or on any other matter which might affect that member’s individual interest under the Plan.

 

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16.2  Amendment of Award Agreements.  The Committee shall have the authority to amend any Award Agreement at any time; provided however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the right of any Participant or successor under any outstanding Award Agreement in any material way without the written consent of the Participant or successor, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed.

 

16.3  Repricing of Stock Options and SARs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no amendment to the Plan or any Award Agreement that results in the repricing of Options or SARs without stockholder approval. For this purpose, repricing includes a reduction in the exercise price of the Option or SAR, the cancellation of an Option or SAR in exchange for cash, Options or SARs with an exercise price less than the exercise price of the cancelled Options or SARs, Stock Awards, Stock Units or any other consideration provided by the Company but does not include any adjustment described in Section 4.3.

 

17.                               Tenure

 

Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Company or a Subsidiary and any person, nor shall the Plan be deemed to give any person the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary or as a Non-Employee Director of the Board, to limit the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to employ or discharge any person with or without cause, or to discipline any Key Employee.

 

18.                               Other Actions

 

Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the authority of the Company to exercise its corporate rights and powers, including, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to grant options for proper corporate purposes otherwise than under the Plan to any employee or any other person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity, or to grant options to, or assume options of, any person in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or any part of the business and assets of any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.

 

19.                               Loan Agreements

 

Each Award shall be subject to the condition that the Company shall not be obligated to issue or transfer its Shares or to pay an amount in cash to the Participant thereof on its exercise, or otherwise, if the Committee or the Board determines that such issuance, transfer, or payment would violate any covenant in any loan agreement or other contract to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party.

 

20.                               Governing Law

 

The Plan, and all Awards and agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and, in the case of ISOs, Code Section 422 and regulations issued thereunder.

 

21.                               Effective Date and Term of Plan

 

21.1  Effective Date.  The Plan has been adopted by the Committee, and is effective, as of the date it is approved by the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on October 9, 2013 and any adjournment or postponement thereof. In the event the Plan is not approved by stockholders of the Company at its 2013 annual meeting, the Plan shall have no effect.

 

21.2  Term of Plan.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Awards shall be granted on or after the tenth anniversary of the Plan’s effective date set forth in Section 21.1 above.

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES OF AAR CORP. (1)

 

 

 

Jurisdiction of

Subsidiary Name

 

Incorporation

AAR Aircraft & Engine Sales & Leasing (2)

 

Illinois

AAR Aircraft Services, Inc. (3)

 

Illinois

AAR Airlift Group, Inc. (4)

 

Florida

AAR Landing Gear LLC (5)

 

Florida

AAR International, Inc. (6)

 

Illinois

Airinmar Holdings Limited

 

United Kingdom

AAR Manufacturing, Inc. (7)

 

Illinois

AAR Parts Trading, Inc. (8)

 

Illinois

AAR Allen Services, Inc. (9)

 

Illinois

 


(1)   Pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(21)(ii), the names of other subsidiaries of AAR CORP. are omitted because, considered in the aggregate, they would not constitute a significant subsidiary as of the end of year covered by this report.

 

(2)   Also does business under the name AAR Aircraft Advisory Services.

 

(3)   Also does business under the names AAR Aircraft Services — Indianapolis, AAR Aircraft Services-Miami, AAR Aircraft Services — Oklahoma, AAR Aircraft Services — Hot Springs, AAR Aircraft Services — Duluth, AAR Aircraft Services — Lake Charles, and AAR Engineering Services.

 

(4)   Also does business under the names AAR Airlift, AAR Airlift Group, and AAR Aircraft Services — Melbourne.

 

(5)   Also does business under the names AAR Landing Gear Services and AAR Wheels and Brakes Services.

 

(6)   Also does business under the names AAR Aircraft Component Services International, AAR Engineering Services — Asia, Allen Asset Management, and AAR International Inc. — Abu Dhabi.

 

(7)   Also does business under the names AAR Manufacturing, AAR Composites, AAR Mobility Systems, AAR Mobility Systems — Sacramento, AAR Precision Systems, AAR Aerostructures and Interiors, and AAR Cold Chain Solutions.

 

(8)   Also does business under the names AAR Aircraft Turbine Center, AAR Defense Systems & Logistics, Allen Asset Management, AAR Distribution, and Airinmar.

 

(9)   Also does business under the names AAR Aircraft Component Services, AAR Hermetic, AAR Petrotech, and Mars Aircraft Radio.

 






Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors
AAR CORP.:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement Nos. 333-191915, 333-152594, 333-122111 and 333-26093 on Form S-8 of AAR CORP. of our reports dated July 15, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AAR CORP. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2015, which reports appear in the May 31, 2015 annual report on Form 10-K of AAR CORP.

 

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Chicago, Illinois
July 15, 2015

 






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Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATION

I, David P. Storch, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of AAR CORP. (the "Registrant");

2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and 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 report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
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

d)
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; and

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 functions):

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: July 15, 2015

    /s/ DAVID P. STORCH

David P. Storch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



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Exhibit 31.2


CERTIFICATION

I, John C. Fortson, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of AAR CORP. (the "Registrant");

2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and 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 report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
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

d)
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; and

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 functions):

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: July 15, 2015

    /s/ JOHN C. FORTSON

John C. Fortson
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
and Treasurer



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Exhibit 32.1


CERTIFICATION 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 AAR CORP. (the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending May 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David P. Storch, 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, to the best of my knowledge:

            1.     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

            2.     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 15, 2015   /s/ DAVID P. STORCH

David P. Storch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



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Exhibit 32.2


CERTIFICATION 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 AAR CORP. (the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending May 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John C. Fortson, 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, to the best of my knowledge:

            1.     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

            2.     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 15, 2015   /s/ JOHN C. FORTSON

John C. Fortson
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer



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