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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2014

File No. 001-36610

 

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



AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
FORM 10



GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



KLX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State of incorporation
or organization)
  47-1639172
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1300 Corporate Center Way,
Wellington, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
(561) 383-5100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of Each Class to be so Registered   Name of Each Exchange on Which
Each Class is to be Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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

        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 the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):

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

   



INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10

        The information required by the following Form 10 Registration Statement items is contained in the Information Statement sections that we identify below, each of which we incorporate in this report by reference:

Item 1.    Business

        The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Summary," "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" and "Where You Can Find More Information" of the Information Statement.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Risk Factors" of the Information Statement.

Item 2.    Financial Information

        The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Summary," "Selected Historical Combined Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Description of Capital Stock" of the Information Statement.

Item 3.    Properties

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Business—Properties" of the Information Statement.

Item 4.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" of the Information Statement.

Item 5.    Directors and Executive Officers

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Management" of the Information Statement.

Item 6.    Executive Compensation

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Executive Compensation" of the Information Statement.

Item 7.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

        The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Management," "Executive Compensation" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" of the Information Statement.

Item 8.    Legal Proceedings

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Business—Legal Proceedings" of the Information Statement.

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Item 9.    Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

        The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Risk Factors," "The Spin-Off," "Dividend Policy" and "Executive Compensation" of the Information Statement.

Item 10.    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Description of Material Indebtedness and Other Financing Arrangements" and "Description of Capital Stock" of the Information Statement.

Item 11.    Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Description of Capital Stock" of the Information Statement.

Item 12.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Description of Capital Stock—Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers" of the Information Statement.

Item 13.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

        The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Selected Historical Combined Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Description of Capital Stock" and "Index to Combined Financial Statements" of the Information Statement.

Item 14.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

        None.

Item 15.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (a)
    Financial Statements

        The information required by this item is contained under the section "Index to Combined Financial Statements" beginning on page F-1 of the Information Statement.

    (b)
    Exhibits

        We are filing the following documents as exhibits to this registration statement:

Exhibit No.   Description
  2.1   Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and KLX Inc.*
  3.1   Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of KLX Inc.*
  3.2   Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of KLX Inc.
  10.1   Form of Transition Services Agreement between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and KLX Inc.*
  10.2   Form of Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and KLX Inc.*
  10.3   Form of Employee Matters Agreement between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and KLX Inc.
  10.4   Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2008, between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to B/E Aerospace, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2008 (File No. 000-18348))
  10.5   Supply Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2008, between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.†

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Exhibit No.   Description
  10.6   License Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2008, between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.†
  10.7   Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2008, among B/E Aerospace, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc., Honeywell UK Limited, Honeywell Holding France SAS and Honeywell Deutschland GmbH (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to B/E Aerospace, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2008 (File No. 000-18348)).
  10.8   Employment Agreement between KLX Inc. and Amin J. Khoury dated as of September 15, 2014.*
  10.9   Employment Agreement between KLX Inc. and Thomas P. McCaffrey, dated as of September 15, 2014.*
  10.10   Employment Agreement between KLX Inc. and Michael F. Senft, dated as of September 30, 2014.*
  10.11   Employment Agreement between KLX Inc. and Roger M. Franks, dated as of October 7, 2014.*
  10.12   Form of KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
  10.13   Form of KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  10.14   Form of KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan.
  10.15   Form of KLX Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan.
  10.16   Form of IT Services Agreement between B/E Aerospace, Inc. and KLX Inc.*
  21.1   List of subsidiaries of KLX Inc.*
  99.1   Preliminary Information Statement of KLX Inc., subject to completion, dated November 25, 2014.

*
Previously filed.

Portions of the exhibit were omitted and filed separately pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
   
   
    KLX INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ THOMAS P. MCCAFFREY

Thomas P. McCaffrey
President and Chief Operating Officer

Date: November 25, 2014




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SIGNATURES
EX-3.2 2 a2222359zex-3_2.htm EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

 


 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

KLX INC.

 


 



 

Table of Contents

 

Section

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

 

 

 

Section  1.01. Offices

 

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

 

Section  2.01. Annual Meetings

 

1

Section  2.02. Special Meetings

 

1

Section  2.03. Notice of Meetings

 

1

Section  2.04. Waiver of Notice

 

2

Section  2.05. Postponements and Adjournments

 

2

Section  2.06. Quorum

 

2

Section  2.07. Voting

 

2

Section  2.08. Proxies

 

2

Section  2.09. Nominations and Proposals

 

3

Section  2.10. Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement

 

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

BOARD

 

 

 

Section  3.01. General

 

8

Section  3.02. Number

 

8

Section  3.03. Resignation

 

9

Section  3.04. Meetings

 

9

Section  3.05. Committees of the Board

 

10

Section  3.06. Directors’ Consent in Lieu of Meeting

 

10

Section  3.07. Action by Means of Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment

 

11

Section  3.08. Compensation

 

11

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

 

 

 

Section  4.01. Officers

 

11

Section  4.02. Authority and Duties

 

11

Section  4.03. Term of Office, Resignation and Removal

 

11

Section  4.04. Vacancies

 

11

Section  4.05. The Chairman

 

12

Section  4.06. The Chief Executive Officer

 

12

Section  4.07. The President

 

12

Section  4.08. Vice Presidents

 

12

Section  4.09. The Secretary

 

12

Section  4.10. Assistant Secretaries

 

13

 

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Section  4.11. The Treasurer

 

13

Section  4.12. Assistant Treasurers

 

13

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

CHECKS, DRAFTS, NOTES, AND PROXIES

 

 

 

Section  5.01. Checks, Drafts and Notes

 

13

Section  5.02. Execution of Proxies

 

13

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

SHARES AND TRANSFERS OF SHARES

 

 

 

Section  6.01. Certificates Evidencing Shares

 

14

Section  6.02. Stock Ledger

 

14

Section  6.03. Transfers of Shares

 

14

Section  6.04. Addresses of Stockholders

 

14

Section  6.05. Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates

 

14

Section  6.06. Regulations

 

15

Section  6.07. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record

 

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

SEAL

 

 

 

Section  7.01. Seal

 

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

FISCAL YEAR

 

 

 

Section  8.01. Fiscal Year

 

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

 

 

 

Section  9.01. Amendments

 

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

Section  10.01. Certain Definitions

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

KLX INC.

 

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

Section  1.01.   Offices.  In addition to its registered office in the State of Delaware, KLX Inc. (the “Corporation”) may also have an office or offices at any other place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may from time to time require.

 

ARTICLE II

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section  2.01.   Annual Meetings.  The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors of the Corporation, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before such meeting, shall be held at such place, date and time as shall be fixed by the Board pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and designated in the notice or waiver of notice of such annual meeting.

 

Section  2.02.   Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the Board or the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation (the “Chairman”) or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the “Chief Executive Officer”), to be held at such place, date and time as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof.

 

Section  2.03.   Notice of Meetings.  Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each annual or special meeting of stockholders stating the place, date and time of such meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is to be held, shall be given personally, by internationally recognized overnight courier service, or by first-class mail (airmail in the case of international communications) to each recordholder of shares entitled to vote thereat, no less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears in the records of the Corporation.  If sent by internationally recognized courier service, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited with such courier service, carriage and

 



 

delivery prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears in the records of the Corporation.  If, prior to the time of mailing, the Secretary shall have received from any stockholder a written request that notices intended for such stockholder are to be mailed to some address other than the address that appears in the records of the Corporation, notices intended for such stockholder shall be mailed to the address designated in such request.

 

Section  2.04.   Waiver of Notice.  Notice of any annual or special meeting of stockholders need not be given to any stockholder who files a written waiver of notice with the Secretary, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after such meeting.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any meeting of stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice thereof.  Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when such stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the notice of such meeting was inadequate or improperly given.

 

Section  2.05.   Postponements and Adjournments.  Whenever an annual or special meeting of stockholders is postponed to another date, time or place by the Board, notice need not be given of the postponed meeting if a public announcement of such postponement is made prior to the original date of the meeting.  Whenever an annual or special meeting of stockholders is adjourned to another date, time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  If the postponement or adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the postponement or adjournment a new record date is fixed for the postponed or adjourned meeting, a notice of the postponed or adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat.  At any postponed or adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

Section  2.06.   Quorum.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the recordholders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders, whether annual or special.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders present and entitled to vote thereat may, by the vote of the recordholders of a majority of the shares held by such present stockholders, adjourn the meeting from time to time in accordance with Section 2.05 hereof until a quorum shall be present in person or by proxy.

 

Section  2.07.   Voting.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question, and the vote of the recordholders of a majority of the shares constituting such quorum shall decide any question brought before such meeting.

 

Section  2.08.   Proxies.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy.  Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary before such meeting of stockholders, at such time as the

 

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Board may require.  No proxy shall be voted or acted upon more than three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

 

Section  2.09.   Nominations and Proposals. (a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board and such other business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.

 

(b)                                 Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.

 

(c)                                  To be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations or such other business must be: (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time notice of such meeting is given, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.09.  In addition, any proposal of business (other than the nomination of persons for election to the Board) must be a proper matter for stockholder action.

 

(d)                                 For business (including, but not limited to, director nominations) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder or stockholders of record intending to propose the business (the “Proposing Stockholder”) must have given timely and proper notice thereof, in full compliance with this Section 2.09, in writing to the Secretary.

 

(e)                                  To be timely, a Proposing Stockholder’s notice of nominations or other business to be brought before an annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation:

 

(i)                               With regard to notice of nominations or other business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders to be held on a day that is not more than thirty (30) days in advance of the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting nor later than seventy (70) days after the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting, not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day in advance of the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting;

 

(ii)                            With regard to notice of nominations or other business proposed to be brought before any other annual meeting of stockholders, by the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the public announcement of the date of such meeting.

 

In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a meeting of stockholders commence a new notice time period (or extend any notice time period).

 

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(f)                                   To be proper, a Proposing Stockholder’s notice must include:

 

(i)                               as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (B) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected, and (C) the information, written representation and agreement required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.10;

 

(ii)                            as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and

 

(iii)                         as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:

 

(A)                               the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of (1) such beneficial owner (if any) and (2) each Associated Person (as defined below) of each such stockholder and such beneficial owner;

 

(B)                               the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, or by any Associated Person thereof;

 

(C)                               a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing;

 

(D)                               a description of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such

 

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instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise, and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation (each of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”), directly or indirectly owned or held beneficially by such stockholder, such beneficial owner, and/or any Associated Person thereof;

 

(E)                                a description of any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, and any Associated Person thereof, has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation;

 

(F)                                 a description of any short interest in any security of the Corporation held by such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, and any Associated Person thereof (for purposes of this Section 2.09(f), a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security);

 

(G)                               a description of any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, and any Associated Person thereof, that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation;

 

(H)                              a description of any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership or limited liability company in which such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, and any Associated Person thereof, is a general partner or manager, or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in such general partner or manager;

 

(I)                                   a description of any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, and any Associated Person thereof, is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice;

 

(J)                                   a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination;

 

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(K)                              a representation as to whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, is or will be part of a group which intends (1) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (2) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; and

 

(L)                                any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

With regard to the information required by items (B)-(I) of this Section 2.09(f)(iii), such information shall include, without limitation, any such information with regard to any members of such shareholder’s immediate family sharing the same household.  The information required by this Section 2.09(f) shall be supplemented by such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such information as of the record date.

 

For the purposes of this Section 2.09(f), an “Associated Person” of any stockholder or beneficial owner means (1) any affiliate or person acting in concert with such stockholder or beneficial owner in relation to the nomination or proposal, and (2) each director, officer, employee, general partner or manager of such stockholder or beneficial owner or any such affiliate or person with which such stockholder or beneficial owner is acting in concert in relation to the nomination or proposal.

 

(g)                                  The foregoing notice requirements of Section 2.09(f) shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting.

 

(h)                                 In addition to the information required by the provisions of this Section 2.09, and the information, written representation and agreement required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.10, the Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

 

(i)                                     Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary: (i) no nominations shall be made and no business shall be conducted at any meeting of stockholders

 

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except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.09, and (ii) unless otherwise required by law, if the Proposing Stockholder does not provide the information required under this Section 2.09 to the Corporation (or any such information provided should be found to be materially inaccurate), or the Proposing Stockholder (or a qualified representative of the Proposing Stockholder) does not appear at the meeting to present the proposed business or nominations, such business or nominations shall not be considered, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such business or nominations may have been received by the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 2.09, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

(j)                                    Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty (i) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.09 and (ii) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 2.09, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

 

(k)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.09, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.09; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.09, and compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.09 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than matters brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 2.09 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors as provided for or fixed pursuant to any applicable provision of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Section  2.10.   Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement.  To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under the applicable sections of Section 2.09 above) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written and signed questionnaire (in the form customarily used by the Corporation for its directors) with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person:

 

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(a)                                 is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”), except as has been disclosed to the Board, or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons’ ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law;

 

(b)                                 is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director of the Corporation, except as has been disclosed to the Board;

 

(c)                                  is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director of any public company (other than the Corporation), except as has been disclosed to the Board;

 

(d)                                 in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation;

 

(e)                                  is not and will not serve as a director on the boards of more than two (2) other public companies, unless the Board has determined in advance that such simultaneous service will not impair his ability to effectively serve on the Board; and

 

(f)                                   will promptly tender his resignation to the Board in the event that, at any time he or she is serving as a director of the Corporation, (i) any of the above representations are found by the Board to have been false at the time such representation was made, or (ii) any of the above representations are found by the Board to have become false thereafter.

 

ARTICLE III

 

BOARD

 

Section  3.01.   General.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by stockholders.  Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.

 

Section  3.02.   Number.  The total number of directors shall be not less than three (3) nor more than nine (9), as such shall be fixed within these limits from time to time by the Board.

 

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Section  3.03.   Resignation.  Any director may resign at any time by delivering his written resignation to the Board, the Chairman or the Secretary.  Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in such notice or, if the time be not specified, upon receipt thereof by the Board, the Chairman or the Secretary, as the case may be.

 

Section  3.04.   Meetings.  (a)  Annual Meetings.  As soon as practicable after each annual election of directors by the stockholders, the Board shall meet for the purpose of organization and the transaction of other business, unless it shall have transacted all such business by written consent pursuant to Section 3.06 hereof.

 

(b)                                 Other Meetings.  Other meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as the Chairman, the Secretary or a majority of the Board shall from time to time determine.

 

(c)                                  Notice of Meetings.  The Secretary shall give written notice to each director of each meeting of the Board, which notice shall state the place, date, time and purpose of such meeting.  Notice of each such meeting shall be given to each director, if by mail, addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, at least three (3) days before the day on which such meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him at such place by telecopy, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of recorded communication, or be delivered personally or by an internationally recognized courier service or by telephone not later than the day before the day on which such meeting is to be held.  A written waiver of notice, signed by the director entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the meeting referred to in such waiver, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any meeting of the Board need be specified in any written waiver of notice thereof.  Attendance of a director at a meeting of the Board shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except as provided by law.

 

(d)                                 Place of Meetings.  The Board may hold its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board or the Chairman may from time to time determine, or as shall be designated in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings.

 

(e)                                  Quorum and Manner of Acting.  One-third of the total number of directors then in office shall be present in person at any meeting of the Board in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, and the vote of a majority of those directors present at any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the passage of any resolution or act of the Board, except as otherwise expressly required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.  In the absence of a quorum for any such meeting, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present.

 

(f)                                   Organization.  At each meeting of the Board, one of the following shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside, in the following order of precedence:

 

(1)                                 the Chairman;

 

(2)                                 the Chief Executive Officer;

 

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(3)                                 any director chosen by a majority of the directors present.

 

The Secretary or, in the case of the Secretary’s absence, any person (who shall be an Assistant Secretary (as defined below), if an Assistant Secretary is present) whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint shall act as secretary of such meeting and keep the minutes thereof.

 

Section  3.05.   Committees of the Board.  The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more directors.  The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member; provided, however, that any director so appointed must be found by such committee to meet the qualifications, if any, for service on such committee, including any requirement of independence.  Any committee of the Board, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board designating such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; provided, however, that no such committee shall have such power or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation (except that such a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”), fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 263 or 264 of the General Corporation Law, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the Corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or the revocation of a dissolution, or amending these Bylaws; provided further, however, that, unless expressly so provided in the resolution of the Board designating such committee, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.  Each committee of the Board shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when so requested by the Board.

 

Section  3.06.   Directors’ Consent in Lieu of Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all the members of the Board or such committee and such consent or electronic transmission is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

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Section  3.07.   Action by Means of Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment.  Any one or more members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section  3.08.   Compensation.  Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board may determine the compensation of directors.  In addition, as determined by the Board, directors may be reimbursed by the Corporation for their expenses, if any, in the performance of their duties as directors.  No such compensation or reimbursement shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

OFFICERS

 

Section  4.01.   Officers.  The officers of the Corporation shall be the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer. Officers of the Corporation may include one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers (each as defined below) and such other officers as the Board may establish. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

Section  4.02.   Authority and Duties.  All officers shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as may be provided in these Bylaws or, to the extent not so provided, by resolution of the Board.

 

Section  4.03.   Term of Office, Resignation and Removal.  (a)  Each officer shall be appointed by the Board and shall hold office for such term as may be determined by the Board.  Each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor has been appointed and qualified or such officer’s earlier death or resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.  The Board may require any officer to give security for the faithful performance of such officer’s duties.

 

(b)                                 Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in such notice or, if the time be not specified, upon receipt thereof by the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                  All officers and agents appointed by the Board shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, at any time by the Board.

 

Section  4.04.   Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation, for any reason, shall be filled by action of the Board.  Unless earlier removed pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof, any officer appointed by the Board to fill any such vacancy shall

 

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serve only until such time as the unexpired term of such officer’s predecessor expires unless reappointed by the Board.

 

Section  4.05.   The Chairman.  The Chairman shall have the power to call special meetings of stockholders, to call special meetings of the Board and, if present, to preside at all meetings of stockholders and all meetings of the Board.  The Chairman shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chairman of the Board and all such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the Chairman by the Board or these Bylaws.

 

Section  4.06.   The Chief Executive Officer.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have general and active management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.  The Chief Executive Officer shall perform all duties incident to the office of the Chief Executive Officer and all such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the Chief Executive Officer by the Board or these Bylaws.

 

Section  4.07.   The President.  The President, subject to the authority of the Chief Executive Officer, shall have primary responsibility for, and authority with respect to, the management of the day-to-day business affairs of the Corporation, to the extent prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and all such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the President by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or these Bylaws.

 

Section  4.08.   Vice Presidents.  Vice Presidents of the Corporation (“Vice Presidents”), if any, in order of their seniority or in any other order determined by the Board, shall generally assist the President and perform such other duties as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall prescribe, and in the absence or disability of the President, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President.

 

Section  4.09.   The Secretary.  The Secretary of the Corporation (“Secretary”) shall, to the extent practicable, attend all meetings of the Board and all meetings of stockholders and shall record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform the same duties for any committee of the Board when so requested by such committee.  The Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of stockholders and of the Board, shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, and shall act under the supervision of the Chairman.  The Secretary shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation and affix the same to any instrument that requires that the seal be affixed to it and which shall have been duly authorized for signature in the name of the Corporation and, when so affixed, the seal shall be attested by the Secretary’s signature or by the signature of the Treasurer of the Corporation (the “Treasurer”) or an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation.  The Secretary shall keep in safe custody the certificate books and stockholder records and such other books and records of the Corporation as the Board, the Chairman, or the Chief Executive Officer may direct and shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Secretary by the Board, the Chairman, or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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Section  4.10.   Assistant Secretaries.  Assistant Secretaries of the Corporation (“Assistant Secretaries”), if any, in order of their seniority or in any other order determined by the Board, shall generally assist the Secretary and perform such other duties as the Board or the Secretary shall prescribe, and, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

 

Section  4.11.   The Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all the funds of the Corporation and shall deposit such funds in such banks or other depositories as the Board, or any officer or officers, or any officer and agent jointly, duly authorized by the Board, shall, from time to time, direct or approve.  The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation under the direction of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.  The Treasurer shall keep a full and accurate account of all moneys received and paid on account of the Corporation and shall render a statement of the Treasurer’s accounts whenever the Board, the Chairman, or the Chief Executive Officer shall so request.  The Treasurer shall perform all other necessary actions and duties in connection with the administration of the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall generally perform all the duties usually appertaining to the office of treasurer of a corporation.  When required by the Board, the Treasurer shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of the Treasurer’s duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board shall approve.

 

Section  4.12.   Assistant Treasurers.  Assistant Treasurers of the Corporation (“Assistant Treasurers”), if any, in order of their seniority or in any other order determined by the Board, shall generally assist the Treasurer and perform such other duties as the Board or the Treasurer shall prescribe, and, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CHECKS, DRAFTS, NOTES, AND PROXIES

 

Section  5.01.   Checks, Drafts and Notes.  All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money, notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall be determined, from time to time, by resolution of the Board.

 

Section  5.02.   Execution of Proxies.  The Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President may authorize, from time to time, the execution and issuance of proxies to vote shares of stock or other securities of other corporations held of record by the Corporation and the execution of consents to action taken or to be taken by any such corporation.  All such proxies and consents, unless otherwise authorized by the Board, shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

SHARES AND TRANSFERS OF SHARES

 

Section  6.01.   Certificates Evidencing Shares.  Shares may be evidenced by certificates in such form or forms as shall be approved by the Board.  Certificates shall be issued in consecutive order and shall be numbered in the order of their issue, and shall be signed by the Chairman, the President or any Vice President and by the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer.  If such a certificate is manually signed by one such officer, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile.  In the event any such officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to hold such office or to be employed by the Corporation before such certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer had held such office on the date of issue.

 

Section  6.02.   Stock Ledger.  A stock ledger in one or more counterparts shall be kept by the Secretary, in which shall be recorded the name and address of each person, corporation or other entity owning the shares evidenced by each certificate evidencing shares issued by the Corporation, the number of shares evidenced by each such certificate, the date of issuance thereof and, in the case of cancellation, the date of cancellation.  Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the person in whose name shares stand on the stock ledger of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner and recordholder of such shares for all purposes.

 

Section  6.03.   Transfers of Shares.  Registration of transfers of shares shall be made only in the stock ledger of the Corporation upon request of the registered holder of such shares, or of his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary, and upon the surrender of the certificate or certificates evidencing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a stock power duly executed, together with such proof of the authenticity of signatures as the Corporation may reasonably require.

 

Section  6.04.   Addresses of Stockholders.  Each stockholder shall designate to the Secretary an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be served or mailed to such stockholder, and, if any stockholder shall fail to so designate such an address, corporate notices may be served upon such stockholder by mail directed to the mailing address, if any, as the same appears in the stock ledger of the Corporation or at the last known mailing address of such stockholder.

 

Section  6.05.   Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates.  Each recordholder of shares shall promptly notify the Corporation of any loss, destruction or mutilation of any certificate or certificates evidencing any share or shares of which such recordholder is the recordholder.  The Board may, in its discretion, cause the Corporation to issue a new certificate in place of any certificate theretofore issued by it and alleged to have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the surrender of the mutilated certificate or, in the case of loss, theft or destruction of the certificate, upon satisfactory proof of such loss, theft or destruction, and the Board may, in its discretion, require the recordholder of the shares evidenced by the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or such recordholder’s legal representative to give the Corporation a

 

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bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

Section  6.06.   Regulations.  The Board may make such other rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates evidencing shares.

 

Section  6.07.   Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.  In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to, or to dissent from, corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other such action.  A determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any postponement or adjournment of such meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the postponed or adjourned meeting.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

SEAL

 

Section  7.01.   Seal.  The Board may approve and adopt a corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the full name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal Delaware”.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

FISCAL YEAR

 

Section  8.01.   Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the thirty-first day of December of each year unless changed by resolution of the Board.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

AMENDMENTS

 

Section  9.01.   Amendments.  No Bylaw (including these Bylaws) may be altered, amended or repealed except by the requisite vote of the Board or the stockholders pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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ARTICLE X

 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section  10.01.   Certain Definitions. As used in these Bylaws, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section 10.01:

 

(a)                                 Public announcement” shall mean an announcement: (i) made by a press release posted on the Corporation’s website or reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other national news service, or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(b)                                 Business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(c)                                  Close of business” on any given date shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time on such date, or, if such date is not a business day, 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the next succeeding business day.

 

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EX-10.3 3 a2222359zex-10_3.htm EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

 

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

AMONG

 

B/E AEROSPACE, INC.,

 

AND

 

KLX INC.

 

Dated as of [                        ], 2014

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1

Section 1.01

Certain Defined Terms

 

1

Section 1.02

Interpretation and Rules of Construction

 

4

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES

 

5

Section 2.01

Active Employees

 

5

Section 2.02

Former Employees

 

6

Section 2.03

Employment Law Obligations

 

7

Section 2.04

Employee Records

 

7

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III EQUITY AWARDS

 

8

Section 3.01

General Principles

 

8

Section 3.02

Establishment of Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

9

Section 3.03

Treatment of Outstanding B/E Equity Awards

 

9

Section 3.04

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

11

Section 3.05

Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; Code Section 162(m)

 

11

Section 3.06

Liabilities for Settlement of Awards

 

11

Section 3.07

Form S-8

 

12

Section 3.08

Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards

 

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV CERTAIN U.S. WELFARE BENEFIT MATTERS

 

12

Section 4.01

Establishment of Welfare Plans

 

12

Section 4.02

Accrued Paid Time Off

 

13

Section 4.03

Flexible Spending Accounts

 

14

Section 4.04

COBRA and HIPAA

 

14

Section 4.05

Third Party Vendors

 

14

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

14

Section 5.01

Deferred Compensation Plan

 

14

Section 5.02

Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

 

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI U.S. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

 

15

Section 6.01

B/E Savings Plan

 

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLANS

 

16

Section 7.01

B/E Annual Incentive Plans

 

16

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII COMPENSATION MATTERS AND GENERAL BENEFIT AND EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

17

Section 8.01

Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements

 

17

Section 8.02

Termination of Participation

 

17

Section 8.03

Leaves of Absence

 

17

Section 8.04

Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation

 

17

Section 8.05

Preservation of Rights to Amend

 

18

 

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Section 8.06

Confidentiality

 

18

Section 8.07

Administrative Complaints/Litigation

 

18

Section 8.08

Reimbursement and Indemnification

 

18

Section 8.09

Fiduciary Matters

 

18

Section 8.10

Section 409A

 

18

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

 

19

Section 9.01

Limitation of Liability

 

19

Section 9.02

Expenses

 

19

Section 9.03

Notices

 

19

Section 9.04

Public Announcements

 

20

Section 9.05

Severability

 

20

Section 9.06

Entire Agreement

 

20

Section 9.07

Amendment

 

21

Section 9.08

Waiver

 

21

Section 9.09

Assignment

 

21

Section 9.10

Parties in Interest

 

21

Section 9.11

Currency

 

21

Section 9.12

Tax Matters

 

22

Section 9.13

Governing Law

 

22

Section 9.14

Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur

 

22

Section 9.15

Waiver of Jury Trial

 

22

Section 9.16

Survival of Covenants

 

22

Section 9.17

Counterparts

 

22

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1.01

KLX Employees

 

 

Schedule 2.01(f)

Employment Contracts

 

 

Schedule 4.01(a)

Welfare Benefits

 

 

Schedule 4.01(c)

Welfare Benefit Liabilities

 

 

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [                      ], 2014, by and between B/E AEROSPACE, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“B/E”), and KLX INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“KLX”).  Each of B/E and KLX is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and together, as the “Parties”.

 

WHEREAS B/E and KLX have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement as of the date hereof (the “Separation Agreement”) pursuant to which B/E shall separate into two separate, publicly traded companies, which shall operate the Manufacturing Business and the CMS Business, respectively, and distribute to the holders of issued and outstanding B/E Common Stock on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such shareholders), through a spin-off, all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of KLX; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Separation and Distribution, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as a complement to the Separation Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Separation Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, B/E and KLX hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I

 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.01                             Certain Defined Terms.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term shall have the meaning specified for such term in the Separation Agreement.  As used in this Agreement:

 

B/E Adjustment Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value and the denominator of which is the B/E Post-Distribution Stock Value.

 

B/E Annual Incentive Plan” means any annual incentive bonus or commission program maintained by B/E.

 

B/E Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of B/E.

 

B/E Deferred Compensation Plan” means the B/E Aerospace Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.

 



 

B/E DSU” means any stock unit held by a non-employee member of the Board pursuant to the B/E NEDDCP.

 

B/E Employee” means any individual who shall be employed by a member of the B/E Group on and after the Distribution Date.

 

B/E ESPP” means the Amended and Restated 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.

 

B/E Equity Awards” means B/E RSAs, B/E RSUs, including any B/E Performance Award, and B/E DSUs.

 

B/E LTIP” means the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

B/E NEDDCP” means the B/E Aerospace, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.

 

B/E Non-Employee Director” means any individual who shall be a non-employee member of the Board immediately after the Distribution Date.

 

B/E Performance Award” means the portion of any B/E RSA or RSU that is subject to performance-based vesting.

 

B/E Post-Distribution Stock Value” means the opening price per share of the B/E Common Stock trading on the first trading day following the Distribution Date during Regular Trading Hours.

 

B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value” means the closing price per share of the B/E Common Stock trading regular way with due bills on the Distribution Date during Regular Trading Hours.

 

B/E Rabbi Trust” means the B/E Aerospace Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan Rabbi Trust.

 

B/E RSA” means the portion of any restricted stock awards issued under the B/E LTIP that is subject only to time-based vesting.

 

B/E RSU” means the portion of any RSUs issued under the B/E LTIP that is subject only to time-based vesting.

 

B/E Savings Plan” means the Amended and Restated B/E Aerospace Inc. Savings Plan, as amended.

 

B/E Welfare Plan” means any Welfare Plan sponsored or maintained by one or more members of the B/E Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

Benefit Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement or understanding that is an employment, consulting, deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, deferred stock unit, other equity-based compensation, severance pay, retention, change in control, salary continuation, life, death benefit, health, hospitalization, workers’ compensation, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance or other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including any “employee

 

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benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA) sponsored or maintained by such entity or to which such entity is a party.

 

CMS Business Employee” means an individual whose employment duties primarily related to the CMS Business immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

COBRA” means the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

 

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board

 

Employee Records” means all records pertaining to employment, including benefits, eligibility, training history, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, job experience and history and compensation history.

 

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

HIPAA” shall mean the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

KLX Conversion Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value and the denominator of which is the KLX Post-Distribution Stock Value.

 

KLX Employee” means any individual who shall be employed by KLX or a member of the KLX Group on and after the date two days prior to the Distribution Date, except for those employees identified on Schedule 1.01, who shall transfer employment from B/E to KLX as of the Distribution Date, and excluding, for all purposes under this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer of KLX.

 

KLX Equity Awards” means KLX RSAs and RSUs and any other awards to be granted under the KLX LTIP.

 

KLX Non-Employee Director” means any individual who shall be a non-employee member of the board of directors of KLX immediately after the Distribution Date and who is not a B/E Non-Employee Director.

 

KLX Post-Distribution Stock Value” means the opening price per share of the KLX Common Stock trading on the first trading day following the Distribution Date during Regular Trading Hours.

 

Manufacturing Business Employee” means an individual whose employment duties primarily related to the Manufacturing Business immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

Regular Trading Hours” means the period beginning at 9:30 AM, New York City time, and ending at 4:00 PM, New York City time.

 

RSU” means a right to receive a share of common stock of B/E or KLX, as applicable, in the future.

 

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Welfare Plan” means, where applicable, a “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code, and any benefits offered thereunder, and any other plan offering health benefits (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and mental health and substance abuse), disability benefits, or life, accidental death and disability, and business travel insurance, pre-tax premium conversion benefits, dependent care assistance programs, employee assistance programs, paid time off programs, contribution funding toward a health savings account, flexible spending accounts, or cashable credits.

 

The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Definition

 

Location

 

 

 

B/E

 

Preamble

Former B/E Employee

 

2.02(c)

Former KLX Employee

 

2.02(b)

FICA

 

2.01(e)

FSA Participation Period

 

4.04(a)

FUTA

 

2.01(e)

KLX

 

Preamble

KLX Deferred Compensation Plan

 

5.01(a)

KLX Deferred Compensation Obligations

 

5.01(d)

KLX DSU

 

3.03(c)

KLX ESPP

 

3.04

KLX FSA

 

4.03

KLX LTIP

 

3.02

KLX Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan

 

5.02

KLX Performance Award”

 

3.03(e)

KLX RSA

 

3.03(a)

KLX RSU

 

3.03(c)

KLX Welfare Plans

 

4.01(a)

Party

 

Preamble

Separation Agreement

 

Recitals

 

Section 1.02                             Interpretation and Rules of Construction

 

In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:

 

(i)                                     when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

 

(ii)                                  the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

 

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(iii)                               whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

(iv)                              the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

 

(v)                                 all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any Ancillary Agreement, or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein;

 

(vi)                              if there is any conflict between the provisions of the Separation Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control with respect to the subject matter hereof; if there is any conflict between the provisions of the body of this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, the provisions of the body of this Agreement shall control unless explicitly stated otherwise in such Schedule;

 

(vii)                           the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; and

 

(viii)                        references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Article II

 

ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES

 

Section 2.01                             Active Employees.

 

(a)                                                                                 Generally.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, effective not later than the Distribution Date, the employment of each Manufacturing Business Employee who is employed by a member of the KLX Group shall be assigned and transferred to B/E or a member of the B/E Group.  The employment of each CMS Business Employee who is employed by a member of the B/E Group shall be assigned and transferred to KLX or a member of the KLX Group.

 

(b)                                                                                 At Will Employment.  Notwithstanding the above or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of any member of the KLX Group or the B/E Group to continue the employment of any employee for any period of time following the Distribution Date or to change the employment status of any employee from “at will,” to the extent such employee is an “at will” employee under applicable Law.

 

(c)                                                                                  Severance.  The Distribution and the assignment, transfer or continuation of the employment of employees in connection therewith shall not be deemed a severance of employment of any employee for purposes of any plan, policy, practice or arrangement of any member of the B/E Group or KLX Group.

 

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(d)                                                                                 Not a Change of Control/Change in Control.  Neither the consummation of the Distribution nor any transaction in connection with the Distribution shall be deemed a “change of control,” “change in control,” or term of similar import for purposes of Section 409A of the Code or any Benefit Plan of B/E Group or KLX Group.

 

(e)                                                                                  Payroll and Related Taxes.  With respect to the portion of the tax year occurring prior to the day immediately following the Distribution Date, B/E will (i) be responsible for all payroll obligations, tax withholding and reporting obligations and (ii) furnish a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement to all KLX Employees and Former KLX Employees for such period.  With respect to the remaining portion of such tax year, KLX will (A) be responsible for all payroll obligations, tax withholding, and reporting obligations regarding KLX Employees and (B) furnish a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement to all KLX Employees.  With respect to each KLX Employee, B/E and KLX shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to (to the extent permitted by applicable Law and practicable) (1) treat KLX (or the applicable member of the KLX Group) as a “successor employer” and B/E (or the applicable member of the B/E Group) as a “predecessor,” within the meaning of Sections 3121(a)(1) and 3306(b)(1) of the Code, to the extent appropriate, for purposes of taxes imposed under the United States Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended (“FICA”), or the United States Federal Unemployment Tax Act, as amended (“FUTA”), (2) cooperate with each other to avoid, to the extent possible, the restart of FICA and FUTA upon or following the Distribution Date with respect to each such KLX Employee for the tax year during which the Distribution Date occurs, and (3) file tax returns, exchange wage payment information, and report wage payments made by the respective predecessor and successor employer on separate IRS Forms W-2 or similar earnings statements to each such KLX Employee for the tax year in which the Distribution Date occurs, in a manner provided in Section 4.02(l) of Revenue Procedure 2004-53.

 

(f)                                                                                   Employment Contracts.  Effective as of the Distribution Date, KLX will assume and honor, or will cause a member of the KLX Group to assume and honor, the agreements to which any KLX Employee is party with any member of the B/E Group, that are set forth on Schedule 2.01(f).

 

Section 2.02                             Former Employees.

 

(a)                                                                                 General Principle.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each former employee of the KLX Group or the B/E Group as of the Distribution Date will be considered a former employee of the business as to which his or her duties were primarily related immediately prior to his or her termination of employment with all of KLX, B/E and their respective Affiliates.

 

(b)                                                                                 Former KLX Employees.  Former employees of the KLX Group as of the Distribution Date shall be deemed to include all employees who, as of their last day of employment with all of KLX, B/E and their respective Affiliates, had employment duties primarily related to the CMS Business (collectively, the “Former KLX Employees”).

 

(c)                                                                                  Former B/E Employees.  Former employees of the B/E Group as of the Distribution Date shall be deemed to include all employees who, as of their last day of

 

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employment with all of KLX, B/E and their respective Affiliates, had employment duties primarily related to the Manufacturing Business (collectively, the “Former B/E Employees”).

 

Section 2.03                             Employment Law Obligations.

 

(a)                                                                                 Compliance With Employment Laws.  On and after the Distribution Date (i) the members of the KLX Group shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the KLX Employees and (ii) the members of the B/E Group shall remain responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the B/E Employees and the treatment of the Former B/E Employees and Former KLX Employees in respect of their former employment with B/E.

 

Section 2.04                             Employee Records.

 

(a)                                                                                 Employee Records Relating to KLX Employees and Former KLX Employees.  All Employee Records and data in any form relating to KLX Employees and Former KLX Employees shall be the property of KLX, except that data pertaining to the KLX Employee or Former KLX Employee and relating to any period that to the KLX Employee or Former KLX Employee was employed by a member of the B/E Group prior to the Distribution shall be jointly owned by KLX and B/E.

 

(b)                                                                                 Employee Records Relating to B/E Employees and Former B/E Employees.  All Employee Records and data in any form relating to B/E Employees and Former B/E Employees shall be the property of B/E, except that data pertaining to the B/E Employee or Former B/E Employee and relating to any period that the B/E Employee or Former B/E Employee was employed by KLX, B/E or any of their respective Affiliates prior to the Distribution shall be jointly owned by KLX and B/E.

 

(c)                                                                                  Sharing of Records.  The Parties shall use their respective reasonable commercial efforts to provide each other such Employee Records and information only as necessary or appropriate to carry out their obligations under applicable Law (including, without limitation, any relevant privacy protection laws or regulations in any applicable jurisdictions), this Agreement or the Separation Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement, or for the purposes of administering their respective employee Benefit Plans and policies.  Subject to applicable Law, all information and Employee Records regarding employment and personnel matters of (i) B/E Employees and Former B/E Employees shall be accessed, retained, held, used, copied and transmitted after the Distribution Date by B/E in accordance with all laws and policies relating to the collection, storage, retention, use, transmittal, disclosure and destruction of such records and (ii) KLX Employees and Former KLX Employees shall be accessed, retained, held, used, copied and transmitted after the Distribution Date by KLX in accordance with all laws and policies relating to the collection, storage, retention, use, transmittal, disclosure and destruction of such records.  The Parties shall reimburse each other for any reasonable costs incurred in copying or transmitting any records requested pursuant to this Section 2.04.

 

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(d)                                                                                 Access to Records.  To the extent consistent with applicable privacy protection laws or regulations, access to such Employee Records after the Distribution Date will be provided to KLX and B/E in accordance with the Separation Agreement.  In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, KLX shall retain reasonable access to those Employee Records retained by B/E necessary for KLX’s continued administration of any plans or programs on behalf of Employees after the Distribution Date, provided that such access shall be limited to individuals who have a job-related need to access such Employee Records.  KLX shall also retain copies of all restrictive covenant agreements with any B/E Employee or Former B/E Employee in which KLX has a valid business interest.

 

(e)                                                                                  Maintenance of Employee Records.  With respect to retaining, destroying, transferring, sharing, copying and permitting access to all such information, KLX and B/E shall each comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies, and each Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other Party from and against any and all liability, claims, actions, and damages that arise from a failure (by the indemnifying party or its agents) to so comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies applicable to such information.

 

(f)                                                                                   No Access to Computer Systems.  Except as set forth in the Separation Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall give either Party direct access to the computer systems of the other Party, unless specifically permitted by the owner of such systems.

 

(g)                                                                                  Relation to Separation Agreement.  The provisions of this Section 2.04 shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of the Separation Agreement governing Confidential Information and access to and use of employees, Information and Records.

 

(h)                                                                                 Confidentiality.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all Employee Records and data relating to employees shall, in each case, be subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Separation Agreement.

 

(i)                                                                                     Cooperation.  Each member of the B/E Group and KLX Group shall use reasonable commercial efforts to share, retain and maintain data and Employee Records that are necessary or appropriate to further the purposes of this Section 2.04 and for each other to administer their respective Benefit Plans to the extent consistent with this Agreement and applicable Law.  Except as provided under the Transition Services Agreement, neither B/E nor KLX shall charge the other any fee for such cooperation.  The Parties agree to cooperate as long as is reasonably necessary to further the purposes of this Section 2.04.

 

Article III

 

EQUITY AWARDS

 

Section 3.01                             General Principles.

 

(a)                                                                                 B/E and KLX shall take any and all reasonable actions as shall be necessary and appropriate to further the provisions of this ARTICLE III, including, to the

 

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extent practicable, providing written notice or similar communication to each employee who holds one or more awards granted under the B/E LTIP informing such employee of (i) the actions contemplated by this ARTICLE III with respect to such awards and (ii) whether (and during what time period) any “blackout” period shall be imposed upon holders of awards granted under the B/E Equity Plan during which time awards may not be exercised or settled, as the case may be.

 

(b)                                                                                 From and after the Distribution, (i) a grantee who has outstanding awards under the B/E LTIP or the KLX LTIP shall be considered to have been employed by the applicable plan sponsor before and after the Distribution for purposes of (x) vesting and (y) determining the date of termination of employment as it applies to any such award and (ii) for purposes of determining whether any “change in control” has occurred with respect to any B/E Equity Award or KLX Equity Award, (A) a “change in control” shall only be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any award that is held by an B/E Employee upon a “change in control” of B/E and (B) a “change in control” shall only be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any award that is held by a KLX Employee upon a “change in control” of KLX.

 

(c)                                                                                  No award described in this ARTICLE III, whether outstanding or to be issued, adjusted, substituted, assumed, converted or cancelled by reason of or in connection with the Distribution, shall be issued, adjusted, substituted, assumed, converted or cancelled until in the judgment of the administrator of the applicable plan or program such action is consistent with all applicable Laws, including federal securities Laws.  Any period of exercisability will not be extended on account of a period during which such an award is not exercisable pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

Section 3.02                             Establishment of Long-Term Incentive Plan.  On or prior to the Distribution Date, KLX shall establish a long-term incentive plan for the benefit of eligible KLX Employees that is substantially similar to the B/E LTIP (the “KLX LTIP”), except that the KLX LTIP will also provide for the granting of the KLX RSAs, KLX RSUs, KLX DSUs and KLX Performance Awards to be granted pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof.  Prior to the Distribution Date, B/E, as the sole stockholder of KLX, shall approve the KLX LTIP.

 

Section 3.03                             Treatment of Outstanding B/E Equity Awards.

 

(a)                                                                                 B/E RSAs held by KLX Employees and KLX Non-Employee Directors.  Rather than participate in the Distribution, the B/E RSAs that are outstanding, unvested and held by a KLX Employee or KLX Non-Employee Director as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by KLX upon the Effective Time and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive, in replacement of his or her B/E RSAs, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, a number of restricted shares of KLX Common Stock (“KLX RSAs”), which shall be equal to the number of shares subject to such B/E RSAs immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by the KLX Conversion Ratio and rounded down to the nearest whole share (with each separate vesting tranche of KLX RSAs comprising the holder’s aggregate number of KLX RSAs being rounded up or down to the nearest whole share).  Each KLX RSA described in the preceding sentence shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding B/E RSA immediately prior to the Effective Time (including vesting); provided, however, that from and after the Effective Time the vesting of each KLX RSA shall be determined based upon continued service with the KLX Group.

 

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(b)                                                                                 B/E RSAs held by B/E Employees and B/E Non-Employee Directors.  Rather than participate in the Distribution, the B/E RSAs that are outstanding, unvested and held by a B/E Employee, Former B/E Employee, B/E Director and Former KLX Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, be adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of B/E Common Stock subject to such B/E RSAs immediately prior to the Effective Time by the B/E Adjustment Ratio and rounding down to the nearest whole share (with each separate vesting tranche of B/E RSAs comprising the holder’s aggregate number of B/E RSAs being rounded up or down to the nearest whole share).  Following the Effective Time, the adjusted B/E RSAs shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to the B/E RSA prior to the Effective Time.

 

(c)                                                                                  B/E RSUs and B/E DSUs held by KLX Employees and KLX Non-Employee Directors.  The B/E RSUs or B/E DSUs that are outstanding and held by a KLX Employee or KLX Non-Employee Director, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be assumed by KLX and converted, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, into an award of RSUs (“KLX RSUs”) or DSUs (“KLX DSUs”), as applicable, over KLX Common Stock equal to the number of shares subject to such B/E RSUs or B/E DSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by the KLX Conversion Ratio and rounded down to the nearest whole share (with each separate vesting tranche of KLX RSUs comprising the holder’s aggregate number of KLX RSUs being rounded up or down to the nearest whole share). Each KLX RSU or KLX DSU described in the preceding sentence shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding B/E RSU or B/E DSU, as applicable, immediately prior to the Effective Time (including vesting); provided, however, that from and after the Effective Time the vesting of each KLX RSU shall be determined based upon continued service with the KLX Group.

 

(d)                                                                                 B/E RSUs and B/E DSUs held by B/E Employees and B/E Non-Employee Directors.  The B/E RSUs and B/E DSUs that are outstanding and held by a B/E Employee, B/E Non-Employee Director, Former B/E Employee, or Former KLX Employee, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, by multiplying the number of shares subject to such B/E RSUs or B/E DSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time by the B/E Adjustment Ratio and rounding down to the nearest whole share (with each separate vesting tranche of B/E RSUs comprising the holder’s aggregate number of B/E RSUs being rounded up or down to the nearest whole share). Following the Effective Time, all adjusted B/E RSUs and adjusted B/E DSUs shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to the B/E RSU or B/E DSU prior to the Effective Time.

 

(e)                                                                                  B/E Performance Awards held by KLX Employees. The B/E Performance Awards that are outstanding and held by a KLX Employee, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be assumed by KLX upon the Effective Time and converted into an award, subject to performance-based vesting, over KLX Common Stock (“KLX Performance Award”). The target number of shares of B/E Common Stock subject to each such B/E Performance Award shall be converted into a target number of shares of KLX Common Stock subject to each KLX Performance Award in the manner set forth above in Section 3.03(a) or 3.03(c), as applicable.  The board of directors of KLX (or any duly authorized committee or representative thereof) will set new performance targets for the period following the Effective Time.  Following the Effective Time, the KLX Performance Awards shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to the corresponding B/E Performance Awards prior to the Effective Time (including the annual performance targets previously set by the Board, or any duly authorized committee or representative thereof, for the portion of the performance period prior to the Effective Time), except that the attainment of any annual performance target for the

 

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portion of the performance period after the Effective Time shall be determined by reference to the performance target set by the board of directors of KLX (or any duly authorized committee or representative thereof).

 

(f)                                                                                   B/E Performance Awards held by B/E Employees. The B/E Performance Awards that are outstanding and held by a B/E Employee, shall be converted as of the Effective Time into an adjusted B/E Performance Award. The target number of shares of B/E Common Stock subject to each such B/E Performance Award prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted in the manner set forth above in Section 3.03(b) or 3.03(d), as applicable.  The Board (or any duly authorized committee or representative thereof) shall set new performance targets for the period following the Effective Time.  Following the Effective Time, the B/E Performance Awards shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to the B/E Performance Awards prior to the Effective Time (including the annual performance targets previously set by the Board, or any duly authorized committee or representative thereof, for the portion of the performance period prior to the Effective Time).

 

Section 3.04                             Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Effective as of the Distribution Date, KLX shall establish an employee stock purchase plan for the benefit of KLX Employees that is substantially similar to the B/E ESPP (the “KLX ESPP”).  Prior to the Distribution Date, B/E, as the sole stockholder of KLX, shall approve the KLX ESPP

 

(a)                                                                                 Unless otherwise decided by the Committee in its sole discretion, all payroll deductions under the B/E ESPP shall cease following the last payroll payment date prior to the Distribution Date.  The option period that would be in progress on the Distribution Date shall be shortened so that the exercise shall occur by the day prior to the Distribution Date.

 

Section 3.05                             Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; Code Section 162(m).

 

(a)                                                                                 By approving the adoption of this Agreement, the respective Boards of Directors of each of B/E and KLX intend to exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, by reason of the application of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, all acquisitions and dispositions of equity incentive awards by non-employee directors and officers of each of B/E and KLX.

 

(b)                                                                                 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including the treatment of deferred compensation plans, outstanding equity awards and annual incentive awards as described herein), B/E and KLX agree to negotiate in good faith regarding the need for any treatment different from that otherwise provided herein to ensure that a federal income tax deduction for the payment of such deferred compensation or equity award, annual incentive award or other compensation is, to the extent prescribed under the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement, not limited by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Section 3.06                             Liabilities for Settlement of Awards. Except as provided for pursuant to Section 3.08, from and after the Effective Time (a) B/E shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with B/E Equity Awards, including share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise, vesting or settlement of the B/E Equity Awards and (b) KLX shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with KLX Equity Awards, including any option

 

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exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise, vesting or settlement of the KLX Equity Awards.

 

Section 3.07                             Form S-8.  Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and subject to applicable Law, KLX shall prepare and file with the SEC one or several registration statements on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form) registering under the Securities Act the offering of a number of shares of KLX Common Stock at a minimum equal to the number of shares that are or may be subject to KLX Equity Awards.  KLX shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such registration statement to be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby to be maintained) as long as any KLX Equity Awards remain outstanding.

 

Section 3.08                             Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards.  A member of the B/E Group will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of B/E Employees, B/E Non-Employee Directors, Former B/E Employees, or Former KLX Employees from B/E Equity Awards, and a member of the KLX Group will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of KLX Employees and KLX Non-Employee Directors from KLX Equity Awards.  Further, a member of the B/E Group shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for B/E Employees, Former B/E Employees and Former KLX Employees to each applicable taxing authority, and a member of the KLX Group shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for KLX Employees to each applicable taxing authority.  B/E and KLX acknowledge and agree that the Parties will cooperate with each other and with third-party providers to effectuate withholding and remittance of taxes, as well as required tax reporting, in a timely, efficient, and appropriate manner.

 

Article IV

 

CERTAIN U.S. WELFARE BENEFIT MATTERS

 

Section 4.01                             Establishment of Welfare Plans.

 

(a)                                                                                 On or prior to January 1, 2015, KLX shall establish and adopt Welfare Plans that will provide welfare benefits to each eligible KLX Employee who is, as of the Distribution Date, a participant in any of the B/E Welfare Plans (and their eligible spouses and dependents, as the case may be) under terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the B/E Welfare Plans (the “KLX Welfare Plans”).  Coverage and benefits under the B/E Welfare Plans shall then be provided to the KLX Employees on an uninterrupted basis under the newly established KLX Welfare Plans which shall contain substantially the same terms and conditions as in effect under the corresponding B/E Welfare Plans immediately prior to the Distribution Date, unless otherwise noted on Schedule 4.01(a).  KLX Employees shall cease to be eligible for coverage under the B/E Welfare Plans on January 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted on Schedule 4.01(a).  For the avoidance of doubt, KLX shall not participate in any B/E Welfare Plans on or after January 1, 2015, and B/E Employees and Former B/E Employees shall not participate in any KLX Welfare Plans at any time.  During the period, if any, after the Distribution Date and before January 1, 2015, coverage for KLX Employees under the B/E Welfare Plans shall be provided pursuant to the terms set forth in the Transition Services Agreement.

 

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(b)                                                                                 KLX shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all KLX Welfare Plans (to the extent not already waived or taken into account, as applicable, prior to the date hereof) to (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions, and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to KLX Employees, other than limitations that were in effect with respect to such KLX Employees as of the Distribution Date under the B/E Welfare Plans, and (ii) waive any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement that would otherwise be applicable to a KLX Employee to the extent such KLX Employee had satisfied any similar limitation under the analogous B/E Welfare Plan as of the Distribution Date.

 

(c)                                                                                  Unless otherwise noted on Schedule 4.01(c), B/E shall retain Liability and responsibility in accordance with the applicable B/E Welfare Plan for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) for expenses incurred and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims) incurred by KLX Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries) under such plans prior to January 1, 2015 and KLX shall retain Liability and responsibility in accordance with the KLX Welfare Plans for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) for expenses incurred and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims) incurred by KLX Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries) on or following January 1, 2015.  For purposes of this Section 4.01, a benefit claim shall be deemed to be incurred as follows: (i) when the event giving rise to the benefit under the applicable plan has occurred as set forth in the governing plan documents, if it is clear based on the governing documents of both the B/E Welfare Plan and KLX Welfare Plans which plan should be responsible for the claim or, if not, as follows: (ii) (A) health, dental, vision, employee assistance program, education assistance program and prescription drug benefits (including in respect of any hospital confinement), upon provision of such services, materials or supplies; and (B) life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon the death, or other event giving rise to such benefits.  The members of the B/E Group shall retain liability and responsibility in accordance with the applicable B/E Welfare Plan for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) for expenses incurred and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims) for individuals who, immediately prior to January 1, 2015, are Former KLX Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries), including any such employee on long-term disability on January 1, 2015.

 

(d)                                                                                 Benefit Elections and Designations.  As of January 1, 2015, KLX shall cause the KLX Welfare Plans to recognize and give effect to all elections and designations (including all coverage and contribution elections and beneficiary designations) made by each KLX Employee under, or with respect to, the corresponding B/E Welfare Plan for the plan year in which the Distribution occurs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4.01 will prohibit KLX from soliciting or causing the solicitation of new election forms or beneficiary designations from KLX Employees to be effective under the KLX Welfare Plan as of January 1, 2015.

 

Section 4.02                             Accrued Paid Time Off.  KLX shall credit each KLX Employee with the amount of accrued but unused vacation time, sick time and other time-off benefits as such KLX Employee had with the B/E Group as of January 1, 2015.

 

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Section 4.03                             Flexible Spending Accounts.  On or prior to January 1, 2015, KLX shall establish and adopt KLX Welfare Plans that will provide health care flexible spending account and dependent care flexible spending account benefits to KLX Employees (each a “KLX FSA”).

 

Section 4.04                             COBRA and HIPAA.  B/E shall retain responsibility for compliance with the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to Former KLX Employees who, prior to the Distribution Date, were covered under a B/E Welfare Plan pursuant to COBRA.  B/E shall be responsible for administering compliance with any certificate of creditable coverage requirements of HIPAA or Medicare applicable to the B/E Welfare Plans with respect to KLX Employees.  The Parties agree that neither the Distribution nor any transfers of employment that occur in connection with and on or prior to the Distribution shall constitute a COBRA qualifying event for purposes of COBRA; provided, that, in all events, KLX shall assume, or shall have caused the KLX Welfare Plans to assume, responsibility for compliance with the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to KLX Employees who, on or after January 1, 2015 incur a qualifying event for purposes of COBRA.

 

Section 4.05                             Third Party Vendors.  Except as provided below, to the extent any B/E Welfare Plan is administered by a third-party vendor, B/E and KLX will cooperate and use their reasonable commercial efforts to “clone” any contract with such third-party vendor for KLX and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for both B/E and KLX.  Neither party shall be liable for failure to obtain such pricing discounts or other preferential terms for KLX.  Each party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges or administrative fees that such party may incur pursuant to this Section 4.05

 

Article V

 

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

Section 5.01                             Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

(a)                                                                                 Prior to the Distribution Date, KLX shall establish a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is identical in all material respects to the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan (the “KLX Deferred Compensation Plan”) for the benefit of each KLX Employee who is, immediately prior to the Distribution Date, a participant in the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan.  KLX shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the KLX Deferred Compensation Plan, and KLX shall assume and fully perform, pay and discharge, all obligations of the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan relating to KLX Employees as of the Distribution Date.

 

(b)                                                                                 Prior to the Distribution Date, KLX shall establish a trust in a form that is identical in all material respects to the B/E Rabbi Trust as in effect as of the Distribution Date (the “KLX Rabbi Trust”).  In connection with the assumption of the Liabilities under the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan in respect of KLX Employees, B/E shall, prior to the Distribution Date, transfer Assets from the B/E Rabbi Trust to the KLX Rabbi Trust. The amount of Assets to be transferred to the KLX Rabbi Trust shall be determined by multiplying

 

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the value of the Liabilities to be transferred to the KLX Deferred Compensation Plan by a fraction, the numerator of which is the fair market value of the assets held in the B/E Rabbi Trust immediately prior to the transfer and the denominator of which is the amount of Liabilities of the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan immediately prior to the transfer.  The valuation of Liabilities shall be calculated by the record keeper for the B/E Deferred Compensation Plan and the value of Assets shall be calculated by the Trustee of the B/E Rabbi Trust, and such valuations shall be approved by B/E and KLX.

 

(c)                                                                                  To the extent consistent with the funding objectives of the transfer described in Section 5.01(b), above, B/E shall, in determining the types of Assets to transfer to the KLX Rabbi Trust, direct the trustee of the B/E Rabbi Trust to transfer life insurance policies with respect to which KLX Employees are the insureds. B/E and KLX may agree in writing to modify the amount of Assets to be transferred to the KLX Rabbi Trust, as calculated under the provisions of Section 5.01(b), if the cash value of the insurance policies naming the KLX Employees exceeds the amount calculated.

 

(d)                                                                                 Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and subject to applicable Law, KLX shall prepare and file with the SEC one or several registration statements on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form) registering under the Securities Act the unsecured obligations of KLX to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the KLX Deferred Compensation Plan (the “KLX Deferred Compensation Obligations”).  KLX shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such registration statement to be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby to be maintained) as long as any KLX Deferred Compensation Obligations remain outstanding.

 

Section 5.02                             Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.  On or prior to the Distribution Date, KLX shall establish a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for the benefit of the non-employee KLX Non-Employee Directors that is substantially similar to the B/E NEDDCP (the “KLX Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan”).

 

Article VI

 

U.S. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

 

Section 6.01                             B/E Savings Plan.

 

(a)                                                                                 On or prior to the Distribution Date, B/E and KLX shall take all necessary actions to convert the B/E Savings Plan to a multiple employer plan and add KLX as a sponsor to the B/E Savings Plan.  On and after the Distribution Date, KLX Employees who participated in the B/E Savings Plan prior to the Distribution Date shall continue to participate on the B/E Savings Plan on the same terms and conditions as applied prior to the Distribution Date.  On and after the Distribution Date, all contributions payable to the B/E Savings Plan with respect to KLX Employees, determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of the B/E Savings Plan, ERISA and the Code, shall be paid by KLX to the B/E Savings Plan.

 

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(b)                                                                                 The B/E Savings Plan shall provide, effective as of the Distribution Date, (i) for the establishment of a KLX Common Stock fund and (ii) that such KLX Common Stock fund shall receive a transfer of and hold all shares of KLX Common Stock distributed in connection with the Distribution in respect of shares of B/E Common Stock.  All participants in the B/E Savings Plan will be prohibited from increasing their holdings in such KLX Common Stock fund under the B/E Savings Plan, and may elect to liquidate their holdings in such KLX Common Stock fund and invest those monies in any other investment fund offered under the B/E Savings Plan.

 

Article VII

 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLANS

 

Section 7.01                             B/E Annual Incentive Plans.

 

(a)                                                                                 2014 Bonuses.  B/E shall pay eligible KLX Employees a cash bonus payment equal to the full annual cash bonus amount earned by such KLX Employee for 2014, as determined by B/E, immediately prior to the Distribution Date.  B/E shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax deduction in respect of the cash bonus payment made pursuant to this Section 7.01(a).

 

(b)                                                                                 Future Annual Incentive Plans.  Each of B/E and KLX are expected to implement their own annual incentive plans for calendar year 2015 in which B/E Employees and KLX Employees, respectively, will participate.  KLX shall be solely responsible for funding, paying and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any KLX Employee is eligible to receive under any KLX annual incentive plan with respect to payments made on account of performance periods beginning at or after January 1, 2015, and B/E shall be solely responsible for funding, paying and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any B/E Employee is eligible to receive under any B/E Annual Incentive Plan with respect to payments made on account of performance periods beginning at or after January 1, 2015.

 

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Article VIII

 

COMPENSATION MATTERS AND GENERAL BENEFIT AND EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

Section 8.01                             Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements.  To the fullest extent permitted by the agreements described in this Section 8.01 and applicable Law, B/E shall assign, or cause an applicable member of the B/E Group to assign (including through notification to employees, as applicable), to KLX or a member of the KLX Group, as designated by KLX, all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the B/E Group and a KLX Employee, with such assignment to be effective as of the Distribution Date.  To the extent that assignment of such agreements is not permitted, effective as of the Distribution Date, each member of the KLX Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the B/E Group for purposes of, and a third-party beneficiary with respect to, all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the B/E Group and a KLX Employee, such that each member of the KLX Group shall enjoy all the rights and benefits under such agreements (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary), with respect to the business operations of the KLX Group; provided, however, that in no event shall B/E be permitted to enforce such restrictive covenant agreements against KLX  Employees for action taken in their capacity as employees of a member of the KLX Group.

 

Section 8.02                             Termination of Participation.  Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement, effective as of the Distribution Date, KLX Employees shall cease participation in each B/E Benefit Plan and shall no longer be eligible to participate in any B/E Benefit Plan.

 

Section 8.03                             Leaves of Absence.  KLX will continue to apply the appropriate leave of absence policies applicable to inactive KLX Employees who are on an approved leave of absence as of the Distribution Date.  Leaves of absence taken by KLX Employees prior to the Distribution Date shall be deemed to have been taken as employees of a member of the KLX Group.

 

Section 8.04                             Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation.  All workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by a B/E Employee, Former B/E Employee, KLX Employee or Former KLX Employee that results from an accident, incident or event occurring, or from an occupational disease which becomes manifest, prior to the Distribution Date shall be retained by B/E.  Effective as of the Distribution Date, KLX, acting through the member of the KLX Group employing each KLX Employee, will be responsible for (a) obtaining workers’ compensation insurance, including providing all collateral required by the insurance carriers and providing all notices to KLX Employees required by applicable workers’ compensation Laws and (b) establishing new or transferred unemployment insurance employer accounts, policies and claims handling contracts with the applicable government agencies.

 

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Section 8.05                             Preservation of Rights to Amend.  The rights of B/E or KLX to amend or terminate any plan, program, or policy referred to herein shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06                             Confidentiality.  Each Party agrees that any information conveyed or otherwise received by or on behalf of a Party in conjunction herewith is confidential and is subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisions set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

Section 8.07                             Administrative Complaints/Litigation.  To the extent that any legal action relates to a putative or certified class of plaintiffs, which includes both B/E Employees (or Former B/E Employees) and KLX Employees (or Former KLX Employees) and such action involves employment or Benefit Plan related claims, reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in responding to such legal action shall be allocated among the Parties equitably in proportion to a reasonable assessment of the relative proportion of B/E Employees (or Former B/E Employees) and KLX Employees (or Former KLX Employees) included in or represented by the putative or certified plaintiff class.  The procedures contained in the indemnification and related litigation cooperation provisions of the Separation Agreement shall apply with respect to each Party’s indemnification obligations under this Section 8.07.

 

Section 8.08                             Reimbursement and Indemnification.  To the extent provided for under this Agreement, each Party agrees to reimburse the other Party, within 30 days of receipt from the other Party of reasonable verification, for all costs and expenses which the other Party may incur on its behalf as a result of any of the respective Welfare Plans and other Benefit Plans.  All Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by KLX pursuant to this Agreement, and all Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by B/E pursuant to this Agreement, shall in each case be subject to the indemnification provisions of the Separation Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the KLX Group to pay or reimburse to any member of the B/E Group any benefit-related cost item that a member of the KLX Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the B/E Group prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the B/E to pay or reimburse to any member of the KLX Group any benefit-related cost item that a member of the B/E Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the KLX Group prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 8.09                             Fiduciary Matters.  Each Party acknowledges that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable Law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good-faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard.  Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

 

Section 8.10                             Section 409A.  B/E and KLX shall cooperate in good faith so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement will not result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to any KLX Employee, KLX Non-

 

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Employee Director, Former KLX Employee, B/E Employee, B/E Non-Employee Director or Former B/E Employee, in respect of their respective benefits under any Benefit Plan.  In the event the Parties determine that the actions described in this Agreement may result in any KLX Employee, KLX Non-Employee Director, Former KLX Employee, B/E Employee, B/E Non-Employee Director or Former B/E Employee becoming subject to additional taxes pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, the Parties agree to cooperate in good faith to modify the procedures described in this Agreement to prevent such KLX Employee, KLX Non-Employee Director, Former KLX Employee, B/E Employee, B/E Non-Employee Director or Former B/E Employee from becoming subject to such additional tax.

 

Article IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01                             Limitation of LiabilityIN NO EVENT SHALL ANY MEMBER OF THE B/E GROUP OR THE KLX GROUP BE LIABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE KLX GROUP OR THE B/E GROUP, RESPECTIVELY, FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT LIMIT EACH PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE VII OF THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT.

 

Section 9.02                             Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, each Party shall pay its own expenses in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to the contrary, all KLX Transaction Costs shall be borne by KLX and all B/E Transaction Costs shall be borne by B/E.

 

Section 9.03                             Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.03):

 

(a)                                 if to B/E:

 

1400 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, FL 33414
Facsimile:  (561) 791-3966
Attention:  Ryan Patch

 

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with copies to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP

599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022-6069
Telecopy:  (212) 848-7179

 

Attention:                 Creighton O’M. Condon, Esq.
Robert M. Katz, Esq.

 

(b)                                 if to KLX:

 

1300 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, FL 33414
Facsimile:  [
·]
Attention:  Roger Franks

 

with copies to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022-6069
Telecopy:  (212) 848-7179

 

Attention:                 Creighton O’M. Condon, Esq.
Robert M. Katz, Esq.

 

Section 9.04                             Public Announcements.  Following the Effective Time, neither Party to this Agreement shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the Separation Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Separation Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party unless otherwise required by Law or applicable stock exchange regulation, and the Parties to this Agreement shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any such press release or public announcement.

 

Section 9.05                             Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party hereto.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 9.06                             Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the other Distribution documents constitute the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both

 

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written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  Irrespective of anything else contained herein, the Parties do not intend for this Agreement constitute the establishment or adoption of, or amendment to, any Benefit Plan, and no person participating in any such Benefit Plan shall have any claim or cause of action, under ERISA or otherwise, in respect of any provision of this Agreement as it relates to any such Benefit Plan or otherwise.

 

Section 9.07                             Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the Parties hereto or (b) by a waiver in accordance with Section 9.08.

 

Section 9.08                             Waiver.  Either Party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party and (b) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other Party or conditions to such Party’s obligations contained herein.  Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound thereby.  Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement.  The failure of either Party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights.

 

Section 9.09                             Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.  Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void.  Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement without consent in connection with (a) a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets, or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets; provided, however, that the assignee expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party provides written notice and evidence of such assignment and assumption to the non-assigning Party.  No assignment permitted by this Section 9.08 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 9.10                             Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.11                             Currency.  Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein means United States dollars, and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

 

Section 9.12                             Tax Matters.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for those tax matters specifically addressed herein, the Tax Sharing Agreement

 

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will be the exclusive agreement among the Parties with respect to all Tax matters, including indemnification in respect of Tax matters.

 

Section 9.13                             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

Section 9.14                             Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Separation Agreement or Transition Services Agreement is terminated prior to the Distribution Date, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.

 

Section 9.15                             Waiver of Jury TrialEACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.14.

 

Section 9.16                             Survival of Covenants.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein or therein, shall survive the Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 9.17                             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or portable document format (“.pdf”)) in counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

KLX INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



EX-10.12 4 a2222359zex-10_12.htm EX-10.12

Exhibit 10.12

 

KLX INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.                                      Purposes of the Plan

 

The purposes of the Plan are to (a) promote the long-term success of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to increase stockholder value by providing Eligible Individuals with incentives to contribute to the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by offering them an opportunity to obtain a proprietary interest in the Company through the grant of equity-based awards and (b) assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified individuals who are in a position to make significant contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

2.                                      Definitions and Rules of Construction

 

(a)                                 Definitions.  For purposes of the Plan, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Award” means an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Stock, Performance Unit or Other Award granted by the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

 

Award Document” means an agreement, certificate or other type or form of document or documentation approved by the Committee that sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award.  An Award Document may be in written, electronic or other media, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless the Committee requires otherwise, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

Change in Control” has the meaning assigned to it for purposes of the employment agreement or consulting agreement, as the case may be, applicable to the Participant.  If there is no employment or consulting agreement or if the employment agreement or consulting agreement contains no such term, “Change in Control” means:

 

(i)                                     The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form of corporate transaction or series of transactions, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the reorganization, merger or consolidation or other transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting securities, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to the reorganization, merger, consolidation or other transaction;

 

(ii)                                  The consummation of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(iii)                               The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(iv)                              Individuals who, as of the Effective Date of this Plan, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company) shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

(v)                                 The acquisition (other than from the Company) by any person, entity or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act of more than 25% of either the then outstanding Shares of the Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then

 



 

outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (hereinafter referred to as the ownership of a “Controlling Interest”) excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest, (B) any person, entity or “group” that as of the Effective Date owns beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or a Controlling Interest or (C) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the payment or settlement of which will accelerate upon a Change in Control, no event set forth in an agreement applicable to a Participant or clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) will constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan and any Award Document unless the event also constitutes a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable guidance, rulings and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor committee thereto or any other committee appointed from time to time by the Board to administer the Plan.  The Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that if any Committee member is found not to have the qualification requirements of Section 162(m) and/or Section 16(b), any actions taken or Awards granted shall not be invalidated by this failure to so qualify; and provided, further, that the Board may perform any duties delegated to the Committee and in these instances, any reference to the Board shall be deemed a reference to the Committee.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per Share, or such other class of Share or other securities as may be adjusted under Section 13(b) of the Plan.

 

Company” means KLX Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor to all or substantially all of its business that adopts the Plan.

 

Disability has the meaning assigned to it for purposes of the employment agreement or consulting agreement, as the case may be, applicable to the Participant.  If there is no employment or consulting agreement or such agreement contains no such term, “Disability” has the meaning set forth in the long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the payment or settlement of which will accelerate upon a disability, “Disability” will have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 409A of the Code.

 

Effective Date” means the date of the consummation of the distribution of all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of B/E Aerospace, Inc. common stock.

 

Eligible Individuals” means the individuals described in Section 4(a) of the Plan who are eligible for Awards under the Plan.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the fair market value of the Share as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in accordance with the valuation methodology approved by the Committee.  In the absence of any alternative valuation methodology approved by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall equal the closing selling price of a Share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the valuation is made as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), or such other national securities exchange as may be designated by the Committee, or, in the event that the Common Stock is not listed for trading on

 

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a national securities exchange but is quoted on an automated system, on such automated system, in any such case on the valuation date (or, if there were no sales on such automated system on the valuation date, the average of the highest and lowest quoted selling prices as reported on said composite tape or automated system for the most recent day during which a sale occurred).

 

Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

 

Other Award” means any form of Award other than an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Stock, Performance Unit or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

 

Participant” means an Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

 

Performance Period” means the period established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document over which Performance Targets are measured.

 

Performance Stock” means a Target Number of Shares granted pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Plan.

 

Performance Target” means the performance measures established by the Committee from among the performance criteria provided in Section 6(h) and set forth in the applicable Award Document.

 

Performance Unit” means a right to receive a Target Number of Shares or cash in the future granted pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Plan.

 

Plan” means the KLX Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as may be amended or restated from time to time.

 

Plan Limit” means the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued for all purposes under the Plan as set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan.

 

Restricted Stock” means Shares granted or sold to a Participant pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Plan.

 

Restricted Stock Unit” means a right to receive a Share (or cash, if applicable) in the future granted pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Plan.

 

Section 162(m) Award” means an Award that is intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Shares” means shares of Common Stock.

 

Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the appreciation on Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.

 

Subsidiary” means (i) a domestic or foreign corporation or other entity with respect to which the Company, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a majority of the members of the corporation’s board of directors or analogous governing body, or (ii) any other domestic or foreign corporation or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly,

 

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has an equity or similar interest and which the Committee designates as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan.  For purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the term “Subsidiary” shall be defined in the manner required by Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

Substitute Award” means any Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding employee equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines or separates pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan that was approved by the stockholders of such company or other entity, including any awards granted under the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and assumed by the Company in connection with the separation of the Company from B/E Aerospace, Inc.

 

Target Number” means the target number of Shares or cash value established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document.

 

(b)                                 Rules of Construction.  The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the feminine pronoun, and the singular form of a word shall be deemed to include the plural form, unless the context requires otherwise.  Unless the text indicates otherwise, references to sections are to sections of the Plan.

 

3.                                      Administration

 

(a)                                 Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to:

 

(i)                                     select the Participants from the Eligible Individuals;

 

(ii)                                  grant Awards in accordance with the Plan;

 

(iii)                               determine the number of Shares subject to each Award or the cash amount payable in connection with an Award;

 

(iv)                              determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, those related to term, permissible methods of exercise, vesting, forfeiture, payment, settlement, exercisability, Performance Periods, Performance Targets, and the effect, if any, of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a Change in Control of the Company;

 

(v)                                 subject to Section 16, amend the terms and conditions of an Award after grant;

 

(vi)                              specify and approve the provisions of the Award Documents delivered to Participants in connection with their Awards;

 

(vii)                           construe and interpret any Award Document delivered under the Plan;

 

(viii)                        make factual determinations in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan;

 

(ix)                              adopt, prescribe, amend, waive and rescind administrative regulations, rules and procedures relating to the Plan;

 

(x)                                 employ legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems desirable for the administration of the Plan and rely upon any advice, opinion or computation received therefrom;

 

(xi)                              vary the terms of Awards to take account of tax and securities laws and other regulatory requirements or to procure favorable tax treatment for Participants;

 

(xii)                           correct any defects, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Document or the Plan; and

 

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(xiii)                        make all other determinations and take any other action desirable or necessary to interpret, construe or implement properly the provisions of the Plan or any Award Document.

 

(b)                                 Plan Construction and Interpretation.  The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to construe and interpret the Plan.

 

(c)                                  Determinations of Committee Final and Binding.  All determinations by the Committee or its delegate in carrying out and administering the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all interested persons.

 

(d)                                 Non-Uniform Determinations.  The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Eligible Individuals who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Eligible Individuals are similarly situated).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Documents, as to the Eligible Individuals to receive Awards under the Plan and the terms and provisions of Awards under the Plan.

 

(e)                                  Delegation of Authority.  To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a subcommittee or subcommittees thereof or other persons or groups of persons it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations as it may set at the time of the delegation or thereafter; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to employees (A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code or (C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan.  For purposes of the Plan, reference to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 3(e).

 

(f)                                   Liability of Committee.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations (i) no member of the Board or Committee (or its delegates) shall be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan, and (ii) the members of the Board or the Committee (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party the Committee deems necessary, and no member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such information and/or advice.

 

(g)                                  Action by the Board.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by the Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board.

 

4.                                      Eligibility

 

(a)                                 Eligible Individuals.  Awards may be granted to officers, employees, directors, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity interest.  Only employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary may be granted Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall have the authority to select the persons to whom Awards may be granted and to determine the type, number and terms of Awards to be granted to each such Participant.  Under the Plan, references to “employment” or “employed” include the engagement of Participants who are consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)                                 Grants to Participants.  The Committee shall have no obligation to grant any Eligible Individual an Award or to designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant solely by reason of the Eligible

 

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Individual having received a prior Award or having been previously designated as a Participant.  The Committee may grant more than one Award to a Participant and may designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant for overlapping periods of time.

 

5.                                      Shares Subject to the Plan

 

(a)                                 Plan Limit.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued in respect of new Awards granted under the Plan shall be 5,000,000, which includes Shares underlying Substitute Awards.  Shares to be issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares, issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company (in the open-market or in private transactions) and that are being held in treasury, or a combination thereof.  All of the Shares subject to the Plan Limit may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options, except that in calculating the number of Shares that remain available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options, the rules set forth in Section 5(b) shall not apply to the extent not permitted under Section 422 of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Rules Applicable to Determining Shares Available for Issuance.  The number of Shares remaining available for issuance shall be reduced by the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards and, for Awards that are not denominated by Shares, by the number of Shares actually delivered upon settlement or payment of the Award.  For purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, (i) the number of Shares that are tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise or settlement of an Award and (ii) all of the Shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right to the extent exercised (not limited to the Shares actually issued to Participants, but also including Shares withheld by the Company for taxes in connection with such exercise), will not be added back to the Plan Limit.  In addition, for purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the Plan, the number of Shares corresponding to Awards under the Plan that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expire for any reason without having been exercised or settled or that are settled through issuance of consideration other than Shares (including, without limitation, cash) shall be added back to the Plan Limit and again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable with respect to (i) the cancellation of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option upon the exercise of the Option or (ii) the cancellation of an Option granted in tandem with a Stock Appreciation Right upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(c)                                  Special Limits.  Anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) above notwithstanding, but subject to adjustment under Section 13(b), the following special limits shall apply to Shares available for Awards under the Plan:

 

(i)                                     the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Stock, Performance Units and Other Awards that are payable in Shares granted under the Plan shall equal 5,000,000 Shares in the aggregate;

 

(ii)                                  the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal 1,100,000 Shares;

 

(iii)                               the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal 750,000 Shares (measured as of the date of grant);

 

(iv)                              the maximum dollar value of Awards (other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) that may be granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year is $25,000,000 (measured as of the date of grant); and

 

(v)                                 any Shares underlying Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the number of Shares remaining for issuance and shall not be subject to this Section 5(c).

 

(vi)                              any Shares underlying the Awards granted prior to the first meeting of the Company at which the Plan is submitted for the approval of stockholders, in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan, shall not be subject to this Section 5(c).

 

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6.                                      Awards in General

 

(a)                                 Types of Awards.  Awards under the Plan may consist of Options, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Stock, Performance Units and Other Awards.  Any Award described in Sections 7 through 11 of the Plan may be granted singly or in combination or tandem with any other Awards, as the Committee may determine.  Awards under the Plan may be made in combination with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to awards or rights under any other compensation or benefit plan of the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.

 

(b)                                 Terms Set Forth in Award Document.  The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Document in a form approved by the Committee for the Award, which shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may accelerate (i) the vesting or payment of any Award, (ii) the lapse of restrictions on any Award, or (iii) the date on which any Award first becomes exercisable.  The terms of Awards may vary among Participants, and the Plan does not impose upon the Committee any requirement to make Awards subject to uniform terms.  Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Documents may vary.

 

(c)                                  Vesting.  The Committee shall specify at the time of grant the vesting provisions of an Award.

 

(d)                                 Termination of Employment.  The Committee shall specify at or after the time of grant of an Award the provisions governing the disposition of an Award in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates.  Subject to Section 409A of the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, in connection with a Participant’s termination of employment, the Committee shall have the discretion to (i) accelerate the vesting, exercisability or settlement of, (ii) accelerate or eliminate the restrictions and conditions applicable to, or (iii) extend the post-termination exercise period of an outstanding Award.  The provisions described in this Section 6(d) may be specified in the applicable Award Document or determined at a subsequent time.

 

(e)                                  Change in Control.  The Committee shall have full authority to determine the effect, if any, of a Change in Control of the Company on the vesting, exercisability, settlement, payment or lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award, which effect may be specified in the applicable Award Document or, subject to Section 409A of the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, determined at a subsequent time.  Except as otherwise specified in an Award Document (or in a Participant’s employment agreement) and subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations (including Section 409A of the Code), the Board or the Committee shall, at any time prior to, coincident with or after the effective time of a Change in Control, take such actions as it may consider appropriate, including, without limitation:  (i) providing for the acceleration of any vesting conditions relating to the exercise or settlement of an Award (including the deemed attainment of Performance Targets) or that an Award shall terminate or expire unless exercised or settled in full on or before a date fixed by the Board or the Committee; (ii) making other adjustments to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect the Change in Control; (iii) causing the Awards then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights to be substituted for the Awards, by the surviving corporation in the Change in Control; or (iv) permitting or requiring Participants to surrender outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the highest price paid for a Share in the Change in Control transaction and the Exercise Price of the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(f)                                   Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee may provide Participants with the right to receive dividends or payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to an outstanding Award.  The payments can either be paid currently or deemed to have been reinvested in Shares, and can be made in Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that the terms of any reinvestment of dividends must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(g)                                  Rights of a Stockholder.  A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by an Award (including voting rights) until the date the Participant or his nominee becomes the

 

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holder of record of such Shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in Section 13(b) of the Plan.

 

(h)                                 Section 162(m) Awards.  (i)  The Committee may determine whether any Award under the Plan is intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code.  Any Awards designated to be “qualified performance-based compensation” shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more Performance Targets to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code and shall be subject to all other conditions and requirements of Section 162(m).  The Performance Targets that may be used by the Committee for such Awards will be based on measurable and attainable financial goals for the Company, one or more of its operating divisions, Subsidiaries or business units or any combination of the above from the following:  net income, net revenue, operating cash flow, operating margin, operating revenue, revenue growth rates, pretax income, pretax operating income, operating or gross margin, growth rates, operating income growth, return on assets (including return on tangible assets and cash return on tangible assets), total stockholder return, on-time delivery targets, Share price, return on equity, operating earnings, diluted earnings per Share or earnings per Share growth, or a combination thereof as selected by the Committee.  The Performance Targets may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual Participant or objectives that are Company-wide or related to a Subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit and may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of the applicable Subsidiary, operating division, department, region, function or business unit) or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market or other index.  In addition, for Awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may establish Performance Targets based on other criteria as it deems appropriate.

 

(ii)                                  The Participants to receive Section 162(m) Awards shall be designated and the applicable Performance Targets shall be established by the Committee within ninety (90) days following the commencement of the applicable Performance Period (or such earlier or later date permitted or required by Section 162(m) of the Code).  Each Participant shall be assigned a Target Number payable if Performance Targets are achieved.  Any payment of a Section 162(m) Award granted with Performance Targets shall be conditioned on the written certification of the Committee in each case that the Performance Targets and any other material conditions were satisfied.  The Committee may determine, at the time of grant, that if performance exceeds the specified Performance Targets, the Award may be settled with payment greater than the Target Number, but in no event may the payment exceed the limits set forth in Section 5(c).  The Committee retains the right to reduce any Section 162(m) Award notwithstanding the attainment of the Performance Targets.  In the event that one or more members of the Committee are not “outside directors” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, the grant and terms of Awards intended to qualify as Section 162(m) Awards will be made by a subcommittee appointed in accordance with Section 3(e) of the Plan consisting of two or more “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(i)                                     Deferrals.  In accordance with the procedures authorized by, and subject to the approval of, the Committee, Participants may be given the opportunity to defer the payment or settlement of an Award to one or more dates selected by the Participant.  The terms of any deferrals must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.  No deferral opportunity shall exist with respect to an Award unless explicitly permitted by the Committee on or after the time of grant.

 

(j)                                    Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended, without stockholder approval, to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.  The foregoing shall not prevent adjustments pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Plan.

 

7.                                      Terms and Conditions of Options

 

(a)                                 General.  The Committee may grant Options to Eligible Individuals and shall determine whether the Options shall be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Document that shall expressly identify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option, and be in such form and contain such provisions as the Committee shall from time to

 

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time deem appropriate.  The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, as amended from time to time.

 

(b)                                 Exercise Price.  The exercise price of an Option shall be fixed by the Committee at the time of grant or shall be determined by a method specified by the Committee at the time of grant.  In no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the exercise price of a Substitute Award granted as an Option shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and may be less than the one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value.  Payment of the exercise price of an Option shall be made in any form approved by the Committee at the time of grant.

 

(c)                                  Term.  An Option shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Document relating to the Option, and the Committee may extend the term of an Option after the time of grant; provided, however, that the term of an Option may in no event extend beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of such Option.

 

(d)                                 Exercise; Payment of Exercise Price.  Options shall be exercised by delivery of a notice of exercise in a form approved by the Company.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Document, the exercise price of an Option may be paid (i) in cash (or cash equivalents), (ii) by actual delivery or attestation to ownership of freely transferable Shares already owned by the person exercising the Option and equal in value to the exercise price, (iii) by a combination of cash and Shares equal in value to the exercise price, (iv) through net share settlement or similar procedure involving the withholding of Shares subject to the Option with a value equal to the exercise price, or (v) by such other means as the Committee may authorize.  In accordance with the rules and procedures authorized by the Committee from time to time for this purpose, the Option may also be exercised through a “cashless exercise” procedure authorized by the Committee that permits Participants to exercise Options by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and the amount of any required tax or other withholding obligations or through other procedures determined by the Company from time to time.

 

8.                                      Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock

 

(a)                                 Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Restricted Stock Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Document, one or more Shares.  Restricted Stock Units may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which they may be cancelled.  Upon settlement, the Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in Shares, cash, or a combination of cash and Shares, with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time of payment.

 

(b)                                 Restricted Stock.  The Committee may grant or sell Restricted Stock to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Restricted Stock shall consist of one or more Shares granted or sold to an Eligible Individual, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.  Restricted Stock may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which it may be cancelled.

 

9.                                      Stock Appreciation Rights

 

(a)                                 General.  The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to receive, upon satisfaction of the conditions to payment specified in the applicable Award Document, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of the number of Shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the grant price for such Stock Appreciation Right specified in the applicable Award Document.  The grant price per Share of Shares covered by a Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by the Committee at the time of grant or, alternatively, shall be determined by a method specified by the Committee at the time of grant, but in no event shall the grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a

 

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Share on the date of grant; provided, however, that the grant price of a Substitute Award granted as a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value.  Payments to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be made in cash or Shares, or in a combination of cash and Shares.

 

(b)                                 Term.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Document relating to such Stock Appreciation Right, and the Committee may extend the term of a Stock Appreciation Right after the time of grant; provided, however, that the term of a Stock Appreciation Right may in no event extend beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(c)                                  Methods of Exercise.  In accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Committee for this purpose, and subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Document and all applicable laws, the Committee shall determine the permissible methods of exercise for a Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(d)                                 Stock Appreciation Rights in Tandem with Options.  A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option may be granted either at the same time as the Option or subsequent thereto.  If granted in tandem with an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the same number of Shares as covered by the Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and shall be exercisable only at the same time or times and to the extent the related Option shall be exercisable, and shall have the same term as the related Option.  The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option shall equal the per Share exercise price of the Option to which it relates.  Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option, the related Option shall be cancelled automatically to the extent of the number of Shares covered by such exercise.  Conversely, if the related Option is exercised as to some or all of the Shares covered by the tandem grant, the tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be cancelled automatically to the extent of the number of Shares covered by the Option exercise.

 

10.                               Performance Stock and Performance Units

 

(a)                                 Performance Stock.  The Committee may grant Performance Stock to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Performance Stock shall consist of a Target Number of Shares granted to an Eligible Individual based on the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.

 

(b)                                 Performance Units.  The Committee may grant Performance Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Performance Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document, a Target Number of Shares or cash based upon the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period.  Performance Units shall be settled through the delivery of Shares or cash, or a combination of cash and Shares, with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares as of the last day of the applicable Performance Period.

 

11.                               Other Awards

 

The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related Awards not described above that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company.  Other Awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of Shares, for the acquisition or future acquisition of Shares, or any combination thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the value of an Other Award is based on a spread value, the grant or exercise price will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the grant.

 

12.                               Certain Restrictions

 

(a)                                 Transfers.  No Award shall be transferable other than by last will and testament, by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order, as the case may be; provided, however,

 

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that the Committee may, subject to terms and conditions as it shall specify, permit the transfer of an Award for no consideration (i) to a Participant’s family member, (ii) to one or more trusts established in whole or in part for the benefit of one or more of such family members, (iii) to one or more entities which are beneficially owned in whole or in part by one or more such family members or (iv) to any other individual or entity permitted under law and the rules of Nasdaq or any other exchange that lists the Shares (collectively, “Permitted Transferees”).  Any Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall be further transferable only by last will and testament or the laws of descent and distribution or, for no consideration, to another Permitted Transferee of the Participant.

 

(b)                                 Award Exercisable Only by Participant.  During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant or by a Permitted Transferee to whom the Award has been transferred in accordance with Section 12(a) above.  The grant of an Award shall impose no obligation on a Participant to exercise or settle the Award.

 

13.                               Recapitalization or Reorganization

 

(a)                                 Authority of the Company and Stockholders.  The existence of the Plan, the Award Documents and the Awards granted under the Plan shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Shares or the rights under the Shares or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

(b)                                 Change in Capitalization.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award Document, the number and kind of Shares authorized for issuance under Section 5 of the Plan, including the maximum number of Shares available under the special limits provided for in Section 5(c), shall be equitably adjusted in the manner deemed necessary by the Committee in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation, separation, extraordinary cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of Shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Shares at a price substantially below Fair Market Value or other similar corporate event or distribution of stock or property of the Company affecting the Shares in order to preserve, but not increase, the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.  In addition, upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the number and kind of Shares subject to any outstanding Award and the exercise price per Share (or the grant price per Share, as the case may be), if any, under any outstanding Award shall be equitably adjusted (including by payment of cash to a Participant) in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to Participants.  Such adjustments shall be made by the Committee whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such adjusted Awards shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting or settlement schedule to which the underlying Award is subject.  Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Committee shall not be required to make any adjustments that would cause an Award to fail to satisfy the conditions of an applicable exemption from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise violate the applicable requirements thereof.

 

14.                               Term of the Plan

 

Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, except with respect to Awards then outstanding.  No Awards may be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

15.                               Effective Date

 

The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date.  The Plan shall be submitted to stockholders for approval no later than the first annual meeting of the Company that occurs after the separation of the Company from B/E Aerospace, Inc. and, if such approval is not obtained, the Plan shall terminate and no further Awards shall be granted hereunder.

 

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16.                               Amendment and Termination

 

Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board may at any time terminate or, from time to time amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided, however, that no termination, amendment, modification or suspension (i) shall be effective without the approval of the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the rules of Nasdaq and (ii) shall materially and adversely alter or impair the rights of a Participant in any Award previously made under the Plan without the consent of the holder of the Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any Award under the Plan without the consent of a Participant to the extent it deems necessary or desirable (a) to comply with, or take into account changes in, interpretations of or guidance promulgated under, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) to take into account unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 13(b)), (c) to take into account significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets or other property by the Company or (d) to ensure that an Award is not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

 

17.                               Miscellaneous

 

(a)                                 Tax Withholding.  The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, may require any individual entitled to receive a payment in respect of an Award to remit to the Company, prior to payment, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements.  In the case of an Award payable in Shares, the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, may permit or require a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the obligation to remit taxes by directing the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be received by the Participant or to repurchase Shares that were issued to the Participant to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding rates for any applicable tax withholding purposes, in accordance with all applicable laws and pursuant to such rules as the Committee may establish from time to time.  The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall also have the right to deduct from all cash payments made to a Participant (whether or not the payment is made in connection with an Award) any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to payments under the Plan.

 

(b)                                 No Right to Awards or Employment.  No person shall have any claim or right to receive Awards under the Plan.  Neither the Plan, the grant of Awards under the Plan nor any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan shall be deemed to create or confer on any Eligible Individual any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, or to interfere with or to limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof to terminate the employment of the Eligible Individual at any time.  No Award shall constitute salary, recurrent compensation or contractual compensation for the year of grant, any later year or any other period of time.  Neither the Plan nor any Award constitutes a contractual entitlement to any bonus payment in general irrespective of whether Awards or bonus payments were made in previous years.  Payments received by a Participant under any Award made pursuant to the Plan shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of employment-related rights or benefits under any other employee benefit plan or similar arrangement provided by the Company and the Subsidiaries, unless otherwise specifically provided for under the terms of such plan or arrangement or by the Committee.

 

(c)                                  Securities Law Restrictions.  An Award may not be exercised or settled and no Shares may be issued in connection with an Award unless the issuance of the Shares (i) has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) has qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws (or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under such state “blue sky” laws is available) and (iii) complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all foreign securities laws.  The Committee may require each Eligible Individual purchasing or acquiring Shares pursuant to an Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such Eligible Individual is acquiring the Shares for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof.  All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

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(d)                                 Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that in the event the Committee determines that compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is not desired with respect to a particular Award, compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code shall not be required.  In addition, if any provision of this Plan would cause Awards that are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, to fail to so qualify, that provision shall be severed from, and shall be deemed not to be a part of, the Plan, but the other provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(e)                                  Awards to Individuals Subject to Laws of a Jurisdiction Outside of the United States.  To the extent that Awards under the Plan are awarded to Eligible Individuals who are domiciled or resident outside of the United States or to persons who are domiciled or resident in the United States but who are subject to the tax laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, the Committee may adjust the terms of the Awards granted hereunder to such person (i) to comply with the laws, rules and regulations of such jurisdiction and (ii) to permit the grant of the Award not to be a taxable event to the Participant.  The authority granted under the previous sentence shall include the discretion for the Committee to adopt, on behalf of the Company, one or more sub-plans applicable to separate classes of Eligible Individuals who are subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States.

 

(f)                                   Satisfaction of Obligations.  Subject to applicable law, the Company may apply any cash, Shares, securities or other consideration received upon exercise or settlement of an Award to any obligations a Participant owes to the Company and the Subsidiaries in connection with the Plan or otherwise, including, without limitation, any tax obligations or obligations under a currency facility established in connection with the Plan.

 

(g)                                  No Limitation on Corporate Actions.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from taking any corporate action, whether or not it would have an adverse effect on any Awards made under the Plan.  No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of any corporate action.

 

(h)                                 Unfunded Plan.  The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation.  Prior to the issuance of Shares, cash or other form of payment in connection with an Award, nothing contained herein shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  The Committee may, but is not obligated to, authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Shares with respect to Awards hereunder.

 

(i)                                     Award Document.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Plan and any Award Document, the Plan shall govern and the Award Document shall be interpreted to minimize or eliminate the conflict or inconsistency.

 

(j)                                    Successors and Assigns.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor or assign to the Company, whether the existence of the 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.

 

(k)                                 Application of Funds.  The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Shares pursuant to Awards will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

(l)                                     Headings.  The headings of Sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.

 

(m)                             Severability.  If any provision of this Plan is held unenforceable, the remainder of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect without regard to such unenforceable provision and shall be applied as though the unenforceable provision were not contained in the Plan.

 

(n)                                 Expenses.  The costs and expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

 

(o)                                 Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or an Award Document, if any provision of the Plan or an Award Document contravenes any regulations or guidance

 

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promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or would cause an Award to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision of the Plan or Award Document may be modified by the Committee without consent of the Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary.  In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.  For purposes of Section 409A, each payment or settlement provided under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment.  Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A of the Code or the guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

(p)                                 Governing Law.  Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and all actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida (other than its conflict of law rules).

 

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EX-10.13 5 a2222359zex-10_13.htm EX-10.13

Exhibit 10.13

 

KLX INC.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Effective as of January 1, 2015)

 

SECTION 1.  PURPOSE OF PLAN

 

This document sets forth the KLX Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2015.  The Plan is intended to provide a method by which eligible employees of KLX Inc. (“KLX”) and of such of KLX’s parents and subsidiaries as KLX’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time designate (such parents, subsidiaries, together with KLX, being hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) may use voluntary, systematic payroll deductions to purchase shares of the common stock of KLX, par value $.01 per share (the “Stock”) and thereby acquire an interest in the future of KLX.  The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and shall be administered, interpreted and construed in accordance with such provisions.  For purposes of the Plan, (i) a “subsidiary” is any corporation which constitutes a “subsidiary” of KLX within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code and (ii) a “parent” constitutes a “parent” of KLX within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.

 

SECTION 2.  OPTIONS TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

Under the Plan, there is available an aggregate of not more than 300,000 shares of Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14) for sale pursuant to the exercise of options (“Options”) granted under the Plan.  The Stock to be delivered upon exercise of Options under the Plan may be either shares of authorized but unissued Stock or shares of reacquired Stock, as the Board of Directors may determine.

 

SECTION 3.  ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, each individual: (i) who is an active Employee of the Company (“Employee”); (ii) who has a customary working schedule of at least 20 hours per week; (iii) who has been an Employee for at least 90 days; and (iv) whose customary employment is for five months or more in any calendar year will be eligible to participate in the Plan (each such individual, an “Eligible Employee”).  From time to time, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) may amend the requirements of an Eligible Employee, subject to the provisions of Sections 423 and 424 of the Code.

 

Any Employee who immediately after the grant of an Option would, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 423 and 424 of the Code, own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of KLX or any of its parents or subsidiaries, will not be an Eligible Employee.

 

No Employee will be granted an Option under the Plan which would permit his or her rights to purchase shares of Stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company (as defined by Section 423(b) of the Code)  to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in fair market value of such Stock (determined at the time the Option is granted) for each calendar year during which any such Option granted to such Employee is outstanding at any time, as provided in Sections 423 and 424(d) of the Code.  For purposes of this limitation, the date of grant of an Option shall be the date on which the Option is exercised pursuant to Section 

 



 

8.  “Fair market value” on any given day will mean the Closing Price of the Stock on such day (or, if there was no Closing Price on such day, the latest day prior thereto on which there was a Closing Price).  The “Closing Price” of the Stock on any business day will be the last sale price as reported on the principal market on which the Stock is traded or, if no last sale is reported, then the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices on that day.  A good faith determination by the Compensation Committee as to fair market value shall be final and binding.

 

SECTION 4.  METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

 

(a)                                 Each of the periods during which this Plan remains in effect is hereinafter referred to as an “Option Period”.  Option Periods shall be of six-month duration.  Each Plan Year (January 1st through December 31st) shall contain two Option Periods, one shall commence January 1 and terminate June 30 and the other shall commence July 1 and terminate December 31.

 

(b)                                 Each person who is an Eligible Employee on the first day of an Option Period may elect to participate in the Plan by executing and delivering a payroll deduction authorization in accordance with Section 5.  Such Employee will thereby become a participant (“Participant”) for such Option Period.  Unless otherwise specified prior to the beginning of the year pursuant to Section 5, a Participant shall be deemed to have elected to participate in each subsequent Plan Year for which the Participant is an Eligible Employee to the same extent and in the same manner as at the end of the prior Plan Year.

 

SECTION 5.  PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

 

(a)                                 The payroll deduction authorization will be in a form determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time.  The payroll deduction authorization must be delivered to the Company at least five days prior to the first date of the Option Period (or such earlier or later date specified by the Compensation Committee from time to time).  When executing and delivering the payroll deduction authorization, the Participant shall request withholding at a rate (in whole percentages) of not less than 2% or more than 15% of the Participant’s Compensation by means of equal payroll deductions over the Option Period.  All amounts withheld in accordance with a Participant’s payroll deduction authorization will be credited to a withholding account for such Participant.  All such amounts shall be assets of the Company and may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose.  The payroll deduction authorization will remain in effect for each consecutive subsequent Option Period unless changed or revoked by the Participant pursuant to Section 5(b).  For purposes of the Plan, “Compensation” will mean the sum of the types and amounts of compensation determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee to be eligible to be taken into account under the Plan; provided, however, that no such determination shall include or exclude any type or amount of compensation contrary to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

 

(b)                                 At any time on or prior to the fifteenth day of the last month of an Option Period, a Participant may (i) cancel an Option and cease participation in the Plan with respect to all (but not less than all) of the Stock subject to such Option or (ii) reduce the withholding rate of his or her payroll deduction authorization for the Option Period by one or more whole percentage points (but not to below 2%) by delivering written or electronic notice to the Company in the form specified by the Compensation Committee, such cancellation or reduction to take effect prospectively as soon as practicable following receipt of such notice by the Company.  A Participant may increase or reduce the withholding rate of his or her payroll deduction authorization for a future Option Period, or cease participation entirely for a future Option Period, by written or electronic notice delivered to the Company at least five days prior to the first day of the Option Period as to which the change is

 

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to be effective (or such earlier or later date specified by the Compensation Committee from time to time).  To the extent then an Eligible Employee, any Participant who ceased to participate may elect to participate in a future Option Period by completing the process specified in Sections 4 and 5.  Upon cancellation, the balance in the Participant’s withholding account will be returned to the Participant.

 

SECTION 6.  GRANT OF OPTIONS

 

Each person who is a Participant on the first day of an Option Period will, as of such day, be granted an Option for such Period.  Such Option will be for the number of whole shares (not in excess of the share maximum as hereinafter defined) of Stock to be determined by dividing (i) the balance in the Participant’s withholding account on the last day of the Option Period, by (ii) the purchase price per share of the Stock determined under Section 7.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the share maximum with respect to any Option for any Option Period shall be the largest whole number of shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Stock on the last day of the Option Period, produces a dollar amount of $12,500 or less.  The number of shares of Stock receivable by each Participant upon exercise of his or her Option for an Option Period will be reduced, on a substantially proportionate basis, in the event that the number of shares then available under the Plan is otherwise insufficient.

 

SECTION 7.  PURCHASE PRICE

 

The purchase price of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be 85% of the fair market value of the Stock at the time at which the Option is exercised pursuant to Section 8.

 

SECTION 8.  EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

 

(a)                                 Each Employee who is a Participant in the Plan on the last day of an Option Period will be deemed to have exercised, on the last day of the Option Period, the Option granted to him or her for that Option Period.  Upon such exercise, the balance of the Participant’s withholding account will be applied to the purchase of the number of whole shares of Stock determined under Section 6 and as soon as practicable thereafter the shares will be issued to the Participant either in certificates or electronically in “book entry” form with the transfer agent.  In the event that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account following an Option Period is in excess of the total purchase price of the shares issued, the balance of the account shall be returned to the Participant; provided, however, that if the balance left in the account consists solely of an amount equal to the value of a fractional share it will be retained in the withholding account and carried over to the next Option Period.  The entire balance of the Participant’s withholding account following the final Option Period shall be returned to the Participant.  No fractional shares will be issued hereunder.

 

(b)                                 As a condition to receiving shares or cash amounts hereunder, (i) the Company may require a Participant to make a cash payment to the Company of, or (ii) the Company may withhold from any shares and cash amounts distributable under the Plan, an amount necessary to satisfy all federal, state, city or other taxes required to be withheld in respect of such payments pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

 

(c)                                  An Option may not be exercised and shares of Stock may not be issued in connection with an Option, unless the issuance of the shares of Stock (i) has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) has qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws (or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under state “blue sky” laws is available); and (iii) complies with foreign securities laws and other applicable laws rules and regulations (including any

 

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required consents and approvals).  The Compensation Committee may require each Participant exercising an Option to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring the Stock for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution of the Stock.  All certificates for Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Compensation Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Compensation Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.  The Company may affix a legend to the stock certificate issued upon the exercise of an Option as it deems necessary in its sole discretion.  The Company is under no obligation to register the Stock transferred to a Participant upon exercise.  If the Stock is not registered, a Participant may not resell, offer to resell or otherwise transfer such Stock unless the resale or transfer takes place in accordance with applicable law and as otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee.

 

SECTION 9.  INTEREST

 

No interest will be payable on withholding accounts.

 

SECTION 10.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; LEAVE OF ABSENCE; SALE TRANSACTION

 

(a)                                 Subject to Section 11, upon the termination of a Participant’s service with the Company for any reason, (i) he or she will cease to be a Participant, (ii) any Option held by the Participant under the Plan will be deemed canceled, (iii) the balance of the Participant’s withholding account will be returned to the Participant, and (iv) the Participant will have no further rights under the Plan.

 

(b)                                 Unless the Compensation Committee otherwise determines, a Participant on a paid leave of absence shall continue to be a Participant in the Plan so long as such Participant is on such paid leave of absence.  Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, a Participant on an unpaid leave of absence will no longer be eligible to make any additional contributions as of the date such unpaid leave has begun;  provided, however, that, unless the Participant cancels the Option pursuant to Section 5, the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of Stock, in accordance with Section 8 hereof, on the last day of the Option Period immediately following the commencement of the Participant’s leave of absence.

 

(c)                                  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of KLX, the Option Period then in progress shall be shortened by the Compensation Committee setting a new exercise date and shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee.  The new exercise date selected by the Compensation Committee shall be before the date of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of KLX.  Each Participant will be notified in writing, at least 10 business days prior to the new exercise date (or such longer or shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine) that the exercise date for the Participant’s Options has been changed to the new exercise date and that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of shares, in accordance with Section 8 hereof,  on the new exercise date, unless prior to such date the Participant has ceased to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 5 hereof.

 

(d)                                 In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of KLX, or the merger or consolidation of KLX with or into another entity, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee each outstanding Option shall be assumed, or an equivalent right to purchase shares substituted, by the successor or resulting entity or a parent or subsidiary of the such entity.  In lieu of such substitution or

 

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assumption, the Compensation Committee may elect to shorten any Option Period then in progress by setting a new exercise date and any Option Period then in progress shall end on the new exercise date.  The new exercise date selected by the Compensation Committee shall be before the effective date of such proposed sale, merger or consolidation.  Each Participant will be notified in writing, at least 10 business days prior to the new exercise date (or such longer or shorter period as the Compensation Committee may determine) that the exercise date for the Participant’s Options has been changed to the new exercise date and that the balance of the Participant’s withholding account shall be applied to the purchase of shares, in accordance with Section 8 hereof,  on the new exercise date, unless prior to such date the Participant has ceased to participate in the Plan as provided in Section 5 hereof.

 

SECTION 11.  DEATH OF PARTICIPANT

 

A Participant may file a written designation of beneficiary specifying who is to receive any Stock and/or cash credited to the Participant under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, which designation will also provide for the election by the Participant of either (i) cancellation of the Participant’s Option upon his or her death, resulting in the delivery of the cash balance in the Participant’s withholding account to the designated beneficiary or (ii) application as of the last day of the Option Period of the balance of the deceased Participant’s withholding account at the time of death to the exercise of his or her Option, pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. In the absence of a valid election otherwise, the death of a Participant will be deemed to effect a cancellation of his or her Option.  A designation of beneficiary and election may be changed by the Participant at any time, by written or electronic notice in a manner specified by the Compensation Committee.  In the event of the death of a Participant and receipt by KLX of proof of the identity and existence at the Participant’s death of a beneficiary validly designated by him or her under the Plan, KLX will deliver to such beneficiary such Stock and/or cash to which the beneficiary is entitled under the Plan.  Where the Participant has elected option (ii) above but there is no surviving designated beneficiary, KLX will deliver such Stock and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant.  No beneficiary will, prior to the death of the Participant by whom he or she has been designated, acquire any interest in any Stock or cash credited to the Participant under the Plan.

 

SECTION 12.  PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS NOT TRANSFERABLE

 

All Participants will have the same rights and privileges under the Plan.  Each Participant’s rights and privileges under any Option may be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by him or her, and may not be assigned, sold, pledged, assigned, or otherwise transferred in any manner (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution).  Any attempt at such transfer shall be without effect.  In the event any Participant violates the terms of this Section 12, any Option held by him or her may be terminated by the Company in its sole discretion and upon return to the Participant of the balance of his or her withholding account, all his or her rights under the Plan will terminate.

 

SECTION 13.  EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

 

Nothing contained in the provisions of the Plan will be construed to give to any Employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any Employee at any time.  The loss of existing or potential profit in Options will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation to the Participant.

 

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SECTION 14.  CHANGE IN CAPITALIZATION

 

In the event of any change in the outstanding Stock by reason of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation, separation, extraordinary cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of Stock, warrants or rights offering to purchase Stock at a price substantially below fair market value, or any other corporate event or distribution of stock or property of KLX affecting the Stock, after the effective date of this Plan, the aggregate number of shares available under the Plan, the number of shares under Options granted but not exercised, and the purchase price will be appropriately adjusted.  Such adjustment shall be made equitably by the Compensation Committee subject to the limitations of Section 424 of the Code.

 

SECTION 15.  ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

 

(a)                                 The Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee, which will have the full power and authority (i) to determine any questions which may arise regarding the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Plan (ii) to proscribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations and (iii) to make, administer, construe and interpret such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion.  Any determinations hereunder shall be made in the Compensation Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding.  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to applicable law, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the Plan, may be exercised by the Compensation Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)                                 To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Compensation Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to a subcommittee or subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or other persons or groups of persons as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations that it may set at or after the time of the delegation.  For purposes of the Plan, reference to the Compensation Committee shall be deemed to refer to any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Compensation Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 15.

 

(c)                                  Subject to applicable law:  (i) no member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee (or its delegates) shall be liable for any good faith action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the Plan; and (ii) the members of the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of KLX, as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the Plan, the Compensation Committee shall be entitled to rely upon, and no member of the Compensation Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon, information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party that the Compensation Committee deems necessary.

 

SECTION 16.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

 

(a)                                 The Company reserves the right at any time or times to amend the Plan to any extent and in any manner it may deem advisable by vote of the Committee; provided, however, that any amendment relating to the aggregate number of shares which may be issued under the Plan (other than an adjustment provided for in Section 14) will have no force or effect unless it is approved by the shareholders within twelve months before or after its adoption.  Shareholder approval is also required to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, Sections 423 and 424 of the Code.

 

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(b)                                 The Plan will become effective beginning on January 1, 2015.  The Plan will automatically terminate on December 31, 2024 (at the end of the second Option Period beginning in Plan Year 2024).  The Plan may be earlier suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors, but no such suspension or termination will adversely affect the rights and privileges of holders of outstanding Options.  The Plan will terminate in any case when all or substantially all the Stock reserved for the purposes of the Plan has been purchased.

 

SECTION 17.  CAPTIONS, ETC.

 

The captions of the sections and paragraphs of this Plan have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision of the Plan.  References to sections herein are to the specified sections of this Plan unless another reference is specifically stated.  Wherever used herein, a singular number shall be deemed to include the plural unless a different meaning is required by the context.

 

SECTION 18.  EFFECT OF PLAN

 

The provisions of the Plan shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of the Company and each Participant, including, without limitation, such Participant’s estate and the executors, administrators or trustees thereof, heirs and legatees, and any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or representative of creditors of such Participant.

 

SECTION 19.  GOVERNING LAW

 

Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and all actions taken under the Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, KLX has caused this Plan to be executed on its behalf the            day of                 , 2014.

 

KLX, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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EX-10.14 6 a2222359zex-10_14.htm EX-10.14

Exhibit 10.14

 

KLX INC.

 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK

 

AND

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

SECTION 1.

PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZED SHARES

3

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

DEFINITIONS

3

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

PARTICIPATION

5

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

SHARE OR DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

5

 

 

 

4.1

Time And Types Of Elections

5

4.2

Permitted Amounts; Elections

5

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS

5

 

 

 

5.1

Cash Account

5

5.2

Stock Unit Account

6

5.3

Dividend Equivalent Credits To Stock Unit Account

6

5.4

Immediate Vesting And Accelerated Crediting

6

5.5

Distribution Of Cash Or Shares

7

5.6

Adjustments In Case Of Changes In Common Stock

8

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

ADMINISTRATION

8

 

 

 

6.1

The Administrator

8

6.2

Committee Action

8

6.3

Rights And Duties; Delegation And Reliance; Decisions Binding

8

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

PLAN CHANGES AND TERMINATION

9

 

 

 

7.1

Amendments

9

7.2

Term

9

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

MISCELLANEOUS

9

 

 

 

8.1

Unfunded Plan And Limitation On Participants’ Rights

9

8.2

Beneficiaries

10

8.3

Benefits Not Transferable; Obligations Binding Upon Successors

10

8.4

Governing Law; Severabilty

10

8.5

Compliance With Laws

10

8.6

Plan Construction

10

8.7

Headings Not Part Of Plan

11

 

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KLX INC. 
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK
AND
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

SECTION 1.                         PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZED SHARES

 

The purposes of the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are to attract, motivate and retain eligible non-employee directors of KLX Inc. (the “Company”) who elect to participate in this Plan by offering them opportunities to defer compensation and to encourage directors to increase their stock ownership in the Company.  An aggregate number not to exceed 200,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustments contemplated by Section 5.6 hereof) may be delivered pursuant to this Plan.

 

SECTION 2.                         DEFINITIONS

 

Whenever the following terms are used in this Plan, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:

 

ACCOUNT or ACCOUNTS means one or more of the Participant’s Cash Account(s) or Stock Unit Account(s), as the context requires.

 

APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE means the percentage of Eligible Compensation subject to deferral or payment in Shares.

 

AVERAGE FAIR MARKET VALUE means the average of the Fair Market Values of a share of Common Stock during the last ten (10) trading days preceding the applicable Award Date.

 

AWARD DATE means, in the case of Cash Account deferrals, each date on which cash would otherwise have been paid; in the case of Unit Account deferrals, the last day of each calendar quarter.

 

BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

CASH ACCOUNT means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Company on behalf of a Participant who elects to defer his or her Compensation in cash pursuant to Section 4.

 

CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the applicable guidance, rulings, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

COMMON STOCK means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof.

 

COMMITTEE means the Board or a Committee of the Board acting under delegated authority from the Board.

 

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COMPANY means KLX Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT means the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions paid by the Company on that number of shares of Common Stock which is equal to the number of Stock Units then credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account on the applicable measurement date, which amount shall be allocated as additional Stock Units to the Participant’s Stock Unit Account, as provided in Section 5.3 hereof.

 

EARNINGS mean those earnings that are allocable to the Participant’s Cash Accounts in such manner as the Committee shall reasonably determine.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE means the date of the consummation of the distribution of all of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of B/E Aerospace, Inc. common stock.

 

ELIGIBLE COMPENSATION means retainer and/or meeting fees for services as a director, as established by the Board from time to time, which may be payable in cash or Shares.

 

ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary and who is compensated in the capacity as a director.

 

EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

FAIR MARKET VALUE means on any date the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock, as published in The Wall Street Journal or otherwise reliably reported, of the principal securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is so listed, admitted to trade, or quoted, or, if there is no trading of the Common Stock on such date, then the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the next preceding date on which there was trading in such shares.  If the Common Stock is not so listed, admitted or quoted, the Committee may designate such other exchange, market or source of data as it deems appropriate for determining such value of purposes of this Plan.

 

PARTICIPANT means an Eligible Director who elects to participate in this Plan or otherwise has an Account balance under this Plan.

 

PLAN means the KLX Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

SHARES means shares of Common Stock.

 

STOCK UNIT OR UNIT means a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping and payment purposes to represent the right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Plan.

 

STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT means the bookkeeping account maintained by the Company on behalf of each Participant which is credited with Stock Units in accordance with Section 5.2.

 

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YEAR means each calendar year during the term of this Plan.

 

SECTION 3.                         PARTICIPATION

 

Each Eligible Director may elect to defer under and subject to Section 4 of this Plan his or her Eligible Compensation for any Year.

 

SECTION 4.                         SHARE OR DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

 

4.1                               TIME AND TYPES OF ELECTIONS.  On or before December 31 immediately preceding each succeeding Year (or, in the case of a person who first becomes an Eligible Director during the Year, within 30 days after becoming an Eligible Director), each Eligible Director may make the following two irrevocable elections, subject to Section 4.2 hereof:

 

(1)                                 To the extent that Participant’s Eligible Compensation is designated as payable to the Participant in the form of cash, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to elect, in lieu of cash, (a) to receive such Eligible Compensation currently in Shares, (b) to defer such Eligible Compensation in a Cash Account, (c) to defer such Eligible Compensation in a Stock Unit Account, or (d) to select one or more of the preceding payment or deferral methods in accordance with the Applicable Percentage increments set forth in Section 4.2 hereof such that the sum of all such Applicable Percentage increments does not exceed 100%.

 

(2)                                 To the extent that Participant’s Eligible Compensation is designated as payable to the Participant in the form of Common Stock, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to elect, in lieu of Common Stock, to defer all or a portion of such Eligible Compensation in a Stock Unit Account in accordance with the Applicable Percentage increments set forth in Section 4.2 hereof such that the sum of all such Applicable Percentage increments does not exceed 100%.

 

4.2                               PERMITTED AMOUNTS; ELECTIONS.  The portions of the Eligible Compensation subject to deferral or payment in Shares shall be limited to increments of 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% (the “Applicable Percentage”).  All elections shall be in writing on forms provided by the Company (and such election forms may, in the discretion of the Company, require that a Participant defer all or a specified portion of such Participant’s Eligible Compensation in accordance with this Section 4).  If an election is made under this Section 4 and is not revoked or changed with respect to the following Year by the end of the current Year, the election shall be deemed a continuing one and shall remain in place with respect to compensation for the following Year.

 

SECTION 5.                         DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS

 

5.1                               CASH ACCOUNT.  If an Eligible Director has made an election under Section 4.1(1)(b) to defer the receipt of cash compensation in a Cash Account, the Company shall establish and maintain a Cash Account for the Participant under this Plan, which Account shall be a memorandum account on the books of the Company.  A Participant’s Cash Account shall be credited as follows:

 

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(a)                                 As of the date the Eligible Compensation would have been otherwise payable, the Company shall credit the Participant’s Cash Account with an amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Eligible Compensation.

 

(b)                                 As of the last day of each calendar quarter, each Participant’s Cash Account shall be credited with the Earnings reasonably determined by the Committee to be allocable to such Account.

 

5.2                               STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT.

 

(a)                                 Elective Deferrals.  If an Eligible Director has made an election under Section 4.1(1)(c) or 4.1(2) to defer receipt of cash compensation or stock compensation in a Stock Unit Account, the Committee shall, as of the last day of each calendar quarter in which the Eligible Compensation was earned and would otherwise be paid, credit the Participant’s Stock Unit Account with a number of Units determined by dividing an amount which is equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Participant’s Eligible Compensation by the Average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the Award Date.

 

(b)                                 Limitations on Rights Associated with Units.  A Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be a memorandum account on the books of the Company.  The Units credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be eventually distributed to the Participant in accordance with this Plan.  The Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind.  No Participant shall be entitled to any voting or other stockholder rights with respect to Units granted or credited under this Plan.  The number of Units credited (and the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under this Plan) shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.6 and the terms of this Plan.

 

5.3                               DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT CREDITS TO STOCK UNIT ACCOUNT.  As of the end of each quarter, a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be credited with additional Units in an amount equal to the Dividend Equivalent representing dividends paid during the quarter on a number of shares equal to the aggregate number of Stock Units in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account as of the end of the preceding quarter divided by the Average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the applicable crediting date.

 

5.4                               IMMEDIATE VESTING AND ACCELERATED CREDITING.

 

(a)                                 Units and Other Amounts Vest Immediately.  All Units or other amounts credited to one or more of a Participant’s Accounts shall be at all times fully vested and not subject to a risk of forfeiture.

 

(b)                                 Acceleration of Crediting of Accounts.  In the event a Participant ceases to serve as a director of the Company, the crediting of amounts to a Participant’s Cash Account, if applicable, and the crediting of Units to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account, if applicable, shall be accelerated to the date of termination of service.  In such case, the amount or number of Units credited for the quarter in which the termination of services occurs shall be prorated based on the number of days of service during the applicable quarter, and the Award Date shall be deemed to be the date of termination of service.

 

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5.5                               DISTRIBUTION OF CASH OR SHARES.

 

(a)                                 Time and Manner of Distribution of Accounts.  The cash or Shares payable under this Plan in respect of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts, respectively, shall be distributed to the Participant (or, in the event of his or her death, the Participant’s Beneficiary) at such time and in such manner as elected by the Participant and set forth in the Participant’s election form.  In the sole discretion of the Company (as set forth in the form of election form provided by the Company), a Participant may elect distributions in one of the following two forms:  (i) a lump sum distribution, or (ii) annual installments not to exceed ten (10) such annual installments.  Each annual installment shall be equal to the value of the Account being distributed multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the number of installments remaining to be paid.  In the event that a Participant fails to make an election, then distribution shall be made in the form of a lump sum.  Each Account, less any applicable withholding taxes, shall be distributed commencing the earlier of (x) the date specified in the Participant’s election form as described above, or (y) the first day of the month immediately following the date of the Participant’s termination of service, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.

 

(b)                                 Small Distributions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after a termination of service the balance remaining in a Participant’s Cash Account is less than $10,000 or, if the aggregate fair market value of the Units remaining in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account on the date of the termination of service is less than $10,000, then such remaining balances shall be distributed in a lump sum.

 

(c)                                  Election to Further Defer Distribution of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts.  A Participant may, with the approval of the Administrator, elect to further defer the commencement of any distribution to be made with respect to amounts credited under any Cash or Stock Unit Account by filing a new written election with the Committee on a form approved by the Committee; provided, however, that (1) no such election shall be effective until twelve (12) months after such election is filed with the Committee, (2) no such new election shall be effective with respect to any Account after benefits with respect to the Account shall have commenced, and (3) such election must provide that the first payment with respect to such election must be deferred for at least five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.

 

(d)                                 Form of Distribution of Cash Accounts or Stock Unit Accounts.  Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Stock Unit Account shall be distributed in an equivalent whole number of Shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  Any fractional share interests shall be accumulated and paid in cash with the last distribution.  All amounts credited to a Participant’s Cash Account shall be distributed in cash.

 

5.6                               ADJUSTMENTS IN CASE OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK.  If there shall occur any change in the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or other reorganization, exchange of shares, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, split-up, split-off, spin-off, extraordinary redemption, liquidation or similar corporate change or change in capitalization or any distribution to holders of the Company’s Common Stock (other

 

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than cash dividends and cash distributions), the Committee shall make such proportionate and equitable adjustments consistent with the effect of such event on stockholders generally (but without duplication of benefits if Dividend Equivalents are credited), as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate, in the number, kind and/or character of shares of Common Stock or other securities, property and/or rights contemplated hereunder, including any appropriate adjustments to the market prices used in the determination of the number of Shares and Units, and in rights in respect of Stock Unit Accounts credited under this Plan so as to preserve the benefits intended.

 

SECTION 6.                         ADMINISTRATION

 

6.1                               THE ADMINISTRATOR.  The Administrator of this Plan shall be the Board as a whole or a Committee as appointed from time to time by the Board to serve as administrator of this Plan.  The participating members of any Committee so acting shall include, as to decisions in respect of participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, only those members who are Non-Employee Directors (as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”)).  Members of the Committee shall not receive any additional compensation for administration of this Plan.

 

6.2                               COMMITTEE ACTION.  A member of the Committee shall not vote upon any matter which relates solely to himself or herself as a Participant in this Plan.  Action of the Committee with respect to the administration of this Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote or (assuming compliance with Section 6.1) by unanimous written consent of its members.

 

6.3                               RIGHTS AND DUTIES; DELEGATION AND RELIANCE; DECISIONS BINDING.  Subject to the limitations of this Plan, the Committee shall be charged with the general administration of this Plan and the responsibility for carrying out its provisions, and shall have powers necessary to accomplish those purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the following:

 

(1)                                 To construe and interpret this Plan;

 

(2)                                 To resolve any questions concerning the amount of benefits payable to a Participant (except that no member of the Committee shall participate in a decision relating solely to his or her own benefits);

 

(3)                                 To make all other determinations required by this Plan;

 

(4)                                 To maintain all the necessary records for the administration of this Plan; and

 

(5)                                 To make and publish forms, rules and procedures for the administration of this Plan.

 

The determination of the Committee made in good faith as to any disputed question or controversy and the Committee’s determination of benefits payable to Participants, including decisions as to adjustments under Section 5.6, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of this Plan.  In performing its duties, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on information,

 

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opinions, reports or statements prepared or presented by:  (i) officers or employees of the Company whom the Committee believes to be reliable and competent as to such matters; and (ii) counsel (who may be employees of the Company), independent accountants and other persons as to matters which the Committee believes to be within such persons’ professional or expert competence.

 

The Committee shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to the advice of such persons.  The Committee may delegate ministerial, bookkeeping and other non-discretionary functions to individuals who are officers or employees of the Company.

 

SECTION 7.                         PLAN CHANGES AND TERMINATION

 

7.1                               AMENDMENTS.  The Board shall have the right to amend this Plan in whole or in part from time to time or may at any time suspend or terminate this Plan (provided such amendment, suspension or termination complies with requirements under Code Section 409A); provided, however, that no amendment or termination shall cancel or otherwise adversely affect in any way, without his or her written consent, any Participant’s rights with respect to then outstanding Accounts or Dividend Equivalent credits thereon so long as the Account is outstanding).  Any amendments authorized hereby shall be stated in an instrument in writing, and all Participants shall be bound by upon receipt of notice the amendment.

 

7.2                               TERM.  It is the current expectation of the Company that this Plan shall continue indefinitely, but continuance of this Plan is not assumed as a contractual obligation of the Company.  If the Board of Directors decides to discontinue or terminate this Plan, it shall notify the Committee and Participants in this Plan of its action in writing, and this Plan shall be terminated at the time set forth on the notice.  All Participants shall be bound thereby.  No benefits shall accrue in respect of Eligible Compensation earned after a discontinuance or termination of this Plan.

 

SECTION 8.                         MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1                               UNFUNDED PLAN AND LIMITATION ON PARTICIPANTS’ RIGHTS.  Participants shall have the rights only if general unsecured creditors of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, on their Cash Account, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Common Stock (or equivalent value as a general unsecured creditor) with respect to Stock Units or Share Accounts.  The Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Company to make distributions in the future.  It is intended that this Plan shall constitute an “unfunded” plan for tax purposes.  Participation in this Plan shall not give any person the right to serve as a member of the Board or any rights or interests other than as herein provided.  Participants shall not be entitled to receive actual dividends or to vote Shares until after delivery of a certificate representing the Shares.

 

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8.2                               BENEFICIARIES.

 

(a)                                 Beneficiary Designation.  Upon forms provided by and subject to conditions imposed by the Company, each Participant may designate in writing the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (as defined in Section 8.2(b)) whom such Participant desires to receive any amounts payable under this Plan after his or her death.  The Company and the Committee may rely on the Participant’s designation of a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries last filed in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

 

(b)                                 Definition of Beneficiary.  A Participant’s “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” shall be the person, persons, trust or trusts (or similar entity) designated by the Participant or, in the absence of a designation, entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive the Participant’s benefits under this Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, and shall mean the Participant’s executor or administrator if no other Beneficiary is identified and able to act under the circumstances.

 

8.3                               BENEFITS NOT TRANSFERABLE; OBLIGATIONS BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS.  Benefits of a Participant under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable and any purported transfer, assignment, pledge or other encumbrance or attachment of any payments or benefits under this Plan, or any interest therein, other than by operation of law or pursuant to Section 8.2, shall not be permitted or recognized.  Shares deliverable under this Plan may be subject to restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws, unless the Shares are duly registered prior to issuance.  Obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon successors of the Company.

 

8.4                               GOVERNING LAW; SEVERABILTY.  The validity of this Plan or any of its provisions shall be construed, administered and governed in all respects under the laws of the State of Florida.  If any provision of this Plan shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.

 

8.5                               COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.  This Plan and the offer, issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock and/or the payment of money through the deferral of compensation under this Plan are subject to compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal securities law) and to such approvals by any listing, agency or any regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith.  Any securities delivered under this Plan shall be subject to prior registration or such restrictions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and representations to the Company as it may reasonably request to assure such compliance.

 

8.6                               PLAN CONSTRUCTION.  This Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, as in effect from time to time.  To the extent a provision of the Plan is contrary to or fails to address the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Plan shall be construed and

 

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administered as necessary to comply with such requirements until this Plan is appropriately amended to comply with such requirements.

 

It is the intent of the Company that transactions pursuant to this Plan satisfy and be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the applicable conditions for exemption under Rule 16b-3 so that to the extent elections are timely made, elective deferrals (including the crediting of Units and Dividend Equivalents and the distribution of Shares hereunder) will be entitled to the benefits of Rule 16b-3 or other exemptive rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subjected to avoidable liability thereunder.  The Committee may, subject to Sections 8.5 hereof, permit elections by Eligible Directors that would not qualify for exemption under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, so long as the availability of any exemption thereunder for other Participants under this Plan is not compromised.

 

8.7                               HEADINGS NOT PART OF PLAN.  Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.

 

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EX-10.15 7 a2222359zex-10_15.htm EX-10.15

Exhibit 10.15

 

KLX INC.

 

2014   DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

Effective

December 1, 2014

 



 

KLX Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

Establishment and Purpose

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

Definitions

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

Eligibility and Participation

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

Deferrals

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

Company Contributions

12

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

Benefits

13

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

Modifications to Payment Schedules

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

Valuation of Account Balances; Investments

16

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

Administration

17

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

Amendment and Termination

19

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

Informal Funding

20

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

Claims

20

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

General Provisions

24

 



 

ARTICLE I
  Establishment and Purpose

 

KLX Inc. (the “Company”) hereby adopts the KLX Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), effective December 1, 2014.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain key Employees by providing Participants with an opportunity to defer receipt of a portion of their salary, bonus, and other specified Compensation. The Plan is not intended to meet the qualification requirements of Code Section 401(a), but is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, and shall be operated, construed and administered accordingly.

 

The Plan constitutes an unsecured promise by a Participating Employer to pay benefits in the future.  Participants in the Plan shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company or the Adopting Employer, as applicable.  Each Participating Employer shall be solely responsible for payment of the benefits of its Employees and their Beneficiaries.  The Plan is unfunded for federal tax purposes and is intended to be an unfunded arrangement for Eligible Employees who are part of a select group of management or highly compensated Employees of the Employer within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.  Any amounts set aside to defray the liabilities assumed by the Company or an Adopting Employer will remain the general assets of the Company or the Adopting Employer and shall remain subject to the claims of the Company’s or the Adopting Employer’s creditors until such amounts are distributed to the Participants.

 

ARTICLE II
  Definitions

 

2.1                               Account. Account means a bookkeeping account maintained by the Committee to record the payment obligation of a Participating Employer to a Participant as determined under the terms of the Plan.  The Committee may maintain an Account to record the total obligation to a Participant and component Accounts to reflect amounts payable at different times and in different forms.  Reference to an Account means any such Account established by the Committee, as the context requires.  Accounts are intended to constitute unfunded obligations within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.

 

2.2                               Account Balance. Account Balance means, with respect to any Account, the total payment obligation owed to a Participant from such Account as of the most recent Valuation Date.

 

2.3                               Adopting Employer. Adopting Employer means an Affiliate who, with the consent of the Company, has adopted the Plan for the benefit of its eligible employees.

 

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2.4                               Affiliate. Affiliate means a corporation, trade or business that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or (c)

 

2.5                               Beneficiary.  Beneficiary means a natural person, estate, or trust designated by a Participant to receive payments to which a Beneficiary is entitled in accordance with provisions of the Plan.  The Participant’s spouse, if living, otherwise the Participant’s estate, shall be the Beneficiary if: (i) the Participant has failed to properly designate a Beneficiary, or (ii) all designated Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant.

 

A former spouse shall have no interest under the Plan, as Beneficiary or otherwise, unless the Participant designates such person as a Beneficiary after dissolution of the marriage, except to the extent provided under the terms of a domestic relations order as described in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B).

 

2.6                               Business Day.  Business Day means each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

 

2.7                               Cause. Cause shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Participant’s employment agreement. If the Participant is not party to an employment agreement, Cause shall occur: (i) upon the Participant entering a plea of guilty or no-contest with respect to, or being convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of, (x) any felony, whether or not involving the Company or (y) another crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or which could reflect negatively on the Company or otherwise impede its operations; (ii) if the Participant breaches a duty of loyalty owed to the Company or, as a result of the Participant’s gross negligence, breaches a duty of care owed to Company; (iii) if the Participant fails or refuses to perform any of the Participant’s material employment duties in any respect, after the Participant being given written notice by the Company of such failure or refusal, and his failure to cure the same within 30 calendar days of receipt of such notice; (iv) the Participant’s breach of a written policy of the Company or the rules of any governmental or regulatory body, which breach is not remedied (if susceptible to remedy) following written notice by the Company of such breach, failure or refusal and the Participant’s failure to cure the same within 30 calendar days of receipt of such notice; (v) the Participant engaging in any misconduct, negligence, act of dishonesty, violence or threat of violence (including any violation of securities laws) that is injurious to the Company.

 

2.8                               Change in Control.  Change in Control means, with respect to a Participating Employer that is organized as a corporation, any of the following events: (i) a change in the ownership of the Participating Employer, (ii) a change in the effective control of the Participating Employer, or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Participating Employer.

 

For purposes of this Section, a “change in the ownership” of the Participating Employer occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Participating Employer that, together with stock held by such person or group constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Participating Employer.  A “change in the effective control” of the

 

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Participating Employer occurs on the date on which either: (i) a person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Participating Employer possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Participating Employer, taking into account all such stock acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition, or (ii) a majority of the members of the Participating Employer’s Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors prior to the date of the appointment or election, but only if no other corporation is a majority shareholder of the Participating Employer. A “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets” occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, other than a person or group of persons that is related to the Participating Employer, acquires assets from the Participating Employer that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Participating Employer immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, taking into account all such assets acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition.

 

An event constitutes a Change in Control with respect to a Participant only if the Participant performs services for the Participating Employer that has experienced the Change in Control, or the Participant’s relationship to the affected Participating Employer otherwise satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to a Participating Employer that is a partnership, Change in Control means only a change in the ownership of the partnership or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the partnership, and the provisions set forth above respecting such changes relative to a corporation shall be applied by analogy.

 

The determination as to the occurrence of a Change in Control shall be based on objective facts and in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

2.9                               Claimant.  Claimant means a Participant or Beneficiary filing a claim under Article XII of this Plan.

 

2.10                        Code.  Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

2.11                        Code Section 409A. Code Section 409A means section 409A of the Code.

 

2.12                        Committee.  Committee means the committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (or the appropriate committee of such board) to administer the Plan.  If no designation is made, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his delegate shall have and exercise the powers of the Committee.

 

2.13                        Company.  Company means KLX Inc.

 

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2.14                        Company Contribution.  Company Contribution generally means a credit by a Participating Employer to a Participant’s Retirement Account(s) in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the Plan.  Company Contributions are credited at the sole discretion of the Participating Employer and the fact that a Company Contribution is credited in one year shall not obligate the Participating Employer to continue to make such Company Contribution in subsequent years.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a reference to Company Contribution shall include Earnings attributable to such contribution.

 

2.15                        Company Contribution Retirement Account.  Company Contribution Retirement Account means an Account which may be established by the Committee to record amounts of specified Company Contributions that are separately tracked and payable to a Participant upon Separation from Service in a separate form of payment elected by the Participant for the Company Contribution Retirement Account.  A separate Company Contribution Retirement Account may be established for each year’s specified Company Contributions, provided that any Company Contribution Retirement Accounts with identical Payment Schedules may be combined.

 

2.16                        Compensation.  Compensation means that portion of a Participant’s base salary, bonus, commission, and such other compensation (if any) approved by the Committee from time to time as Compensation that may be deferred under this Plan.  Compensation shall not include any compensation that has been previously deferred under this Plan or any other arrangement subject to Code Section 409A.  Compensation approved for Deferral may be reduced by the Committee as necessary so that it does not exceed 100% of the Compensation of the Participant remaining after deduction of all required income and employment taxes, employee benefit deductions, and other deductions required by law.

 

2.17                        Compensation Deferral Agreement.  Compensation Deferral Agreement means an agreement between a Participant and a Participating Employer that specifies: (i) the amount of each component of Compensation that the Participant has elected to defer to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, and (ii) the Payment Schedule applicable to one or more Accounts.  The Committee may permit different deferral amounts for each component of Compensation and may establish a minimum or maximum deferral amount for each such component.  Unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the Compensation Deferral Agreement, Participants may defer up to 75% of their base salary and up to 100% of other types of Compensation for a Plan Year.  A Compensation Deferral Agreement may also specify the investment allocation described in Section 8.4.

 

2.18                        Death Benefit.  Death Benefit means the benefit payable under the Plan to a Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) upon the Participant’s death as provided in Section 6.1 of the Plan.

 

2.19                        Deferral. Deferral means a credit to a Participant’s Account(s) that records that portion of the Participant’s Compensation that the Participant has voluntarily elected to defer to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.  Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates otherwise, a reference to Deferrals includes the amount of Deferrals credited to an Account and any Earnings attributable to such Deferrals.

 

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Deferrals shall be calculated with respect to the gross Compensation payable to the Participant prior to any deductions or withholdings except as provided in Plan Section 2.14. Changes to payroll withholdings that affect the amount of Compensation being deferred to the Plan shall be allowed only to the extent permissible under Code Section 409A.

 

2.20                        Disability.  Disability means that the Participant, because of physical or mental disability or incapacity, is unable to perform the Participant’s employment duties for an aggregate of 180 working days during any 12-month period.  All disputes arising under this Plan regarding the Participant’s disability or incapacity shall be determined by a reputable physician, selected by the Company at the time such dispute arises, whose decision shall be conclusively binding.

 

2.21                        Earnings. Earnings mean a positive or negative adjustment to the value of an Account, based upon the allocation of the Account by the Participant among deemed investment options in accordance with Article VIII.

 

2.22                        Effective Date.  Effective Date means December 1, 2014.

 

2.23                        Eligible Employee. Eligible Employee means a member of a “select group of management or highly compensated employees” of a Participating Employer within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, as determined by the Committee from time to time.

 

2.24                        Employee. Employee means a common-law employee of an Employer.

 

2.25                        Employer.  Employer means, with respect to Employees it employs, the Company and each Affiliate.

 

2.26                        ERISA. ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

2.27                        Fiscal Year Compensation. Fiscal Year Compensation means Compensation earned during one or more consecutive fiscal years of a Participating Employer, all of which is paid after the last day of such fiscal year or years.

 

2.28                        Incumbent Board. Incumbent Board means the Board of Directors of the Company as constituted immediately prior to the consummation of a Change in Control.

 

2.29                        Participant. Participant means an Eligible Employee who (i) has made a valid Deferral election that has been accepted by the Committee, (ii) has received a Company Contribution pursuant to Article V and (iii) any other person with an Account Balance greater than zero, regardless of whether such individual continues to be an Eligible Employee.  A Participant’s continued participation in the Plan shall be governed by Section 3.2 of the Plan.

 

2.30                        Participating Employer.  Participating Employer means the Company and each Adopting Employer.

 

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2.31                        Payment Schedule.  Payment Schedule means the date as of which payment of an Account under the Plan will commence and the form in which payment of such Account will be made.

 

2.32                        Performance-Based Compensation.  Performance-Based Compensation means Compensation where the amount of, or entitlement to, the Compensation is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months.  Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre-established if established in writing by not later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relate, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.  The determination of whether Compensation qualifies as “Performance Based Compensation” will be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-1(e) and subsequent guidance.

 

2.33                        Plan.  Generally, the term Plan means the “KLX Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan” as documented herein and as may be amended from time to time hereafter. However, to the extent permitted or required under Code Section 409A, the term Plan may in the appropriate context also mean a portion of the Plan that is treated as a single plan under Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-1(c), or the Plan or portion of the Plan and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan or portion thereof that is treated as a single plan under such section.

 

2.34                        Plan Year.  Plan Year means January 1 through December 31.

 

2.35                        Retirement. Retirement means a Participant’s Separation from Service after attainment of age 62 or completion of 10 years of service (or deemed service, as determined by the Committee). For purposes of this Plan, a “year of service” shall be any 12 month period of employment with the Company or an affiliate.

 

2.36                        Retirement Benefit.  Retirement Benefit means the benefits payable to a Participant from his or her Retirement Accounts under the Plan following the Retirement of the Participant.

 

2.37                        Retirement Account.  Retirement Account means an Account established by the Committee to record elective Deferrals and Earnings thereon payable to a Participant upon Separation from Service.  A separate Retirement Account may be established for each year’s Deferrals, provided that any Retirement Accounts with identical Payment Schedules may be combined.  Unless the Participant specifically allocates Deferrals to a Specified Date Account, all elective Deferrals and Company Contributions other than specified Company Contributions separately allocated to a Company Contribution Retirement Account shall be allocated to a Retirement Account on behalf of the Participant.

 

2.38                        Separation from Service. Separation from Service means an Employee’s termination of employment with the Employer. Whether a Separation from Service has occurred shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 409A.

 

Except in the case of an Employee on a bona fide leave of absence as provided below, an Employee is deemed to have incurred a Separation from Service if the Employer and the Employee reasonably anticipate that the level of services to be performed by the Employee

 

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after a date certain would be reduced to 20% or less of the average services rendered by the Employee during the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the total period of employment, if less than 36 months), disregarding periods during which the Employee was on a bona fide leave of absence.

 

An Employee who is absent from work due to military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence shall incur a Separation from Service on the first date immediately following the later of: (i) the six month anniversary of the commencement of the leave, or (ii) the expiration of the Employee’s right, if any, to reemployment under statute or contract.  Notwithstanding the preceding, however, an Employee who is absent from work due to a physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in death or last for a continuous period of at least six months and that prevents the Employee from performing the duties of his or her position of employment or a similar position shall incur a Separation from Service on the first date immediately following the 29-month anniversary of the commencement of the leave

 

For purposes of determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, the Employer means the Employer as defined in Section 2.25 of the Plan, except that in applying Code sections 1563(a)(l ), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining whether another organization is an Affiliate of the Company under Code Section 414(b), and in applying Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining whether another organization is an Affiliate of the Company under Code Section 414(c), “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in those sections.

 

The Committee specifically reserves the right to determine whether a sale or other disposition of substantial assets to an unrelated party constitutes a Separation from Service with respect to a Participant providing services to the seller immediately prior to the transaction and providing services to the buyer after the transaction.  Such determination shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

2.39                        Specified Date Account.  Specified Date Account means an Account established by the Committee to record the amounts of each year’s elective Deferrals and, if applicable, specified Company Contributions that are payable at a future date as specified in the Participant’s Compensation Deferral Agreement.  A Specified Date Account may be identified in enrollment materials as an “In-Service Account” or such other name as established by the Committee without affecting the meaning thereof.

 

2.40                        Specified Date Benefit.  Specified Date Benefit means the benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan in accordance with Section 6.1(c).

 

2.41                        Specified Employee.  Specified Employee means an Employee who, as of the date of his or her Separation from Service, is a “key employee” of the Company or any Affiliate, any stock of which is actively traded on an established securities market or otherwise. An Employee is a key employee if he or she meets the requirements of Code Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii), or (iii) (applied in accordance with applicable regulations thereunder and without regard to Code Section 416(i)(5)) at any time during the 12-month period ending on the Specified Employee Identification Date.  Such Employee shall be treated as a key employee for the

 

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entire 12-month period beginning on the Specified Employee Effective Date.

 

For purposes of determining whether an Employee is a Specified Employee, the compensation of the Employee shall be determined in accordance with the definition of compensation provided under Treasury Regulation Section l.415(c)-2(d)(3) (wages within the meaning of Code section 3401(a) for purposes of income tax withholding at the source, plus amounts excludible from gross income under section 125(a), 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 402(k) or 457(b), without regard to rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed); provided, however, that, with respect to a nonresident alien who is not a Participant in the Plan, compensation shall not include compensation that is not includible in the gross income of the Employee under Code Sections 872, 893, 894, 911, 931 and 933, provided such compensation is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary: (i) if a different definition of compensation has been designated by the Company with respect to another nonqualified deferred compensation plan in which a key employee participates, the definition of compensation shall be the definition provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A- 1(i)(2), and (ii) the Company may through action that is legally binding with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by the Company, elect to use a different definition of compensation.

 

In the event of corporate transactions described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A1 (i)6), the identification of Specified Employees shall be determined in accordance with the default rules described therein, unless the Employer elects to utilize the available alternative methodology through designations made within the timeframes specified therein.

 

2.42                        Specified Employee Identification Date.  Specified Employee Identification Date means December 31, unless the Employer has elected a different date through action that islegally binding with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by the Employer.

 

2.43                        Specified Employee Effective Date.  Specified Employee Effective Date means the first day of the fourth month following the Specified Employee Identification Date, or such earlier date as is selected by the Committee.

 

2.44                        Substantial Risk of Forfeiture.  Substantial Risk of Forfeiture means the description specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(d).

 

2.45                        Termination Benefit.  Termination Benefit means the benefit payable to a Participant under the Plan following the Participant’s Separation from Service prior to Retirement.

 

2.46                        Unforeseeable Emergency.  Unforeseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code section 152, without regard to section 152(b)(l ), (b)(2) and (d)(l )(B)), or a Beneficiary; loss of the Participant’s property due to

 

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casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, as a result of a natural disaster); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.  The types of events which may qualify as an Unforeseeable Emergency may be limited by the Committee.

 

2.47                        Valuation Date.  Valuation Date means each Business Day.

 

ARTICLE III
  Eligibility and Participation

 

3.1                               Eligibility and Participation.  An Employee becomes an Eligible Employee upon meeting the criteria for eligibility established by the Committee from time to time and receiving written notification of eligibility from the Committee.  An Eligible Employee becomes a Participant upon the earlier to occur of: (i) a credit of Company Contributions under Article V, or (ii) the acceptance by the Committee of a Deferral election made by the Eligible Employee on a timely basis in accordance with Article IV.

 

3.2                               Duration.  A Participant shall be eligible to defer Compensation and receive allocations of Company Contributions, subject to the terms of the Plan, for as long as such Participant remains an Eligible Employee.  A Participant who is no longer an Eligible Employee but has not incurred a Separation from Service may not defer Compensation under the Plan beyond the Plan Year in which he or she became ineligible but may otherwise exercise all of the rights of a Participant under the Plan with respect to his or her Account(s).  On and after a Separation from Service, a Participant shall remain a Participant as long as his or her Account Balance is greater than zero (0), and during such time may continue to make allocation elections as provided in Section 8.4. An individual shall cease being a Participant in the Plan when all benefits under the Plan to which he or she is entitled have been paid.

 

ARTICLE IV
  Deferrals

 

4.1                               Initial Deferral Elections, Generally.

 

(a)                                Amount, Time and Form of Payment. A Participant may make elective Deferrals of Compensation by submitting a Compensation Deferral Agreement during the enrollment periods established by the Committee and in the manner specified by the Committee, but in any event, in accordance with Section 4.2.  A Compensation Deferral Agreement that is not timely filed with respect to a service period or component of Compensation shall be considered void and shall have no effect with respect to such service period or Compensation.

 

The Participant shall specify on his or her Compensation Deferral Agreement for each Plan Year the amount of elective Deferrals for that Plan Year and whether a

 

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portion, or all, of such Deferrals will be paid at Retirement or earlier Separation from Service or on a specified date or dates.  If a Deferral amount is identified but no designation regarding time of payment is made, all Deferrals for the Plan Year shall be paid upon Retirement or earlier Separation from Service.  A Participant may also specify in his or her Compensation Deferral Agreement the Payment Schedules for amounts deferred to Retirement or to one or more specified dates. If the Payment Schedule is not specified in a Compensation Deferral Agreement, the Payment Schedule shall be a single lump sum.

 

(b)                                Modification Prior to Filing Deadline. A Compensation Deferral Agreement may be revoked or modified by the Plan Administrator or by the Participant.  Such modification or revocation must be made in writing by the deadline specified by the Plan Administrator, but in no event later than the latest date available for a specified form of compensation as set forth in Sections 4.2(a)-(g), below.

 

4.2                               Timing Requirements for Compensation Deferral Agreements.

 

(a)                                First Year of Eligibility.  In the case of the first year in which an Eligible Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, he or she has up to 30 days following his or her initial eligibility to submit a Compensation Deferral Agreement with respect to Compensation to be earned during such year.  The Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph becomes irrevocable upon the end of such 30-day period.  The determination of whether an Eligible Employee may file a Compensation Deferral Agreement under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Code Section 409A, including the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(7).

 

A Compensation Deferral Agreement filed under this paragraph applies to Compensation earned on and after the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement becomes irrevocable.

 

(b)                                 Prior Year Election.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.2, Participants may defer Compensation by filing a Compensation Deferral Agreement no later than December 31 of the year prior to the year in which the Compensation to be deferred is earned.  A Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph shall become irrevocable with respect to such Compensation as of January I of the year in which such Compensation is earned.

 

(c)                                 Performance-Based Compensation.  Participants may file a Compensation Deferral Agreement with respect to Performance-Based Compensation no later than the date that is six months before the end of the performance period, provided that:

 

(i)                                    the Participant performs services continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the criteria are established through the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement is submitted; and

 

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(ii)         The Compensation is not readily ascertainable as of the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement is filed.

 

A Compensation Deferral Agreement becomes irrevocable with respect to Performance-Based Compensation as of the day immediately following the latest date for filing such election.  Any election to defer Performance-Based Compensation that is made in accordance with this paragraph and that becomes payable as a result of the Participant’s death or upon a Change in Control (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-3(i)(5)) prior to the satisfaction of the performance criteria, will be void.

 

(d)                                Sales Commissions.  Sales commissions (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(a)(12)(i)) are considered to be earned by the Participant in the taxable year of the Participant in which the sale occurs.  The Compensation Deferral Agreement must be filed before the last day of the year preceding the year in which the sales commissions are earned, and becomes irrevocable after that date.

 

(e)                                  Fiscal Year Compensation.  A Participant may defer Fiscal Year Compensation by filing a Compensation Deferral Agreement no later than the last day of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year or years in which such Fiscal Year Compensation is earned.  The Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph becomes irrevocable on the first day of the fiscal year or years to which it applies.

 

(f)                                   Short-Term Deferrals.  Compensation that meets the definition of a “short-term deferral” described in Treasury Regulation Section l.409A- l(b)(4) may be deferred in accordance with the rules of Article VII, applied as if the date the Substantial Risk of Forfeiture lapses is the date payments were originally scheduled to commence, provided, however, that the provisions of Section 7.3 shall not apply to payments attributable to a Change in Control (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)).

 

(g)                                  Certain Forfeitable Rights. With respect to a legally binding right to a payment in a subsequent year that is subject to a forfeiture condition requiring the Participant’s continued services for a period of at least 12 months from the date the Participant obtains the legally binding right, an election to defer such Compensation may be made on or before the 30th day after the Participant obtains the legally binding right to the Compensation, provided that the election is made at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could lapse. The Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph becomes irrevocable after such 30th day. If the forfeiture condition applicable to the payment lapses before the end of the required service period as a result of the Participant’s death or disability (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(4)) or upon a Change in Control (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-3(i)(5)), the Compensation Deferral Agreement will be void unless it would be considered timely under another rule described in this Section.

 

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4.3                               Allocation of Deferrals; Minimum Deferral Period.  A Compensation Deferral Agreement may designate a portion of each year’s Deferrals for payment on one or more Specified Dates or upon Retirement or earlier Separation from Service.  The Committee may establish a minimum Deferral period for the establishment of a Specified Date Account (for example, the third Plan Year following the year Compensation is earned.) and may waive the minimum Deferral period for Specified Date Accounts already in existence at the time of the allocation of a Deferral amount to such Specified Date Account.

 

4.4                              Deductions from Pay. The Committee has the authority to determine the payroll practices under which any component of Compensation subject to a Compensation Deferral Agreement will be deducted from a Participant’s Compensation.

 

4.5                              Vesting.  Participant Deferrals shall be 100% vested at all times to the extent the Compensation being deferred is vested pursuant to the terms of any agreement, plan or arrangement pursuant to which the Compensation was granted to the Participant.

 

4.6                              Cancellation of Deferrals.  The Committee may cancel a Participant’s Deferrals: (i) for the balance of the Plan Year in which an Unforeseeable Emergency occurs, (ii) if the Participant receives a hardship distribution under the Employer’s qualified 401(k) plan, through the end of the Plan Year in which the six month anniversary of the hardship distribution falls, and (iii) during periods in which the Participant is unable to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position due to a mental or physical impairment that can be expected to result in death or last for a continuous period of at least six months, provided cancellation occurs by the later of the end of the taxable year of the Participant or the 15th day of the third month following the date the Participant incurs the disability (as defined in this paragraph).

 

ARTICLE V
  Company Contributions

 

5.1                               Discretionary Company Contributions.  The Participating Employer may, from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion, credit Company Contributions to any Participant in any amount determined by the Participating Employer.  Such contributions will be allocated to a Retirement Account or Specified Date Account as determined by the Employer and be payable according to the Payment Schedule applicable to such Account. Deferrals of Compensation in the form of restricted stock awards deferred as restricted stock units shall not be eligible for Company Contributions.

 

5.2                               Vesting.  Company Contributions described in Section 5.1 above, and the Earnings thereon, shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule(s) established by the Committee at the time that the Company Contribution is made.  Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, Company Contributions will vest in equal installments on January 15th of each of the three (3) years succeeding the year in which the contribution is made.  In addition, unless otherwise specified by the Committee at the time the Company Contribution is made, a Participant will fully vest in all Company

 

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Contributions upon (i) meeting the requirements of a Retirement, (ii) a Separation from Service by the Company without Cause, (iii) the Participant’s death, (iv) a Change in Control and (v) meeting the requirements of a Disability.  The Participating Employer may, at any time, in its sole discretion, increase a Participant’s vested interest in a Company Contribution (for example, upon death, disability or a Change in Control). The portion of a Participant’s Accounts that remains unvested upon his or her Separation from Service after the application of the terms of this Section 5.2 shall be forfeited.

 

ARTICLE VI
  Benefits

 

6.1                               Benefits, Generally.  A Participant shall be entitled to the following benefits under the Plan:

 

(a)                                Retirement Benefit. Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service due to Retirement, he or she shall be entitled to a Retirement Benefit. The Retirement Benefit shall be equal to the sum of all his or her Retirement Account Balances. The Retirement Benefit shall be based on the value of the Retirement Account Balance(s) as of last day of the sixth month following the Participant’s Separation from Service and is payable on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the Separation from Service occurs.

 

(b)                               Termination Benefit. Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service for reasons other than death or Retirement, he or she shall be entitled to a Termination Benefit.  The Termination Benefit shall be equal to the sum of his or her Retirement Account Balances.  The Termination Benefit shall be based on the value of the Retirement Account Balance(s) as of last day of the sixth month following the Participant’s Separation from Service and is payable on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the Separation from Service occurs.

 

(c)                                 Specified Date Benefit. If the Participant has established one or more Specified Date Accounts, he or she shall be entitled to a Specified Date Benefit with respect to each such Specified Date Account. The Specified Date Benefit shall be equal to the Specified Date Account Balance, based on the value of that Account Balance as of the end of the month designated by the Participant at the time the Account was established. Except in the case of an earlier Separation from Service, the Specified Date Benefit will be payable on the first day of the month following the month designated by the Participant. In the event that the Participant incurs a Separation from Service, the remaining balances of any Specified Date Accounts, determined as of the last day of the sixth month following the Participant’s Separation from Service, will be paid on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the Separation from Service occurs.

 

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(d)                                Death Benefit.  In the event of the Participant’s death, his or her designated Beneficiary(ies) shall be entitled to a Death Benefit.  The Death Benefit shall be equal to the vested portion of the Participant’s total Account Balance.  The Death Benefit shall be based on the value of the Participant’s Accounts as of the end of the month in which death occurred and paid on the first day of the following month in a single lump sum.

 

(e)                                 Unforeseeable Emergency Payments.  A Participant who experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency may submit a written request to the Committee to receive payment of all or any portion of his or her vested Accounts.  Whether a Participant or Beneficiary is faced with an Unforeseeable Emergency permitting an emergency payment shall be determined by the Committee based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each case, but, in any case, a distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be reimbursed through insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship, or by cessation of Deferrals under this Plan. If an emergency payment is approved by the Committee, the amount of the payment shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the need, taking into account the additional compensation that is available to the Participant as the result of cancellation of deferrals to the Plan, including amounts necessary to pay any taxes or penalties that the Participant reasonably anticipates will result from the payment.  The amount of the emergency payment shall be subtracted first from the vested portion of the Participant’s Retirement Accounts beginning with the Retirement Accounts with the longest Payment Schedule until depleted and then from the vested Specified Date Accounts, beginning with the Specified Date Account with the latest payment commencement date.  Emergency payments shall be paid in a single lump sum within the 90-day period following the date the payment is approved by the Committee.

 

6.2                               Form of Payment.

 

(a)                                Retirement Benefit.  A Participant who is entitled to receive a Retirement Benefit shall receive payment of each Retirement Account in a single lump sum, unless the Participant elects, pursuant to Section 4.2 or Article VII, to have such Retirement Account paid in one of the following alternative forms of payment (i) annual installments over a period of two to fifteen years, or (ii) a lump sum payment of a percentage of the Account Balance in the Retirement Account, with the balance paid in substantially equal annual installments over a period of two to fifteen years.

 

(b)                                Termination Benefit. A Participant who is entitled to receive a Termination Benefit shall receive payment of the vested portion of his or her Retirement Accounts in a single lump sum.

 

(c)                                 Specified Date Benefit.  A Specified Date Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum, unless the Participant elects, pursuant to Section 4.2 or Article VII, to have the Specified Date Account paid in annual installments over a period of two to five years.  Regardless of any prior elections, upon a Separation from Service all

 

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Specified Date Account Balances shall be paid in a single lump sum pursuant to the valuation and payment rules provided in Section 6.1(c).

 

(d)                                Death Benefit.  A designated Beneficiary who is entitled to receive a Death Benefit shall receive payment of such benefit in a single lump sum.

 

(e)                                 Change in Control.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if a Separation from Service occurs within 24 months following a Change in Control (and regardless of whether a Participant qualifies for Retirement) a Participant will receive his or her unpaid vested Account Balances in a single lump sum pursuant to the valuation and payment rules provided in Sections 6.1(b) and (c), as applicable.

 

(f)                                  Small Account Balances.  The Committee shall pay the value of the Participant’s Retirement Accounts in a single lump sum if the balance of such Accounts as of the valuation dates for payment of the Retirement Benefit is not greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

 

(g)                                 Rules Applicable to Installment Payments.  If a Payment Schedule specifies installment payments, annual payments will be made beginning as of the payment commencement date for such installments (e.g., the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the Separation from Service occurs) and shall continue on each anniversary thereof until the number of installment payments specified in the Payment Schedule has been paid.  The amount of each installment payment shall be determined by dividing (a) by (b), where (a) equals the Account Balance as of the Valuation Date and (b) equals the remaining number of installment payments.  For purposes of Article VII, each series of installment payments will be treated as a single payment.

 

6.3                               Acceleration of or Delay in Payments.  The Committee may elect to accelerate the time or form of payment of a benefit owed to the Participant hereunder, provided such acceleration is permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4).  The Committee may also delay the time for payment of a benefit owed to the Participant hereunder, to the extent permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7).  If the Plan receives a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)) directing that all or a portion of a Participant’s Accounts be paid to an “alternate payee”, any amounts to be paid to the alternate payee(s) shall be paid in a single lump sum.

 

ARTICLE VII
  Modifications to Payment Schedules

 

7.1                               Participant’s Right to Modify.  A Participant may modify a Retirement or Specified Date Payment Schedule with respect to an Account, consistent with the permissible Payment Schedules available under the Plan, provided such modification complies with the requirements of this Article VII.

 

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7.2                               Time of Election. The date on which a modification election is submitted to the Committee must be at least 12 months prior to the date on which payment is scheduled to commence under the Payment Schedule in effect prior to the modification.

 

7.3                               Date of Payment under Modified Payment Schedule.  In no event may the date payments are to commence under the modified Payment Schedule be earlier than five years after the date payment would have commenced under the original Payment Schedule.  Under no circumstances may a modification election result in an acceleration of payments in violation of Code Section 409A.

 

7.4                               Effective Date.  A modification election submitted in accordance with this Article VII is revocable up to the latest time a valid election may be filed under Section 7.2 and becomes effective 12 months after such date.

 

7.5                               Effect on Accounts.  An election to modify a Payment Schedule is specific to the Account or payment event to which it applies, and shall not be construed to affect the Payment Schedules of any other Accounts.

 

ARTICLE VIII
  Valuation of Account Balances; Investments

 

8.1                               Valuation.  Deferrals shall be credited to appropriate Accounts on the date such Compensation would have been paid to the Participant absent the Compensation Deferral Agreement.  Company Contributions shall be credited to the Retirement Account at the times determined by the Committee.  Valuation of Accounts shall be performed under procedures approved by the Committee.

 

8.2                               Adjustment for Earnings.  Each Account will be adjusted to reflect Earnings on each Business Day.  Adjustments shall reflect the net earnings, gains, losses, expenses, appreciation and depreciation associated with an investment option for each portion of the Account allocated to such option (“investment allocation”).

 

8.3                               Investment Options.  Investment options will be determined by the Committee.  The Committee shall be permitted to add or remove investment options from the Plan menu from time to time, provided that any such additions or removals of investment options shall not be effective with respect to any period prior to the effective date of such change.

 

8.4                               Investment Allocations.  A Participant’s investment allocation constitutes a deemed, not actual, investment among the investment options comprising the investment menu.  At no time shall a Participant have any real or beneficial ownership in any investment option included in the investment menu, nor shall the Participating Employer or any trustee acting on its behalf have any obligation to purchase actual securities as a result of a Participant’s investment allocation.  A Participant’s investment allocation shall be used solely for purposes of adjusting the value of a Participant’s Account Balances.

 

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A Participant shall specify an investment allocation for each of his or her Accounts in accordance with procedures established by the Committee.  Allocation among the investment options must be designated in increments of 1%.  The Participant’s investment allocation will become effective on the same Business Day or, in the case of investment allocations received after a time specified by the Committee, the next Business Day.

 

A Participant may change an investment allocation on any Business Day, both with respect to future credits to the Plan and with respect to existing Account Balances, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Committee.  Changes shall become effective on the same Business Day or, in the case of investment allocations received after a time specified by the Committee, the next Business Day, and shall be applied prospectively.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.4 to the contrary, a Participant may not change his or her investment allocation with respect to restricted stock units deferred under the Plan until six months following the date such restricted stock units vest.

 

8.5                               Unallocated Deferrals and Accounts.  If the Participant fails to make an investment allocation with respect to an Account, such Account shall be invested in an investment option, the primary objective of which is the preservation of capital, as determined by the Committee.

 

ARTICLE IX
  Administration

 

9.1                               Plan Administration.  This Plan shall be administered by the Committee which shall have discretionary authority to make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and to utilize its discretion to decide or resolve any and all questions, including but not limited to eligibility for benefits and interpretations of this Plan and its terms, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Claims for benefits shall be filed with the Committee and resolved in accordance with the claims procedures in Article XII.  All determinations by the Committee shall be made in good faith and in its sole discretion.

 

9.2                               Administration upon Change in Control.  Upon a Change in Control, the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to such Change in Control, shall continue to act as the Committee unless, prior to the Change in Control, the Incumbent Board appoints (in its sole discretion) an independent third party to act as the Committee.

 

Unless otherwise determined by the Incumbent Board in its sole discretion prior to the Change in Control, following such Change in Control, the Company may not remove the Committee, unless 2/3rds of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and a majority of Participants and Beneficiaries with Account Balances consent to the removal and replacement of the Committee.

 

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The Participating Employer shall, with respect to the Committee identified under this Section: (i) pay all reasonable expenses and fees of the Committee, (ii) indemnify the Committee (including individuals serving as Committee members) against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Committee’s duties hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the Committee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters related to the Plan, any rabbi trust, Participants, Beneficiaries and Accounts as the Committee may reasonably require.

 

9.3                               Withholding.  The Participating Employer shall have the right to withhold from any payment due under the Plan (or with respect to any amounts credited to the Plan) any taxes and other amounts required by law to be withheld in respect of such payment (or credit).  Withholdings with respect to amounts credited to the Plan shall be deducted from Compensation that has not been deferred to the Plan.

 

9.4                               Indemnification.  The Participating Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless each employee, officer, director, agent or organization, to whom or to which are delegated duties, responsibilities, and authority under the Plan or otherwise with respect to administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the Committee and its agents, against all claims, liabilities, fines and penalties, and all expenses reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him or her or it (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees) which arise as a result of his or her or its actions or failure to act in connection with the operation and administration of the Plan to the extent lawfully allowable and to the extent that such claim, liability, fine, penalty, or expense is not paid for by liability insurance purchased or paid for by the Participating Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participating Employer shall not indemnify any person or organization if his or her or its actions or failure to act are due to gross negligence or willful misconduct or for any such amount incurred through any settlement or compromise of any action unless the Participating Employer consents in writing to such settlement or compromise.

 

9.5                               Delegation of Authority.  In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with legal counsel who shall be legal counsel to the Company.

 

9.6                               Binding Decisions or Actions.  The decision or action of the Committee in respect of any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations thereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

 

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ARTICLE X
  Amendment and Termination

 

10.1                       Amendment and Termination.  The Company may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan or may terminate the Plan as provided in this Article X.  Each Participating Employer may also terminate its participation in the Plan.

 

10.2                       Amendments.  The Company, by action taken by its Board of Directors, may amend or suspend the Plan at any time and for any reason, provided that any such amendment shall not reduce the vested Account Balances of any Participant accrued as of the date of any such amendment or restatement (as if the Participant had incurred a voluntary Separation from Service on such date) or reduce any rights of a Participant under the Plan or other Plan features with respect to Deferrals made prior to the date of any such amendment or restatement without the consent of the Participant. The Board of Directors of the Company may delegate to the Committee the authority to amend the Plan without the consent of Participants or the Board of Directors: (i)  to comply with, or take into account changes in, or interpretations or rescissions of, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules or standards and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidance, ruling, judicial decision or legal requirement; (ii) facilitating the administration of the Plan; (iii) clarifying provisions based on the Committee’s interpretation of the document; and (iv) making such other amendments as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

10.3                       Termination. The Company, by action taken by its Board of Directors, may terminate the Plan and pay Participants and Beneficiaries their Account Balances in a single lump sum at any time, to the extent and in accordance with Treasury Regulation.  Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).  If a Participating Employer terminates its participation in the Plan, the benefits of affected Employees shall be paid at the time provided in Article VI.

 

10.4                       Sections 409A and 457A of the Code Generally.  If any provision of the Plan or a Compensation Deferral Agreement would, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Committee, result or likely result in the imposition on a Participant, a Beneficiary or any other person of (i) any additional tax, accelerated taxation, interest or penalties under Code Section 409A or (ii) accelerated taxation or penalties under Section 457A of the Code, the Committee may modify the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Deferral Agreement or may take any other such action, without the consent of the Participant, Beneficiary or such other person, in the manner that the Committee may reasonably and in good faith determine to be necessary or advisable to avoid the imposition of such additional tax, accelerated taxation, interest, or penalties or otherwise comply with Sections 409A and 457A of the Code.  This Section 10.4 does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to make any modifications and does not guarantee that Account Balances will not be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest or penalties under Sections 409A or 457A of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE XI
  Informal Funding

 

11.1                      General Assets.  Obligations established under the terms of the Plan may be satisfied from the general funds of the Participating Employers, or a trust described in this Article XL No Participant, spouse or Beneficiary shall have any right, title or interest whatever in assets of the Participating Employers.  Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship, between the Participating Employers and any Employee, spouse, or Beneficiary.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments hereunder, such rights are no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Participating Employer.

 

11.2                      Rabbi Trust.  A Participating Employer may, in its sole discretion, establish a grantor trust, commonly known as a rabbi trust, as a vehicle for accumulating assets to pay benefits under the Plan.  Payments under the Plan may be paid from the general assets of the Participating Employer or from the assets of any such rabbi trust.  Payment from any such source shall reduce the obligation owed to the Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan.

 

ARTICLE XII
  Claims

 

12.1                      Filing a Claim.  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be filed in writing with the Committee which shall make all determinations concerning such claim.  Any claim filed with the Committee and any decision by the Committee denying such claim shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Participant or Beneficiary filing the claim (the “Claimant”).

 

(a)                                In General. Notice of a denial of benefits will be provided within 90 days of the Committee’s receipt of the Claimant’s claim for benefits.  If the Committee determines that it needs additional time to review the claim, the Committee will provide the Claimant with a notice of the extension before the end of the initial 90-day period.  The extension will not be more than 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period and the notice of extension will explain the special circumstances that require the extension and the date by which the Committee expects to make a decision.

 

(b)                                Contents of Notice.  If a claim for benefits is completely or partially denied, notice of such denial shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for denial in plain language.  The notice shall: (i) cite the pertinent provisions of the Plan document, and (ii) explain, where appropriate, how the Claimant can perfect the claim, including a description of any additional material or information necessary to complete the claim and why such material or information is necessary.  The claim denial also shall include an explanation of the claims review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse decision on review.

 

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12.2                      Appeal of Denied Claims.  A Claimant whose claim has been completely or partially denied shall be entitled to appeal the claim denial by filing a written appeal with a committee designated to hear such appeals (the “Appeals Committee”).  A Claimant who timely requests a review of the denied claim (or his or her authorized representative) may review, upon request and free of charge, copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the denial and may submit written comments, documents, records and other information relevant to the claim to the Appeals Committee.  All written comments, documents, records, and other information shall be considered “relevant” if the information: (i) was relied upon in making a benefits determination, (ii) was submitted, considered or generated in the course of making a benefits decision regardless of whether it was relied upon to make the decision, or (iii) demonstrates compliance with administrative processes and safeguards established for making benefit decisions.  The Appeals Committee may, in its sole discretion, if it deems appropriate or necessary, decide to hold a hearing with respect to the claim appeal.

 

(a)                                In General.  Appeal of a denied benefits claim must be filed in writing with the Appeals Committee no later than 60 days after receipt of the written notification of such claim denial.  The Appeals Committee shall make its decision regarding the merits of the denied claim within 60 days following receipt of the appeal (or within 120 days after such receipt, in a case where there are special circumstances requiring extension of time for reviewing the appealed claim).  If an extension of time for reviewing the appeal is required because of special circumstances, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.  The notice will indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Appeals Committee expects to render the determination on review.  The review will take into account comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

 

(b)                                Contents of Notice.  If a benefits claim is completely or partially denied on review, notice of such denial shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for denial in plain language. The decision on review shall set forth: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, or other information relevant (as defined above) to the Claimant’s claim, and (iv) a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the plan and a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

12.3                      Claims Appeals Upon Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, the Appeals Committee, as constituted immediately prior to such Change in Control, shall continue to act as the Appeals Committee. Upon such Change in Control, the Company may not remove any member of the Appeals Committee, but may replace resigning members if 2/3rds of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and a majority of Participants and Beneficiaries with Account Balances consent to the replacement. The Appeals Committee shall have the exclusive authority at the appeals stage to interpret the terms of the Plan and

 

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resolve appeals under the Claims Procedure.

 

Each Participating Employer shall, with respect to the Committee identified under this Section: (i) pay its proportionate share of all reasonable expenses and fees of the Appeals Committee, (ii) indemnify the Appeals Committee (including individual committee members) against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Appeals Committee hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the Appeals Committee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Appeals Committee on all matters related to the Plan, any rabbi trust, Participants, Beneficiaries and Accounts as the Appeals Committee may reasonably require.

 

12.4                      Legal Action.  A Claimant may not bring any legal action, including commencement of any arbitration, relating to a claim for benefits under the Plan unless and until the Claimant has followed the claims procedures under the Plan and exhausted his or her administrative remedies under such claims procedures.  Any such legal action must be commenced within one year of a final determination hereunder with respect to such claim.

 

If a Participant or Beneficiary prevails in a legal proceeding brought under the Plan to enforce the rights of such Participant or any other similarly situated Participant or Beneficiary, in whole or in part, the Participating Employer shall reimburse such Participant or Beneficiary for all legal costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and such other liabilities incurred as a result of such proceedings.  If the legal proceeding is brought in connection with a Change in Control, or a “change in control” as defined in a rabbi trust described in Section 11.2, the Participant or Beneficiary may file a claim directly with the trustee for reimbursement of such costs, expenses and fees.

 

12.5                       Discretion of Appeals Committee.  All interpretations, determinations and decisions of the Appeals Committee with respect to any claim shall be made in its sole discretion, and shall be final and conclusive.

 

12.6                      Arbitration.

 

(a)                                Prior to Change in Control.  If, prior to a Change in Control, any claim or controversy between a Participating Employer and a Participant or Beneficiary is not resolved through the claims procedure set forth in Article XII, such claim shall be submitted to and resolved exclusively by expedited binding arbitration by a single arbitrator.  Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:

 

The complaining party shall promptly send written notice to the other party identifying the matter in dispute and the proposed remedy.  Following the giving of such notice, the parties shall meet and attempt in good faith to resolve the matter.  In the event the parties are unable to resolve the matter within 21 days, the parties shall meet and attempt in good faith to select a single arbitrator acceptable to both parties.  If a single arbitrator is not selected by mutual consent within ten Business Days following the giving of the written notice of dispute, an arbitrator shall be selected

 

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from a list of nine persons each of whom shall be an attorney who is either engaged in the active practice of law or recognized arbitrator and who, in either event, is experienced in serving as an arbitrator in disputes between employers and employees, which list shall be provided by the main office of either JAMS, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. If, within three Business Days of the parties’ receipt of such list, the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator from the list, then the parties shall each strike names alternatively from the list, with the first to strike being determined by the flip of a coin.  After each party has had four strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator.  If such person is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until an arbitrator is selected.

 

Unless the parties agree otherwise, within 60 days of the selection of the arbitrator, a hearing shall be conducted before such arbitrator at a time and a place agreed upon by the parties.  In the event the parties are unable to agree upon the time or place of the arbitration, the time and place shall be designated by the arbitrator after consultation with the parties.  Within 30 days of the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall issue an award, accompanied by a written decision explaining the basis for the arbitrator’s award.

 

In any arbitration hereunder, the Participating Employer shall pay all administrative fees of the arbitration and all fees of the arbitrator, except that the Participant or Beneficiary may, if he/she/it wishes, pay up to one-half of those amounts.  Each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, unless the arbitrator orders otherwise.  The prevailing party in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, and in any enforcement or other court proceedings, shall be entitled, to the extent permitted by law, to reimbursement from the other party for all of the prevailing party’s costs (including but not limited to the arbitrator’s compensation), expenses, and attorneys’  fees.  The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to or to modify this Plan, shall apply all applicable law, and shall have no lesser and no greater remedial authority than would a court of law resolving the same claim or controversy.  The arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that it would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court litigation.

 

The parties shall be entitled to discovery as follows: Each party may take no more than three depositions.  The Participating Employer may depose the Participant or Beneficiary plus two other witnesses, and the Participant or Beneficiary may depose the Participating Employer, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plus two other witnesses.  Each party may make such reasonable document discovery requests as are allowed in the discretion of the arbitrator.

 

The decision of the arbitrator shall be final, binding, and non-appealable, and may be enforced as a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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officer, director, shareholder, Participant, Beneficiary, or agent of any party, or of any of the above, and shall apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law or under this Plan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless otherwise agreed between the parties, either party may apply to a court for provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, on the ground that the arbitration award to which the applicant may be entitled may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief.

 

Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act: provided, however, that, in the event of any inconsistency between the rules and procedures of the Act and the terms of this Plan, the terms of this Plan shall prevail.

 

If any of the provisions of this Section 12.6(a) are determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in the whole part, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this section and this section shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions to the greatest extent possible and to insure that the resolution of all conflicts between the parties, including those arising out of statutory claims, shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that the provisions of this Section 12.6(a) are not absolutely binding, then the parties intend any arbitration decision and award to be fully admissible in evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact and treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

The parties do not agree to arbitrate any putative class action or any other representative action. The parties agree to arbitrate only the claims(s) of a single Participant or Beneficiary.

 

(b)                                Upon Change in Control.  If, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, any dispute, controversy or claim arises between a Participant or Beneficiary and the Participating Employer out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of the Plan, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be finally settled by a court of competent jurisdiction which, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, shall apply a de novo standard of review to any determination made by the Company or its Board of Directors, a Participating Employer, the Committee, or the Appeals Committee.

 

ARTICLE XIII
  General Provisions

 

13.1                       Assignment.  No interest of any Participant, spouse or Beneficiary under this Plan and no benefit payable hereunder shall be assigned as security for a loan, and any such purported

 

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assignment shall be null, void and of no effect, nor shall any such interest or any such benefit be subject in any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance by or through any Participant, spouse or Beneficiary.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, however, the Committee has the discretion to make payments to an alternate payee in accordance with the terms of a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)).

 

The Company may assign any or all of its liabilities under this Plan in connection with any restructuring, recapitalization, sale of assets or other similar transactions affecting a Participating Employer without the consent of the Participant.

 

13.2                       No Legal or Equitable Rights or Interest.  No Participant or other person shall have any legal or equitable rights or interest in this Plan that are not expressly granted in this Plan.

 

Participation in this Plan does not give any person any right to be retained in the service of the Participating Employer.  The right and power of a Participating Employer to dismiss or discharge an Employee is expressly reserved.  The Participating Employers make no representations or warranties as to the tax consequences to a Participant or a Participant’s beneficiaries resulting from a deferral of income pursuant to the Plan.

 

13.3                       No Employment Contract.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between an Employee and a Participating Employer.

 

13.4                       Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be delivered to the Committee under this Plan shall be delivered in writing, in person, or through such electronic means as is established by the Committee. Notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification. Written transmission shall be sent by certified mail to:

 

KLX INC.

ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

1300 CORPORATE CENTER WAY

WELLINGTON, FL 33414

 

Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing or hand-delivered, or sent by mail to the last known address of the Participant.

 

13.5                       Headings.  The headings of Sections are included solely for convenience of reference, and if there is any conflict between such headings and the text of this Plan, the text shall control.

 

13.6                       Invalid or Unenforceable Provisions.  If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof and the Committee may elect to construe such invalid or unenforceable provisions in a manner that conforms to applicable law or as if such provisions, to the extent invalid or unenforceable, had not been included.

 

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13.7                       Lost Participants or Beneficiaries.  Any Participant or Beneficiary who is entitled to a benefit from the Plan has the duty to keep the Committee advised of his or her current mailing address.  If benefit payments are returned to the Plan or are not presented for payment after a reasonable amount of time, the Committee shall presume that the payee is missing.  The Committee, after making such efforts as in its discretion it deems reasonable and appropriate to locate the payee, shall stop payment on any uncashed checks and may discontinue making future payments until contact with the payee is restored.

 

13.8                       Facility of Payment to a Minor.  If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Committee may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence, or (ii) to the conservator or committee or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee.  Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Committee, the Company, and the Plan from further liability on account thereof.

 

13.9                       Governing Law.  To the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the State of Florida shall govern the construction and administration of the Plan.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Plan as of the                                    day of                           , 2014, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

KLX Inc.

 

By:

 

 

(Print Name)

 

 

Its:

 

 

(Title)

 

 

(Signature)

 

 

 

 

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            , 2014

Dear B/E Aerospace, Inc. Shareholder:

        We are pleased to inform you that on November 25, 2014, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace, Inc. ("B/E Aerospace") approved the spin-off of KLX Inc., or "KLX," a wholly-owned subsidiary of B/E Aerospace. Upon completion of the spin-off, B/E Aerospace shareholders will own 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of KLX.

        We believe that separating KLX from B/E Aerospace so that it can operate as an independent, publicly-owned company is in the best interests of both B/E Aerospace and KLX. The spin-off will (1) permit each company to tailor its strategic plans and growth opportunities and allow management of each company to focus on such company's specific business characteristics; (2) provide each company greater flexibility in investing capital in a manner appropriate for its business strategy and facilitate a more company-specific allocation of capital; (3) provide each company increased strategic flexibility to make acquisitions, including through the use of its own stock, and form corporate alliances; and (4) provide investors in each company with a more targeted investment opportunity.

        The spin-off will be completed by way of a pro rata distribution of KLX common stock to our shareholders of record as of the close of business, Eastern time, on December 5, 2014, the spin-off record date. Each B/E Aerospace shareholder will receive one share of KLX common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock held by such shareholder on the record date. The distribution of these shares will be made in book-entry form, which means that no physical share certificates will be issued. Following the spin-off, shareholders may request that their shares of KLX common stock be transferred to a brokerage or other account at any time. No fractional shares of KLX common stock will be issued. Fractional shares of KLX common stock to which B/E Aerospace shareholders of record would otherwise be entitled will be aggregated and sold in the public market by the distribution agent. The aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales will be distributed ratably to those shareholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares of KLX common stock.

        We expect your receipt of shares of KLX common stock in the distribution to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences of the distribution to you, including potential tax consequences under state, local and non-U.S. tax laws.

        The distribution does not require shareholder approval, nor do you need to take any action to receive your shares of KLX common stock. Immediately following the spin-off, you will own common stock in B/E Aerospace and KLX. B/E Aerospace's common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BEAV." We expect that KLX common stock will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "KLXI."

        The enclosed information statement, which we are mailing to all B/E Aerospace shareholders, describes the spin-off in detail and contains important information about KLX, including its historical combined financial statements. We urge you to read this information statement carefully.

        We want to thank you for your continued support of B/E Aerospace. We look forward to your support of KLX in the future.

    Yours sincerely,

 

 

Amin Khoury
Chairman of the Board
B/E Aerospace, Inc.

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2014

INFORMATION STATEMENT

KLX Inc.

1300 Corporate Center Way
Wellington, Florida 33414-2105

Common Stock
(par value $0.01 per share)



        We are sending this information statement to you in connection with the separation of KLX Inc. ("KLX"), a newly-formed company, from B/E Aerospace, Inc. (collectively with its predecessors and consolidated subsidiaries, other than, for all periods following the distribution, KLX and its consolidated subsidiaries, "B/E Aerospace"), following which KLX will be an independent, publicly-owned company. As part of the separation, B/E Aerospace will undergo an internal reorganization, after which it will contribute or otherwise transfer its Consumables Management Segment businesses to KLX and complete the separation by distributing all of the shares of KLX common stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of B/E Aerospace common stock. We refer to this pro rata distribution as the "distribution" and we refer to the separation, including the internal reorganization and distribution, as the "spin-off." We expect your receipt of shares of KLX common stock in the distribution to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares. Every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock outstanding as of the close of business, Eastern time, on December 5, 2014, the record date for the distribution, will entitle the holder thereof to receive one share of KLX common stock. The distribution of shares will be made in book-entry form. B/E Aerospace will not distribute any fractional shares of KLX common stock. Instead, the distribution agent will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate net cash proceeds from the sales pro rata to each holder who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the spin-off. The distribution will be effective as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on December 16, 2014. Immediately after the distribution becomes effective, we will be an independent, publicly-owned company.

        No vote or further action of B/E Aerospace shareholders is required in connection with the spin-off. We are not asking you for a proxy. B/E Aerospace shareholders will not be required to pay any consideration for the shares of KLX common stock they receive in the spin-off, and they will not be required to surrender or exchange shares of their B/E Aerospace common stock or take any other action in connection with the spin-off.

        B/E Aerospace currently owns all of the outstanding shares of KLX common stock. Accordingly, there is no current trading market for KLX common stock. We expect, however, that a limited trading market for KLX common stock, commonly known as a "when-issued" trading market, will develop beginning on or shortly before the record date for the distribution, and we expect "regular-way" trading of KLX common stock will begin the first trading day after the distribution date. We have applied for authorization to list KLX common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "KLXI."



        In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described in "Risk Factors" beginning on page 24 of this information statement.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        This information statement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer
to buy, any securities.

        The date of this information statement is        , 2014.

        This information statement was first mailed to B/E Aerospace shareholders
on or about        , 2014.


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SUMMARY

        This summary highlights information contained in this information statement and provides an overview of our company, our separation from B/E Aerospace and the distribution of KLX common stock by B/E Aerospace to its shareholders. For a more complete understanding of our business and the spin-off, you should read this entire information statement carefully, particularly the discussion set forth under "Risk Factors" beginning on page 24 of this information statement, and our audited and unaudited historical combined financial statements, our unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements and the respective notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this information statement. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, "KLX," "we," "us" and "our" refer to KLX Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the internal reorganization and the distribution, and "B/E Aerospace" refers to B/E Aerospace, Inc., its predecessors and its consolidated subsidiaries, other than, for all periods following the distribution, KLX Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our Company

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and that we offer one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware and consumables and inventory management services worldwide. Through organic growth and a number of strategic acquisitions beginning in 2001, we believe we have become our industry's leading provider of aerospace fasteners, consumable products and supply chain management services. Through our global facilities network and advanced information technology systems, we offer unparalleled service to commercial airliners, business jet and defense original equipment manufacturers and their subcontractors ("OEMs"), airlines, maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") operators, and fixed base operators ("FBOs"). With a large and diverse global customer base, including virtually all of the world's commercial airliners, business jet and defense OEMs, OEM subcontractors, major airlines and major MRO operators across five continents, we provide access to over one million stock keeping units ("SKUs"). We serve as a distributor for every major aerospace fastener manufacturer. In order to support our vast range of custom products and services, we have invested over $100 million in proprietary information technology ("IT") systems to create a superior technology platform. Our systems support both internal distribution processes and part attributes, along with customer services, including just-in-time ("JIT") deliveries and kitting solutions, which we believe are unmatched by any competitor. This business is operated within our Aerospace Solutions Group ("ASG") segment.

        In 2013, we initiated an expansion into the energy sector. Over the past two years we have acquired seven companies in the rapidly growing business of providing technical and logistics services and related rental equipment to oil and gas exploration and production companies. As a result, we now provide a broad range of technical solutions and equipment that brings value-added resources to a new customer base, often in remote locations. Our customers include independent and major oil and gas companies that are engaged in the exploration and production ("E&P") and development of oil and gas properties in North America, including in the Northeast (Marcellus and Utica Shale), Rocky Mountains (Bakken and Piceance Basins), Southwest (Permian Basin and Eagle Ford) and Mid-Continent. This business is operated within our Energy Services Group ("ESG") segment.

 

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        The charts below illustrate the breakdown of our segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 on an actual and pro forma basis to account for acquisitions through June 30, 2014.


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For the year ended December 31, 2013, we reported revenue of $1.3 billion. On a pro forma basis to give effect to acquisitions through June 30, 2014 as if they had been completed January 1, 2013, pro forma revenues for 2013 would have been $1.6 billion.

        Our ASG segment has maintained strong, collaborative, long-standing relationships with its customers. As a result of our operational and information technology systems, we have historically been able to ship approximately 60% of our orders within 24 hours of receipt of the order. Our seasoned purchasing and sales teams, coupled with state-of-the-art IT and automated parts retrieval systems, help us to sustain our reputation for rapid, on-time delivery.

        ASG sells fasteners and other consumable products to over 4,700 customers throughout the world. Its top five customers in 2013 collectively accounted for approximately 35% of ASG's 2013 revenues.

        ESG has over 120 master services agreements ("MSAs") with customers, including substantially all of the major, regional and independent E&P companies in North America. Its top five customers collectively represented approximately 41% of ESG's 2013 revenues on a pro forma basis to account for acquisitions through June 30, 2014 (approximately 45% on an actual basis).

        Our management team has extensive industry experience and company tenure. Our executive officers have an average of more than 20 years in the aerospace consumables or energy technical services industries.

Industry Overview

Aerospace Solutions Group

        According to Stax, the global market for C-class aerospace parts, which includes hardware, bearings, electronic components and machined parts for both commercial and military customers, was approximately $6.5 billion in 2010. This market is generally segmented by end customer or sales channel. Based on industry sources, we estimate that during 2013 the market for the products and services provided by ASG was approximately $4.7 billion; of this amount, we estimate that approximately 34% or $1.6 billion is served by the manufacturers of these products directly to the end customers and approximately 66% or $3.1 billion is served by stocking distributors such as ASG.

        We believe that there is a direct relationship between demand for fasteners and other consumable products and airliner fleet size, aircraft utilization and aircraft age, as well as the new aircraft production rates. All aircraft must be serviced at prescribed intervals, which drives aftermarket demand for aerospace fasteners and consumable products. ASG generated approximately 40% of its 2013 revenues from aftermarket sales to support the in-service fleet of commercial aircraft, business jets and

 

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the global fleet of military aircraft. Historically, aerospace fastener and consumable products revenues have been derived from the following sources:

    Support for commercial, business jet and military aircraft OEMs;

    Mandated maintenance and replacement of specified parts;

    Support for commercial aircraft, business jet and defense subcontractors, most of which tend to purchase through distributors; and

    Demand for structural modifications, cabin interior modifications and passenger-to-freighter conversions.

        In addition, suppliers in the aerospace, defense and related industries increasingly rely on companies such as ASG to provide a customized single point of contact for inventory management, customized invoicing, automated forecasting and usage monitoring, centralized communications and tracking across their broad and varied supply base.

        Since 2010, as the global economy began to recover from recession, increased passenger traffic volumes and the return to profitability of the global airline industry have created significant demand for commercial aircraft. The Airline Monitor forecasts a 2014 global passenger traffic increase of approximately 5.4% and projects long-term growth at an approximate compounded annual growth rate ("CAGR") of 5.7% during the 2013-2028 period. The International Air Transport Association ("IATA") expects global airline profits to improve to $18.0 billion in 2014, or 70% higher than 2013, marking the global airline industry's fifth consecutive year of profitability.

        Many airlines deferred the replacement of a large number of aging aircraft over the 2008-2011 period. This, combined with recent more efficient new aircraft introductions, the growing requirements for more aircraft to support the projected long-term traffic growth, high fuel costs and the low cost of financing new aircraft drove the global airline industry to place record orders for new aircraft. Backlogs at Airbus S.A.S. ("Airbus") and The Boeing Company ("Boeing") stood at record levels of approximately 5,546 and 5,237, respectively, at June 30, 2014. They have reported that they each have an approximate eight-year backlog. As a result, most industry analysts believe the outlook for new aircraft deliveries will be strong for the foreseeable future, which bodes well for ASG.

        Through 2011, approximately 16% of our revenues were derived from support for military aircraft. Defense spending has historically been driven by the timing of military aircraft orders and evolving government strategies and policies. We also support military aircraft MRO providers. Defense spending began to decline in 2012 as the U.S. government implemented its sequestration program. As a result, we have seen demand from our military and defense customers decline from peak levels experienced prior to 2012 of approximately 16% of total ASG revenues to approximately 14% of 2013 revenues.

        Other factors expected to affect the industries served by ASG include long-term growth in worldwide fleet of passenger aircraft, an increase in the size of the existing installed base, aging of existing fleet, and an expected improvement in the business jet market.

Energy Services Group

        The services and equipment we provide to our customers in the energy sector include wireline services, fishing (retrieval) services and equipment, pressure control and rental equipment such as frac stacks, accommodations and surface rentals and other related components. According to Spears & Associates, the market for providers of technical and logistics services and related rental equipment and other similar products and services to the oil and gas industry in North America is valued at approximately $15 billion, and growing at approximately 10% annually.

 

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        Demand for our technical services and products is determined by the number of oil and gas wells drilled and completed each year, and the level of production / work over activity in North America on existing wells.

    With 223 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil reserves and 2,431 trillion cubic feet of recoverable shale gas reserves contained within the United States, combined with the United States' long term goal of energy independence, E&P activity in North America has been, and is expected, to remain strong. Furthermore, any significant increase in natural gas prices is expected to expand natural gas development activity and to expand the market for our services.

    Almost all E&P companies rent or lease the equipment and services required by them to drill wells and maintain production. Drilling and completion activities require numerous products and services from time to time on an "as needed" basis.

    The decline of conventional North American oil and natural gas reservoirs, together with the development of new recovery technologies, is leading to a shift toward the drilling and development of onshore unconventional oil and natural gas resources that require more wells to be drilled and maintained. We believe the increased drilling requirements of these unconventional resources will lead to continued drilling activity.

    Technologically driven breakthroughs, including (i) continued drilling activity supported by unconventional resources, (ii) the expanding use of horizontal drilling techniques, and (iii) longer lateral lengths and increasing number of stages per well, have all created growing demand for technical services and products to support these advanced drilling activities, much of which are in remote areas with harsh environments.

    The increasing complexity of technology used in the oil and natural gas development process requires additional technicians on location during drilling and, therefore, additional workforce accommodations. In particular, the increasing trend of pursuing horizontal and directional wells as opposed to vertical wells requires additional expertise on location and, typically, longer drilling times. In some cases, up to six to nine workforce accommodation units are used during a drilling project, an increase over traditional utilization levels.

        We believe that ESG offers services and products which create value for our customers by reducing their exposure to non-productive time ("NPT") during the drilling and production phases. We provide equipment and services that assist our customers with increasing the permeability of the reservoir. We provide specialized experts and equipment to locate and remove blockages or lost equipment from the reservoir that impede drilling or production operations. We also provide accommodations and associated surface rentals such as portable light towers, generators, and pumping systems, in remote drilling sites, thereby facilitating more efficient staffing of the drilling and production activities.

        Other factors expected to affect the industry served by our ESG segment include:

        Higher Demand for Natural Gas in the United States.    We believe that natural gas will be in high demand in the United States over the next several years because of its growing popularity as a cleaner burning fuel. Additionally, according to the International Energy Agency's 2014 World Energy Outlook, North America has been at the center of the surge in global investment in recent years and will remain the region with the largest oil and gas investment requirement until 2035.

        Increasing Focus on Working Conditions and Safety.    Due to the increase in rig count and the corresponding increase in demand for labor in the oil and gas industry, our customers continue to attempt to improve living and working conditions at the wellsite to help retain employees. We believe our workforce accommodations solutions and associated surface rentals for crew quarters contribute to improved living and working conditions at the wellsite. Our customers also continue to enhance their

 

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safety procedures to help reduce injuries and to help ensure compliance with more stringent regulatory requirements.

        Continued Outsourcing of Ancillary Services.    Some of the services we provide have been historically handled by drilling contractors themselves. In many instances, these services are only ancillary to the primary activity of drilling and completing wells and represent only a minor portion of the total well drilling cost. Many drilling contractors are increasingly electing to outsource these services to suppliers who can provide high-quality and reliable services.

Our Competitive Strengths

Aerospace Solutions Group

        With a deep understanding of our customers' needs and goals, we believe that we have a strong competitive position attributable to a number of factors, including the following:

        Unmatched Depth and Breadth of Products and Services.    We provide a comprehensive line of products and services to a broad global customer base. We offer the broadest and deepest product portfolio in the world with over one million SKUs valued at over $1 billion. We are an authorized distributor for more than 200 manufacturers, including every major aerospace fastener manufacturer, and offer products for more than 3,000 other manufacturers. Through the combination of our value-added services and unmatched depth and breadth of our inventory, we offer our aerospace customers a compelling value proposition. Our services can significantly improve on-time delivery performance, enabling our customers to reduce their inventory and total acquisition cost, while at the same time decreasing the frequency of production interruptions caused by part shortages. Due to the high levels of precision and engineering standards in the aerospace industry, our customers must ensure the highest levels of quality assurance which is provided by our rigorous quality control processes. We track quality in a number of ways via quality process review, quality objectives review, process performance and product conformity, and internal and external audits, and we report on our results and necessary corrective actions in regular meetings with our dedicated quality control staff. We have been granted Quality Assurance Inspection Authority by our customers and are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (the "FAA") and Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell") to ship our products directly where they are needed for efficiency and accuracy. We meet certain ISO and FAA standards in order to fulfill customer and contractual obligations; no product is sold by us without a certificate of compliance. While our wide array of value-added services aids in developing and maintaining strong customer relationships, we believe our broad product and services offering and large customer base make us less vulnerable to the loss of any one customer or program.

        Premier Technology and Logistics Platform.    We believe we have unrivaled management information systems for optimal execution of customer orders. We have invested over $100 million in our proprietary IT systems to create a superior technology platform. We book approximately 16,000 orders daily and manage 750,000 customer bins with greater than 99% on-time delivery. Our information technology systems and highly refined automated parts retrieval systems allow us to ship approximately 60% of orders placed within 24 hours of receipt.

        Industry Leading Customer Satisfaction.    We believe we provide outstanding customer service. Customer recognition awards for 2013 included, among others: Supplier of the Year at Aviation Partners Boeing (third consecutive year), Elite Supplier Award at Korean Aviation Industry, Silver Supplier Award at Erickson, Best Supplier Award at ANA, Supplier Responsiveness Award at Nordam Group and Platinum Supplier Award at SIA Engineering Company.

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ASG customers. The average length of our partnership with our top ten customers, based on expected revenues for 2014, is approximately ten years. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2013, we renewed or extended over 200 existing long term agreements ("LTAs") with our customers.

        Exposure to International Markets with a Balanced, Global Footprint.    We are a leading global provider of aerospace fasteners and other consumables and of logistics services to the airline and aerospace industries, serving a diverse worldwide customer base of over 4,700 customers that includes all major commercial, business jet and military OEMs, aftermarket MRO providers and airlines. In 2013, 57% of ASG's revenue was derived from North America, 28% from Europe and 15% in the rest of the world, which is primarily comprised of Asia, the Pacific Rim, and the Middle East. We serve our ASG customers with sales, marketing, customer service and program management specialists in 60 countries globally. We believe that our geographic diversification makes us less susceptible to a downturn in a specific geographic region and allows us to take advantage of regional growth trends.

Energy Services Group

        Strong Footprint in Key Energy Producing Geographies.    Following a series of acquisitions completed in 2013 and 2014, we now provide a comprehensive range of technical services and associated rental equipment to North American E&P businesses that operate in geographies with strong drilling and production economics. We have established business presence in the Bakken formation of North Dakota, Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus and Utica Shales, Piceance Basin, Mid-Continent, Oklahoma, and other key energy-producing geographies. Our operations service Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, these states account for approximately 78% of U.S. on-shore oil production and 84% of U.S. on-shore natural gas withdrawals. We believe ESG will best serve its customers, and therefore our stockholders, by maintaining a focus on domestic oil and natural gas production areas that include both the highest concentrations of existing hydrocarbons and the largest prospective acreage for new drilling activity. We believe our well-developed geographic presence, together with our mission of being a best-in-class leading provider of our specialized services and products, provides ESG with a competitive advantage. Further, we believe our thoughtful geographic presence and carefully selected range of services and products positions our business to generate superior returns on assets deployed.

        24/7 Availability of Just-in-Time Services.    Our experienced industry professionals are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to customer needs, which has helped to differentiate us from many of our competitors. We specialize in just-in-time support for customers facing critical and time-sensitive operating issues in well drilling or production, leveraging our technical expertise to resolve issues encountered by our E&P customers. As an example, we are often called to wellsites in order to remove obstructions that impede drilling activities or reduce the flow of fluids and gases, often in remote locations and under harsh conditions. These obstructions could be as far as two miles or more from the wellsite. These technical services almost always require the use of various tools or equipment from our large and growing portfolio of specialized rental equipment.

        Vast Range of High Quality Equipment.    We supply a vast range of drilling and completion rental tools and equipment for a variety of onshore services, including well stimulation and completion, wirelines for access to the well bore, fishing intervention at the wellsite, and pressure control. We routinely refurbish and recertify our equipment to maintain the quality of our service and to provide a safe working environment for our personnel. For this purpose, we maintain dedicated on-site remanufacturing shops in several of our operations facilities.

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service companies, including some of the largest energy service companies in the world. Through their collective expertise, we have developed a Houston, Texas-based group of industry experts responsible for maintaining a unified infrastructure to support our operations through standardized safety environmental, maintenance processes and controls and financial and accounting policies and procedures.

        Extensive Local Market Knowledge.    We operate on a geographic basis with technical sales and product line management personnel to support the geographic leaders. As a result, our regional managers are responsible for operational execution including cost control, policy compliance and training and other aspects of quality control. With the majority of our regional managers having over 15 years of industry experience, each regional manager has extensive knowledge of the customer base, job requirements and working conditions in each local market. Our product-line managers are directly responsible for asset management, customer relationships, execution of the services provided, personnel management, technology, accident prevention and equipment maintenance, all of which are key drivers of our operating profitability. This management structure allows us to monitor operating performance on a daily basis, maintain financial, accounting and asset management controls, prepare timely financial reports and manage contractual risk.

        Standardized, Young Fleets of Specialized and Certified Equipment Create Competitive Advantages.    Through the use of newly-acquired specialized and certified equipment, we believe we are able to create a number of competitive advantages, including:

    training and operational efficiencies arising from a skilled workforce that is trained using the same equipment and procedures, thereby increasing their familiarity with operating and troubleshooting the units and facilitating a common training platform throughout our business;

    efficient maintenance due to standardized parts and components, and a reduction in equipment-driven failures due to the young age of our equipment rental portfolio; and

    higher levels of employee retention; skilled operators generally prefer to work with newer equipment which facilitates better job performance, and therefore their overall compensation.

        We believe having newer, well maintained equipment provides companies such as ours with an advantage in employee development and retention in tight employment markets such as the oil field services sector.

        Strong Safety Culture Creates Competitive Advantages and Barriers to Entry.    Safety in our ESG segment is driven top-down. All safety-related incidents are reviewed by senior management and appropriate corrective actions are taken as necessary. We conduct standardized safety and orientation training for new employees, monthly safety meetings and annual safety trainings, which are tailored to address any unique requirements of our various product and service offerings. Safety requirements for MSAs with our customers must be reviewed and verified annually. Compliance with the safety requirements set forth by the major oil companies typically requires suppliers to maintain an effective, dedicated health, safety and environment ("HSE") function. Complying with these requirements is expensive to establish, implement and maintain. Our Vice President—HSE has more than 20 years of industry experience and acts as our in-house expert on applicable HSE requirements, developing and maintaining segment-wide policies and procedures at the recently acquired companies and monitoring compliance with our MSAs. We are aligning our policies and procedures and adopting best practices as recommended by our advisors, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., an independent HSE consulting firm, and representatives from our insurance carrier. Our HSE compliance is also monitored by a third party ("ISN"), an independent, for-profit provider of an online contractor management database. ISN collects health and safety, procurement, quality and regulatory information such as HSE policies and procedures, incident logs, safety meetings, and training information. Maintaining an adequate rating with ISN is a key requirement in order to work for many of our customers. We believe some of the

 

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companies we compete against lack the infrastructure and financial resources to provide an effective safety program, thereby providing ESG with a competitive advantage and a further barrier to entry.

Our Business Strategy

Aerospace Solutions Group

        Our business strategy is to maintain a leadership position and to best serve our customers by:

        Continued Focus on Operational Excellence and Maintenance of Market Leadership.    We have built strong relationships with our existing ASG customers and suppliers through a relentless focus on operational excellence. We intend to continue providing our customers with best-in-class on-time delivery performance and quality assurance. We also intend to continue investing in our integrated, highly customized IT systems and process automation technologies. We believe that by focusing on operational excellence, we will be able to further improve our already high customer satisfaction, our industry-leading operating metrics and our global market leading position in this industry.

        Winning New Business from Existing Aerospace Consumables Customers.    We will continue our strategy of expanding our relationships with existing ASG customers by transitioning them to our JIT and kitting supply chain management services as well as expanding our programs to include additional customer sites and SKUs. We are a key partner supplying fasteners and consumables to support the launch of new aircraft programs. We will continue to support our customers in the launch of new aircraft programs by introducing new supply chain solutions that minimize costs, improve productivity, lower inventory investment and ensure a seamless supply of parts for production and aftermarket support. In addition, we have expanded, and expect to continue to expand, our product offerings with existing customers. We believe we create value for our customers through our industry leading on-time delivery capabilities, our continuous focus on quality, our global sourcing capabilities and our ability to get the parts where they need to be when the customer needs them. In doing so, we offer a competitive value proposition by reducing our customers' investments in working capital and ensuring that our customers' state-of-the art production systems are properly supported throughout their production processes. We believe we will be rewarded by our customers with incremental business as a result of delivering our high quality services, as promised, where they want it, when they want it and for a lower total acquisition cost.

        As an example, we first began supplying consumables and other products for a portion of one division of United Technologies Corporation ("UTC") in 2004. Over time, we have substantially expanded our relationship with UTC and been awarded significantly larger portions of UTC's consumables spending. While we have served certain business units of UTC over the past ten years, we did not operate under a corporate-wide LTA. In December 2013, we expanded the scope and length of our LTA, valued at approximately $950 million, to support a number of UTC's aerospace and defense operations, including UTC Aerospace Systems, Sikorsky, and Pratt & Whitney through 2022.

        Expanding our Customer Base.    We believe that our services and capabilities are attractive to potential new ASG customers and we plan to expand our customer base. For example, we have succeeded in winning business after competitors were unable to meet customer service level requirements and after customers outsourced work that was previously performed internally. Historically, we have focused our activities on the major OEMs and their subcontractors, but we believe there is a significant opportunity to expand our commercial MRO presence and that we can have a greater overall presence in the commercial airline maintenance market.

        Further Expansion into International Markets.    We have established a presence in international locations such as the United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Singapore, India, Germany, Mexico and Italy to support new and existing ASG customers. We will continue our international expansion efforts to more effectively serve our existing customer base and to reach new customers, as the manufacture of

 

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aircraft and aircraft structures continues to become more global and interconnected. We believe that we mitigate many of the risks associated with international expansion by entering into customer contracts before we establish a new stocking facility. We believe the depth and breadth of product offerings and our logistics capabilities allow us to initially serve customers from our central warehouses, without providing on site inventories and personnel. This allows us to explore new business opportunities with minimum initial investments, allowing us to demonstrate our capabilities and the value of our services over time, prior to making significant site-specific investments. Smaller competitors without resources similar to ours are unable to do so and either must pass on these opportunities or make substantial upfront investments to try to win the business, thereby increasing the amount of risk prior to winning an LTA.

        Selectively Pursuing Strategic Acquisitions.    Our industry is fragmented and we believe that there are opportunities for continued consolidation. In January 2012, we acquired UFC Aerospace Corp. ("UFC"), a leading provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions. In July 2012, we acquired Interturbine Projekt Management GmbH ("Interturbine"), a provider of material management logistical services to global airlines and MRO providers. We believe that we are well positioned to expand our product offering and geographical footprint through strategic acquisitions. Consistent with this strategy, we continue to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities for ASG. We seek to manage liability, integration and other risks associated with acquisitions through due diligence, favorable acquisition contracts and careful planning and execution of the integration of the acquired businesses.

Energy Services Group

        Our business strategy is to develop a leadership position in a niche of the technical services and related equipment rental for the North American onshore energy sector and to best serve our customers by:

        Extending our Services and Product Line Offerings in Each Geographical Area.    We believe we have built strong relationships with our existing ESG customers by offering a broad range of quality services and products in a safe, competent and consistent manner on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week availability basis. Through the seven acquisitions completed since August 2013, we have assembled an impressive portfolio of products, services and capabilities covering the key oil and gas geographies. Following each acquisition, we have increased capital spending to address unmet customer demand while focusing on customer service, quality of service and safety.

        Pursuing Acquisition Opportunities that Meet Our Disciplined Acquisition Criteria.    We expect to leverage our existing position in the energy services industry by strategically deploying capital to accelerate our revenue and earnings growth rates through acquisitions. We intend to pursue strategic opportunities in the highly fragmented and growing market for high quality providers of technical and logistic services and associated rental equipment. We believe that we are well positioned to expand our geographical footprint in North America as well as to expand our services and product offerings through both capital investment and strategic acquisitions to address our customers' needs, enhance the breadth and quality of our services and assets and to help to further improve stockholder value.

        Develop Market Leadership in Niche Sectors Through Operational Excellence.    Our customers are increasingly sophisticated consumers of the services we seek to provide. They require, among other things, standardized procedures and equipment, as well as health and safety practices that can be counted upon on a just-in-time basis. We compete against a large number of smaller, regional businesses who may not have either the capital investment capacity to offer the range of up-to-date equipment that we do across multiple wells and multiple geographies, nor the database and operating practices to meet the current HSE requirements. We compete based upon being a best-in-class leading

 

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provider of specialized services delivered on a consistent basis for both local customers and larger, multi-region oil & gas companies.

Growth Opportunities

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We believe that our ASG segment will benefit from the following industry trends:

        Growing Worldwide Fleet Creates Demand for Aftermarket Services and Products.    The worldwide fleet of commercial airliners is expected to continue to grow over the long-term, reflecting the expected growth in passenger travel over the 2014 through 2028 period. The size of the worldwide fleet is important to us since the proper maintenance of the fleet generates ongoing demand for spare parts, including fasteners and other consumables products, to support the active fleets of commercial aircraft, business jets and military aircraft. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 40% and 35%, respectively, of ASG's revenues were derived from the aftermarket. In addition, aftermarket revenues are generally driven by aircraft usage, and as such, have historically tended to recover more quickly than revenues from OEM production.

        Opportunity to Substantially Expand our Addressable Aerospace Consumables Markets.    Our ASG segment leverages our key strengths, including marketing and service relationships with most of the world's airlines, commercial aircraft OEMs and their suppliers, business jet OEMs and their suppliers, MRO providers and the military. Nearly 40% of ASG's demand is generated by the aftermarket. As a result, demand for aerospace hardware, fasteners, bearings, seals, gaskets, lighting products, electrical components and other consumables is expected to increase over time as the fleet expands and ages. The aerospace and military OEMs are increasingly outsourcing to subcontract manufacturers, which benefits distributors such as ASG, as many of these subcontractors tend to purchase through distributors. In addition, aerospace manufacturers, airlines, MRO providers and suppliers are increasingly seeking companies such as ASG to provide a customized single point of contact for inventory management, automated forecasting and usage monitoring, centralized communications and tracking across their supply base.

Energy Services Group

        We believe that our ESG segment will benefit from the following industry trends:

        Large, Highly Fragmented and Rapidly Growing Energy Technical Services Market.    Recent shale gas and oil discoveries and new methods of extraction have uncovered vast untapped oil and gas reserves in North America, contributed to a drilling boom and created demand for products and services to support advanced drilling activities, most of which are in remote areas with harsh environments. Currently, there are 24 states with land based drilling activity and, according to Spears & Associates, the market for providers of technical and logistics services and related rental equipment and other similar products and services to the oil and gas industry in North America is valued at approximately $15 billion, and growing at approximately 10% annually. This market segment is highly fragmented with hundreds of small companies providing technical and logistics services and related rental equipment to E&P companies. With our entry into this market through several strategic acquisitions, we are providing high quality services and products to remote drilling sites using our manufacturing, certification, IT and logistics capabilities to prepare for deployment and store, locate and deliver equipment and services as needed by our customers.

        Acquisition Opportunities.    The highly fragmented and growing oilfield technical services, equipment rental, and logistics and services industry offers numerous acquisition opportunities to expand our existing product and service offerings in the various geographies in which we currently operate. In addition, we believe we can grow organically both through product line expansions in each

 

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of the key geographies in which we are currently operating and through geographic expansions into other emerging markets within North America.

Other Information

        KLX started operations in 1974 as M&M Aerospace Hardware ("M&M"). B/E Aerospace acquired M&M in 2001. Our headquarters are located at 1300 Corporate Center Way, Suite 200, Wellington, Florida. Our telephone number is (561) 383-5100. Our website address is www.klx.com. Information contained on, or connected to, our website or B/E Aerospace's website does not and will not constitute part of this information statement or the registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement is a part.

The Spin-Off

Overview

        On November 25, 2014, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace approved the spin-off of KLX from B/E Aerospace, following which KLX will be an independent, publicly-owned company.

        Before our spin-off from B/E Aerospace, we will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, and several other agreements with B/E Aerospace related to the spin-off. These agreements will govern the relationship between us and B/E Aerospace after completion of the spin-off and provide for the allocation between us and B/E Aerospace of various assets, liabilities and obligations (including employee benefits, information technology, insurance and tax-related assets and liabilities). See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off."

        We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion by an issuance of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2022 in an exempt offering that we priced on November 21, 2014. We expect to close this offering of senior unsecured notes on or about December 8, 2014. On the closing date, we will enter into an indenture governing the terms of the senior unsecured notes and the gross proceeds will be deposited into an escrow account pending consummation of the spin-off. We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering after transaction costs will be approximately $1,179 million, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million. B/E Aerospace will use the funds so received, together with funds B/E Aerospace expects to raise through new borrowing, to retire all or substantially all of B/E Aerospace's existing indebtedness and pay related fees and expenses. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. B/E Aerospace's board of directors has determined that this will result in each company being capitalized in a manner that is most appropriate given its particular business, strategy and cash flow profile.

        The distribution of KLX common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. In addition, B/E Aerospace has the right not to complete the spin-off if, at any time prior to the distribution, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace determines, in its sole discretion, that the spin-off is not in the best interests of B/E Aerospace or its shareholders, or that it is not advisable for KLX to separate from B/E Aerospace. See "The Spin-Off—Conditions to the Spin-Off."

 

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Questions and Answers about the Spin-Off

        The following provides only a summary of the terms of the spin-off. For a more detailed description of the matters described below, see "The Spin-Off."

Q:
What is the spin-off?

A:
The spin-off is the method by which KLX Inc. ("KLX" or the "Company") will separate from B/E Aerospace. To complete the spin-off, B/E Aerospace will distribute to its shareholders all of the shares of KLX common stock. We refer to this as the distribution. Following the spin-off, KLX will be a separate company from B/E Aerospace, and B/E Aerospace will not retain any ownership interest in KLX. The number of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock you own will not change as a result of the spin-off.

Q:
What is KLX?

A:
KLX is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of B/E Aerospace whose shares will be distributed to B/E Aerospace shareholders if we complete the spin-off. After we complete the spin-off, KLX will be a public company and we will continue operations as a distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables. KLX will also continue providing technical and logistics services and associated rental equipment to oil and gas exploration and production companies in the energy sector.

Q:
What will I receive in the spin-off?

A:
As a holder of B/E Aerospace common stock, you will retain your B/E Aerospace shares and will receive one share of KLX common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock you own as of the record date. Your proportionate interest in B/E Aerospace will not change as a result of the spin-off. For a more detailed description, see "The Spin-Off."

Q:
When is the record date for the distribution?

A:
The record date will be the close of business of the NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") on December 5, 2014.

Q:
When will the distribution occur?

A:
The distribution date of the spin-off is December 16, 2014. KLX expects that it will take the distribution agent, acting on behalf of B/E Aerospace, up to one week after the distribution date to fully distribute the shares of KLX common stock to B/E Aerospace shareholders. The ability to trade KLX shares will not be affected during that time.

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What are the reasons for and benefits of separating KLX from B/E Aerospace?

A:
B/E Aerospace believes the spin-off will provide a number of benefits, including:

the spin-off will permit each company to tailor its strategic plans and growth opportunities and allow management of each company to focus on such company's specific business characteristics;

the spin-off will provide each company greater flexibility in investing capital in a manner appropriate for its business strategy and facilitate a more company-specific allocation of capital;

the spin-off will provide each company increased strategic flexibility to make acquisitions, including through the use of its own stock, and form corporate alliances; and

the spin-off will provide investors in each company with a more targeted investment opportunity.

 

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For a more detailed discussion of the reasons for the spin-off, see "The Spin-Off—Reasons for the Spin-Off."

Q:
What are the risks associated with the spin-off?

A:
An investment in KLX common stock is subject to both general and specific risks relating to our ASG and ESG businesses and the industries in which they operate, our business in general, the spin-off and ownership of KLX common stock.

Risks relating to the spin-off include the risk that we may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the spin off; the risk that we incur greater costs as an independent company than we did when we were a part of B/E Aerospace or that we have difficulty meeting our capital needs due to the loss of financial support from B/E Aerospace; and the risk we and/or B/E Aerospace and the B/E Aerospace shareholders become subject to significant tax liabilities because the distribution fails to qualify for its intended tax-free treatment.

Risks relating to the ownership of KLX common stock include the risk that an active trading market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained after the spin-off; the risk that the price of our common stock fluctuates significantly following the spin-off or substantial sales of our common stock occur in connection with the spin-off; and the risk that certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, certain provisions of Delaware law and our agreements with B/E Aerospace may prevent or delay an acquisition of our Company or other strategic transactions.

The above list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Please read the information in the section entitled "Risk Factors" starting on page 24 for a more thorough description of these and other risks.

Q:
Can B/E Aerospace decide to cancel the spin-off even if all the conditions to the spin-off have been satisfied?

A:
B/E Aerospace has the right not to complete the spin-off if, at any time prior to the distribution, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace determines, in its sole discretion, that the spin-off is not in the best interests of B/E Aerospace or its shareholders, or that it is not advisable for us to separate from B/E Aerospace.

Q:
What is being distributed in the spin-off?

A:
Approximately 52,652,752 shares of KLX common stock will be distributed in the spin-off, based on the number of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock expected to be outstanding as of the record date. The actual number of shares of KLX common stock to be distributed will be calculated on December 5, 2014, the record date. The shares of KLX common stock to be distributed by B/E Aerospace will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of KLX common stock immediately prior to the distribution. For more information on the shares being distributed in the spin-off, see "Description of Capital Stock—Common Stock."

Q:
What do I have to do to participate in the spin-off?

A:
You do not need to take any action, although we urge you to read this entire document carefully. No shareholder approval of the distribution is required or sought. You are not being asked for a proxy. No action is required on your part to receive your shares of KLX common stock. You will not be required to pay anything for the new shares or to surrender any shares of B/E Aerospace common stock to participate in the spin-off.

 

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Q:
How will fractional shares be treated in the spin-off?

A:
Fractional shares of KLX common stock will not be distributed. Fractional shares of KLX common stock to which B/E Aerospace shareholders of record would otherwise be entitled will be aggregated and sold in the public market by the distribution agent at prevailing market prices. The distribution agent, in its sole discretion, will determine when, how and through which broker-dealers, provided that such broker-dealers are not affiliates of B/E Aerospace or KLX, and at what prices to sell these shares. The aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales will be distributed ratably to those shareholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares of KLX common stock. See "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Fractional Shares" for a more detailed explanation.

Q:
How will the spin-off affect equity awards held by B/E Aerospace employees?

A:
We will establish a separate KLX stock and incentive cash compensation plan, effective as of or shortly before the spin-off. Generally, we anticipate that the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by employees who will transfer employment to KLX will be assumed by KLX and converted to equity awards with respect to KLX common stock and the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by employees who will continue employment with B/E Aerospace will remain equity awards with respect to B/E Aerospace common stock and will be equitably adjusted. Each time-based vesting B/E Aerospace equity award will be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution. Performance-based vesting equity awards will also be assumed and converted or adjusted in the same manner as described above, and will remain subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution, except that performance goals for any portion of the performance period after the distribution will be set by the KLX Compensation Committee for employees transferring to KLX and by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee for employees continuing employment with B/E. All outstanding equity awards held by Amin Khoury will be treated as though Mr. Khoury were solely an employee of B/E Aerospace following the distribution.

For more information on the treatment of equity awards, see "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Equity Awards."

Q:
What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution to B/E Aerospace shareholders?

A:
The distribution is conditioned upon, among other matters, B/E Aerospace's receipt of an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect at the time of distribution, to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), and such opinion shall be in form and substance satisfactory to B/E Aerospace, in its sole discretion.

B/E Aerospace expects to receive an opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will so qualify. Accordingly, and so long as the distribution so qualifies for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by you, and no amount will be included in your income, upon the receipt of shares of KLX common stock pursuant to the distribution, except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares. For more information regarding the tax opinion and the potential U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the distribution, see the section entitled "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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Q:
How will I determine the tax basis I will have in the KLX common stock I receive in the distribution?

A:
Generally, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, your aggregate basis in the common stock you hold in B/E Aerospace and the KLX common stock received in the distribution (including any fractional shares in KLX common stock for which cash is received) will equal the aggregate basis of B/E Aerospace common stock held by you immediately before the distribution. This aggregate basis should be allocated between your B/E Aerospace common stock and the KLX common stock you receive in the distribution (including any fractional shares of KLX common stock for which cash is received) in proportion to the relative fair market value of each immediately following the distribution. See the section entitled "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" included elsewhere in this information statement for more information.

You should consult your tax advisor about how this allocation will work in your situation (including a situation where you have purchased B/E Aerospace common stock on different dates or at different prices) and regarding any particular consequences of the distribution to you, including the application of state, local and foreign tax laws.

Q:
Will the KLX common stock be listed on a stock exchange?

A:
Yes. Although there is no current public market for KLX common stock, KLX has applied for authorization to list its common stock on NASDAQ under the symbol "KLXI." We anticipate that trading of KLX common stock will commence on a "when-issued" basis beginning on or shortly before the record date. When-issued trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. When-issued trades generally settle within four trading days after the distribution date. On the first trading day following the distribution date, any when-issued trading of KLX common stock will end and "regular-way" trading will begin. "Regular-way" trading refers to trading after a security has been issued and typically involves a transaction that settles on the third full trading day following the date of the transaction. See "The Spin-Off—Trading Market for Our Common Stock" for more information.

Q:
Will my shares of B/E Aerospace common stock continue to trade?

A:
Yes. B/E Aerospace common stock will continue to be listed and trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "BEAV."

Q:
If I sell, on or before the distribution date, shares of B/E Aerospace common stock that I held on the record date, am I still entitled to receive shares of KLX common stock distributable with respect to the shares of B/E Aerospace common stock I sold?

A:
Beginning on or shortly before the record date and continuing through the distribution date for the spin-off, B/E Aerospace's common stock will begin to trade in two markets on NASDAQ: a "regular-way" market and an "ex-distribution" market. If you are a holder of record of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock as of the record date for the distribution and choose to sell those shares in the regular-way market after the record date for the distribution and before the distribution date, you also will be selling the right to receive shares of KLX common stock in connection with the spin-off. However, if you are a holder of record of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock as of the record date for the distribution and choose to sell those shares in the ex-distribution market after the record date for the distribution and before the distribution date, you will not be selling the right to receive shares of KLX common stock in connection with the spin-off and you will still receive shares of KLX common stock.

 

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Q:
Will the spin-off affect the trading price of my B/E Aerospace stock?

A:
Yes, we expect the trading price of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock immediately following the distribution will be lower than immediately prior to the distribution because it will no longer reflect the value of B/E Aerospace's aerospace consumables and energy technical services business. However, we cannot provide you with any assurance as to the price at which the B/E Aerospace shares will trade following the spin-off.

Q:
What are the financing plans for KLX?

A:
We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion by an issuance of senior unsecured notes, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million after transaction costs. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. We also expect to establish a $500 million secured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, none of which is expected to be outstanding on the distribution date.

Q:
What will the relationship be between B/E Aerospace and KLX after the spin-off?

A:
Following the spin-off, KLX will be an independent, publicly-owned company and B/E Aerospace will have no continuing stock ownership interest in KLX. In conjunction with the spin-off, KLX will have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with B/E Aerospace for the purpose of allocating between KLX and B/E Aerospace various assets, liabilities and obligations (including employee benefits, insurance and tax-related assets and liabilities). These agreements will also govern KLX's relationship with B/E Aerospace following the spin-off. These agreements will also include arrangements for transitional services. We describe these agreements in more detail under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions."

Q:
What will KLX's dividend policy be after the spin-off?

A:
KLX does not currently intend to pay dividends. KLX's dividend policy will be established by the KLX board of directors (the "Board") based on KLX's financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, as well as applicable law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that the Board considers relevant. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our new debt or debt that we may incur in the future may limit or prohibit the payments of dividends. For more information, see "Dividend Policy."

Q:
Will KLX have a stock repurchase program after the spin-off?

A:
The Board has authorized a stock repurchase program in which, after the distribution, KLX may purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of KLX common stock. All decisions regarding future stock repurchases will be at KLX's sole discretion and will be evaluated from time to time in light of many factors, including KLX's financial condition, earnings, capital requirements and debt covenants, if any, other contractual restrictions, as well as legal requirements (including compliance with published Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") guidelines for tax-free spin-offs), regulatory constraints, industry practice and other factors that KLX may deem relevant. The stock repurchase program may be modified, extended, suspended or discontinued by KLX at any time and we cannot provide any assurances that any shares will be repurchased.

 

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Q:
Will I have appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off?

A:
As a holder of B/E Aerospace's common stock, you will not have any appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off.

Q:
Who will be the transfer agent for KLX common stock after the spin-off?

A:
After the distribution, we expect that the transfer agent for KLX's common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Q:
Who is the distribution agent for the spin-off?

A:
We expect that the distribution agent in connection with the spin-off will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Q:
Where can I get more information?

A:
If you have any questions relating to the mechanics of the distribution, you should contact the distribution agent at:


Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: (800) 733-5001


Before the spin-off, if you have any questions relating to the spin-off, you should contact B/E Aerospace at:


B/E Aerospace, Inc.
1400 Corporate Center Way,
Wellington, Florida 33414
Attention: Investor Relations
Phone: (561) 791-5000
www.investor.beaerospace.com


After the spin-off, if you have any questions relating to KLX, you should contact KLX at:


KLX Inc.
1300 Corporate Center Way, Suite 200
Wellington, Florida 33414
Attention: Investor Relations
Phone: (561) 383-5100
www.klx.com

 

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Summary of the Spin-Off

Distributing Company

  B/E Aerospace, Inc., a Delaware corporation. After the distribution, B/E Aerospace will not own any shares of KLX common stock.

Distributed Company

 

KLX Inc., a newly-formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of B/E Aerospace. After the spin-off, KLX will be an independent, publicly-owned company.

Distributed Securities

 

All of the shares of KLX common stock owned by B/E Aerospace, which will be 100% of KLX common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the distribution.

Record Date

 

The record date for the distribution is the close of business, Eastern time, on December 5, 2014.

Distribution Date

 

The distribution date is December 16, 2014.

Internal Reorganization

 

As part of the spin-off, B/E Aerospace will undergo an internal reorganization that will, among other things, result in KLX owning the operations comprising and the entities that conduct B/E Aerospace's aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses. For more information, see the description of this internal reorganization in "The Spin-Off—Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off—Internal Reorganization."

Indebtedness and Other Financing Arrangements

 

We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion by an issuance of senior unsecured notes, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million after transaction costs. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. We also expect to establish a $500 million secured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, none of which is expected to be outstanding on the distribution date.

Distribution Ratio

 

Each holder of B/E Aerospace common stock will receive one share of KLX common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock held on the record date.

 

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The Distribution

 

On the distribution date, B/E Aerospace will release the shares of KLX common stock to the distribution agent to distribute to B/E Aerospace shareholders. The shares will be distributed in book-entry form, which means that no physical share certificates will be issued. We expect that it will take the distribution agent up to one week to electronically issue shares of KLX common stock to you or to your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Any delay in the electronic issuance of KLX shares by the distribution agent will not affect trading in KLX common stock. Following the spin-off, shareholders who hold their shares in book-entry form may request that their shares be transferred to a brokerage or other account at any time. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your shares of B/E Aerospace common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of KLX common stock.

Fractional Shares

 

The distribution agent will not distribute any fractional shares of KLX common stock to B/E Aerospace shareholders, but will instead aggregate all fractional shares of KLX common stock to which B/E Aerospace shareholders of record would otherwise be entitled and sell them in the public market. The distribution agent will then aggregate the net cash proceeds of the sales and distribute those proceeds ratably to those shareholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares. Shareholders' receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares from these sales generally will result in a taxable gain or loss to those shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described in more detail under "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution."

Conditions to the Spin-Off

 

Completion of the spin-off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by B/E Aerospace of the following conditions:

 

the board of directors of B/E Aerospace, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall have authorized and approved the spin-off (including the internal reorganization) and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of the common stock of KLX to B/E Aerospace shareholders;

 

the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each ancillary agreement contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall have been executed by each party thereto;

 

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KLX's registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, shall have become effective under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), no stop order suspending that effectiveness shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC");

 

KLX common stock shall have been accepted for listing on NASDAQ or another national securities exchange approved by B/E Aerospace, subject to official notice of issuance;

 

the transfer of the aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses to KLX (including the internal reorganization as described in "The Spin-Off—Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off—Internal Reorganization"), the issuance of KLX stock to B/E Aerospace and the payment by KLX of the cash proceeds contemplated to be paid to B/E Aerospace shall have been completed;

 

B/E Aerospace shall have received an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect at the time of distribution, to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and such opinion shall be in form and substance satisfactory to B/E Aerospace, in its sole discretion;

 

this information statement shall have been mailed to the B/E Aerospace shareholders;

 

KLX's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended and restated, the "certificate of incorporation") and amended and restated bylaws (as amended and restated, the "bylaws"), each in the form filed as exhibits to the Form 10 of which this information statement is a part, shall be in effect;

 

the Board shall consist of the individuals identified in this information statement as directors of KLX;

 

arrangements shall have been made to ensure that, except for Amin Khoury, no individual who will be an officer or employee of KLX or any of its subsidiaries immediately following the distribution will remain a director, officer or employee of B/E Aerospace or any of its non-KLX subsidiaries immediately following the distribution, and, except for Amin Khoury, no individual who will be an officer or employee of B/E Aerospace or any of its non-KLX subsidiaries immediately following the distribution will remain an officer or director of KLX or any of its subsidiaries immediately following the distribution;

 

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any debt financing contemplated to be obtained in connection with the spin-off shall have been obtained;

 

no order, injunction or decree of any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that would prevent the consummation of the distribution shall be in effect, no other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the distribution shall be in effect and no other event outside the control of B/E Aerospace shall have occurred or failed to occur that would prevent the consummation of the distribution;

 

any material governmental approvals and other consents necessary to consummate the spin-off shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect; and

 

no event or development shall have occurred prior to the distribution that, in the judgment of the board of directors of B/E Aerospace, would result in the distribution having a material adverse effect on B/E Aerospace or its shareholders.

 

The fulfillment of these conditions will not create any obligation on B/E Aerospace's part to effect the spin-off. Except as described above, we are not aware of any material federal or state regulatory requirements that must be complied with or any material approvals that must be obtained in connection with the distribution. B/E Aerospace has the right not to complete the spin-off if, at any time prior to the distribution, B/E Aerospace's board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the spin-off is not in the best interests of B/E Aerospace or its shareholders, or that it is not advisable for KLX to separate from B/E Aerospace. For more information, see "The Spin-Off—Conditions to the Spin-Off."

Trading Market and Symbol

 

We have applied for authorization to list KLX common stock on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLXI." We anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the record date, trading of shares of KLX common stock will begin on a "when-issued" basis and will continue up to and including the distribution date, and we expect "regular-way" trading of KLX common stock will begin the first trading day after the distribution date. We also anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the record date, there will be two markets in B/E Aerospace common stock: a regular-way market on which shares of B/E Aerospace common stock will trade with an entitlement to shares of KLX common stock to be distributed in the distribution, and an "ex-distribution" market on which shares of B/E Aerospace common stock will trade without an entitlement to shares of KLX common stock. For more information, see "The Spin-Off—Trading Market for Our Common Stock."

 

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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

B/E Aerospace expects to receive an opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Accordingly, and so long as the distribution so qualifies for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by a shareholder of B/E Aerospace, and no amount will be included in the income of a shareholder of B/E Aerospace, upon the receipt of KLX common stock pursuant to the distribution, except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares. For more information regarding the potential U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the distribution, see the section entitled "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" included elsewhere in this information statement.

Relationship with B/E Aerospace after the Spin-Off

 

We will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and other agreements with B/E Aerospace related to the spin-off. These agreements will govern our relationship with B/E Aerospace after completion of the spin-off and provide for the allocation between us and B/E Aerospace of various assets, liabilities and obligations (including employee benefits, insurance and tax-related assets and liabilities). In addition, we will enter into a Transition Services Agreement and an IT Services Agreement with B/E Aerospace under which B/E Aerospace will provide us with certain services, and we will provide B/E Aerospace with certain services, on an interim basis following the distribution. We also will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement that will set forth our agreements with B/E Aerospace concerning certain employee compensation and benefit matters. Further, we will enter into a Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement with B/E Aerospace that will, among other things, allocate the liability for taxes incurred prior to the distribution, require us to indemnify B/E Aerospace in certain instances for taxes resulting from the distribution and certain related transactions and contain certain restrictions on us to preserve the tax-free treatment of the distribution and certain related transactions. We describe these arrangements in greater detail under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off," and describe some of the risks of these arrangements under "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Spin-Off."

 

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Certain Restrictions

 

In general, under the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement that we will enter into with B/E Aerospace, we will be prohibited from taking or failing to take any action that prevents the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free. Further, for the two-year period following the distribution, we may be prohibited, except in specified circumstances, from: (i) entering into any transaction resulting in an acquisition of our stock or our assets beyond certain thresholds, whether by merger or otherwise; (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating; (iii) issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds; (iv) repurchasing our common stock; and (v) ceasing to actively conduct our aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses.

Dividend Policy

 

KLX does not currently intend to pay dividends. Our Board will establish our dividend policy based on our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, as well as applicable law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that the Board considers relevant. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our new debt or debt that we may incur in the future may limit or prohibit the payments of dividends. For more information, see "Dividend Policy."

Distribution Agent

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Risk Factors

 

We face both general and specific risks and uncertainties relating to our business, our relationship with B/E Aerospace and our being an independent, publicly-owned company. We also are subject to risks relating to the spin-off. You should carefully read "Risk Factors" beginning on page 24 of this information statement.

 

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RISK FACTORS

        You should carefully consider each of the following risks and uncertainties, which we believe are the principal risks that we face and of which we are currently aware, and all of the other information in this information statement. Some of the risks and uncertainties described below relate to our business, while others relate to the spin-off. Other risks relate principally to the securities markets and ownership of our common stock.

        If any of the following events actually occur, our business, financial condition or financial results could be materially adversely affected, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know about or currently believe are not material may also adversely affect our business and operations.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Risks Relating to the Aerospace Consumables Business

We sell products to the airline industry, which is a heavily regulated industry, and the ASG business may be adversely affected if our suppliers or customers lose government approvals, if more stringent government regulations are enacted or if industry oversight is increased.

        The FAA prescribes standards and licensing requirements for aircraft components, including virtually all commercial airline and general aviation cabin interior products and licenses component repair stations within the United States. Comparable agencies, such as the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the Japanese Civil Aviation Board, regulate these matters in other countries. Our suppliers and customers must generally be certified by such governmental agencies. If any of our suppliers' government certifications are revoked, we would be less likely to buy such supplier's products and, as a result, would need to locate a suitable alternate supply of such products, which we may be unable to accomplish on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If any of our customers' government certifications are revoked, their demand for the products we sell would decline. In each case, ASG's results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

        From time to time, these regulatory agencies propose new regulations or heighten industry oversight. These new regulations generally cause an increase in costs of our suppliers and customers to comply with these regulations. In the case of our suppliers, these expenses may be passed on to us in the form of price increases, which we may be unable to pass along to our customers. In the case of our customers, these expenses may limit their ability to purchase products from us. In each case, ASG's results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

We are directly dependent upon the conditions in the airline, business jet and defense industries and an economic downturn could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

        Demand for the products and services we offer are directly tied to the delivery of new aircraft, aircraft utilization, and repair of existing aircraft, which, in turn, are impacted by global economic conditions. Although the economy has exhibited signs of recovery, global financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruption, which, at times, reached unprecedented levels as a result of the financial crisis affecting the banking system and participants in the global financial markets. Concerns over the tightening of the corporate credit markets, inflation, energy costs and the dislocation of the residential real estate and mortgage markets have contributed to the volatility in the global financial markets and, together with the global financial crisis, have created uncertainties for global economic conditions in the future. The airline and business jet industries are sensitive to changes in economic conditions. In 2008 and 2009, as a result of the global economic downturn, the airline industry parked aircraft, delayed new aircraft purchases and deliveries of new aircraft, deferred retrofit programs and depleted existing inventories. The business jet industry was also severely impacted by both the recession and by declining corporate profits during that period.

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        Unfavorable economic conditions have also caused reduced spending for both leisure and business travel, which has negatively affected the airline and business jet industries. According to IATA, the economic downturn, combined with the high fuel prices experienced during most of 2009, contributed to the worldwide airline industry's operating loss of approximately $4.6 billion in 2009. In addition, as a result of the decline in both traffic and airfares following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and threats of future terrorist attacks, the SARS and H1N1 outbreaks, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other factors, such as increases in fuel costs and heightened competition from low-cost carriers, the world airline industry generated total operating losses of approximately $52.8 billion during the period from 2001 to 2009, which caused a significant number of airlines worldwide to declare bankruptcy or cease operations.

        The commercial airline and business jet industries could experience a difficult operating environment due to a number of factors beyond our control. As an example, the operating environment would be negatively impacted by increasing fuel prices, consolidation in the industry, changes in regulation, terrorism, safety, environmental and health concerns and labor issues. Many of these factors could have a negative impact on air travel, which could materially adversely affect ASG's operating results.

We may be materially adversely affected by high fuel prices.

        Fluctuations in the global supply of crude oil and the possibility of changes in government policy on jet fuel production, transportation and marketing make it difficult to predict the future availability and price of jet fuel. In the event there is an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other conflicts or significant disruptions in oil production or delivery in oil-producing areas or elsewhere, there could be reductions in the production or importation of crude oil and significant increases in the cost of jet fuel. If there was a major reduction in the availability of jet fuel or significant increases in its cost, commercial airlines will face increased operating costs. Due to the competitive nature of the airline industry, airlines are often unable to pass on future increases in fuel prices directly to customers by increasing fares. As a result, an increase in jet fuel could result in a decrease in net income from either lower margins or, if airlines increase ticket fares, lower revenue resulting from reduced airline travel. Decreases in airline profitability could decrease the demand for new commercial aircraft, resulting in delays to or reductions in deliveries of commercial aircraft that utilize the products we sell, and, as a result, although rising oil and gas prices may benefit our ESG segment, ASG's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.

We and our ASG customers are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations regarding issues of health, safety, climate change and the protection of the environment, under which we or our ASG customers may become liable for penalties, damages or costs of remediation or other corrective measures. Changes in such laws or regulations could increase our or our ASG customers' costs of doing business and adversely impact our business.

        Our operations and our ASG customers' operations are subject to stringent federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations, including those relating to, among other things, natural resources, wetlands, endangered species, the environment, health and safety, waste management, waste disposal and the transportation of waste and other materials. Some environmental laws and regulations may impose strict liability, joint and several liability or both. Increased costs of regulatory compliance, claims for liability or sanctions for noncompliance and related costs could cause us or our ASG customers to incur substantial costs or losses. Clean-up costs and other damages resulting from any contamination-related liabilities and costs associated with changes in and compliance with environmental laws and regulations could result in the reduction or discontinuation of our or our ASG customers' operations, and in a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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        For example, ASG's European operations are subject to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulation ("REACH") in the European Union, which regulates the production and use of chemical substances. In July 2014, one of our German businesses, Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH ("ITL"), which was acquired by B/E Aerospace Systems Holding GmbH in July 2012, was informed by the German State Agency for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas (Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume or the "LLUR") that it had allegedly violated certain provisions of REACH related to the import and sale of certain chemical products for the period of 2009 through 2013. We are cooperating with the LLUR and currently investigating the amounts of chemical products that were allegedly imported and sold in violation of REACH. These violations could result in an administrative monetary penalty and a disgorgement of profits from the sale of products allegedly sold in violation of REACH, which could be material. We are not currently able to determine the amount of liability, if any, that we may ultimately be found to be responsible for that is not covered by any indemnity claims against the seller of ITL.

        Laws protecting the environment generally have become more stringent over time and we expect them to continue to do so, which could lead to material increases in our and our ASG customers' costs for future environmental compliance and remediation.

Demand for ASG's products and services is closely tied to the aerospace industry, which may exhibit pronounced cyclicality.

        Demand for the products and services ASG offers is tied to the cyclical nature of the aerospace industry. During periods of economic expansion, when capital spending normally increases, we generally benefit from greater demand for our products. During periods of economic contraction, when capital spending normally decreases, we generally are adversely affected by declining demand for our products and services. Aerospace industry conditions are impacted by numerous factors over which we have no control, including political, regulatory, economic and military conditions, environmental concerns, weather conditions and fuel pricing. Any prolonged cyclical downturn could have an adverse impact on ASG's operating results.

There are risks inherent in international operations that could have a material adverse effect on ASG's business operations.

        While the majority of ASG's operations are based domestically, we have significant operations based internationally with distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. In addition, we sell our products to airlines all over the world. Our customers are located primarily in North America, Europe, Asia, the Pacific Rim, South America and the Middle East. As a result, 43% of ASG's revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 were to customers located outside the United States. Volatile international economic, political and market conditions may have a negative impact on our operating results and our ability to achieve our goals.

        In addition, we have several subsidiaries in foreign countries (primarily in Europe), which have sales outside the United States. As a result, we are exposed to currency exchange rate fluctuations as a portion of our revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 14% of ASG's revenues during the year ended December 31, 2013 came from our foreign operations. Fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies affect the dollar value of our net investment in foreign subsidiaries, with these fluctuations being included in a separate component of stockholders' equity. At December 31, 2013, we reported a cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment of approximately $48.2 million in stockholders' equity as a result of foreign currency adjustments, and we may incur additional adjustments in future periods. In addition, operating results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars for purposes of our statement of earnings and comprehensive income at average monthly exchange rates. Moreover, to the extent that our revenues are not denominated in the same currency as our expenses, our net earnings could be materially adversely affected. For example, a portion of labor, material and overhead costs for our distribution

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facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany are incurred in British pounds or Euros but the related sales revenues may be denominated in U.S. dollars. Changes in the value of the U.S. dollar or other currencies could result in material fluctuations in foreign currency translation amounts or the U.S. dollar value of transactions and, as a result, our net earnings could be materially adversely affected.

        Historically, we have not engaged in hedging transactions. However, we may engage in hedging transactions in the future to manage or reduce our foreign exchange risk. Our attempts to manage our foreign currency exchange risk may not be successful and, as a result, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

        Our foreign operations could also be subject to unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs and other market barriers and political, economic and social instability in the countries where we operate or sell our products and offer our services. The impact of any such events that may occur in the future could subject us to additional costs or loss of sales, which could materially adversely affect our operating results.

We are subject to a variety of risks associated with the sale of our products and services to the U.S. government directly and indirectly through our defense customers, which could negatively affect our revenues and results of operations.

        As a supplier directly to the defense industry and as a subcontractor to suppliers of the U.S. government, we face risks that are specific to doing business with the U.S. government. The U.S. government has the ability to unilaterally suspend the award of new contracts to us in the event of any violations of procurement laws, or reviews of the same. It could also reduce the value of our existing contracts as well as audit our costs and fees. Many of our U.S. government contracts, or our customers' contracts with the United States government may be terminated for convenience by the government. Termination-for-convenience provisions typically provide that we would recover only our incurred or committed costs, settlement expenses and profit on the work that we completed prior to termination. In such an event, we would not earn the revenue that we would have originally anticipated from such a terminated contract.

        Government reviews can be costly and time consuming, and could divert our management resources away from running our business. As a result of such reviews, we could be required to provide a refund to the U.S. government or we could be asked to enter into an arrangement whereby our prices would be based on cost, or the U.S. government could seek to pursue alternative sources of supply for our products. These actions could have a negative effect on our management efficiency and could reduce our revenues and results of operations. Additionally, as a U.S. government contractor or subcontractor, we are subject to federal laws governing suppliers to the U.S. government, including potential application of the False Claims Act.

Military spending, including spending on the products we sell, is dependent upon national defense budgets, and a reduction in military spending could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        During the year ended December 30, 2013, approximately 14% of ASG's revenues were related to support the military markets, as compared with approximately 16% of ASG's revenues in 2012 and 2011. The military market is highly dependent upon government budgetary trends, particularly the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") budget. Future DoD budgets could be negatively impacted by several factors, including, but not limited to, a change in defense spending policy by the current and future presidential administrations and Congress, including pursuant to mandated spending reductions under the so-called "sequestration" process, the U.S. government's budget deficits, spending priorities, the cost of sustaining the U.S. military presence in overseas operations and possible political pressure to reduce U.S. government military spending, each of which could cause the DoD budget to decline.

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        A decline in U.S. military expenditures could result in a reduction in military aircraft production, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

We do not have guaranteed future sales of the products we sell and we generally take the risk of cost overruns when we enter into JIT contracts and LTAs with our customers, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and operating margins may be negatively affected if we purchase more products than our customers require, product costs increase unexpectedly, we experience high start-up costs on new contracts or our contracts are terminated.

        Our JIT contracts and LTAs are long-term, generally fixed-price agreements with no guarantee of future customer purchase requirements, and may be terminated for convenience on short notice by our customers, often without meaningful penalties, provided that we are reimbursed for the cost of any inventory specifically procured for the customer. In addition, we purchase inventory based on our forecasts of anticipated future customer demand. As a result, we may take the risk of having excess inventory in the event that our customers do not place orders consistent with our forecasts. We also run the risk of not being able to pass along or otherwise recover unexpected increases in our product costs, including as a result of commodity price increases, which may increase above our established prices at the time we entered into the customer contract and established prices for parts we provide. When we are awarded new contracts, particularly JIT contracts, we may incur high costs, including salary and overtime costs to hire and train on-site personnel, in the start-up phase of our performance. In the event that we purchase more products than our customers require, product costs increase unexpectedly, we experience high start-up costs on new contracts or our contracts are terminated, our results of operations and financial condition could be negatively affected.

Our international operations require us to comply with anti-corruption laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various international jurisdictions, and our failure to comply with these laws and regulations could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Doing business on a worldwide basis requires us and our subsidiaries to comply with the laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various international jurisdictions, and our failure to successfully comply with these rules and regulations may expose us to liabilities. These laws and regulations apply to companies, individual directors, officers, employees and agents, and may restrict our operations, trade practices, investment decisions and partnering activities. In particular, our international operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption laws and regulations, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA"). The FCPA prohibits us from providing anything of value to foreign officials for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment, and requires companies to maintain adequate record-keeping and internal accounting practices to accurately reflect the transactions of the company. As part of our business, we deal with state-owned business enterprises, the employees and representatives of which may be considered foreign officials for purposes of the FCPA. In addition, some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system and have elevated levels of corruption. As a result of the above activities, we are exposed to the risk of violating anti-corruption laws.

        We are also subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulation ("ITAR"). ITAR requires export licenses from the U.S. Department of State for products shipped outside the United States that have military or strategic applications. Violations of these legal requirements are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, injunctions, debarment from government contracts as well as other remedial measures. We have established policies and procedures designed to assist us and our personnel to comply with applicable U.S. and international laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these regulations in every transaction in which we may engage, and such a violation could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We are dependent on access to and the performance of third-party package delivery companies.

        Our ability to provide efficient distribution of the products we sell to our customers is an integral component of our overall business strategy. We do not maintain our own delivery networks, and instead rely on third-party package delivery companies. We cannot assure you that we will always be able to ensure access to preferred delivery companies or that these companies will continue to meet our needs or provide reasonable pricing terms. In addition, if the package delivery companies on which we rely on experience delays resulting from inclement weather or other disruptions, we may be unable to maintain products in inventory and deliver products to our customers on a timely basis, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

ASG has a significant backlog that may be deferred or may not be entirely realized.

        As of December 31, 2013, ASG had approximately $985 million of booked backlog. Given the nature of our industry and customers, there is a risk that orders forming part of our backlog may be cancelled or deferred due to economic conditions or fluctuations in our customers' business needs, purchasing budgets or inventory management practices.

Risks Relating to the Energy Technical Services Business

We serve customers who are involved in drilling for and production of oil and natural gas. Demand for services in the oil and natural gas industry is cyclical and any adverse developments affecting this industry could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

        Our revenues in the ESG segment are primarily generated from customers who are engaged in drilling for and production of oil and natural gas. Demand for services in the oil and natural gas industry is cyclical, and we depend on our customers' willingness to make capital and operating expenditures to explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas in the United States. Additionally, developments that adversely affect oil and natural gas drilling and production services could reduce our customers' willingness to make such expenditures and materially reduce our customers' demand for our products and services, resulting in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

        The predominant factor that would reduce demand for ESG products and services would be a reduction in land-based drilling activity in the continental United States. Commodity prices, and market expectations of potential changes in these prices, may significantly affect this level of activity, as well as the rates paid for our services. Worldwide political, economic and military events as well as natural disasters and other factors beyond our control contribute to oil and natural gas price levels and volatility and are likely to continue to do so in the future. Natural gas prices declined significantly in late 2011 and 2012 to the lowest level in recent years, and while prices have risen in recent months from their lows, they remain depressed as compared to historical levels. For example, the twelve-month average New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX") price of natural gas futures contracts per MMBtu was $4.17, $3.54 and $3.24 as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Oil prices have fluctuated significantly in recent years, reaching record highs above $100 per barrel in 2008, dropping below $40 per barrel in 2009 and trading on the NYMEX at a West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot price of $102.71 per barrel as of May 30, 2014. Actual or anticipated declines or volatility in the price of natural gas, oil or natural gas liquids, could have an adverse impact on the level of drilling, exploration and production activity, which could materially and adversely affect the demand for our services and the rates we are able to charge for our services in our ESG segment, although declines in the price of jet fuel may benefit our ASG segment. We negotiate the rates payable under our contracts based on prevailing market rates and rate books which are periodically updated and, as such, the rates we are able to charge will fluctuate with market conditions. However, higher commodity prices do not necessarily translate into increased drilling activity because our customers' expectations of future prices also influence their activity. Additionally, in response to low natural gas

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prices, a number of third-party E&P companies have reduced dry natural gas drilling and production and redirected their activities and capital toward liquids-rich plays that are currently more economical. Overall reductions in the demand for oilfield services could occur, which would adversely affect the rates that we are able to charge, and the demand for our services. Additionally, we may incur costs and have downtime any time our customers' activities are refocused towards different drilling regions.

        Another factor that would reduce the level of drilling and production activity is increased government regulation of that activity. Our customers' drilling and production operations are subject to extensive federal, state, local and foreign laws and government regulations concerning emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases; hydraulic fracturing; the handling of oil and natural gas and byproducts thereof and other materials and substances used in connection with oil and natural gas operations, including drilling fluids and wastewater; well spacing; production limitations; plugging and abandonment of wells; unitization and pooling of properties; and taxation. More stringent legislation or regulation (including public pressure on governmental bodies and regulatory agencies to regulate the oil and natural gas industry), a moratorium on drilling or hydraulic fracturing, or increased taxation of oil and natural gas drilling activity could directly curtail such activity or increase the cost of drilling, resulting in reduced levels of drilling activity and therefore reduced demand for our ESG products and services.

        Spending by E&P companies can also be impacted by conditions in the capital markets. Limitations on the availability of capital, or higher costs of capital, for financing expenditures may cause E&P companies to make additional reductions to capital budgets in the future even if oil prices remain at current levels or natural gas prices increase from current levels. Any such cuts in spending would likely curtail drilling and completion programs as well as discretionary spending on wellsite services, which may result in a reduction in the demand for our services, the rates we can charge and the utilization of our services. Moreover, reduced discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves, or a decrease in the development rate of reserves in our market areas, whether due to increased governmental regulation, including with respect to environmental matters, limitations on exploration and drilling activity or other factors, could also have an impact on our business, even in a stronger oil and natural gas price environment. An adverse development in any of these areas could have an adverse impact on our customers' operations or financial condition, which could in turn result in reduced demand for our products and services.

        Other factors over which we have no control that could affect our customers' willingness to undertake drilling and completion spending activities include:

    domestic and foreign supply of and demand for oil and natural gas;

    the availability, pricing and perceived safety of pipeline, trucking, train storage and other transportation capacity;

    lead times associated with acquiring equipment and availability of qualified personnel;

    the expected rates of decline in production from existing and prospective wells;

    the discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves;

    adverse weather conditions, including hurricanes, that can affect oil and natural gas operations over a wide area;

    oil refining capacity;

    merger and divestiture activity among oil and gas producers;

    the availability of water resources and suitable proppants in sufficient quantities and on acceptable terms for use in hydraulic fracturing operations;

    the availability, capacity and cost of disposal and recycling services for used hydraulic fracturing fluids;

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    the political environment in oil and natural gas producing regions, including uncertainty or instability resulting from civil disorder, terrorism or war;

    advances in exploration, development and production technologies or in technologies affecting energy consumption; and

    the price and availability of alternative fuels and energy sources.

Any future decreases in the rate at which oil or natural gas reserves are discovered or developed could decrease the demand for our energy technical services.

        Reduced discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves, or a decrease in the development rate of reserves, in our market areas, whether due to increased governmental regulation, limitations on exploration and drilling activity or other factors, could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations even in a stronger oil and natural gas price environment.

Conservation measures and technological advances could reduce demand for oil and natural gas.

        Fuel conservation measures, alternative fuel requirements, increasing consumer demand for alternatives to oil and natural gas, technological advances in fuel economy and energy generation devices could reduce demand for oil and natural gas. We cannot predict the impact of the changing demand for oil and natural gas services, and any major changes may have a material adverse effect on ESG's results of operations and financial condition.

Delays by us or our ESG customers in obtaining permits or the inability by us or our ESG customers to obtain or renew permits could impair our business.

        We and our ESG customers are required to obtain permits from one or more governmental agencies in order to perform certain activities. Such permits are typically required by state agencies but can also be required by federal and local governmental agencies. The requirements for such permits vary depending on the type of operations, including the location where our ESG customers' drilling and completion activities will be conducted. As with all governmental permitting processes, there is a degree of uncertainty as to whether a permit will be granted, the time it will take for a permit to be issued and the conditions which may be imposed in connection with the granting of the permit. Certain regulatory authorities have delayed or suspended the issuance of permits while the potential environmental impacts associated with issuing such permits can be studied and appropriate mitigation measures evaluated. Permitting delays, an inability to obtain or renew permits or revocation of our or our ESG customers' current permits could cause a loss of revenue and could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our ESG business involves many hazards and operational risks, and we are not insured against all the risks we face.

        ESG's operations are subject to many hazards and risks, including the following:

    accidents resulting in serious bodily injury and the loss of life or property;

    liabilities from accidents or damage by our equipment;

    pollution and other damage to the environment;

    well blow-outs, the uncontrolled flow of natural gas, oil or other well fluids into or through the environment, including onto or into the ground or into the atmosphere, groundwater, surface water or an underground formation;

    fires and explosions;

    mechanical or technological failures;

    spillage handling and disposing of materials;

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    adverse weather conditions; and

    failure of our employees to comply with our internal environmental, health and safety guidelines.

        If any of these hazards materialize, they could result in suspension of operations, termination of contracts without compensation, damage to or destruction of our equipment and the property of others, or injury or death to our personnel or third parties and could expose us to substantial liability or losses. The frequency and severity of such incidents will affect operating costs, insurability and relationships with customers, employees and regulators. In addition, these risks may be greater for us upon the acquisition of another company that has not allocated significant resources and management focus to safety and has a poor safety record.

        We are not fully insured against all risks inherent in our business. For example, although we are insured for environmental pollution resulting from certain environmental accidents that occur on a sudden and accidental basis, we may not be insured against all environmental accidents or events that might occur, some of which may result in toxic tort claims. If a significant accident or event occurs for which we are not adequately insured, it could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, we may not be able to maintain or obtain insurance of the type and amount we desire at reasonable rates. As a result of market conditions, premiums and deductibles for certain of our insurance policies may substantially increase. In some instances, certain insurance could become unavailable or available only for reduced amounts of coverage.

Our ESG business may be adversely affected by a deterioration in general economic conditions or a weakening of the broader energy industry.

        A prolonged economic slowdown, another recession in the United States, adverse events relating to the energy industry and local, regional and national economic conditions and factors, particularly a slowdown in the E&P industry, could negatively impact our ESG operations and therefore adversely affect our results. The risks associated with our business are more acute during periods of economic slowdown or recession because such periods may be accompanied by decreased spending by our customers.

We participate in a capital-intensive industry, and may need to obtain additional capital or financing to fund expansion of our asset base, which could increase our financial leverage, or we may not be able to finance our capital needs.

        In order to expand our ESG asset base, we may need to make significant capital expenditures. If we do not make sufficient or effective capital expenditures, we will be unable to organically expand our business operations. These expenditures may be significant because assets in our industry require significant capital to purchase and modify.

        We intend to rely primarily on cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under the $500 million secured revolving credit facility that we expect to enter into in connection with the spin-off to fund our capital expenditures. If our cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility are not sufficient to fund our capital expenditures, we would be required to fund these expenditures through the issuance of additional debt or equity or pursue alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our debt, selling assets or reducing or delaying acquisitions or capital investments, such as planned upgrades or acquisitions of equipment and refurbishments of equipment, even if previously publicly announced.

        The terms of debt instruments that we will incur in connection with the spin-off and any future debt instruments may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. If debt and equity capital or alternative financing plans are not available on favorable terms or at all, we would be required to curtail our capital spending, and our ability to sustain or improve our profits may be adversely affected. Our ability to refinance or restructure our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time, among other things. Any refinancing of our debt could be at

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higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. Moreover, our separation from B/E Aerospace could lead to a deterioration of our credit profile, could increase our costs of borrowing money and limit our access to the capital markets and commercial credit. In addition, incurring additional debt may significantly increase our interest expense and financial leverage, and issuing common stock may result in significant dilution to our current shareholders.

Shortages or increases in the costs of the equipment we use in our operations could adversely affect our operations in the future.

        We generally do not have specialized tools, trucks, or long-term contracts in place that provide for the delivery of equipment, including, but not limited to, replacement parts and other equipment. We could experience delays in the delivery of the equipment that we have ordered and its placement into service due to factors that are beyond our control. New federal regulations regarding diesel engines, demand by other oilfield services companies and numerous other factors beyond our control could adversely affect our ability to procure equipment that we have not yet ordered or cause the prices of such equipment to increase. Price increases, delays in delivery and interruptions in supply may require us to increase capital and repair expenditures and incur higher operating costs. Each of these could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We are dependent on a small number of suppliers for key goods and services that we use in our operations.

        We do not have long term contracts with third party suppliers of many of the goods and services that we use in large volumes in our ESG operations, including manufacturers of accommodations units, rental and fishing tools, chargers and other tools and equipment used in our operations. Especially during periods in which oilfield services are in high demand, the availability of certain goods and services used in our industry decreases and the price of such goods and services increases. We are dependent on a small number of suppliers for key goods and services. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, based on total purchase cost, our ten largest suppliers of goods and services represented approximately 29% of all such purchases. Our reliance on such suppliers could increase the difficulty of obtaining such goods and services in the event of a shortage in our industry or cause us to pay higher prices. Price increases, delays in delivery and interruptions in supply may require us to incur higher operating costs. Each of these could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Our inability to develop, obtain or implement new technology may cause us to become less competitive.

        The energy technical services industry is subject to the introduction of new drilling and completion techniques and services using new technologies, some of which may be subject to patent protection or costly to obtain. As competitors and others use or develop new technologies in the future, we may be placed at a competitive disadvantage if we fail to keep pace with technological advancements within our industry. Furthermore, we may face competitive pressure to implement or acquire certain new technologies at a substantial cost. Some of our competitors have greater financial, technical and personnel resources that may allow them to enjoy technological advantages and implement new technologies before we can. We cannot be certain that we will be able to implement new technologies or products on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost. Thus, limits on our ability to effectively use and implement new and emerging technologies may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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Oilfield anti-indemnity provisions enacted by many states may restrict or prohibit a party's indemnification of us.

        We typically enter into agreements with our ESG customers governing the provision of our services, which usually include certain indemnification provisions for losses resulting from operations. These agreements may require each party to indemnify the other against certain claims regardless of the negligence or other fault of the indemnified party; however, many states place limitations on contractual indemnity agreements, particularly agreements that indemnify a party against the consequences of its own negligence. Furthermore, certain states, including Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming, have enacted statutes generally referred to as "oilfield anti-indemnity acts" expressly prohibiting certain indemnity agreements contained in or related to oilfield services agreements. Such oilfield anti-indemnity acts may restrict or void a party's indemnification of us, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Changes in trucking regulations may increase our transportation costs and negatively impact our results of operations.

        For the transportation and relocation of our oilfield services equipment, we operate trucks and other heavy equipment. Therefore, we are subject to regulation as a motor carrier by the U.S. Department of Transportation and by various state agencies, whose regulations include certain permit requirements of highway and safety authorities. These regulatory authorities exercise broad powers over our trucking operations, generally governing such matters as the authorization to engage in motor carrier operations, safety, equipment testing and specifications and insurance requirements. The trucking industry is subject to possible regulatory and legislative changes that may impact our operations, such as changes in fuel emissions limits, the hours of service regulations that govern the amount of time a driver may drive or work in any specific period, limits on vehicle weight and size and other matters. On May 21, 2010, President Obama signed an executive memorandum directing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (the "NHTSA") and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") to develop new, stricter fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. On September 15, 2011, the NHTSA and the EPA published regulations, further amended on August 16, 2013 that regulate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with vehicles built for model year 2014. As a result of these regulations, we may experience an increase in costs related to truck purchases or rentals and maintenance, an impairment of equipment productivity, a decrease in the residual value of these vehicles and an increase in operating expenses. Proposals to increase federal, state or local taxes, including taxes on motor fuels, are also made from time to time, and any such increase would increase our operating costs. We cannot predict whether, or in what form, any legislative or regulatory changes applicable to our trucking operations will be enacted and to what extent any such legislation or regulations could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Changes in laws or government regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing could increase our customers' costs of doing business, limit the areas in which our customers can operate and reduce oil and natural gas production by our customers, which could adversely impact our business.

        The adoption of any future federal, state or local laws or implementing regulations imposing reporting obligations on, or limiting or banning, the hydraulic fracturing process could make it more difficult to complete natural gas and oil wells and could have a material adverse impact on ESG's results of operations and financial condition. Presently, hydraulic fracturing is regulated primarily at the state level, typically by state oil and natural gas commissions and similar agencies. Several states have either adopted or proposed laws and/or regulations to require oil and natural gas operators to disclose chemical ingredients and water volumes used to hydraulically fracture wells, in addition to more stringent well construction and monitoring requirements. The EPA is conducting a study of the

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potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water. This study or other studies may be undertaken by the EPA or other governmental authorities, depending on their results, could spur initiatives to regulate hydraulic fracturing. If new federal, state or local laws or regulations that significantly restrict hydraulic fracturing are adopted, such legal requirements could result in delays, eliminate certain drilling activities and make it more difficult or costly for our customers to perform fracturing. Any such regulations limiting or prohibiting hydraulic fracturing could reduce oil and natural gas exploration and production activities by our customers and, therefore, adversely affect our business. Such laws or regulations could also materially increase our costs of compliance and doing business by more strictly regulating how hydraulic fracturing wastes are handled or disposed.

We and our ESG customers are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding issues of health, safety, climate change and the protection of the environment, under which we or our customers may become liable for penalties, damages or costs of remediation or other corrective measures. Changes in such laws or regulations could increase our or our customers' costs of doing business and adversely impact our business.

        Our operations and our ESG customers' operations are subject to stringent federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including those relating to, among other things, protection of natural resources, wetlands, endangered species, the environment, health and safety, waste management, waste disposal and the transportation of waste and other materials. Many of the facilities that are used for our ESG operations are leased, and such leases include varying levels of indemnity obligations to the landlord for environmental matters related to our use and occupation of such facilities. Our ongoing operations and our ESG customers' operations pose risks of environmental liability, including leakage from operations to surface or subsurface soils, surface water or groundwater. Some environmental laws and regulations may impose strict liability, joint and several liability, or both. Additionally, an increase in regulatory requirements on oil and gas exploration and completion activities could significantly delay or interrupt our ESG customers' operations. Increased costs of regulatory compliance, claims for liability or sanctions for noncompliance and related costs could cause us or our ESG customers to incur substantial costs or losses. Clean-up costs and other damages resulting from any contamination-related liabilities and costs associated with changes in and compliance with environmental laws and regulations could result in the reduction or discontinuation of our or our ESG customers' operations, and in a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

        The U.S. Congress has considered adopting legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, or GHGs, and almost one-half of the states have already taken legal measures to reduce emissions of GHGs. The EPA has begun adopting and implementing regulations to restrict emissions of GHGs under existing provisions of the Clean Air Act. Although it is not possible at this time to estimate how potential future laws or regulations addressing GHG emissions could impact our business, any future federal, state or local laws or regulations that may be adopted to address GHG emissions in areas where our customers operate could require our customers to incur increased compliance and operating costs. Regulation of GHGs could also result in a reduction in demand for and production of oil and natural gas, which would result in a decrease in demand for our services. Moreover, incentives to conserve energy or use alternative energy sources could reduce demand for oil and natural gas.

        Laws protecting the environment generally have become more stringent over time and we expect them to continue to do so, which could lead to material increases in our and our ESG customers' costs for future environmental compliance and remediation.

We may be required to assume responsibility for environmental and other liabilities of companies we have acquired or will acquire.

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we may have assumed or acquired. We also could be subject to third-party and governmental claims with respect to environmental matters, including claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act in instances where we are identified as a potentially responsible party. We believe that indemnities provided to us in certain of our pre-existing acquisition agreements may cover certain environmental conditions existing at the time of the acquisition, subject to certain terms, limitations and conditions. However, if these indemnification provisions terminate or if the indemnifying parties do not fulfill their indemnification obligations, we may be subject to liability with respect to the environmental matters that those indemnification provisions address.

Increased labor costs or the unavailability of skilled workers could hurt our operations.

        We are dependent upon a pool of available skilled employees to operate and maintain our business. We compete with other oilfield services businesses and other similar employers to attract and retain qualified personnel with the technical skills and experience required to provide the highest quality service. The demand for skilled workers is high and the supply is limited, and a shortage in the labor pool of skilled workers or other general inflationary pressures or changes in applicable laws and regulations could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain personnel and could require us to enhance our wage and benefits packages thereby increasing our operating costs.

        Although our employees are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, union organizational efforts could occur and, if successful, could increase our labor costs. A significant increase in the wages paid by competing employers or the unionization of groups of our employees could result in increases in the wage rates that we must pay. Likewise, laws and regulations to which we are subject, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wage, overtime and other working conditions, can increase our labor costs or subject us to liabilities to our employees. We cannot assure you that labor costs will not increase. Increases in our labor costs or unavailability of skilled workers could impair our capacity and diminish our profitability, having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

General

We operate in highly competitive markets and our failure to compete effectively may negatively impact our results of operations.

        The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Since we sell our ASG segment products around the world, we face competition in the aerospace solutions market from both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. We believe that the principal competitive factors in this industry include the ability to provide superior customer service and support, on-time delivery, sufficient inventory availability, competitive pricing and an effective quality assurance program.

        In terms of the energy technical services market, price competition, equipment availability, location and suitability, experience of the workforce, safety records, reputation, operating integrity and condition of the equipment are all factors used by customers in awarding contracts. Our competitors are numerous, and many have more financial and technological resources. Contracts are traditionally awarded on the basis of competitive bids or direct negotiations with customers. The competitive environment has intensified as recent mergers among E&P companies have reduced the number of available ESG customers. The fact that certain oilfield services equipment is mobile and can be moved from one market to another in response to market conditions heightens the competition in the industry. In addition, any increase in the supply of hydraulic fracturing fleets could have a material adverse impact on market prices. This increased supply could also require higher capital investment to keep our services competitive.

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        Some of our competitors may have greater financial, technical, marketing and personnel resources than we do. Our future success and profitability will partly depend upon our ability to keep pace with our customers' demands for awarding contracts.

If we lose significant customers, significant customers materially reduce their purchase orders or significant programs on which we rely are delayed, scaled back or eliminated, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

        Our significant customers change from year to year, in the case of ASG, depending on the level of overhaul, maintenance, repair and refurbishment activity and the level of new aircraft purchases, and in the case of ESG, depending on the level of E&P activity and the use of our services. During 2013 and 2012, Boeing, a customer in our ASG segment, accounted for 10% and 12%, respectively, of our combined revenues. During 2013, another customer accounted for 10% of our combined revenues. During 2012, a third customer accounted for 10% of our combined revenues. No other individual customers accounted for more than 10% of our combined revenues during 2013 and 2012, and during 2011, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of our combined revenues.

        ASG's top five customers for 2013 together accounted for approximately 35% of ASG's 2013 revenues. ESG's top five customers for 2013 together accounted for approximately 41% of ESG's 2013 revenues on a pro forma basis to account for acquisitions through June 30, 2014 (approximately 45% on an actual basis).

        A reduction in purchasing our products or services by or loss of one of our larger customers for any reason, such as changes in manufacturing or drilling practices, loss of a customer as a result of the acquisition of such customer by a purchaser who, in the case of ASG, does not fully utilize a distribution model, or who uses a competitor, in-sourcing by customers, a transfer of business to a competitor, an economic downturn, insolvency of a customer, failure to adequately service our clients, decreased production or a strike, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to effectively and efficiently manage our inventories and/or our equipment fleet as we expand our business, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.

        We have substantially expanded the size, scope and nature of our business through acquisitions and organic means, resulting in an increase in the breadth of our product offerings and an expansion of our business geographically. Business expansion places increasing demands on us to increase the inventories that we carry and/or our equipment fleet. We must anticipate demand well out into the future in order to service our extensive customer base. The inability to effectively and efficiently manage our inventories to meet current and future needs of our customers, which may vary widely from what is originally forecast due to a number of factors beyond our control, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

If suppliers are unable to supply us with the products we sell in a timely manner, in adequate quantities and/or at a reasonable cost, we may be unable to meet the demands of our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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and the unfavorable allocation of product by our suppliers, which could reduce our revenues and profit margins and harm our customer relations. Significant disruptions in our supply chain could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Increased leverage could adversely impact our business and results of operations.

        We may incur additional debt under our new $500 million secured revolving credit facility or otherwise to finance our operations or for future growth, including funding acquisitions. A high degree of leverage could have important consequences to us. For example, it could:

    increase our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions;

    require us to dedicate a substantial portion of cash from operations to the payment of debt service, thereby reducing the availability of cash to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;

    limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, general corporate purposes or acquisitions;

    place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that are less leveraged; and

    limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and in our industry.

We cannot ensure that any future acquisitions will be successful in delivering expected performance post-acquisition, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

        Our business was created largely through a series of acquisitions. We may consider future acquisitions, some of which could be material to us. We explore and conduct discussions with many third parties regarding possible acquisitions. Our ability to continue to achieve our goals may depend upon our ability to effectively identify attractive businesses, access financing sources on acceptable terms, negotiate favorable transaction terms and successfully consummate and integrate any businesses we acquire, achieve cost efficiencies and to manage these businesses as part of our company.

        Our acquisition activities may involve unanticipated delays, costs and other problems. If we encounter unanticipated problems with one of our acquisitions, our senior management may be required to divert attention away from other aspects of our business. Additionally, we may fail to consummate proposed acquisitions or divestitures, after incurring expenses and devoting substantial resources, including management time, to such transactions. Acquisitions also pose the risk that we may be exposed to successor liability relating to actions by an acquired company and its management before the acquisition. The due diligence we conduct in connection with an acquisition, and any contractual guarantees or indemnities that we receive from the sellers of acquired companies, may not be sufficient to protect us from, or compensate us for, actual liabilities. Additionally, depending upon the acquisition opportunities available, we also may need to raise additional funds through the capital markets or arrange for additional bank financing in order to consummate such acquisitions or to fund capital expenditures necessary to integrate the acquired business. We also may not be able to raise the substantial capital required for acquisitions and integrations on satisfactory terms, if at all.

Our total assets include substantial intangible assets. The write-off of a significant portion of intangible assets would negatively affect our reported financial results.

        Our total assets reflect substantial intangible assets. At December 31, 2013, goodwill and identified intangibles, net, represented approximately 46% of our total assets. Intangible assets consist principally of goodwill and other identified intangible assets associated with our acquisitions. On at least an annual basis, we will assess whether there has been an impairment in the value of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives. If the carrying value of the tested asset exceeds its estimated fair

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value, impairment is deemed to have occurred. In this event, the amount is written down to fair value. Under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, this would result in a charge to operating earnings. Any determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion of goodwill or unamortized identified intangible assets would negatively affect our results of operations and total capitalization, which could be material. There was no impairment recorded in 2011, 2012 or 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the remaining balances of goodwill and intangible assets were $1,069.8 million and $345.0 million, respectively.

The debt instruments that we intend to enter into in connection with the spin-off may have significant financial and operating restrictions that may have an adverse effect on our operations.

        We intend to enter into certain financing arrangements prior to or concurrently with the spin-off. While we have not finalized such financing arrangements, the debt instruments governing such arrangements may contain numerous financial, operating and/or negative covenants that would limit our ability to incur additional or repay existing indebtedness, to create liens or other encumbrances, to make certain payments and investments, including dividend payments, to engage in transactions with affiliates, to engage in sale/leaseback transactions, to guarantee indebtedness and to sell or otherwise dispose of assets and merge or consolidate with other entities. Agreements governing future indebtedness could also contain significant financial and operating restrictions. A failure to comply with the obligations contained in any such agreement governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default under such agreement, which could permit acceleration of the related debt and acceleration of debt under other instruments that may contain cross acceleration or cross default provisions. We may not have, or may not be able to obtain, sufficient funds to make any required accelerated payments.

Our operations rely on an extensive network of information technology resources and a failure to maintain, upgrade and protect such systems could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Information technology plays a crucial role in all of our operations. To remain competitive, our hardware, software and related services must interact with our suppliers and customers efficiently, record and process our financial transactions accurately, and obtain the data and information to enable the analysis of trends and plans and the execution of our strategies.

        The failure or unavailability of our information technology systems could directly impact our ability to interact with our customers and provide them with products and services when needed. Such failure to properly supply or service our customers could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, our customer relationships could be damaged well beyond the period of the downtime of our information technology systems.

We may be unable to retain personnel who are key to our operations.

        Our success, among other things, is dependent on our ability to attract, develop and retain highly qualified senior management and other key personnel. Competition for key personnel is intense, and our ability to attract and retain key personnel is dependent on a number of factors, including prevailing market conditions and compensation packages offered by companies competing for the same talent. The inability to hire, develop and retain these key employees may adversely affect our operations.

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We have been expanding our available products and services, and our business may continue to grow at a rapid pace. Our inability to properly manage or support the growth may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and could cause the market value of our common stock to decline.

        We have been expanding our available products and services in recent periods and intend to continue to grow our business both through acquisitions and internal expansion of products and services. Our growth could place significant demands on our management team and our operational, administrative and financial resources. We may not be able to grow effectively or manage our growth successfully, and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and could cause the market value of our common stock to decline.

Severe weather conditions, including hurricanes and tropical storms, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

        Adverse weather can directly impede our operations. Repercussions of severe weather conditions may include curtailment of services; weather-related damage to facilities and equipment, resulting in suspension of operations; in the case of our ESG segment, inability to deliver equipment and personnel to job sites in accordance with customer requirements; in the case of our ASG segment, inability to deliver products to customers in accordance with contract schedules or critical next-day customer requirements and loss of productivity. These constraints could delay our operations and materially increase our operating and capital costs. The operations of our ESG customers could also be adversely affected by severe weather, such as unusually warm winters or cool summers decreasing demand for natural gas or droughts in semi-arid regions impacting hydraulic fracturing operations, which could affect the demand for services of our ESG segment.

        Additionally, our operations are particularly susceptible to the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms, as our corporate headquarters and certain of our principal facilities are located in Florida and Texas. A hurricane or tropical storm could result in major damage to our properties, inventory and equipment and the properties of our customers located in such areas. Additionally, a hurricane or tropical storm could delay or disrupt the delivery of supplies to our facilities, which could lead to delays in delivering our products to our customers. Related storm damage could also affect telecommunications capability, causing interruptions to our operations. These and other possible effects of hurricanes or tropical storms could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Risks Relating to the Spin-Off

We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the spin-off, and the spin-off may adversely affect our business.

        We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the spin-off, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. These expected benefits include the benefits described in the section "The Spin-Off—Reasons for the Spin-Off."

        We may not achieve these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons. There also can be no assurance that the spin-off will not adversely affect our business.

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We may incur greater costs as an independent company than we did when we were a part of B/E Aerospace, which could decrease our profitability.

        As a segment of B/E Aerospace, we take advantage of B/E Aerospace's size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services such as insurance, professional fees, healthcare benefits, and technology such as computer software licenses. After the spin-off, as a separate, independent entity, we may be unable to obtain these goods, services and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable to us as those we obtained prior to the spin-off. We also rely on B/E Aerospace to provide various financial, administrative and other corporate services. B/E Aerospace will continue to provide certain of these services on a short-term transitional basis after the spin-off. However, we will be required to establish the necessary infrastructure and systems to supply these services on an ongoing basis. We may not be able to replace the services provided by B/E Aerospace in a timely manner or on terms and conditions as favorable as those we receive from B/E Aerospace. If functions previously performed by B/E Aerospace cost us more than the amounts reflected in our historical financial statements, our profitability could decrease.

Our ability to meet our capital needs may be harmed by the loss of financial support from B/E Aerospace.

        The loss of financial support from B/E Aerospace could harm our ability to meet our capital needs. B/E Aerospace can currently provide certain capital that may be needed in excess of the amounts generated by our operating activities. After the spin-off, we expect to obtain any funds needed in excess of the amounts generated by our operating activities through accessing the capital markets or bank financing, and not from B/E Aerospace. Further, we cannot guarantee you that we will be able to obtain capital market financing or credit on favorable terms, or at all, in the future. We cannot assure you that our ability to meet our capital needs will not be harmed by the loss of financial support from B/E Aerospace.

We expect to incur new indebtedness in connection with the spin-off, and the degree to which we will be leveraged following completion of the spin-off may have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

        We intend to enter into certain financing arrangements prior to or concurrently with the spin-off. Additionally, following the spin-off we expect to pursue a high-growth model through strategic acquisitions which may require us to incur even more debt.

        Our ability to make payments on and refinance our indebtedness, including the debt incurred in connection with the spin-off as well as any future debt that we may incur, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future from operations, financings or asset sales. Our ability to generate cash is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that we cannot control. If we cannot service our debt or repay or refinance our debt as it becomes due, we may be forced to sell assets or take other disadvantageous actions, including (1) reducing financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes or (2) dedicating an unsustainable level of our cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness. In addition, our ability to withstand competitive pressures and to react to changes in the aerospace consumables and oilfield services industries could be impaired. The lenders or other investors who hold debt that we fail to service or on which we otherwise default could also accelerate amounts due, which could potentially trigger a default or acceleration of our other debt.

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If the distribution, together with certain related transactions, were to fail to qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, then we and/or B/E Aerospace and our shareholders could be subject to significant tax liabilities.

        B/E Aerospace has not requested a private letter ruling from the IRS in respect of the distribution because in 2013 the IRS announced in public guidance that it generally will no longer issue private letter rulings to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a spin-off transaction (similar to the distribution together with certain related transactions) will qualify as a reorganization under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The distribution is, however, conditioned upon, among other matters, B/E Aerospace's receipt of an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect at the time of distribution, to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. B/E Aerospace expects to receive an opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will so qualify. The opinion relies on certain representations, assumptions, undertakings and covenants, and the conclusions set forth in the opinion may be adversely affected if one or more of the representations and assumptions is incorrect or one or more of the undertakings and covenants is not complied with. These representations, assumptions, undertakings and covenants are expected to relate to, among other things, B/E Aerospace's business reasons for proceeding with the distribution, the past and future conduct of our businesses and those of B/E Aerospace, the historical ownership and capital structures of B/E Aerospace and our and B/E Aerospace's current plans and intentions to not materially modify our or B/E Aerospace's respective ownership and capital structures following the distribution. Notwithstanding the opinion, the IRS could determine that the distribution should be treated as a taxable transaction if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions, undertakings or covenants upon which the opinion relied is incorrect or has not been completed or complied with or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the tax opinion. For more information regarding the tax opinion, see the section entitled "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" included elsewhere in this information statement.

        If the distribution fails to qualify for tax-free treatment, B/E Aerospace would be subject to tax on gain, if any, as if it had sold our common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value at the time of the distribution. In addition, if the distribution fails to qualify for tax-free treatment, each of our initial public shareholders would be treated as if the shareholder had received a distribution from B/E Aerospace in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock that was distributed to the shareholder, which generally would be taxed as a dividend to the extent of the shareholder's pro rata share of B/E Aerospace's current and accumulated earnings and profits and then treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the stockholder's basis in the B/E Aerospace common stock and finally as capital gain from the sale or exchange of B/E Aerospace common stock. Furthermore, even if the distribution were otherwise to qualify under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, it may be taxable to B/E Aerospace (but not to B/E Aerospace's shareholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code, if the distribution were later deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a 50% or greater interest in B/E Aerospace or us. For this purpose, any acquisitions of B/E Aerospace stock or of our common stock within the period beginning two years before the distribution and ending two years after the distribution are presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or B/E Aerospace may be able to rebut that presumption, including through the use of certain safe harbors contained in U.S. Treasury Regulations under Section 355(e) of the Code. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled "The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" included elsewhere in this information statement.

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extent that such tax resulted from any of the following events (among others): (1) an acquisition of all or a portion of our stock or assets, whether by merger or otherwise, (2) any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements with respect to transactions or events that cause the distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a 50% or greater interest in us, (3) certain other actions or failures to act by us, or (4) any breach by us of certain of our representations or covenants. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off—Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement" included elsewhere in this information statement. Our indemnification obligations to B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not limited by any maximum amount. If we are required to indemnify B/E Aerospace or such other persons under the circumstances set forth in the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, we could be subject to substantial liabilities.

We may be unable to make, on a timely basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent, publicly-owned company.

        As a public entity, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"). These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports about our business and financial condition. Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we must maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, which requires significant resources and management oversight. We will implement additional procedures and processes to address the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. These activities may divert management's attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. If we cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, or our independent registered public accounting firm cannot provide an unqualified attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investor confidence and, in turn, the market price of our common stock could decline.

We do not have an operating history as an independent company and our historical and pro forma financial information may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

        The historical financial information we have included in this information statement has been derived from B/E Aerospace's consolidated financial statements and accounting records and does not necessarily reflect what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had we been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented. B/E Aerospace did not account for us, and we were not operated, as a single stand-alone entity for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if we had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure. In addition, the historical information may not be indicative of what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows will be in the future. For example, following the spin-off, changes will occur in our cost structure, funding and operations, including changes in our tax structure and increased costs associated with becoming a public, stand-alone company.

        Additionally, in preparing our unaudited pro forma condensed financial information, we based the pro forma adjustments on available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable and factually supportable; however, our assumptions may prove not to be accurate. Also, our unaudited pro forma condensed financial information may not give effect to various ongoing additional costs we may incur in connection with being an independent public company. Accordingly, our unaudited pro forma condensed financial information does not reflect what our financial condition, results of operations or

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cash flows would have been as an independent public company and is not necessarily indicative of our future financial condition or future results of operations. Please refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements" and our historical audited combined financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

The spin-off may expose us to potential liabilities arising out of state and federal fraudulent conveyance laws and legal dividend requirements.

        The spin-off is subject to review under various state and federal fraudulent conveyance laws. Fraudulent conveyance laws generally provide that an entity engages in a constructive fraudulent conveyance when (1) the entity transfers assets and does not receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value in return, and (2) the entity (a) is insolvent at the time of the transfer or is rendered insolvent by the transfer, (b) has unreasonably small capital with which to carry on its business, or (c) intends to incur or believes it will incur debts beyond its ability to repay its debts as they mature. An unpaid creditor or an entity acting on behalf of a creditor (including, without limitation, a trustee or debtor-in-possession in a bankruptcy by us or B/E Aerospace or any of our respective subsidiaries) may bring a lawsuit alleging that the spin-off or any of the related transactions constituted a constructive fraudulent conveyance. If a court accepts these allegations, it could impose a number of remedies, including, without limitation, voiding our claims against B/E Aerospace, requiring our shareholders to return to B/E Aerospace some or all of the shares of our common stock issued in the spin-off, or providing B/E Aerospace with a claim for money damages against us in an amount equal to the difference between the consideration received by B/E Aerospace and the fair market value of our company at the time of the spin-off.

        The measure of insolvency for purposes of the fraudulent conveyance laws will vary depending on which jurisdiction's law is applied. Generally, an entity would be considered insolvent if (1) the present fair saleable value of its assets is less than the amount of its liabilities (including contingent liabilities); (2) the present fair saleable value of its assets is less than its probable liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured; (3) it cannot pay its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) as they mature; or (4) it has unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged. We cannot assure you what standard a court would apply to determine insolvency or that a court would determine that we, B/E Aerospace or any of our respective subsidiaries were solvent at the time of or after giving effect to the spin-off.

        The distribution of our common stock is also subject to review under state corporate distribution statutes. Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), a corporation may only pay dividends to its shareholders either (1) out of its surplus (net assets minus capital) or (2) if there is no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. Although B/E Aerospace intends to make the distribution of our common stock entirely from surplus, we cannot assure you that a court will not later determine that some or all of the distribution to B/E Aerospace shareholders was unlawful.

        The B/E Aerospace board of directors expects that B/E Aerospace and KLX each will be solvent at the time of the spin-off (including immediately after the distribution of shares of KLX common stock), will be able to repay its debts as they mature following the spin-off and will have sufficient capital to carry on its businesses and the spin-off and the distribution will be made entirely out of surplus in accordance with Section 170 of the DGCL. The expectations of the B/E Aerospace board of directors in this regard are based on a number of assumptions, including its expectations as to the post-spin-off operating performance and cash flow of each of B/E Aerospace and KLX and its analysis of the post-spin-off assets and liabilities of each company. We cannot assure you, however, that a court would reach the same conclusions as B/E Aerospace's board of directors in determining whether

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B/E Aerospace or we were insolvent at the time of, or after giving effect to, the spin-off, or whether lawful funds were available for the separation and the distribution to B/E Aerospace's shareholders.

A court could require that we assume responsibility for obligations allocated to B/E Aerospace under the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

        Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, from and after the spin-off, each of B/E Aerospace and we will be responsible for the debts, liabilities and other obligations related to the business or businesses which it owns and operates following the consummation of the spin-off. Although we do not expect to be liable for any obligations that are not allocated to us under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, a court could disregard the allocation agreed to between the parties, and require that we assume responsibility for obligations allocated to B/E Aerospace (including, for example, environmental liabilities), particularly if B/E Aerospace were to refuse or were unable to pay or perform the allocated obligations. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off—Separation and Distribution Agreement."

We might have been able to receive better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms we receive in our agreements with B/E Aerospace.

        The agreements related to the spin-off, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the IT Services Agreement and any other agreements, will be negotiated in the context of our separation from B/E Aerospace while we are still part of B/E Aerospace. Although these agreements are intended to be on an arm's-length basis, they may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm's-length negotiations among unaffiliated third parties. The terms of the agreements being negotiated in the context of our separation concern, among other things, allocations of assets, liabilities, rights, indemnifications and other obligations among B/E Aerospace and us. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off" for more detail.

After the spin-off, certain of our executive officers and directors may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their current or former positions in B/E Aerospace or their ownership of B/E Aerospace equity.

        Certain of the persons who will be our executive officers and directors will be former directors, officers or employees of B/E Aerospace and thus have professional relationships with B/E Aerospace's executive officers and directors. Three of our directors, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve on the board of directors of B/E Aerospace following the spin-off. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will continue to chair the board of directors of B/E Aerospace and will also serve as its Executive Chairman following the spin-off. In addition, several of our executive officers and directors have a financial interest in B/E Aerospace as a result of their ownership of B/E Aerospace stock and restricted stock. These relationships and financial interests may create, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest when these directors and officers face decisions that could have different implications for B/E Aerospace than for us.

After the spin-off, B/E Aerospace's insurers may deny coverage to us for losses associated with occurrences prior to the spin-off.

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to the spin-off. Accordingly, we may be required to temporarily or permanently bear the costs of such lost coverage.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

There is no existing market for our common stock and we cannot be certain that an active trading market will develop or be sustained after the spin-off. If the price of our common stock fluctuates significantly following the spin-off, stockholders could incur substantial losses of any investment in our common stock.

        There currently is no public market for our common stock. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop as a result of the spin-off or be sustained in the future. The lack of an active market may make it more difficult for you to sell our common stock and could lead to the price of our common stock being depressed or more volatile. We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock may trade after the spin-off. The price of our common stock could fluctuate widely in response to:

    our quarterly operating results;

    changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts;

    changes in our business;

    changes in the market's perception of our business;

    changes in the businesses, earnings estimates or market perceptions of our competitors or customers;

    changes in airline industry or business jet industry conditions;

    delays in new aircraft certification, production or order rates;

    changes in oil and gas prices or the E&P industry;

    changes in our key personnel;

    changes in general market or economic conditions; and

    changes in the legislative or regulatory environment.

        In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years that have significantly affected the quoted prices of the securities of many companies, including companies in our industry. The changes often appear to occur without regard to specific operating performance. The price of our common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with us, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our stock price.

Substantial sales of our common stock may occur in connection with the spin-off, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

        The shares of our common stock that B/E Aerospace distributes to its shareholders may be sold immediately in the public market. B/E Aerospace shareholders could sell our common stock received in the distribution if we do not fit their investment objectives or, in the case of index funds, if we are not part of the index in which they invest. Sales of significant amounts of our common stock or a perception in the market that such sales will occur may reduce the market price of our common stock.

We cannot assure you that we will pay dividends on our common stock, and our indebtedness could limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.

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law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board considers relevant. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing debt that we incur in connection with the spin-off or in the future may limit or prohibit the payments of dividends. For more information, see "Dividend Policy." We cannot assure you that we will pay dividends in the future or continue to pay any dividends if we do commence the payment of dividends.

        Additionally, our indebtedness could have important consequences for holders of our common stock. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet our debt-payment obligations, then our Board's ability to declare dividends on our common stock will be impaired and we may be required to attempt to restructure or refinance our debt, raise additional capital or take other actions such as selling assets, reducing or delaying capital expenditures or reducing any proposed dividends. We cannot assure you that we will be able to effect any such actions or do so on satisfactory terms, if at all, or that such actions would be permitted by the terms of our debt or our other credit and contractual arrangements.

Certain provisions that our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will contain, certain provisions of Delaware law and our agreements with B/E Aerospace may prevent or delay an acquisition of our Company or other strategic transactions, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.

        Prior to the distribution date, our Board and B/E Aerospace, as our sole stockholder, will approve and adopt amended and restated versions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will contain, and Delaware law contains, provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the bidder and to encourage prospective acquirors to negotiate with our Board rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include, among others:

    the inability of our stockholders to call a special meeting;

    rules regarding how stockholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at annual meetings;

    the division of our Board into three classes of directors, with each class serving a staggered three-year term;

    a provision that our stockholders may only remove directors with cause and by the affirmative vote of at least at least 662/3 percent of our voting stock;

    the ability of our directors, and not stockholders, to fill vacancies on our Board; and

    the requirement of the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least 662/3 percent of our voting stock to amend our amended and restated bylaws and certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including those provisions providing for a classified board, provisions regarding the filling of vacancies on the Board and provisions providing for the removal of directors.

        In addition, because we have not chosen to be exempt from Section 203 of the DGCL, this provision could also delay or prevent a change of control that some stockholders may favor. Section 203 provides that, subject to limited exceptions, persons that acquire, or are affiliated with a person that acquires, more than 15 percent of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation shall not engage in any business combination with that corporation, including by merger, consolidation or acquisitions of additional shares, for a three-year period following the date on which that person or its affiliates becomes the holder of more than 15 percent of the corporation's outstanding voting stock.

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        We believe these provisions will protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirors to negotiate with our Board and by providing our Board with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make us immune from takeovers. However, these provisions will apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that our Board determines is not in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders. These provisions may also prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors. See "Description of Capital Stock" for a more detailed description of these provisions.

        Provisions in our agreements with B/E Aerospace may also delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that some stockholders may consider favorable. To preserve the tax free treatment to B/E Aerospace of the distribution and certain related transactions, under the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement that we will enter into with B/E Aerospace, we will be prohibited from taking or failing to take any action that prevents the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free. Further, for the two-year period following the distribution, we may be prohibited, except in specified circumstances, from: (i) entering into any transaction resulting in an acquisition of our stock or our assets beyond certain thresholds, whether by merger or otherwise; (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating; (iii) issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds; (iv) repurchasing our common stock; and (v) ceasing to actively conduct our aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses. These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions or engage in new business or other transactions that may maximize the value of our business. For more information, see the sections entitled "The Spin Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin Off—Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement" included elsewhere in this information statement.

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SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        We make forward-looking statements throughout this information statement, including in, among others, the sections entitled "Summary," "Risk Factors," "The Spin-Off," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business," reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance and prospects. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical in nature or are not current facts. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using forward-looking words including "believe," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "may," "might," "should," "could," "will" or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.

        These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance and prospects to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These factors include the risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors discussed under "Risk Factors," including the following factors:

    regulation of and dependence upon the aerospace and energy industries;

    the cyclical nature of the aerospace and energy industries and the deterioration of general economic conditions;

    market prices for fuel, oil and natural gas;

    competitive conditions;

    legislative or regulatory changes and potential liability under federal and state laws and regulations;

    risks inherent in international operations, including compliance with anti-corruption laws and regulations of the U.S. government and various international jurisdictions;

    doing business with the U.S. government;

    reduction in government military spending;

    JIT contracts and LTAs having no guarantee of future customer purchase requirements;

    dependence on suppliers and on third-party package delivery companies;

    decreases in the rate at which oil or natural gas reserves are discovered or developed;

    impact of technological advances on the demand for our products and services;

    delays of customers obtaining permits for their operations;

    hazards and operational risks that may not be fully covered by insurance;

    significant backlog that may be deferred or may not be entirely realized;

    the write-off of a significant portion of intangible assets;

    the need to obtain additional capital or financing, and the cost of obtaining such capital or financing;

    limitations that our organizational documents, debt instruments and U.S. federal income tax requirements may have on our financial flexibility, our ability to engage in strategic transactions or our ability to declare and pay cash dividends on our common stock;

    failure to have the spin-off qualified as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

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    our credit profile;

    changes in supply and demand of equipment;

    oilfield anti-indemnity provisions;

    severe weather;

    reliance on information technology resources and the inability to implement new technology;

    increased labor costs or the unavailability of skilled workers;

    inability to manage inventory;

    inability to successfully consummate acquisitions or inability to manage potential growth; and

    inability to achieve some or all of the benefits of the spin-off.

        In light of these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this information statement. These statements should be considered only after carefully reading this entire information statement. Except as required under the federal securities laws and rules and regulations of the SEC, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional risks that we may currently deem immaterial or that are not presently known to us could also cause the forward-looking events discussed in this information statement not to occur.


MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

        Unless otherwise indicated, the industry data included in this information statement is from the June 2014 issue of the Airline Monitor, June 2014 mid-year report from the IATA, the Current Boeing Market Outlook 2014, the April 2014 report from Spears & Associates, the Aircraft Analytical System ("ACAS") database, or the Airbus or Boeing corporate websites.

        Unless otherwise indicated, market and certain other industry data included in this information statement, including all market share and market size data, are based on estimates of our management. These estimates have been derived from our management's knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, as well as information obtained from internal research and surveys, our customers, distributors, suppliers, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate. Although we believe that these sources are generally reliable, we have not independently verified data from these sources or obtained third-party verification of market share data. Data regarding market position and market share within our industry is intended to provide general guidance but is inherently imprecise.

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THE SPIN-OFF

Background

        On November 25, 2014, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace approved the spin-off of KLX from B/E Aerospace, following which we will be an independent, publicly-owned company. To complete the spin-off, B/E Aerospace will, following an internal reorganization, distribute to its shareholders all of the outstanding shares of our common stock. The distribution will occur on the distribution date, which is December 16, 2014. Each holder of B/E Aerospace common stock will receive one share of our common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock held on December 5, 2014, the record date.

        Holders of B/E Aerospace common stock will continue to hold their shares in B/E Aerospace. We do not require and are not seeking a vote of B/E Aerospace's shareholders in connection with the spin-off, and B/E Aerospace's shareholders will not have any appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off or the internal reorganization.

        The distribution of our common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. In addition, B/E Aerospace has the right not to complete the spin-off if, at any time prior to the distribution, its board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the spin-off is not in the best interests of B/E Aerospace or its shareholders, or that it is not advisable for us to separate from B/E Aerospace. For a more detailed description, see "—Conditions to the Spin-Off."

Reasons for the Spin-Off

        B/E Aerospace's board of directors has regularly reviewed the businesses that comprise B/E Aerospace to confirm that its resources are being put to use in a manner that is in the best interests of B/E Aerospace and its shareholders. In reaching the decision to pursue the spin-off, B/E Aerospace's board of directors considered a range of potential structural alternatives for the aerospace solutions and energy technical services business and its manufacturing business, including maintaining all businesses as part of the same consolidated company or selling or merging some of the businesses to or with third parties. In evaluating these alternatives with the goal of enhancing stockholder value, B/E Aerospace's board of directors considered input and advice from members of B/E Aerospace management and other advisors/parties. As part of this evaluation, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace considered a number of factors, including the strategic clarity and flexibility for the ASG and ESG businesses, on the one hand, and B/E Aerospace's manufacturing business, on the other hand, after the spin-off, the ability of KLX and B/E Aerospace to compete and operate efficiently and effectively (including the ability of KLX to retain and attract management talent) after the spin-off, the financial profile of each company, the potential reaction of investors and the probability of successful execution of the various structural alternatives and the risks associated with those alternatives.

        As a result of this evaluation, B/E Aerospace's board of directors determined that proceeding with the spin-off would be in the best interests of B/E Aerospace and its shareholders.

        B/E Aerospace's board of directors considered the following potential benefits of the spin-off:

    Strategic Focus and Clarity.  Following the spin-off, B/E Aerospace and KLX each will have a simplified, more focused business and will be better able to dedicate resources to pursue unique growth opportunities and execute strategic plans best suited to their respective business and customers. KLX will be well positioned to pursue value creation strategies in the distribution business through, for example, diversifying product portfolios and geographic expansion, and B/E Aerospace will be well positioned to focus on the manufacturing business, research and development and further innovation in its product offerings. Furthermore, the spin-off will allow

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      management of each independent company to concentrate its time and attention on the development and implementation of corporate strategies and policies that are based primarily on the specific business characteristics of their respective companies, particular market segments, customers and core businesses.

    Business Appropriate Allocation of Capital.  The spin-off will permit each of B/E Aerospace and KLX to concentrate its financial resources solely on its own operations without having to compete with each other for investment capital. This will provide each company with greater flexibility to invest capital in its business in a time and manner appropriate for its distinct strategy and business needs and facilitate a more company specific allocation of capital.

    Strategic Flexibility.  The spin-off will provide each independent company increased strategic flexibility to make acquisitions and form partnerships and alliances in its target markets, unencumbered by considerations of the potential impact on the businesses of the other company; and allow each company to affect future acquisitions utilizing its own stock for all or part of the consideration, the value of which will be more closely aligned with the performance of its business.

    Investor Choice.  The spin-off will provide investors in each company with a more targeted investment opportunity with different investment and business characteristics, including different opportunities for growth, capital structure, business models and financial returns. This will allow investors to evaluate the separate and distinct merits, performance and future prospects of each company.

        B/E Aerospace's board of directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the spin-off, including the following:

    One-Time and Ongoing Costs of the Spin-Off:  KLX will incur costs in connection with the transition to being a stand-alone public company that relate primarily to accounting, legal and other professional fees; compensation, such as modifications to certain bonus awards, upon completion of the separation; recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel new to the Company; costs related to establishing a new brand in the marketplace; and costs associated with the eventual separation of information systems. In addition, B/E Aerospace will incur costs in connection with the refinancing of B/E Aerospace's existing indebtedness, including prepayment premiums and bank fees.

    Potential Effect on Debt Servicing Costs.  The smaller relative size of the remaining B/E Aerospace and KLX as compared to B/E Aerospace prior to the spin-off may adversely affect the liquidity in the debt issued by both companies to capitalize KLX and to refinance B/E Aerospace's existing debt in connection with the spin-off. Lower liquidity would tend to increase debt servicing costs, thus potentially reducing the benefits associated with a more tailored capital structure.

    Uncertainty of Shareholder Reaction.  As in the case of other spin-offs, during the initial period following the spin-off, the market price of KLX's common stock may fluctuate, depending on many factors, some of which may be beyond KLX's control, including the sale of our shares by some B/E Aerospace shareholders after the distribution because KLX's business profile or market capitalization may not fit their investment objectives.

        Notwithstanding these considerations, however, B/E Aerospace's board of directors determined that the potential benefits of the spin-off outweighed these negative factors.

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view of the variety of factors and the amount of information considered, the B/E Aerospace board of directors did not find it practicable to quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the factors considered in reaching its determination.

Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off

        The general terms and conditions relating to the spin-off will be set forth in a Separation and Distribution Agreement between us and B/E Aerospace.

    Internal Reorganization

        Prior to the distribution, as described under "—Distribution of Shares of Our Common Stock," B/E Aerospace will complete an internal reorganization. Following the reorganization, which is a condition to the spin-off, KLX will own all the operations comprising and the companies that conduct B/E Aerospace's aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses. The reorganization will include various restructuring transactions in preparation for the spin-off, including restructuring transactions involving the non-U.S. subsidiaries of B/E Aerospace that conduct its aerospace consumables business.

    Distribution of Shares of Our Common Stock

        Under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the distribution will be effective as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on December 16, 2014, the distribution date. As a result of the spin-off, on the distribution date, each holder of B/E Aerospace common stock will receive one share of our common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock that the shareholder owns as of the record date. In order to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off, a B/E Aerospace shareholder must be a shareholder at the close of business of NASDAQ on December 5, 2014, the record date.

        On the distribution date, B/E Aerospace will release the shares of our KLX common stock to our distribution agent to distribute to B/E Aerospace shareholders as of the record date. Our distribution agent will establish book-entry accounts for record holders of B/E Aerospace common stock and credit to such accounts the shares of our common stock distributed to such holders. Our distribution agent will send these shareholders, including any registered holder of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock represented by physical share certificates on the record date, a statement reflecting their ownership of our common stock. Book-entry refers to a method of recording stock ownership in our records that does not use physical stock certificates. For shareholders who own B/E Aerospace common stock through a broker or other nominee, their broker or nominee will credit their shares of our common stock to their accounts. We expect that it will take the distribution agent up to one week to electronically issue shares of our common stock to B/E Aerospace shareholders or their bank or brokerage firm by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Any delay in the electronic issuance of KLX shares by the distribution agent will not affect trading in KLX common stock. As further discussed below, we will not issue fractional shares of our common stock in the distribution. Following the spin-off, shareholders who hold shares in book-entry form may request that their shares of our common stock be transferred to a brokerage or other account at any time.

        B/E Aerospace shareholders will not be required to make any payment or surrender or exchange their shares of B/E Aerospace common stock or take any other action to receive their shares of our common stock.

Treatment of Fractional Shares

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distribution agent will aggregate fractional shares of our common stock held by holders of record into whole shares, sell them in the open market at the prevailing market prices and then distribute the aggregate sale proceeds ratably to B/E Aerospace shareholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares of our common stock. The amount of this payment will depend on the prices at which the distribution agent sells the aggregated fractional shares of our common stock in the open market shortly after the distribution date. The distribution agent will, in its sole discretion, without any influence by B/E Aerospace or us, determine when, how, through which broker-dealer and at what price to sell the whole shares. The distribution agent is not, and any broker-dealer used by the distribution agent will not be, an affiliate of either B/E Aerospace or us. We will be responsible for payment of any brokerage fees, which we do not expect will be material to us. Your receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of our common stock generally will result in a taxable gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described in more detail under "—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution."

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution

        The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the distribution by B/E Aerospace. This summary is based on the Code, the U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and interpretations of the Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations by the courts and the IRS, in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all the tax considerations that may be relevant to B/E Aerospace shareholders in light of their particular circumstances, nor does it address the consequences to B/E Aerospace shareholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (including, for example, non-U.S. persons, insurance companies, dealers or brokers in securities or currencies, tax-exempt organizations, banks, financial institutions, mutual funds, pass-through entities and investors in such entities, holders who have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, holders who hold their stock as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle, conversion, synthetic security, integrated investment or other risk-reduction transaction or who are subject to alternative minimum tax or holders who acquired their stock upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation). In addition, this summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to those B/E Aerospace shareholders who do not hold their B/E Aerospace common stock as a capital asset. Finally, this summary does not address any U.S. federal taxes other than U.S. federal income tax, and does not discuss any state, local or foreign tax consequences. B/E AEROSPACE SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION TO THEM.

        B/E Aerospace has not requested a private letter ruling from the IRS in respect of the distribution because in 2013 the IRS announced in public guidance that it generally will no longer issue private letter rulings to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a spin-off transaction (similar to the distribution together with certain related transactions) will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. However, the distribution is conditioned upon, among other matters, B/E Aerospace's receipt of an opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP to the effect that (1) the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (2) the distribution generally will not result in any taxable income, gain or loss to B/E Aerospace, and (3) no gain or loss will be recognized by (and no amount will be included in the income of) B/E Aerospace shareholders upon their receipt of KLX common stock in the distribution, except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares. B/E Aerospace expects to receive an opinion from Shearman & Sterling LLP to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will so qualify. The opinion will be based on, among other things, certain representations, assumptions, undertakings and covenants made by B/E Aerospace and us, which if incorrect, not completed or not complied with may adversely

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affect the conclusions reached by Shearman & Sterling LLP in its opinion. These representations, assumptions, undertakings and covenants are expected to relate to, among other things, (i) B/E Aerospace's business reasons for proceeding with the distribution, (ii) the nature and value of the assets to be contributed to us by B/E Aerospace in connection with the distribution and the assets to remain with B/E Aerospace, (iii) the nature and amount of any indebtedness maintained by us and by B/E Aerospace before and after the distribution, (iv) B/E Aerospace's historical active conduct of our businesses and the businesses to remain with B/E Aerospace and B/E Aerospace's and our current plans and intentions to continue the active conduct of such businesses, and (v) B/E Aerospace's historical ownership and capital structures, and our and B/E Aerospace's current plans and intentions to not materially modify our and B/E Aerospace's respective ownership and capital structures following the distribution. The opinion will not be binding on the IRS or the courts.

        A result of the distribution qualifying as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, as discussed above, would be that: (1) the aggregate basis of the B/E Aerospace common stock and the KLX common stock (including any fractional shares of KLX common stock for which cash is received) in the hands of each B/E Aerospace shareholder after the distribution will equal the aggregate basis of B/E Aerospace common stock held by the shareholder immediately before the distribution, allocated between the B/E Aerospace common stock and the KLX common stock (including any fractional shares of KLX common stock for which cash is received) in proportion to the relative fair market value of each immediately following the distribution, and (2) the holding period of the KLX common stock received by each B/E Aerospace shareholder (including any fractional shares of KLX common stock for which cash is received) will include the holding period at the time of the distribution for the B/E Aerospace common stock on which the distribution is made, provided that the B/E Aerospace common stock is held as a capital asset on the date of the distribution.

        Notwithstanding receipt by B/E Aerospace of the opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, the IRS could assert that the distribution does not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS were successful in taking this position, our initial public shareholders and B/E Aerospace could be subject to significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities. In general, B/E Aerospace would be subject to tax on gain, if any, as if it had sold our common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value at the time of the distribution. In addition, each of our initial public shareholders would be treated as if the shareholder had received a distribution from B/E Aerospace in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock that was distributed to the shareholder, which generally would be taxed as a dividend to the extent of the shareholder's pro rata share of B/E Aerospace's current and accumulated earnings and profits and then treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's basis in the B/E Aerospace common stock and finally as capital gain from the sale or exchange of B/E Aerospace common stock. Furthermore, even if the distribution were otherwise to qualify under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, it may be taxable to B/E Aerospace (but not to B/E Aerospace's shareholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code, if the distribution were later deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a 50% or greater interest in B/E Aerospace or us. For this purpose, any acquisitions of B/E Aerospace stock or of our common stock within the period beginning two years before the distribution and ending two years after the distribution are presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or B/E Aerospace may be able to rebut that presumption, including through the use of certain safe harbors contained in U.S. Treasury Regulations under Section 355(e) of the Code.

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federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including as a result of Section 355(e) of the Code) and if such failure was the result of actions taken by B/E Aerospace or us, the party responsible for such failure would be responsible for all taxes imposed on B/E Aerospace to the extent that such taxes result from such actions. However, if such failure was the result of any acquisition of our stock, we may be responsible for all taxes imposed on B/E Aerospace as a result of such acquisition. In addition, if the distribution and/or certain related transactions fail to qualify as tax-free transactions for reasons other than those for which B/E Aerospace or ourselves would be responsible for pursuant to the indemnification provisions in the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, we expect to be responsible for a portion of the liability for any taxes imposed on B/E Aerospace in respect of the distribution and such related transactions based on a predetermined metric. Further, under certain circumstances, if the distribution and certain related transactions become taxable to B/E Aerospace, we may be required to reimburse B/E Aerospace for certain costs on account of any resulting tax benefits to us. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Relating to the Spin-Off—Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement" included elsewhere in this information statement. Our indemnification obligations to B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not limited in amount or subject to any cap. If we are required to indemnify B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors under the circumstances set forth in the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.

        B/E Aerospace may incur some tax cost in connection with the distribution (as a result of certain intercompany transactions or as a result of certain differences between federal, on the one hand, and state, local and foreign tax rules, on the other) or the related restructuring of its foreign operations, whether or not the distribution qualifies for tax-free treatment under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and, under the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, we expect to be responsible for a portion of those taxes.

        U.S. Treasury regulations require certain shareholders that receive stock in a distribution to attach to their U.S. federal income tax return for the year in which the distribution occurs a detailed statement setting forth certain information relating to the tax-free nature of the distribution. U.S. Treasury regulations also generally provide that if a B/E Aerospace shareholder holds different blocks of B/E Aerospace common stock (generally shares of B/E Aerospace common stock purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices), the aggregate basis for each block of B/E Aerospace common stock purchased or acquired on the same date and at the same price will be allocated, to the greatest extent possible, between the shares of KLX common stock received in the distribution in respect of such block of B/E Aerospace common stock and such block of B/E Aerospace common stock, in proportion to their respective fair market values, and the holding period of the shares of KLX common stock received in the distribution in respect of such block of B/E Aerospace common stock will include the holding period of such block of B/E Aerospace common stock, provided that such block of B/E Aerospace common stock was held as a capital asset on the date of the distribution. If a B/E Aerospace common stockholder is not able to identify which particular shares of KLX common stock are received in the distribution with respect to a particular block of B/E Aerospace common stock, for purposes of applying the rules described above, the stockholder may designate which shares of KLX common stock are received in the distribution in respect of a particular block of B/E Aerospace common stock, provided that such designation is consistent with the terms of the distribution. Holders of B/E Aerospace common stock are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of these rules to their particular circumstances.

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THAT MAY APPLY TO PARTICULAR CATEGORIES OF SHAREHOLDERS. EACH B/E AEROSPACE SHAREHOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION TO SUCH SHAREHOLDER, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TAX LAWS THAT MAY AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Results of the Spin-Off

        After the spin-off, we will be an independent, publicly-owned company. Immediately following the spin-off, we expect to have approximately 1,700 record holders of shares of our common stock and approximately 52,652,752 shares of our common stock outstanding, based on the number of shareholders of record and outstanding shares of B/E Aerospace common stock on October 23, 2014. The figures assume no exercise of outstanding options and exclude any shares of B/E Aerospace common stock held directly or indirectly by B/E Aerospace. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined on the record date and will reflect any exercise of B/E Aerospace options and repurchase by B/E Aerospace of B/E Aerospace shares between the date the B/E Aerospace board of directors declares the dividend for the distribution and the record date for the distribution.

        For information about options to purchase shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after the distribution, see "—Treatment of Equity Awards" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off—Employee Matters Agreement."

        Before the spin-off, we will enter into several agreements with B/E Aerospace to effect the spin-off and provide a framework for our relationship with B/E Aerospace after the spin-off. These agreements will govern the relationship between us and B/E Aerospace after completion of the spin-off and provide for the allocation between us and B/E Aerospace of B/E Aerospace's assets, liabilities and obligations. For a more detailed description of these agreements, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off."

Trading Market for Our Common Stock

        There is no public market for our common stock, and an active trading market may not develop or may not be sustained. We anticipate that trading of our common stock will commence on a "when-issued" basis beginning on or shortly before the record date and continuing through the distribution date. When-issued trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. When-issued trades generally settle within four trading days after the distribution date. If you own shares of B/E Aerospace common stock at the close of business on the record date, you will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock distributed in the spin-off. You may trade this entitlement to receive shares of our common stock, without the shares of B/E Aerospace common stock you own, on the when-issued market. On the first trading day following the distribution date, any when-issued trading of our common stock will end and "regular-way" trading will begin. We have applied for authorization to list KLX common stock on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLXI." A condition to the distribution is the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ or another national securities exchange approved by B/E Aerospace. We will announce our when-issued trading symbol when and if it becomes available.

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distributed in the distribution. Shares that trade on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to shares of our common stock distributed in the distribution. Therefore, if you sell shares of B/E Aerospace common stock in the regular-way market up to and including the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of our common stock in the distribution. However, if you own shares of B/E Aerospace common stock at the close of business on the record date and sell those shares on the ex-distribution market up to and including the distribution date, you will not be selling the right to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the spin-off and you will still receive such shares of our common stock.

        We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock may trade before the spin-off on a "when-issued" basis or after the spin-off. Those prices will be determined by the marketplace. Prices at which trading in our common stock occurs may fluctuate significantly. Trading prices for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including anticipated or actual fluctuations in our operating results or those of other companies in our industry, investor perception of our company and the aerospace consumables and energy technical services industries, market fluctuations and general economic conditions. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected the performance of many stocks and that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. These are just some of the factors that may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. See "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Common Stock" for further discussion of risks relating to the trading prices of our common stock.

Treatment of Equity Awards

        B/E Aerospace has outstanding equity awards relating to its common stock in the form of restricted stock units and restricted stock granted under the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In addition, B/E Aerospace directors hold deferred share units under the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan. Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement between us and B/E Aerospace, B/E Aerospace will continue to maintain the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan on and after the distribution date, and we will establish a separate stock compensation plan (the "KLX Stock Plan").

        We anticipate that the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by employees who will transfer employment to KLX will be converted to equity awards with respect to KLX common stock and the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by employees who will continue employment with B/E Aerospace will remain equity awards with respect to B/E Aerospace common stock and will be equitably adjusted. At or following the distribution, each outstanding time-based restricted stock award, restricted stock unit and deferred share unit that is held by a continuing B/E Aerospace employee or a continuing B/E Aerospace non-employee director will continue as a B/E Aerospace restricted stock award, restricted stock unit or deferred share unit, as applicable, each appropriately adjusted to preserve the intrinsic value of the original award as of the distribution date. Each outstanding time-based B/E Aerospace restricted stock award and restricted stock unit held by a B/E Aerospace employee who will become a KLX employee after completion of the distribution will be converted into a similar KLX restricted stock award or restricted stock unit, as applicable, each appropriately adjusted to preserve the intrinsic value of the original award. Generally, each time-based B/E Aerospace equity award will be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution. Performance-based vesting equity awards will also be adjusted, and, if applicable, assumed and converted in the same manner as described above, and will remain subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution, except that performance goals for any portion of the performance period after the distribution will be set by the KLX Compensation Committee for employees transferring to KLX and by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee for

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employees continuing employment with B/E. All outstanding equity awards held by Amin Khoury will be treated as though Mr. Khoury were solely an employee of B/E Aerospace following the distribution.

        See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off—Employee Matters Agreement" for more information.

Debt Incurrence

        We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion by an issuance of senior unsecured notes, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million after transaction costs. B/E Aerospace will use the funds so received, together with funds B/E Aerospace expects to raise through new borrowing, to retire all or substantially all of B/E Aerospace's existing indebtedness and pay related fees and expenses. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. B/E Aerospace's board of directors has determined that this will result in each company being capitalized in a manner that is most appropriate given its particular business, strategy and cash flow profile.

Conditions to the Spin-Off

        We expect that the spin-off will be effective as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on December 16, 2014, the distribution date, provided that the following conditions shall have been either satisfied or waived by B/E Aerospace:

    the board of directors of B/E Aerospace, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall have authorized and approved the spin-off (including the internal reorganization) and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of our common stock to B/E Aerospace shareholders;

    the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each ancillary agreement contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall have been executed by each party thereto;

    our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, shall have become effective under the Exchange Act, no stop order suspending that effectiveness shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC;

    our common stock shall have been accepted for listing on NASDAQ or another national securities exchange approved by B/E Aerospace, subject to official notice of issuance;

    the transfer of the aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses to KLX (including the internal reorganization (as described in "The Spin-Off—Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off—Internal Reorganization"), the issuance of KLX stock to B/E Aerospace and the payment by KLX of the cash proceeds contemplated to be paid to B/E Aerospace shall have been completed;

    B/E Aerospace shall have received an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect at the time of distribution, to the effect that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and such opinion shall be in form and substance satisfactory to B/E Aerospace, in its sole discretion;

    this information statement shall have been mailed to the B/E Aerospace shareholders;

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    KLX's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each in the form filed as exhibits to the Form 10 of which this information statement is a part, shall be in effect;

    KLX's board of directors shall consist of the individuals identified in this information statement as directors of KLX;

    arrangements shall have been made to ensure that, except for Amin Khoury, no individual who will be an officer or employee of KLX or any of its subsidiaries immediately following the distribution will remain a director, officer or employee of B/E Aerospace or any of its non-KLX subsidiaries immediately following the distribution, and, except for Amin Khoury, no individual who will be an officer or employee of B/E Aerospace or any of its non-KLX subsidiaries immediately following the distribution will remain an officer or director of KLX or any of its subsidiaries immediately following the distribution;

    any debt financing contemplated to be obtained in connection with the spin-off shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect;

    no order, injunction or decree of any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that would prevent the consummation of the distribution shall be in effect, no other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the distribution shall be in effect and no other event outside the control of B/E Aerospace shall have occurred or failed to occur that would prevent the consummation of the distribution;

    any material governmental approvals and other consents necessary to consummate the spin-off shall have been obtained; and

    no event or development shall have occurred prior to the distribution that, in the judgment of the board of directors of B/E Aerospace, would result in the distribution having a material adverse effect on B/E Aerospace or its shareholders.

        The fulfillment of the foregoing conditions will not create any obligation on B/E Aerospace's part to effect the spin-off. Except as described in the foregoing conditions, we are not aware of any material federal or state regulatory requirements that must be complied with or any material approvals that must be obtained. B/E Aerospace has the right not to complete the spin-off if, at any time prior to the distribution, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace determines, in its sole discretion, that the spin-off is not in the best interests of B/E Aerospace or its shareholders or that it is not advisable for us to separate from B/E Aerospace.

Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement

        We are furnishing this information statement to you, as a B/E Aerospace shareholder entitled to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off, for the sole purpose of providing you with information about us. This information statement is not, and you should not consider it, an inducement or encouragement to buy, hold or sell any of our securities. We believe that the information in this information statement is accurate as of the date set forth on the cover. Changes may occur after that date and neither B/E Aerospace nor we undertake any obligation to update the information except in the normal course of our respective public disclosure obligations.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

        We do not currently intend to pay dividends. Our Board will establish our dividend policy based on our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, as well as applicable law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board considers relevant. We anticipate that the terms of the debt agreements that we expect to enter into in connection with the spin-off will contain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends. The terms of agreements governing debt that we may incur in the future may also limit or prohibit dividend payments. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will either pay dividends in the future or continue to pay any dividend that we may commence in the future.

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CAPITALIZATION

        The following table presents our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2014 on a historical basis and on a pro forma basis as of that date reflecting the spin-off and the related transactions and events described in this information statement as if the spin-off and the related transactions and events had occurred on September 30, 2014.

        The capitalization table below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operated as a separate, independent entity at that date or our future capitalization or financial condition.

        You should read the table below in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the historical combined financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

 
  As of September 30, 2014  
 
  Historical   Pro Forma  
 
  (in millions)
 

Cash and cash equivalents(1)

  $ 37.2   $ 466.2  
           
           

Indebtedness:

             

Senior unsecured notes

      $ 1,200.0  

Secured revolving credit facility

   
   
 
           

Total indebtedness

        1,200.0  
           

Equity:

             

Parent company investment

    3,375.8      

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    14.1      

Common stock(2)

        0.5  

Additional paid-in capital(2)

        2,639.4  
           

Total equity

    3,389.9     2,639.9  
           

Total capitalization

  $ 3,389.9   $ 3,839.9  
           
           

(1)
Cash and cash equivalents is expected to increase by $429.0 million as a result of the proceeds from the issuance of $1,200.0 million of senior unsecured notes net of a distribution of $750 million to B/E Aerospace and $21.0 million of debt issuance costs.

(2)
For purposes of pro forma presentation, we assumed approximately 53 million shares of KLX Inc. common stock were issued at a par value of $0.01 per share determined using the one-to-two distribution ratio to Parent's 105.9 million common shares outstanding at September 30, 2014. Additional paid-in capital of $2,639.4 million resulted from the elimination of approximately $3,389.9 million of parent company equity and accumulated other comprehensive income offset by the distribution of $750 million to B/E Aerospace and the $0.5 million of common stock discussed previously.

        KLX has not yet finalized its post-spin-off capitalization. The above pro forma financial information reflects our estimated post-spin-off capitalization. We currently expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1,200.0 million by an issuance of senior unsecured notes, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million after transaction costs. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. We also expect to establish a $500 million secured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, none of which is expected to be outstanding on the distribution date. We cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into this new secured revolving credit facility on favorable terms or at all.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following tables present a summary of selected historical combined financial data for the periods indicated below. We derived the selected historical condensed combined statements of earnings data for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the balance sheet data as of September 30, 2014 from our unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. We derived the selected historical condensed combined balance sheet data as of September 30, 2013 from our unaudited condensed combined balance sheets that are not included in this information statement. We derived the selected historical combined financial data as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, from our audited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. We derived the selected historical combined financial data as of December 31, 2011, and as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, from B/E Aerospace's accounting records. In our management's opinion, the unaudited combined financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited combined financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of ordinary recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The selected historical condensed combined financial data as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be obtained for a full year.

        The historical combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from B/E Aerospace including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. The allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues generated, costs incurred, headcount or other measures. Our management and the management of B/E Aerospace consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to KLX. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense we would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if we had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.

        The financial statements included in this information statement may not necessarily reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as if we had operated as a stand-alone public company during all periods presented. Accordingly, our historical results should not be relied upon as an indicator of our future performance.

        In presenting the financial data in conformity with GAAP, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies," included elsewhere in this information statement for detailed discussion of the accounting policies that we believe require subjective and complex judgments that could potentially affect reported results.

        The following selected historical financial and other data should be read in conjunction with "Capitalization," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Certain Relationships and Related

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Party Transactions" and our audited and unaudited combined financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

 
  Year Ended December 31,   Nine-Month Period
Ended September 30,
 
 
  2013   2012   2011   2010   2009   2014   2013  
 
  (in millions)
  (in millions)
 

Statements of Earnings Data:

                                           

Revenues

  $ 1,291.6   $ 1,180.7   $ 947.3   $ 778.4   $ 798.5   $ 1,255.0   $ 967.2  

Cost of sales

    872.8     803.5     635.9     510.4     539.0     872.6     650.8  

Selling, general and administrative

    180.3     159.3     129.4     114.8     108.4     167.5 (1)   131.4  
                               

Operating earnings

    238.5     217.9     182.0     153.2     151.1     214.9 (1)   185.0  

Operating margin

    18.5 %   18.5 %   19.2 %   19.7 %   18.9 %   17.1 %   19.1 %

Other (income) expense, net

    (1.0 )   0.2     (3.8 )   2.1         (0.3 )   (0.9 )
                               

Earnings before income taxes

    239.5     217.7     185.8     151.1     151.1     215.2     185.9  

Income tax expense

    89.1     80.8     69.3     55.6     55.9     94.5     69.2  
                               

Net earnings

  $ 150.4   $ 136.9   $ 116.5   $ 95.5   $ 95.2     120.7     116.7  
                               
                               

Balance Sheet Data (end of period):

                                           

Working capital

  $ 1,366.1   $ 1,300.3   $ 1,080.5   $ 1,056.7   $ 907.3   $ 1,375.3   $ 1,391.2  

Goodwill, intangible and other assets, net

    1,417.6     1,349.4     768.4     763.5     692.6     1,806.8     1,382.7  

Total assets

    3,064.0     2,845.9     2,017.5     1,976.2     1,716.8     3,824.2     3,033.8  

Stockholders' equity

    2,798.7     2,635.5     1,878.0     1,864.8     1,611.3     3,389.9     2,823.9  

Other Data:

                                           

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 27.8   $ 22.8   $ 16.9   $ 14.7   $ 13.7   $ 47.3   $ 19.8  

(1)
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

        The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements (together with the related notes) should be read in conjunction with the sections entitled "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business," our historical annual and interim combined financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere within this information statement.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements set forth below are based on and have been derived from our historical annual and interim combined financial statements, including the unaudited combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2014, the unaudited combined statement of earnings and comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the audited combined statement of earnings and comprehensive income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, which are included elsewhere within this information statement. Our historical combined financial statements include allocations of certain expenses from B/E Aerospace, including expenses for costs related to functions such as treasury, tax, accounting, legal, internal audit, human resources, public and investor relations, general management, real estate, shared information technology systems, corporate governance activities and centrally managed employee benefit arrangements. These costs may not be representative of the future costs we will incur as an independent, public company, and do not include certain additional costs we may incur as an independent public company.

        The unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 give effect to the spin-off as if it had occurred on January 1, 2013. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the spin-off as if it had occurred on September 30, 2014. In management's opinion, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements reflect adjustments that are both necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma combined statement of earnings and the unaudited combined financial position of our business as of and for the periods indicated and that the pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and assumptions we believe are reasonable, factually supportable, directly attributable to our separation from B/E Aerospace, and for purposes of the statements of earnings, are expected to have a continuing impact on us.

        The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what our results from operations or financial position would have been had the spin-off occurred on the dates indicated. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements also should not be considered indicative of our future results of operations or financial position as an independent, public company.

        The following unaudited pro forma combined statement of earnings and unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet give pro forma effect to the following:

    the completion by B/E Aerospace of an internal reorganization and a contribution to KLX, as a result of which we will own, directly or indirectly, the operations comprising and the entities that conduct B/E Aerospace's aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses, including all liabilities of such businesses at the distribution date;

    the distribution of our common stock to B/E Aerospace shareholders (assuming a one to two distribution ratio); and

    our incurrence of $1.2 billion of indebtedness by an issuance of senior unsecured notes and the distribution of $750 million of the net proceeds related thereto to B/E Aerospace.

        As a stand-alone public company, we expect to incur additional recurring costs. Our preliminary estimates of the recurring costs expected to be incurred annually are approximately $20 million higher than the expenses historically allocated to us from B/E Aerospace. In connection with the spin-off, we are bringing some of the functions that were previously provided to us through corporate allocations

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from B/E Aerospace in-house. In addition, we will enter into certain agreements with B/E Aerospace relating to transition services and IT services for a transitional period of approximately 24 months following the distribution. We currently estimate that the annual charges we will incur under those agreements for services provided to us by B/E Aerospace will be approximately $10 million. However, as noted above, we expect that due to the additional costs associated with being a stand-alone public company, our total recurring costs will be approximately $20 million higher annually than the expenses historically allocated to us from B/E Aerospace. In addition, we will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement and a tax sharing and indemnification agreement with B/E Aerospace in connection with the spin-off. We do not expect those agreements to have a material effect on our financial statements. For a description of the material terms of our agreements with B/E Aerospace following the spin-off, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off."

        The significant assumptions involved in determining our estimates of recurring costs of being a stand-alone public company include:

    costs to perform financial reporting, tax, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, treasury, legal, internal audit, and investor relations activities;

    compensation, including equity-based awards, and benefits with respect to incremental corporate level executive positions such as CEO, President & COO, Vice President—CFO and Treasurer, Vice President—Law and Human Resources;

    inefficiencies associated with obtaining insurance coverage for smaller businesses;

    costs under a Transition Services Agreement and an IT Services Agreement with B/E Aerospace;

    depreciation and amortization related to information technology infrastructure investments; and

    the type and level of other costs expected to be incurred.

        No pro forma adjustments have been made to our financial statements to reflect the additional costs and expenses described above because they are projected amounts based on judgmental estimates and would not be factually supportable.

        We currently estimate non-recurring expenses that we will incur during our transition to being a stand-alone public company to be approximately $25 million. We have not adjusted the accompanying unaudited pro forma combined statements of earnings for these estimated expenses as they are not expected to have an ongoing impact on our operating results. We anticipate that substantially all of these expenses will be incurred within 18 months of the distribution. These expenses primarily relate to the following:

    accounting, tax and other professional costs pertaining to our separation and establishment as a stand-alone public company;

    recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior managers;

    costs related to establishing our new brand in the marketplace; and

    costs to establish separate information systems.

        Due to the scope and complexity of these activities, the amount of these costs could increase or decrease materially and the timing of incurrence could change.

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KLX INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

(In millions, except per share data)

 
  Historical   Financing
Adjustments
  Note   Other
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

Product revenues

  $ 993.2   $         $         $ 993.2  

Services revenues

    261.8                         261.8  
                           

Total revenues

    1,255.0                         1,255.0  
                           

Cost of sales—products

    693.0                         693.0  

Cost of sales—services

    179.6                         179.6  
                           

Total cost of sales

    872.6                         872.6  

Selling, general and administrative

    167.5               (16.3 )     (2)   151.2  
                           

Operating earnings

    214.9               16.3           231.2  

Interest expense

    (0.3 )   56.8       (1)             56.5  
                           

Earnings before income taxes

    215.2     (56.8 )         16.3           174.7  

Income tax expense

    94.5     (21.9 )     (1)   2.0       (2)   74.6  
                           

Net earnings

  $ 120.7   $ (34.9 )       $ 14.3         $ 100.1  
                               
                               

Pro forma net earnings per common share:

                                     

Basic

                                $ 1.89  

Diluted

                                $ 1.89  

Weighted average common shares:

                                     

Basic

                                  53.0  

Diluted

                                  53.0  

   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

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KLX INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(In millions, except per share data)

 
  Historical   Financing
Adjustments
  Note   Other
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

Revenues

  $ 1,291.6   $         $         $ 1,291.6  

Cost of sales

    872.8                         872.8  

Selling, general and administrative

    180.3                         180.3  
                           

Operating earnings

    238.5                         238.5  

Interest expense

    (1.0 )   75.7       (1)             74.7  
                           

Earnings before income taxes

    239.5     (75.7 )                   163.8  

Income tax expense

    89.1     (29.1 )     (1)             60.0  
                           

Net earnings

  $ 150.4   $ (46.6 )       $         $ 103.8  
                               
                               

Pro forma net earnings per

                                     

Basic

                                $ 1.96  

Diluted

                                $ 1.96  

Weighted average common

                                     

Basic

                                  53.0  

Diluted

                                  53.0  

   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

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KLX INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

(In millions)

 
  Historical   Financing
Adjustments
  Note   Other Pro
Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

ASSETS

                                     

Current assets:

                                     

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 37.2   $ 1,179.0       (3) $ (750.0 )     (4) $ 466.2  

Accounts receivable

    330.0                         330.0  

Inventories

    1,298.0                         1,298.0  

Deferred income taxes

    20.3                         20.3  

Other current assets

    29.0                         29.0  
                           

Total current assets

    1,714.5     1,179.0           (750.0 )         2,143.5  
                           

Property and equipment

    295.2                         295.2  

Goodwill

    1,380.3                         1,380.3  

Identifiable intangible assets

    426.5                         426.5  

Other assets

    7.7     21.0       (3)             28.7  
                           

  $ 3,824.2   $ 1,200.0         $ (750.0 )       $ 4,274.2  
                           
                           

LIABILITIES AND PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

                                     

Current liabilities:

                                     

Accounts payable

  $ 175.4   $         $         $ 175.4  

Accrued liabilities

    163.8                         163.8  
                           

Total current liabilities

    339.2                         339.2  
                           

Deferred income taxes

    83.9                         83.9  

Other non-current liabilities

    11.2                         11.2  

Long-term debt

        1,200.0       (3)             1,200.0  

Equity:

                                     

Common Stock

                  0.5       (5)   0.5  

Additional paid-in capital

                  2,639.4       (4)(5)   2,639.4  

Parent company investment

    3,375.8               (3,375.8 )     (5)    

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    14.1               (14.1 )     (5)    
                           

Total equity

    3,389.9               (750.0 )         2,639.9  
                           

  $ 3,824.2   $ 1,200.0         $ (750.0 )       $ 4,274.2  
                           
                           

   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

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KLX INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)
The adjustment to our historical interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 to give effect to the issuance of $1.2 billion of 5.875% senior unsecured notes and the planned $500 million secured revolving credit facility in connection with the separation is presented below.

 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2014
  Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Interest on $1.2 billion of borrowings

  $ 52.9   $ 70.5  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and commitment fees on secured revolving credit facility

    3.9     5.2  
           

Total pro forma adjustments to interest expense

  $ 56.8   $ 75.7  
           
           

    The target outstanding balance of borrowings at the time of the spin-off will be determined by senior management based on a review of a number of factors including credit rating considerations, forecasted liquidity and capital requirements, expected operating results and general economic conditions. Cash on hand following the separation is expected to be used for general corporate purposes.

    The adjustments for borrowings were tax effected using an incremental tax rate of 38.5% based on the blended federal and statutory income tax rates.

(2)
Reflects the elimination of non-recurring separation costs of approximately $11.2 million and acquisition costs of approximately $5.1 million related to the spin-off of KLX to B/E Aerospace shareholders that were incurred during the historical period. These costs were primarily for legal, tax and accounting fees, and other related expenses. The separation costs were non-deductible for tax purposes, and acquisition costs were taxed at 38.5% based on the blended federal and statutory income tax rates.

(3)
The adjustment to cash reflects the issuance of $1.2 billion of senior unsecured notes net of debt issuance costs of $21.0 million. The debt issuance costs are capitalized as other assets and are amortized over eight years, the term of the notes.

(4)
Reflects the distribution to Parent of $750 million.

(5)
The adjustment to common stock, additional-paid-in capital and parent company investment represents: (a) the elimination of approximately $3.39 billion of parent company investment and accumulated other comprehensive income, (b) the $750 million distribution to Parent and (c) the establishment of our capital structure. For purposes of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, we assumed approximately 53.0 million shares of KLX Inc. common stock were issued at a par value of $0.01 per share determined using the one-to-two distribution ratio to

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KLX INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

    Parent's 105.9 million common shares outstanding at September 30, 2014. The preceding information presented in tabular form is as follows:

Eliminate Parent company investment and accumulated other comprehensive income in KLX to reflect distribution of KLX common stock to Parent's shareholders

  $ 3,389.9  

Distribution to Parent

    (750.0 )

Common stock, $.01 par value; 53.0 million shares issued using the one-to-two distribution ratio to Parent's 105.9 million common shares outstanding at September 30, 2014

    (0.5 )
       

Pro forma recapitalization of KLX equity—additional paid-in capital

  $ 2,639.4  
       
       

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        You should read the following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition together with our audited and unaudited historical combined financial statements and accompanying notes that we have included elsewhere in this information statement as well as the discussion in the section of this information statement entitled "Business." This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our industry, business and future financial results. Our actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those we discuss in the sections of this information statement entitled "Risk Factors" and "Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements."

        Our combined financial statements, which we discuss below, reflect our historical financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The financial information discussed below and included in this information statement, however, may not necessarily reflect what our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows would have been had we been operated as a separate, independent entity during the periods presented, or what our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be in the future.

        In this section, dollar amounts are shown in millions, except for per share data or as otherwise specified.

The Spin-off

        On November 25, 2014, the board of directors of B/E Aerospace approved the distribution of KLX common stock in the spin-off. Upon completion of the spin-off, B/E Aerospace shareholders will own 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of KLX. The distribution of the KLX common stock is intended to be tax-free to us and our initial shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes (other than with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares).

        We currently estimate expenses that we will incur during our transition to being a stand-alone public company to be approximately $25. We anticipate that substantially all of these expenses will be incurred within 18 months of the distribution. These expenses primarily relate to accounting, tax, and professional costs, costs related to hiring new executives, branding for the new company, and costs related to information technology and systems. We also expect to record a business repositioning charge during the fourth quarter of 2014 of approximately $26 related to a number of planned facility consolidations, rationalization of headcount, employee transfers and other related costs and expenses.

        Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense includes allocations of general corporate expenses from B/E Aerospace. The historical combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from B/E Aerospace including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. The allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues generated, costs incurred, headcount or other measures. Our management and the management of B/E Aerospace consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to KLX. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense we would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if we had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure. Please see Note 1 of the Combined Financial Statements, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies—Basis of Presentation," for a description of the costs allocated, the

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methods of allocation, the reasons for the allocations, and how future actual costs may differ from the amounts allocated under the ownership of our Parent.

        As a stand-alone public company, we expect to incur additional recurring costs. Our preliminary estimates of the recurring costs expected to be incurred annually are approximately $20 higher than the expenses historically allocated to us from B/E Aerospace. In connection with the spin-off, we are bringing some of the functions that were previously provided to us through corporate allocations from B/E Aerospace in-house. In addition, we will enter into certain agreements with B/E Aerospace relating to transition services and IT services for a transitional period of approximately 24 months following the distribution. We currently estimate that the annual charges we will incur under those agreements for services provided to us by B/E Aerospace will be approximately $10. However, as noted above, we expect that due to the additional costs associated with being a stand-alone public company, our total recurring costs will be approximately $20 higher annually than the expenses historically allocated to us from B/E Aerospace. In addition, we will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement and a tax sharing and indemnification agreement with B/E Aerospace in connection with the spin-off. This transitional support will enable KLX, Inc. to establish its stand-alone processes for various activities that were previously provided by B/E Aerospace and does not constitute significant continuing support of KLX, Inc.'s operations. We do not expect those agreements to have a material effect on our financial statements. For a description of the material terms of our agreements with B/E Aerospace following the spin-off, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off."

        We also expect to enter into new financing arrangements in connection with the spin-off. See "—Liquidity and Capital Resources—New Financing Arrangements."

Company Overview

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and that we offer one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware and consumables and inventory management services worldwide. Through organic growth and a number of strategic acquisitions beginning in 2001, we believe we have become our industry's leading provider of aerospace fasteners, consumable products and supply chain management services. Through our global facilities network and advanced information technology systems, we offer unparalleled service to commercial airliners, business jet and defense OEMs, airlines, MRO operators, and FBOs. With a large and diverse global customer base, including virtually all of the world's commercial airliners, business jet and defense OEMs, OEM subcontractors, major airlines and major MRO operators across five continents, we provide access to over one million SKUs. We serve as a distributor for every major aerospace fastener manufacturer. In order to support our vast range of custom products and services, we have invested over $100 in proprietary IT systems to create a superior technology platform. Our systems support both internal distribution processes and part attributes, along with customer services, including JIT deliveries and kitting solutions, which we believe are unmatched by any competitor. This business is operated within our ASG segment.

        In 2013, we initiated an expansion into the energy sector. Over the past two years, we have acquired seven companies in the rapidly growing business of providing technical and logistics services and related rental equipment to oil and gas exploration and production companies. As a result, we now provide a broad range of technical solutions and equipment that brings value-added resources to a new customer base, often in remote locations. Our customers include independent and major oil and gas companies that are engaged in the E&P and development of oil and gas properties in North America, including in the Northeast (Marcellus and Utica Shale), Rocky Mountains (Bakken and Piceance Basins), Southwest (Permian Basin and Eagle Ford) and Mid-Continent. This business is operated within our ESG segment.

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        We generally derive our revenues from aerospace products and consumable products for both the new build market and the aftermarket. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2013, approximately 39%, 40%, 41%, 35% and 34% of our revenues, respectively, were derived from the aftermarket. While military customers, specifically defense OEMs, have made up a significant share of ASG revenues historically, this share began to decline from approximately 16% in 2012 to approximately 14% in 2013 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of reductions in defense spending, including under the sequestration program.

        Revenues for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013 were $1,255.0, $976.2, $1,291.6, $1,180.7 and $947.3, respectively.

        Substantially all of our sales and purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. Revenues by domestic and foreign operations for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2014   2013   2013   2012   2011  

Domestic

  $ 1,111.7   $ 828.9   $ 1,116.6   $ 1,044.4   $ 854.3  

Foreign

    143.3     138.3     175.0     136.3     93.0  
                       

Total revenues

  $ 1,255.0   $ 967.2   $ 1,291.6   $ 1,180.7   $ 947.3  
                       
                       

        Revenues by geographic region (based on destination) for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 
  Nine Months Ended September 30,   Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2014   2013   2013   2012   2011  
 
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
 

U.S. 

  $ 817.3     65.1 % $ 568.4     58.8 % $ 749.1     58.0 % $ 733.2     62.1 % $ 686.9     72.5 %

Europe

    280.5     22.4 %   258.4     26.7 %   350.6     27.1 %   294.2     24.9 %   208.4     22.0 %

Asia, Pacific Rim, Middle East and other

    157.2     12.5 %   140.4     14.5 %   191.9     14.9 %   153.3     13.0 %   52.0     5.5 %
                                           

Total revenues

  $ 1,255.0     100.0 % $ 967.2     100.0 % $ 1,291.6     100.0 % $ 1,180.7     100.0 % $ 947.3     100.0 %
                                           
                                           

        Founded in 1974 as M&M Aerospace Hardware, KLX, formerly the consumables management segment of B/E Aerospace, Inc. (our parent company), has evolved into an industry leader through multiple acquisitions and strong organic growth. As of September 30, 2014, ASG's global presence consists of more than 1.2 million square feet in 20 principal facilities with approximately 2,000 employees worldwide. We have substantially expanded the size, scope and nature of our business as a result of a number of acquisitions. B/E Aerospace acquired M&M in 2001. Between 2002 and 2011, we completed 4 acquisitions, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion. We believe our organic growth together with these acquisitions enabled us to position ourselves as a preferred global supplier to our customers.

        In January 2012, we acquired UFC, a leading provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions, for a net purchase price of approximately $405. In July 2012, we acquired Interturbine for a net purchase price of approximately $245. Interturbine's product range includes chemicals, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, adhesives, coatings and composites. Interturbine also supplies

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fasteners, cables and wires, electronic components, electrical and electromechanical materials, tools, hot bonding equipment and ground equipment to its primary customer base of airlines and MROs globally.

        The Company initiated an expansion into the oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business during the second half of 2013. During the third and fourth quarters of 2013, we acquired the assets of Blue Dot Energy Services, LLC ("Blue Dot") and Bulldog Frac Rentals, LLC ("Bulldog"), providers of on-site services, parts distribution, and rental equipment to the oil and gas industry, for a net purchase price of $114.0. As a result of these transactions, we established our oilfield support services and associated rental equipment businesses in both the northeast and southwest regions of the United States.

        In January 2014, we acquired the assets of the LT Energy Services group of companies, an Eagle Ford Basin-based provider of rental equipment and services, for a net purchase price of approximately $102.5. In February 2014, we acquired the assets of Wildcat Wireline LLC ("Wildcat Wireline"), a provider of wireline services primarily in the Eagle Ford Basin, and also in the Marcellus/Utica Basin for a net purchase price of approximately $153.4.

        In April 2014, we acquired the assets of Vision Oil Tools, LLC, a provider of oilfield support services and associated rental equipment. Vision established a new geographical base of operations for us in the North Dakota (Williston/Bakken) and Rocky Mountain regions. The purchase price was approximately $140.7 with the potential for an additional $35.0 in 2015 if certain 2014 financial results are achieved. In April 2014, we acquired the assets of the Marcellus group of companies ("MGS"), an oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business based in the northeast U.S. In June 2014, we acquired the assets of the Cornell group of companies ("Cornell"), an oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business based in the southwest U.S. The combined net purchase price of acquiring MGS and Cornell is approximately $115.7 with the potential for an additional $67.0 in 2015 if certain 2014 financial results are achieved.

        Through these energy services acquisitions, we have established a base of North American operations from which we are able to offer our oilfield support services and associated rental equipment in the major oil and gas regions of the U.S., including, Northeastern U.S., Southwestern U.S., North Dakota and Rocky Mountains.

        The Company is organized based on the products and services it offers. As a result of the recent acquisitions, we determined that ASG and ESG met the requirements of a reportable segment and that ESG's operations in 2013 were immaterial. Each segment regularly reports its results of operations and makes requests for capital expenditures and acquisition funding to the Company's chief operational decision-making group. Each operating segment has separate management teams and infrastructures dedicated to providing a full range of products and services to their customers.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014, as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

        The following is a summary of revenues by segment:

 
  Revenues   Pro Forma Revenues  
Segment
  2014   2013   % Change   PF 2014   PF 2013   % Change  

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 993.2   $ 959.1     3.6 % $ 993.2   $ 959.1     3.6 %

Energy Services Group

    261.8     8.1     3,132.1 %   328.7     237.5     38.4 %
                               

Total

  $ 1,255.0   $ 967.2     29.8 % $ 1,321.9   $ 1,196.6     10.5 %
                               
                               

        Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $1,255.0, an increase of 29.8% as compared with the same period of the prior year, primarily as a result of our expansion into the oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business.

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        Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $872.6 (69.5% of revenues) and increased by $221.8, or 34.1%, on the 29.8% increase in revenues. The lower gross margin is primarily the result of start-up costs associated with a number of ASG's recently awarded long-term customer contracts, which typically carry lower margins in the early stages of the contracts until we are able to procure the parts in a more cost-effective manner and in quantities which result in more customary margins. We expect these new programs will negatively impact its operating margins over approximately the next twelve months.

        SG&A expense includes allocations of general corporate expenses from B/E Aerospace, Inc. SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $167.5, or 13.3% of revenues, as compared with $131.4, or 13.6% of revenues, in the prior year period. The higher level of SG&A expense in the current year is primarily due to costs and expenses associated with the 29.8% increase in revenues and $5.1 of acquisition costs and business separation costs of approximately $11.2 ($14.0 in the prior year).

        Operating earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $214.9, an increase of 16.2%, and operating margin of 17.1% decreased by 200 basis points as compared with the prior year period primarily due to the 29.8% increase in revenues offset by acquisition and business separation costs of $16.3 and the aforementioned phase-in activities from newly awarded long-term agreements at its ASG segment.

        Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $94.5 (43.9% effective tax rate) increased by $25.3 as compared with prior year period income tax expense of $69.2 (37.2% effective tax rate) due to the higher level of earnings before income taxes and a higher tax rate. Due to non-deductible expenses associated with the spin-off, we currently expect an effective tax rate of approximately 44% for the year ending December 31, 2014. Going forward, we expect an effective tax rate of approximately 36% in 2015, declining further thereafter.

        Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $120.7, an increase of 3.3% as compared with the prior year period for the reasons set forth above.

Segment Results

        The following is a summary of operating earnings by segment:

 
  Operating Earnings   Pro Forma Operating
Earnings
 
Segment
  2014   2013   % Change   PF 2014   PF 2013   % Change  

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 174.7   $ 184.7     -5.4 % $ 174.7   $ 184.7     -5.4 %

Energy Services Group

    40.2     0.3     13300.0 %   62.3     37.7     65.3 %
                               

Total

  $ 214.9   $ 185.0     16.2 % $ 237.0   $ 222.4     6.6 %
                               
                               

        For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, ASG revenues increased 3.6% and operating earnings of $174.7 decreased 5.4% reflecting business separation costs of $9.9 and the aforementioned new long-term customer contracts which initially carry lower margins. ESG's operating earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $40.2 include $6.4 of acquisition and business separation costs. ESG operating earnings exclusive of such costs were $46.6, or 17.8% of revenues.

        Year-over-year comparisons of ESG results are not meaningful on a historical basis due to the timing of ESG acquisitions (the first of which closed in August 2013). On a pro forma basis giving effect to all ESG acquisitions as though all transactions were completed on January 1, 2013, ESG revenues of $328.7 increased by 38.4% as compared with the 2013 period, 2014 operating earnings of $62.3 increased by 65.3%, and 2014 operating margin of 21.2% expanded by 310 basis points, reflecting both the mix of revenues from its E&P customers and operating leverage at the higher revenue level.

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Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2012

        Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $1,291.6, an increase of 9.4% as compared to 2012, as a result of an increase in aftermarket revenues in the second half of 2013 and higher production levels of new aircraft.

        Cost of sales for 2013 was $872.8, which increased by $69.3, as compared with the prior year, primarily due to the higher level of revenues. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 67.6% in 2013 and decreased by 50 basis points as compared with 2012, primarily due to a higher level of aftermarket revenues in 2013.

        Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2013 were $180.3, or 14.0% of revenues, as compared with $159.3, or 13.5% of revenues in 2012. The higher level of SG&A expense in 2013 is primarily due to costs and expenses associated with the 9.4% increase in revenues and a $7.0 increase in 2013 of acquisition, integration and transition ("AIT") costs associated with the acquisitions of the Satair Group ("Satair"), UFC, Interturbine, Blue Dot and Bulldog.

        For the year ended December 31, 2013, operating earnings of $238.5 increased 9.5% and operating margin of 18.5% was unchanged compared to the prior year.

        2013 income tax expense of $89.1 (37.2% effective tax rate) increased by $8.3 as compared with 2012 income tax expense of $80.8 (37.2% effective tax rate) due to the higher level of earnings before income taxes.

        Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 of $150.4 increased by $13.5 or 9.9% for the reasons set forth above.

Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2011

        Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $1,180.7, an increase of 24.6% as compared to 2011, reflecting the 2012 acquisitions of UFC and Interturbine. Organic revenue growth, excluding the UFC and Interturbine acquisitions was 6.6%.

        Cost of sales for 2012 of $803.5 increased by $167.6, as compared with the prior year, and was primarily due to the higher level of revenues. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 68.1% in 2012 and increased by 100 basis points as compared with 2011, primarily due to a higher level of revenues from our customers that support the new build aircraft activity that typically carry lower margins than aftermarket revenues.

        SG&A expenses for 2012 were $159.3, or 13.5% of revenues, as compared with $129.4, or 13.7% of revenues in 2011. The higher level of SG&A expense in the current year is primarily due to costs and expenses associated with the 24.6% increase in revenues and AIT costs of $17.2 and $4.5 in 2012 and 2011, respectively.

        For the year ended December 31, 2012, operating earnings of $217.9 increased 19.7% and operating margin of 18.5% decreased by 70 basis points as compared with the prior year, reflecting the aforementioned AIT costs and the higher level of OEM-related revenues, which typically carry lower margins than aftermarket sales.

        2012 income tax expense of $80.8 (37.2% effective tax rate) increased by $11.5 as compared with 2011 income tax expense of $69.3 (37.2% effective tax rate) due to the higher level of earnings before income taxes.

        Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012 of $136.9 increased by $20.4 or 17.5% for the reasons set forth above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Current Financial Condition

        Cash on hand at September 30, 2014 decreased by $41.4 as compared with cash on hand at December 31, 2013 primarily as a result of cash flows from operating activities of $124.1, less capital expenditures of $89.3. Acquisitions during the period totaled $512.3 and were funded by transfers from our parent company of $438.6. Our liquidity requirements consist of working capital needs and ongoing capital expenditure requirements. Our primary requirements for working capital are directly related to the level of our operations. Our sources of liquidity have historically been from cash on hand, advances from its parent company and cash flow from operations. At September 30, 2014, we had approximately $37.2 of cash and cash equivalents. The substantial majority of its cash is held within the United States, and we believe substantially all of our foreign cash may be brought back into the United States in a tax efficient manner.

        Our Board has authorized a stock repurchase program in which, after the distribution, we may purchase up to an aggregate of $250 of our common stock. All decisions regarding future stock repurchases will be at our sole discretion and will be evaluated from time to time in light of many factors, including our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements and debt covenants, if any, other contractual restrictions, as well as legal requirements (including compliance with published IRS guidelines for tax-free spin-offs), regulatory constraints, industry practice and other factors that we may deem relevant. The stock repurchase program may be modified, extended, suspended or discontinued by us at any time and we cannot provide any assurances that any shares will be repurchased.

Working Capital

        Working capital as of September 30, 2014 was $1,375.3, an increase of $9.2 as compared with working capital at December 31, 2013. As of September 30, 2014, total current assets increased by $160.4 and total current liabilities increased by $151.2. The increase in current assets related to the $41.4 decrease in cash as described above, offset by a $129.1 increase in accounts receivable, reflecting the strong revenue growth and recent ESG acquisitions, and an increase in inventories of $71.3 to support future revenue growth. The increase in total current liabilities was due to an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $151.2, primarily related to the acquisitions completed in 2014.

        Working capital as of December 31, 2013 was $1,366.1, an increase of $65.8 as compared with working capital at December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2013, total current assets increased by $93.1 and total current liabilities increased by $27.3. The increase in current assets related to the $42.3 increase in cash as described above, a $26.6 increase in accounts receivable and an increase in inventories of $24.9 to support future revenue growth. The increase in total current liabilities was primarily due to an increase in accrued liabilities of $17.4.

        Working capital as of December 31, 2012 was $1,300.3, an increase of $219.8 as compared with working capital at December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2012, total current assets increased by $268.2 and total current liabilities increased by $48.5. The increase in current assets related to a $47.6 increase in accounts receivable and an increase in inventories of $180.7 to support future revenue growth. The increase in total current liabilities was primarily due to an increase in accrued liabilities of $30.6.

Cash Flows

        As of September 30, 2014, cash and cash equivalents were $37.2 as compared to $78.6 at December 31, 2013. Cash provided by operating activities was $124.1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to $112.7 in the same period in the prior year. The primary sources

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of cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were net earnings of $120.7, adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $47.3 and deferred income taxes of $20.2, as well as an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $128.9. The primary uses of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were related to a $94.8 increase in accounts receivable, $75.4 increase in inventories and an $18.9 decrease in other non-current liabilities. The primary uses of cash in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were related to capital expenditures of $89.3 and acquisitions of $512.3, primarily funded by our parent company.

        Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2013 were $78.6 as compared to $36.3 at December 31, 2012. Cash provided by operating activities was $185.6 for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to $66.1 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The primary sources of cash provided by operating activities during 2013 were net earnings of $150.4, adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $27.8 and deferred income taxes of $32.0. The primary uses of cash in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2013 were related to a $18.9 net increase in inventories and a $12.8 decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The primary uses of cash in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2013 were related to capital expenditures of $29.4 and acquisitions of $117.5.

        Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2012 were $36.3 as compared to $35.6 at December 31, 2011. Cash provided by operating activities was $66.1 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to $138.3 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The primary sources of cash provided by operating activities during 2012 were net earnings of $136.9, adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $22.8 and a deferred income tax provision of $19.5. The primary uses of cash in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2012 were related to a $87.9 net increase in inventories and a $12.9 increase in accounts receivable. The primary uses of cash in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2012 were related to capital expenditures of $16.6 and acquisitions of $649.7.

Capital Spending

        Our capital expenditures were $89.3 and $19.3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our capital expenditures were $29.4, $16.6 and $8.0 during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We expect to incur approximately $135 in capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to $29.4 in the prior year to support a higher level of demand at ESG. Because of the addition of the ESG business, we expect capital expenditures for rental equipment to be higher than the historical periods. We have no material commitments for capital expenditures. We have, in the past, generally funded our capital expenditures from cash from operations and funds available to us from B/E Aerospace, our parent company. We expect to fund future capital expenditures from cash on hand, cash flow from operations and from funds available to us from our parent company, and following the separation, from funds available from a planned revolving credit facility which is expected to be put in place at the date of distribution.

        All of our acquisitions over the past four years were financed with cash on hand, or funds made available by our parent company.

New Financing Arrangements

        We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1,200 by an issuance of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2022 in an exempt offering that we priced on November 21, 2014. We expect to close this offering of senior unsecured notes on or about December 8, 2014. On the closing date, we will enter into an indenture governing the terms of the senior unsecured notes and the gross proceeds will be deposited into an escrow

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account pending consummation of the spin-off. We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering after transaction costs will be approximately $1,179, of which we will distribute up to $750 to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. For an analysis of the interest expense associated with this indebtedness, see Note 1 of our Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements included elsewhere in this information statement. We also plan to enter into a $500 secured revolving credit facility, although we do not expect to borrow any material amounts under that facility in connection with the spin-off. For a description of the terms of our new debt financing, see "Description of Material Indebtedness and Other Financing Arrangements."

        We believe that our cash flows, together with cash on hand and funds made available from our parent company, and following the separation, the net proceeds from the new financing arrangement discussed previously of approximately $430 after transaction costs following the distribution of $750 to B/E Aerospace, and funds available from a planned $500 secured revolving credit facility, which is expected to be put in place at the date of distribution, provide us with the ability to fund our operations, make planned capital expenditures payments, make deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014 and meet our debt service obligations for debt incurred in connection with the spin-off for at least the next twelve months.

Contractual Obligations

        The following chart reflects our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2013. Commercial commitments include lines of credit, guarantees and other potential cash outflows resulting from a contingent event that requires performance by us or our subsidiaries pursuant to a funding commitment.

Contractual Obligations
  2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   Thereafter   Total  

Long-term debt and other non-current liabilities(1)

  $   $ 2.5   $ 0.4   $ 0.6   $ 0.9   $ 4.3   $ 8.7  

Operating leases

    14.8     14.0     12.8     11.1     9.3     35.1     97.1  
                               

Total

  $ 14.8   $ 16.5   $ 13.2   $ 11.7   $ 10.2   $ 39.4   $ 105.8  
                               
                               

Commercial Commitments

                                           

Letters of Credit

  $ 0.2                       $ 0.2  
                               
                               

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Our liability for unrecognized tax benefits of $2.5 at December 31, 2013 has been omitted from the above table because we cannot determine with certainty when this liability will be settled. It is reasonably possible that the amount of liability for unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next twelve months; however, we do not expect the change to have a material impact on our combined financial statements.

        This chart does not reflect the $1,200 of senior unsecured notes that we expect to issue in connection with the spin-off, as further described above under "—New Financing Arrangements."

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Lease Arrangements

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combined balance sheet. Future minimum lease payments under these arrangements aggregated approximately $97.1 at December 31, 2013.

Indemnities, Commitments and Guarantees

        During the normal course of business, we made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities include non-infringement of patents and intellectual property indemnities to our customers in connection with the delivery, design, manufacture and sale of our products, indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease, and indemnities to other parties to certain acquisition agreements. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. We believe that many of our indemnities, commitments and guarantees provide for limitations on the maximum potential future payments we could be obligated to make. However, we are unable to estimate the maximum amount of liability related to our indemnities, commitments and guarantees because such liabilities are contingent upon the occurrence of events that are not reasonably determinable. We believe that any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees would not be material to our combined financial statements.

        For consumables contracts, we include in booked backlog open but unfulfilled purchase orders plus an amount that we believe necessary to support our customers' production activities under long-term contracts. In addition, purchase orders for end items and spares are generally received and recorded as backlog when we accept their terms. Our ASG backlog at December 31, 2013 was $985, as compared with backlog of $977 at December 31, 2012. Our ESG segment operates under MSAs with our E&P customers, which set forth the terms and conditions for the provision of services and the rental of equipment. Rental tool and service contracts are typically based on a day rate with rates based on the type of equipment and competitive conditions. As a result, ESG does not record backlog.

Critical Accounting Policies

        The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our combined financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

        Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that our critical accounting policies are limited to those described below. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 to our combined financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

        Sales of products and services are recorded when the earnings process is complete. This generally occurs when the products are shipped to the customer in accordance with the contract or purchase order, risk of loss and title has passed to the customer, collectability is reasonably assured and pricing is fixed and determinable. In instances where title does not pass to the customer upon shipment, the Company recognizes revenue upon delivery or customer acceptance, depending on the terms of the sales contract.

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        In connection with the sales of its products, we also provide certain supply chain management services to certain of its customers. These services include the timely replenishment of products at the customer site, while also minimizing the customer's on-hand inventory. These services are provided by us contemporaneously with the delivery of the product, and as such, once the product is delivered, we do not have a post-delivery obligation to provide services to the customer. The price of such services is generally included in the price of the products delivered to the customer, and revenue is recognized upon delivery of the product, at which point, we have satisfied our obligations to the customer. We do not account for these services as a separate element, as the services do not have stand-alone value and cannot be separated from the product element of the arrangement.

        Service revenues from oilfield technical services logistics and related rental equipment and services, and are recorded when services are performed and/or equipment is rented pursuant to a completed purchase order or MSA that sets forth firm pricing and payment terms.

Accounts Receivable

        We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon payment history and the customer's current creditworthiness, as determined by our review of their current credit information. We continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers and maintain an allowance for estimated credit losses based upon our historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that we have identified. If the actual uncollected amounts significantly exceed the estimated allowance, our operating results would be significantly adversely affected. While such credit losses have historically been within our expectations and the provisions established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have in the past.

Inventories

        Inventories, made up of finished goods, primarily consist of aerospace fasteners and consumables. We value inventories at the lower of cost or market, using "first-in, first-out" (FIFO) or weighted average cost method. We regularly review inventory quantities on hand and records a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on historical demand, estimated product demand to support contractual supply agreements with its customers and the age of the inventory among other factors. Demand for our products can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer activity. Our estimates of future product demand may prove to be inaccurate, in which case we may have understated or overstated the provision required for excess, obsolete and unmarketable inventories. In the future, if our inventories are determined to be overvalued, we would be required to recognize such costs in our cost of goods sold at the time of such determination. Likewise, if our inventories are determined to be undervalued, we may have over-reported our costs of goods sold in previous periods and would be required to recognize such additional operating income at the time of sale. Inventory reserves were approximately $30.3 and $30.6 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

        Substantially all of our inventory is comprised of aerospace grade fasteners which support OEM production and the aftermarket over the life of the airframe. Inventory with a limited shelf life is continually monitored and reserved for in advance of expiration. The provision for inventory with limited shelf life is relatively insignificant and has not exceeded $0.5 during the past three years.

Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill

        To conduct our global business operations and execute our strategy, we acquire tangible and intangible assets, which affect the amount of future period amortization expense and possible impairment expense that we may incur. The determination of the value of such intangible assets requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our combined financial statements.

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In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350"), we assess potential impairment to goodwill of a reporting unit and to indefinite-lived intangible assets on an annual basis, or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset below its carrying amount. In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, we assess potential impairment to long-lived assets (property and equipment and amortized intangible assets) when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. Our judgment regarding the existence of impairment indicators and future cash flows related to intangible assets is based on operational performance of our acquired businesses, expected changes in the global economy, aerospace industry projections, discount rates and other judgmental factors. Future events could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that goodwill or other acquired tangible or intangible assets associated with our acquired businesses are impaired. Any resulting impairment loss could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, management believes the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units with goodwill balances, our indefinite-lived intangible assets and each of our long-lived assets were substantially in excess of their carrying values. There were no indicators of goodwill or intangible asset impairment at December 31, 2013 or 2012.

Accounting for Income Taxes

        Significant management judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We have recorded a valuation allowance of $12.8 as of December 31, 2013, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets, primarily consisting of our foreign net operating losses. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction in the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, or we revise these estimates in future periods, we may need to adjust the valuation allowance which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations. We have not provided for any residual U.S. income taxes on approximately $53.9 of earnings from our foreign subsidiaries because such earnings are intended to be indefinitely reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the amount of U.S. income and foreign withholding tax payable in the event all such foreign earnings are repatriated.

Effect of Inflation

        Inflation has not had and is not expected to have a significant effect on our operations.

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BUSINESS

Company Overview

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and that we offer one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware and consumables and inventory management services worldwide. Through organic growth and a number of strategic acquisitions beginning in 2001, we believe we have become our industry's leading provider of aerospace fasteners, consumable products and supply chain management services. Through our global facilities network and advanced information technology systems, we offer unparalleled service to commercial airliners, business jet and defense OEMs, airlines, MRO operators, and FBOs. With a large and diverse global customer base, including virtually all of the world's commercial airliners, business jet and defense OEMs, OEM subcontractors, major airlines and major MRO operators across five continents, we provide access to over one million SKUs. We serve as a distributor for every major aerospace fastener manufacturer. In order to support our vast range of custom products and services, we have invested over $100 million in proprietary IT systems to create a superior technology platform. Our systems support both internal distribution processes and part attributes, along with customer services, including JIT deliveries and kitting solutions, which we believe are unmatched by any competitor. This business is operated within our ASG segment.

        In 2013, we initiated an expansion into the energy sector. Over the past two years, we have acquired seven companies in the rapidly growing business of providing technical and logistics services and related rental equipment to oil and gas exploration and production companies. As a result, we now provide a broad range of technical solutions and equipment that brings value-added resources to a new customer base, often in remote locations. Our customers include independent and major oil and gas companies that are engaged in the E&P and development of oil and gas properties in North America, including in the Northeast (Marcellus and Utica Shale), Rocky Mountains (Bakken and Piceance Basins), Southwest (Permian Basin and Eagle Ford) and Mid-Continent. This business is operated within our ESG segment.

        The charts below illustrate the breakdown of our segment revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 on an actual and pro forma basis to account for acquisitions through June 30, 2014.


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able to ship approximately 60% of our orders within 24 hours of receipt of the order. Our seasoned purchasing and sales teams, coupled with state-of-the-art IT and automated parts retrieval systems, help us to sustain our reputation for rapid, on-time delivery.

        ASG sells fasteners and other consumable products to over 4,700 customers throughout the world. Its top five customers in 2013 collectively accounted for approximately 35% of ASG's 2013 revenues.

        ESG has over 120 MSAs with customers, including substantially all of the major, regional and independent E&P companies in North America. Its top five customers collectively represented approximately 41% of ESG's 2013 revenues on a pro forma basis to account for acquisitions through June 30, 2014 (approximately 45% on an actual basis).

        As of September 30, 2014, we had approximately 3,300 employees. None of our employees are unionized and we consider our employee relations to be good.

        Our management team has extensive industry experience and company tenure. Our executive officers have an average of more than 20 years in the aerospace consumables or energy technical services industries.

        Our principal executive offices and corporate headquarters are located at 1300 Corporate Center Way, Suite 200, Wellington, Florida 33414-2105 and our telephone number is (561) 383-5100.

Industry Overview

Aerospace Solutions Group

        According to Stax, the global market for C-class aerospace parts, which includes hardware, bearings, electronic components and machined parts for both commercial and military customers, was approximately $6.5 billion in 2010. This market is generally segmented by end customer or sales channel. Based on industry sources, we estimate that during 2013 the market for the products and services provided by ASG was approximately $4.7 billion; of this amount, we estimate that approximately 34% or $1.6 billion is served by the manufacturers of these products directly to the end customers and approximately 66% or $3.1 billion is served by stocking distributors such as ASG.

        We believe that there is a direct relationship between demand for fasteners and other consumable products and airliner fleet size, aircraft utilization and aircraft age, as well as the new aircraft production rates. All aircraft must be serviced at prescribed intervals, which drives aftermarket demand for aerospace fasteners and consumable products. ASG generated approximately 40% of its 2013 revenues from aftermarket sales to support the in-service fleet of commercial aircraft, business jets and the global fleet of military aircraft. Historically, aerospace fastener and consumable products revenues have been derived from the following sources:

    Support for commercial, business jet and military aircraft OEMs;

    Mandated maintenance and replacement of specified parts;

    Support for commercial aircraft, business jet and defense subcontractors, most of which tend to purchase through distributors; and

    Demand for structural modifications, cabin interior modifications and passenger-to-freighter conversions.

        In addition, suppliers in the aerospace, defense and related industries increasingly rely on companies such as ASG to provide a customized single point of contact for inventory management, customized invoicing, automated forecasting and usage monitoring, centralized communications and tracking across their broad and varied supply base.

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        During 2008 and 2009, our aerospace customers were impacted by the global recession and weak demand for air passenger travel, which resulted in significant losses for the global airline industry. The global economy began to recover beginning in 2010 and airline passenger traffic began to increase. Increased passenger traffic volumes and the return to profitability of the global airline industry have created significant demand for commercial aircraft.

        According to the Airline Monitor, 2013-global air traffic increased 5.7% as compared with increases of 4.8% in 2012 and 6.6% in 2011. The Airline Monitor forecasts a 2014 global passenger traffic increase of approximately 5.4% and projects long-term growth at an approximate CAGR of 5.7% during the 2013-2028 period. The Airline Monitor projects long-term capacity growth of approximately 5.5% over the same period.

        According to IATA, the global airline industry generated aggregate profits of approximately $10.6 billion in 2013, an increase of 74% compared to 2012. Overall performance in 2013 was positively impacted by strong passenger traffic growth of approximately 5.7% and near record airline load factors of 79.7%. For 2014, IATA expects global airline profits to improve to $18.0 billion, or 70% higher than 2013. 2014 is expected to be the fifth consecutive year of profitability for the global airline industry, a record for the industry.

        In addition, the airlines have used these strong economic conditions to substantially strengthen their balance sheets through operating profits and by accessing the capital markets. As a result, we believe airline balance sheets are much stronger now on average than at any time in the past thirty years.

        Many airlines deferred the replacement of a large number of aging aircraft over the 2008-2011 period. This, combined with recent more efficient new aircraft introductions, the growing requirements for more aircraft to support the approximate 5.7% CAGR in traffic growth during the 2013 - 2028 period, high fuel costs and the low cost of financing new aircraft drove the global airline industry to place record orders for new aircraft. Backlogs at Airbus and Boeing stood at record levels of approximately 5,907 and 5,552 aircraft, respectively, at September 30, 2014. During 2013, Airbus and Boeing delivered 626 and 648 new aircraft, respectively. They have reported that they each have an approximate eight-year backlog. As a result, most industry analysts believe the outlook for new aircraft deliveries will be strong for the foreseeable future, which bodes well for ASG.

        Through 2011, approximately 16% of our revenues were derived from support for military aircraft. Defense spending has historically been driven by the timing of military aircraft orders and evolving government strategies and policies. We also support military aircraft MRO providers. Defense spending began to decline in 2012 as the U.S. government implemented its sequestration program. As a result, we have seen demand from our military and defense customers decline from peak levels experienced prior to 2012 of approximately 16% of total ASG revenues to approximately 14% of 2013 revenues.

        We also support a large number of business jet manufacturers and a number of their principal suppliers. Demand for new business jets in 2013 was nearly 50% below peak demand levels realized in 2008. Industry analysts reported that new business jet deliveries began to increase in 2013, as the major business jet manufacturers began to introduce new and larger aircraft. We believe this long delayed uptick in deliveries should benefit ASG, given our strong presence in this market.

        Other factors expected to affect the industries served by ASG include the following:

        Long-Term Growth in Worldwide Fleet.    According to the Airline Monitor, new deliveries of large commercial aircraft increased to 1,274 aircraft in 2013, as compared to 1,189 aircraft in 2012 and 1,011 in 2011. According to the Airline Monitor, new aircraft deliveries are expected to total 1,410 in 2014 and 1,530 in 2015. In addition, the Airline Monitor has forecasted revenue passenger miles to increase at a CAGR of approximately 5.7% during the 2013-2028 period, increasing from 3.5 trillion jet revenue

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passenger miles in 2013 to approximately 8.1 trillion revenue passenger miles by 2028. As a result, the Airline Monitor expects the worldwide fleet of passenger aircraft to increase by approximately 90% from approximately 21,200 regional, single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft at December 31, 2013 to approximately 40,400 aircraft at December 31, 2028.

        Increase in Existing Installed Base.    According to industry sources, the world's active commercial passenger aircraft fleet consisted of approximately 21,200 aircraft as of December 31, 2013 and is expected to increase by approximately 90% to approximately 40,400 aircraft at December 31, 2028. Additionally, based on industry sources, there are approximately 18,400 business jets currently in service and approximately 13,000 business jets are expected to be delivered over the next ten years. The growth in the world-wide fleet is expected to generate additional and continued demand for consumables and spare parts.

        Aging of Existing Fleet.    Aerospace regulations prescribe frequency standards for repairs, maintenance and overhaul of airframes, engines and other aircraft components, which frequencies increase with the age of these aircraft. ASG and other aerospace aftermarket suppliers experienced a lower level of demand over the 2012-2013 period as airlines retired and replaced older aircraft with new aircraft that were still under warranty. We expect our customers to have a higher demand for our consumables and spare parts, as well as the other services we offer as the fleets of commercial, military and business jets age and as the warranty periods roll off of recently added aircraft.

        Expected Improvement in Business Jet Market.    ASG supplies the majority of business jet aircraft manufacturers. Conditions in the business jet industry have been depressed since 2008, with production levels having fallen by nearly 50% from their peak levels immediately prior to the downturn. According to industry sources, some approximately 13,000 business jets are expected to be delivered over the next ten years. Nearly two thirds of these aircraft by value are projected to be large-cabin and ultra-long-range jets. Industry sources' forecast calls for essentially no growth in 2014, followed by a four-year recovery period with an average of 9% annual growth.

Energy Services Group

        The services and equipment we provide to our customers in the energy sector include wireline services, fishing (retrieval) services and equipment, pressure control and rental equipment such as frac stacks, accommodations and surface rentals and other related components. According to Spears & Associates, the market for providers of technical and logistics services and related rental equipment and other similar products and services to the oil and gas industry in North America is valued at approximately $15 billion, and growing at approximately 10% annually.

        Demand for our technical services and products is determined by the number of oil and gas wells drilled and completed each year, and the level of production / work over activity in North America on existing wells.

    With 223 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil reserves and 2,431 trillion cubic feet of recoverable shale gas reserves contained within the United States, combined with the United States' long-term goal of energy independence, E&P activity in North America has been, and is expected, to remain strong. Furthermore, any significant increase in natural gas prices is expected to expand natural gas development activity and to expand the market for our services.

    Almost all E&P companies rent or lease the equipment and services required by them to drill wells and maintain production. Drilling and completion activities require numerous products and services from time to time on an "as needed" basis.

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      development of onshore unconventional oil and natural gas resources that require more wells to be drilled and maintained. We believe the increased drilling requirements of these unconventional resources will lead to continued drilling activity.

    Technologically driven breakthroughs, including (i) continued drilling activity supported by unconventional resources, (ii) the expanding use of horizontal drilling techniques, and (iii) longer lateral lengths and increasing number of stages per well, have all created growing demand for technical services and products to support these advanced drilling activities, much of which are in remote areas with harsh environments.

    The increasing complexity of technology used in the oil and natural gas development process requires additional technicians on location during drilling and, therefore, additional workforce accommodations. In particular, the increasing trend of pursuing horizontal and directional wells as opposed to vertical wells requires additional expertise on location and, typically, longer drilling times. In some cases, up to six to nine workforce accommodation units are used during a drilling project, an increase over traditional utilization levels.

        We believe that ESG offers services and products which create value for our customers by reducing their exposure to NPT during the drilling and production phases. We provide equipment and services that assist our customers with increasing the permeability of the reservoir. We provide specialized experts and equipment to locate and remove blockages or lost equipment from the reservoir that impede drilling or production operations. We also provide accommodations and associated surface rentals such as portable light towers, generators, and pumping systems, in remote drilling sites, thereby facilitating more efficient staffing of the drilling and production activities.

        Other factors expected to affect the industry served by our ESG segment include:

        Higher Demand for Natural Gas in the United States.    We believe that natural gas will be in high demand in the United States over the next several years because of its growing popularity as a cleaner burning fuel. Additionally, according to the International Energy Agency's 2014 World Energy Outlook, North America has been at the center of the surge in global investment in recent years and will remain the region with the largest oil and gas investment requirement until 2035.

        Increasing Focus on Working Conditions and Safety.    Due to the increase in rig count and the corresponding increase in demand for labor in the oil and gas industry, our customers continue to attempt to improve living and working conditions at the wellsite to help retain employees. We believe our workforce accommodations solutions and associated surface rentals for crew quarters contribute to improved living and working conditions at the wellsite. Our customers also continue to enhance their safety procedures to help reduce injuries and to help ensure compliance with more stringent regulatory requirements.

        Continued Outsourcing of Ancillary Services.    Some of the services we provide have been historically handled by drilling contractors themselves. In many instances, these services are only ancillary to the primary activity of drilling and completing wells and represent only a minor portion of the total well drilling cost. Many drilling contractors are increasingly electing to outsource these services to suppliers who can provide high-quality and reliable services.

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Competitive Strengths

Aerospace Solutions Group

        With a deep understanding of our customers' needs and goals, we believe that we have a strong competitive position attributable to a number of factors, including the following:

        Unmatched Depth and Breadth of Products and Services.    We provide a comprehensive line of products and services to a broad global customer base. We offer the broadest and deepest product portfolio in the world with over one million SKUs valued at over $1 billion. We are an authorized distributor for more than 200 manufacturers, including every major aerospace fastener manufacturer, and offer products for more than 3,000 other manufacturers. Through the combination of our value-added services and unmatched depth and breadth of our inventory, we offer our aerospace customers a compelling value proposition. Our services can significantly improve on-time delivery performance, enabling our customers to reduce their inventory and total acquisition cost, while at the same time decreasing the frequency of production interruptions caused by part shortages. Due to the high levels of precision and engineering standards in the aerospace industry, our customers must ensure the highest levels of quality assurance which is provided by our rigorous quality control processes. We track quality in a number of ways via quality process review, quality objectives review, process performance and product conformity, and internal and external audits, and we report on our results and necessary corrective actions in regular meetings with our dedicated quality control staff. We have been granted Quality Assurance Inspection Authority by our customers and are authorized by the FAA and Honeywell to ship our products directly where they are needed for efficiency and accuracy. We meet certain ISO and FAA standards in order to fulfill customer and contractual obligations; no product is sold by us without a certificate of compliance. While our wide array of value-added services aids in developing and maintaining strong customer relationships, we believe our broad product and services offering and large customer base make us less vulnerable to the loss of any one customer or program.

        Premier Technology and Logistics Platform.    We believe we have unrivaled management information systems for optimal execution of customer orders. We have invested over $100 million in our proprietary IT systems to create a superior technology platform. We book approximately 16,000 orders daily and manage 750,000 customer bins with greater than 99% on-time delivery. Our information technology systems and highly refined automated parts retrieval systems allow us to ship approximately 60% of orders placed within 24 hours of receipt.

        Industry Leading Customer Satisfaction.    We believe we provide outstanding customer service. Customer recognition awards for 2013 included, among others: Supplier of the Year at Aviation Partners Boeing (third consecutive year), Elite Supplier Award at Korean Aviation Industry, Silver Supplier Award at Erickson, Best Supplier Award at ANA, Supplier Responsiveness Award at Nordam Group and Platinum Supplier Award at SIA Engineering Company.

        Long-standing Customer Partnerships.    Through the unmatched depth and breadth of our products and services offering, consistent on-time delivery and focus on operational excellence and customer service, we have successfully developed long-standing partnerships with several of our top ASG customers. The average length of our partnership with our top ten customers, based on expected revenues for 2014, is approximately ten years. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2013, we renewed or extended over 200 existing LTAs with our customers.

        Exposure to International Markets with a Balanced, Global Footprint.    We are a leading global provider of aerospace fasteners and other consumables and of logistics services to the airline and aerospace industries, serving a diverse worldwide customer base of over 4,700 customers that includes all major commercial, business jet and military OEMs, aftermarket MRO providers and airlines. In 2013, 57% of ASG's revenue was derived from North America, 28% from Europe and 15% in the rest

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of the world, which is primarily comprised of Asia, the Pacific Rim, and the Middle East. We serve our ASG customers with sales, marketing, customer service and program management specialists in 60 countries globally. We believe that our geographic diversification makes us less susceptible to a downturn in a specific geographic region and allows us to take advantage of regional growth trends.

Energy Services Group

        Strong Footprint in Key Energy Producing Geographies.    Following a series of acquisitions completed in 2013 and 2014, we now provide a comprehensive range of technical services and associated rental equipment to North American E&P businesses that operate in geographies with strong drilling and production economics. We have established business presence in the Bakken formation of North Dakota, Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus and Utica Shales, Piceance Basin, Mid-Continent, Oklahoma, and other key energy-producing geographies. Our operations service Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, these states account for approximately 78% of U.S. on-shore oil production and 84% of U.S. on-shore natural gas withdrawals. We believe ESG will best serve its customers, and therefore our stockholders, by maintaining a focus on domestic oil and natural gas production areas that include both the highest concentrations of existing hydrocarbons and the largest prospective acreage for new drilling activity. We believe our well-developed geographic presence, together with our mission of being a best-in-class leading provider of our specialized services and products, provides ESG with a competitive advantage. Further, we believe our thoughtful geographic presence and carefully selected range of services and products positions our business to generate superior returns on assets deployed.

        24/7 Availability of Just-in-Time Services.    Our experienced industry professionals are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to customer needs, which has helped to differentiate us from many of our competitors. We specialize in just-in-time support for customers facing critical and time-sensitive operating issues in well drilling or production, leveraging our technical expertise to resolve issues encountered by our E&P customers. As an example, we are often called to wellsites in order to remove obstructions that impede drilling activities or reduce the flow of fluids and gases, often in remote locations and under harsh conditions. These obstructions could be as far as two miles or more from the wellsite. These technical services almost always require the use of various tools or equipment from our large and growing portfolio of specialized rental equipment.

        Vast Range of High Quality Equipment.    We supply a vast range of drilling and completion rental tools and equipment for a variety of onshore services, including well stimulation and completion, wirelines for access to the well bore, fishing intervention at the wellsite, and pressure control. We routinely refurbish and recertify our equipment to maintain the quality of our service and to provide a safe working environment for our personnel. For this purpose, we maintain dedicated on-site remanufacturing shops in several of our operations facilities.

        Experienced Management Team with Proven Track Records.    Our ESG management team has an average of more than 20 years of industry experience, having served as key managers in various energy service companies, including some of the largest energy service companies in the world. Through their collective expertise, we have developed a Houston, Texas-based group of industry experts responsible for maintaining a unified infrastructure to support our operations through standardized safety environmental, maintenance processes and controls and financial and accounting policies and procedures.

        Extensive Local Market Knowledge.    We operate on a geographic basis with technical sales and product line management personnel to support the geographic leaders. As a result, our regional managers are responsible for operational execution including cost control, policy compliance and

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training and other aspects of quality control. With the majority of our regional managers having over 15 years of industry experience, each regional manager has extensive knowledge of the customer base, job requirements and working conditions in each local market. Our product-line managers are directly responsible for asset management, customer relationships, execution of the services provided, personnel management, technology, accident prevention and equipment maintenance, all of which are key drivers of our operating profitability. This management structure allows us to monitor operating performance on a daily basis, maintain financial, accounting and asset management controls, prepare timely financial reports and manage contractual risk.

        Standardized, Young Fleets of Specialized and Certified Equipment Create Competitive Advantages.    Through the use of newly-acquired specialized and certified equipment, we believe we are able to create a number of competitive advantages, including:

    training and operational efficiencies arising from a skilled workforce that is trained using the same equipment and procedures, thereby increasing their familiarity with operating and troubleshooting the units and facilitating a common training platform throughout our business;

    efficient maintenance due to standardized parts and components, and a reduction in equipment-driven failures due to the young age of our equipment rental portfolio; and

    higher levels of employee retention; skilled operators generally prefer to work with newer equipment which facilitates better job performance, and therefore their overall compensation.

        We believe having newer, well maintained equipment provides companies such as ours with an advantage in employee development and retention in tight employment markets such as the oil field services sector.

        Strong Safety Culture Creates Competitive Advantages and Barriers to Entry.    Safety in our ESG segment is driven top-down. All safety-related incidents are reviewed by senior management and appropriate corrective actions are taken as necessary. We conduct standardized safety and orientation training for new employees, monthly safety meetings and annual safety trainings, which are tailored to address any unique requirements of our various product and service offerings. Safety requirements for MSAs with our customers must be reviewed and verified annually. Compliance with the safety requirements set forth by the major oil companies typically requires suppliers to maintain an effective, dedicated HSE function. Complying with these requirements is expensive to establish, implement and maintain. Our Vice President—HSE has more than 20 years of industry experience and acts as our in-house expert on applicable HSE requirements, developing and maintaining segment-wide policies and procedures at the recently acquired companies and monitoring compliance with our MSAs. We are aligning our policies and procedures and adopting best practices as recommended by our advisors, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., an independent HSE consulting firm, and representatives from our insurance carrier. Our HSE compliance is also monitored by ISN, an independent, for-profit provider of an online contractor management database. ISN collects health and safety, procurement, quality and regulatory information such as HSE policies and procedures, incident logs, safety meetings, and training information. Maintaining an adequate rating with ISN is a key requirement in order to work for many of our customers. We believe some of the companies we compete against lack the infrastructure and financial resources to provide an effective safety program, thereby providing ESG with a competitive advantage and a further barrier to entry.

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Growth Opportunities

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We believe that our ASG segment will benefit from the following industry trends:

        Growing Worldwide Fleet Creates Demand for Aftermarket Services and Products.    The worldwide fleet of commercial airliners is expected to continue to grow over the long-term, reflecting the expected growth in passenger travel over the 2014 through 2028 period. The size of the worldwide fleet is important to us since the proper maintenance of the fleet generates ongoing demand for spare parts, including fasteners and other consumables products, to support the active fleets of commercial aircraft, business jets and military aircraft. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 40% and 35%, respectively, of ASG's revenues were derived from the aftermarket. In addition, aftermarket revenues are generally driven by aircraft usage, and as such, have historically tended to recover more quickly than revenues from OEM production.

        Opportunity to Substantially Expand our Addressable Aerospace Consumables Markets.    Our ASG segment leverages our key strengths, including marketing and service relationships, with most of the world's airlines, commercial aircraft OEMs and their suppliers, business jet OEMs and their suppliers, MRO providers and the military. Nearly 40% of ASG's demand is generated by the aftermarket. As a result, demand for aerospace hardware, fasteners, bearings, seals, gaskets, lighting products, electrical components and other consumables is expected to increase over time as the fleet expands and ages. The aerospace and military OEMs are increasingly outsourcing to subcontract manufacturers, which benefits distributors such as ASG, as many of these subcontractors tend to purchase through distributors. In addition, aerospace manufacturers, airlines, MRO providers and suppliers are increasingly seeking companies such as ASG to provide a customized single point of contact for inventory management, automated forecasting and usage monitoring, centralized communications and tracking across their supply base.

Energy Services Group

        We believe that our ESG segment will benefit from the following industry trends:

        Large, Highly Fragmented and Rapidly Growing Energy Technical Services Market.    Recent shale gas and oil discoveries and new methods of extraction have uncovered vast untapped oil and gas reserves in North America, contributed to a drilling boom and created demand for products and services to support advanced drilling activities, most of which are in remote areas with harsh environments. Currently, there are 24 states with land-based drilling activity and, according to Spears & Associates, the market for providers of technical and logistics services and related rental equipment and other similar products and services to the oil and gas industry in North America is valued at approximately $15 billion, and growing at approximately 10% annually. This market segment is highly fragmented with hundreds of small companies providing technical and logistics services and related rental equipment to E&P companies. With our entry into this market through several strategic acquisitions, we are providing high quality services and products to remote drilling sites using our manufacturing, certification, IT and logistics capabilities to prepare for deployment and store, locate and deliver equipment and services as needed by our customers.

        Acquisition Opportunities.    The highly fragmented and growing oilfield technical services, equipment rental, and logistics and services industry offers numerous acquisition opportunities to expand our existing product and service offerings in the various geographies in which we currently operate. In addition, we believe we can grow organically, both through product line expansions in each of the key geographies in which we are currently operating and through geographic expansions into other emerging markets within North America.

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Business Strategy

Aerospace Solutions Group

        Our business strategy is to maintain a leadership position and to best serve our customers by:

        Continued Focus on Operational Excellence and Maintenance of Market Leadership.    We have built strong relationships with our existing ASG customers and suppliers through a relentless focus on operational excellence. We intend to continue providing our customers with best-in-class on-time delivery performance and quality assurance. We also intend to continue investing in our integrated, highly customized IT systems and process automation technologies. We believe that by focusing on operational excellence, we will be able to further improve our already high customer satisfaction, our industry-leading operating metrics and our global market leading position in this industry.

        Winning New Business from Existing Aerospace Consumables Customers.    We will continue our strategy of expanding our relationships with existing ASG customers by transitioning them to our JIT and kitting supply chain management services, as well as expanding our programs to include additional customer sites and SKUs. We are a key partner supplying fasteners and consumables to support the launch of new aircraft programs. We will continue to support our customers in the launch of new aircraft programs by introducing new supply chain solutions that minimize costs, improve productivity, lower inventory investment and ensure a seamless supply of parts for production and aftermarket support. In addition, we have expanded, and expect to continue to expand, our product offerings with existing customers. We believe we create value for our customers through our industry leading on-time delivery capabilities, our continuous focus on quality, our global sourcing capabilities and our ability to get the parts where they need to be when the customer needs them. In doing so, we offer a competitive value proposition by reducing our customers' investments in working capital and ensuring that our customers' state-of-the art production systems are properly supported throughout their production processes. We believe we will be rewarded by our customers with incremental business as a result of delivering our high quality services, as promised, where they want it, when they want it and for a lower total acquisition cost.

        As an example, we first began supplying consumables and other products for a portion of one division of UTC in 2004. Over time, we have substantially expanded our relationship with UTC and been awarded significantly larger portions of UTC's consumables spending. While we have served certain business units of UTC over the past ten years, we did not operate under a corporate-wide LTA. In December 2013, we expanded the scope and length of our LTA, valued at approximately $950 million, to support a number of UTC's aerospace and defense operations, including UTC Aerospace Systems, Sikorsky, and Pratt & Whitney through 2022.

        Expanding our Customer Base.    We believe that our services and capabilities are attractive to potential new ASG customers and we plan to expand our customer base. For example, we have succeeded in winning business after competitors were unable to meet customer service level requirements and after customers outsourced work that was previously performed internally. Historically, we have focused our activities on the major OEMs and their subcontractors, but we believe there is a significant opportunity to expand our commercial MRO presence and that we can have a greater overall presence in the commercial airline maintenance market.

        Further Expansion into International Markets.    We have established a presence in international locations such as the United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Singapore, India, Germany, Mexico and Italy to support new and existing ASG customers. We will continue our international expansion efforts to more effectively serve our existing customer base and to reach new customers, as the manufacture of aircraft and aircraft structures continues to become more global and interconnected. We believe that we mitigate many of the risks associated with international expansion by entering into customer contracts before we establish

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a new stocking facility. We believe the depth and breadth of product offerings and our logistics capabilities allow us to initially serve customers from our central warehouses, without providing on site inventories and personnel. This allows us to explore new business opportunities with minimum initial investments, allowing us to demonstrate our capabilities and the value of our services over time, prior to making significant site-specific investments. Smaller competitors without resources similar to ours are unable to do so and either must pass on these opportunities or make substantial upfront investments to try to win the business, thereby increasing the amount of risk prior to winning an LTA.

        Selectively Pursuing Strategic Acquisitions.    Our industry is fragmented and we believe that there are opportunities for continued consolidation. In January 2012, we acquired UFC, a leading provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions. In July 2012, we acquired Interturbine, a provider of material management logistical services to global airlines and MRO providers. We believe that we are well positioned to expand our product offering and geographical footprint through strategic acquisitions. Consistent with this strategy, we continue to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities for ASG. We seek to manage liability, integration and other risks associated with acquisitions through due diligence, favorable acquisition contracts and careful planning and execution of the integration of the acquired businesses.

Energy Services Group

        Our business strategy is to develop a leadership position in a niche of the technical services and related equipment rental for the North American onshore energy sector and to best serve our customers by:

        Extending our Services and Product Line Offerings in Each Geographical Area.    We believe we have built strong relationships with our existing ESG customers by offering both a broad range of quality services and products in a safe, competent and consistent manner on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week availability basis. Through the seven acquisitions completed since August 2013, we have assembled an impressive portfolio of products, services and capabilities covering the key oil and gas geographies. Following each acquisition, we have increased capital spending to address unmet customer demand while focusing on customer service, quality of service and safety.

        Pursuing Acquisition Opportunities that Meet Our Disciplined Acquisition Criteria.    We expect to leverage our existing position in the energy services industry by strategically deploying capital to accelerate our revenue and earnings growth rates through acquisitions. We intend to pursue strategic opportunities in the highly fragmented and growing market for high-quality providers of technical and logistic services and associated rental equipment. We believe that we are well positioned to expand our geographical footprint in North America, as well as to expand our services and product offerings through both capital investment and strategic acquisitions to address our customers' needs, enhance the breadth and quality of our services and assets and to help to further improve stockholder value.

        Develop Market Leadership in Niche Sectors Through Operational Excellence.    Our customers are increasingly sophisticated consumers of the services we seek to provide. They require, among other things, standardized procedures and equipment, as well as health and safety practices that can be counted upon on a just-in-time basis. We compete against a large number of smaller, regional businesses who may not have either the capital investment capacity to offer the range of up-to-date equipment that we do across multiple wells and multiple geographies, nor the database and operating practices to meet the current HSE requirements. We compete based upon being a best-in-class leading provider of specialized services delivered on a consistent basis for both local customers and larger, multi-region oil & gas companies.

Products and Services

        We conduct our business through two operating segments: ASG and ESG. Information about each of our operating segments is included below.

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Aerospace Solutions Group

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and that we offer one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware, consumables and inventory management services worldwide. We achieved this industry leading position through both organic growth and the strategic acquisitions of Honeywell's Consumables Solution business in 2008, Satair's aerospace fastener distribution business in 2010, UFC and Interturbine in 2012. We have historically shipped approximately 60% of our orders within 24 hours of receipt of the order. With a large and diverse global customer base, including virtually all of the world's commercial airlines, business jet and defense OEMs, OEM subcontractors, major airlines and major MRO operators across five continents, we provide access to over one million SKUs. Our service offerings include inventory management and replenishment, creative and differential supply chain solutions such as third-party logistics programs, special packaging and bar-coding, sophisticated parts kitting, quality assurance testing and a wide variety of purchasing assistance programs, plus the latest in electronic data interchange capability. Our seasoned purchasing and sales teams, coupled with state-of-the-art IT and automated parts retrieval systems, help us to sustain our reputation for high-quality products and rapid, on-time delivery.

        We believe we are the leading provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and of logistics services, to every major aerospace OEM, airline, and MRO business globally, with over 400 sales, marketing and customer service specialists worldwide. Approximately 40% of our 2013 ASG segment revenues are derived from aftermarket customers and approximately 60% from sales to OEMs and their suppliers. We stock over one million SKUs, are the authorized distributor for more than 200 manufacturers and distribute products for over 3,000 manufacturers. Based on industry sources, we estimate that during 2013, the market for the products and services provided by ASG was approximately $4.7 billion; of this amount, approximately 34% or $1.6 billion is served by the manufacturers of consumable products directly to the end customers and approximately 66% or $3.1 billion is served by stocking distributors such as ASG.

        We offer an extensive range of products, which we believe serves as a key competitive advantage for our business. Our all-inclusive portfolio consists of:

    Fasteners.  We stock inventory to support all commercial and military aircraft, business jets, and helicopters. Our inventory position is the most diversified in the industry, supplying bolts, clips, hinges, rings, screws, carbon-faced seals, gaskets, O-rings and more.

    Chemicals.  We stock 100,000 chemical SKUs from 100 manufacturers, which we distribute to over 750 customers globally. Among these products are chemicals, sealants and adhesives, lubricants, paints, cleaners and degreasers.

    Honeywell Proprietary Parts.  We hold an exclusive 20-year license (with 14 years remaining on the original license), which will renew for two successive five-year periods if certain operating metrics are achieved, on over 36,000 Honeywell proprietary parts. Among the product lines supported by these parts are auxiliary power units, propulsion engines, electrical/electro-mechanical and airframe and engine accessories. We are also the primary supplier of these parts to Honeywell for their use during the manufacturing of the aforementioned products.

    Bearings, Electrical, Clamps and Lighting.  We sell lighting products to both OEMs and aftermarket customers. Other product families, such as bearings, tooling, electrical components and clamps are more recent additions to our product line.

        Our product lines, which are deep and diverse, have an inventory valuation of approximately $1 billion with over one million SKUs.

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        We offer best-in-class customer service, with over 60% of all orders shipped within 24 hours of order receipt. Among the core services we offer are:

    Sales and Technical Support.  We routinely source alternate replacement parts, support part standardization, support our customers by avoiding stock outs, mitigating obsolete parts, making recommendations when only part type and parameters are known, actively defining and planning new products, locating suppliers who produce these engineered parts and increasing cost savings and operational and logistics readiness.

    Delegated Inspection Authority.  This service eliminates receiving inspection and reduces costs through lower record retention expenses, lower inspection expenses, and less peer-to-peer engineering support and supplier oversight. Additionally, it allows for a better alignment of configuration and increases throughput.

    Electronic Data Interchange ("EDI").  Reduces costs as it automatically places orders, processes documents, reduces lead times and stockholding, and eliminates data entry errors. We offer two different systems, which are designed for specific customer types and/or their specific needs.

    Symphony Direct Ship.  Customers can place orders with us and then Symphony, our proprietary inventory management system, routes these orders automatically to the appropriate supplier of these parts. The supplier will ship the parts directly to the customer by the date requested, eliminating a process queue and thus allowing for a data base to be built over time. Products are stocked based on historical usage and forecasts. Through this process, we become the single point of contact for multiple approved suppliers to reduce our customers' inventory and supplier base. Furthermore, we are able to offer a seamless order and billing process, while allowing full traceability of parts.

    E-Commerce.  This service provides our customers with real-time connection to our systems and inventory, where they can cross-reference part numbers and also see product price and availability. It also allows us to price based upon order quantity. E-Commerce also allows customers to view usage reports for part planning and forecasting.

Energy Services Group

        Our E&P customers require numerous technical services and products on an "as needed" basis. Much like the need for just-in-time delivery of consumables by ASG, ESG often is faced with just-in-time support requirements for our E&P customers that may be experiencing critical operating issues such as servicing an operating well under high pressures, or removing blockages during well drilling or production. As a result, our industry specialists (many with over 40 years of experience) are on-call (on a rotational basis) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet our customer needs. Providing this level of customer support, together with a well-rounded product and service offering, has been well received in this rapidly growing market segment. According to Spears & Associates, the market for providers of technical and logistics services and related rental equipment and other similar products and services to the oil and gas industry in North America is valued at approximately $15 billion, and growing at approximately 10% annually. This growth is due primarily to technological advancements that allow for oil and gas recovery from previously unrecoverable shale formations.

        We initiated our expansion in this sector in August 2013 when we acquired the assets of Blue Dot, a provider of on-site technical services and rental equipment to exploration and production companies in the oil and gas industry with operations primarily in the Marcellus/Utica Basins. In December 2013, we acquired the assets of Bulldog, an Eagle Ford Basin based provider of high-quality pressure control valves and related rental equipment, operating primarily in the Eagle Ford and the Marcellus/Utica Basins. In January 2014, we acquired the assets of LT Energy Services group of companies, an Eagle Ford Basin-based provider of accommodation and related surface equipment. In February 2014, we

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acquired the assets of Wildcat Wireline, a provider of wireline services primarily in the Eagle Ford and Marcellus/Utica Basins. In April 2014, we acquired the assets of Vision Oil Tools LLC, an established provider of technical services and rental equipment to oil and gas E&P companies with operations located in the Bakken formation in North Dakota, the Piceance and DJ Basins in Colorado, the Permian Basin in Texas, and in Wyoming. In April 2014, we acquired the assets of MGS, an oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business based in the northeast U.S. In June 2014, we acquired the assets of Cornell, an oilfield support services and associated rental equipment business based in the southwest U.S. As a result of these acquisitions, we have established a solid presence in the Northeast (Marcellus and Utica Shales), Rocky Mountains (Bakken, DJ and Piceance Basins), Southwest (Permian Basin and Eagle Ford) and Mid-Continent regions in North America. We provide high-quality services and products (new and remanufactured after use and American Petroleum Institute ("API") certified) to remote drilling sites using our manufacturing, certification, logistics, and IT capabilities to properly prepare for deployment, store, locate and deliver, as needed, while continually providing services to support our customers drilling operations.

        Our key service and product offerings include:

    Onshore Completion Services:  Includes a variety of technical services and equipment related to the initial well stimulation, completion, and production. These services include the placement and removal of flow control nipples and valves, completion packers, bridge plugs, composite flow through frac plugs, as well as a full line of downhole services tools to optimize oil and gas recovery. These tools and services coupled with our technical expertise assist our clients in performing operations to optimize oil and gas recovery.

    Wireline Services:  Our wireline services are provided through mobile units that contain large spools of wire. This large spool of wire will spool and unspool, which in turn allows tools and equipment to be quickly conveyed in and out of a wellbore. These wireline units and personnel provide a variety of different downhole services. These services include composite frac plug pump downs, pipe recovery, perforation, as well as well evaluation and logging services.

    Fishing Services and Tools:  We provide a wide range of tools and services to assist our clients when intervention is required at the wellsite. We specialize in providing technically-sound solutions to our clients and having the personnel and equipment to carry out these operations. Through the use of overshots, spears, jarring equipment, internal and external cutters, Venturi tools, magnets, and wash over equipment, we provide solutions for our customers. These specialized tools, combined with our expertise and knowledge base, make us a well-positioned company in this industry segment. In addition to our fishing services, we also provide drill-out services to our clients consisting of downhole motors used to drill out frac plugs and sliding sleeves.

    Pressure Control:  We offer a full line of pressure control services and rental equipment to assist our clients at the wellsite. When a client moves on a well to perform any form of operations, they are required to have some means of containing pressure of the wellbore. Through the use of frac stacks, pressure valves, and blow out preventers properly sized for the operation, operators are able to contain any release of pressure from the wellbore. We provide a full line of hydraulic and manual equipment, as well as services to keep them in proper working condition. We service this equipment at our operations facilities to ensure our equipment performs at the wellsite. As part of this service, we also provide rental pipe, power swivels, reverse units and other equipment used to perform well service operations.

    Remanufacturing Shop:  Our operations facilities are positioned around the U.S., and allow our personnel to properly service, restore, and test all pressure control equipment, valves, choke manifolds, and closing units. By properly servicing our equipment we can ensure our equipment works when it is deployed to a wellsite. In several of the operations facilities, we also offer

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      machine shop services which consist of CNC lathes, milling machines, spindle lathes and other machining equipment to rework and rectify damaged equipment and to design / build specialized fit for purpose tools.

    Accommodations and related surface rental equipment:  We provide a variety of mobile, customizable workforce accommodations and offices and associated rental equipment to our customers at their remote field locations to keep crews comfortable and dedicated to the job at hand. Our turnkey solutions can be designed for complex requirements, conditions and personnel. We provide a comprehensive range of value-added offerings, including workforce housing and office systems, light towers, generators, pressure washers, pumps, fork lifts, manlifts, transformers, satellite systems, water and sewer systems and waste management. Along with our product offerings, we provide on-site customer service.

Customers, Competition and Marketing

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We market our aerospace fasteners and other consumables directly to the airlines, aircraft leasing companies, MRO providers, general aviation, first-tier suppliers to the commercial, military and defense airframe manufacturers, the airframe manufacturers and other distributors. We believe that our key competitive advantages are the breadth of our product offerings and our ability to deliver our products on a timely basis. We believe that those advantages, coupled with our core competencies in information management, purchasing and logistics management, provide strong barriers to entry. Customers for our ASG segment include all major commercial aircraft, business jet and military OEMs, aftermarket MRO providers and airlines. Sales to ASG's top five customers in 2013 accounted for approximately 35% of ASG's revenues. See "Risk Factors—General—If we lose significant customers, significant customers materially reduce their purchase orders or significant programs on which we rely are delayed, scaled back or eliminated, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected." Approximately 57% of our ASG revenues in 2013 were to customers in the U.S. with 28% to customers in Europe and the balance to customers in Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East.

        We believe the principal competitive factors in our industry include the ability to provide superior customer service and support, on-time delivery, sufficient inventory availability, competitive pricing and an effective quality assurance program. Our competitors include both U.S. and foreign companies. Our largest competitors include Wesco Aircraft, Pattonair, Align, AAA, Adept, Herndon, Boeing, Airbus, PCC, Alcoa, Wencor, Champion, Heico, Jamaica Bearings, Avnet and Avio.

        As of September 30, 2014, we employed over 200 sales personnel with an average of over seven years of experience at our ASG segment. Our sales professionals as of that date were located mostly in the United States and in Europe.

        At our ASG segment, we maintain both inside and outside sales representatives who have superior knowledge of the technical details of our products. As of September 30, 2014, we had 100 inside sales representatives who both sell our products and provide technical expertise regarding those products.

Energy Services Group

        ESG provides services and products and competes in a variety of distinct sub-segments with a number of competitors. Substantially all of our ESG customers are engaged in the energy industry. Most of our sales are to regional or independent oil companies and these sales have resulted in a diversified and geographically balanced portfolio of approximately 120 customers within North America. On a pro forma basis, for the year ended December 31, 2013 to give effect to the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2014, revenues from ESG's five largest customers collectively represented

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approximately 41% of ESG's pro forma revenues (45% on an actual basis). No single customer accounted for more than 10% of ESG's pro forma 2013 revenues.

        Our primary competitors are regional, which provide a more limited range of services and rental equipment. With respect to certain of our services, we also compete with Weatherford, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Superior Energy Services, Stallion Oilfield Services, and HB Rentals. Competition is based on a number of factors, including performance, safety, quality, reliability, service, price, response time and, increasingly, breadth of services and products.

        ESG maintains both regional and product/services specialist sales teams. Although sales employees tend to be based locally in regions and field locations, we have established a corporate sales team based in Houston, Texas and Denver, Colorado to coordinate sales and marketing efforts with our key accounts. As of September 30, 2014, we had 13 corporate sales representatives and 47 regional sales representatives with an average of over 15 years of experience.

Suppliers and Procurement

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We do not believe we are dependent on any single supplier or assembler for our raw materials or specified and designed component parts and, based upon the existing arrangements with vendors, our current and anticipated requirements, we believe that we have made adequate provisions for acquiring raw materials.

        We have assembled a number of focused procurement teams which effectively source our broad range of products.

    Planning/Forecasting.  We plan and forecast to individual part number level for global demand, as well as forecast for each customer contract part number, utilizing customized software planning tools.

    Commodity Procurement.  We have specific commodity strategies with industry experts leading each team and key supplier partnership.

    Program Procurement.  We have a single supply chain point of contact for each major program coordinating supply, supplier health, forecasting gap buys and cost targets.

    Advanced Sourcing.  We have quick turnaround for customer demand on non-stock items. If a customer has emergency requests such as an aircraft hold of service pending receipt of hardware, we will procure for immediate need. We also source new items and qualify alternative parts.

Energy Services Group

        We purchase a wide variety of materials, components and partially completed and finished products from manufacturers and suppliers for our use. We are not dependent on any single source of supply for those parts, supplies, materials or equipment.

Backlog

Aerospace Solutions Group

        Our Aerospace Solutions Group backlog at December 31, 2013 was $985 million, as compared with backlog of $977 million at December 31, 2012. We include in backlog, open but unfulfilled purchase orders plus the part of LTA that we believe necessary to support our customers' production activities.

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Energy Services Group

        Our Energy Services Group operates under MSAs with our E&P customers, which set forth the terms and conditions for the provision of services and the rental of equipment. Rental tool and service contracts are typically based on a day rate with rates based on the type of services, equipment and competitive conditions. As a result, ESG does not record backlog.

Customer Service

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We believe that our customers place a very high value on customer service, on-time delivery and product support, and that the level of customer service we provide is a critical differentiating factor in our industry. In our ASG segment, we bring the resources of an integrated global network, real-time inventory systems and one-on-one personal attention to our customer relationships everywhere in the world. The key elements of such service include:

    on-time delivery;

    immediate availability of spare parts for a broad range of products; and

    prompt attention to customer needs, including unanticipated problems and on-site customer training.

        Customer service is particularly important to the airlines due to the high costs associated with incorrect or late deliveries.

Energy Services Group

        We are highly differentiated in each of the geographic markets which we serve with our products and services. This is achieved by being responsive to our customers with both quality and on-time delivery. The key elements include:

    24 / 7 operations;

    responsiveness to our customers' requirements for ready-to-deploy API certified equipment and a "can do" philosophy;

    technical interface with customers via product line management personnel; and

    client intimacy.

Warranty Product Liability, Insurance

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We warrant our ASG products, or specific components thereof, for periods ranging from one to three years, depending on product and component type. We receive appropriate product warranties and certifications from the manufacturer, and in the event of a defective part, we look to the manufacturer for reimbursement. Historically, warranty costs have not been material at ASG.

Energy Services Group

        The use of certain of our ESG rental equipment or the provision of technical services in connection therewith could involve operational risk and thereby expose us to liabilities. An accident involving our services or equipment, or the failure of a product, could result in personal injury, loss of life, and damage to property, equipment or the environment. Although none of our acquired businesses have ever experienced such a claim, damages from a catastrophic occurrence, such as a fire or

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explosion, could result in substantial claims for damages. We generally attempt to negotiate the terms of our MSAs consistent with industry practice. In general, we attempt to take responsibility for our own personnel and property, while our customers, such as the E&P companies and well operators, take responsibility for their own personnel, property and all liabilities arising from well and subsurface operations. Given the nature of the services and equipment we provide to our customers, none of our businesses have incurred any significant claim for damages arising from the use of our services or products, either individually or in the aggregate.

        We maintain a risk management program that covers operating hazards, including product liability, property damage and personal injury claims as well as certain limited environmental claims. Our risk management program includes primary and excess umbrella liability policies of $75 million per occurrence, including sudden and accidental pollution claims. We believe that our insurance is sufficient to cover product liability claims.

Information Technology

Aerospace Solutions Group

        We have invested over $100 million in proprietary IT systems to create an unparalleled IT platform for ASG. Our IT systems provide a powerful, highly distributed computing environment that enables us to quickly scale on demand as business dictates. Some of the benefits of our IT platform to our customers include services such as:

    Planning and Forecasting

    Customized System / Database

    Supplier and Customer Portals

    EDI

    E-Commerce

    Support of Value-Added Services

        Our information technology infrastructure is based on a proprietary enterprise resource planning ("ERP") application that has been highly customized for the aerospace consumables management business over the last 20 years. Our IT systems support our order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, warehouse management and accounting processes on a global basis. Our ERP application interfaces with leading specialty software packages such as JDA (Demand Planning), Sterling (EDI) and Oracle (Business Intelligence, Financial Consolidations and Financial Reporting).

        We also employ virtualization technology to increase system availability, reduce hardware and maintenance costs and respond efficiently to market dynamics. Our entire data services infrastructure runs 24/7 and is protected by network security technologies, an uninterrupted power supply and a backup generator. Remote access to our systems is provided via separate, high speed connections.

Energy Services Group

        We have been and will continue to invest in integrating our acquisitions onto a single platform using an industry leading rental asset management software "TrakQuip" along with financial software "Microsoft Dynamics". Our integrated TrakQuip/Microsoft Dynamics application will provide us with a scalable integrated platform that facilitates highly efficient operations, consolidated invoicing and optimal equipment utilization at a site and segment basis. Based on our current expectations, the ESG IT integration effort with respect to our ESG acquisitions to date is expected to be completed by early 2016 at a cost of approximately $20 million.

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Government Regulation

Aerospace Solutions Group

        Governmental agencies throughout the world, including the FAA, prescribe standards for aircraft components, including virtually all commercial airline and general aviation products, as well as regulations regarding the repair and overhaul of airframes, equipment and engines. Specific regulations vary from country to country, although compliance with FAA requirements generally satisfies regulatory requirements in other countries. In addition, the products we distribute must also be certified by aircraft and engine OEMs. If any of the material authorizations or approvals that allow us to supply products are revoked or suspended, then the sale of the related products would be prohibited by law, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        From time to time, the FAA or equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries propose new regulations or changes to existing regulations, which are usually more stringent than existing regulations. If these proposed regulations are adopted and enacted, we could incur significant additional costs to achieve compliance, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        We are also subject to other government rules and regulations that include the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the False Claims Act.

Energy Services Group

        Our ESG operations are subject to extensive and changing federal, state and local laws and regulations establishing health, safety and environmental quality standards, including those governing discharges of pollutants into the air and water and the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. We may be subject to liabilities or penalties for violations of those regulations. We are also subject to laws and regulations, such as the Federal Superfund Law and similar state statutes, governing remediation of contamination which could occur or might have occurred at facilities that we own or operate, or which we formerly owned or operated, or to which we send or have sent hazardous substances or wastes for treatment, recycling or disposal. We believe that we are currently compliant, in all material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, we could become subject to future liabilities or obligations as a result of new or more stringent interpretations of existing laws and regulations. In addition, we may have liabilities or obligations in the future if we discover any environmental contamination or liability relating to our facilities or operations.

Employees

        As of September 30, 2014, we had approximately 3,300 employees. As of September 30, 2014, our ASG segment had approximately 2,000 employees. Approximately 61% of ASG's employees are engaged in distribution operations, quality and purchasing, 28% in sales, marketing and product support and 11% in finance, human resources, IT, and general administration. As of September 30, 2014, our ESG segment had approximately 1,300 employees. Approximately 83% of ESG's employees are engaged in operations, quality and purchasing, 5% in sales, marketing and product support and 12% in finance, human resources, IT, and general administration. None of our employees are unionized and we consider our employee relations to be good.

Environmental Matters

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substances and wastes. We may be subject to liabilities or penalties for violations of those laws and regulations. We are also subject to laws and regulations, such as the Federal Superfund Law and similar state statutes, governing remediation of contamination at facilities that we currently or formerly owned or operated or to which we send or have sent hazardous substances or wastes for treatment, recycling or disposal. We believe that we are currently compliant, in all material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, we could become subject to future liabilities or obligations as a result of new or more stringent interpretations of existing laws and regulations. In addition, we may have liabilities or obligations in the future if we discover any environmental contamination or liability relating to our facilities or operations. Clean-up costs and other damages resulting from any contamination-related liabilities and costs associated with changes in and compliance with environmental laws and regulations could result in the reduction or discontinuation of our or our customers' operations, and in a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

        Due to ASG's European operations, we are subject to, among other environmental, health, and safety regulations, REACH in the European Union, which regulates the production and use of chemical substances. In July 2014, one of our German businesses, ITL, which was acquired by B/E Aerospace Systems Holding GmbH in July 2012, was informed by the LLUR that it had allegedly violated certain provisions of REACH related to the import and sale of certain chemical products for the period of 2009 through 2013. We are cooperating with the LLUR and currently investigating the amounts of chemical products that were allegedly imported and sold in violation of REACH. These violations could result in an administrative monetary penalty and a disgorgement of profits from the sale of products allegedly sold in violation of REACH, which could be material. We are not currently able to determine the amount of liability, if any, that we may ultimately be found to be responsible for that is not covered by any indemnity claims against the seller of ITL.

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Properties

        As of September 30, 2014, we had 32 principal operating facilities, which comprise an aggregate of approximately 1.5 million square feet of space. The following table describes the principal facilities and indicates the location, function, approximate size, and ownership type of each location.

City
  Segment   Sq. Feet   Ownership

Doral, FL

  ASG     506,600   Lease

Kaltenkirchen, Germany

  ASG     90,500   Lease

Wichita, KS

  ASG     80,000   Lease

Hamburg, Germany

  ASG     80,000   Lease

Bridgeport, WV

  ESG     70,800   Lease

Evans City, PA

  ESG     68,300   Own

Stratford, CT

  ASG     67,000   Lease

Burgess Hill, UK

  ASG     60,000   Lease

Carson, CA

  ASG     56,500   Lease

Earth City, MO

  ASG     48,600   Lease

Chandler, AZ

  ASG     47,400   Lease

Grand Prairie, TX

  ASG     38,800   Lease

Senlis, France

  ASG     32,900   Lease

Simpson District, WV

  ESG     27,300   Lease

Boothwyn, PA

  ASG     25,000   Lease

Charleroi, PA

  ESG     20,000   Lease

Banyo QLD, Australia

  ASG     19,400   Lease

Kenedy, TX

  ESG     17,800   Lease

Cotulla, TX

  ESG     17,800   Own

San Angelo, TX

  ESG     16,800   Lease

Singapore

  ASG     16,700   Lease

Williston, ND

  ESG     16,500   Own

Paramus, NJ

  ASG     15,500   Lease

South Marshall, TX

  ESG     13,500   Lease

Greensboro, NC

  ASG     12,000   Lease

Dickinson, ND

  ESG     11,600   Lease

Rzeszow, Poland

  ASG     11,520   Lease

Cambridge, OH

  ESG     10,800   Lease

London-Heathrow, UK

  ASG     10,520   Lease

Singapore

  ASG     10,400   Lease

Waco, TX

  ASG     10,000   Lease

Wellington, FL

  Corporate Administrative Headquarters     9,100   Lease

        We believe that our facilities are suitable for their present intended purposes and are adequate for our present and anticipated level of operations.

Legal Proceedings

        We are a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management, neither individually nor in the aggregate are likely to result in a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

        Except as mentioned below, there are no material pending legal proceedings, other than the ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business discussed above, to which we, or any of our subsidiaries, are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

        We are currently cooperating with the authorities in investigating an alleged violation of regulations governing the production and use of chemical substances in our German operations that could result in an administrative monetary penalty and a disgorgement of profits from the sale of products allegedly sold in violation of the regulations, which could be material. For a more detailed description of this matter, see "—Environmental Matters."

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MANAGEMENT

Our Executive Officers

        The following table sets forth information regarding individuals who are currently expected to serve as our executive officers, including their positions after the spin-off.

Name and Title
  Business Experience

Amin J. Khoury
Chief Executive Officer

  Amin J. Khoury co-founded B/E Aerospace in July 1987 and has served as its Chairman of the Board since that time. Mr. Khoury served as Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace from December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2013. Mr. Khoury also served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace from January 1, 2014 to the date of the distribution. Following the spin-off, Mr. Khoury will serve as the Executive Chairman of B/E Aerospace. Mr. Khoury was a Trustee of the Scripps Research Institute from May 2008 until his retirement in July 2014. Mr. Khoury holds an Executive Masters Professional Director Certification, the highest level, from the American College of Corporate Directors.

Thomas P. McCaffrey
President and
Chief Operating Officer

 

Thomas P. McCaffrey served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of B/E Aerospace from May 1993 until the date of distribution. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Mr. McCaffrey was an Audit Director with Deloitte & Touche LLP from August 1989 through May 1993, and from 1976 through 1989 served in several capacities, including Audit Partner, with Coleman & Grant LLP. Mr. McCaffrey is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the states of Florida, California and Colorado.

Michael F. Senft
Vice President—Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

Michael F. Senft served on the Board of Directors of B/E Aerospace from February 2012 until the date of distribution. Mr. Senft most recently was a Managing Director of Moelis & Company. For more than 20 years, he has advised on B/E Aerospace's long-term capital transactions and strategic acquisitions. Mr. Senft has also served on the Board of Directors of Moly Mines Ltd. and Del Monte Foods. Mr. Senft's prior positions include Global Head of Leveraged Finance at CIBC and Global Co-Head of Leveraged Finance at Merrill Lynch.

John Cuomo
Vice President and
General Manager,
Aerospace Solutions Group

 

John Cuomo has been Vice President and General Manager, Consumables Management business since July 2014. He has over 14 years of experience in the aerospace consumables distribution market and served in multiple roles and functions at B/E Aerospace Consumables Management from April 2000 to February 2014, with the most recent being Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Mr. Cuomo served as an Associate Attorney to a large multi-national law firm practicing commercial law, mergers and acquisitions and litigation. He has a Bachelor of Science in International Business, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida.

   

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Name and Title
  Business Experience

Gary Roberts
Vice President and
General Manager,
Energy Services Group

 

Gary J. Roberts served as Vice President and General Manager, Energy Services business of B/E Aerospace from April 2014 until the date of distribution. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Mr. Roberts was the Chief Executive Officer of Vision Oil Tools, LLC, a private energy services company, from 2010 until its acquisition by B/E Aerospace. Before that, Mr. Roberts was General Manager for Complete Production Services, Inc. and worked for Weatherford International from 1991 to 2008, holding management positions with increasing levels of responsibility in Singapore, China, Indonesia and Qatar. Mr. Roberts brings to KLX over 30 years of oilfield experience.

Roger Franks
General Counsel, Vice President—Law and Human Resources

 

Roger Franks served as Associate General Counsel of B/E Aerospace until the date of distribution. Since joining the B/E Aerospace Legal Department in January 2010, Mr. Franks has helped develop its efforts in employee matters, commercial disputes, compliance and general corporate law. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, he was on the Board of Directors of a mid-size California law firm where he focused on commercial matters including employment law and litigation.

Heather Floyd
Vice President—Finance and Corporate Controller

 

Heather Floyd served as Vice President—Internal Audit of B/E Aerospace until the date of distribution. Ms. Floyd has over 12 years of combined accounting, auditing, financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience. Ms. Floyd joined B/E Aerospace in November 2010 as Director of Financial Reporting and Internal Controls. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Ms. Floyd served as an Audit Manager with Ernst & Young and in various accounting roles at Corporate Express, now a subsidiary of Staples.

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Our Board of Directors

        Following the spin-off, we expect that our Board will consist of the directors set forth below. The table contains each person's biography as well as the qualifications and experience each person would bring to our Board. As of the date of the distribution, our Board will consist of eight members, seven of whom will meet applicable regulatory and exchange listing independence requirements.

Name and Title
  Age   Business Experience and Director Qualifications

Amin J. Khoury
Chairman

    75   Amin J. Khoury, our Chief Executive Officer, co-founded B/E Aerospace in July 1987 and has served as its Chairman of the Board since that time. Mr. Khoury served as Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace from December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2013. Mr. Khoury also served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace from January 1, 2014 to the date of the distribution. Following the spin-off, Mr. Khoury will serve as the Executive Chairman of B/E Aerospace. Mr. Khoury was a Trustee of the Scripps Research Institute from May 2008 until his retirement in July 2014. Mr. Khoury holds an Executive Masters Professional Director Certification, the highest level, from the American College of Corporate Directors. During his time at B/E Aerospace, Mr. Khoury was primarily responsible for the development and execution of B/E Aerospace's business strategies that resulted in its growth from a single product line business with $3.0 million in annual sales, to the leading global manufacturer of commercial aircraft and business jet cabin interior products and the world's leading distributor of aerospace consumable products, with annual revenues in 2013 of $3.5 billion. Mr. Khoury led the strategic planning and acquisition strategy of B/E Aerospace as well as its operational integration and execution strategies. He is a highly effective leader in organizational design and development matters and has been instrumental in identifying and attracting both our managerial talent and Board members. He has an intimate knowledge of the Company, its industry and its competitors which he has gained over the last 27 years at B/E Aerospace. All of the above experience and leadership roles uniquely qualify him to serve as our Company's Chairman of the Board.

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Name and Title
  Age   Business Experience and Director Qualifications

John T. Collins
Director

    67  

John T. Collins has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Collins Group, Inc., a manager of a private securities portfolio and minority interest holder in several privately held companies, since 1992. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Collins served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Printing (USA) Inc., which was formed in 1986 by a merger with Semline Inc., where he had served in various positions, including since 1973 as President, since 1968. During his term, Mr. Collins guided Quebecor Printing (USA) Inc. through several large acquisitions and situated the company to become one of the leaders in the industry. Mr. Collins previously served on the Board of Directors for several public companies including Federated Investors, Inc., Bank of America, and FleetBoston Financial. In addition, Mr. Collins has served on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Bentley College. We expect our Board to benefit from Mr. Collins' many years of experience in the management, acquisition, and development of several companies.

Peter V. Del Presto
Director

   
64
 

Peter V. Del Presto is an adjunct professor of finance at the University of Pittsburgh, where he teaches courses covering capital markets, advanced valuation methods and private equity. From 1985 until his retirement in 2010, Mr. Del Presto was a partner with PNC Equity Partners, a private equity firm and an affiliate of PNC Bank targeting middle-market companies for acquisition and investment. During his 25 years at PNC Equity Partners, Mr. Del Presto led the firm's investment in 35 companies and participated as a member of the firm's Investment Committee in over 275 investments. Mr. Del Presto was PNC Equity Partner's representative on the boards of 24 companies where he was responsible for the development of value creation strategies in each. Mr. Del Presto is also a licensed private pilot. We expect that our Board will benefit from Mr. Del Presto's background in engineering and business administration, his expertise in the field of finance, and 25 years of experience in the acquisition, investment and development of numerous companies.

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Name and Title
  Age   Business Experience and Director Qualifications

Richard G. Hamermesh
Director

    66  

Richard G. Hamermesh has served on the Board of Directors of B/E Aerospace since July 1987. Dr. Hamermesh has been a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School since July 1, 2002, where he was also a member of the faculty from 1976 to 1987. From 1987 to 2001, he was a co-founder and a Managing Partner of The Center for Executive Development, an executive education and development consulting firm. He is also an active investor and entrepreneur, having participated as a principal, director and investor in the founding and early stages of more than 15 organizations. We expect our Board to benefit from Dr. Hamermesh's education and business experience, as well as his intimate knowledge of our business and industry gained from serving over 27 years on the Board of B/E Aerospace.

Benjamin A. Hardesty
Director

   
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Benjamin A. Hardesty has been the owner of Alta Energy LLC, a consulting business focused on oil and natural gas in the Appalachian Basin and onshore United States since 2010. In May 2010, Mr. Hardesty retired as president of Dominion E&P, Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc. engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in North America, a position he had held since September 2007. After joining Dominion Resources in 1995, Mr. Hardesty had previously also served in other executive positions, including president of Dominion Appalachian Development, Inc. and general manager and vice president Northeast Gas Basin. Mr. Hardesty has served on the Board of Directors of Antero Resources Corporation since its initial public offering in October 2013. He previously was a member of the Board of Directors of Blue Dot Energy Services LLC from 2011 until its sale to B/E Aerospace in 2013. From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Hardesty served as an officer and director of Stonewall Gas Company, and from 1978 to 1982 as vice president of operations of Development Drilling Corporation. Mr. Hardesty is director emeritus and past president of the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association and past president of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia. Mr. Hardesty serves on the Visiting Committee of the Petroleum Natural Gas Engineering Department of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. We believe his significant experience in the oil and natural gas industry, including in our areas of operation, make Mr. Hardesty well suited to serve as a member of our Board.

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Name and Title
  Age   Business Experience and Director Qualifications

Stephen M. Ward, Jr.
Director

    57  

Stephen M. Ward, Jr., has been a director of Carpenter Technology Corporation since 2001, where he is Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Human Resources and Science and Technology Committees. Mr. Ward previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lenovo Corporation, which was formed by the acquisition of IBM Corporation's personal computer business by Lenovo of China. Mr. Ward had spent 26 years at IBM Corporation holding various management positions, including Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Personal Systems Group. Mr. Ward is also a co-founder and Board member of E2open, a maker of enterprise software, and C3, a company that develops and sells software to monitor, mitigate and monetize greenhouse gasses. The Board believes Mr. Ward's broad executive experience and focus on innovation enables him to share with our Board valuable perspectives on a variety of issues relating to management, strategic planning, tactical capital investments, and international growth.

Theodore L. Weise
Director

   
70
 

Theodore L. Weise is currently a business consultant and serves on the Board of Directors of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services. Mr. Weise joined Federal Express Corporation in 1972 during its formative years and retired in 2000 as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He held many officer positions including Executive Vice President of World Wide Operations and led the following divisions as its Senior Vice President: Air Operations, Domestic Ground Operations, Central Support Services, Business Service Centers, and Operations Planning. Prior to joining Federal Express Corporation, Mr. Weise flew on the US Air Force F-111 as a Flight Test Engineer for General Dynamics Corp. He has previously served on the boards of Federal Express Corporation, Computer Management Sciences, Inc., ResortQuest International, Inc. and Pogo Jet, Inc. Mr. Weise is a member of the Missouri University of Science and Technology Board of Trustees, of which he was a past President. Mr. Weise is a jet rated Airline Transport Pilot with over 5,700 flight hours. He holds a Masters Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors. We expect that our Board will benefit from Mr. Weise's extensive leadership experience.

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Name and Title
  Age   Business Experience and Director Qualifications

John T. Whates, Esq.
Director

    66  

John T. Whates has served on the Board of Directors of B/E Aerospace since February 2012. Mr. Whates has been an independent tax advisor and involved in venture capital and private investing since 2005. He is Chairman of the Board of Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc., a company that provides enterprise technology software solutions to healthcare organizations. From 1994 to 2011, Mr. Whates was a tax and financial advisor to B/E Aerospace, providing business and tax advice on essentially all of its significant strategic acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Whates was a tax partner in several of the largest public accounting firms, most recently leading the High Technology Group Tax Practice of Deloitte LLP in Orange County, California. He has extensive experience working with aerospace and other public companies in the fields of tax, equity financing and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Whates will bring to our Board his extensive experience, multi-dimensional educational background, and thorough knowledge of our business and industry.

Structure of the Board of Directors

        Upon completion of the spin-off, our Board will be divided into three classes of directors. Directors of each class will be chosen for three-year terms upon the expiration of their current terms, and each year our stockholders will elect one class of our directors. The directors designated as Class I directors will have terms expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the directors designated as Class II directors will have terms expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and the directors designated as Class III directors will have terms expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

Governance Principles

        Our Board expects to adopt governance principles that meet or exceed the rules of NASDAQ. The full text of the governance principles will be posted on our website at www.klx.com.

Director Qualification Standards

        Our corporate governance guidelines will provide that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with our Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the makeup of the Board and developing criteria for identifying and evaluating Board candidates.

        Our amended and restated bylaws will establish the limit on the number of public company board memberships for our directors at three, including KLX. Our amended and restated bylaws will also require Board candidates to disclose any outside compensation for serving as a director of KLX, as well as any outside compensation received for serving as a director of any other public company.

Committees of Our Board

        Following the spin-off, the standing committees of our Board will include an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each as further described below. Following our listing on NASDAQ and in accordance with the transition provisions of the rules of NASDAQ applicable to companies listing their securities in conjunction with a spin-off transaction, each of these committees will, by the date required by the rules of NASDAQ, be composed

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exclusively of directors who are independent. Other committees may also be established by our Board from time to time.

        Audit Committee.    We expect our Board will select the directors who will serve as members of the Audit Committee, all of whom will be independent and at least one of whom will be a financial expert within the meaning of NASDAQ rules. The Audit Committee's responsibilities will include, among other things:

    Appointing, retaining, overseeing, and determining the compensation and services of our independent auditors.

    Overseeing the quality and integrity of our financial statements and related disclosures.

    Overseeing our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

    Assessing our independent auditors' qualifications, independence and performance.

    Monitoring the performance of our internal audit and control functions.

        The responsibilities of our Audit Committee, which we anticipate will be substantially similar to the responsibilities of B/E Aerospace's Audit Committee, will be more fully described in our Audit Committee charter. We will post the Audit Committee charter on our website at www.klx.com. By the date required by the transition provisions of the rules of NASDAQ, all members of the Audit Committee will be independent and financially literate. Further, at least one of the members of the Audit Committee will possess accounting or related financial management expertise within the meaning of the rules of NASDAQ and qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined under the applicable SEC rules.

        Compensation Committee.    We expect our Board will select the directors who will serve as members of the Compensation Committee, all of whom will be independent. The Compensation Committee's responsibilities will include, among other things:

    Providing recommendations to the Board regarding compensation matters.

    Overseeing our incentive and compensation plans.

        The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee, which we anticipate will be substantially similar to the responsibilities of the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, will be more fully described in our Compensation Committee charter. We will post the Compensation Committee charter on our website at www.klx.com. Each member of the Compensation Committee will be a non-employee director, and given the relative size of our Board, there will be no prohibition against Compensation Committee interlocks involving any of the projected members of the Compensation Committee.

        Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    We expect our Board will select the directors who will serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, all of whom will be independent. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's responsibilities will include, among other things:

    Actively identifying individuals qualified to become Board members.

    Recommending to the Board the director nominees for election at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

    Making recommendations with respect to corporate governance matters.

        We expect that under our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, directors will have to inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on another public company board. In addition, we expect that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter will provide that no director may sit on the Board, or beneficially own more than 1% of the outstanding equity securities, of any of our competitors in our principal lines of business. We also discourage our directors from serving on the board of directors of more than three public companies.

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        The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which we anticipate will be substantially similar to the responsibilities of B/E Aerospace's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, will be more fully described in our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter. We will post the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter on our website at www.klx.com.

Director Independence

        We expect that a majority of our Board will meet the criteria for independence as defined by the rules of NASDAQ.

        We expect that our Board will determine the independence of directors annually based on a review by the directors and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In determining whether a director is independent, we expect that the Board will determine whether each director meets the objective standards for independence set forth in the rules of NASDAQ.

Meetings of Independent Directors

        We expect that we will require that the independent directors meet without management present at each meeting. The Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will preside at the meetings of the independent directors.

Risk Oversight

        Our Board will take an active role in overseeing the risk management of KLX with a focus on the most significant risks facing KLX. The Board's oversight of risk management will be designed to support the achievement of our strategic objectives and increase stockholder value. A fundamental part of risk management for KLX will be not only understanding the risks that are faced by KLX and the steps necessary to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for KLX. We expect that our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of senior management will regularly evaluate and report to the Board on significant risks facing KLX. In addition, we expect that each Committee of the Board will also be responsible for assessing the risk exposure related to its specific area. We expect that the Committees will discuss matters of interest with our senior management, including matters related to our corporate governance and our code of conduct, and report to the full Board, as appropriate, including when a matter rises to the level of a material or enterprise level risk.

Codes of Business Conduct

        We expect that our Board will adopt a code of business conduct similar to B/E Aerospace's Code of Business Conduct that will apply to all our directors, officers and employees worldwide, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller, treasurer and all other employees performing a similar function. We will maintain a copy of our code of business conduct, including any amendments thereto and any waivers applicable to any of our directors and officers, on our website at www.klx.com.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

        This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information relevant to understanding the 2013 compensation for our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer plus those individuals who are our other three most highly compensated executive officers based on their 2013 compensation with B/E Aerospace, whom we refer to as our "Named Executive Officers or "NEOs." Our NEOs are:

    Amin J. Khoury, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

    Thomas P. McCaffrey, President and Chief Operating Officer

    Michael F. Senft, Vice President—Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

    Roger Franks, General Counsel, Vice President—Law and Human Resources

    John Cuomo, Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Solutions Group

        Prior to the spin-off, our business was owned by B/E Aerospace and Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey were NEOs of B/E Aerospace. Messrs. Franks and Cuomo were also employed by B/E Aerospace prior to the spin-off. Therefore, our historical compensation strategy has been determined primarily by B/E Aerospace's senior management and the Compensation Committee of B/E Aerospace's board of directors (the "B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee"), and the compensation elements and processes discussed in this "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section reflect B/E Aerospace programs and processes. Mr. Senft was not employed by B/E Aerospace until October 6, 2014. He currently serves as a non-employee director of B/E Aerospace, but will step down from this role on the distribution date. Following the spin-off, we will form our own Compensation Committee that will be responsible for approving and overseeing KLX's executive compensation programs, which may differ from the compensation programs in place at B/E Aerospace.

Objectives

        The following compensation objectives approved by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee formed the basis of B/E Aerospace's compensation objectives prior to the spin-off. In designing and implementing this compensation program, B/E Aerospace emphasized the following three objectives:

    Provide a total compensation opportunity that is competitive with the market for executive talent, thereby enabling B/E Aerospace to attract, retain and motivate its executives.

    Ensure a strong relationship between pay and performance, including rewards for results that meet or exceed performance targets, and consequences for results that are below performance targets.

    Align executive and stockholder interests through the provision of long-term incentives that link executive compensation to strategic and intrinsic value creation, including by setting annual return on equity targets.

What B/E Aerospace's Compensation Intended to Reward

        Company Performance.    Through the provision of short-term and long-term incentives, B/E Aerospace's 2013 executive compensation program was designed to reward: (i) the achievement of short-term financial goals measuring operating earnings, cash flows, operating expense management and operating margins, and (ii) the execution of B/E Aerospace's long-term strategic goals and objectives.

        The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee performs annual reviews of B/E Aerospace's performance and the contributions of its executives to ensure that B/E Aerospace's executive compensation program rewards the achievement of its financial objectives and the execution of its business strategy. B/E Aerospace believes its executive compensation program is reasonable and provides appropriate incentives to its executives to achieve its corporate objectives without encouraging them to take excessive risks for short-term gains in their business decisions.

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        Individual Performance.    In addition to the overall performance of B/E Aerospace, B/E Aerospace's compensation program rewards individual performance toward the attainment of B/E Aerospace's goals and objectives. In setting the targeted pay levels of B/E Aerospace's executives, a variety of factors were considered, including: competencies, skills, prior experience, scope of responsibility and accountability within the organization.

        On an annual basis, the attainment of goals and demonstration of defined leadership competencies by B/E Aerospace's NEOs (other than its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) was assessed by B/E Aerospace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer through B/E Aerospace's leadership performance and development assessment process. Each year, B/E Aerospace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer made recommendations to the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee with respect to each of B/E Aerospace's other NEOs regarding (i) proposed base salary increases; (ii) proposed cash incentive awards for the preceding year; and (iii) proposed long-term equity incentives. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee performs a similar assessment of B/E Aerospace's Chairman and CEO and approves his compensation program. Final compensation decisions for Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey were determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, while compensation decisions for Messrs. Franks and Cuomo were made by B/E Aerospace's senior management.

Consideration of "Say on Pay" and "Say on Frequency" Voting Results

        In discharging its responsibilities, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee took into account the results of B/E Aerospace's stockholders' "say-on-pay" and "say-on-frequency" votes. At B/E Aerospace's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, its stockholders approved its 2014 "say-on-pay" proposal by an affirmative vote of 65.6% (excluding abstentions and non-votes) of the votes cast. At B/E Aerospace's 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a majority of its stockholders also voted for a non-binding advisory "say-on-pay vote" to be held on an annual basis. Accordingly, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee recommended to B/E Aerospace's board of directors that B/E Aerospace hold the "say-on-pay vote" annually.

The Elements of B/E Aerospace's Compensation Program

        At the beginning of each year, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee determined the targeted range of compensation levels which could be earned by Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey while B/E Aerospace senior management set Mr. Franks's and Mr. Cuomo's compensation. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee and senior management approved targeted 2013 compensation for our NEOs other than Mr. Senft (depending on their title and position) in the following forms and percentages:

    Base salary (approximately 14% - 39% of total targeted compensation);

    Annual cash incentives (approximately 12% - 27% of total targeted compensation); and

    Targeted annual long-term restricted stock awards granted in December of each year range from 26% - 44% of total targeted compensation; targeted long-term incentives as part of B/E Aerospace's performance based Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") were approximately 11% - 20% of total targeted compensation resulting in total targeted long-term incentive compensation equal to 42% - 61% of total targeted compensation.

        The aggregate total targeted long-term incentive compensation, expressed as a percentage of annual base salary, for our NEOs (depending on title and position) was 115% - 426%.

        Base Salary.    B/E Aerospace provided Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo with competitive fixed annual base salaries. The base salaries for Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey were reviewed annually by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee by taking into account the results achieved by the executive, the executive's future potential, scope of responsibilities and experience, and competitive salary practices. The base salaries for Messrs. Franks and Cuomo were reviewed by B/E Aerospace's senior management. Employment agreements between B/E Aerospace and Messrs. Khoury

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and McCaffrey provided for an annual increase to base salaries as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee but no less than a specified cost of living increase. Mr. Cuomo's employment agreement with B/E Aerospace provides that his base salary may be adjusted in the discretion of the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee. Adjustments to base salaries for all of B/E Aerospace's employees are generally made as of July 1st of each year.

        B/E Aerospace believes that it is important to pay a base salary that is consistent with similarly sized industry peers with similar continuous performance characteristics. In 2013, base salary increases for Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo, exclusive of increases associated with promotions and changes in responsibilities, were approximately 9%, 9%, 4%, and 4% of their 2012 base salaries, respectively.

    Annual Cash Incentives.

        Management Incentive Plan.    Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo were eligible to receive annual incentives pursuant to the B/E Aerospace MIP, based on the attainment of both financial and individual performance targets. B/E Aerospace's MIP pool is generally determined by multiplying earnings before income taxes as determined by the Committee by an agreed upon percentage thereby providing an incentive pool which increases or decreases with pretax earnings, a portion of which was awarded in cash bonuses with the remainder in restricted stock which vested over a four-year period. B/E Aerospace believed that directly linking a significant portion of Messrs. Khoury's, McCaffrey's, Franks's, and Cuomo's cash compensation to an individual segment or aggregate corporate performance (as applicable) was an important factor in achieving B/E Aerospace's corporate objectives.

        For 2013, the maximum cash payments for Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo were 172%, 150%, 60%, and 60%, respectively, of base salary. During 2011 and 2012, there were no minimum or maximum cash bonuses since the aggregate amount of cash incentives paid to MIP participants was determined by multiplying earnings before income taxes (as defined) by an agreed upon percentage thereby providing an incentive pool which increased or decreased with pretax earnings. The aggregate bonus pool for the three years ended December 31, 2013 was determined utilizing the same methodology in 2011 and 2012. The bonus pool in 2011 and 2012 was paid entirely in cash, whereas in 2013 amounts earned in excess of the maximum cash payments described above were paid in the form of restricted stock.

        For Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Franks, 2013 payments under the MIP were based upon achieving B/E Aerospace's financial performance objectives. For Mr. Cuomo, such payments were based upon achieving financial performance objectives within B/E Aerospace's consumables management segment.

        The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, could increase or decrease the MIP awards on a case by case basis.

        2013 Financial Performance Objectives.    Each year the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee determined the financial performance objectives under the MIP based upon B/E Aerospace's financial plan for that year. The minimum threshold for payment under the MIP with respect to a financial performance objective is generally 80% of the applicable target. Incentive payments for performance between 80% and 90% of a financial performance objective would generally not exceed 10% of the targeted MIP cash payment, with the actual amount of the incentive payment between these percentages determined by linear interpolation. For performance between 90% and 100%, the actual amount of the incentive payment is also generally determined by linear interpolation. For performance in excess of 100%, the actual amount of the incentive payment is directly proportionate to the level of attainment of the financial performance objectives. Cash bonuses under B/E Aerospace's MIP are subject to the limitations set forth above with the excess of any amount that otherwise would have been awarded absent the limitation on cash bonuses to be awarded instead in the form of restricted shares which vest over a four-year period.

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        The 2013 financial performance objectives for Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo were operating earnings, operating cash flow (each weighted at 30%) and operating margin and bookings (each weighted at 20%). On February 13, 2014, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee determined B/E Aerospace achieved approximately 100% of B/E Aerospace's targeted consolidated 2013 financial objectives. B/E Aerospace's MIP pool was higher than prior years due to the higher level of earnings before income taxes (as defined). Considering this and other discretionary factors, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee determined Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey achieved 100% of their respective maximum cash bonus percentage of base salary of 172% and 150%. Mr. Franks achieved 100% of his maximum cash bonus percentage of 60% and Mr. Cuomo achieved 51% of his maximum cash bonus percentage of 60%. In addition the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee awarded Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo restricted shares equal to 116%, 111%, 43%, and 30% of their respective base salaries, resulting in total MIP awards (cash and long-term incentives) for 2013 equal to 288%, 261%, 105%, and 60% of their respective base salaries.

        2013 Discretionary Individual Performance Assessments.    B/E Aerospace did not set predetermined individual performance formulas or goals for Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo at the beginning of the year. At the end of each year, B/E Aerospace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer evaluated the performance of the other NEOs of B/E Aerospace during the year and provided recommendations to the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee as to their individual performance assessments. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee performs a similar assessment of B/E Aerospace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. B/E Aerospace senior management evaluated the performance of Messrs. Franks and Cuomo. The individual performance assessment process was a discretionary, holistic, multi-faceted assessment. Neither the B/E Aerospace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer nor the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee used a specific formula or applied a specific weight when evaluating performance, but rather relied on their business judgment. However, the B/E Aerospace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee generally took into account one or more of the following factors in connection with the assessment:

    Implementation and execution of supply chain, lean/continuous improvement initiatives

    New product development initiatives

    Customer recognition awards such as "Supplier of the Year" and "Customer Support and Service Champion"

    Process alignment initiatives driven toward simplifying and standardizing B/E Aerospace's key processes throughout its business

    Asset management

    Domestic and international cost reductions

    Business integration activities

    Leadership

    Strategic planning

    Financial and operational excellence

    Customer satisfaction

    Staff development, talent management and retention

    Implementation of global human resources strategies

    Implementation of global tax strategies

    Improving operating efficiency

    Implementation of sales strategies

    Client relationship management

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        The following table shows the 2013 MIP awards (cash and long-term incentives) expressed as a percentage of base salary and target opportunity.

MIP Award Summary

Named Executive Officer
  Dollar Value of
Cash award
($ in thousands)
  Dollar Value of
Restricted
Stock Award
($ in thousands)
  Total MIP
Award
($ in thousands)
  Percentage of
Base Salary
  Percentage of
Target
 

Amin J. Khoury

  $ 2,266   $ 1,528   $ 3,794     288 %   100 %

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    922     680     1,602     261 %   100 %

Roger Franks

    167     115     282     105 %   100 %

John Cuomo

    101     100     201     60 %   100 %

        Annual Long-Term Equity Incentive.    B/E Aerospace believes the use of long-term equity incentive awards accomplishes important objectives of its executive compensation program by linking executive compensation to long-term stockholder value creation. The level of benefit received by Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo was dependent, to a large degree, on the successful execution of B/E Aerospace's strategy and delivering significant, sustained growth. The long-term equity incentive awards are granted in addition to the MIP restricted stock grants described above.

        On October 24, 2013, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee approved grants of restricted stock effective as of December 15, 2013 for Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey, and as of November 15, 2013 for all other eligible participants. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee approved individual grants for Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo, and also approved a pool of available equity grants which were allocated by B/E Aerospace senior management to participants including Mr. Franks. This process is consistent with B/E Aerospace's policy of having the dollar value of annual grants of restricted stock to B/E Aerospace's employees reviewed and approved by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee at a meeting in the third or fourth quarter and having the grants made effective as of December 15th of each year for Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey (November 15th for Messrs. Franks and Cuomo and for all other eligible participants). The number of shares of restricted stock granted is equal to the dollar value approved by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee divided by the closing price of B/E Aerospace's common stock as quoted on NASDAQ on the date of grant. All grants of restricted stock are made pursuant to B/E Aerospace's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). In addition, as described above, approximately 40% - 42% of Messrs. Khoury's, McCaffrey's, and Franks's MIP was paid in the form of four-year time vested restricted shares based on B/E Aerospace's 2013 performance. Approximately 50% of Mr. Cuomo's MIP was paid in four-year time vested restricted shares based on the 2013 performance of B/E Aerospace's consumables segment. As a result, Messrs. Khoury's, McCaffrey's, Franks's, and Cuomo's total cash compensation in 2013 decreased by 11% - 16% as compared with 2012, while their long-term incentives (including compensation under the 2013 MIP) increased by 35% - 94% as compared with 2012. All grants of restricted stock were made pursuant to B/E Aerospace's LTIP.

        B/E Aerospace has not granted any stock options since 2006.

        The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee did not apply specific formulas in determining the amounts of the annual equity compensation awarded to Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey and Cuomo. Rather, the B/E Compensation Committee reviewed a variety of factors in setting equity compensation. These factors included:

    B/E Aerospace's financial performance relative to that of its compensation comparison group (as described below);

    competitive data provided by Mercer Human Resource Consulting ("Mercer"), an independent compensation consultant; and

    each individual's general performance during the year.

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growth, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") growth, earnings per share ("EPS") growth, total stockholder return and return on average equity of the companies in B/E Aerospace's comparison group over the past one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2012, which represented the latest proxy data for B/E Aerospace's peer group, and noted that B/E Aerospace's performance was positioned in the 75th percentile for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2012. As a result of this analysis, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee targeted total direct compensation (including base salary, MIP (cash and restricted stock) and annual restricted stock awards) at approximately the 75th percentile of the amounts awarded to B/E Aerospace's NEOs at the companies in B/E Aerospace's comparison group.

        Using data provided by Mercer, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee also considered, with respect to each of B/E Aerospace's NEOs, the market-competitive range for equity grants, when combined with targeted cash incentives and base salary for executive officers of comparable positions, between the 50th and 75th percentiles of the companies in B/E Aerospace's peer group, depending on the roles, responsibilities, experience and similar factors for each of B/E Aerospace's NEOs.

        While the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee used the comparative data in making its annual December and November equity grant determinations, the final determinations were made in its discretion. On December 15, 2013, Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey, and on November 15, 2013, Messrs. Franks and Cuomo, received grants of restricted stock as follows:

LTI Award Summary

Named Executive Officer
  Percentage of
Base Salary
  Dollar Value of Award
($ in thousands)
  Number of
Shares
 

Amin J. Khoury

    310 % $ 4,084     47,845  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    191 %   1,173     13,747  

Roger Franks

    72 %   195     2,320  

John Cuomo

    100 %   338     4,023  

        Seventy-five percent of the annual award to each of Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo is subject to time-based vesting and 25% of the annual award is subject to performance-based vesting. The time-based portion of the award vests ratably over a period of three years commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant. One-hundred percent of Mr. Franks's award is subject to time-based vesting and vests ratably over a period of four years.

        With respect to the performance-based component, at the beginning of each of the three calendar years following the grant date, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee set an annual return on equity target (as defined). Vesting of the performance-based portion of the award is subject to B/E Aerospace achieving the average of the annual return on equity targets established by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee for the three-year period as follows:

    100% of the performance-based component of the award will vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant if 90% or more of the target is attained;

    50% of the performance-based component of the award will vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant if between 85% and 90% of the target is attained;

    For attainment between 80% and 85%, or between 85% and 90% of the applicable performance target, a portion of the performance-based component of the award will vest as determined on the basis of linear interpolation; and

    No portion of the initial award will vest if less than 80% of the target is attained.

        As a result, Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo hold 25% of each award for one year after the other shares have vested; the 25% of each award remaining is subject to achieving the agreed upon performance criteria.

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        With respect to annual awards granted in December 2013, B/E Aerospace set the return on equity target for calendar year 2013 as 15.3%. Actual return on equity for 2013 was 15.3%. On February 13, 2014, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee set the return on equity target for calendar year 2014 as 15.8%. The return on equity targets for each of calendar years 2015 and 2016 will be set at the beginning of each of these years.

        Total 2013 long-term incentives, including the long-term portion of B/E Aerospace's MIP, for each of Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo is set forth as follows:

Named Executive Officer
  Percentage
of Base
Salary
  Dollar Value
of Award
($ in thousands)
  Number
of Shares
 

Amin J. Khoury

    426 % $ 5,612     66,850  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    302 %   1,853     22,204  

Roger Franks

    115 %   310     3,750  

John Cuomo

    130 %   438     5,267  

        Severance and Change of Control Benefits.    All of the B/E Aerospace equity awards held by our NEOs vest fully upon a "change in control" (as defined in B/E Aerospace's LTIP) or upon termination of employment due to death or disability.

        B/E Aerospace has entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo, and an employment offer letter with Mr. Franks. Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft, and Franks have also entered into new employment agreements with KLX, to be effective on the distribution date (or October 6, 2014 in the case of Mr. Senft). Mr. Cuomo's employment agreement with B/E Aerospace will be assigned to KLX in connection with the spin-off.

        In addition, Mr. Khoury has entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, to be effective on the distribution date, pursuant to which he will serve as Executive Chairman of B/E Aerospace following the spin-off. Each of these employment agreements provide for severance and change in control benefits and are described below in detail under the heading "Employment, Severance and Change of Control Agreements," except that Mr. Cuomo's agreement does not provide for change in control benefits. Mr. McCaffrey's current employment agreement with B/E Aerospace will terminate on the distribution date. In connection with the termination of this agreement, it is expected that B/E Aerospace will pay Mr. McCaffrey the cash amount that would be due under his existing employment agreement upon a termination of employment with B/E Aerospace without "cause" or for "good reason" on the distribution date. Mr. McCaffrey has agreed to forego his contractual right to accelerated vesting of his outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards that would otherwise vest after March 15, 2015 upon a termination of employment and, upon the effectiveness of the spin-off, such equity awards will convert into equity awards of KLX and continue to vest in accordance with their existing terms and conditions. The severance and change of control benefits were determined on the basis of market practices in order to provide a competitive overall compensation package to Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft, Franks, and Cuomo.

        On August 29, 2014, Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey each entered into a letter agreement with B/E Aerospace voluntarily waiving existing rights under their employment agreements with B/E Aerospace to gross-ups in respect of excise or additional taxes under Sections 280G, 4999 and 409A of the Code. None of the other employment agreements with our NEOs, including Mr. Khoury's amended employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, provide for any tax gross-ups.

        Mr. Khoury will not receive any severance payments on the distribution date in connection with the changes in his title, duties, and responsibilities with B/E Aerospace, as he has agreed to defer, until he ceases to be employed by B/E Aerospace, the $11,870,000 severance payment that he would have been entitled to receive under his current employment agreement with B/E Aerospace upon his

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termination of employment with B/E Aerospace. Mr. Khoury has also agreed to forego the accelerated vesting of his equity awards until he ceases to provide services to B/E Aerospace. Pursuant to Mr. Khoury's amended and restated employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, if Mr. Khoury's employment with the Company terminates for any reason, he will be entitled to a lump sum payment of $11,870,000, which represents the deferred severance amount discussed above. In addition, all of his unvested equity awards will vest immediately upon termination for any reason other than in the event of his retirement. Upon a change of control of B/E Aerospace, Mr. Khoury's employment will terminate and he will be entitled to the severance payment described above and immediate vesting of his outstanding equity awards.

        Pursuant to the new employment agreements between KLX and Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft, and Franks, each of Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft, and Franks is entitled to severance equal to two times the sum of his respective base salary and annual bonus, and immediate vesting of all unvested equity awards, upon the occurrence of certain events. Mr. Khoury is entitled to severance if his employment is terminated by KLX for any reason, upon his death or incapacity, or if he terminates employment with KLX for "good reason." Each of Messrs. McCaffrey and Senft is entitled to severance if his employment is terminated by KLX without "cause," upon his death or incapacity, or if he terminates employment with KLX for "good reason". Mr. Franks is entitled to such severance if his employment is terminated by KLX without "cause," or if he terminates employment with KLX for "good reason." Upon a change of control of KLX, Mr. Khoury's, Mr. McCaffrey's, Mr. Senft's, and Mr. Franks's employment will terminate and they will be entitled to severance as described above. If Mr. Franks's employment with KLX is terminated due to his death or incapacity, he will receive severance equal to two times his salary, and immediate vesting of all unvested equity awards. None of Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft or Franks, will be entitled to severance from KLX if their employment is terminated for any other reason.

        Pursuant to Mr. Cuomo's employment agreement, if his employment is terminated due to his death or disability, he or his designee is entitled to a lump sum payment equal to the salary and automobile allowance payable from the date of termination through the remainder of the employment term. If B/E Aerospace terminates Mr. Cuomo's employment without cause, he will receive a lump sum equal to one times his salary, the salary payable from the termination date through the remainder of the employment term, a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination and accelerated vesting of outstanding equity awards subject to time-based vesting. No severance will be payable if Mr. Cuomo's employment terminates for any other reason.

        Retirement Benefits.    All of B/E Aerospace's employees, including Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo, are eligible to participate in B/E Aerospace's qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan. Pursuant to this plan, B/E Aerospace matches 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions up to $10,200. In addition, B/E Aerospace provided Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey with the following payments in lieu of other retirement benefits:

    In lieu of retirement benefits, B/E Aerospace provided Mr. Khoury with annual payments equal to 150% of his base salary. These payments were made on a quarterly basis in arrears. In addition, under Mr. Khoury's current agreement with B/E Aerospace, B/E Aerospace agreed to make an annual payment in lieu of retirement benefits equal to the product determined by multiplying the annual increase in salary by 150% times the number of years since Mr. Khoury founded B/E Aerospace less cumulative prior payments. Pursuant to Mr. Khoury's amended and restated employment agreement with B/E, to be effective as of the distribution date, B/E will make tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. Khoury to the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan with an aggregate annual value of one times his base salary with B/E Aerospace. Pursuant to his new employment agreement with KLX, also to be effective as of

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      the distribution date, KLX will make annual tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. Khoury to a KLX deferred compensation plan in an amount equal to 100% of his base salary with KLX.

    In lieu of retirement benefits, B/E Aerospace provided Mr. McCaffrey with an annual payment equal to 50% of his average annual salary for the preceding three-year period multiplied by the number of years of service with B/E Aerospace, less cumulative prior payments. These payments were made on a quarterly basis in arrears. Pursuant to Mr. McCaffrey's new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective as of the distribution date, KLX will make annual tax deferred contribution on behalf of Mr. McCaffrey to a KLX deferred compensation plan in an amount equal to 100% of his base salary with KLX.

        Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.    B/E Aerospace adopted its Deferred Compensation Plan in 2010. The plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan pursuant to which certain senior executives of B/E Aerospace (as selected by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee) are eligible to defer salary and bonus. Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo are eligible to participate in the plan. B/E Aerospace may make a matching contribution equal to 100% of the participant's deferrals under the Deferred Compensation Plan up to a maximum of 7.5% of the participant's total base salary and annual cash bonus. Matching contributions vest in equal installments on January 15th of each of the three years succeeding the year in which the contribution is made. In addition, an executive will fully vest in all matching contributions upon (i) meeting the requirements of a retirement, (ii) a termination of employment by B/E Aerospace without cause, (iii) death, (iv) a change in control of B/E Aerospace or (v) meeting the requirements of a disability.

        In September 2013, the Deferred Compensation Plan was amended to permit the deferral of equity-based awards.

        Other Compensation.    Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo were eligible to participate in all benefit programs that are generally available to all B/E Aerospace employees. In addition, in order to provide a comparative compensation package (based on external studies), B/E Aerospace provided the following:

    Under the Medical Care Reimbursement Plan for Executives, B/E Aerospace generally reimbursed Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Franks for medical care expenses that are not otherwise reimbursed by any plan or arrangement up to a maximum benefit of 10% of their base salary per year.

    B/E Aerospace reimbursed Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey for reasonable costs of financial and estate planning.

    B/E Aerospace provided Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo with a monthly automobile allowance, as described below under the heading "Employment, Severance and Change of Control Agreements."

    Under B/E Aerospace's travel policy, B/E Aerospace provided use of a B/E Aerospace-owned aircraft to Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey to ensure their personal security. These executives are taxed on the incremental cost relating to their personal use of the aircraft.

        To the extent applicable, these amounts are included in the Summary Compensation Table as part of the "All Other Compensation" column.

External Benchmarking

        Benchmarking Objectives.    B/E Aerospace believes its executives should possess above-average competencies, skills and prior experience and display above-average leadership skills as they discharge their responsibilities. B/E Aerospace benchmarks targeted pay levels for essentially every position throughout B/E Aerospace's organization. B/E Aerospace's objective was to establish total targeted compensation (defined as base salary, targeted annual cash incentive, long-term incentives, and, where

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applicable, payments in lieu of retirement benefits) for its NEOs near the 75th percentile of B/E Aerospace's peer group. B/E Aerospace believes the weighting of each component of B/E Aerospace's compensation program (as described above under the heading "The Elements of B/E Aerospace's Compensation Program") is appropriate given the historically cyclical nature of B/E Aerospace's industry, which has resulted and may result in several-year periods during which substantially lower cash incentives are awarded.

        Benchmarking Process.    In 2013, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee retained Mercer, an independent compensation consultant, to assist in the design and implementation of B/E Aerospace's executive compensation program, including the review of market surveys and peer group comparisons. Compensation and other financial data for B/E Aerospace's peer group are compiled from publicly available information, as well as from the consultant's proprietary database for similarly-sized industrial companies. Because the information is based on publicly available data, the comparisons are always against the data for the immediately preceding year (i.e., the 2013 study was based on data included in the 2012 annual reports and 2012 proxy statements of B/E Aerospace's peer group).

        B/E Aerospace believes market data provides a reference and framework for decisions about the base salary, targeted annual cash incentives and the appropriate level of long-term incentives to be provided to each of B/E Aerospace's NEOs. However, due to variability and the inexact science of matching and pricing executive jobs, B/E Aerospace believes that market data should be interpreted within the context of other important factors and should not solely be used to dictate a specific pay level for an executive. As a result, in setting the target pay level of B/E Aerospace's NEOs, market data is reviewed along with a variety of other factors, including individual performance, competencies, skills, future potential, prior experience, scope of responsibility and accountability within the organization.

        In 2013, the consultant reviewed both the individual components and aggregate composition of B/E Aerospace's compensation packages for B/E Aerospace's NEOs, focusing on several components of pay, including:

    base salary;

    actual and targeted cash incentives;

    total cash compensation (i.e., base salary plus cash incentives);

    actual and targeted long-term incentives;

    total direct compensation (i.e., total cash plus long-term incentives); and

    total direct compensation plus payments in lieu of retirement benefits, to the extent applicable.

        Based on this review, the consultant advised the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee that, for each of B/E Aerospace's NEOs:

    the targeted total cash compensation (including base salary and targeted annual cash incentives) approximated the 75th percentile of B/E Aerospace's peer group;

    the targeted total direct compensation (including base salary, annual cash and long-term incentives) approximated the 75th percentile of B/E Aerospace's peer group;

    the total actual cash compensation approximated the 75th percentiles of B/E Aerospace's peer group; and

    the total actual direct compensation (including base salary, annual cash and long-term incentives) plus payments in lieu of retirement benefits, as applicable, approximated the 75th percentile of B/E Aerospace's peer group.

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        B/E Aerospace's consultant also reviewed B/E Aerospace's 2012 financial performance (the most current data then available) and determined that:

    B/E Aerospace's total shareholder return over the one-and three-year periods ended December 31, 2012 were above the 75th percentile of its peer group, and

    measuring revenue growth, operating income growth, EBITDA growth, EPS growth based on the performance metric weightings utilized in B/E Aerospace's MIP, and return on average equity for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2012, B/E Aerospace was positioned at approximately the median of its peer group.

        Compensation Peer Group.    The compensation peer group B/E Aerospace used in 2013 was comprised of the following 16 companies in the aerospace and defense industries:

    AAR Corp.

    Alliant Techsystems

    Crane Co.

    Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    Esterline Technologies Corporation

    Harris Corporation

    Hexcel Corporation

    Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    Pentair Ltd.

    Precision Castparts Corporation

    Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    Spirit Aerosystems Holdings

    Terex Corp.

    Transdigm Group, Inc.

    Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

    Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

        In consultation with the consultant, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee selected these companies for B/E Aerospace's peer group on the basis that (i) as compared to B/E Aerospace, they were within a reasonable range for revenue size and equity market capitalization; (ii) they had executive positions comparable to those at B/E Aerospace which required a similar set of management skills and experience; and (iii) they were representative of organizations that compete with us for business and executive talent. The median 2012 revenues of B/E Aerospace's peer group were approximately $3.5 billion; B/E Aerospace's revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were approximately $3.1 billion. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, together with the consultant, reviews B/E Aerospace's peer group each year. Following the spin-off, it is expected that a compensation consultant will work with the Compensation Committees of B/E Aerospace and KLX to develop an appropriate peer group.

Stock Ownership/Prohibited Transactions in B/E Aerospace Securities

        The B/E Aerospace board of directors established stock ownership guidelines for B/E Aerospace's executive officers and non-employee directors. Under these guidelines, B/E Aerospace's executive officers and members of the board of directors are required to own shares of B/E Aerospace's common

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stock with a market value of at least a specified multiple of their base salary or annual cash retainer, as applicable, within a reasonable period of time from their election to the board of directors or appointment as an executive officer, as determined by B/E Aerospace's board of directors. The guidelines are five times base salary for the Co-CEOs, three and one-half times base salary for all other executive officers and three times the annual cash retainers for members of B/E Aerospace's board of directors. Progress toward meeting the guidelines is reviewed by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee annually. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee considers all shares held by a director or executive officer toward meeting the ownership requirements including: shares owned outright (including in family trusts and those held by a spouse), time-vested restricted shares, shares or share equivalents held in B/E Aerospace's 401(k) plan or a deferred compensation plan and shares in B/E Aerospace's employee stock purchase plan. Unexercised stock options and unearned performance shares are not included toward meeting the guidelines. B/E Aerospace does not have any policies requiring B/E Aerospace's executives to hold shares of common stock received upon vesting or exercise of equity awards.

        B/E Aerospace's directors and executive officers are prohibited from engaging in short sales of B/E Aerospace. B/E Aerospace's officers and directors are also prohibited from selling or purchasing puts or calls, trading in or writing options, or engaging in other hedging activities with respect to B/E Aerospace.

Compensation Risks

        In 2013, B/E Aerospace management and the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee assessed B/E Aerospace's compensation policies and practices and determined that B/E Aerospace's policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on B/E Aerospace. In reaching this conclusion, B/E Aerospace primarily considered the following factors:

    Executive officers receive a mix of base salary, cash-incentive awards and long-term equity-based awards as compensation, and the cash incentives plus performance-based incentives paid to B/E Aerospace's executive officers in 2013 ranged from approximately 40% - 47% of total direct compensation while base salary and time-based vested long-term equity-based awards accounted for approximately 53% - 60% of total direct compensation. B/E Aerospace does not believe the amount of cash-incentives paid to our executive officers would incentivize management to take excessive risks for short-term gains.

    Equity-based awards are designed to align the long-term interests of executive officers and stockholders. The performance portion of B/E Aerospace's long-term equity-based awards vests based on an average return on B/E Aerospace's equity over a three-year period and the time-based portion of the long-term equity-based awards vests over a three-year period. Due to these vesting periods, B/E Aerospace does not believe that B/E Aerospace's equity-based awards incentivize executive officers to take excessive risks for short-term gains.

    To align long-term interests of executive officers and B/E Aerospace's stockholders and to ensure an owner-oriented culture, B/E Aerospace has adopted executive stock ownership guidelines that require B/E Aerospace's executive officers to hold a significant amount of B/E Aerospace's common stock.

    To further align the long-term interests of B/E Aerospace's executives and B/E Aerospace's stockholders, B/E Aerospace adopted an anti-hedging policy which provides that no insider, including B/E Aerospace's NEOs and members of B/E Aerospace's board of directors, may engage in short sales of B/E Aerospace, Inc. securities. Also, selling or purchasing puts or calls or otherwise trading in or writing options on B/E Aerospace, Inc. securities by B/E Aerospace officers and directors is prohibited.

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    With the assistance of Mercer, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee reviews and approves the targeted annual compensation opportunity and type of compensation available for each B/E Aerospace executive officer.

    As part of this review, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee compares the targeted and actual total compensation of each B/E Aerospace executive officer with their counterparts within B/E Aerospace's peer group.

    On an annual basis, B/E Aerospace's executive officers provide a certification that they have complied with B/E Aerospace's Code of Business Conduct. In addition, B/E Aerospace regularly reviews its code of conduct and B/E Aerospace's other corporate policies with all employees.

    B/E Aerospace does not have employees who are compensated based on taking significant risks with B/E Aerospace's capital.

Compensation Recoupment Policy

        In the event of a material restatement of B/E Aerospace's financial results, the B/E Aerospace board of directors will review the facts and circumstances that led to the requirement for the restatement and may take such actions, if any, as it deems necessary or appropriate in its discretion. The B/E Aerospace board of directors will consider whether any executive officer received cash incentive compensation based on the original financial statements because it appeared he or she had achieved financial performance targets which, in fact, were not achieved based on the restatement. The B/E Aerospace board of directors also will consider the accountability of any executive officer whose acts or omissions were responsible in whole or in part for the events that led to the restatement and whether such acts or omissions constituted misconduct.

        The actions, if any, that the B/E Aerospace board of directors may, in its discretion, elect to take against a particular executive officer, depending on all the facts and circumstances as determined during their review, could include (i) the recoupment of all or part of any bonus or other cash incentive compensation paid to the executive officer that was based upon the achievement of financial results that were subsequently restated and/or (ii) the pursuit of other available remedies.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

        Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits to $1 million the U.S. federal tax deductibility of compensation paid in one year to certain executives. Performance-based compensation is not subject to the limits on deductibility of Section 162(m), provided such compensation meets certain requirements, including stockholder approval of material terms of compensation. To the extent it determines to be reasonably practicable and consistent with B/E Aerospace's other compensation objectives, B/E Aerospace provides its executives with compensation programs that will preserve tax deductibility. The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee believes, however, that stockholder interests are best served by not restricting its discretion and flexibility in structuring compensation programs, even though such programs may result in certain non-deductible compensation expenses.

        To the extent that any compensation paid to B/E Aerospace's executive officers constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee intends to cause the award to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and to avoid the imposition of penalty taxes and interest upon the participant receiving the award.

        The B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee also takes accounting considerations, including the impact of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, into account in structuring compensation programs and determining the form and amount of compensation awarded.

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Executive Compensation Tables and Discussion

Historical Compensation of Executive Officers Prior to the Spin-Off

        The following tables contain compensation information for our NEOs. For information on the current and past positions held by each named executive, see "Management—Our Executive Officers." All references in the following tables to stock options, restricted stock, RSUs and other equity awards relate to awards granted by B/E Aerospace in regard to B/E Aerospace's common stock. For information on the treatment of equity awards in the spin-off, see "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Equity Awards."

        The amounts and forms of compensation reported below do not necessarily reflect the compensation these persons will receive following the spin-off, which could be higher or lower, because historical compensation was determined by B/E Aerospace Management and future compensation levels will be determined based on the compensation policies, programs and procedures to be established by our compensation committee.

Summary Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid to our NEOs in 2013:

Name and Principal Position
  Year   Salary   Stock
Awards
($)(1)
  Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(2)
  All Other
Compensation
($)
  Total
($)
 

Amin J. Khoury,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    2013   $ 1,287,554   $ 4,084,049   $ 2,265,909   $ 6,662,273 (3) $ 14,299,785  

Thomas P. McCaffrey,
President and Chief Operating Officer

   
2013
   
600,440
   
1,173,444
   
921,526
   
590,707

(4)
 
3,286,117
 

Michael F. Senft,
Vice President—Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
2013
   
   
   
   

(5)
 
 

Roger Franks,
General Counsel, Vice President—Law and Human Resources

   
2013
   
263,847
   
195,019
   
167,000
   
66,337

(6)
 
692,203
 

John Cuomo,
Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Solutions Group

   
2013
   
331,102
   
338,173
   
101,431
   
98,157

(7)
 
868,863
 

(1)
The amounts reported in the "Stock Awards" column represent the aggregate full grant date fair value of the restricted stock awards calculated by B/E Aerospace in accordance with FASB ASC 718 (without any reduction for risk of forfeiture). For more information about B/E Aerospace's adoption of FASB ASC 718 and how B/E Aerospace values stock-based awards (including assumptions made in such valuation), refer to Note 11 to B/E Aerospace's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 included in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2014. For the performance-based restricted stock awards, the grant date value is based upon the probable outcome of the performance metrics. If the highest level of payout were achieved, the value of the award as of the grant date for restricted stock awards represent 25% of each stock award.

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    Whether, and to what extent, an NEO realizes value with respect to restricted stock awards will depend on B/E Aerospace's actual operating performance, stock price fluctuations and the NEO's continued employment. These awards may be converted or adjusted in connection with the spin-off. See "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Equity Awards."

(2)
All annual cash bonuses paid to our NEOs under the MIP are reflected in the "Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation" column of this table. The amounts shown represent the annual cash incentive payments received by our NEOs under B/E Aerospace's MIP. These cash awards were earned in 2013 and were paid on February 21, 2014. The B/E Aerospace MIP is described in detail above in our "Compensation Discussion and Analysis."

(3)
With respect to Mr. Khoury, the amount reported for 2013 as "All Other Compensation" includes $6,165,918 for B/E Aerospace's annual payments in lieu of retirement benefits; $344,600 representing the aggregate incremental cost to B/E for his personal use of the B/E Aerospace aircraft; $97,429 for estate planning; $10,200 for B/E Aerospace contributions to the B/E Aerospace 401(k) Plan; $9,246 representing payments under B/E Aerospace's executive medical plan; and $34,880 relating to an automobile and insurance provided by B/E Aerospace. The aggregate incremental cost for the use of the B/E Aerospace aircraft for personal travel is calculated by multiplying the hourly variable cost rate for the aircraft by the hours used. The hourly variable cost rate includes costs such as fuel, oil, parking/landing fees, crew expenses and catering.

(4)
With respect to Mr. McCaffrey, the amount reported for 2013 as "All Other Compensation" includes $549,680 for B/E Aerospace's annual payments in lieu of retirement benefits; $10,200 for B/E Aerospace's contributions to the B/E Aerospace 401(k) Plan; $3,438 representing payments under B/E Aerospace's executive medical plan; and an additional amount relating to an automobile allowance and estate planning.

(5)
As compensation for his service to the Company as a non-employee director, Mr. Senft received $125,000 in cash and stock awards with a grant date fair market value of $90,167 in 2013.

(6)
With respect to Mr. Franks, the amount reported for 2013 as "All Other Compensation" includes $26,137 representing payments under B/E Aerospace's executive medical plan; $10,200 for B/E Aerospace's contributions to the B/E Aerospace 401(k) Plan; and $30,000 representing a matching contribution made by B/E Aerospace to the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan.

(7)
With respect to Mr. Cuomo, the amount reported for 2013 as "All Other Compensation" includes $13,200 of automobile allowance; $10,200 for B/E Aerospace's contributions to the B/E Aerospace 401(k) Plan; and $74,757 representing a matching contribution made by B/E Aerospace to the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2013

        The following table sets forth information concerning incentive awards made by B/E Aerospace to our NEOs in 2013. Awards consisted of restricted stock and cash incentive awards under B/E Aerospace's MIP as described in detail in our "Compensation Discussion and Analysis."

 
   
  Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
   
   
 
 
   
  All Other Stock
Awards: Number
of Shares of
Stock or Units
(#)(3)(4)
  Grant Date Fair
Value of Stock
and Options
Awards
($)(5)
 
Name
  Grant
Date
  Threshold
($)(2)
  Target
($)
  Maximum
($)
 

Amin J. Khoury

  1/1/2013   $   $ 2,265,909   $ 2,265,909       $  

  12/15/2013                 47,845     4,084,049  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

 

1/1/2013

   
   
921,526
   
921,526
   
   
 

  12/15/2013                 13,747     1,173,444  

Michael F. Senft

 

   
   
   
   
   
 

Roger Franks

 

11/15/13

   
   
167,000
   
167,000
   
2,320
   
195,019
 

John Cuomo

 

11/15/13

   
   
101,431
   
101,431
   
4,023
   
338,173
 

(1)
The amounts shown represent the range of annual cash incentive opportunities for each NEO under B/E Aerospace's 2013 MIP. Effective January 1, 2013, B/E Aerospace modified its MIP such that cash bonuses would not exceed certain percentages of base salaries, with the excess of any amount that otherwise would have been awarded absent the limitation on cash bonuses to be instead awarded in the form of restricted shares which vest over a four-year period. The restricted stock awards granted on February 12, 2014 are not reflected in this table.

(2)
Since the amount of Non-Equity Incentive Plan awards is determined on the basis of an NEO's contributions to the success of a segment or B/E Aerospace, as applicable, no specific threshold can be determined.

(3)
The restricted stock awards includes awards made on December 15, 2013 for Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey, and on November 15, 2013 for Messrs. Franks and Cuomo, that were approved by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee at its meeting on October 24, 2013. The number of shares of restricted stock granted is equal to the dollar value approved by B/E Aerospace's Compensation Committee divided by the closing price of B/E Aerospace's common stock on the date of grant. All grants of restricted stock were made pursuant to B/E Aerospace's LTIP.

(4)
The amounts shown represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the long-term incentive awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 (without any reduction for risk of forfeiture). For more information about B/E Aerospace's adoption of FASB ASC 718 and how B/E Aerospace values stock-based awards (including assumptions made in such valuation), refer to Note 11 to B/E Aerospace's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 included in B/E Aerospace's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2014. For the performance-based restricted stock awards, the grant date value is based upon the probable outcome of the performance metrics. If the highest level of payout were achieved, the value of the award as of the grant date for restricted stock awards, represent 25% of each stock award.

(5)
For Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo, seventy-five percent of the 2013 annual award is subject to time-based vesting and 25% of the 2013 annual award is subject to performance-based vesting. The time-based portion of this award vests ratably over three years, provided the executive is employed or, as to Mr. Amin J. Khoury, is providing consulting services on the applicable vesting date. The vesting of the performance-based award is subject to B/E Aerospace achieving

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    the annual returns on equity targets established by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, and vests four years from the date of grant, subject to the following conditions: (i) if B/E Aerospace achieves 90% or more of the target, 100% of the total performance-based award will vest; (ii) if B/E Aerospace achieves between 85% and 90% of the three-year average target, 50% of the performance-based award will vest and (iii) if B/E Aerospace achieves less than 80% of target no portion of the award will vest. Mr. Franks's award is subject only to time-based vesting and vests ratably over four years. Shares awarded by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee under B/E Aerospace's MIP vest ratably over a four-year period. These awards may be converted or adjusted in connection with the spin-off. See "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Equity Awards."

    2013 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

            The following table provides information concerning outstanding equity awards held by each NEO as of December 31, 2013, which includes unvested shares of restricted stock.

 
   
  Stock Awards  
Name
  Grant Date   Number of Shares
or Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested
(#)(1)(2)
  Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested
($)(3)
 

Amin J. Khoury

  12/15/2013     47,845   $ 4,163,950  

  12/17/2012     59,004     5,135,118  

  12/15/2011     49,724     4,327,480  

  12/15/2010     23,574     2,051,645  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

 

12/15/2013

   
13,747
   
1,196,401
 

  12/17/2012     16,964     1,476,377  

  12/15/2011     14,296     1,244,181  

  12/15/2010     6,777     589,802  

Michael F. Senft

 

   
   
 

Roger Franks

 

11/15/2013

   
2,320
   
201,910
 

  11/15/2012     2,809     244,467  

  11/15/2011     1,316     114,531  

  11/15/2010     3,613     314,439  

John Cuomo

 

11/15/2013

   
4,023
   
350,122
 

  11/15/2012     5,706     496,593  

  11/15/2011     3,870     336,806  

  11/15/2010     1,621     141,076  

(1)
For Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, and Cuomo, seventy-five percent of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual restricted stock awards are subject to time-based vesting and 25% of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual restricted stock awards are subject to performance-based vesting. The time-based award vests ratably over three years, provided the executive is employed or, as to Mr. Amin J. Khoury, is providing consulting services on the applicable vesting date. The vesting of the performance-based award is subject to B/E Aerospace achieving the annual returns on equity targets established by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, and vests four years from the date of grant, subject to the following conditions: (i) if B/E Aerospace achieves 90% or more of the target, 100% of the total performance-based award will vest; (ii) if B/E Aerospace achieves between 85% and 90% of the three-year average target, 50% of the performance-based award will vest and (iii) if B/E Aerospace achieves less than 80% of target no portion of the award will vest. Mr. Franks's award is subject only to time-based vesting and vests ratably over four years. Shares awarded by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee under our MIP vest ratably over a

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    four-year period. These awards may also be converted or adjusted in connection with the spin-off. See "The Spin-Off—Treatment of Equity Awards."

(2)
Excludes shares of time-vesting restricted stock awarded under B/E Aerospace's MIP in February 2014 with respect to 2013 performance. These shares of restricted stock vest over a four-year period.

(3)
The market value of unvested shares is based on the closing share price of $87.03, which was the closing price of B/E Aerospace common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on December 31, 2013.

        The table below sets forth (i) the number of shares of restricted stock granted in February 2014 and (ii) the market value of these February shares calculated as if they had been outstanding as of December 31, 2013.

 
   
  Stock Awards  
Name
  Grant Date   Number of Shares
or Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested
(#)
  Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock
That Have Not Vested
($)
 

Amin J. Khoury

  2/12/2014     19,005   $ 1,654,005  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

  2/12/2014     8,457     736,013  

Michael F. Senft

           

Roger Franks

  2/12/2014     1,430     114,986  

John Cuomo

  2/12/2014     1,244     100,030  

Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2013

        The following table provides information concerning vesting of common stock awards held by each NEO during 2013. No options were outstanding in 2013.

 
  Stock Awards  
Name
  Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
(#)(1)
  Value Realized
on Vesting
($)(2)
 

Amin J. Khoury

    100,502   $ 8,572,360  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    30,206     2,576,518  

Michael F. Senft

         

Roger Franks

    5,209     336,577  

John Cuomo

    8,486     716,336  

(1)
Represents the shares of restricted stock that vested during 2013.

(2)
Represents the number of shares of restricted stock that vested during 2013 multiplied by the closing price of B/E Aerospace's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the applicable vesting date.

Fiscal 2013 Deferred Compensation Table

        The B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan pursuant to which certain senior executives of B/E Aerospace (as selected by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee) are eligible to defer a portion of their base salary and cash bonus. Beginning in 2014, the plan was amended to permit the deferral of equity-based awards.

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        A deferral election must be made prior to the beginning of the calendar year in which deferral occurs. Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo are eligible to participate in the plan while employed by B/E Aerospace.

        The deferred compensation plan is a nonqualified plan under the Internal Revenue Code and does not provide for guaranteed returns on plan contributions. A participant's deferrals, together with B/E Aerospace matching contributions, are adjusted for earnings or losses measured by the rate of return on the notional investments available under the plan to which participants allocate their accounts. The funds are the same as are available under the B/E Aerospace 401(k) plan applicable to all employees generally. Participants may change investment elections on any business day. Distributions are made after termination of employment or on a date, selected by the participant, prior to termination of employment.

        During 2013, our NEOs elected to defer compensation under the plan in the amounts reflected in the table below.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

Name
  Executive
Contributions
in 2013
($)(1)
  Registrant
Contributions
in 2013
($)
  Aggregate
Earnings
in 2013
($)(1)
  Available
Balance at
12/31/13
($)(2)
 

Amin J. Khoury

          $   $  

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    550,220         214,743     1,864,096  

Michael F. Senft

                 

Roger Franks

    30,000     30,000     13,137     73,137  

John Cuomo

    935,017     74,757     224,221     1,233,995  

(1)
All executive contributions are included as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table. Earnings on account balances are not included in the Summary Compensation Table.

(2)
Includes current and prior year contributions and earnings.

        In addition to the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan, all of B/E Aerospace's employees, including NEOs, participate in the B/E Aerospace qualified 401(k) defined contribution plan. Pursuant to this plan, B/E Aerospace matches 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions up to $10,200.

Employment, Severance and Change of Control Agreements

        B/E Aerospace is a party to employment agreements with Mr. Khoury, Mr. McCaffrey and Mr.Cuomo. In connection with the spin-off, each of Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Senft and Franks has entered into a new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective on the distribution date, except that Mr. Senft's agreement is effective October 6, 2014. In addition, Mr. Khoury has entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, which will also become effective on the distribution date. Each of these agreements is described below.

Amin J. Khoury

Current Employment Agreement with B/E Aerospace

        Mr. Khoury is party to an employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, amended and restated as of July 29, 2013, pursuant to which he currently serves as B/E Aerospace's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The employment agreement has a rolling three-year term so that the term of the

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agreement extends through three years from any date as of which the term is being determined. Mr. Khoury was appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2014. The agreement provides that Mr. Khoury will receive a specified base salary, currently $1,396,432 per year, subject to an annual cost-of-living increase and other increases as determined from time to time by the board of directors of B/E Aerospace. He is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary incentive bonus under B/E Aerospace's MIP. While employed by B/E Aerospace, Mr. Khoury is also eligible to participate in all benefit plans (other than retirement plans) generally available to B/E Aerospace executives and B/E Aerospace provides him with an automobile and automobile insurance at an annual cost of approximately $34,880.

General Provisions

        In lieu of retirement benefits, B/E Aerospace provides Mr. Khoury with annual payments equal to 150% of his base salary. These payments are made on a quarterly basis in arrears. In addition, B/E Aerospace makes an annual payment in lieu of retirement benefits in an amount equal to the product determined by multiplying the annual increase in salary by 150%, times the number of years since he founded B/E Aerospace. This payment is made in the quarter following the change in salary. All such payments are made to a grantor trust for the benefit of Mr. Khoury, such payments are taxable to Mr. Khoury when paid into the trust, and historically have been distributed to Mr. Khoury at the time of payment as provided pursuant to the terms of the trust agreement. These payments are reported in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table above.

        Mr. Khoury's employment agreement provides that he and his spouse will receive medical, dental and health benefits (including benefits under B/E Aerospace's executive medical reimbursement plan) for the remainder of their lives following a termination of his employment for any reason.

        Pursuant to the employment agreement, if Mr. Khoury's employment with B/E Aerospace terminates for any reason other than death or "Incapacity" (as defined in the employment agreement), B/E Aerospace will enter into a consulting arrangement with him, pursuant to which he will provide strategic planning, financial planning, merger and acquisition advice and consultation to B/E Aerospace, as well as periodic advice and consultation regarding key staffing and recruitment issues and such other services as he and B/E Aerospace may mutually agree upon. The consulting term will extend for a period of five years following Mr. Khoury's termination of employment. During the duration of his consulting agreement, Mr. Khoury will be entitled to an annual consulting fee equal to 15% of his salary in effect on the day of his termination of employment and will also be entitled to an office, an assistant, travel benefits in accordance with B/E Aerospace's policy regarding authorization and limitation on officer travel described above in our "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," automobile benefits and reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses. Any then-unvested restricted stock awards will continue to vest in accordance with their terms for so long as Mr. Khoury is providing consulting services. During the five-year term, the consulting agreement may not be amended or terminated without the prior written consent of B/E Aerospace and Mr. Khoury. In the event of Mr. Khoury's death or Incapacity during the consulting period, he or his designee will receive a lump sum payment equal to the fees for the then-remaining term of the consulting period.

        On August 29, 2014, Mr. Khoury voluntarily waived his rights under the employment agreement to any excise tax gross-ups that would be imposed on any "excess parachute payment" under the Code and for any tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

        If there is a dispute between Mr. Khoury and B/E Aerospace with respect to any payments due under the employment agreement in connection with a termination of his employment for or without "Good Reason," for Incapacity or a "Change of Control" (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement), then B/E Aerospace will pay the costs of all legal fees and related dispute costs and expenses Mr. Khoury incurs in connection with such dispute.

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        During the term of his employment agreement and consulting agreement (if applicable) and for a period of two years thereafter, Mr. Khoury is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations. In addition, Mr. Khoury is subject to a perpetual confidentiality covenant.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. Khoury will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination.    If Mr. Khoury's employment with B/E Aerospace is terminated by B/E Aerospace for any reason other than death, Incapacity or in connection with a Change of Control, he is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the salary he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (ii) the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation, including the amount he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (iii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards with stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms, (iv) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date, and (v) a lump sum severance amount equal to one times his annual base salary.

        Good Reason.    If Mr. Khoury terminates his employment with B/E Aerospace at any time for Good Reason, he is entitled to receive (i) a lump sum payment equal to the salary he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (ii) the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation, including the amount he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (iii) a lump sum severance amount equal to one times his annual base salary, (iv) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards with stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms, and (v) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date.

        Change of Control.    If a Change of Control occurs, Mr. Khoury's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the salary he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (ii) a lump sum equal to the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation, including the amount he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (iii) a lump sum severance amount equal to one times his annual base salary, (iv) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date, and (v) accelerated vesting of all outstanding equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms. Subject to the timely payment of these amounts and the provision of the benefits described in the employment agreement, B/E Aerospace, its purchaser or successor will have the option to re-hire Mr. Khoury for a minimum of 12 months and up to 24 months beyond the date of the Change of Control, at the same base salary, bonuses, equity awards, benefits, and automobile allowance as in effect on the date of the Change of Control.

        Voluntary Termination.    If Mr. Khoury terminates his employment with B/E Aerospace at any time and for any reason other than due to death, Incapacity, or Good Reason, he is entitled to (i) a lump sum severance payment amount equal to one times his annual base salary, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date, and (iii) the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation as of the date of separation.

        Death.    In the event of Mr. Khoury's death, his designee is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the salary Mr. Khoury would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (ii) the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation as of the

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date of death, (iii) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the date of death, (iv) immediate vesting of all equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms, and (v) a lump sum death benefit in the amount of $10.0 million death benefit (funded 100% by a whole life insurance policy).

        Incapacity.    In the event of Mr. Khoury's termination of employment due to his Incapacity, he is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to two (2) times the salary (as in effect on the day of termination) that he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, (ii) the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation as of the termination date, and (iii) any earned but unpaid bonuses, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date. In addition, Mr. Khoury will be entitled to the immediate vesting of all equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

Post-Spin-Off Employment Agreement with B/E Aerospace

        On September 15, 2014, Mr. Khoury entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, to be effective as of the distribution date, pursuant to which he will serve as Executive Chairman of B/E Aerospace (the "New B/E Agreement"). Except as described below, the terms of Mr. Khoury's current employment agreement with B/E Aerospace will substantially continue in effect under the New B/E Agreement.

        The New B/E Agreement has a three-year term with automatic annual renewals, unless the option not to renew is exercised by either party 90 days before the expiration of the term. The New B/E Agreement provides that Mr. Khoury will receive a specified base salary, currently $900,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the B/E Aerospace board of directors or the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee. Mr. Khoury's base salary under the New B/E Agreement represents a reduction of approximately 36% from his 2014 base salary, and will also result in a reduction of his target bonus and annual equity grant amounts. Mr. Khoury will have an annual target bonus of no less than 175% of his base salary. He will also receive an annual equity grant with a grant date value of no less than 250% of his base salary.

General Provisions

        In lieu of retirement benefits, B/E Aerospace will make tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. Khoury to the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan with an aggregate annual value of one times his base salary, which is a substantial reduction from the annual retirement compensation that Mr. Khoury was previously provided by the B/E Aerospace. Mr. Khoury's post-retirement consulting agreement has been amended to set his annual compensation at $209,400 per annum, but in all other respects remains the same as described above under his current B/E agreement.

        Consistent with Mr. Khoury's waiver under his existing employment agreement, no tax gross-ups are provided under the New B/E Agreement.

        In the event of a dispute between Mr. Khoury and B/E Aerospace with respect to any breach of the New B/E Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the dispute.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        Mr. Khoury will not receive any severance payments on the distribution date in connection with the changes in his title, duties and responsibilities with B/E Aerospace, as he has agreed to defer until

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he ceases to be employed by B/E Aerospace the $11,870,000 severance payment (the "Deferred Amount") that he would have been entitled to receive under his current employment agreement with B/E Aerospace upon his termination of employment with B/E Aerospace. Mr. Khoury has also agreed to forego the accelerated vesting of his equity awards until he ceases to provide services, including post-retirement consulting services, to B/E Aerospace.

        Mr. Khoury will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Good Reason.    If Mr. Khoury's employment with B/E Aerospace is terminated by B/E Aerospace for any reason other than death, or if Mr. Khoury terminates his employment with B/E Aerospace at any time for Good Reason, he is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the Deferred Amount, (ii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms, and (iii) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date.

        Change of Control.    If a Change of Control occurs, Mr. Khoury's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to the benefits set forth above under "Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Good Reason."

        Voluntary Termination.    If Mr. Khoury terminates his employment with B/E Aerospace at any time and for any reason other than due to death, Incapacity, or Good Reason, he is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the Deferred Amount and (ii) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date.

        Death.    In the event of Mr. Khoury's death, his designee is entitled to (i) a lump sum payment equal to the Deferred Amount, (ii) any earned but unpaid bonuses payable, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the date of death, (iii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms, and (iv) a lump sum death benefit in the amount of $10.0 million death benefit (funded 100% by a whole life insurance policy).

Employment Agreement with KLX

        On September 15, 2014, Mr. Khoury entered into a new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective as of the distribution date, pursuant to which he will serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of KLX (the "Khoury KLX Agreement").

        The Khoury KLX Agreement has a three-year term with automatic annual renewals unless the option not to renew is exercised by either party 90 days before the expiration of the term. The Khoury KLX Agreement provides that Mr. Khoury will receive a specified base salary, currently $1,000,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee. Mr. Khoury will have an annual target bonus of no less than 175% of his base salary. He will also receive an annual equity grant with a grant date value of no less than 250% of his base salary. While employed by KLX, Mr. Khoury will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans generally available to KLX executives, except to the extent equivalent benefits are provided to him by B/E Aerospace.

General Provisions

        In lieu of retirement benefits, KLX will make tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. Khoury to a KLX deferred contribution plan with an aggregate annual value of one times his base salary.

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        Consistent with Mr. Khoury's waiver under his existing employment agreement, no tax gross-ups are provided under the Khoury KLX Agreement.

        In the event of a dispute between Mr. Khoury and KLX with respect to any breach of the Khoury KLX Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the dispute.

        During the term of the Khoury KLX Agreement and for a period of two years thereafter, Mr. Khoury is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations. In addition, Mr. Khoury is subject to a perpetual confidentiality covenant.

Initial Equity Grant

        KLX will make a one-time initial equity grant to Mr. Khoury, with the grant consisting of (i) options with a grant date fair value of $7.5 million and (ii) restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $7.5 million. These awards will vest over three years. Seventy-five percent of the restricted stock units will be subject to time-based vesting, and the remaining 25% will vest upon the achievement of performance criteria.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. Khoury will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason.    If Mr. Khoury's employment with KLX is terminated by KLX for any reason, including death or "Incapacity," or if Mr. Khoury terminates his employment with KLX at any time for "Good Reason" (each as defined in the Khoury KLX Agreement), Mr. Khoury or his designee is entitled to: (i) a lump sum equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus and (ii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Change of Control.    If a "Change of Control" (as defined in the Khoury KLX Agreement) occurs, Mr. Khoury's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to the benefits set forth above under "Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason."

        If Mr. Khoury's employment terminates for any other reason, he will not be entitled to severance payments.

Thomas P. McCaffrey

Current Employment Agreement with B/E Aerospace

        Mr. McCaffrey is party to an employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, amended and restated as of July 29, 2013, pursuant to which he currently serves as B/E Aerospace's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO. The employment agreement has a rolling three-year term so that the term extends through three years from any date as of which the term is being determined. The employment agreement provides that Mr. McCaffrey will receive a specified base salary during the employment term, currently $638,925 per year, subject to cost of living and other incremental increases as determined from time to time by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee. He is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary incentive bonus under B/E Aerospace's MIP and to participate in B/E Aerospace's equity incentive plan as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. Mr. McCaffrey is also eligible to participate in all benefit plans (other than retirement plans) available to B/E Aerospace executives and to receive an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month.

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General Provisions

        B/E Aerospace's agreement with Mr. McCaffrey provides that B/E Aerospace will make quarterly payments in lieu of retirement benefits in an annual amount equal to one-half of his average annual salary for the preceding three-year period multiplied by the number of years of service with B/E Aerospace, less all prior payments. These payments are made to a grantor trust for the benefit of Mr. McCaffrey, such payments are taxable to Mr. McCaffrey when paid to the trust, and historically have been distributed to Mr. McCaffrey at the time of payment as provided pursuant to the terms of the trust agreement. These payments are reported in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table above. B/E Aerospace makes these payments on a quarterly basis in arrears.

        In the event Mr. McCaffrey's employment is terminated for any reason other than a termination by B/E Aerospace for "Cause" (as such term is defined in the employment agreement), he will be entitled to any earned but unpaid bonuses, as determined by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, for any fiscal periods ending prior to the termination date, and any accrued but unpaid payments in lieu of retirement benefits as of the termination date. Furthermore, except in the event that B/E Aerospace terminates Mr. McCaffrey's employment for Cause, he and his spouse will receive medical, dental and health benefits (including benefits under B/E Aerospace's executive medical reimbursement plan) for the remainder of their lives.

        If there is a dispute between Mr. McCaffrey and B/E Aerospace with respect to any payments due under the employment agreement in connection with a termination of his employment without Cause, for or without "Good Reason," for "Incapacity," or a "Change of Control" (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement), then B/E Aerospace will pay the costs of all legal fees and related dispute costs and expenses Mr. McCaffrey incurs in connection with such dispute.

        On August 29, 2014, Mr. McCaffrey voluntarily waived his rights under the employment agreement to any excise tax gross-ups that would be imposed on any "excess parachute payment" under the Code and for any tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

        Mr. McCaffrey is also party to the B/E Aerospace standard proprietary information and confidentiality agreement.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. McCaffrey will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination; Resignation with Good Reason.    In the event Mr. McCaffrey's employment is terminated by B/E Aerospace without Cause or by him for Good Reason, he will receive a lump sum severance amount equal to (i) two times his annual base salary and automobile allowance, and (ii) the annual base salary and automobile allowance he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term. He will also receive a final payment in lieu of retirement benefits determined as if he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term. As a result of such a termination, he will also be entitled to the immediate vesting of all equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Change of Control.    If a Change of Control occurs, Mr. McCaffrey's employment will be terminated and B/E Aerospace or its successor will provide him (i) a lump sum severance amount equal to two times his annual base salary and automobile allowance, (ii) a lump sum equal to the remaining unpaid balance of his retirement compensation determined as if he had been employed through the remainder of the then-existing term of his agreement, (iii) a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the annual base salary and automobile allowance he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term, and (iv) the immediate vesting of all equity

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awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms. Subject to the timely payment of these amounts and the provision of the benefits described in the employment agreement, B/E Aerospace will have the option to re-hire Mr. McCaffrey for employment with B/E Aerospace, its purchaser or successor for a minimum of 12 months and up to 24 months beyond the termination date at the same base salary, bonuses, equity awards, benefits, automobile allowance as in effect on the termination date, in exchange for the same services as provided by Mr. McCaffrey prior to the Change of Control, and on such additional terms as B/E Aerospace and Mr. McCaffrey may mutually agree.

        Death.    In the event of Mr. McCaffrey's termination due to his death, his designee will receive a lump sum payment equal to the salary and automobile allowance that would have been due to him had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term. In addition, Mr. McCaffrey will be entitled to the immediate vesting of all equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms. Upon his death (during or after his employment), Mr. McCaffrey's named beneficiary will receive a $4.0 million death benefit (100% funded by a whole life insurance policy).

        Incapacity.    Upon the determination of Mr. McCaffrey's Incapacity by B/E Aerospace's board of directors in accordance with his employment agreement, Mr. McCaffrey's employment will be terminated, and he is entitled to receive the annual base salary and automobile allowance that he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term. In addition, Mr. McCaffrey will be entitled to the immediate vesting of all equity awards with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Resignation Without Good Reason.    If Mr. McCaffrey resigns without Good Reason, he is entitled to a lump sum severance payment equal to one times his annual base salary and automobile allowance.

        Termination for Cause.    If, at any time, Mr. McCaffrey is terminated by B/E Aerospace for Cause, he will not be entitled to any further compensation and benefits other than as set forth in any applicable plans, programs or arrangements.

        Mr. McCaffrey's current employment agreement with B/E Aerospace will terminate on the distribution date. In connection with Mr. McCaffrey's separation from service with B/E Aerospace, B/E Aerospace will pay Mr. McCaffrey the cash amount that would be due under his existing employment agreement upon a termination of employment with B/E Aerospace without "Cause" or for "Good Reason" on the distribution date. Mr. McCaffrey has agreed to forego his contractual right to accelerated vesting of his outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards that would otherwise vest after March 15, 2015 upon a termination of employment and, upon the effectiveness of the spin-off, such equity awards will convert into equity awards of KLX and continue to vest in accordance with their existing terms and conditions.

Employment Agreement with KLX

        On September 15, 2014, Mr. McCaffrey entered into a new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective as of the distribution date, pursuant to which he will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer, or COO, of KLX (the "McCaffrey KLX Agreement").

        The McCaffrey KLX Agreement has a three-year term with automatic annual renewals unless the option not to renew is exercised by either party 90 days before the expiration of the term. The McCaffrey KLX Agreement provides that Mr. McCaffrey will receive a specified base salary, currently $639,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee. Mr. McCaffrey will have an annual target bonus of no less than 150% of his base salary. He will also receive an annual equity grant with a grant date value of no less than 325% of his base salary. While employed by KLX, Mr. McCaffrey will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans

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generally available to KLX executives, except to the extent equivalent benefits are provided to him by B/E Aerospace, and to receive an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month.

General Provisions

        In lieu of retirement benefits, KLX will make tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. McCaffrey to a KLX deferred contribution plan with an aggregate annual value of one times his base salary.

        Consistent with Mr. McCaffrey's waiver under his existing employment agreement, no tax gross-ups are provided under the McCaffrey KLX Agreement.

        In the event of a dispute between Mr. McCaffrey and KLX with respect to any breach of the McCaffrey KLX Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the dispute.

Initial Equity Grant

        KLX will make a one-time initial equity grant to Mr. McCaffrey, with the grant consisting of (i) options with a grant date fair value of $3.75 million and (ii) restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $3.75 million. These awards will vest over three years. Seventy-five percent of the restricted stock units will be subject to time-based vesting, and the remaining 25% will vest upon the achievement of performance criteria.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. McCaffrey will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason.    If Mr. McCaffrey's employment with KLX is terminated by KLX without "Cause," due to death or "Incapacity," or if Mr. McCaffrey terminates his employment with KLX at any time for "Good Reason" (each as defined in the McCaffrey KLX Agreement), Mr. McCaffrey or his designee is entitled to: (i) a lump sum equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus and (ii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Change of Control.    If a "Change of Control" (as defined in the McCaffrey KLX Agreement) occurs, Mr. McCaffrey's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to the benefits set forth above under "Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason."

        If Mr. McCaffrey's employment terminates for any other reason, he will not be entitled to severance payments.

Michael F. Senft

Employment Agreement with KLX

        On September 30, 2014, Mr. Senft entered into a new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective October 6, 2014, pursuant to which he will serve as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, or CFO, of KLX (the "Senft KLX Agreement").

        The Senft KLX Agreement has a three-year term with automatic annual renewals unless the option not to renew is exercised by either party 90 days before the expiration of the term. The Senft KLX Agreement provides that Mr. Senft will receive a specified base salary, currently $400,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee. Mr. Senft will have an annual target bonus of no less than 75% of his base salary. He will also receive

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an annual equity grant with a targeted grant date value of no less than 175% of his base salary. While employed by KLX, Mr. Senft will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans generally available to KLX executives, and to receive an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month.

General Provisions

        KLX will make tax deferred contributions on behalf of Mr. Senft to a KLX deferred contribution plan on substantially the same terms and conditions as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

        Mr. Senft is also party to a proprietary rights agreement with KLX, pursuant to which he is subject to a perpetual confidentiality covenant. He is also subject to a noncompetition covenant during the term of the Senft KLX Agreement, and a nonsolicitation covenant during the term of the Senft KLX Agreement and for two years thereafter.

        No tax gross-ups are provided under the Senft KLX Agreement.

        In the event of a dispute between Mr. Senft and KLX with respect to any breach of the Senft KLX Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the dispute.

Initial Equity Grant

        KLX will make a one-time initial equity grant to Mr. Senft, with the grant consisting of (i) options with a grant date fair value of $375,000 and (ii) restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $375,000. These awards will vest over three years. Seventy-five percent of the restricted stock units will be subject to time-based vesting, and the remaining 25% will vest upon the achievement of performance criteria.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. Senft will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason.    If Mr. Senft's employment with KLX is terminated by KLX without "Cause," due to death or "Incapacity," or if Mr. Senft terminates his employment with KLX at any time for "Good Reason" (each as defined in the Senft KLX Agreement), Mr. Senft or his designee is entitled to: (i) a lump sum equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus and (ii) immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Change of Control.    If a "Change of Control" (as defined in the Senft KLX Agreement) occurs, Mr. Senft's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to the benefits set forth above under "Involuntary Termination/Incapacity/Death/Good Reason."

        If Mr. Senft's employment terminates for any other reason, he will not be entitled to severance payments.

Roger Franks

Employment Offer Letter with B/E Aerospace

        On October 26, 2009, B/E Aerospace issued an employment offer letter to Mr. Franks detailing the terms of his offer of employment with B/E Aerospace (the "Franks Offer Letter"). The Franks Offer Letter provides that Mr. Franks will receive an initial base salary of $235,000 annually. His current base salary is $277,509. It also provides that if Mr. Franks is terminated by B/E Aerospace for

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any reason other than cause, he is entitled to severance equal to 12 months of his then-current base salary.

Employment Agreement with KLX

        On October 7, 2014, Roger Franks entered into a new employment agreement with KLX, to be effective as of the distribution date, pursuant to which he will serve as General Counsel, Vice President—Law and Human Resources, of KLX (the "Franks KLX Agreement").

        The Franks KLX Agreement has a three-year term with automatic annual renewals unless the option not to renew is exercised by either party at least 30 days before the expiration of the term. The Franks KLX Agreement provides that Mr. Franks will receive a specified base salary, currently $335,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Franks will have an annual target bonus of no less than 75% of his base salary. He will also receive an annual equity grant with a targeted grant date value of 150% of his base salary. While employed by KLX, Mr. Franks will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans generally available to KLX executives and to receive an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month. No tax gross-ups are provided under the Franks KLX Agreement.

Specific Termination and Change of Control Provisions

        In addition to the compensation and benefits described above, Mr. Franks will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Involuntary Termination/Good Reason.    If Mr. Franks's employment with KLX is terminated by KLX without "Cause" or if Mr. Franks terminates his employment with KLX at any time for "Good Reason" (each as defined in the Franks KLX Agreement), Mr. Franks is entitled to, subject to his execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release of claims, a lump sum equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus. Mr. Franks will also receive immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Incapacity/Death.    If Mr. Franks's employment with KLX is terminated due to death or "Incapacity" (as defined in the Franks KLX Agreement), Mr. Franks or his designee is entitled to, subject to the execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release of claims in the event of Mr. Franks's Incapacity, a lump sum equal to two times his base salary. Mr. Franks will also receive immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards, which will remain exercisable for the remainder of their applicable terms.

        Change of Control.    If a "Change of Control" (as defined in the Franks KLX Agreement) occurs, Mr. Franks's employment will be terminated, and he will be entitled to a lump sum equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target annual bonus, as well as immediate vesting of all outstanding equity awards.

        If Mr. Franks's employment terminates for any other reason, he will not be entitled to severance payments.

John A. Cuomo

Employment Agreement with B/E Aerospace

        On March 9, 2012, Mr. Cuomo entered into an employment agreement with B/E Aerospace, pursuant to which he serves as Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing, and Business Development—Consumables Management Segment (the "Cuomo Agreement"). The Cuomo Agreement will be assigned to KLX in connection with the spin-off.

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        The Cuomo Agreement has a rolling two-year term so that the term of the agreement extends through two years from any date as of which the term is being determined. The Cuomo Agreement provides that Mr. Cuomo will receive a specified base salary, currently $360,081 per year, subject to adjustment by B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee. Mr. Cuomo has an annual target bonus of up to 60% of his base salary, and is eligible to receive equity grants at the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee's discretion. During the term of the agreement, Mr. Cuomo will be eligible to participate in all benefit plans generally available to executives, and to receive an automobile allowance of $1,100 per month.

        During the term of his employment agreement and for a period of two years thereafter, Mr. Cuomo is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations. Mr. Cuomo is also party to the B/E Aerospace standard proprietary information and confidentiality agreement.

        No tax gross-ups are provided under the Cuomo B/E Agreement.

Specific Termination Provisions

        In addition to the benefits described above, Mr. Cuomo will be entitled to receive the following benefits and payments upon the occurrence of the following specified events:

        Incapacity/Death.    If Mr. Cuomo's employment is terminated due to death or "Incapacity" (as defined in the Cuomo Agreement), Mr. Cuomo or his designee is entitled to, subject to his execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release of claims in the case of Incapacity, a lump sum payment equal to the salary and automobile allowance he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-remaining term.

        Involuntary Termination.    If Mr. Cuomo's employment is terminated without "Cause" (as defined in the Cuomo Agreement), Mr. Cuomo is entitled to immediate vesting of time-based vesting equity awards and the salary and automobile allowance he would have received had he remained employed through the remainder of the then-existing term. In addition, subject to his execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release of claims, he is entitled to a lump sum equal to one times his salary and a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination.

        If Mr. Cuomo's employment terminates for any other reason, he will not be entitled to severance payments.

Potential Payments upon a Termination or Change of Control

        The tables that follow summarize the potential compensation that would have been payable to Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo as a result of their termination or a change of control. The tables generally assume that Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo employment terminated on December 31, 2013 and, if applicable, that the change of control occurred on December 31, 2013. In addition, for purposes of the calculations, we assume that the fair market value of B/E Aerospace's common stock was $87.03, which was the closing price of B/E Aerospace's common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on December 31, 2013.

        The tables below do not include the value of any vested and non-forfeitable payments or other benefits that Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo would have been entitled to receive on December 31, 2013, regardless of whether a termination event occurred on such date (e.g., benefits the executive would have received even if he voluntarily resigned on the assumed date of the change of control), including the following:

    Defined Contribution Plans.  Messrs. Khoury's, McCaffrey's, Franks's, and Cuomo's account balances under the 401(k) plan, including any B/E Aerospace contributions, were fully vested as of December 31, 2013.

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    Vested Equity Awards.  Once vested, restricted stock awards are not forfeitable. The number and fair market value of all shares of restricted stock that were vested as of December 31, 2013 are set forth above in the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table.

    Life Insurance.  Messrs. Khoury, McCaffrey, Franks, and Cuomo are entitled to receive B/E Aerospace paid group term life insurance of one times his base salary. This plan is applicable to all of B/E Aerospace employees on a nondiscriminatory basis.

    Deferred Compensation Plan.  Employee deferrals are vested upon contribution, and unless otherwise specified by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee, B/E Aerospace contributions vest in equal installments on January 15th of each of the three years succeeding the year in which the B/E Aerospace contribution is made. In the case of death, disability, termination without cause and a change of control, B/E Aerospace contributions will fully vest.

        Executive Medical Benefits.    Pursuant to their current employment agreements with B/E Aerospace, Messrs. Khoury and McCaffrey and their spouses are entitled to receive medical benefits for the remainder of their lives upon their termination of employment.

        Unvested Equity Awards.    All of the B/E Aerospace equity awards held by our NEOs vest fully upon a "change in control" (as defined in B/E Aerospace's LTIP) or upon termination of employment due to death or disability.

        The amounts shown in the tables below represent summary estimates of the payments that would have been made upon each specified termination event if the event had occurred on December 31, 2013, based upon salaries in effect as of December 31, 2013, and do not reflect the amounts of any actual payments to be received by our NEOs:

Amin J. Khoury

Compensation Element
  Voluntary
Resignation
  Incapacity   Death(1)   Change of
Control/
Termination
Without Cause/
for Good Reason
 

Lump sum of Salary for Contract Term/Severance Payment

  $ 1,317,389   $ 7,904,334   $ 3,952,167   $ 5,269,556  

Accrued Incentive Compensation

    3,794,101     3,794,101     3,794,101     3,794,101  

Retirement Contribution

    6,428,858     500,608     500,608     6,428,858  

Total Cash Payments

    11,540,348     12,199,043     8,246,876     15,492,515  

Acceleration of Unvested Equity Awards

        15,678,193     15,678,193     15,678,193  

TOTAL

  $ 11,540,348   $ 27,877,236   $ 23,925,069   $ 31,170,708  
                   
                   

(1)
The table excludes the previously described NEO death benefit agreement, which is funded with a whole life insurance policy.

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Thomas P. McCaffrey

Compensation Element
  Termination
for Cause
  Voluntary
Resignation
Without Good
Reason
  Incapacity/
Death(1)
  Change of
Control/
Termination
Without Cause/
for Good Reason
 

Lump sum of Salary for Contract Term/Severance Payment

  $   $ 614,351   $ 1,843,053   $ 3,071,755  

Accrued Incentive Compensation

        1,601,553     1,601,553     1,601,553  

Benefit Continuation

        37,589     77,189     90,389  

Retirement Contribution

        151,076     993,605     993,605  

Total Cash Payments

        2,404,569     4,515,400     5,757,302  

Acceleration of Unvested Equity Awards

            4,506,762     4,506,762  

TOTAL

  $   $ 2,404,569   $ 9,022,162   $ 10,264,064  
                   
                   

(1)
The table excludes the previously described NEO death benefit agreement, which is funded with a whole life insurance policy.

Roger Franks

Compensation Element
  Termination
for Cause/
Voluntary
Resignation
  Incapacity/
Death
  Change of
Control
  Termination
Without Cause
 

Lump sum of Salary for Contract Term/Severance Payment

  $   $ 269,427       $ 269,427  

Accrued Incentive Compensation

                 

Benefit Continuation

                   

Retirement Contribution

                 

Total Cash Payments

        269,427         269,427  

Acceleration of Unvested Equity Awards

        875,348   $ 875,348      

TOTAL

  $   $ 1,144,775   $ 875,348   $ 269,427  
                   
                   

John Cuomo

Compensation Element
  Termination
for Cause/
Voluntary
Resignation
  Incapacity/
Death
  Change of
Control
  Termination
Without Cause
 

Lump sum of Salary for Contract Term/Severance Payment

  $   $ 676,208       $ 1,014,312  

Accrued Incentive Compensation

                201,461  

Benefit Continuation

        26,400          

Retirement Contribution

                 

Total Cash Payments

        702,608         1,215,773  

Acceleration of Unvested Equity Awards

        1,324,597   $ 1,324,597     762,122  

TOTAL

  $   $ 2,027,205   $ 1,324,597   $ 1,977,895  
                   
                   

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Adoption of New Benefit Plans

        In connection with the spin-off, we will adopt the following new equity and executive compensation plans:

KLX Long-Term Incentive Plan

        We will adopt a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP) to promote the long-term success of the Company by providing eligible individuals with the opportunities to obtain a proprietary interest in the Company through the grant of equity-based awards. These awards will provide participants with incentives to contribute to the Company's long-term growth and profitability. The LTIP will also assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified individuals who are in a position to make significant contributions to the Company. The following is a summary of the principal provisions of the LTIP, but is not intended to be a complete description of all its terms and provisions. This description is qualified by reference to the plan document, a copy of which is which is attached as an exhibit to the Form 10 of which this information statement is a part.

        Administration.    The LTIP will be administered by the Company's Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will have the full authority to construe and interpret the LTIP, including the authority to determine who will be granted awards, the terms and conditions of awards and the number of shares subject to an award. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Compensation Committee may delegate its authority under the LTIP to subcommittees or individuals, including the Company's officers, subject to certain exceptions.

        Eligibility.    Awards under the LTIP may be granted to officers, employees, directors, consultants, advisors and independent contractors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or joint ventures, partnerships or business organizations in which the Company or its subsidiaries have an equity interest.

        Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for Issuance.    The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the LTIP will be 5,000,000. Shares of common stock covered by awards granted under the LTIP that are canceled or otherwise expire without having been exercised or settled generally will become available for issuance pursuant to a new award. In addition, if an award is settled through the payment of cash or other non-stock consideration, the shares of common stock subject to the award will become available for issuance pursuant to a new award. Shares of common stock issued pursuant to the LTIP may be authorized but unissued shares, issued shares that have been reacquired by the Company and that are being held in treasury, or any combination thereof. All of the shares available for issuance may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options.

        Special Limits on Awards.    The LTIP will contain the following limitations with respect to awards granted thereunder:

    The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards payable in shares of common stock will be 5,000,000 shares;

    The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock options and stock appreciation rights granted to an eligible individual in any calendar year will be 1,100,000;

    The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards (other than options or stock appreciation rights) in any calendar year will be 750,000; and

    The maximum dollar value of awards (other than options or stock appreciation rights) that may be granted to any individual in any calendar year will be $25,000,000.

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        The awards granted under the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and assumed by the Company in connection with the Distribution, and the awards granted prior to the first meeting of the Company at which the LTIP is submitted for the approval of stockholders are not subject to these special limits.

    Awards Under the LTIP

        Generally.    The LTIP will authorize the following awards: stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock and other forms of equity-based or equity-related awards that the Compensation Committee determines to be consistent with the purposes of the LTIP and the best interests of the Company. The Compensation Committee will have the authority to determine the terms and conditions of the awards at the time of grant, including vesting, exercisability, payment and the effect, if any, that a participant's termination of service will have on an award. The Compensation Committee may also determine whether any award is intended to be "performance-based compensation" as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

        Stock Options.    Stock options may be either nonqualified stock options or incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code). The exercise price of all stock options generally may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. Options will have a term approved by the Compensation Committee which cannot exceed ten years. Subject to the provisions of the related award document, the exercise price of a stock option may be paid (i) in cash; (ii) in shares of common stock already owned by the participant; (iii) in a combination of cash and shares; (iv) through net share settlement; or (v) through a "cashless exercise" procedure authorized by the Compensation Committee.

        Stock Appreciation Rights.    A stock appreciation right generally entitles a participant to receive, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value on the date of exercise of the number of shares of common stock for which the stock appreciation right is exercised over the exercise price for such stock appreciation right. The exercise price of a stock appreciation right generally may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. Payments to a participant upon exercise of a stock appreciation right may be made in cash or shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares. The Compensation Committee may grant stock appreciation rights alone or in tandem with stock options.

        Restricted Stock and Performance Stock.    An award of restricted stock or performance stock generally consists of one or more shares of common stock granted or sold to a participant, subject to the terms and conditions established by the Compensation Committee. Restricted stock and performance stock may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements, performance targets, as applicable, or other specified circumstances under which it may be canceled.

        Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and Performance Stock Units.    An RSU or performance unit generally represents the right of a participant to receive one or more shares of common stock, subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance targets, as applicable, established by the Compensation Committee. The RSUs and performance units will be paid in shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares, with an aggregate value equal to the fair market value of the shares of common stock at the time of payment.

        Other Equity Awards.    The Compensation Committee will have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related awards not described above that it determines to be consistent with the purposes of the LTIP and the interests of the Company. These awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value (or future value) of

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shares of common stock, for the acquisition (or future acquisitions) of shares of common stock, or for any combination thereof.

        Performance-Based Awards.    The Compensation Committee may determine whether any award is a "performance-based" award for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any such award designated to be "performance-based compensation" will be conditioned on the achievement of one or more specified performance goals established by the Compensation Committee at the date of grant. The performance goals will be comprised of specified levels of one or more of the following performance criteria, as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate: net income, net revenue, operating cash flow, operating margin, operating revenue, revenue growth rates, pretax income, pretax operating income, operating or gross margin, growth rates, operating income growth, return on assets (including return on tangible assets and cash return on tangible assets), total stockholder return, on-time delivery rates, share price, return on equity, operating earnings, diluted earnings per share or earnings per share growth, or any combination thereof. The performance goals may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual participant or objectives that are Company-wide or related to a subsidiary, operating division or business unit. Performance goals may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis or on the basis of a percentage of improvement over time. Further, performance goals may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of the applicable subsidiary, operating division or business unit), or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market index.

        The applicable performance goals will be established by the Compensation Committee within 90 days following the commencement of the applicable performance period (or such earlier or later date as permitted or required by Section 162(m)). Each participant will be assigned a target number of shares or cash value payable if the target performance goals are achieved. The Compensation Committee will certify the attainment of the performance goals as of the end of the applicable performance period. The Compensation Committee may determine, at the time of the award grant, that if performance exceeds a participant's target, the award may be settled with a payment greater than the target award, but in no event may such payment exceed the Special Limits specified above. The Compensation Committee will retain the right to reduce any award notwithstanding the attainment of the performance targets.

        Change in Control.    Upon a change in control of the Company (as defined in the LTIP), the Company's Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee may (i) provide for the automatic vesting and immediate exercisability of all outstanding awards; (ii) provide for the assumption of, or substitution for, the outstanding awards by the surviving corporation resulting from the change in control; (iii) permit or require participants to surrender outstanding options in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the highest price paid in the change in control and the exercise price; or (iv) make such other adjustments to the outstanding awards as the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee deems appropriate to reflect such change in control.

        Substitute Awards.    The Company may assume or substitute awards for outstanding employee equity awards of a company it acquires or combines with, including any awards granted under the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and assumed by the Company in connection with the Distribution. Shares underlying substitute awards will not be counted against the number of shares remaining available for issuance under the LTIP.

        Deferrals.    Subject to applicable laws, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit participants to defer payment or settlement of an award to a date selected by the participant.

        Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.    The LTIP will prohibit the direct or indirect repricing of options and stock appreciation rights, without stockholder approval.

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        Adjustment; Changes in Capitalization.    In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, merger or other corporate event affecting the common stock, the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the LTIP, the various limits, and the number of shares subject to, and the exercise price of, outstanding awards may be proportionately adjusted by the Compensation Committee.

        Transferability.    Awards granted under the LTIP are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order; however, the Compensation Committee may, subject to the terms it specifies in its discretion, permit the transfer of an award (i) to the award-holder's family members; (ii) to one or more trusts established in whole or in part for the benefit of such family members; (iii) to one or more entities that are owned in whole or in part by such family members; or (iv) to any other individual or entity permitted by law.

        Amendment and Termination.    Subject to applicable laws, the Board of Directors may amend the LTIP in any manner that does not require stockholder approval or adversely affect the rights of participants under the LTIP. The Board of Directors will have broad authority to amend the LTIP or an award made thereunder without the consent of a participant to the extent that it deems necessary or desirable to comply with, or take into account (i) changes in, or interpretations of, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions, or (iii) significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets or other property by the Company or (iv) adverse or unintended tax consequences under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

        Term of the LTIP.    The LTIP will expire on the tenth anniversary of its effective date, which is the date of the distribution date, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors.

        New Plan Benefits.    Because awards under the LTIP are determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion each year, the Company cannot determine the benefits or amounts that will be received or allocated in the future under the LTIP.

    U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the LTIP

        Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.    A participant will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of a nonqualified stock option or stock appreciation right. Upon exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date exceeds the exercise or grant price. Upon a subsequent sale of the acquired shares of common stock, any additional gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year.

        Incentive Stock Options.    A participant will not recognize taxable income when an incentive stock option is granted or exercised. However, the excess of the fair market value of the covered shares over the exercise price on the date of exercise is an item of tax preference for alternative minimum tax purposes. If the participant exercises the option and holds the acquired shares for more than two years following the date of grant and more than one year after the date of exercise, the difference between the sale price and exercise price will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss. If the participant sells the acquired shares of common stock before the end of the two-year and one-year holding periods, the participant generally will recognize ordinary income at the time of sale equal to the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date (or the sale price, if less) minus the exercise price of the option. Any additional gain will be capital gain, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year.

        Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units.    A participant will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of restricted stock or RSUs. Instead, the participant will recognize ordinary income at the time of settlement of RSUs or at the time of vesting of restricted stock equal to the fair market value of the

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shares (or cash) received minus any amounts the participant paid. Any subsequent gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year. For restricted stock only, the participant may instead elect to be taxed at the time of grant. If the participant makes such an election, the one-year long-term capital gains holding period begins on the date of grant.

        Tax Effect for the Company.    The Company generally will receive a deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant with respect to an award. However, special rules limit the deductibility of compensation paid to named executive officers. Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the annual compensation paid to named executive officers may not be deductible to the extent it exceeds $1,000,000. However, the Company may preserve the deductibility of compensation over $1,000,000 if certain conditions are met. These conditions include stockholder approval of the LTIP, setting limits on the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to awards, and, for awards other than options and stock appreciation rights, establishing performance criteria that must be met before the award will be paid or vest. As described above, the LTIP has been designed to permit the Compensation Committee to grant awards that qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m).

        The foregoing is not to be considered tax advice to any person who may be a participant, and any such persons are advised to consult their own tax counsel. The foregoing is intended to be a general discussion and does not cover all aspects of an individual's unique tax situation, such as the tax consequences of deferred compensation or state and local taxes.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

        The Company will also adopt, in connection with the spin-off, a Deferred Compensation Plan. This plan will be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan pursuant to which certain senior executives of the Company are eligible to defer salary and bonus. Each of our NEOs will be eligible to participate in the plan. In addition, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, make a discretionary contribution. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the Company contribution will vest in equal installments on January 15th of each of the three years following the year in which the contribution is made. In addition, an executive will fully vest in all Company contributions upon (i) meeting the requirements of a retirement, (ii) a termination of employment by the Company without cause, (iii) death, (iv) a change in control of the Company or (v) meeting the requirements of a disability.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

        Finally, the Company will establish a qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan in connection with the spin-off, under which up to 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock are available for sale pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the plan. The plan will allow qualified employees (as defined in the plan) to participate in the purchase of designated shares of the Company's common stock at a price equal to 85% of the closing price of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for each semi-annual option period. No employee will be permitted to subscribe for shares under the plan if the employee would own 5% or more of the combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, each outstanding option under the plan will be assumed or substituted, by the successor or resulting entity or a parent or subsidiary of the entity.

KLX Inc. Incentive Plan

        We anticipate adopting an incentive plan at the time of or shortly after the distribution date, under which incentive awards may be granted based on performance.

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Director Compensation

        Following the spin-off, director compensation will be determined by our Board with the assistance of its compensation committee. We anticipate that such compensation will consist of an annual retainer, an annual equity award, annual fees for serving as a committee chair and other types of compensation as determined by the Board from time to time.

Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan

        In connection with the spin-off, we will adopt a Non-Employee Directors Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan as part of our director compensation scheme. This plan will authorize up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock for grants of stock units and stock awards, subject to certain adjustments in case of changes in the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. Under the plan, non-employee directors may elect, as appropriate, to defer up to 100% of their cash and stock retainers. The deferred compensation is held in a share unit or cash account under the plan until the termination of the director's service, and is distributed in a lump sum or in up to ten annual installments, as elected by the director. The non-employee directors are fully vested in the deferred shares at all times but have no rights as stockholders until distribution.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Agreements with B/E Aerospace Related to the Spin-Off

        This section of the information statement summarizes our material agreements with B/E Aerospace that will govern the ongoing relationships between the two companies after the spin-off and are intended, among other things, to provide for an orderly transition to our status as an independent, publicly-owned company. We and B/E Aerospace will enter into agreements under which we will each provide to the other certain services and rights following the spin-off, and we and B/E Aerospace will indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. After the spin-off, we may enter into additional or modified agreements, arrangements or transactions with B/E Aerospace, which will be negotiated at arm's length. Following the spin-off, we and B/E Aerospace will operate independently, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other.

        The following summary of the terms of the material agreements we will enter into with B/E Aerospace is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreements, which will be filed as exhibits to the Form 10 of which this information statement is a part.

Separation and Distribution Agreement

        We will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement with B/E Aerospace before our common stock is distributed to B/E Aerospace shareholders. That agreement will set forth the principal actions to be taken in connection with our separation from B/E Aerospace, including the internal reorganization. It will also set forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of our relationship with B/E Aerospace following the spin-off.

        Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.    The Separation and Distribution Agreement will identify certain assets to be transferred and liabilities to be assumed in advance of our separation from B/E Aerospace so that each company retains the assets of, and the liabilities associated with, its respective businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will require the parties to cooperate with each other to complete these transfers or assumptions of assets and liabilities. If any transfer of assets or assumption of liabilities is not consummated as of the distribution, then, until the transfer or assumption can be completed, each party will take such actions as are reasonably requested by the other party in order to place such party in the same position as if such asset or liability had been transferred or assumed.

        Representations and Warranties.    In general, neither we nor B/E Aerospace will make any representations or warranties about any assets transferred or liabilities assumed; any third-party or governmental consents, waivers or approvals that may be required in connection with such transfers or assumptions; the value of or absence of encumbrances on any assets transferred; the absence of any defenses, rights of setoff or counterclaims relating to any claim of either party; or the legal sufficiency of any conveyance documents. Except as expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or in any ancillary agreement, all assets will be transferred on an "as is," "where is" basis.

        The Distribution.    The Separation and Distribution Agreement will govern the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the proposed distribution. Prior to the distribution, we will increase the number of our issued and outstanding shares to the number of shares of our common stock distributable in the distribution. B/E Aerospace will cause its agent to distribute all such shares to B/E Aerospace shareholders who hold B/E Aerospace shares as of the record date.

        Conditions.    The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that the distribution is subject to several conditions that must be satisfied or waived by the B/E Aerospace board of directors in its sole discretion. For further information on these conditions, see "The Spin-Off—Conditions to the Spin-Off." B/E Aerospace may, in its sole discretion, determine the record date, the distribution

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date and the terms of the distribution and may, at any time prior to the completion of the distribution, decide to abandon or modify the distribution.

        Termination.    The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that it may be terminated by B/E Aerospace at any time prior to the distribution date. The Separation and Distribution Agreement can only be amended by a written agreement signed by us and B/E Aerospace.

        Release of Claims.    We and B/E Aerospace will agree to broad releases under which we will each release the other and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective shareholders (other than the public shareholders of B/E Aerospace), directors, officers, agents and employees (in their respective capacities as such) from any claims against any of them that arise out of or relate to events or actions occurring or failing to occur or any conditions existing at or prior to the distribution. These releases will be subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

        Indemnification.    We on one hand, and B/E Aerospace on the other, will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities in connection with the spin-off and our respective businesses.

        The amount of any party's indemnification obligations will be subject to reduction by any insurance proceeds or other amounts from a third party received by the party being indemnified. The Separation and Distribution Agreement will also specify procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters.

        Access to Information.    The Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide that each party will provide information reasonably requested by the other party in connection with any reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party by a governmental authority; for use in any judicial, regulatory, administrative, tax, insurance or other proceeding or to satisfy audit, accounting or other similar requirements; to comply with its obligations under the Separation and Distribution Agreement; or for certain other purposes.

Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement

        We and B/E Aerospace will enter into a Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement. The Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement will govern the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of B/E Aerospace and us, with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other matters regarding income taxes, non-income taxes and related tax returns. In general, under the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement:

    B/E Aerospace will be responsible for any U.S. federal income taxes of the affiliated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes of which B/E Aerospace is the common parent, including pre-distribution U.S. federal income taxes imposed on the aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses. With respect to any periods beginning after the distribution, we will be responsible for any U.S. federal income taxes of ourselves or our subsidiaries.

    B/E Aerospace will be responsible for any U.S. state or local or foreign income taxes reportable on a consolidated, combined or unitary or other joint return that includes B/E Aerospace or one of its subsidiaries and us or one of our subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions where such income taxes may be allocated between us. B/E Aerospace will be responsible for any U.S. state or local or foreign income taxes reportable on returns that include only B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries (excluding us and our subsidiaries), and we will be responsible for any U.S. state or local or foreign income taxes filed on returns that include only us or our subsidiaries.

    We and B/E Aerospace will each be responsible for any non-income taxes attributable to each company and its respective subsidiaries and its respective business, operations and assets (even where located in a single entity) for all periods.

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        In addition, the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement will allocate between B/E Aerospace and us liability for taxes that are incurred as a result of internal restructuring activities undertaken by U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries of B/E Aerospace to effectuate the distribution.

        The Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement will impose certain restrictions on our ability to pursue strategic or other transactions that may maximize the value of our business. The Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement will contain special rules allocating tax liabilities in the event that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, were not tax-free. In general:

    If any of the following events (among others) prevents the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free, we will be liable for the resulting taxes:

    Any acquisition of all or a portion of our stock or assets, whether by merger or otherwise;

    Any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements with respect to transactions or events that cause the distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing 50% or greater interest in us;

    We cease to actively conduct the aerospace consumables and energy technical services businesses during the two-year period following the distribution;

    We take or fail to take any other action that prevents the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free; or

    Any breach by us of certain of our covenants and representations.

    To preserve the tax-free treatment to B/E Aerospace of the distribution, we will be prohibited from taking or failing to take any action that prevents the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free. Further, during the two-year period following the distribution, among other restrictions, we may not, subject to certain exceptions, enter into or authorize: (1) any transaction resulting in the acquisition of 35% or more of our stock or 35% or more of our assets; (2) any merger, consolidation or liquidation; (3) any issuance of equity securities beyond certain thresholds; or (4) any repurchase of our common stock unless, in each case, (a) we deliver to B/E Aerospace a "will"-level legal opinion, satisfactory to B/E Aerospace, stating that the intended transaction will not prevent the distribution and certain related transactions from being tax-free or (b) B/E Aerospace obtains a letter ruling, satisfactory to B/E Aerospace, in its sole discretion from the IRS to this effect.

    During the two-year period following the distribution, if we enter into, or authorize, a transaction resulting in the acquisition of 20% or more (but less than 35%) of our stock, our Board of Directors must provide B/E Aerospace with a certificate describing the transaction and stating that the transaction is not subject to the opinion/ruling procedure described above.

    The fact that B/E Aerospace receives a board certificate, legal opinion or letter ruling will not, in itself, exonerate us from liability for taxes in the event that the distribution and certain related transactions were not tax-free as a result of our actions or as a result of an acquisition of our stock or assets.

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B/E Aerospace, we may be required to reimburse B/E Aerospace for certain amounts on account of any resulting tax benefits to us, if, as and when such benefits are realized.

        These covenants and indemnity obligations may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control that you may consider favorable. Though valid as between the parties, the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement is not binding on the IRS.

        In the event that the distribution and certain related transactions fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment and we are required to indemnify B/E Aerospace for all or a portion of any resulting taxes, such payments could have a material adverse effect on our business, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.

Employee Matters Agreement

        We will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement with B/E Aerospace (the "Employee Matters Agreement") that will set forth our agreement with B/E Aerospace on the allocation of employees to KLX and obligations and responsibilities regarding compensation, benefits and labor matters. Key aspects of the Employee Matters Agreement provides as follows:

        Assignment of Employees.    Under the Employee Matters Agreement, KLX and B/E Aerospace will allocate all employees of B/E Aerospace and its affiliates on or prior to the distribution date to either KLX or to B/E Aerospace based upon whether each employee's employment duties before the distribution date relate to the KLX business or the business of B/E Aerospace and upon various other factors as applicable. The transfer or continuation of the employment of the employees in connection with the spin-off will not constitute a severance of employment, nor will the spin-off constitute a change in control.

        Equity Awards.    The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by employees moving to KLX in connection with the spin-off will be converted into KLX equity awards, and the outstanding B/E Aerospace equity awards held by B/E Aerospace employees will be equitably adjusted. Specifically, outstanding restricted stock awards and restricted stock units held by employees remaining with B/E Aerospace after the spin-off will be adjusted to preserve the aggregate fair market value (and thus the aggregate intrinsic value) of the award immediately before the distribution by multiplying the number of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock subject to each such restricted stock award or restricted stock unit immediately prior to the distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which is the B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value and the denominator of which is the B/E Post-Distribution Stock Value, where "B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value" means the closing price per share of B/E Aerospace's common stock trading regular way with due bills on the distribution date during the period beginning at 9:30 AM, New York City time, and ending at 4:00 PM, New York City time ("Regular Trading Hours"), and "B/E Post-Distribution Stock Value" means the opening price per share of B/E Aerospace's common stock trading on the first trading day following the distribution date during Regular Trading Hours. Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units held by employees transferring to KLX in connection with the spinoff will be converted as of the distribution to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units over KLX common stock equal to the number of shares subject to each such restricted stock award or restricted stock unit immediately prior to the distribution, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the B/E Pre-Distribution Stock Value (as defined above) and the denominator of which is the KLX Post-Distribution Stock Value, where "KLX Post-Distribution Stock Value" means the opening price per share of KLX common stock trading on the first trading day following the distribution date during Regular Trading Hours. Time based B/E Aerospace equity awards will be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution. Performance-based vesting equity awards will remain subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect prior to the distribution, except that performance goals for any portion of the performance period after the distribution will be set by the

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KLX Compensation Committee for employees transferring to KLX and by the B/E Aerospace Compensation Committee for employees continuing employment with B/E Aerospace.

        The Employee Matters Agreement will also provide that, with regards to the B/E Aerospace Employee Stock Purchase Plan, payroll deductions for participating employees transferring to KLX will cease after the last payroll payment date prior to the distribution, and that the option period during which the distribution occurs will be appropriately shortened for employees transferring to KLX and employees remaining with B/E Aerospace.

        See the section of this information statement entitled "The Spin Off—Treatment of Equity Awards" for additional information on the conversion and adjustment of equity awards.

        Welfare Benefit Plans.    The Employee Matters Agreement will explain the treatment, with regard to welfare benefits, of employees remaining with B/E Aerospace and employees transferring to KLX in connection with the spin-off. In connection with the spin-off, KLX will establish its own welfare benefit programs. As of January 1, 2015, employees transferring to KLX who participate in the B/E Aerospace health and welfare plans will cease participation in such plans and will commence participation in the KLX health and welfare plans. B/E Aerospace will generally be responsible for all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by KLX participants under the B/E Aerospace health and welfare plans prior to January 1, 2015, and KLX shall be so responsible for liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by KLX participants under the KLX health and welfare plans after January 1, 2015.

        Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans.    The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that, in connection with the spin-off, KLX will establish deferred compensation plans for eligible KLX employees and directors similar to those maintained by B/E Aerospace. Prior to the distribution, KLX shall establish a trust to hold the assets of the KLX deferred compensation plan for KLX employees. Also prior to the distribution, B/E Aerospace shall transfer to that KLX trust an amount equal to the funded percentage of the B/E Aerospace, Inc. 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan account balances held under the B/E trust for the benefit of the employees transferring to KLX as of the date of the distribution.

        Defined Contribution Plan.    The Employee Matters Agreement shall provide that, on or before the distribution, the B/E Aerospace,  Inc. Savings Plan will be amended to become a multiple employer plan, and KLX employee will be permitted to participate in the plan.

        Annual Incentive Plans.    The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that B/E Aerospace will pay to employees transferring to KLX cash bonus payments equal to the full annual cash bonus earned by such KLX employee for 2014, as determined by B/E Aerospace, immediately prior to the distribution. In connection with the spin-off, KLX will implement its own annual incentive plans for calendar year 2015 and beyond.

Transition Services Agreement

        Prior to the spin-off, we will enter into a Transition Services Agreement with B/E Aerospace, under which B/E Aerospace or certain of its subsidiaries will provide us, and we will provide B/E Aerospace or certain of its subsidiaries, with certain services for a limited time to help ensure an orderly transition following the distribution.

        The services to be provided by B/E Aerospace include treasury (including accounts payable and payroll), internal audit, accounting, tax compliance and planning, human resources and other administrative services. The services to be provided by us to B/E Aerospace include accounts payable, tax compliance and planning and other administrative services.

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        The Transition Services Agreement will generally provide for a term of up to 24 months following the distribution. We or B/E Aerospace may terminate any transition services we or it is receiving upon prior notice to the other party, upon 30 days' notice.

        The transition services will be provided substantially in the manner and with the level of care similar to that immediately prior to the distribution. The charge for these services will be intended to allow B/E Aerospace or us, as the case may be, to recover all of its or our direct and indirect costs incurred in providing those services, generally consistent with past practice.

        The Transition Services Agreement generally will require us to indemnify B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any losses or other liabilities or charges incurred by B/E Aerospace or its subsidiaries or affiliates arising out of our or our subsidiaries providing transition services, to the extent arising from our or our subsdiaries' or affiliates' gross negligence or willful misconduct.

        The Transition Services Agreement generally will require B/E Aerospace to indemnify us and our subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any losses or other liabilities or charges incurred by us or our subsidiaries or affiliates arising out of B/E Aerospace or its subsidiaries providing transition services, to the extent arising from B/E Aerospace's or its subsidiaries' or affiliates' gross negligence or willful misconduct.

        Each party will have the right to terminate the Transition Services Agreement if the other party materially breaches any of its obligations under the agreement after notice and an opportunity to cure.

IT Services Agreement

        Prior to the spin-off, we will enter into an IT Services Agreement with B/E Aerospace, under which B/E Aerospace or certain of its subsidiaries will provide us with certain IT services for a limited time to help ensure an orderly transition following the distribution.

        The services to be provided by B/E Aerospace include certain transitional services and other arrangements with respect to certain applications and databases, hardware and software maintenance, security maintenance, disaster recovery, network connectivity and other infrastructure support.

        The IT Services Agreement will generally provide for a term of 24 months following the distribution, which we may extend for a period of up to one additional year in our sole discretion in respect of any IT service. We may terminate any IT services we are receiving upon prior notice to B/E Aerospace, upon 60 days' notice, which notice may not be effective at any time before the date that is six months after the date of the IT Services Agreement.

        The IT services will be provided substantially in the manner and with the level of care similar to that immediately prior to the distribution. The charge for these services will be intended to allow B/E Aerospace to recover all of its direct and indirect costs incurred in providing those services, generally consistent with past practice.

        The IT Services Agreement generally will require us to indemnify B/E Aerospace and its subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any losses or other liabilities or charges incurred by B/E Aerospace or its subsidiaries or affiliates arising out of B/E Aerospace or any of its subsidiaries providing IT services, to the extent arising from our or our subsidiaries' or affiliates' gross negligence or willful misconduct.

        The IT Services Agreement generally will require B/E Aerospace to indemnify us and our subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any losses or other liabilities or charges incurred by us or our subsidiaries or affiliates arising out of B/E Aerospace or its subsidiaries providing IT services, to the extent arising from B/E Aerospace's or its subsidiaries' or affiliates' gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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        Each party will have the right to terminate the IT Services Agreement if the other party materially breaches any of its obligations under the agreement after notice and an opportunity to cure.

Other Arrangements

        In addition to the above agreements, we will enter into a supply agreement with B/E Aerospace on an arms' length basis under which we will continue to supply certain parts to B/E Aerospace. We do not consider this agreement to be material to our business.

Related Party Transactions

Policy and Procedures Governing Related Person Transactions

        Our Board will adopt a written policy pursuant to which our Audit Committee will be presented with a description of any related party transactions for them to consider for approval. The policy will be designed to operate in conjunction with and as a supplement to the provisions of our code of business conduct. We will post a copy of the policy on our website (www.klx.com).

        We anticipate that the policy will provide that our legal department will review all proposed transactions presented to or identified by it involving a related person and in which the amount exceeds $120,000. The legal department will then present to the Audit Committee for approval any transaction at or above this dollar amount in which the related person may have a direct or indirect material interest. In determining whether to approve or ratify a related party transaction, we expect the Audit Committee to consider the following: (1) whether the transaction was the product of fair dealing, which factors include the timing, initiation, structure and negotiations of the transaction, and whether the related person's interest in such transaction was disclosed to us; (2) the terms of the transaction and whether similar terms would have been obtained from an arm's length transaction with a third party; and (3) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services. We expect that the policy will also identify certain types of transactions that our Board has pre-identified as not involving a direct or indirect material interest and are therefore, not considered related person transactions for purposes of the policy.

        Additionally, we anticipate that the policy will require that our legal department to implement certain procedures for the purpose of obtaining information with respect to related person transactions. These procedures include, among other things, (1) informing, on a periodic basis, our directors, nominees for director and executive officers of the requirement for presenting possible related party transactions to the legal department for review and (2) reviewing questionnaires completed by directors, nominees for director and executive officers designed to elicit information about possible related person transactions.

Certain Relationships

        We are leasing the real estate for some of our ESG facilities in Texas and Wyoming from a limited liability company controlled by Gary Roberts, who will serve as Vice President and General Manager of our ESG segment following the spin-off. The aggregate lease payments for all of these leases amount to approximately $0.6 million annually.

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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

        We expect that, in connection with the spin-off, we will incur indebtedness in an amount estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion by an issuance of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2022. KLX will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including approximately $102 million to settle deferred payments associated with acquisitions we made in 2014. We also plan to enter into a secured revolving credit facility, although we do not expect to borrow any material amounts under that facility in connection with the spin-off. The following is a description of the expected material terms of the senior unsecured notes and secured revolving credit facility.

Senior Unsecured Notes

        We intend to issue $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes with a maturity of eight years from the issue date at an interest rate of 5.875% in an exempt offering that we priced on November 21, 2014. We expect to close this offering of senior unsecured notes on or about December 8, 2014. On the closing date, we will enter into an indenture governing the terms of the senior unsecured notes and the gross proceeds will be deposited into an escrow account pending consummation of the spin-off. We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering after transaction costs will be approximately $1,179 million, of which we will distribute up to $750 million to B/E Aerospace, leaving KLX with expected net proceeds of approximately $430 million. After the spin-off, we expect that the notes will initially be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that are expected to guarantee our revolving credit facility. We currently expect that the senior unsecured notes will have the following principal terms.

        We expect that the terms of the indenture governing the senior unsecured notes will contain customary affirmative and negative covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to incur indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of our capital stock or repurchase our capital stock, make certain other restricted payments or investments, sell assets, agree to payment restrictions affecting restricted subsidiaries, enter into transactions with our affiliates, and merge, consolidate or sell substantially all of our assets.

        In addition, we expect that the indenture governing the senior unsecured notes will contain customary events of default including, among other things, the failure to pay interest for 30 days, failure to pay principal when due, failure to observe or perform any material covenant or agreement in the indenture for 60 days after notice is given by the trustee or the holders of 25% of the outstanding principal amount, cross-acceleration to certain material indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy.

Secured Revolving Credit Facility

        Concurrently with the spin-off, we intend to enter into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders providing us with a $500 million secured revolving credit facility. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association is expected to be the administrative agent under our revolving credit facility. We currently expect the revolving credit facility will have the following principal terms, but the final terms of the revolving credit facility may change. We cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into this new secured revolving credit facility on favorable terms or at all.

        The revolving credit facility is expected to mature five years from the consummation of the spin-off. We do not expect that any amounts will be drawn as of the closing of the spin-off. The revolving credit facility is expected to provide an option to request up to $500 million of incremental revolving credit borrowing capacity upon the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are expected to bear interest at a LIBOR-based rate plus an applicable borrowing margin based on our total leverage. The revolving credit facility is expected to be guaranteed by our wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries and secured by liens on substantially

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all of our and the guarantors' domestic assets, including a pledge of a portion of the capital stock of certain foreign subsidiaries owned directly by a domestic guarantor.

        The revolving credit facility is expected to contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing and affirmative and negative covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to incur indebtedness, make investments or acquisitions, grant liens, sell assets, merge or consolidate with a third party and pay dividends or make other distributions. In addition, the revolving credit facility is expected to contain financial covenants requiring us to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio. We expect that the revolving credit facility will have no scheduled amortization, scheduled commitment reductions or mandatory prepayment provisions, except that in certain circumstances outstanding balances will be required to be repaid with the proceeds from certain asset sales and casualty and condemnation events, subject to thresholds and reinvestment rights.

        Events of default under the revolving credit facility are expected to be customary for facilities of this type including, among other things, the failure to pay interest, principal and other fees, the failure to observe or perform any material covenant contained in the revolving credit facility, cross-default to certain material indebtedness, a change of control of KLX and the institution of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

        As of the date of this information statement, B/E Aerospace beneficially owns all of our outstanding common stock. After the spin-off, B/E Aerospace will not own any of our common stock.

        The following table shows the anticipated beneficial ownership of our common stock immediately following the spin-off by:

    each person who we believe, based on the assumptions described below, will beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the common stock of KLX;

    each of KLX's five most highly paid executive officers in 2013;

    each of the persons who will serve on our Board following the spin-off; and

    all of our NEOs and directors as a group.

        Except as otherwise noted below, we based the share amounts shown on each person's beneficial ownership of B/E Aerospace common stock on November 19, 2014, and a distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for every two shares of B/E Aerospace common stock held by such person.

        To the extent our directors and executive officers own B/E Aerospace common stock at the record date of the spin-off, they will participate in the distribution on the same terms as other holders of B/E Aerospace common stock.

        Except as otherwise noted in the footnotes below, each person or entity identified in the tables below has sole voting and investment power for the securities owned by such person or entity.

        Immediately following the spin-off, we estimate that 52,652,752 shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding, based on the number of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock expected to be outstanding as of the record date. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the spin-off will be determined on December 5, 2014, the record date.

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Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

 
  Common Stock Beneficially Owned  
 
  Number of Shares   Percentage of Class  

Directors:

             

Amin J. Khoury

    127,904     **  

John T. Collins

    0     **  

Peter V. Del Presto

    0     **  

Richard G. Hamermesh

    8,817     **  

Benjamin A. Hardesty

    0     **  

Stephen M. Ward, Jr. 

    0     **  

Theodore L. Weise

    0     **  

John T. Whates, Esq. 

    2,342     **  

Named Executive Officers:

   
 
   
 
 

Thomas P. McCaffrey

    41,827     **  

Michael F. Senft

    2,135     **  

John Cuomo

    10,648     **  

Roger Franks

    0     **  

All Directors and Named Executive Officers as a group (12 Persons)

    193,672     **  

Principal Shareholders:

   
 
   
 
 

Oz Management LP(1)
9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

    3,418,166     6.5 %

BlackRock, Inc.(2)
40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022

    3,319,971     6.3 %

The Vanguard Group(3)
100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355

    2,830,527     5.4 %

**
Less than 1%

(1)
Based solely on information in Schedule 13G, as of June 16, 2014, filed by OZ Management LP with respect to B/E Aerospace on June 26, 2014.

(2)
Based solely on information in Schedule 13G, as of December 31, 2013, filed by BlackRock, Inc. with respect to B/E Aerospace on February 4, 2014.

(3)
Based solely on information in Schedule 13G, as of December 31, 2013, filed by The Vanguard Group with respect to B/E Aerospace on February 11, 2014.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

Authorized Capital Stock

        Prior to the distribution date, our Board and B/E Aerospace, as our sole shareholder, will approve and adopt our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, authorized capital stock will consist of 250 million shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 1 million shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Common Stock

        We estimate that approximately 52,652,752 shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding immediately after the spin-off, based on the number of shares of B/E Aerospace common stock that we expect will be outstanding as of the record date. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the spin-off will be determined on    , 2014, the record date.

        Dividend Rights.    Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of our preferred stock, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive dividends out of any of our funds legally available when, as and if declared by the Board.

        Voting Rights.    Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which shareholders are generally entitled to vote. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

        Liquidation.    If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs, holders of our common stock are entitled to share proportionately in the assets of KLX available for distribution to shareholders, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of our preferred stock.

        Other Rights.    All of our outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable, and the shares of common stock we will issue in connection with the spin-off also will be fully paid and nonassessable. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities, and our common stock is not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Preferred Stock

        Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and subject to the limitations prescribed by law, our Board may issue our preferred stock in one or more series, and may establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in such series and may fix the designation, powers, privileges, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, if any, of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. See "—Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws."

        Our preferred stock will, if issued, be fully paid and nonassessable. When and if we issue preferred stock, we will establish the applicable preemptive rights, dividend rights, voting rights, conversion privileges, redemption rights, sinking fund rights, rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and any other relative rights, preferences and limitations for the particular preferred stock series.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

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and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will contain, and Delaware statutory law contains, provisions that could make acquisition of our Company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise more difficult. These provisions are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that our Board may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our Board. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms. The description set forth below is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, attached as exhibits to our Registration Statement on Form 10.

        Classified Board of Directors.    Our amended and restated certificate will incorporation to provide for a classified board of directors consisting of three classes of directors. Directors of each class are chosen for three-year terms upon the expiration of their current terms, and each year our stockholders will elect one class of our directors. The directors designated as Class I directors will have terms expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the directors designated as Class II directors will have terms expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and the directors designated as Class III directors will have terms expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Under this classified board structure, it would take at least two elections of directors for any individual or group to gain control of KLX's board. Accordingly, these provisions could discourage a third party from initiating a proxy contest, making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to gain control of KLX.

        Number of Directors; Filling Vacancies; Removal.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that our business and affairs will be managed by our Board. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that the Board will consist of not less than three nor more than nine members, with the exact number of directors within these limits to be fixed exclusively by the Board. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that any board vacancy, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, may be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office and entitled to vote, even though that may be less than a quorum of the Board. Delaware statutory law provides that, if a Delaware corporation has a classified board, as we are expected to have, its directors may only be removed for cause. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that any director, or the entire Board, may be removed from office at any time, only for cause in accordance with Delaware law, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662/3 percent of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote in any annual election of directors, voting as a single class. These provisions will prevent stockholders from removing incumbent directors without cause and filling the resulting vacancies with their own nominees.

        Special Meetings.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that special meetings of the stockholders may only be called by our Board or certain officers of KLX. These provisions will make it more difficult for stockholders to take an action opposed by our Board.

        No Stockholder Action by Written Consent Unless Approved by the Board.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will require that all actions to be taken by stockholders must be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting, and stockholders will not be permitted to act by written consent unless both the action and the taking of the action by written consent are approved

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in advance by our Board. These provisions will make it more difficult for stockholders to take an action opposed by our Board.

        Amendments to Our Certificate of Incorporation.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662/3 percent of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote, voting as a single class, will be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including those provisions providing for a classified board, provisions regarding the filling of vacancies on the Board and provisions providing for the removal of directors. These provisions will make it more difficult for stockholders to make changes to our certificate of incorporation.

        Amendments to Our Bylaws.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662/3 percent of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote, voting as a single class, will be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions in our bylaws. These provisions will make it more difficult for stockholders to make changes to our bylaws that are opposed by our Board.

        Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nomination and Proposals.    Under our amended and restated bylaws, stockholders of record will be able to nominate persons for election to our board of directors or bring other business constituting a proper matter for stockholder action at annual meetings only by providing proper notice to our secretary. Proper notice must be generally received not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year (or, in some cases, prior to the tenth day following the announcement of the meeting) and must include, among other information, the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice, certain information relating to each person whom such stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director and a brief description of any business such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting. Nothing in our amended and restated bylaws will be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

        Contests for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals will be precluded if the proper procedures are not followed. Third parties may therefore be discouraged from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect their own slate of directors or to approve their own proposals.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

        Section 203 of the DGCL provides that, subject to certain specified exceptions, a corporation will not engage in any "business combination" with any "interested stockholder" for a three-year period following the time that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder unless (1) before that time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, (2) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85 percent of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding certain shares) or (3) on or after such time, both the board of directors of the corporation and at least 662/3 percent of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder approves the business combination. Section 203 of the DGCL generally defines an "interested stockholder" to include (x) any person that owns 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and owned 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date and (y) the affiliates and associates of any such person.

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Section 203 of the DGCL generally defines a "business combination" to include (1) mergers and sales or other dispositions of 10 percent or more of the corporation's assets with or to an interested stockholder, (2) certain transactions resulting in the issuance or transfer to the interested stockholder of any stock of the corporation or its subsidiaries, (3) certain transactions which would increase the proportionate share of the stock of the corporation or its subsidiaries owned by the interested stockholder and (4) receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit (except proportionately as a stockholder) of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits.

        Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL makes it more difficult for a person who would be an "interested stockholder" to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the amended and restated certificate of incorporation or stockholder-adopted bylaws may exclude a corporation from the restrictions imposed under Section 203. Neither our amended and restated certificate of incorporation nor our amended and restated bylaws will exclude KLX from the restrictions imposed under Section 203 of the DGCL. We anticipate that Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our Board since the stockholder approval requirement would not be applicable if our Board approves, prior to the time the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

        After the distribution, we expect that the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Listing

        We have applied for authorization to list KLX common stock on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KLXI."

Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        Elimination of Liability of Directors.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, no director will be personally liable to us or to our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Notwithstanding this provision, pursuant to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL a director can be held liable (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to our Company or our stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL (which concerns unlawful payments of dividends, stock purchases or redemptions), or (4) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

        While our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide directors with protection from awards for monetary damages for breaches of their duty of care, it will not eliminate this duty. Accordingly, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission based on a director's breach of his or her duty of care. The provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation described above apply to an officer of KLX only if he or she is a director of KLX and is acting in his or her capacity as director, and do not apply to officers of KLX who are not directors.

        Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require us to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or was otherwise involved in, a legal proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of KLX or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as it exists or may

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be amended, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of such person) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such service (provided that, in the case of a proceeding initiated by such person, we will only indemnify such person if the proceeding was specifically authorized by our Board). This right of indemnity will include, with certain limitations and exceptions, a right to be paid by our Company the expenses incurred in defending such proceedings. We will be authorized under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to carry directors' and officers' insurance protecting us, any director, officer, employee or agent of ours or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify the person under the DGCL. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also permit our Board to indemnify or advance expenses to any of our employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted with respect to our directors and officers in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

        The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of fiduciary duty. These provisions also may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment in our common stock may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards under these indemnification provisions.

        By its terms, the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not be exclusive of any other rights that the indemnified party may be or become entitled to under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors, provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws or otherwise. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation's indemnification provisions will be, by the terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, prospective only and will not adversely affect the rights of any indemnitee in effect at the time of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form 10 for the shares of common stock that B/E Aerospace shareholders will receive in the distribution. This information statement does not contain all of the information contained in the Form 10 and the exhibits to the Form 10. We have omitted some items in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For additional information relating to us and the spin-off, we refer you to the Form 10 and its exhibits, which are on file at the offices of the SEC. Statements contained in this information statement about the contents of any contract or other document referred to may not be complete, and in each instance, if we have filed the contract or document as an exhibit to the Form 10, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other documents so filed. We qualify each statement in all respects by the relevant reference.

        You may inspect and copy the Form 10 and exhibits that we have filed with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov, from which you can electronically access the Form 10, including its exhibits.

        We maintain an Internet site at www.klx.com. We do not incorporate our Internet site, or the information contained on that site or connected to that site, into the information statement or our Registration Statement on Form 10.

        As a result of the distribution, we will be required to comply with the full informational requirements of the Exchange Act. We will fulfill those obligations with respect to these requirements by filing periodic reports and other information with the SEC.

        We plan to make available, free of charge, on our Internet site our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, reports filed under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish those materials to the SEC.

        You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.

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INDEX TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE

 
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Unaudited Interim Condensed Combined Financial Statements

       

Condensed Combined Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

   
F-2
 

Condensed Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

   
F-3
 

Condensed Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

   
F-4
 

Notes to Condensed Combined Financial Statements (Unaudited) for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

   
F-5
 

Combined Financial Statements

   
 
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   
F-15
 

Combined Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012

   
F-16
 

Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

   
F-17
 

Combined Statements of Parent Company Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

   
F-18
 

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

   
F-19
 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

   
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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND DECEMBER 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 
  Pro Forma
September 30,
2014
(Note 1)
  September 30,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

ASSETS

                   

Current assets:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 37.2   $ 37.2   $ 78.6  

Accounts receivable

    330.0     330.0     200.9  

Inventories

    1,298.0     1,298.0     1,226.7  

Deferred income taxes

    20.3     20.3     22.8  

Other current assets

    29.0     29.0     25.1  
               

Total current assets

    1,714.5     1,714.5     1,554.1  
               

Property and equipment

    295.2     295.2     92.3  

Goodwill

    1,380.3     1,380.3     1,069.8  

Identifiable intangible assets

    426.5     426.5     345.0  

Other assets

    7.7     7.7     2.8  
               

  $ 3,824.2   $ 3,824.2   $ 3,064.0  
               
               

LIABILITIES AND PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

                   

Current liabilities:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Accounts payable

  $ 175.4   $ 175.4   $ 107.2  

Accrued liabilities

    163.8     163.8     80.8  

Dividend payable to B/E Aerospace

    750.0          
               

Total current liabilities

    1,089.2     339.2     188.0  
               

Deferred income taxes

    83.9     83.9     66.1  

Other non-current liabilities

    11.2     11.2     11.2  

Commitments, contingencies and off-balance sheet arrangements (Note 7)

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Parent company equity:

                   

Parent company investment

    2,625.8     3,375.8     2,750.5  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    14.1     14.1     48.2  
               

Total Parent company equity

    2,639.9     3,389.9     2,798.7  
               

  $ 3,824.2   $ 3,824.2   $ 3,064.0  
               
               

   

See accompanying notes to condensed combined financial statements.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions)

 
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
  2014   2013  

Product revenues

  $ 993.2   $ 959.1  

Service revenues

    261.8     8.1  
           

Total revenues

    1,255.0     967.2  

Cost of sales—products

    693.0     645.1  

Cost of sales—services

    179.6     5.7  
           

Total cost of sales

    872.6     650.8  

Selling, general and administrative

    167.5     131.4  
           

Operating earnings

    214.9     185.0  

Other income

    (0.3 )   (0.9 )
           

Earnings before income taxes

    215.2     185.9  

Income tax expense

    94.5     69.2  
           

Net earnings

    120.7     116.7  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   
 
   
 
 

Foreign currency translation adjustment and other

    (34.1 )   11.9  
           

Comprehensive income

  $ 86.6   $ 128.6  
           
           

   

See accompanying notes to condensed combined financial statements.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions)

 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
 
  2014   2013  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

             

Net earnings

  $ 120.7   $ 116.7  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows provided by operating activities, net of effects from acquisitions:

             

Depreciation and amortization

    47.3     19.8  

Deferred income taxes

    20.2     24.0  

Non-cash compensation

    2.7     2.3  

Excess tax benefits

    (0.9 )   (0.9 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

    0.6     (1.8 )

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

    0.4     0.1  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

             

Accounts receivable

    (94.8 )   (3.4 )

Inventories

    (75.4 )   (30.3 )

Other current and non-current assets

    (6.7 )   (6.8 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    128.9     3.3  

Other non-current liabilities

    (18.9 )   (10.3 )
           

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

    124.1     112.7  
           

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

             

Capital expenditures

    (89.3 )   (19.3 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    (512.3 )   (72.5 )
           

Net cash flows used in investing activities

    (601.6 )   (91.8 )
           

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

             

Net transfers from (to) Parent

    438.6     20.6  
           

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

    438.6     20.6  
           

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (2.5 )   1.5  
           

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (41.4 )   43.0  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    78.6     36.3  
           

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 37.2   $ 79.3  
           
           

Supplemental schedule of noncash disclosures:

             

Contingent consideration

  $ 102.0   $  

   

See accompanying notes to condensed combined financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        The Board of Directors of B/E Aerospace (collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Parent") has authorized management to pursue a plan to separate its Aerospace Solutions Group and Energy Services Group businesses (the "Company") into an independent publicly traded company. Prior to the separation, these businesses are represented by the Parent's Consumables Management Segment. These businesses will be contributed to KLX Inc., a subsidiary of Parent, which currently has negligible assets and no operations. The proposed separation is intended to take the form of a tax-free spin-off to Parent's stockholders of 100% of the shares of KLX Inc.

        The separation is conditioned on, among other things, final approval of the transaction by Parent's Board of Directors and the receipt of an opinion of tax counsel as to the satisfaction of certain requirements that the separation, as disclosed, will not result in the recognition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of income, gain or loss to Parent or its stockholders (except to the extent of cash received by stockholders in lieu of fractional shares).

    Description of Business

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and other consumables, offering one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware and consumables and inventory management services, selling to essentially every major airline in the world as well as leading maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") providers, the leading airframe manufacturers and their first and second tier suppliers ("OEMs"). The Company also provides technical and logistical services and associated rental equipment for remote oil and gas drilling sites to land-based oil and gas exploration and drilling companies.

    Basis of Presentation

        The condensed combined financial statements of the Company have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Parent as if it was operated on a stand-alone basis and were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). All intercompany transactions and account balances within the Company have been eliminated. All adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods shown are of a normal recurring nature and have been reflected in the condensed combined financial statements. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or for any future period.

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

        The condensed combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from Parent including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. The allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues generated, costs incurred,

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

headcount or other measures. Management of the Company and Parent consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to the Company. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.

        The condensed combined balance sheets of the Company include Parent assets and liabilities that are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to the Company. Parent's cash, excluding a minor balance specifically attributable to the Company, has not been assigned to the Company for any of the periods presented because those cash balances are not directly attributable to the Company nor is the Company expected to acquire or assume that cash presently or in connection with the separation. Parent's debt obligations, and the related interest expense, have not been attributed to the Company for any of the periods presented because Parent's borrowings and the related guarantees on such borrowings are not directly attributable to the businesses that comprise the Company.

        Parent has historically used a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Transactions between the Company and Parent are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in the condensed combined statements of cash flows as Net transfers from (to) Parent.

    Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet

        At or prior to the distribution, the Company intends to distribute up to $750 to B/E Aerospace. The accompanying unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 gives effect to the $750 dividend expected to be paid.

    Parent Company Investment

        Parent company investment in the condensed combined balance sheets represents Parent's historical investment in the Company, the net effect of cost allocations from transactions with Parent, net transfers of cash and assets to Parent and the Company's accumulated earnings. See Note 6 for a further description of the transactions between the Company and Parent.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. The update is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Topic 718 as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. The total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. The requisite service period ends when the employee can cease rendering service and still be eligible to vest in the award if the performance target is achieved. As indicated in the definition of vest, the stated vesting period (which includes the period in which the performance target could be achieved) may differ from the requisite service period. The adoption of ASU 2014-12 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

        In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 606, Revenue Recognition. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should identify the contract(s) with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its combined financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures and is currently unable to estimate the impact of adopting this guidance.

        In April 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. The updated guidance is effective prospectively for years beginning on or after December 15, 2014, with early application permitted. The amendments in this update change the requirements for reporting discontinued operations in Subtopic 205-20. Under this updated guidance, a discontinued operation will include a disposal of a major part of an entity's operations and financial results such as a separate major line of business or a separate major geographical area of operations. The guidance raises the threshold to be a major operation but no longer precludes discontinued operations presentation where there is significant continuing involvement or cash flows with a disposed component of an entity. The guidance expands disclosures to include cash flows where there is significant continuing involvement with a discontinued operation and the pre-tax profit or loss of disposal transactions not reported as discontinued operations. The adoption of ASU 2014-08 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

        In July 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. The update was effective for interim periods beginning on or

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

after December 15, 2013, and generally provides guidance for the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. The guidance requires an unrecognized tax benefit to be presented as a decrease in a deferred tax asset where a net operating loss, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists and certain criteria are met. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

    2013 Acquisitions

        During the third and fourth quarters of 2013, the Company acquired the assets of Blue Dot Energy Services, LLC ("Blue Dot") and Bulldog Frac Rentals, LLC ("Bulldog") (collectively, the "2013 Acquisitions"), providers of technical services and associated rental equipment and logistics services to the energy sector, for a net purchase price of $114.0. For the 2013 Acquisitions, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired approximated $70.6, of which $28.5 was allocated to identified intangible assets, consisting of customer contracts and relationships and covenants not to compete, and $42.1 is included in goodwill. The useful lives assigned to the customer contracts and relationships range from 11-20 years, and the covenants not to compete are being amortized over their contractual periods of five years.

    2014 Acquisitions

        In April 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the Vision Oil Tools, LLC group of companies ("Vision"), a provider of technical services and associated rental equipment and logistics services to the energy sector. Vision established a new geographical base of operations for the Company in the North Dakota (Williston/Bakken) and Rocky Mountain regions. The purchase price was initially $140.0 with the potential for an additional $35.0 in 2015 if Vision generates its planned 2014 EBITDA. The Company has performed an assessment of the progress to date and determined it is likely that Vision will achieve this amount, and accordingly has recorded the $35.0 as a current liability as of September 30, 2014. The Company has not yet completed its evaluation and allocation of the purchase price for Vision although a customary post-closing adjustment to working capital resulted in a $0.7 increase to the purchase price. During June 2014, the Company also acquired the assets of the Cornell group of companies ("Cornell"), which provides technical services, associated logistic services and rental equipment to the energy sector in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basins. The purchase price was $70.7 with the potential for an additional $67.0 based on achieving 2014 planned EBITDA. The Company has performed an assessment of the results to date and determined it is likely that such amount will be realized and accordingly, has recorded the $67.0 as a current liability as of September 30, 2014. In April 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the Marcellus group of companies ("MGS") engaged in manufacturing and rental of equipment in the Marcellus/Utica basin for approximately $45.0. In January 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the LT Energy Services group of companies ("LT"), an Eagle Ford basin provider of rental equipment, for a net purchase price of approximately $102.5. In February 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Wildcat Wireline LLC ("Wildcat"), a provider of wireline services primarily in the Eagle Ford basin, and also in the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

Marcellus/Utica Basin, for a net purchase price of approximately $153.4. These acquisitions are referred to collectively as the "2014 Acquisitions."

        For the 2014 Acquisitions, based on our preliminary purchase price allocation, the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired approximated $442.2, of which $109.0 was allocated to identified intangible assets, consisting of customer contracts and relationships and covenants not to compete, and $333.2 is included in goodwill. The useful life assigned to the customer contracts and relationships is 11 years, and the covenants not to compete are being amortized over their contractual periods of five years.

        The 2014 Acquisitions and 2013 Acquisitions were accounted for as purchases under FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). The assets purchased and liabilities assumed for the 2014 Acquisitions and 2013 Acquisitions have been reflected in the accompanying condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and the results of operations for the 2013 Acquisitions and 2014 Acquisitions are included in the accompanying condensed combined statements of earnings from their respective dates of acquisition.

        The Company completed its evaluation and allocation of the purchase price for the Blue Dot acquisition. The valuations of certain assets, principally intangible assets, of the Bulldog and 2014 Acquisitions are not yet complete, and as such, the Company has not yet finalized its allocation of the purchase prices for these acquisitions.

        The following table summarizes the current estimates of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the 2013 Acquisitions and 2014 Acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, which are currently recorded based on management's estimates as follows:

 
  Wildcat   Vision   Cornell   Other 2014
acquisitions
  2014   2013  

Accounts receivable-trade

  $ 0.4   $ 10.8   $ 10.5   $ 15.1   $ 36.8   $ 14.8  

Inventories

    1.3             0.4     1.7     3.9  

Other current and non-current assets

        2.4         0.1     2.5     0.2  

Property and equipment

    26.9     44.7     28.7     41.2     141.5     35.5  

Goodwill

    97.3     89.3     74.7     71.9     333.2     42.1  

Identified intangibles

    27.5     30.0     24.5     27.0     109.0     28.5  

Accounts payable

        (1.5 )   (0.7 )   (4.0 )   (6.2 )   (10.0 )

Other current and non-current liabilities

        (35.0 )   (67.0 )   (4.2 )   (106.2 )   (1.0 )
                           

Total consideration paid

  $ 153.4   $ 140.7   $ 70.7   $ 147.5   $ 512.3   $ 114.0  
                           
                           

        All of the goodwill and other intangible assets related to the 2013 Acquisitions and 2014 Acquisitions are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

        The amount of 2013 Acquisitions and 2014 Acquisitions revenues and net earnings included in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $261.8 and $23.2, and $8.1 and $0.2, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

        On a pro forma basis to give effect to the 2013 and 2014 Acquisitions as if they occurred on January 1, 2013, revenues and net earnings for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 would have been as follows:

 
  NINE MONTHS ENDED  
 
  September 30,
2014
Pro forma
  September 30,
2013
Pro forma
 

Revenues

  $ 1,321.9   $ 1,196.6  

Net earnings

    133.1     139.7  

3. INVENTORIES

        Inventories, made up of finished goods, primarily consist of aerospace fasteners and consumables. The Company values inventories at the lower of cost or market, using FIFO or weighted average cost method. The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand and records a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on historical demand, estimated product demand to support contractual supply agreements with its customers and the age of the inventory, among other factors. Demand for the Company's products can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer activity. Inventory reserves were approximately $31.9 and $30.3 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        The following sets forth the intangible assets by major asset class, all of which were acquired through business purchase transactions:

 
   
  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013  
 
  Useful Life
(Years)
  Original
Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Book
Value
  Original
Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Book
Value
 

Customer contracts and relationships

  8 - 30   $ 480.2   $ 94.0   $ 386.2   $ 394.0   $ 75.5   $ 318.5  

Covenants not to compete

  4 - 5     25.2     4.7     20.5     6.8     1.7     5.1  

Trade names

  Indefinite     19.8         19.8     21.4         21.4  
                               

      $ 525.2   $ 98.7   $ 426.5   $ 422.2   $ 77.2   $ 345.0  
                               
                               

        Amortization expense of intangible assets was $22.2 and $14.7 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense associated with identified intangible assets as of September 2014 is expected to be approximately $30 in each of the next five years. The future amortization amounts are estimates. Actual future amortization expense may be different due to future acquisitions, impairments, changes in amortization periods or other factors such as changes in exchange rates for assets acquired outside the United States. Goodwill increased $310.5 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, $333.2 due to our preliminary estimate of goodwill associated with acquisitions completed in 2014, partially offset by foreign currency translations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

        All short-term financial instruments are generally carried at amounts that approximate estimated fair value. The fair value is the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. Assets measured at fair value are categorized based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations.

    Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

    Level 2—quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

    Level 3—unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data available, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

        The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents (which the Company classifies as Level 1 assets), accounts receivable—trade and accounts payable represent their respective fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition dates of Vision and Cornell was determined based on the likelihood of achieving performance targets, significant inputs not observable in the market referred to as Level 3 inputs. There are no financial instruments with Level 2 inputs at any date.

6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

Allocation of Corporate Expenses

        The condensed combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income include an allocation of general corporate expenses from Parent. These costs are allocated to the Company on a systematic and reasonable basis utilizing a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues generated, costs incurred, headcount or other measures.

        Allocations for general corporate expenses, included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the statements of earnings and comprehensive income, including management costs and corporate support services provided to the Company, totaled $27.7 and $26.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, respectively. These amounts include costs for functions including executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement and other shared services.

        In connection with the spin-off, we are bringing some of the functions that were previously provided to us through corporate allocations from B/E Aerospace in-house. In addition, we will enter into certain agreements with B/E Aerospace relating to transition services and IT services for a transitional period of approximately 24 months following the distribution. In addition, we will enter into an employee matters agreement and a tax sharing and indemnification agreement with B/E Aerospace in connection with the spin-off. This transitional support will enable KLX, Inc. to establish its stand-alone processes for various activities that were previously provided by B/E Aerospace and does not constitute significant continuing support of KLX, Inc.'s operations. We do not expect those agreements to have a material effect on our financial statements.

        Sales and cost of sales to affiliates for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $13.1 and $10.2 and $10.4 and $4.1, respectively.

7. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

        Lease Commitments—The Company finances its use of certain facilities and equipment under committed lease arrangements provided by various institutions. Since the terms of these arrangements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

7. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS (Continued)

meet the accounting definition of operating lease arrangements, the aggregate sum of future minimum lease payments is not reflected on the condensed combined balance sheets. At September 30, 2014, future minimum lease payments under these arrangements approximated $110.0, of which $93.7 is related to long-term real estate leases.

        Litigation—The Company is a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management, neither individually nor in the aggregate are likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company's combined financial statements.

        Indemnities, Commitments and Guarantees—During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities include indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease and indemnities to other parties to certain acquisition agreements. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. Many of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees provide for limitations on the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. However, the Company is unable to estimate the maximum amount of liability related to its indemnities, commitments and guarantees because such liabilities are contingent upon the occurrence of events that are not reasonably determinable. Management believes that any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees would not be material to the accompanying condensed combined financial statements. Accordingly, no significant amounts have been accrued for indemnities, commitments and guarantees.

        Substantially all of the Company's assets are pledged as collateral under the Parent's credit facility which contains customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and conditions precedent for borrowings, all of which were met as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

8. INCOME TAXES

        Income taxes as presented are calculated on a separate tax return basis. The Company's U.S. operations have historically been included in Parent's U.S. federal and state income tax returns or non-U.S. jurisdiction's tax returns.

        The Company's quarterly income tax expense is measured using an estimated annual effective income tax rate, adjusted for discrete items within the period. The comparison of effective income tax rates between periods is significantly affected by discrete items recognized during the periods, the level and mix of earnings by tax jurisdiction and permanent differences.

        For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $94.5 or 43.9% of earnings before income taxes compared to $69.2 or 37.2% during the same prior year period. The effective income tax rate varies from the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of state taxes and non-deductible expenses due to expenses related to the spin-off.

Uncertain Tax Positions

        As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, unrecognized tax benefits were $2.5 and would not, if recognized, affect the tax rate. We do not believe that uncertain tax positions will significantly change within twelve months of the reporting date.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

9. ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

        The Parent has a Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") under which the Parent's Compensation Committee has the authority to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other forms of equity-based or equity-related awards.

        Compensation cost generally is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the shares. Share-based compensation of $2.7 and $2.3 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to the equity grants made pursuant to the LTIP. Unrecognized compensation expense related to equity grants, including the estimated impact of any future forfeitures, was $5.7 at September 30, 2014.

        The Parent has established a qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan which allows qualified employees (as defined in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan) to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a price equal to 85% of the closing price at the end of each semi-annual stock purchase period. Compensation cost for this plan was not material to any of the periods presented.

10. SEGMENT REPORTING

        The Company is organized based on the products and services it offers. The Company's reportable segments, which are also its operating segments, are comprised of the Aerospace Solutions Group and Energy Services Group.

        The Company evaluates segment performance based on segment operating earnings or losses. Each segment regularly reports its results of operations and makes requests for capital expenditures and acquisition funding to the Company's chief operating decision-making group. This group is comprised of the Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, the President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Each operating segment has separate management teams and infrastructures dedicated to providing aerospace fasteners and other consumables and inventory management services to essentially every major airline in the world and the leading manufacturers, and technical and logistical services and associated rental equipment to land-based oil and gas exploration and drilling companies.

        The following table presents revenues and operating earnings by reportable segment:

 
  NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
 
  2014   2013  

Revenues

             

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 993.2   $ 959.1  

Energy Services Group

    261.8     8.1  
           

  $ 1,255.0   $ 967.2  
           
           

Operating earnings

             

Aerospace Solutions Group

    174.7     184.7  

Energy Services Group

    40.2     0.3  
           

    214.9     185.0  

Other income

    (0.3 )   (0.9 )
           

Earnings before income taxes

  $ 215.2   $ 185.9  
           
           

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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013

(In millions, except share and per share data)

10. SEGMENT REPORTING (Continued)

        The following table presents capital expenditures by reportable segment:

 
  Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
 
  2014   2013  

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 12.3   $ 19.1  

Energy Services Group

    77.0     0.2  
           

  $ 89.3   $ 19.3  
           
           

        The following table presents goodwill by reportable segment:

 
  September 30,
  December 31,
 
 
  2014   2013  

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 1,005.0   $ 1,027.7  

Energy Services Group

    375.3     42.1  
           

  $ 1,380.3   $ 1,069.8  
           
           

        The following table presents total assets by reportable segment:

 
  September 30,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

Aerospace Solutions Group

  $ 2,974.5   $ 2,937.3  

Energy Services Group

    849.7     126.7  
           

  $ 3,824.2   $ 3,064.0  
           
           

11. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

        In July 2014, one of the Company's German businesses, Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH (ITL), which was acquired by B/E Aerospace Systems Holding GmbH in July 2012, was informed by German authorities that it had allegedly violated certain provisions of environmental and health and safety regulations related to the import and sale of certain chemical products for the period of 2009 through 2013. The Company is cooperating with German authorities and currently investigating the amounts of chemical products that were imported and allegedly sold in violation of the applicable laws. The ITL executive pre-acquisition continued to operate the business through July 2014, at which time he was removed. These violations could result in an administrative monetary penalty and a disgorgement of profits from the sale of products sold in violation of the applicable laws, which could be material. The Company is not currently able to determine the probability or estimable range of liability, if any, which it may ultimately be found to be responsible for that is not covered by any indemnity claims against the seller of ITL.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through November 13, 2014, the date the financial statements were issued.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
B/E Aerospace, Inc.
Wellington, Florida

        We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of the Aerospace Solutions Group and Energy Services Group Businesses of B/E Aerospace, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income, Parent company equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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, such combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Aerospace Solutions Group and Energy Services Group Businesses of B/E Aerospace, Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        As described in Note 1, the accompanying combined financial statements have been derived from the combined financial statements and accounting records of B/E Aerospace, Inc. The combined financial statements also include expense allocations for certain corporate functions historically provided by B/E Aerospace, Inc. These allocations may not be reflective of the actual expense which would have been incurred had the Company operated as a separate entity apart from B/E Aerospace, Inc. Included in Note 5 to the combined financial statements is a summary of transactions with related parties.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certified Public Accountants

Boca Raton, Florida
August 29, 2014

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

(In millions)

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

   
 
   
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 78.6   $ 36.3  

Accounts receivable

    200.9     174.3  

Inventories

    1,226.7     1,201.8  

Deferred income taxes

    22.8     31.1  

Other current assets

    25.1     17.5  
           

Total current assets

    1,554.1     1,461.0  
           

Property and equipment

    92.3     35.5  

Goodwill

    1,069.8     1,005.8  

Identifiable intangible assets

    345.0     336.7  

Other assets

    2.8     6.9  
           

  $ 3,064.0   $ 2,845.9  
           
           

LIABILITIES AND PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

   
 
   
 
 

Accounts payable

  $ 107.2   $ 97.3  

Accrued liabilities

    80.8     63.4  
           

Total current liabilities

    188.0     160.7  
           

Deferred income taxes

    66.1     42.4  

Other non-current liabilities

    11.2     7.3  

Commitments, contingencies and off-balance sheet arrangements (Note 7)

   
 
   
 
 

Parent company equity:

             

Parent company investment

    2,750.5     2,606.0  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    48.2     29.5  
           

Total Parent company equity

    2,798.7     2,635.5  
           

  $ 3,064.0   $ 2,845.9  
           
           

   

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Revenues

  $ 1,291.6   $ 1,180.7   $ 947.3  

Cost of sales

    872.8     803.5     635.9  

Selling, general and administrative

    180.3     159.3     129.4  
               

Operating earnings

    238.5     217.9     182.0  

Other (income) expense

    (1.0 )   0.2     (3.8 )
               

Earnings before income taxes

    239.5     217.7     185.8  

Income tax expense

    89.1     80.8     69.3  
               

Net earnings

    150.4     136.9     116.5  

Other comprehensive income:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Foreign currency translation adjustment and other

    18.7     25.4     16.7  
               

Comprehensive income

  $ 169.1   $ 162.3   $ 133.2  
               
               

   

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions)

 
  Parent
Company
Investment
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total
Parent
Company
Equity
 

Balance, December 31, 2010

  $ 1,843.0   $ (12.6 ) $ 1,830.4  

Net transfers to Parent

    (119.9 )       (119.9 )

Net earnings

    116.5         116.5  

Net foreign currency translation adjustments and other

        16.7     16.7  
               

Balance, December 31, 2011

    1,839.6     4.1     1,843.7  

Net transfers from Parent

    629.5         629.5  

Net earnings

    136.9         136.9  

Net foreign currency translation adjustments and other

        25.4     25.4  
               

Balance, December 31, 2012

    2,606.0     29.5     2,635.5  

Net transfers to Parent

    (5.9 )       (5.9 )

Net earnings

    150.4         150.4  

Net foreign currency translation adjustments and other

        18.7     18.7  
               

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ 2,750.5   $ 48.2   $ 2,798.7  
               
               

   

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Net earnings

  $ 150.4   $ 136.9   $ 116.5  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows provided by operating activities, net of effects from acquisitions:

                   

Depreciation and amortization

    27.8     22.8     16.9  

Deferred income taxes

    32.0     19.5     18.7  

Non-cash compensation

    3.7     3.3     5.1  

Excess tax benefits

    (1.2 )   (0.6 )   (0.8 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

    0.6     4.2     1.5  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

    0.5     0.8     0.3  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Accounts receivable

    (3.9 )   (12.9 )   (10.3 )

Inventories

    (18.9 )   (87.9 )   (18.5 )

Other current and non-current assets

    (6.7 )   (8.1 )   0.5  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (12.8 )   (1.8 )   14.7  

Other non-current liabilities

    14.1     (10.1 )   (6.3 )
               

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

    185.6     66.1     138.3  
               

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Capital expenditures

    (29.4 )   (16.6 )   (7.7 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    (117.5 )   (649.7 )   (20.8 )

Other

        2.3     (0.3 )
               

Net cash flows used in investing activities

    (146.9 )   (664.0 )   (28.8 )
               

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                   

Net transfers from (to) Parent

    0.7     597.7     (99.8 )
               

Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

    0.7     597.7     (99.8 )
               

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    2.9     0.9     (2.0 )
               

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    42.3     0.7     7.7  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    36.3     35.6     27.9  
               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 78.6   $ 36.3   $ 35.6  
               
               

   

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Separation from Parent

        The Board of Directors of B/E Aerospace (collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Parent") has authorized management to pursue a plan to separate its Aerospace Solutions Group ("ASG") and Energy Services Group ("ESG") businesses (the "Company") into an independent publicly traded company. Prior to the separation, these businesses are represented by the Parent's Consumables Management Segment. The Company will be contributed to KLX Inc., a subsidiary of Parent, which currently has negligible assets and no operations. The proposed separation is intended to take the form of a tax-free spin-off to Parent's stockholders of 100% of the shares of KLX Inc.

        The separation is conditioned on, among other things, final approval of the transaction by Parent's Board of Directors and the receipt of an opinion of tax counsel as to the satisfaction of certain requirements that the separation, as disclosed, will not result in the recognition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of income, gain or loss to Parent or its stockholders (except to the extent of cash received by stockholders in lieu of fractional shares).

    Description of Business

        We believe, based on our experience in the industry, that we are the world's leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and other consumables, offering one of the broadest ranges of aerospace hardware and consumables and inventory management services, selling to essentially every major airline in the world as well as leading maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") providers, the leading airframe manufacturers and their first and second tier suppliers. The Company also provides technical and logistical services and associated rental equipment to land-based oil and gas exploration and drilling companies often in remote locations.

    Basis of Presentation

        The Company's combined financial statements have been derived from the Parent's consolidated financial statements and accounting records as if it was operated on a stand-alone basis and were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). All intercompany transactions and account balances within the Company have been eliminated.

        The combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from Parent including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services. The allocations were made on a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues generated, costs incurred, headcount or other measures. Management of the Company and Parent consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to the Company. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure.

        The combined balance sheets of the Company include Parent assets and liabilities that are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to the Company. Parent's cash has not been assigned to the Company for any of the periods presented because those cash balances are not directly attributable to the Company nor is the Company expected to acquire or assume that cash presently or in connection with the separation. Parent's debt obligations and the related interest expense have not been attributed to the Company for any of the periods presented because Parent's borrowings and the related guarantees on such borrowings are not directly attributable to the businesses that comprise the Company.

        Parent has historically used a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Transactions between the Company and Parent are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in the combined statements of cash flows as Net transfers from (to) Parent.

        Parent Company Investment—Parent company investment in the combined balance sheets represents Parent's historical investment in the Company, the net effect of cost allocations from transactions with Parent, net transfers of cash and assets to Parent and the Company's accumulated earnings. See Note 5 for a further description of the transactions between the Company and Parent.

        Financial Statement Preparation—The preparation of the combined financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

        Revenue Recognition—Sales of products and services are recorded when the earnings process is complete. This generally occurs when the products are shipped to the customer in accordance with the contract or purchase order, risk of loss and title has passed to the customer, collectability is reasonably assured and pricing is fixed and determinable. In instances where title does not pass to the customer upon shipment, the Company recognizes revenue upon delivery or customer acceptance, depending on the terms of the sales contract.

        In connection with the sales of its products, the Company also provides certain supply chain management services to certain of its customers. These services include the timely replenishment of products at the customer site, while also minimizing the customer's on-hand inventory. These services are provided by the Company contemporaneously with the delivery of the product, and as such, once the product is delivered, the Company does not have a post-delivery obligation to provide services to the customer. The price of such services is generally included in the price of the products delivered to the customer, and revenue is recognized upon delivery of the product, at which point, the Company has satisfied its obligations to the customer. The Company does not account for these services as a separate

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

element, as the services do not have stand-alone value and cannot be separated from the product element of the arrangement.

        Service revenues from oilfield technical services, logistics and related rental equipment and services activities are recorded when services are performed and/or equipment is rented pursuant to a completed purchase order or master services agreement ("MSA") that sets forth firm pricing and payment terms. Service revenues do not exceed the threshold for separate disclosure on the Company's statements of earnings.

        Income Taxes—The Company provides deferred income taxes for temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for income tax purposes. Deferred income taxes are computed using enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance related to a deferred tax asset is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company records uncertain tax positions within income tax expense and classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as income tax expense.

        Cash Equivalents—The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

        Accounts Receivable—The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer's current creditworthiness, as determined by review of their current credit information. The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. The allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $6.0 and $7.5, respectively.

        Inventories—Inventories, made up of finished goods, primarily consist of aerospace fasteners and consumables. The Company values inventories at the lower of cost or market, using FIFO or weighted average cost method. The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand and records a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on historical demand, estimated product demand to support contractual supply agreements with its customers and the age of the inventory among other factors. Demand for the Company's products can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer activity. Inventory reserves were approximately $30.3 and $30.6 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

        Substantially all of our inventory is comprised of aerospace grade fasteners which support OEM production and the aftermarket over the life of the airframe. Inventory with a limited shelf life is continually monitored and reserved for in advance of expiration. The provision for inventory with limited shelf life is relatively insignificant and has not exceeded $0.5 during the past three years.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

        Property and Equipment—Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated generally under the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of one to fifty years (or the lesser of the term of the lease for leasehold improvements, as appropriate).

        Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Under FASB ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350"), goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed at least annually for impairment. Acquired intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their individual useful lives. Patents and other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over periods ranging from four to thirty years.

        As of December 31, 2013, the Company had one reporting unit, which was determined based on the guidelines contained in FASB ASC Topic 350, Subtopic 20, Section 35. The Company's reporting unit constitutes a business, for which there is discrete financial information available that is regularly reviewed by the management of the Company and Parent. The Company is currently evaluating the appropriate structure and reporting classification of its reporting units in light of the proposed separation, and depending on the results of this evaluation, our reporting units may change in the future.

        On at least an annual basis, management assesses whether there has been any impairment in the value of goodwill by first comparing the fair value to the net carrying value of the reporting unit. If the carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment. An impairment loss is recognized if the implied fair value of the asset being tested is less than its carrying value. In this event, the asset is written down accordingly. The fair values of the reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing is determined using valuation techniques based on estimates, judgments and assumptions management believes are appropriate in the circumstances.

        The indefinite-lived intangible asset is tested at least annually for impairment. Impairment for the intangible asset with an indefinite life exists if the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value. The fair values of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is determined using valuation techniques based on estimates, judgments and assumptions management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company's annual impairment testing yielded no impairments of goodwill or the indefinite-lived intangible asset.

        Long-Lived Assets—The Company assesses potential impairments to its long-lived assets when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. An impairment loss is recognized when the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset (or group of assets) is less than its carrying amount. Any required impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the asset's carrying value exceeds its fair value and is recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset and a charge to operating results. There were no impairments of long-lived assets in 2013, 2012, and 2011.

        Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—The Company accounts for share-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

("ASC 718"), whereby share-based compensation cost is measured on the date of grant, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized over the requisite service period.

        Compensation cost recognized during the three years ended December 31, 2013 related to grants of restricted stock and restricted stock units. No compensation cost related to stock options was recognized during those periods as no options were granted during the three year period ended December 31, 2013 and all options were vested as of December 31, 2006.

        The Parent has established a qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan allows qualified employees (as defined in the plan) to participate in the purchase of designated shares of the Parent's common stock at a price equal to 85% of the closing price for each semi-annual stock purchase period. The fair value of employee purchase rights represents the difference between the closing price of the Parent's shares on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares. The value of the rights granted during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $0.2, $0.2 and $0.1, respectively.

        Foreign Currency Translation—The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries located outside the United States are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet dates. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are recognized currently in income, and those resulting from translation of financial statements are accumulated as a separate component of Parent company equity. The Company's European subsidiaries primarily utilize the British pound or the Euro as their local functional currency.

        Concentration of Risk—The Company's products and services are primarily concentrated within the aerospace industry with customers consisting primarily of commercial airlines, a wide variety of business jet customers and commercial aircraft manufacturers. The Company's management performs ongoing credit evaluations on the financial condition of all of its customers and maintains allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable based on expected collectability. Credit losses have historically been within management's expectations and the provisions established.

        Significant customers change from year to year depending on the level of refurbishment activity and/or the level of new aircraft purchases by such customers. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, one customer accounted for 10% and 12%, respectively, of the Company's combined revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2013, a second customer accounted for 10% of the Company's combined revenues. During the year ended December 31, 2012, a third customer accounted for 10% of the Company's combined revenues. No other individual customers accounted for more than 10% of the Company's combined revenues during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and during the year ended December 31, 2011 no single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's combined revenues.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. The update is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Topic 718 as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. The total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. The requisite service period ends when the employee can cease rendering service and still be eligible to vest in the award if the performance target is achieved. As indicated in the definition of vest, the stated vesting period (which includes the period in which the performance target could be achieved) may differ from the requisite service period. The adoption of ASU 2014-12 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

        In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 606, Revenue Recognition. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should identify the contract(s) with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its combined financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures and is currently unable to estimate the impact of adopting this guidance.

        In April 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. The updated guidance is effective prospectively for years beginning on or after December 15, 2014, with early application permitted. The amendments in this update change the requirements for reporting discontinued operations in Subtopic 205-20. Under this updated guidance, a

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

discontinued operation will include a disposal of a major part of an entity's operations and financial results such as a separate major line of business or a separate major geographical area of operations. The guidance raises the threshold to be a major operation but no longer precludes discontinued operations presentation where there is significant continuing involvement or cash flows with a disposed component of an entity. The guidance expands disclosures to include cash flows where there is significant continuing involvement with a discontinued operation and the pre-tax profit or loss of disposal transactions not reported as discontinued operations. The adoption of ASU 2014-08 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

        In July 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, which updated the guidance in ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. The update was effective for interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013, and generally provides guidance for the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. The guidance requires an unrecognized tax benefit to be presented as a decrease in a deferred tax asset where a net operating loss, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists and certain criteria are met. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material impact on the Company's combined financial statements.

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

        During 2012, the Company completed two acquisitions for a net aggregate purchase price of approximately $649.7 (the "2012 Acquisitions"). The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired approximated $577.2 of which $114.3 was allocated to identified intangible assets, consisting of customer contracts and relationships, trade names and covenants not to compete, and $462.9 is included in goodwill. The useful life assigned to the customer contracts and relationships is 15 years. The trade names were determined to have an indefinite useful life, and the covenants not to compete are being amortized over their contractual periods, ranging from 4 to 5 years. On January 30, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of UFC Aerospace Corp. ("UFC"), a provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions, for a net purchase price of approximately $404.7. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired approximated $347.3 of which $55.1 was allocated to identified intangible assets and $292.2 is included in goodwill.

        On July 26, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Interturbine Projekt Management GmbH ("Interturbine"), a provider of material management logistical services to global airlines and MRO providers, for a net purchase price of approximately $245.0. Interturbine's product range includes chemicals, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, adhesives, coatings and composites. Interturbine also supplies fasteners, cables and wires, electronic components, electrical and electromechanical materials, tools, hot bonding equipment and ground equipment to its primary customer base of airlines and MRO providers globally. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

assets acquired approximated $229.9 of which $59.2 was allocated to identified intangible assets and $170.7 is included in goodwill.

        During 2013, the Company acquired the assets of Blue Dot Energy Services, LLC ("Blue Dot") and Bulldog Frac Rentals LLC ("Bulldog") (the "2013 Acquisitions"), providers of parts distribution, rental equipment and on-site services to the oil and gas industry for a net purchase price of $114.0. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired approximated $70.6, of which $28.5 was allocated to identified intangible assets, consisting of customer contracts and relationships and covenants not to compete, and $42.1 is included in goodwill. The useful lives assigned to the customer contracts and relationships range from 11-20 years, and the covenants not to compete are being amortized over their contractual periods of five years.

        The 2012 and 2013 Acquisitions were accounted for as purchases under FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). The assets purchased and liabilities assumed for the 2012 and 2013 Acquisitions have been reflected in the accompanying combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 and the results of operations for 2012 and 2013. The 2012 and 2013 Acquisitions are included in the accompanying combined statements of earnings from the respective dates of acquisition.

        The Company completed its evaluation and allocation of the purchase price for the Blue Dot acquisition. The Company has not yet finalized its allocation of the purchase price for the Bulldog acquisition as the valuation of certain assets, principally intangible assets, is not yet complete.

        The following table summarizes the current estimates of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the 2013 and 2012 Acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, which are currently recorded based on management's estimates as follows:

 
  2013   Interturbine   UFC   2012  

Accounts receivable—trade

  $ 14.8   $ 17.5   $ 26.6   $ 44.1  

Inventories

    3.9     29.8     65.8     95.6  

Other current and non-current assets

    0.2     4.8     11.9     16.7  

Property and equipment

    35.5     3.2     1.2     4.4  

Goodwill

    42.1     170.7     292.2     462.9  

Identified intangibles

    28.5     59.2     55.1     114.3  

Accounts payable

    (10.0 )   (8.3 )   (12.1 )   (20.4 )

Other current and non-current liabilities

    (1.0 )   (31.9 )   (36.0 )   (67.9 )
                   

Total consideration paid

  $ 114.0   $ 245.0   $ 404.7   $ 649.7  
                   
                   

        The majority of the goodwill and other intangible assets related to the UFC and 2013 Acquisitions are expected to be deductible for tax purposes. None of the goodwill and other intangible assets related to the Interturbine acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

        The amount of 2012 Acquisitions revenues and net earnings included in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $221.0 and $24.6 and $0 and $0, respectively.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

        Combined unaudited pro forma revenues and net earnings for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, giving effect to the 2012 Acquisitions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2011, were as follows:

 
  YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
 
 
  2012
Pro forma
  2011
Pro forma
 

Revenues

  $ 1,267.8   $ 1,233.7  

Net earnings

    143.2     133.5  

        Blue Dot and Bulldog pro forma revenues and net earnings as well as post acquisition stand-alone revenues and operating earnings are not material to the Company's financial statements.

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

        Property and equipment consist of the following:

 
  Useful Life
(Years)
  December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 

Buildings and improvements

    1 - 50   $ 12.7   $ 11.3  

Machinery

    1 - 20     47.9     6.4  

Computer equipment and software

    1 - 10     51.5     31.9  

Furniture and equipment

    1 - 15     8.7     6.2  
                 

          120.8     55.8  

Less accumulated depreciation

          (28.5 )   (20.3 )
                 

        $ 92.3   $ 35.5  
                 
                 

        Depreciation expense was $7.9, $5.2 and $4.6 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        The following sets forth the intangible assets by major asset class, all of which were acquired through business purchase transactions:

 
   
  December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012  
 
  Useful Life
(Years)
  Original
Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Book
Value
  Original
Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Book
Value
 

Customer contracts and relationships

  8 - 30   $ 393.9   $ 75.5   $ 318.4   $ 366.7   $ 56.3   $ 310.4  

Covenants not to compete

  4 - 5     6.8     1.7     5.1     3.3     0.8     2.5  

Trade names

  indefinite     21.5         21.5     23.8         23.8  
                               

      $ 422.2   $ 77.2   $ 345.0   $ 393.8   $ 57.1   $ 336.7  
                               
                               

        Amortization expense of intangible assets was $19.9, $17.6 and $12.4 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Taking into consideration the acquisitions described in Note 14, "Subsequent Events", amortization expense is expected to be approximately $30.0 in each of the next five years.

        In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill is not amortized but is subject to an annual impairment test. As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 the Company completed step one of the impairment test and fair value analysis for goodwill, and no impairment loss was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 or 2011. The accumulated goodwill impairment loss (incurred in 2008) was $290.7 as of December 31, 2013.

        The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  $ 535.4  

Acquisitions

    450.6  

Effect of foreign currency translation

    19.8  
       

Balance as of December 31, 2012

    1,005.8  

Acquisitions

    42.1  

Effect of foreign currency translation

    21.9  
       

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  $ 1,069.8  
       
       

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND PARENT COMPANY INVESTMENT

    Allocation of Corporate Expenses

        The combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income include an allocation of general corporate expenses from Parent. These costs are allocated to the Company on a systematic and reasonable basis utilizing a direct usage basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of costs incurred, headcount or other measures.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND PARENT COMPANY INVESTMENT (Continued)

        Allocations for general corporate expenses, including management costs and corporate support services provided to the Company, totaled $33.6, $36.2 and $36.3 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These amounts include costs for functions including executive management, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement and other shared services.

        In connection with the spin-off, we are bringing some of the functions that were previously provided to us through corporate allocations from B/E Aerospace in-house. In addition, we will enter into certain agreements with B/E Aerospace relating to transition services and IT services for a transitional period of approximately 24 months following the distribution. In addition, we will enter into an employee matters agreement and a tax sharing and indemnification agreement with B/E Aerospace in connection with the spin-off. This transitional support will enable KLX, Inc. to establish its stand-alone processes for various activities that were previously provided by B/E Aerospace and does not constitute significant continuing support of KLX, Inc.'s operations. We do not expect those agreements to have a material effect on our financial statements.

        Sales and cost of sales to affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $14.4 and $7.3, $10.5 and $6.9 and $7.3 and $6.0, respectively.

Net Transfers from (to) Parent

        A reconciliation of Net transfers from (to) Parent in the combined Statements of Parent Company Equity to the corresponding amount presented on the combined statements of cash flows for all periods presented is as follows:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Net transfers from (to) Parent per combined statements of Parent company equity

  $ (5.9 ) $ 629.5   $ (119.9 )

Stock-based compensation

    (3.7 )   (3.3 )   (5.1 )

Foreign currency translation

    18.7     25.4     16.7  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

    1.2     0.6     0.8  

Acquisition-related transfers to (from) Parent

    (9.6 )   (54.5 )   7.7  
               

Total Net transfers from (to) Parent per combined statements of cash flows

  $ 0.7   $ 597.7   $ (99.8 )
               
               

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

6. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

        Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

Accrued salaries, vacation and related benefits

  $ 16.8   $ 11.0  

Income tax payable

    24.5     6.9  

Accrued VAT

    11.3     1.9  

Accrued acquisition reserves

    7.1     30.3  

Other accrued liabilities

    21.1     13.3  
           

  $ 80.8   $ 63.4  
           
           

7. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

        Lease Commitments—The Company finances its use of certain facilities and equipment under committed lease arrangements provided by various institutions. Since the terms of these arrangements meet the accounting definition of operating lease arrangements, the aggregate sum of future minimum lease payments is not reflected on the combined balance sheets. At December 31, 2013, future minimum lease payments under these arrangements approximated $97.1, of which $94.7 is related to long-term real estate leases.

        Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $20.6, $13.9 and $9.7, respectively. Future payments under operating leases with terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

Year Ending December 31,
   
 

2014

  $ 14.8  

2015

    14.0  

2016

    12.8  

2017

    11.1  

2018

    9.3  

Thereafter

    35.1  
       

Total

  $ 97.1  
       
       

        Litigation—The Company is a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management, neither individually nor in the aggregate are likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company's combined financial statements.

        Indemnities, Commitments and Guarantees—During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities include indemnities to various lessors in

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

7. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS (Continued)

connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease and indemnities to other parties to certain acquisition agreements. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. Many of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees provide for limitations on the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. However, the Company is unable to estimate the maximum amount of liability related to its indemnities, commitments and guarantees because such liabilities are contingent upon the occurrence of events that are not reasonably determinable. Management believes that any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees would not be material to the accompanying combined financial statements. Accordingly, no significant amounts have been accrued for indemnities, commitments and guarantees.

        Substantially all of the Company's assets are pledged as collateral under the Parent's credit facility which contains customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and conditions precedent for borrowings, all of which were met as of December 31, 2013.

        The Company has employment agreements with certain key members of management expiring on various dates through the year 2015. The Company's employment agreements generally provide for certain protections in the event of a change of control. These protections generally include the payment of severance and related benefits under certain circumstances in the event of a change of control, and for the Company to reimburse such officers for the amount of any excise taxes associated with such benefits.

8. INCOME TAXES

        Income taxes as presented are calculated on a separate tax return basis. The Company's U.S. operations have historically been included in the Parent's U.S. federal and state returns or non-U.S. jurisdiction's tax returns.

        The Company's U.S. operations are structured as a division of the U.S. based Parent.

        With the exception of its foreign entities, the Company does not maintain taxes payable to/from the Parent and is deemed to settle the annual current tax balances immediately with the Parent. These settlements are reflected as changes in net parent company investment.

        The Company determined the provision for income taxes using the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, deferred income taxes represent the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities.

        Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, the Company looked to the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in carryback years, and the feasibility of tax planning strategies and estimated future taxable income and determined a valuation allowance is not needed. The need for a valuation allowance can be affected by changes to tax laws, changes to statutory tax rates and changes to futures taxable income estimates.

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

8. INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the combined financial statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

        The components of earnings before incomes taxes were:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Earnings before income taxes

                   

United States

  $ 197.5   $ 177.5   $ 146.0  

Foreign

    42.0     40.2     39.8  
               

Earnings before income taxes

  $ 239.5   $ 217.7   $ 185.8  
               
               

        Income tax expense consists of the following:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Current:

                   

Federal

  $ 41.1   $ 44.8   $ 37.5  

State

    5.8     6.5     5.5  

Foreign

    10.3     10.1   $ 7.6  
               

    57.2     61.4     50.6  
               

Deferred:

                   

Federal

    28.9     18.0     14.8  

State

    2.4     1.4     1.2  

Foreign

    0.6         2.7  
               

    31.9     19.4     18.7  
               

Total income tax expense

  $ 89.1   $ 80.8   $ 69.3  
               
               

        The difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate (35%) to the pre-tax earnings consists of the following:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $ 83.7   $ 76.2   $ 65.0  

U.S. state income taxes

    5.9     5.3     4.5  

Foreign tax rate differential

    (4.7 )   (3.5 )   (4.1 )

Non-deductible charges/losses and other

    4.2     2.8     3.9  
               

  $ 89.1   $ 80.8   $ 69.3  
               
               

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

8. INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

Deferred tax assets:

             

Inventory reserves

  $ 11.5   $ 13.0  

Accrued liabilities

    7.6     6.2  

Net operating loss carryforward

    12.9     11.4  

Other

    7.1     12.7  
           

  $ 39.1   $ 43.3  
           
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

             

Intangible assets

    (44.4 )   (20.1 )

Depreciation

    (25.2 )   (23.1 )
           

    (69.6 )   (43.2 )
           

Net deferred tax asset (liability) before valuation allowance

    (30.5 )   0.1  

Valuation allowance

    (12.8 )   (11.4 )
           

Net deferred tax liability

  $ (43.3 ) $ (11.3 )
           
           

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross uncertain tax positions is presented below:

 
  2013   2012   2011  

Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year

  $ 2.5   $   $  

Acquisition related additions

        2.5      
               

Unrecognized tax benefit at end of year

  $ 2.5   $ 2.5   $  
               
               

        The Company does not anticipate that the total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the settlement of audits or the expiration of statutes of limitation within twelve months of this reporting date.

        The Company is subject to taxation in the United States, various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has significant operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Tax years that remain subject to examinations by major tax jurisdictions vary by legal entity, but are generally open in the U.S. for the tax years ending after 2007 and outside the U.S. for the tax years ending after 2006.

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

8. INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The Company has no U.S. net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2013. The Company has $42 of German net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2013 for which a full valuation allowance has been recognized. The Company's future tax provision will reflect any favorable or unfavorable adjustments to its estimated tax liabilities when resolved. The Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters. However, the Company believes that none of these matters will have a material effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company.

        Undistributed earnings of certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries amounted to $53.9 and $82.9 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Those earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested and no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been made. Distribution of these earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise could result in U.S. federal taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable in various foreign countries. It is not currently practical to determine the amount of U.S. income and foreign withholding tax payable in the event all such foreign earnings are repatriated.

        The Company's effective tax rate can fluctuate as operations and the local country tax rates fluctuate due to the number of tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates.

9. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS

        The Parent sponsors and contributes to a qualified, defined contribution savings and investment plan, covering substantially all U.S. employees. Balances related to the Company employees' participation in Parent's plans were determined by specifically identifying the balances for the Company's participants. The B/E Aerospace, Inc. Savings Plan was established pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the terms of this plan, covered employees may contribute up to 100% of their pay, limited to certain statutory maximum contributions for 2013. Participants are vested in matching contributions immediately and the matching percentage is 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions. Total expense for the plan was $1.6, $1.6 and $1.4 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The Parent also sponsors and contributes to a SERP, which was established pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, for certain Company employees. The SERP is an unfunded plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for certain employees. This plan allows certain employees to annually elect to defer a portion of their compensation, on a pre-tax basis, until their retirement. The retirement benefit to be provided is based on the amount of compensation deferred. The Company makes cash matching contributions and earnings on deferrals. Compensation expense under this program was $0.2, $0.2 and $0.2 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company and its subsidiaries participate in government-sponsored programs in certain foreign countries. The Company funds these plans based on legal requirements, tax considerations, local practices and investment opportunities.

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

10. PARENT COMPANY EQUITY

        Long-Term Incentive Plan—The Parent has a Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") under which the Parent's Compensation Committee may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other forms of equity based or equity related awards.

        During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Parent granted restricted stock under the LTIP to certain members of the Company's management. Restricted stock grants vest over four years and are granted at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Parent's Board of Directors. Certain awards also vest upon attainment of performance goals. Compensation cost is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting term of the shares based on the grant date value using the closing trading price. Share based compensation of $3.5, $3.1 and $5.0 was recorded during 2013, 2012, and 2011 respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to these grants was $5.5 at December 31, 2013.

        The following table summarizes shares of restricted stock that were granted, vested, forfeited and outstanding:

 
  December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012  
 
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Vesting Period
(in years)
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Vesting Period
(in years)
 
 
  (in thousands)
   
   
  (in thousands)
   
   
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

    177   $ 40.27     2.56     195   $ 32.84     2.69  

Shares granted

    34     81.58         74     46.36      

Shares vested

    (61 )   34.57         (60 )   27.90      

Shares forfeited

    (21 )   37.09         (32 )   32.07      
                                   

Outstanding, end of period

    129     54.36     2.36     177     40.27     2.56  
                                   
                                   

        During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 no units of restricted stock were granted. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not grant restricted stock units. During the year ended December 31, 2013, no restricted stock units were forfeited.

        No stock options were granted during the three years ended December 31, 2013 and no related stock compensation was recognized as all options were fully vested as of December 31, 2006. Outstanding stock options at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 totaled approximately 6,200, 6,750, and 12,900, all of which were exercisable. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 550, 3,150 and 725 stock options were exercised with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.0, $0.1 and $0.0, respectively, determined as of the date of option exercise. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options as of December 31, 2013 was $0.5.

11. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

        The Parent has established a qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the terms of which allow for qualified employees (as defined in the Plan) to participate in the purchase of designated shares of the

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B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

11. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Continued)

Parent's common stock at a price equal to 85% of the closing price on the last business day of each semi-annual stock purchase period. The Parent issued approximately 16,000, 23,000 and 19,000 shares of common stock to employees of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, pursuant to this plan at a weighted average price per share of $61.60, $39.51, and $33.72, respectively.

12. SEGMENT REPORTING

        The Company is organized based on the products and services it offers. As a result of the ESG acquisitions, the Company determined that ESG met the requirements of a reportable segment, and its operations during 2013 were not significant. The Company's AGS reportable segment, which is also its operating segment, is comprised of consumables management and is in a single line of business. The segment regularly reports its results of operations and makes requests for capital expenditures and acquisition funding to the Company's chief operational decision-making group. This group is comprised of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the President and Chief Operating Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Geographic Information

        The Company operates principally in three geographic areas, the United States, Europe (primarily Germany) and emerging markets, such as Asia, Pacific Rim, and the Middle East. There were no significant transfers among geographic areas during these periods.

        The following table presents revenues and operating earnings based on the originating location for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Additionally, it presents all identifiable assets related to the operations in each geographic area as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Revenues:

                   

Domestic

  $ 1,116.6   $ 1,044.4   $ 854.3  

Foreign

    175.0     136.3     93.0  
               

  $ 1,291.6   $ 1,180.7   $ 947.3  
               
               

Operating earnings:

                   

Domestic

  $ 170.9   $ 142.5   $ 146.0  

Foreign

    67.6     75.4     36.0  
               

  $ 238.5   $ 217.9   $ 182.0  
               
               

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B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

12. SEGMENT REPORTING (Continued)


 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

Identifiable assets:

             

Domestic

  $ 2,440.0   $ 2,208.2  

Foreign

    624.0     637.7  
           

  $ 3,064.0   $ 2,845.9  
           
           

        Revenues by geographic area, based on destination, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2013   2012   2011  
 
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
  Revenues   % of
Revenues
 

U.S. 

  $ 749.1     58.0 % $ 733.2     62.1 % $ 686.9     72.5 %

Europe

    350.6     27.1 %   294.2     24.9 %   208.4     22.0 %

Asia, Pacific Rim, Middle East and other

    191.9     14.9 %   153.3     13.0 %   52.0     5.5 %
                           

  $ 1,291.6     100.0 % $ 1,180.7     100.0 % $ 947.3     100.0 %
                           
                           

        Export revenues from the United States to customers in foreign countries amounted to $361.4, $310.2 and $163.9 in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

13. FAIR VALUE INFORMATION

        All financial instruments are carried at amounts that approximate estimated fair value. The fair value is the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. Assets measured at fair value are categorized based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations.

    Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

    Level 2—quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

    Level 3—unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data available, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

        The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents (which the Company classifies as Level 1 assets), accounts receivable-trade, and accounts payable represent their respective fair values due to their short-term nature. There are no financial instruments with Level 2 or Level 3 inputs at any date.

        The fair value information presented herein is based on pertinent information available to management at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been

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AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS GROUP AND ENERGY SERVICES GROUP BUSINESSES OF
B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

13. FAIR VALUE INFORMATION (Continued)

comprehensively revalued for purposes of these combined financial statements since those dates, and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

    Acquisitions

        In April 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the Vision Oil Tools, LLC group of companies ("Vision"), a provider of technical services and associated rental equipment and logistics services to the energy sector. Vision established a new geographical base of operations for the Company in the North Dakota (Williston/Bakken) and Rocky Mountain regions. The purchase price was $140.0 with the potential for an additional $35.0 in 2015 if Vision generates its planned 2014 EBITDA. The Company has performed an assessment of the progress to date and determined it is likely that Vision will achieve this amount. During June 2014, the Company also acquired the assets of the Cornell group of companies ("Cornell"), which provides technical services, associated logistic services and rental equipment to the energy sector in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basins. The purchase price was $70.7 with the potential for an additional $67.0 based on achieving 2014 planned EBITDA. The Company has performed an assessment of the results to date and determined it is likely that such amount will be realized. In April 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the Marcellus group of companies ("MGS") engaged in manufacturing and rental of equipment in the Marcellus/Utica basin for approximately $45.0. In January 2014, the Company acquired the assets of the LT Energy Services group of companies ("LT"), an Eagle Ford basin provider of rental equipment, for a net purchase price of approximately $102.5. In February 2014, the Company acquired the assets of Wildcat Wireline LLC ("Wildcat"), a provider of wireline services primarily in the Eagle Ford basin, and also in the Marcellus/Utica Basin, for a net purchase price of approximately $153.4. These acquisitions are referred to collectively as the "2014 Acquisitions."

        The valuations of certain assets, principally intangible assets, of the Bulldog and 2014 Acquisitions are not yet complete, and as such, the Company has not yet finalized its allocation of the purchase prices for these acquisitions.

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B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, 2012 AND 2011

(In millions, except share and per share data)

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Continued)

        The following table summarizes the current estimates of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the 2014 Acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, based on management's estimates as follows:

 
  Wildcat   Vision   Cornell   Other
2014
  2014  

Accounts receivable—trade

  $ 0.4   $ 10.8   $ 10.5   $ 15.1   $ 36.8  

Inventories

    1.3             0.4     1.7  

Other current and non-current assets

        2.4         0.1     2.5  

Property and equipment

    26.9     44.7     28.7     41.2     141.5  

Goodwill

    97.3     89.2     74.7     71.9     333.1  

Identified intangibles

    27.5     30.0     24.5     27.0     109.0  

Accounts payable

        (2.1 )   (0.7 )   (4.0 )   (6.8 )

Other current and non-current liabilities

        (35.0 )   (67.0 )   (4.2 )   (106.2 )
                       

Total consideration paid

  $ 153.4   $ 140.0   $ 70.7   $ 147.5   $ 511.6  
                       
                       

        All of the goodwill and other intangible assets related to the 2014 Acquisitions are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

    Environmental Matters

        In July 2014, one of the Company's German businesses, Interturbine Aviation Logistics GmbH (ITL), which was acquired by B/E Aerospace Systems Holding GmbH in July 2012, was informed by German authorities that it had allegedly violated certain provisions of environmental and health and safety regulations related to the import and sale of certain chemical products for the period of 2009 through 2013. The Company is cooperating with German authorities and currently investigating the amounts of chemical products that were imported and allegedly sold in violation of the applicable laws. The ITL executive pre-acquisition continued to operate the business through July 2014, at which time he was removed. These violations could result in an administrative monetary penalty and a disgorgement of profits from the sale of products sold in violation of the applicable laws, which could be material. The Company is not currently able to determine the probability or estimable range of liability, if any, which it may ultimately be found to be responsible for that is not covered by any indemnity claims against the seller of ITL.

        The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through August 29, 2014, the date the financial statements were issued.

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