Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-16-713587
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-19 17:06:03
- Filed By:
- First Pacific Advisors LLC
- Company:
- Esterline Technologies Corp (NYSE:ESL)
- Filing Date:
- 2016-09-19
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Pacific Advisors | 0 | 3,690,744 | 0 | 3,690,744 | 3,690,774 | 12.6% |
| FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust | 0 | 2,863,871 | 0 | 2,863,871 | 2,863,871 | 9.7% |
| FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund | 0 | 125,459 | 0 | 125,459 | 125,459 | 0.4% |
| FPA Select Drawdown Fund | 0 | 204,820 | 0 | 204,820 | 204,820 | 0.7% |
| FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund | 0 | 13,665 | 0 | 13,665 | 13,665 | Less than 0.1% |
| FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund | 0 | 20,574 | 0 | 20,574 | 20,574 | 0.1% |
| FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund | 0 | 83,561 | 0 | 83,561 | 83,561 | 0.3% |
| FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund | 0 | 117,415 | 0 | 117,415 | 117,415 | 0.4% |
| J. Richard Atwood | 0 | 3,690,774 | 0 | 3,690,774 | 3,690,774 | 12.6% |
| Steven T. Romick | 0 | 3,690,774 | 0 | 3,690,774 | 3,690,774 | 12.6% |
| Brian A. Selmo | 0 | 3,690,774 | 0 | 3,690,774 | 3,690,774 | 12.6% |
| Mark Landecker | 0 | 3,690,774 | 0 | 3,690,774 | 3,690,774 | 12.6% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share
(Title and Class of Securities)
297425100
(CUSIP Number)
J. Richard Atwood
First Pacific Advisors, LLC
11601 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 473-0225
with a copy to:
Douglas A. Rappaport, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
(212) 872-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 16, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. x
Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes)
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
First Pacific Advisors, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
3,690,744 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
3,690,744 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
3,690,774 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
12.6% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IA, OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of Esterline Technologies Corporation (the Issuer) outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
2,863,871 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
2,863,871 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
2,863,871 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
9.7% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IV | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
125,459 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
125,459 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
125,459 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
0.4% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P. | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
204,820 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
204,820 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
204,820 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
0.7% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
PN | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
13,665 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
13,665 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
13,665 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
Less than 0.1% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
20,574 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
20,574 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
20,574 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
0.1% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
83,561 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
83,561 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
83,561 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
0.3% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
WC | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
117,415 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
117,415 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
117,415 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
0.4% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
J. Richard Atwood | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
3,690,774 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
12.6% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IN, HC | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
Steven T. Romick | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
3,690,774 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
12.6% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IN, HC | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
Brian A. Selmo | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
3,690,774 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
12.6% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IN, HC | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Schedule 13D
| CUSIP No. 297425100 |
| (1) | Name of Reporting Persons:
Mark Landecker | |||||
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) ¨
| |||||
| (3) | SEC Use Only:
| |||||
| (4) | Source of Funds (See Instructions):
OO | |||||
| (5) | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
¨ | |||||
| (6) | Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Canada | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
| (7) | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| (8) | Shared Voting Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (9) | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| (10) | Shared Dispositive Power
3,690,774 | |||||
| (11) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
3,690,774 | |||||
| (12) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):
¨ | |||||
| (13) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
12.6% (1) | |||||
| (14) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
IN, HC | |||||
| (1) | Based on 29,396,333 shares of common stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. |
Amendment No 1 to Schedule 13D
The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 (Amendment No. 1) to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by First Pacific Advisors, LLC (FPA), FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust (FPA Crescent Fund), FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (FPA Global Opportunity), FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P. (FPA Select Drawdown), FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (FPA Select), FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (FPA Value Partners), FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (FPA Hawkeye), FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (FPA Hawkeye-7), J. Richard Atwood, Steven T. Romick, Brian A. Selmo, and Mark Landecker (collectively, the Reporting Persons) on June 27, 2016. This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.
| ITEM 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION |
Item 3 of Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The aggregate purchase price (inclusive of commissions) of the securities of Esterline Technologies Corporation (the Issuer) reported herein was $303,828,671.94. The securities of the Issuer reported herein were purchased with the working capital of investment advisory clients of FPA, including the working capital of FPA Crescent Fund, FPA Global Opportunity, FPA Select Drawdown, FPA Select, FPA Value Partners, FPA Hawkeye, FPA Hawkeye-7, and the Managed Accounts.
| ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
Item 4 of Schedule 13D is supplemented and superseded, as the case may be, as follows:
On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Persons, FPA Funds Trust and FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC (collectively, the FPA Parties) entered into an agreement (the Agreement) with the Issuer pursuant to which during discussions between the FPA Parties and the Issuer regarding certain matters relating to the level of the Reporting Persons ownership of shares of the Issuers Common Stock and certain corporate governance matters (the Discussions), the FPA Parties agreed not to purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional shares of Common Stock of the Issuer until the earlier of (i) September 28, 2016 or (ii) 72 hours after the FPA Parties provide notice that the Discussions have terminated.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment No. 1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Going forward, the Reporting Persons may have conversations with members of the Issuers management team and members of the Issuers Board of Directors (the Board) regarding multiple topics, including, but not limited to, corporate governance and the composition of the Board, general business operations and strategic alternatives to promote long-term value for the benefit of all shareholders. The Reporting Persons may engage in communications with one or more officers, members of the Board, representatives, shareholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties regarding the Issuers business and certain initiatives, which could include one or more of the items in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto.
The Reporting Persons continuously assess the Issuers business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic conditions, other developments and additional investment opportunities. Depending on such assessments and in compliance with any applicable agreements, the Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Issuer or new securities of the Issuer, engage in any hedging or similar transactions with respect to the Issuers securities, or may determine to sell or otherwise dispose of all or some of the Issuers securities in the open market, as applicable, in privately negotiated transactions, in transactions directly with the Issuer or otherwise. Such actions will depend upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation, current and anticipated future trading prices, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Issuer, alternative investment opportunities, general economic, financial market and industry conditions and other factors that the Reporting Persons may deem material to their investment decision.
| ITEM 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
Item 5 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) and (b) Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. Such information is based on 29,396,333 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of August 5, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016.
Set forth below is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock directly held, as of the date hereof, by each of the following FPA investment advisory clients.
| Holder | Total Number of Shares | |
| FPA Crescent Fund | 2,863,871 shares of Common Stock | |
| Managed Accounts | 261,379 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Global Opportunity | 125,459 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Select Drawdown | 204,820 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Select | 13,665 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Value Partners | 20,574 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Hawkeye | 83,561 shares of Common Stock | |
| FPA Hawkeye-7 | 117,415 shares of Common Stock | |
As the investment adviser of FPA Crescent Fund, the Managed Accounts and the Private Investment Funds (collectively, the FPA Clients), FPA may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the FPA Clients and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own such securities.
(c) Except as disclosed in Exhibit 99.2, there have been no transactions in securities of the Issuer during the 60 days prior to the date hereof by any of the Reporting Persons. Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) The disclosure regarding the relationship between the Reporting Persons in Item 2(c) of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference herein. The limited partners of (or investors in) each of the FPA Clients for which FPA acts as general partner, managing member and/or investment adviser have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock held for the accounts of their respective funds in accordance with their respective limited partnership interests (or investment percentages) in their respective funds.
(e) Not applicable.
| ITEM 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
Item 6 of Schedule 13D is supplemented and superseded, as the case may be, as follows:
The disclosure regarding the Agreement contained in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference.
The Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment No. 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On August 16, 2016, FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund sold to an unaffiliated third party American-style call options referencing an aggregate of 11,700 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer with a strike price of $70 per share that were immediately exercisable and expire on November 18, 2016. FPA Hawkeye-7 received a premium of $6.4209 for each option to purchase one share of Common Stock. In addition, on August 16, 2016, FPA Hawkeye Fund sold to an unaffiliated third party American-style call options referencing an aggregate of 8,400 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer with a strike price of $70 per share. FPA Hawkeye received a premium of $6.4209 for each option to purchase one share of Common Stock.
| ITEM 7. | MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS |
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Agreement, dated September 16, 2016, by and among Esterline Technologies Corporation, First Pacific Advisors, LLC, FPA Funds Trust, FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust, FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P., FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, J. Richard Atwood, Steven T. Romick, Brian A. Selmo, and Mark Landecker. | |
| 99.2 | Transactions in securities of the Issuer effected in the past 60 days. | |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated as of September 19, 2016
| First Pacific Advisors, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | President | |
| FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P. | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Select Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| FPA Hawkeye-7 Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC | ||
| By: | First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser | |
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Name: | J. Richard Atwood | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| J. Richard Atwood | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Richard Atwood | |
| Steven T. Romick | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven T. Romick | |
| Brian A. Selmo | ||
| By: | /s/ Brian A. Selmo | |
| Mark Landecker | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Landecker | |