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ITEM
8.01 OTHER ITEMS
On
December 5, 2008, DRS Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. ("Finmeccanica"), issued a press release
announcing the commencement of a consent solicitation to amend the terms of the
indentures governing its 6-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, 6-5/8%
Senior Notes due 2016 and 7-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018
(collectively, the "Notes") in accordance with the consent solicitation
statement, dated as of December 5, 2008.
As
required under the indentures governing the Notes, as a result of the Company's
merger with Finmeccanica, the Company made, on November 21, 2008, "Change of
Control" offers to purchase the Notes for 101% of the aggregate principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, if
any, to but excluding the date of the purchase. Note holders may deliver a
consent in the consent solicitation, whether or not they intend to participate
or have tendered Notes in the change of control offers. The expiration date for
each of the offers currently is scheduled to be January 15, 2009, except for the
offer relating to the 6-5/8% Senior Notes due 2016, which expires on January 14,2009. The Company may extend the expiration date of each offer in the manner
described in the documentation relating to each offer.
A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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.