Moog Announces Security and Surveillance Acquisition
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on May 7, 2010 at 4:49:01 PM
Moog Announces Security and Surveillance Acquisition
EAST AURORA, N.Y., May 7 -- Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A and)(NYSE:MOG.B) announced today that the Company has purchased Pieper GmbH, a Schwerte, Germany based manufacturer of video products and integrated vision systems for security and extreme industrial environments. Pieper had 2009 revenues of euro 11 million.
"Pieper's systems expertise and hardened video products for extreme environments expand our ability to solve the most difficult vision system problems for our customers," said Jay Hennig, Group President of Moog's Space and Defense segment. "Their headquarters in Schwerte will provide a base from which our security and surveillance businesses can provide superior, local service to our European customers."
The acquisition is expected to add approximately euro 5 million to Moog's sales for the remaining 5 months of the 2010 fiscal year. As a result of first year purchase accounting adjustments, the acquisition is expected to be neutral to previously forecasted fiscal year 2010 earnings per share.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind turbines, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.moog.com.
Cautionary Statement
Information included or incorporated by reference herein that does not consist of historical facts, including statements accompanied by or containing words such as "may," "will," "should," "believes," "expects," "expected," "intends," "plans," "projects," "approximate," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "outlook," "forecast," "anticipates," "presume" and "assume," are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to several factors, risks and uncertainties, the impact or occurrence of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in the forward-looking statements. These important factors, risks and uncertainties include:
1. fluctuations in general business cycles for commercial aircraft,
military aircraft, space and defense products, industrial capital goods
and medical devices;
2. our dependence on government contracts that may not be fully funded or
may be terminated;
3. our dependence on certain major customers, such as The Boeing Company
and Lockheed Martin, for a significant percentage of our sales;
4. delays by our customers in the timing of introducing new products,
which may affect our earnings and cash flow;
5. the possibility that the demand for our products may be reduced if we
are unable to adapt to technological change;
6. intense competition, which may require us to lower prices or offer more
favorable terms of sale;
7. our indebtedness, which could limit our operational and financial
flexibility;
8. the possibility that new product and research and development efforts
may not be successful, which could reduce our sales and profits;
9. increased cash funding requirements for pension plans, which could
occur in future years based on assumptions used for our defined benefit
pension plans, including returns on plan assets and discount rates;
10. a write-off of all or part of our goodwill or intangible assets, which
could adversely affect our operating results and net worth and cause
us to violate covenants in our bank agreements;
11. the potential for substantial fines and penalties or suspension or
debarment from future contracts in the event we do not comply with
regulations relating to defense industry contracting;
12. the potential for cost overruns on development jobs and fixed-price
contracts and the risk that actual results may differ from estimates
used in contract accounting;
13. the possibility that our subcontractors may fail to perform their
contractual obligations, which may adversely affect our contract
performance and our ability to obtain future business;
14. our ability to successfully identify and consummate acquisitions, and
integrate the acquired businesses and the risks associated with
acquisitions, including that the acquired businesses do not perform in
accordance with our expectations, and that we assume unknown
liabilities in connection with acquired businesses for which we are
not indemnified;
15. our dependence on our management team and key personnel;
16. the possibility of a catastrophic loss of one or more of our
manufacturing facilities;
17. the possibility that future terror attacks, war or other civil
disturbances could negatively impact our business;
18. that our operations in foreign countries could expose us to political
risks and adverse changes in local, legal, tax and regulatory schemes;
19. the possibility that government regulation could limit our ability to
sell our products outside the United States;
20. product quality or patient safety issues with respect to our medical
devices business that could lead to product recalls, withdrawal from
certain markets, delays in the introduction of new products,
sanctions, litigation, declining sales or actions of regulatory bodies
and government authorities;
21. the impact of product liability claims related to our products used in
applications where failure can result in significant property damage,
injury or death and in damage to our reputation;
22. changes in medical reimbursement rates of insurers to medical service
providers, which could affect sales of our medical products;
23. the possibility that litigation results may be unfavorable to us;
24. our ability to adequately enforce our intellectual property rights and
the possibility that third parties will assert intellectual property
rights that prevent or restrict our ability to manufacture, sell,
distribute or use our products or technology;
25. foreign currency fluctuations in those countries in which we do
business and other risks associated with international operations;
26. the cost of compliance with environmental laws;
27. the risk of losses resulting from maintaining significant amounts of
cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions that are in excess
of amounts insured by governments;
28. the inability to modify, to refinance or to utilize amounts presently
available to us under our credit facilities given uncertainties in the
credit markets;
29. our ability to meet the restrictive covenants under our credit
facilities since a breach of any of these covenants could result in a
default under our credit agreements; and
30. our customers' inability to continue operations or to pay us due to
adverse economic conditions or their inability to access available
credit.
Source: Moog Inc.
CONTACT: Ann Marie Luhr, +1-716-687-4225
Web Site: http://www.moog.com/
EAST AURORA, N.Y., May 7 -- Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A and)(NYSE:MOG.B) announced today that the Company has purchased Pieper GmbH, a Schwerte, Germany based manufacturer of video products and integrated vision systems for security and extreme industrial environments. Pieper had 2009 revenues of euro 11 million.
"Pieper's systems expertise and hardened video products for extreme environments expand our ability to solve the most difficult vision system problems for our customers," said Jay Hennig, Group President of Moog's Space and Defense segment. "Their headquarters in Schwerte will provide a base from which our security and surveillance businesses can provide superior, local service to our European customers."
The acquisition is expected to add approximately euro 5 million to Moog's sales for the remaining 5 months of the 2010 fiscal year. As a result of first year purchase accounting adjustments, the acquisition is expected to be neutral to previously forecasted fiscal year 2010 earnings per share.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind turbines, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.moog.com.
Cautionary Statement
Information included or incorporated by reference herein that does not consist of historical facts, including statements accompanied by or containing words such as "may," "will," "should," "believes," "expects," "expected," "intends," "plans," "projects," "approximate," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "outlook," "forecast," "anticipates," "presume" and "assume," are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to several factors, risks and uncertainties, the impact or occurrence of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in the forward-looking statements. These important factors, risks and uncertainties include:
1. fluctuations in general business cycles for commercial aircraft,
military aircraft, space and defense products, industrial capital goods
and medical devices;
2. our dependence on government contracts that may not be fully funded or
may be terminated;
3. our dependence on certain major customers, such as The Boeing Company
and Lockheed Martin, for a significant percentage of our sales;
4. delays by our customers in the timing of introducing new products,
which may affect our earnings and cash flow;
5. the possibility that the demand for our products may be reduced if we
are unable to adapt to technological change;
6. intense competition, which may require us to lower prices or offer more
favorable terms of sale;
7. our indebtedness, which could limit our operational and financial
flexibility;
8. the possibility that new product and research and development efforts
may not be successful, which could reduce our sales and profits;
9. increased cash funding requirements for pension plans, which could
occur in future years based on assumptions used for our defined benefit
pension plans, including returns on plan assets and discount rates;
10. a write-off of all or part of our goodwill or intangible assets, which
could adversely affect our operating results and net worth and cause
us to violate covenants in our bank agreements;
11. the potential for substantial fines and penalties or suspension or
debarment from future contracts in the event we do not comply with
regulations relating to defense industry contracting;
12. the potential for cost overruns on development jobs and fixed-price
contracts and the risk that actual results may differ from estimates
used in contract accounting;
13. the possibility that our subcontractors may fail to perform their
contractual obligations, which may adversely affect our contract
performance and our ability to obtain future business;
14. our ability to successfully identify and consummate acquisitions, and
integrate the acquired businesses and the risks associated with
acquisitions, including that the acquired businesses do not perform in
accordance with our expectations, and that we assume unknown
liabilities in connection with acquired businesses for which we are
not indemnified;
15. our dependence on our management team and key personnel;
16. the possibility of a catastrophic loss of one or more of our
manufacturing facilities;
17. the possibility that future terror attacks, war or other civil
disturbances could negatively impact our business;
18. that our operations in foreign countries could expose us to political
risks and adverse changes in local, legal, tax and regulatory schemes;
19. the possibility that government regulation could limit our ability to
sell our products outside the United States;
20. product quality or patient safety issues with respect to our medical
devices business that could lead to product recalls, withdrawal from
certain markets, delays in the introduction of new products,
sanctions, litigation, declining sales or actions of regulatory bodies
and government authorities;
21. the impact of product liability claims related to our products used in
applications where failure can result in significant property damage,
injury or death and in damage to our reputation;
22. changes in medical reimbursement rates of insurers to medical service
providers, which could affect sales of our medical products;
23. the possibility that litigation results may be unfavorable to us;
24. our ability to adequately enforce our intellectual property rights and
the possibility that third parties will assert intellectual property
rights that prevent or restrict our ability to manufacture, sell,
distribute or use our products or technology;
25. foreign currency fluctuations in those countries in which we do
business and other risks associated with international operations;
26. the cost of compliance with environmental laws;
27. the risk of losses resulting from maintaining significant amounts of
cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions that are in excess
of amounts insured by governments;
28. the inability to modify, to refinance or to utilize amounts presently
available to us under our credit facilities given uncertainties in the
credit markets;
29. our ability to meet the restrictive covenants under our credit
facilities since a breach of any of these covenants could result in a
default under our credit agreements; and
30. our customers' inability to continue operations or to pay us due to
adverse economic conditions or their inability to access available
credit.
Source: Moog Inc.
CONTACT: Ann Marie Luhr, +1-716-687-4225
Web Site: http://www.moog.com/