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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1487990	Aeroflex Holding Corp.	ARX	Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)	010899019

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1447253	J. Bradley Gross	200 West Street New York NY 10282		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-08-18	5,000	$8.25	12,769,010	No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-08-18	5,000	$8.35	12,764,010	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	P	Indirect	See footnotes
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Footnotes

The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,764,010 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Aeroflex Holding Corp. ("Aeroflex Holding") by reason of the indirect beneficial ownership of such shares by GS Direct, L.L.C. ("GS Direct"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. GS Direct may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,764,010 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by VGG Holding LLC ("VGG"). The membership interests of VGG are held by a private investor group, which includes GS Direct. GS Direct owns 21.7% of the class A membership interests of VGG. Goldman Sachs serves as the manager of GS Direct.
The Common Stock of Aeroflex Holding reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and may be deemed to have been beneficially owned indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to Aeroflex Holding.