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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 2, 2002 (November 27, 2002)

DRS Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  1-8533
(Commission File Number)
  13-2632319
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


5 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 898-1500

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

        On November 27, 2002, DRS Technologies, Inc. ("DRS Technologies") acquired Paravant Inc. for approximately $92 million in cash and assumed approximately $16 million in debt. Pursuant to a short form merger, Prince Merger Corporation, a Florida corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, merged with and into Paravant Inc., a Florida corporation. As a result of the merger, the corporate existence of Prince Merger Corporation ceased and Paravant Inc., the surviving corporation in the merger, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies. The merger was consummated pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 23, 2002, by and among DRS Technologies, Prince Merger Corporation and Paravant Inc. Immediately prior to the merger, DRS Technologies, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Prince Merger Corporation, owned approximately 85.8% of the outstanding shares of Paravant Inc.

        Former shareholders of Paravant Inc. whose shares were outstanding immediately prior to the merger became entitled to receive $4.75 in cash per share of common stock of Paravant Inc. owned as of the merger. The source of funds used by DRS Technologies to consummate the acquisition of Paravant Inc. was generally available corporate funds and funds acquired pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2001, as amended and restated as of November 26, 2002, by and among DRS Technologies, as borrower, the lenders thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the lenders, TD Securities (USA), Inc., as Syndication Agent, and Bear Stearns Corporate Lending, Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as Documentation Agents.

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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure


UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statement Information

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements set forth below are presented to reflect the pro forma effects of (i) our July 15, 2002 acquisition of the Navy Controls Division of Eaton Corporation (NCD), (ii) our November 27, 2002 acquisition of Paravant Inc. (Paravant), (iii) our September 28, 2001 acquisition of the Sensors and Electronic Systems (SES) business of The Boeing Company (collectively referred to as the Acquisitions) and (iv) the November 26, 2002 amendment to our credit facility increasing our borrowing capacity by $100 million to a total facility of $338.6 million, $85.0 million of which is being used to fund the Paravant acquisition. We have elected to present unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statement information, which is not required by the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rules and Regulations governing pro forma information, because we believe that providing the information will be informative to investors.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of earnings (pro forma statement of earnings) for the year ended March 31, 2002 was prepared as if the Acquisitions had taken place on April 1, 2001. The pro forma statement of earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2002 was prepared as if the NCD and Paravant acquisitions had taken place on April 1, 2002. The results of operations of the acquired SES business are included in our historical operating results for the full six-month period ended September 30, 2002 as the business was acquired on September 28, 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 gives effect to the Paravant acquisition as if the transaction occurred on that date. As the acquisitions of NCD and SES were completed on July 15, 2002 and September 28, 2001, respectively, our historical September 30, 2002 balance sheet includes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in those acquisitions. The Acquisitions have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and are included in our historical consolidated results of operations from their respective effective dates.

        The pro forma adjustments related to the NCD and Paravant acquisitions are based on preliminary purchase price allocations. Actual adjustments will be based on final appraisals and other analyses of fair values of acquired contracts, identifiable tangible and intangible assets, pensions and deferred tax assets and liabilities, which will be completed after we obtain third-party appraisals and review all available data. Differences between the preliminary and final purchase price allocations could have a significant impact on the accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements and our results of operations and financial position. The pro forma statements of earnings do not reflect any potential cost savings that we believe would have resulted had the Acquisitions occurred on April 1, 2001.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on, and should be read together with, our historical consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2002, and our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended September 30, 2002 included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002, respectively. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the Acquisitions and amendment to our credit facility been completed as of April 1, 2001 or of the results of operations that may be attained by us in the future.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002
(in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Historical(1)
   
   
 
  Pro Forma
Adjustments

  Pro Forma
DRS

 
  DRS(1)
  Paravant(2)
  NCD(2)
  SES(2)
Revenues   $ 517,200   $ 55,767   $ 107,460   $ 53,557   $   $ 733,984
Costs and expenses     467,431     48,905     102,508     54,370     4,022 (3)   677,236
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating income (loss)     49,769     6,862     4,952   $ (813 )   (4,022 )   56,748
                     
           
Interest income     1,144                       1,144
Interest and related expenses     10,954     1,192               6,672 (4)   18,818
Other income (expense), net     8     (155 )   1,324               1,177
   
 
 
       
 
  Earnings before minority interests and income taxes     39,967     5,515     6,276           (10,694 )   40,251
Minority interest     1,606                       1,606
   
 
 
       
 
  Earnings before income taxes     38,361     5,515     6,276           (10,694 )   38,645
Income taxes     18,030     2,964     1,576           (4,833 )(5)   17,737
   
 
 
       
 
  Net earnings   $ 20,331   $ 2,551   $ 4,700         $ (5,861 ) $ 20,908
   
 
 
       
 
Earnings per share of common stock:                                    
  Basic earnings per share   $ 1.52                           $ 1.56
  Diluted earnings per share   $ 1.41                           $ 1.45

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     13,408                             13,408
  Diluted     14,455                             14,455

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Earnings.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

Six Months Ended September 30, 2002
(in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Historical(1)
   
   
 
 
  Pro Forma
Adjustments

  Pro Forma
DRS

 
 
  DRS(1)
  Paravant(2)
  NCD(2)
 
Revenues   $ 292,434   $ 37,531   $ 22,063   $   $ 352,028  
Costs and expenses     263,038     31,656     23,321     (498) (3)   317,517  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating income (loss)     29,396     5,875     (1,258 )   498     34,511  

Interest income

 

 

683

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

683

 
Interest and related expenses     4,755     381         2,333  (4)   7,469  
Other (expense) income, net     (390 )   (151 )   75         (466 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Earnings before minority interests and income taxes     24,934     5,343     (1,183 )   (1,835 )   27,259  
Minority interest     680                 680  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Earnings before income taxes     24,254     5,343     (1,183 )   (1,835 )   26,579  
Income taxes     11,157     2,089     (737 )   (771) (5)   11,738  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Net earnings   $ 13,097   $ 3,254   $ (446 ) $ (1,064 ) $ 14,841  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock:                                
 
Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.88

 
  Diluted earnings per share   $ 0.74                     $ 0.84  

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Basic

 

 

16,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,853

 
  Diluted     17,609                       17,609  

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Earnings.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

        1. The DRS historical balances represent the consolidated statements of earnings of DRS Technologies, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and for the six months ended September 30, 2002 included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002, respectively.

        On November 27, 2002 we completed our acquisition of Paravant Inc. for approximately $92.0 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $16.0 million in debt. We financed the acquisition with $75.0 million of term loan borrowings and $10 million of revolving line of credit borrowings under our amended credit facility (see below) and with $7 million of existing cash on hand. Concurrent with the acquisition, we repaid $12.0 million of outstanding debt of Paravant also with existing cash on hand. In addition to the purchase price, we estimated that the costs related to the acquisition, including professional fees would be approximately $8.0 million.

        In connection with the acquisition, on November 26, 2002, we amended our $240 million secured credit facility with Wachovia Bank (original credit facility), whereby we increased the overall facility by $100 million. The new credit facility consists of a $213.6 million term loan and a $125 million revolving line of credit. The original credit facility consisted of a term loan in the principal amount of $140 million and a $100 million revolving line of credit, of which $138.6 million was outstanding under the term loan at September 30, 2002.

        On July 15, 2002, we acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Navy Controls Division of Eaton Corporation (NCD) for $92.2 million in cash, subject to adjustment. In addition to the purchase price, we estimated that the costs related to the acquisition, including professional fees, would be approximately $3.0 million. We financed the acquisition with existing cash on hand.

        On September 28, 2001, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Sensors and Electronic Systems business of The Boeing Company (SES). We paid $60.1 million for the acquisition. In addition to the purchase price, the costs related to the acquisition, including professional fees were $4.0 million. We financed the acquisition, as well as the related acquisition costs, with borrowings under our original credit facility.

        The acquired SES business did not operate as a stand-alone business within The Boeing Company. Because the business did not operate on a stand-alone basis, the historical financial statements may not be representative of the complete results of operations of the SES business for the period presented.

        2. The historical balances represent the statements of earnings of Paravant, NCD and SES. We prepare our consolidated financial statements on the basis of a fiscal year ending March 31. The financial statements of Paravant have historically been prepared on the basis of a fiscal year ending September 30, and the historical financial statements of the NCD and SES businesses have been prepared on a calendar year basis. As stated under United States Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X, Article 11, if the fiscal year end of an entity that we acquire differs from our fiscal year end by more than 93 days, the acquired entity's statement of earnings must be brought within 93 days of our fiscal year end. The following summarizes the historical periods presented for purposes of our pro forma presentation:

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  Three
Months
Ended
June 30, 2002

 
  (in thousands)

Revenues   $ 15,497
Expenses     14,568
   
Net Income   $ 929
   

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        3. Adjustments to costs and expenses for the Acquisitions are presented in the table below:

 
  Increase (Decrease) to Costs and Expenses
 
 
  Twelve Months
Ended March 31,
2002

  Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2002

 
 
  (in thousands)

 
General and administrative expenses capitalized into inventory (a):              
  Paravant   $ 581   $ 126  
  NCD     1,079     (1,206 )
  SES     2,228      
   
 
 
    Total general and administrative expense adjustment     3,888     (1,080 )
   
 
 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Paravant     1,000     500  
  NCD     330     82  
  SES     428      
   
 
 
    Total acquired intangible amortization adjustment     1,758     582  
   
 
 
Goodwill amortization (c):              
  Paravant     (760 )    
  NCD     (864 )    
   
 
 
    Total goodwill amortization adjustment     (1,624 )    
   
 
 
Total adjustments to costs and expenses   $ 4,022   $ (498 )
   
 
 

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        4. As discussed above, we financed the SES acquisition and a portion of the Paravant acquisition with $64.1 million of borrowings, which includes $4.0 million of acquisition costs, under our original credit facility, and $85.0 million of borrowings under our amended credit facility, respectively. The pro forma statements of earnings include adjustments for additional interest expense of $6.1 million ($4.2 million for Paravant and $1.9 million for the SES business) and $2.1 million (Paravant only) for the twelve months ended March 31, 2002 and the six months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. The adjustments were calculated using our September 30, 2002 average interest rate of approximately 4.9% for Paravant and 5.9% for SES. A 0.125% increase/decrease in the average prevailing interest rates on our outstanding variable rate debt would result in an increase/decrease in interest expense of approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the corresponding year and six-month periods. The pro forma interest expense adjustments for the year and six months ended March 31, 2002 and September 30, 2002 also include adjustments of $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for a portion of the amortization of deferred financing fees incurred in connection with amending our credit facility.

        5. The adjustments to income taxes for the twelve months ended March 31, 2002 include the income tax effect on the pro forma adjustments related to the Acquisitions, as well as the historical net loss of SES using a statutory (federal and state) tax rate of 42%. The adjustments to income taxes for the six months ended September 30, 2002 include the income tax effect on the pro forma adjustments using a statutory tax rate of 42%.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

As of September 30, 2002
(in thousands)

 
  Historical
   
   
 
  Pro Forma
Adjustments

  Pro Forma
DRS

 
  DRS(1)
  Paravant(2)
Assets                        

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 40,207   $ 4,199   $ (30,000) (3) $ 14,406
  Accounts receivable, net     123,992     10,304         134,296
  Inventories, net of progress payments     110,328     6,794         117,122
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     16,027     6,917         22,944
   
 
 
 
  Total current assets     290,554     28,214     (30,000 )   288,768
Property, plant and equipment, net     63,893     9,104         72,997
Acquired intangible assets, net     39,660     3,168     6,832  (4)   49,660
Goodwill     241,666     24,281     55,811  (4)   321,758
Other assets     17,262     1,417     3,000  (5)   21,679
   
 
 
 
    $ 653,035   $ 66,184   $ 35,643   $ 754,862
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                        

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Current installments of long-term debt   $ 1,400   $ 312   $   $ 1,712
  Other current liabilities     228,337     11,518         239,855
   
 
 
 
  Total current liabilities     229,737     11,830         241,567
Long-term debt, excluding current installments     137,200     15,736     73,000  (5)   225,936
Other noncurrent liabilities     12,905     1,261         14,166
   
 
 
 
  Total liabilities     379,842     28,827     73,000     481,669

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

273,193

 

 

37,357

 

 

(37,357)

(6)

 

273,193
   
 
 
 
  Commitments and contingencies                        
    $ 653,035   $ 66,184   $ 35,643   $ 754,862
   
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

1.
The DRS historical balances represent the consolidated balance sheet of DRS Technologies, Inc. as of September 30, 2002 included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002, respectively. On July 15, 2002, we acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of NCD for $92.2 million in cash. In addition to the purchase price we estimated that the costs related to the acquisition, including professional fees would be approximately $3.0 million. The results of operations of NCD have been included in our historical financial statements since the date of acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a preliminary basis. We are in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as performing our own internal assessment of the acquired contracts. All of the data required to value the acquired contracts is not currently available and at this time it is not practicable to reasonably estimate their final valuations for this pro forma presentation. The fair value of the acquired contracts will be valued at their remaining contract value less our estimate to complete and a profit margin commensurate with the profit margin we earn on similar contracts. Therefore, the preliminary purchase price allocation is likely to change and such change may have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements and our financial statements. We expect to complete the purchase price allocation in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.

2.
The Paravant historical balances represent the consolidated balance sheet of Paravant Inc. as of September 30, 2002, as reported in the unaudited historical consolidated financial statements of Paravant Inc.

3.
The pro forma adjustments reflected in cash consist of the following:

 
  As of
September 30,
2002

 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Finance a portion of Paravant acquisition   $ (7,000 )
Repayment of a portion of Paravant's outstanding debt     (12,000 )
Deferred acquisition costs—Paravant     (8,000 )
Deferred financing fees—amended credit agreement     (3,000 )
   
 
  Total   $ (30,000 )
   
 
4.
On November 27, 2002, we acquired Paravant for approximately $92.0 million in cash and the assumption of approximately $16.0 million in debt. In addition to the purchase price, we estimated that the costs related to the acquisition, including professional fees, would be approximately $8.0 million. The results of operations of Paravant will be included in our financial statements subsequent to the date of acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a preliminary basis. We are in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as performing our own internal assessment of the acquired contracts. All of the data required to value the acquired contracts is not currently available and at this time it is not practicable to reasonably estimate their final valuations for this pro forma presentation. The fair value of the acquired contracts will be valued at their remaining contract value less our estimate to complete and a profit margin commensurate with the profit margin we earn on similar contracts. Therefore, the preliminary purchase price allocation is likely to change and such change may have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements and our financial statements.

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  November 27, 2002
 
  (in thousands)

Net book value of assets acquired   $ 37,357
Estimated incremental acquired intangible assets     6,832
Estimated incremental goodwill     55,811
   
  Total purchase price—including acquisition related costs of $8.0 million   $ 100,000
   
5.
The pro forma balance sheet includes adjustments to reflect additional bank borrowings of $85.0 million to fund the Paravant acquisition and $3.0 million of deferred financing fees incurred in connection with amending our credit facility. Concurrent with the acquisition of Paravant, we repaid $12.0 million of outstanding debt of Paravant with existing cash on hand.

6.
These adjustments eliminate Paravant's historical stockholders' equity balances.

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 23, 2002, by and among the Registrant, Prince Merger Corporation and Paravant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) (1) to Schedule to Tender Offer Statement filed with the Commission on October 28, 2002).

99.1

 

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)

Date: December 2, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
NINA LASERSON DUNN      
Name: Nina Laserson Dunn
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

  Description
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 23, 2002, by and among the Registrant, Prince Merger Corporation and Paravant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) to Schedule to Tender Offer Statement filed with the Commission on October 28, 2002).
99.1   Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statement Information
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002 (in thousands, except per share data)
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 (in thousands, except per share data)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET As of September 30, 2002 (in thousands)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
SIGNATURES
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