VANCOUVER, Jan. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Avcorp Industries
Inc. (TSX: AVP) (the "Company" or "Avcorp") announced today that
the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Avcorp Composite
Fabrication Inc. (collectively the "Avcorp Parties") have reached a
settlement with HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc. ("HITCO"), SGL
Carbon, LLC, and SGL Carbon SE (collectively the "SGL Parties") of
all claims related to alleged deficiencies in HITCO's
non-destructive inspection processes in exchange for the payment of
an undisclosed settlement payment and mutual releases among the
Avcorp Parties and SGL Parties. Due to the confidentiality
provisions contained within the Settlement Agreement, the other
terms of the settlement are not being disclosed.
About Avcorp
The Avcorp Group designs and builds major airframe structures
for some of the world's leading aircraft companies, including BAE
Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Subaru
Corporation. The Avcorp Group has more than 60 years of
experience, over 700 skilled employees and 636,000 square feet of
facilities. Avcorp Structures & Integration located in Delta
British Columbia, Canada is
dedicated to metallic and composite aerostructures assembly and
integration; Avcorp Engineered Composites located in Burlington Ontario, Canada is dedicated to
design and manufacture of composite aerostructures, and Avcorp
Composite Fabrication located in Gardena
California, USA has advanced composite aerostructures
fabrication capabilities for composite aerostructures. The Avcorp
Group offers integrated composite and metallic aircraft structures
to aircraft manufacturers, a distinct advantage in the pursuit of
contracts for new aircraft designs, which require lower-cost,
light‑weight, strong, reliable structures. Comtek Advanced
Structures Ltd., at our Burlington,
Ontario, Canada location also provides aircraft operators
with aircraft structural component repair services for commercial
aircraft.
Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc. is wholly owned by Avcorp US
Holdings Inc. Both companies are incorporated in the
State of Delaware, USA, and are
wholly owned subsidiaries of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., incorporated in the Province of
Ontario, Canada, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Avcorp Industries Inc. is a federally incorporated reporting
company in Canada and traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AVP).
(Signed)
AMANDEEP KALER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AVCORP GROUP
Forward-Looking Statements
This release should be read in conjunction with the Company's
unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's Annual
Report and with the quarterly financial statements and accompanying
notes filed with Sedar (www.sedar.com).
Certain statements in this release and other oral and written
statements made by the Company from time to time are
forward-looking statements, including those that discuss
strategies, goals, outlook or other non‑historical matters; or
projected revenues, income, returns or other financial
measures. These forward‑looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the statements, including the
following: (a) changes in worldwide economic and political
conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (b) the
occurrence of work stoppages and strikes at key facilities of the
Corporation or the Corporation's customers or suppliers; (c)
government funding and program approvals affecting products being
developed or sold under government programs; (d) cost and delivery
performance under various program and development contracts; (e)
the adequacy of cost estimates for various customer care programs
including servicing warranties; (f) the ability to control costs
and successful implementation of various cost reduction programs;
(g) the timing of certifications of new aircraft products; (h) the
occurrence of downturns in customer markets to which the
Corporation products are sold or supplied or where the Corporation
offers financing; (i) changes in aircraft delivery schedules or
cancellation of orders; (j) the Corporation's ability to offset,
through cost reductions, raw material price increases and pricing
pressure brought by original equipment manufacturer customers; (k)
the availability and cost of insurance; (l) the Corporation's
ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (m) the Corporation's
access to debt financing at competitive rates; (n) uncertainty in
estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves
tailored to address such contingencies; and (o) integration of
newly acquired operations and associated expenses may adversely
affect profitability.
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