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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 001-35456

ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

LOGO


Delaware		26-0414014
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Allison Way Indianapolis, IN		46222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(317) 242-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of April 14, 2014, there were 181,128,245 shares of Common Stock and 1,185 shares of Non-voting Common Stock outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:	3-5

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6-18

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19-28

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29-30

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	31

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	31

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31

Item 6.	Exhibits	32

	Signatures	33

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, dollars in millions, except share data)


	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	159.9		$	184.7
Accounts receivables — net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.5 and $0.4		227.2			175.1
Inventories		175.6			160.4
Deferred income taxes, net		58.1			58.1
Other current assets		31.8			28.6

Total Current Assets		652.6			606.9
Property, plant and equipment, net		551.1			563.4
Intangible assets, net		1,586.1			1,610.8
Goodwill		1,941.0			1,941.0
Deferred income taxes, net		1.1			1.1
Other non-current assets		88.0			89.4

TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,819.9		$	4,812.6

LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	173.3		$	150.4
Product warranty liability		32.3			37.4
Current portion of long-term debt		19.5			17.9
Deferred revenue		38.7			29.2
Other current liabilities		147.3			152.3

Total Current Liabilities		411.1			387.2
Product warranty liability		58.1			53.1
Deferred revenue		43.7			43.2
Long-term debt		2,656.0			2,660.4
Deferred income taxes		98.4			76.2
Other non-current liabilities		158.8			153.7

TOTAL LIABILITIES		3,426.1			3,373.8
Commitments and contingencies (see NOTE O)

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,880,000,000 shares authorized, 180,990,466 and 183,375,436 shares issued and outstanding		1.8			1.8
Non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 1,185 shares issued and outstanding		0.0			0.0
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		—			—
Treasury stock		—			—
Paid in capital		1,625.5			1,631.8
Accumulated deficit		(214.6	)		(173.8	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(18.9	)		(21.0	)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		1,393.8			1,438.8

TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,819.9		$	4,812.6

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited, dollars in millions, except share data)


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net sales	$	493.6		$	457.4
Cost of sales		271.1			259.1

Gross profit		222.5			198.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		83.2			87.9
Engineering — research and development		24.5			29.0

Operating income		114.8			81.4
Interest income		0.2			0.2
Interest expense		(35.3	)		(34.1	)
Other expense, net		(0.4	)		(3.1	)

Income before income taxes		79.3			44.4
Income tax expense		(27.2	)		(16.9	)

Net income	$	52.1		$	27.5

Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.15

Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$	0.28		$	0.15

Dividends per common share	$	0.12		$	0.06

Comprehensive income	$	54.2		$	24.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, dollars in millions)


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	52.1		$	27.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets		24.7			29.9
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		23.3			24.7
Deferred income taxes		27.5			16.1
Unrealized gain on derivatives		(4.2	)		(7.3	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs		2.0			2.9
Impairment loss on investment in technology-related initiatives		—			2.5
Stock-based compensation		3.3			3.4
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		(5.0	)		(4.9	)
Other		0.0			(0.1	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(52.0	)		(40.3	)
Inventories		(14.9	)		(12.2	)
Accounts payable		22.9			28.6
Other assets and liabilities		18.9			(16.1	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		98.6			54.7
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions of long-lived assets		(11.1	)		(12.6	)
Investments in technology-related initiatives		(3.8	)		(6.3	)
Collateral for interest rate derivatives		(0.3	)		(0.4	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		0.1			0.2

Net cash used for investing activities		(15.1	)		(19.1	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchase of common stock		(100.0	)		—
Debt financing fees		(0.7	)		(1.6	)
Payments on long-term debt		(2.8	)		(5.9	)
Dividend payments		(21.7	)		(11.1	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		14.5			15.8
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation		5.0			4.9

Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities		(105.7	)		2.1
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(2.6	)		3.0

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(24.8	)		40.7
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		184.7			80.2

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	159.9		$	120.9

Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid	$	29.4		$	30.0
Income taxes paid	$	2.1		$	1.2

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE A. OVERVIEW

Overview

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Allison”), design and manufacture commercial and defense fully-automatic transmissions.

The business was founded in 1915 and has been headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana since inception. The Company has 13 different transmission product lines. Although approximately 77% of revenues were generated in North America in 2013, the Company has a global presence by serving customers in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. The Company serves customers through an independent network of approximately 1,400 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide.

Since the introduction of the Company’s first fully-automatic transmission over 60 years ago, the Company’s products have gained acceptance in a wide variety of applications, including on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (primarily school, transit and hybrid-transit), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (primarily energy, mining and construction) and defense vehicles (wheeled and tracked). The Company has developed over 100 different product models that are used in more than 2,500 different vehicle configurations, which are compatible with more than 500 combinations of engine brands, models and ratings. The Company also sells support equipment and Allison-branded replacement parts for the Company’s transmissions and remanufactured transmissions for use in the vehicle aftermarket.

NOTE B. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The information herein reflects all normal recurring material adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The condensed consolidated financial statements herein consist of all wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated.

These condensed consolidated financial statements present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 24, 2014. The interim period financial results for the three month periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, allowance for doubtful accounts, sales allowances, government price adjustments, fair market values and future cash flows associated with goodwill, indefinite life intangibles, long-lived asset impairment tests, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, warranty liability, determination of discount and other assumptions for pension and other postretirement benefit expense, income taxes and deferred tax valuation allowances, derivative valuation, and contingencies. The Company’s accounting policies involve the application of judgments and assumptions made by management that include inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in results of operations in the period that the events or circumstances giving rise to such changes occur.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative accounting guidance on the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards exist. The guidance requires presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for an NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward. The guidance became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2013, the FASB issued authoritative accounting guidance on a parent company’s accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity. The guidance clarifies that when a parent company ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets, the cumulative translation adjustment should be released into net income only if the sale or transfer results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided. The guidance became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE C. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following components (dollars in millions):


	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Purchased parts and raw materials	$	82.7	$	79.7
Work in progress		6.8		5.7
Service parts		42.5		45.8
Finished goods		43.6		29.2

Total inventories	$	175.6	$	160.4

Inventory components shipped to third parties, primarily cores, parts to re-manufacturers, and parts to contract manufacturers, in which the Company has an obligation to buy back, are included in purchased parts and raw materials, with an offsetting liability in Other current liabilities.

NOTE D. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying amount of the Company’s Goodwill was $1,941.0 million. The following presents a summary of other intangible assets (dollars in millions):


	March 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Intangible assets, gross		Accumulated amortization			Intangible assets, net		Intangible assets, gross		Accumulated amortization			Intangible assets, net
Other intangible assets:
Trade name	$	870.0	$	—		$	870.0	$	870.0	$	—		$	870.0
Customer relationships — defense		62.3		(25.2	)		37.1		62.3		(24.4	)		37.9
Customer relationships — commercial		831.8		(387.9	)		443.9		831.8		(374.9	)		456.9
Proprietary technology		476.3		(253.4	)		222.9		476.3		(243.9	)		232.4
Non-compete agreement		17.3		(11.5	)		5.8		17.3		(11.1	)		6.2
Patented technology — defense		28.2		(22.1	)		6.1		28.2		(21.2	)		7.0
Tooling rights		4.5		(4.2	)		0.3		4.5		(4.1	)		0.4
Patented technology — commercial		260.6		(260.6	)		—		260.6		(260.6	)		—

Total	$	2,551.0	$	(964.9	)	$	1,586.1	$	2,551.0	$	(940.2	)	$	1,610.8

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the net carrying value of our Goodwill and other intangibles was $3,527.1 million and $3,551.8 million, respectively.

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is expected to be (dollars in millions):


	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	97.1	$	92.4	$	89.7	$	87.2	$	85.7	$	189.9

NOTE E. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In accordance with the FASB’s authoritative accounting guidance on fair value measurements, fair value is the price (exit price) that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company primarily applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements and utilizes the best available information that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. The Company is able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy defined by the relevant guidance are as follows:

Level 1 — Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, listed equities and publicly traded bonds.

Level 2 — Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3 — Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. At each balance sheet date, the Company performs an analysis of all instruments subject to authoritative accounting guidance and includes, in Level 3, all of those whose fair value is based on significant unobservable inputs. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.

The Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value include cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities, derivative instruments, assets held in a rabbi trust and a deferred compensation obligation. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of short-term U.S. government backed securities. The Company’s available-for-sale securities consist of ordinary shares of Torotrak plc (“Torotrak”) associated with a license and exclusivity agreement with Torotrak. Torotrak’s listed shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TRK.” The Company’s derivative instruments consist of interest rate swaps, foreign currency forward contracts and commodity swaps. The Company’s assets held in the rabbi trust consist principally of publicly available mutual funds and target date retirement funds. The Company’s deferred compensation obligation is directly related to the fair value of assets held in the rabbi trust.

The Company’s valuation techniques used to fair value cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities, assets held in the rabbi trust and the deferred compensation obligation represent a market approach in active markets for identical assets that qualifies as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s valuation techniques used to calculate the fair value of derivative instruments represent a market approach with observable inputs that qualify as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The foreign currency contracts consist of forward rate contracts which are intended to hedge exposure of transactions denominated in certain currencies and reduce the impact of currency price volatility on the Company’s financial results. The commodity contracts consist of forward rate contracts which are intended to hedge exposure of transactions involving purchases of component parts and energy to power our facilities, reducing the impact of commodity price volatility on the Company’s financial results.

For the fair value measurement of foreign currency derivatives, the Company uses forward foreign exchange rates received from the issuing financial institution. These rates are periodically corroborated by comparing to third-party broker quotes. The foreign currency hedges are accounted for within the authoritative accounting guidance set forth on accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities and have been recorded at fair value based upon quoted market rates. The fair values are included in Other current and non-current assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company generally does not elect to apply hedge accounting for these foreign currency contracts, and as a result, unrealized fair value adjustments and realized gains and losses are recorded in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the period of change.

For the fair value measurement of commodity derivatives, the Company uses forward prices received from the issuing financial institution. These rates are periodically corroborated by comparing to third-party broker quotes. The commodity derivatives are accounted for within the authoritative accounting guidance set forth on accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities and have been recorded at fair value based upon quoted market rates. The fair values are included in Other current and non-current assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has either not qualified for or not elected hedge accounting treatment for these commodity contracts, and as a result, unrealized fair value adjustments and realized gains and losses are recorded in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

For the fair value measurement of interest rate derivatives, the Company uses valuations from the issuing financial institution. The Company corroborates the valuation through the use of third-party valuation services using a standard replacement valuation model. The floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps are based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) which is observable at commonly quoted intervals. The fair values are included in other current and non-current assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has not qualified for hedge accounting treatment for the interest rate swaps and, as a result, fair value adjustments are charged directly to Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and (liabilities) as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in millions):


	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)						Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)						TOTAL
	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	159.9		$	184.7		$	—		$	—		$	159.9		$	184.7
Available-for-sale securities		12.1			8.2			—			—			12.1			8.2
Rabbi trust assets		2.4			1.3			—			—			2.4			1.3
Deferred compensation obligation		(2.4	)		(1.3	)		—			—			(2.4	)		(1.3	)
Derivative assets		—			—			0.2			1.6			0.2			1.6
Derivative liabilities		—			—			(15.9	)		(21.4	)		(15.9	)		(21.4	)

Total	$	172.0		$	192.9		$	(15.7	)	$	(19.8	)	$	156.3		$	173.1

Of the available Cash and cash equivalents, approximately $144.9 million and $179.7 million was deposited in operating accounts while approximately $15.0 million and $5.0 million was invested in U.S. government backed securities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

NOTE F. DEBT

Long-term debt and maturities are as follows (dollars in millions):


	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-2 Loan, variable, due 2017	$	423.5	$	423.5
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-3 Loan, variable, due 2019		1,780.7		1,783.5
Senior Notes, fixed 7.125%, due 2019		471.3		471.3

Total long-term debt		2,675.5		2,678.3
Less: current maturities of long-term debt		19.5		17.9

Total long-term debt less current portion	$	2,656.0	$	2,660.4

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $423.5 million of indebtedness associated with Allison Transmission, Inc.’s (“ATI”), the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-2 Loan due 2017 (“Term B-2 Loan”) and $1,780.7 million of indebtedness associated with ATI’s Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-3 Loan due 2019 (“Term B-3 Loan”) (together the Term B-2 Loan, Term B-3 Loan and revolving credit facility defined as the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Company also had indebtedness of $471.3 million of ATI’s 7.125% senior cash pay notes due May 2019 (“7.125% Senior Notes”).

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt obligations as of March 31, 2014 was $2,720.3 million. The fair value is based on quoted Level 1 market prices of the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2014. It is not expected that the Company would be able to repurchase a significant amount of its debt at these levels. The difference between the fair value and carrying value of the long-term debt is driven primarily by trends in the financial markets.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The Senior Secured Credit Facility is collateralized by a lien on substantially all assets of the Company including all of ATI’s capital stock and all of the capital stock or other equity interest held by the Company, ATI and each of the Company’s existing and future U.S. subsidiary guarantors (subject to certain limitations for equity interests of foreign subsidiaries and other exceptions set forth in the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility). Interest on the Term B-2 Loan, as of March 31, 2014, is equal to the LIBOR plus 3.00% and interest on the Term B-3 Loan, as of March 31, 2014, is equal to the LIBOR (which may not be less than 1.00%) plus 2.75% based on the Company’s total leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2014, these rates were approximately 3.16% and 3.75% on the Term B-2 Loan and Term B-3 Loan, respectively, and the weighted average rate on the Senior Secured Credit Facility was approximately 3.64%. The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires minimum quarterly principal payments on the Term B-2 Loan and Term B-3 Loan as well as prepayments from certain net cash proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales and casualty and condemnation events and from a percentage of excess cash flow, if applicable. Due to voluntary prepayments, the Company has fulfilled all Term B-2 Loan required quarterly payments through its maturity date of 2017. The minimum required quarterly principal payment on the Term B-3 Loan is $4.5 million and remains through its maturity date of 2019. As of March 31, 2014, there had been no payments required for certain net cash proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales and casualty and condemnation events. The remaining principal balance on each loan is due upon maturity.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility also provides for revolving credit borrowings. In the first quarter of 2014, ATI increased the revolving commitments available under the revolving portion of the Senior Secured Credit Facility to $465.0 million, net of an allowance for up to $75.0 million in outstanding letters of credit commitments. The increase was treated as a modification of debt under GAAP, and thus the Company recorded $0.6 million of new deferred financing fees in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Throughout the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company did not make any withdrawals on the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $453.0 million available under the revolving credit facility, net of $12.0 million in letters of credit. Revolving credit borrowings bear interest at a variable base rate plus an applicable margin based on the Company’s total leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2014, this rate would have been between approximately 2.41% and 4.50%. In addition, there is an annual commitment fee, based on the Company’s total leverage ratio, which as of March 31, 2014, was equal to 0.375% of the average unused revolving credit borrowings available under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Revolving credit borrowings are payable at the option of the Company throughout the term of the Senior Secured Credit Facility with the balance due in January 2019.

The revolving portion of the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a specified maximum total senior secured leverage ratio of 5.50x when revolving loan commitments remain outstanding at the end of a fiscal quarter. On March 12, 2014, however, the revolving lenders holding a majority of the revolving loan commitments permanently waived and agreed that no event of default would result from any non-compliance so long as there were no revolving loans outstanding as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had no revolving loans outstanding, however the Company would have been in compliance with the maximum total senior secured leverage ratio, achieving a 3.14x ratio. Additionally within the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, a senior secured leverage ratio at or below 3.50x results in the elimination of excess cash flow payments on the Senior Secured Credit Facility for the applicable year. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also provides certain financial incentives based on our total leverage ratio. A total leverage ratio at or below 4.00x results in a 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on the revolving credit facility, and a total leverage ratio at or below 3.50x results in a 12.5 basis point reduction to the revolving credit facility commitment fee and an additional 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on the revolving credit facility. A total leverage ratio at or below 3.25x results in a 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on our Term B-3 Loan. These reductions would remain in effect as long as the Company achieves a total leverage ratio at or below the related threshold. As of March 31, 2014, the total leverage ratio was 3.86x.

In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facility, among other things, includes customary restrictions (subject to certain exceptions) on the Company’s ability to incur certain indebtedness, grant certain liens, make certain investments or declare or pay certain dividends. As of March 31, 2014, the Company is in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

NOTE G. DERIVATIVES

The Company is exposed to certain financial risk from volatility in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. The risk is managed through the use of financial derivative instruments including interest rate swaps, foreign currency forward contracts and commodity swaps. The Company’s current derivative instruments are used strictly as an economic hedge and not for speculative purposes. As necessary, the Company adjusts the values of the derivative instruments for counter-party or credit risk.

Interest Rate

The Company is subject to interest rate risk related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and enters into interest rate swap contracts that are based on the LIBOR to manage a portion of this exposure. The Company has not elected hedge accounting treatment for these derivatives, and as a result, fair value adjustments are charged directly to Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. A summary of the Company’s interest rate derivatives as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 follows (dollars in millions):


	March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Notional Amount		Fair Value
3.75% Interest Rate Swap H, due August 2014	$	350.0	$	(4.2	)	$	350.0	$	(7.2	)
3.77% Interest Rate Swap I, due August 2014		350.0		(4.1	)		350.0		(7.2	)
2.96% Interest Rate Swap J, due August 2014		125.0		(1.2	)		125.0		(2.0	)
3.05% Interest Rate Swap K, due August 2014		125.0		(1.2	)		125.0		(2.0	)
3.44% Interest Rate Swap L, due August 2019*		75.0		(0.9	)		75.0		(0.4	)
3.43% Interest Rate Swap M, due August 2019*		100.0		(1.2	)		100.0		(0.4	)
3.37% Interest Rate Swap N, due August 2019*		75.0		(0.8	)		75.0		(0.2	)
3.19% Interest Rate Swap O, due August 2019*		75.0		(0.4	)		75.0		0.2
3.08% Interest Rate Swap P, due August 2019*		75.0		(0.1	)		75.0		0.4
2.99% Interest Rate Swap Q, due August 2019*		50.0		0.0			50.0		0.4
2.98% Interest Rate Swap R, due August 2019*		50.0		0.0			50.0		0.4

* include LIBOR floor of 1.00%	$	1,450.0	$	(14.1	)	$	1,450.0	$	(18.0	)

Certain of the Company’s interest rate derivatives contain credit-risk and collateral contingent features under which downgrades in the Company’s credit rating could require the Company to increase its collateral. Certain interest rate derivatives also contain provisions under which the Company may be required to post additional collateral if the LIBOR interest rate curve reaches certain levels.

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded cash collateral of $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the balances are subject to frequent change. The Company has also posted $2.0 million of collateral in the form of letters of credit.

Currency Exchange

The Company’s business is subject to foreign exchange rate risk. As a result, the Company enters into various forward rate contracts that qualify as derivatives under the authoritative accounting guidance to manage certain of these exposures. Forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted transactions and known exposure of payables denominated in a foreign currency. The Company generally has not elected to apply hedge accounting under the authoritative accounting guidance and recorded the unrealized fair value adjustments and realized gains and losses associated with these contracts in Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the period of change.

The following table summarizes the outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (amounts in millions):


	March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value
Japanese Yen (JPY)	¥	1,050.0	$	0.0	¥	600.0	$	(0.3	)

			$	0.0			$	(0.3	)

Commodity

The Company’s business is subject to commodity price risk, primarily with component suppliers. As a result, the Company enters into various commodity swap contracts that qualify as derivatives under the authoritative accounting guidance to manage certain of these exposures. Swap contracts are used to hedge forecasted transactions either of the commodity or of components containing the commodity. The Company has not qualified for hedge accounting treatment for these commodity contracts, and as a result, unrealized fair value adjustments and realized gains and losses associated with these contracts were charged directly to Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the period of change.

The following table summarizes the outstanding commodity swaps as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in millions):


	March 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Notional Amount		Quantity	Fair Value			Notional Amount		Quantity	Fair Value
Aluminum	$	21.9	11,000 metric tons	$	(1.6	)	$	23.8	11,875 metric tons	$	(1.6	)
Natural Gas		N/A	N/A		—			0.3	90,000 MMBtu		0.0

				$	(1.6	)				$	(1.6	)

The following tabular disclosures further describe the Company’s derivative instruments and their impact on the financial condition of the Company (dollars in millions):

March 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Foreign currency contracts

Other current assets

0.1

Other current
liabilities

(0.3

)

Other current
liabilities

(0.1

)

Commodity contracts

Other non-current
assets

0.1

Other current and
non-current assets

0.1

Other current and
non-current liabilities

(1.7

)

Other current and
non-current liabilities

(1.7

)

Interest rate contracts

Other non-current
assets

0.1

Other non-current
assets

1.5

Other current and
non-current liabilities

(14.2

)

Other current and
non-current liabilities

(19.5

)

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

(15.7

)

(19.9

)

The fair values of the derivatives are recorded between Other current and non-current assets and Other current and non-current liabilities as appropriate in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2014, the amounts recorded to Other current assets and Other current liabilities for foreign currency contracts were $0.1 million and ($0.1) million, respectively. The amount recorded to Other non-current assets for commodity contracts was $0.1 million, and the amounts recorded to Other current and non-current liabilities for commodity contracts were ($1.5) million and ($0.2) million, respectively. The amount recorded to Other non-current assets for interest rate contracts was $0.1 million. The amounts recorded to Other current and non-current liabilities for interest rate contracts were ($10.7) million and ($3.5) million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2013, the amount recorded to Other current liabilities for foreign currency contracts was ($0.3) million. The amounts recorded to Other current and non-current assets for commodity contracts were $0.1 million and $0.0 million, respectively. The amounts recorded to Other current and non-current liabilities for commodity contracts were ($1.5) million and ($0.2) million, respectively. The amount recorded to Other non-current assets for interest rate contracts was $1.5 million. The amounts recorded to Other current and non-current liabilities for interest rate contracts were ($18.5) million and ($1.0) million, respectively.

The impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to foreign currency and commodity contracts can be found in NOTE J, and the following tabular disclosure describes the location and impact on the Company’s results of operations related to unrealized gain on interest rate derivatives (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Interest expense	$	3.9	$	9.2

NOTE H. PRODUCT WARRANTY LIABILITIES

Product warranty liability activities consist of the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Beginning balance	$	90.5		$	109.7
Payments		(8.4	)		(9.9	)
Increase in liability (warranty issued during period)		6.3			5.5
Net adjustments to liability		1.9			2.0
Accretion (for Predecessor liabilities)		0.1			0.2

Ending balance	$	90.4		$	107.5

As of March 31, 2014, the current and non-current liabilities were $32.3 million and $58.1 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, the current and non-current liabilities were $35.9 million and $71.6 million, respectively.

NOTE I. DEFERRED REVENUE

As of March 31, 2014, the current and non-current liabilities related to deferred revenue for ETC were $20.1 million and $43.7 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, the current and non-current liabilities related to deferred revenue for ETC were $21.0 million and $40.6 million, respectively.

Deferred revenue for ETC activity (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Beginning balance	$	63.6		$	63.5
Increases		5.5			3.3
Revenue earned		(5.3	)		(5.2	)

Ending balance	$	63.8		$	61.6

Deferred revenue recorded in current liabilities related to unearned net sales for defense contracts as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $18.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. During 2013 and 2014, the Company recorded deferred revenue for payments received from the U.S. government for certain tracked transmissions that were not shipped at the request of the U.S. government.

NOTE J. OTHER EXPENSE, NET

Other expense, net consists of the following (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Realized loss on derivative contracts (see NOTE G)	$	(0.6	)	$	(0.6	)
Grant Program income		0.6			1.2
(Loss) gain on foreign exchange		(0.5	)		0.6
Public offering fees and expenses		(0.3	)		—
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts (see NOTE G)		0.2			(1.9	)
Impairment loss on investments in technology-related initiatives		—			(2.5	)
Other		0.2			0.1

Total	$	(0.4	)	$	(3.1	)

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering of 28,750,000 shares of its common stock held by investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation (collectively, the “Sponsors”) at a public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, of $29.17 per share. In connection with the offering, the Company repurchased from the underwriters 3,428,179 shares of the 28,750,000 shares at the price paid by the underwriters and subsequently retired those shares.

In 2009, the Company was notified by the U.S. Department of Energy that it was selected to receive matching funds from a grant program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the development of Hybrid manufacturing capacity in the U.S. (the “Grant Program”). All applicable costs associated with the Grant Program have been charged to Engineering — research and development while the Government’s matching reimbursement is recorded to Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Since inception of the Grant Program, the Company has recorded $46.7 million of Grant Program income to Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded $0.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, as a reduction of the basis of capital assets purchased under the Grant Program. Under the Grant Program, the Company has acquired approximately $7.1 million of assets that have been placed in service, resulting in related depreciation of $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

NOTE K. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities consist of the following (dollars in millions):


	As of March 31, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
Sales allowances	$	30.4	$	26.9
Payroll and related costs		27.3		37.6
Defense price reduction reserve		26.2		26.8
Accrued interest payable		18.9		11.2
Derivative liabilities		12.2		20.2
Vendor buyback obligation		12.1		11.8
Taxes payable		7.0		8.6
Research and development payable		4.3		—
Other accruals		8.9		9.2

Total	$	147.3	$	152.3

NOTE L. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of net periodic benefit cost consist of the following (dollars in millions):


	Pension Plans						Post-retirement Benefits
	Three months ended March 31,						Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	3.3		$	4.1		$	0.5		$	0.8
Interest cost		1.3			1.0			1.5			1.5
Expected return on assets		(1.9	)		(1.6	)		—			—
Prior service cost		0.0			0.0			(0.9	)		(0.9	)
Loss		—			0.2			(0.2	)		—

Net periodic benefit cost	$	2.7		$	3.7		$	0.9		$	1.4

NOTE M. INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded total tax expense of $27.2 million and $16.9 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was (34.4%) and (38.1%), respectively. The change in the effective rate was principally driven by a 2013 discrete expense item and a prior period statutory change in a state apportionment rate, resulting in a favorable tax benefit being recorded in the first quarter of 2014.

During the first quarter 2014, the Company incurred an ownership change resulting in a limitation on the utilization of the Company’s net operating losses. The Company has reviewed the limitation and determined there is no concern about the Company’s ability to utilize the tax attributes in the future.

The need to establish a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets is assessed periodically based on a more-likely-than-not realization threshold, in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. Appropriate consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to that realization. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of recent losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, experience with tax attributes expiring unused, and tax planning alternatives. The weight given to these considerations depends upon the degree to which they can be objectively verified.

The Company has determined, based on the evaluation of both objective and subjective evidence available, that the domestic valuation allowance is not necessary and that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are fully realizable. The Company has reached a sustained period of profitability and objectively measured positive evidence outweighed the negative evidence. The Company continues to provide for a valuation allowance on certain of its foreign deferred tax assets.

In accordance with the FASB’s authoritative guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, the Company recorded a liability of $2.3 million for unrecognized tax benefits related to the 2010 Research & Development Credit as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The accounting guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the return will remain subject to examination by the various taxing authorities for the duration of the applicable statute of limitations (generally three years from the later of the date of filing or the due date of the return).

NOTE N. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The following table reconciles changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) by component (net of tax, dollars in millions):


	Three months ended
	Available-for- sale securities		Defined benefit pension items			Foreign currency items			Total
AOCL as of December 31, 2012	$	2.2	$	(36.9	)	$	(9.2	)	$	(43.9	)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		0.1		—			(2.3	)		(2.2	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL		—		(0.4	)		—			(0.4	)

Net current period other comprehensive income	$	0.1	$	(0.4	)	$	(2.3	)	$	(2.6	)

AOCL as of March 31, 2013	$	2.3	$	(37.3	)	$	(11.5	)	$	(46.5	)


AOCL as of December 31, 2013	$	1.1	$	(7.9	)	$	(14.2	)	$	(21.0	)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		0.1		—			2.7			2.8
Amounts reclassified from AOCL		—		(0.7	)		—			(0.7	)

Net current period other comprehensive income	$	0.1	$	(0.7	)	$	2.7		$	2.1

AOCL as of March 31, 2014	$	1.2	$	(8.6	)	$	(11.5	)	$	(18.9	)

The following table shows the location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income affected by reclassifications from AOCL (dollars in millions):


	Amounts reclassified from AOCL						Affected line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	Three months ended
AOCL Components	March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Prior service cost	$	0.8		$	0.7		Cost of sales
		0.1			0.2		Selling, general and administrative
		0.0			—		Engineering – research and development
Actuarial loss		0.2			—		Cost of sales
		0.0			(0.1	)	Selling, general and administrative
		0.0			(0.1	)	Engineering – research and development

Total reclassifications, before tax		1.1			0.7		Income before income taxes
Income tax expense		(0.4	)		(0.3	)	Tax expense

Total reclassifications	$	0.7		$	0.4		Net of tax

Prior service cost and actuarial loss are included in the computation of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost. Please see NOTE L for additional details.

NOTE O. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Claims, Disputes, and Litigation

The Company is party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings and subject to various claims arising in the ordinary course of business. These proceedings primarily involve commercial claims, product liability claims, personal injury claims and workers’ compensation claims. The Company believes that the ultimate liability, if any, in excess of amounts already provided for in the condensed consolidated financial statements or covered by insurance on the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

NOTE P. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2014, the Sponsors owned approximately 39.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Pursuant to an amended and restated stockholders agreement, a majority of the Board of Directors has been designated by the Sponsors and is affiliated with the Sponsors. As a result, the Sponsors or their nominees to the Board of Directors have the ability to control the appointment of management, the entering into of mergers, sales of substantially all of the Company’s assets and other extraordinary transactions and influence amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation. The interests of the Sponsors could conflict with those of the Company’s other stockholders. In addition, the Sponsors may in the future own businesses that directly compete with the Company.

Senior Notes Held by Executive Officers

As of March 31, 2014, Lawrence E. Dewey, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David S. Graziosi, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer held approximately $100,000 and $450,000, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the 7.125% Senior Notes.

Repurchase of Common Stock held by Sponsors

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering of 28,750,000 shares of its common stock held by investment funds affiliated with the Sponsors at a public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, of $29.17 per share. In connection with the offering, the Company repurchased from the underwriters 3,428,179 shares of the 28,750,000 shares at the price paid by the underwriters and subsequently retired those shares. The sale by the Sponsors resulted in their ownership falling below fifty percent of our outstanding common stock and the loss of controlled company status under the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

NOTE Q. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding during the reporting period that are calculated using the treasury stock method for stock-based awards. The treasury stock method assumes that the Company uses the proceeds from the exercise of awards to repurchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method include the purchase price that the grantee will pay in the future, compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized and any tax benefits that would be credited to additional paid-in-capital when the award generates a tax deduction. If there would be a shortfall resulting in a charge to additional paid-in-capital, such an amount would be a reduction of the proceeds to the extent of the gains.

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic EPS and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Net income	$	52.1	$	27.5

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		182.2		184.7
Dilutive effect stock-based awards		3.7		3.1
Diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		185.9		187.8

Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$	0.29	$	0.15

Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$	0.28	$	0.15

NOTE R. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 14, 2014, ATI entered into an amendment with the term loan lenders under its Senior Secured Credit Facility to refinance approximately $423.5 million of term loan debt due August 7, 2017. The interest rate margin applicable to such refinanced loans is at the Company’s option, either (a) 2.75% over the LIBOR or (b) 1.75% over the greater of the prime lending rate provided by the British Banking Association or the federal funds effective rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus 0.50%.

On April 25, 2014, the Company completed an underwritten secondary public offering of 25,000,000 shares of its common stock held by investment funds affiliated with the Sponsors at a public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, of $29.78 per share. After completion of the sale, the Sponsors continued to own a total of approximately 25.2% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The statements in this discussion regarding industry trends, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” below. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Overview

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“our,” “us,” “we” or “Allison”) design and manufacture fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, medium- and heavy-tactical U.S. defense vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for transit buses. We generate our net sales primarily from the sale of transmissions, transmission parts, support equipment, defense kits, engineering services and extended transmission coverage to a wide array of original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), distributors and the U.S. government. Although approximately 77% of our net sales were generated in North America in 2013, we have a global presence, serving customers in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. We have 13 different transmission product lines and serve customers through an established network of approximately 1,400 authorized independent distributors and dealers worldwide. Since the introduction of our first fully-automatic transmission over 60 years ago, our products have gained acceptance in a wide variety of applications, including on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (primarily school, transit and hybrid-transit), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (primarily energy, mining and construction) and defense vehicles (wheeled and tracked).

Recent Developments

On April 14, 2014, we entered into an amendment with the term loan lenders under our Senior Secured Credit Facility to refinance approximately $423.5 million of term loan debt due August 7, 2017. The interest rate margin applicable to such refinanced loans is at our option, either (a) 2.75% over the LIBOR or (b) 1.75% over the greater of the prime lending rate provided by the British Banking Association or the federal funds effective rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus 0.50%.

On April 25, 2014, we completed an underwritten secondary public offering of 25,000,000 shares of our common stock held by investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation (collectively, the “Sponsors”) at a public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, of $29.78 per share. After completion of the sale, the Sponsors continued to own a total of approximately 25.2% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

Trends Impacting Our Business

Our net sales are driven by commercial vehicle production, which tends to be highly correlated to macroeconomic conditions. According to America’s Commercial Transportation Research, commercial truck and bus production volumes in our North American on-highway markets are projected to grow, but to remain below the 1998-2008 average production levels through 2015. We expect second quarter net sales to be higher than the same period in 2013 principally driven by higher demand in the North America On-Highway, North America Off-Highway and Service Parts, Support Equipment & Other end markets partially offset by previously considered reductions in Defense net sales.

First Quarter Net Sales by End Market (in millions)


End Market	Q1 2014 Net Sales		Q1 2013 Net Sales		% Variance
North America On-Highway	$	233	$	188		24	%
North America Hybrid Propulsion Systems for Transit Bus	$	24	$	31		(23	%)
North America Off-Highway	$	12	$	8		50	%
Defense	$	34	$	57		(40	%)
Outside North America On-Highway	$	64	$	62		3	%
Outside North America Off-Highway	$	21	$	21		0	%
Service Parts, Support Equipment and Other	$	106	$	90		18	%

Total Net Sales	$	494	$	457		8	%

North America On-Highway end market net sales were up 24% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, principally driven by higher demand for Rugged Duty Series, Highway Series and Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series models.

North America Hybrid-Propulsion Systems for Transit Bus end market net sales were down 23% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, principally driven by lower demand due to engine emissions improvements and non-hybrid alternatives that generally require a fully-automatic transmission (e.g. xNG).

North America Off-Highway end market net sales were up 50% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013, principally driven by higher demand from hydraulic fracturing applications.

Defense end market net sales were down 40% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, principally driven by previously considered reductions in U.S. defense spending to longer term averages experienced during periods without active conflicts.

Outside North America On-Highway end market net sales were up 3% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, reflecting strength in China bus partially offset by weakness in Europe truck due to fourth quarter 2013 Euro VI emissions pre-buy activities.

Outside North America Off-Highway end market net sales were flat for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, principally due to modestly improved demand conditions in the mining sector offsetting lower demand from the energy sector.

Service parts, support equipment and other end market net sales were up 18% for the first quarter 2014 compared to the first quarter 2013, principally driven by higher demand for global service parts and global On-Highway support equipment commensurate with increased transmission unit volumes.

Key Components of our Results of Operations

Net sales

We generate our net sales primarily from the sale of transmissions, transmission parts, support equipment, defense kits, engineering services and extended transmission coverage to a wide array of OEMs, distributors and the U.S. government. Sales are recorded net of provisions for customer allowances and other rebates. Engineering services are recorded as net sales in accordance with the terms of the contract. The associated costs are recorded in cost of sales. We also have royalty agreements with third parties that provide net sales as a result of joint efforts in developing marketable products.

Cost of sales

Our most significant components of cost of sales are purchased parts, the overhead expense related to our manufacturing operations and direct labor associated with the manufacture and assembly of transmissions and parts. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, direct material costs were approximately 69%, overhead costs were approximately 24%, and direct labor costs were approximately 7% of total cost of sales. We are subject to changes in our cost of sales caused by movements in underlying commodity prices. We seek to hedge against this risk by using commodity swap contracts and long-term supply agreements (“LTSAs”). See “Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Commodity Price Risk” included below.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

The principal components of our selling, general and administrative expenses are salaries and benefits for our office personnel, advertising and promotional expenses, product warranty expense, expenses relating to certain information technology systems and amortization of our intangibles.

Engineering — research and development

We incur costs in connection with research and development programs that are expected to contribute to future earnings. Such costs are expensed as incurred. In 2009, we were notified by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) that we were selected to receive matching funds up to $62.8 million from a cost-share grant program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the development of hybrid-propulsion system manufacturing capacity in the U.S. (the “Grant Program”). Applicable costs associated with the Grant Program have been charged to Engineering — research and development. The DOE’s matching reimbursement is recorded to Other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in the case of capital expenditure, as a reduction in the cost basis of the capital asset.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use Adjusted net income to measure our overall profitability because we believe it better reflects our cash flow generation by capturing the actual cash interest paid and cash taxes paid rather than our interest expense and tax expense as calculated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and excludes the impact of the non-cash annual amortization of certain intangible assets and other certain non-recurring items. We use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding technology-related license expenses and Adjusted free cash flow to evaluate and control our cash operating costs and to measure our operating profitability. We believe the presentation of Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding technology-related license expenses and Adjusted free cash flow enhances our investors’ overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flow of our business.

You should not consider Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding technology-related license expenses as an alternative to net income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance. You should not consider Adjusted free cash flow as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of our cash flow.

A directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses is Net income. A directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted free cash flow is Net cash provided by operating activities. The following is a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding technology-related license expenses, and a reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted free cash flow:


	For the three months ended March 31,
(unaudited, in millions)	2014			2013
Net income	$	52.1		$	27.5
plus:
Interest expense, net		35.1			33.9
Cash interest expense		(29.4	)		(30.0	)
Income tax expense		27.2			16.9
Cash income taxes		(2.1	)		(1.2	)
Technology-related investments expense (a)		—			2.5
Public offering expenses (b)		0.3			—
Amortization of intangible assets		24.7			29.9

Adjusted net income	$	107.9		$	79.5
Cash interest expense		29.4			30.0
Cash income taxes		2.1			1.2
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		23.3			24.7
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign exchange (c)		(0.3	)		0.6
Unrealized loss on hedge contracts (d)		0.1			1.3
Stock-based compensation (e)		3.3			3.4

Adjusted EBITDA	$	165.8		$	140.7
Adjusted EBITDA excluding technology-related license expenses (f)	$	169.1		$	146.7

Net sales	$	493.6		$	457.4
Adjusted EBITDA margin		33.6	%		30.8	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding technology-related license expenses (f)		34.3	%		32.1	%
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	98.6		$	54.7
(Deductions) or additions to reconcile to Adjusted free cash flow:
Additions of long-lived assets		(11.1	)		(12.6	)
Technology-related license expenses (f)		3.3			6.0

Adjusted free cash flow	$	90.8		$	48.1

(a)	Represents an impairment charge (recorded in Other expense, net) for investments in co-development agreements to expand our position in transmission technologies.

(b)	Represents fees and expenses (recorded in Other expense, net) related to our secondary offering in February 2014.

(c)	Represents (gains) losses (recorded in Other expense, net) on the mark-to-market of our foreign currency hedge contracts.

(d)	Represents losses (recorded in Other expense, net) on the mark-to-market of our commodity hedge contracts.

(e)	Represents employee stock compensation expense (recorded in Cost of sales, Selling, general and administrative expenses, and Engineering – research and development).

(f)	Represents payments (recorded in Engineering – research and development) for licenses to expand our position in transmission technologies.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The following table and discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013


	Three months ended March 31,
(unaudited, dollars in millions)	2014			% of net sales			2013			% of net sales
Net sales	$	493.6			—		$	457.4			—
Gross profit		222.5			45.1	%		198.3			43.4	%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		83.2			16.8			87.9			19.2
Engineering — research and development		24.5			5.0			29.0			6.4
Total operating expenses		107.7			21.8			116.9			25.6

Operating income		114.8			23.3			81.4			17.8
Other expense, net:
Interest expense, net		(35.1	)		(7.1	)		(33.9	)		(7.4	)
Other expense, net		(0.4	)		(0.1	)		(3.1	)		(0.7	)

Total other expense, net		(35.5	)		(7.2	)		(37.0	)		(8.1	)

Income before income taxes		79.3			16.1			44.4			9.7
Income tax expense		(27.2	)		(5.5	)		(16.9	)		(3.7	)

Net income	$	52.1			10.6	%	$	27.5			6.0	%

Net sales.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were $493.6 million compared to $457.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, an increase of 7.9%. The increase was principally driven by a $47.0 million, or 19%, increase in net sales of global on-highway commercial products driven by higher demand from North America Rugged Duty Series, Highway Series and Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series models, a $16.0 million, or 18%, increase in net sales of parts and other products, and a $4.0 million, or 50%, increase in net sales of North America off-highway products driven by higher demand from natural gas fracturing applications, partially offset by a $23.0 million, or 40%, decrease in net sales of defense products due to lower U.S. defense spending and a $7.0 million, or 23%, decrease in net sales of North America hybrid-propulsion systems for transit buses primarily driven by lower demand due to engine emissions improvements and non-hybrid alternatives that generally require a fully-automatic transmission (e.g. xNG). See “Trends Impacting Our Business” above for additional information on net sales by end markets.

Gross profit.

Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $222.5 million compared to $198.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, an increase of 12.2%. The increase was principally driven by $24.0 million related to increased net sales, $2.0 million of favorable material costs and $2.0 million of favorable foreign exchange, partially offset by $4.0 million of higher manufacturing expense commensurate with increased net sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were $83.2 million compared to $87.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of 5.3%. The decrease was principally driven by $5.2 million of lower intangible asset amortization, partially offset by increased global commercial spending activities.

Engineering — research and development.

Engineering expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were $24.5 million compared to $29.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of 15.5%. The decrease was principally driven by $3.2 million of lower technology-related license expense to expand our position in transmission technologies and reduced product initiatives spending.

Interest expense, net.

Interest expense, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $35.1 million compared to $33.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, an increase of 3.5%. The increase was principally driven by $5.3 million of less favorable mark-to-market adjustments for our interest rate derivatives, partially offset by $1.3 million of lower interest expense as a result of debt repayments and purchases, $1.1 million of lower amortization of deferred financing charges, $1.1 million of lower interest expense related to our interest rate swaps and $0.6 million of lower expense as a result of lower interest rates on ATI’s Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-2 Loan due 2017 (“Term B-2 Loan”) and ATI’s Senior Secured Credit Facility Term B-3 Loan due 2019 (“Term B-3 Loan”).

Other expense, net.

Other expense, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $0.4 million compared to $3.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of 87.1%. The decrease in expense was principally driven by $2.1 million of lower expenses related to unrealized losses on derivative contracts, a $2.5 million loss in 2013 on investments in technology-related initiatives and $0.1 million of higher miscellaneous income, partially offset by $1.1 million of unfavorable foreign exchange, $0.6 million of lower Grant Program income and $0.3 million of public offering fees and expenses.

Income tax expense.

Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2014 was $27.2 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 34.4% versus an effective tax rate of 38.1% in the first quarter of 2013. The change in the effective tax rate of 370 basis points was principally driven by a $1.0 million 2013 discrete expense item and a prior period statutory change in a state apportionment rate, resulting in a favorable tax benefit of ($1.5) million being recorded in the first quarter of 2014. Without the prior period adjustment in the state apportionment rate, we would have experienced an effective tax rate of 36.2%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We generate cash primarily from our operating activities. We had total available cash and cash equivalents of $159.9 million and $184.7 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Of the available cash and cash equivalents, approximately $144.9 million and $179.7 million was deposited in operating accounts while approximately $15.0 million and $5.0 million was invested in U.S. government backed securities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2014, we increased the revolving commitments available under the revolving portion of the Senior Secured Credit Facility to $465.0 million, net of an allowance for up to $75.0 million in outstanding letters of credit commitments. We had $453.0 million and $395.0 million available under the revolving portion of our Senior Secured Credit Facility (defined as the Term B-2 Loan, Term B-3 Loan and revolving credit facility), net of approximately $12.0 million and $15.0 million in letters of credit issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Throughout the three months ended March 31, 2014, we did not make any withdrawals on the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had no outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility.

Our principal uses of cash are operating expenses, capital expenditures, debt service, dividends on common stock and working capital needs. The following table shows our sources and uses of funds for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
*Statement of Cash Flows Data*	2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities	$	98.6		$	54.7
Cash flows used for investing activities		(15.1	)		(19.1	)
Cash flows (used for) provided by financing activities		(105.7	)		2.1

Generally, cash provided by operating activities has been adequate to fund our operations. Due to fluctuations in our cash flows and the growth in our operations, it may be necessary from time to time in the future to borrow under the Senior Secured Credit Facility to meet cash demands. We anticipate cash provided by operating activities, cash and cash equivalents and borrowing capacity under the Senior Secured Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for the next twelve months.

Cash provided by operating activities

Operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 generated $98.6 million of cash compared to $54.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increase was principally driven by increased net sales, higher 2013 payments related to technology-related licenses and higher other liabilities, net, partially offset by lower accounts payable and higher accounts receivable commensurate with increased net sales.

Cash used for investing activities

Investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 used $15.1 million of cash compared to $19.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease was principally driven by $2.5 million of higher 2013 investments in technology-related initiatives and a decrease of $1.5 million in capital expenditures. The decrease in capital expenditures was principally driven by lower product initiatives spending, partially offset by increased investments in productivity and replacement programs.

Cash used for financing activities

Financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 used $105.7 million of cash compared to providing $2.1 million of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The increased use of cash was principally driven by $100.0 million related to the repurchase of our common stock in connection with the February 2014 secondary offering by our Sponsors and $10.6 million of increased dividend payments.

Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to our debt service requirements. A one-eighth percent change in assumed interest rates for the Senior Secured Credit Facility, if fully drawn, as of March 31, 2014 would have no impact on interest expense due to the 1.00% LIBOR floor on our Term B-3 Loan and partial offset of our interest rate swaps. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that may be beyond our control.

The revolving portion of the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires us to maintain a specified maximum total senior secured leverage ratio of 5.50x when revolving loan commitments remain outstanding at the end of a fiscal quarter. On March 12, 2014, however, the revolving lenders holding a majority of the revolving loan commitments permanently waived and agreed that no event of default would result from any non-compliance so long as there were no revolving loans outstanding as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had no revolving loans outstanding, however the Company would have been in compliance with the maximum total senior secured leverage ratio, achieving a 3.14x ratio. Additionally within the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, a senior secured leverage ratio at or below 3.50x results in the elimination of excess cash flow payments on the Senior Secured Credit Facility for the applicable year. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also provides certain financial incentives based on our total leverage ratio. A total leverage ratio at or below 4.00x results in a 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on our revolving credit facility, and a total leverage ratio at or below 3.50x results in a 12.5 basis point reduction to the revolving credit facility commitment fee and an additional 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on our revolving credit facility. A total leverage ratio at or below 3.25x results in a 25 basis point reduction to the applicable margin on our Term B-3 Loan. These reductions would remain in effect as long as we achieve a total leverage ratio at or below the related threshold. As of March 31, 2014, the total leverage ratio was 3.86x.

In addition to the maximum total senior secured leverage ratio for the revolving portion of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indenture governing the 7.125% Senior Notes include, among other things, customary restrictions (subject to certain exceptions) on our ability to incur certain indebtedness or liens, make certain investments or declare or pay certain dividends. As of March 31, 2014, we are in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

Prior to May 15, 2015, we may redeem some or all of our 7.125% Senior Notes by paying the applicable “make-whole” premium. At any time on or after May 15, 2015, we may redeem some or all of the 7.125% Senior Notes at specified redemption prices in the governing indenture.

To manage interest rate risk associated with our variable rate debt, we currently have eleven interest rate swap contracts as of March 31, 2014 that qualify as derivatives under authoritative accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Our interest rate swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and, as a result, fair value adjustments are charged directly to interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Despite the fact that we have elected a mark-to-market approach as opposed to hedge accounting treatment, the contracts are used strictly as an economic hedge and not for speculative purposes.

As of March 31, 2014, certain of our interest rate derivatives contain credit-risk and collateral contingent features. Certain interest rate derivatives contain provisions under which downgrades in our credit rating could require us to increase our collateral. Certain interest rate derivatives also contain provisions under which we may be required to post additional collateral if LIBOR reaches certain levels. As of March 31, 2014, we have been required to post collateral of $2.0 million in cash and $2.0 million in letters of credit as a result of changes in interest rates. We may be required to post additional collateral until the LIBOR curve reaches zero.

Assuming all collateral contingent features remain the same, a 1% increase or decrease in the LIBOR interest rate curve as of March 31, 2014 would reduce our collateral requirement by approximately $0.6 million or increase our collateral requirement by approximately $0.6 million, respectively, in a combination of cash and letters of credit.

Contingencies

We are a party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings and subject to various claims arising in the ordinary course of business, including those relating to commercial transactions, product liability, safety, health, taxes, environmental and other matters. For more information, see NOTE O of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Accounting Estimates

Our principal accounting policies are described in the “Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation” section in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2014. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of some assets and liabilities and, in some instances, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the applicable reporting period. Differences between actual and estimate are recorded in the period identified. Management believes the accounting estimates discussed above represent those accounting estimates requiring the exercise of judgment where a different set of judgments could result in the greatest changes to our reported results.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to NOTE B, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2014, our Sponsors each owned approximately 19.5% of our outstanding common stock. Pursuant to an amended and restated stockholders agreement, a majority of the Board of Directors has been designated by our Sponsors and is affiliated with our Sponsors. As a result, our Sponsors or their nominees to the Board of Directors have the ability to control the appointment of our management, the entering into of mergers, sales of substantially all of our assets and other extraordinary transactions and influence amendments to our certificate of incorporation. The interests of our Sponsors could conflict with those of our other stockholders. In addition, our Sponsors may in the future own businesses that directly compete with ours.

Repurchase of Common Stock held by Sponsors

During the first quarter of 2014, we completed a secondary offering of 28,750,000 shares of our common stock held by investment funds affiliated with the Sponsors to the underwriters in the public offering at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, or $29.17 per share. We received no proceeds from the sale. In connection with the offering, we repurchased from the underwriters 3,428,179 shares of the 28,750,000 shares at the price paid by the underwriters and subsequently retired those shares.

Senior Notes Held by Executive Officers

As of March 31, 2014, Lawrence E. Dewey, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David S. Graziosi, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, held approximately $100,000 and $450,000, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the 7.125% Senior Notes.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect management’s good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: risks related to our substantial indebtedness; our participation in markets that are competitive; the highly cyclical industries in which certain of our end users operate; the failure of markets outside North America to increase adoption of fully-automatic transmissions; the concentration of our net sales in our top five customers and the loss of any one of these; future reductions or changes in government subsidies for hybrid vehicles, U.S. defense spending; general economic and industry conditions; the discovery of defects in our products, resulting in delays in new model launches, recall campaigns and/or increased warranty costs and reduction in future sales or damage to our brand and reputation; our ability to prepare for, respond to and successfully achieve our objectives relating to technological and market developments and changing customer needs; risks associated with our international operations; and labor strikes, work stoppages or similar labor disputes, which could significantly disrupt our operations or those of our principal customers.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2014. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in our public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk consists of changes in interest rates, foreign currency rate fluctuations and movements in commodity prices.

Interest Rate Risk

We are subject to interest rate market risk in connection with a portion of our long-term debt. Our principal interest rate exposure relates to outstanding amounts under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. Our Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for variable rate borrowings of up to $2,657.2 million including $453.0 million under our revolving credit facility, net of $12.0 million of letters of credit. A one-eighth percent change in assumed interest rates for the Senior Secured Credit Facility, if fully drawn, as of March 31, 2014 would have no impact on interest expense due to the 1.00% LIBOR floor on our Term B-3 Loan and partial offset of our interest rate swaps. As of March 31, 2014, we had no outstanding borrowings against the revolving credit facility.

From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap agreements to hedge our variable interest rate debt. Below is a list of our interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2014:


	Counterparty	Effective Date		Notional Amount (in millions)		LIBOR Fixed Rate
Interest Rate Swap H	Barclays Capital		Aug 2011-Aug 2014	$	350.0		3.75	%
Interest Rate Swap I	Deutsche Bank		Aug 2011-Aug 2014	$	350.0		3.77	%
Interest Rate Swap J	UBS		Aug 2013-Aug 2014	$	125.0		2.96	%
Interest Rate Swap K	UBS		Aug 2013-Aug 2014	$	125.0		3.05	%
Interest Rate Swap L	Barclays		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	75.0		3.44	%*
Interest Rate Swap M	JP Morgan		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	100.0		3.43	%*
Interest Rate Swap N	Bank of America		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	75.0		3.37	%*
Interest Rate Swap O	Deutsche Bank		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	75.0		3.19	%*
Interest Rate Swap P	Barclays		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	75.0		3.08	%*
Interest Rate Swap Q	Barclays		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	50.0		2.99	%*
Interest Rate Swap R	Deutsche Bank		Aug 2016-Aug 2019	$	50.0		2.98	%*

include LIBOR floor of 1.00%

In certain circumstances, we and the counterparty are required to provide additional collateral under these swaps. We are exposed to increased interest expense if a counterparty defaults. Refer to NOTE F and NOTE G of the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exchange Rate Risk

While our net sales and costs are denominated primarily in U.S. Dollars, net sales, costs, assets and liabilities are generated in other currencies including Japanese Yen, Euro, Indian Rupee, Brazilian Real, Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Canadian Dollar and Hungarian Forint. The expansion of our business outside North America may further increase the risk that cash flows resulting from these activities may be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates. As of March 31, 2014, we hold hedging contracts in the Japanese Yen, which are intended to hedge either known or forecasted cash flow payments denominated in the currency. We do not hold financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Assuming current levels of foreign currency transactions, a 10% aggregate increase or decrease in the Japanese Yen, Euro, Indian Rupee, Chinese Yuan Renminbi and Canadian Dollar would correspondingly change our earnings by an estimated $4 million per year. This includes the partial offset of our hedging contracts described above. All other exposure to foreign currencies is considered immaterial.

Commodity Price Risk

We are subject to changes in our cost of sales caused by movements in underlying commodity prices. Approximately two-thirds of our cost of sales consists of purchased components with significant raw material content. A substantial portion of the purchased parts are made of aluminum and steel. The cost of aluminum parts include an adjustment factor on future purchases for fluctuations in aluminum prices based on accepted industry indices. In addition, a substantial amount of steel-based contracts also include an index-based component. As our costs change, we are able to pass through a portion of the changes in commodity prices to certain of our customers according to our LTSAs. We historically have not entered into long-term purchase contracts related to the purchase of aluminum and steel. We currently hold financial forward contracts that are intended to hedge forecasted aluminum purchases. Based on our forecasted demand for 2014, 2015 and 2016, as of March 31, 2014, the hedge contracts cover approximately 44%, 28% and 2% of our aluminum requirements, respectively. We do not hold financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Assuming current levels of commodity purchases, a 10% increase or decrease in the price of aluminum and steel would correspondingly change our earnings by approximately $1 million and $4 million per year, respectively. This includes the partial offset of our hedging contracts described above.

Many of our LTSAs have incorporated a cost-sharing arrangement related to potential future commodity price fluctuations. Our hedging policy is that we only hedge for our exposure and do not hedge any portion of the customers’ exposure. For purposes of the sensitivity analysis above, the impact of these cost sharing arrangements have not been included.

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are a party to various legal actions in the normal course of our business, including those related to commercial transactions, product liability, safety, health, taxes, environmental and other matters. See NOTE O in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from our risk factors as previously reported in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2014.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table summarizes repurchases of common stock settled during the three month period ended March 31, 2014:


	Total Number of Shares Purchased*		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Plans
January 2014		—		—		—		—
February 2014		3,428,179	$	29.17		—		—
March 2014		—		—		—		—

Total		3,428,179	$	29.17		—		—

On February 28, 2014, upon the completion of an offering by the Sponsors of 28,750,000 shares, we repurchased from the underwriter in the offering approximately $100.0 million, or 3,428,179 shares, of our common stock sold by the Sponsors in the offering at a price per share equal to the price at which the underwriter purchased such shares from the Sponsors in the offering.

Item 6.

Exhibits

(a) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

10.35		Consent Agreement to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2014, among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., Allison Transmission, Inc., as Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as Lenders, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 2014)

10.36		Amendment No. 10 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2014, among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., Allison Transmission, Inc., as Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as Lenders, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent and the other agents and arrangers party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2014)

10.37		Employment Agreement between Allison Transmission, Inc. and Lawrence E. Dewey, dated as of April 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2014)*

10.38		Employment Agreement between Allison Transmission, Inc. and David S. Graziosi, dated as of April 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2014)*

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

32.1		Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document+

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document+

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document+

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document+

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document+

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document+

*	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.


Date: April 30, 2014	ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Lawrence E. Dewey
	Name:	Lawrence E. Dewey
	Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 30, 2014	By:	/s/ David S. Graziosi
	Name:	David S. Graziosi
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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