Investigation Overview
San Diego, April 2, 2012 (Shareholders Foundation) -- An investigation for current investors in shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) was initiated concerning whether certain officers and directors of TransDigm Group breached their fiduciary duties by agreeing to pay certain executives potentially excessive compensations.
The investigation by a law firm focuses on whether the directors and officers of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG)) harmed the company by agreeing to pay certain of TransDigm Groups senior officers and executives excessive compensation in past years.
TransDigm Group Incorporated reported that its Total Revenue rose from $713.71million for a 52weeks period ending on Sept. 30, 2008 to $1.2billion for a 52weeks period ending on Sept. 30, 2011. Despite that TransDigm Group almost doubled Total Revenue its Net Income for the same time periods increased only slightly from $133.13million to $172.13million.
Shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) rose from as low as $27.23 per share in November 2008 to over $117 per share in February 2012.
Top executives received a substantial increase in their compensation from 2010 to 2011. In fact, the compensation of its Chairman and CEO almost doubled from 2009 to 2010. The CEO earned a total compensation of $10.95million in 2010 and $20.66million in 2011. The pay of the Executive VP and CFO of TransDigm Group more than doubled from 2010 to 2011. He earned Total compensation of $1.36million in 2010 and more than $3.6million in 2011.
NYSE:TDG shares closed on Friday, March 30, 2012, at $115.76 per share.