UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)
ýQuarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2016March 31, 2017
or
¨Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from                     to                     
Commission File Number 1-01520
  Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 34-0244000
(State of Incorporation) 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
  
222 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 500
El Segundo, California
 90245
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 252-8100
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As of October 24, 2016,April 30, 2017, there were 70.074.5 million outstanding shares of our Common Stock, including redeemable common stock and unvested common shares, $0.10 par value.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2017
Table of Contents 
Item
Number
 Page Page
1Financial StatementsFinancial Statements
2Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
4Controls and ProceduresControls and Procedures
1Legal ProceedingsLegal Proceedings
1ARisk FactorsRisk Factors
2Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
3Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesDefaults Upon Senior Securities
4Mine Safety DisclosuresMine Safety Disclosures
5Other InformationOther Information
6ExhibitsExhibits
SignaturesSignatures
Exhibit IndexExhibit Index



Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited) 
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
   As Restated   As Restated
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales$463.8
 $441.0
 $1,229.1
 $1,221.8
Operating costs and expenses:       
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)405.4
 373.1
 1,071.6
 1,031.2
AR1 research and development (see Note 1)
 8.3
 
 10.5
Selling, general and administrative10.8
 11.5
 36.0
 40.7
Depreciation and amortization15.4
 16.1
 45.9
 48.5
Other expense, net:       
Loss on debt34.1
 1.1
 34.5
 1.8
Legal settlement
 50.0
 
 50.0
Other17.5
 29.3
 19.1
 33.1
Total operating costs and expenses483.2
 489.4
 1,207.1
 1,215.8
Operating (loss) income(19.4) (48.4) 22.0
 6.0
Non-operating (income) expense:       
Interest income(0.1) (0.1) (0.4) (0.2)
Interest expense5.9
 11.9
 27.4
 38.5
Total non-operating expense, net5.8
 11.8
 27.0
 38.3
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes(25.2) (60.2) (5.0) (32.3)
Income tax benefit(14.2) (21.7) (5.1) (7.6)
(Loss) income from continuing operations(11.0) (38.5) 0.1
 (24.7)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(0.1) 0.6
 (0.2) 0.8
Net loss$(11.1) $(37.9) $(0.1) $(23.9)
Loss Per Share of Common Stock      
Basic and Diluted:       
(Loss) income from continuing operations$(0.17) $(0.62) $
 $(0.40)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 0.01
 
 0.01
Net loss$(0.17) $(0.61) $
 $(0.39)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic67.0
 61.8
 64.6
 60.5
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, diluted67.0
 61.8
 64.7
 60.5
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales$405.3
 $356.9
Operating costs and expenses:   
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)352.7
 309.7
Selling, general and administrative18.5
 11.6
Depreciation and amortization16.3
 15.1
Other expense, net1.7
 0.7
Total operating costs and expenses389.2
 337.1
Operating income16.1
 19.8
Non-operating (income) expense:   
Loss on debt
 0.3
Interest income(0.5) (0.2)
Interest expense7.4
 11.1
Total non-operating expense, net6.9
 11.2
Income before income taxes9.2
 8.6
Income tax provision3.3
 3.5
Net income$5.9
 $5.1
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock  
Basic and Diluted   
Net income per share$0.08
 $0.08
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic72.3
 63.0
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, diluted72.3
 63.1
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,Three months ended March 31,
2016 2015 2016 20152017 2016
  As Restated   As Restated(In millions)
(In millions)
Net loss$(11.1) $(37.9) $(0.1) $(23.9)
Net income$5.9
 $5.1
Other comprehensive income:          
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of income taxes9.2
 11.8
 27.3
 36.2
9.7
 9.1
Comprehensive (loss) income$(1.9) $(26.1) $27.2
 $12.3
Comprehensive income$15.6
 $14.2
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
September 30,
2016
 December 31, 2015 November 30,
2015
March 31,
2017
 December 31, 2016
(In millions, except per share and share amounts)(In millions, except per share and share amounts)
ASSETS
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents$129.3
 $208.5
 $211.1
$382.1
 $410.3
Accounts receivable147.3
 169.5
 171.5
202.2
 136.4
Inventories157.2
 156.2
 157.5
160.4
 185.1
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs26.5
 24.0
 24.0
23.2
 25.2
Receivable from Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop”)6.0
 6.0
 6.0
6.0
 6.0
Other current assets, net82.5
 69.2
 64.4
96.4
 91.7
Deferred income taxes24.8
 36.5
 28.1
Total Current Assets573.6
 669.9
 662.6
870.3
 854.7
Noncurrent Assets        
Property, plant and equipment, net359.7
 363.3
 365.8
361.4
 366.0
Real estate held for entitlement and leasing90.4
 86.2
 86.2
92.3
 91.8
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs241.5
 207.2
 210.4
237.7
 239.8
Receivable from Northrop62.3
 63.2
 62.7
61.7
 62.0
Deferred income taxes273.7
 288.3
 286.7
284.3
 292.5
Goodwill158.1
 158.1
 158.1
159.9
 158.1
Intangible assets97.7
 107.7
 108.8
95.5
 94.4
Other noncurrent assets, net95.0
 81.6
 82.0
92.1
 90.2
Total Noncurrent Assets1,378.4
 1,355.6
 1,360.7
1,384.9
 1,394.8
Total Assets$1,952.0
 $2,025.5
 $2,023.3
$2,255.2
 $2,249.5
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities        
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs$20.3
 $5.3
 $5.3
Current portion of long-term debt$19.9
 $55.6
Accounts payable76.3
 64.2
 105.2
98.2
 96.2
Reserves for environmental remediation costs37.4
 32.6
 32.6
36.0
 37.1
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits6.0
 6.0
 6.0
5.2
 5.2
Advance payments on contracts204.0
 230.9
 203.7
208.6
 221.8
Other current liabilities147.0
 203.1
 201.3
181.7
 167.8
Total Current Liabilities491.0
 542.1
 554.1
549.6
 583.7
Noncurrent Liabilities        
Senior debt, net of deferred financing costs472.9
 86.8
 88.1
Second-priority senior notes, net of deferred financing costs
 449.4
 449.4
Convertible subordinated notes41.6
 84.8
 84.8
Other debt, net of deferred financing costs
 12.7
 12.8
Long-term debt604.9
 608.0
Reserves for environmental remediation costs315.9
 269.7
 273.5
309.5
 312.6
Pension benefits556.1
 580.6
 566.2
540.8
 548.2
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits43.0
 44.8
 45.5
36.7
 37.4
Other noncurrent liabilities95.4
 95.2
 94.4
124.8
 124.0
Total Noncurrent Liabilities1,524.9
 1,624.0
 1,614.7
1,616.7
 1,630.2
Total Liabilities2,015.9
 2,166.1
 2,168.8
2,166.3
 2,213.9
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
 
 
Redeemable common stock, par value of $0.10; 0.1 million shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and November 30, 20151.1
 1.6
 0.9
Stockholders’ Deficit     
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
 
Redeemable common stock, par value of $0.10; less than 0.1 million shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017; 0.1 million shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 20160.1
 1.1
Stockholders’ Equity   
Preference stock, par value of $1.00; 15.0 million shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
 
 

 
Common stock, par value of $0.10; 150.0 million shares authorized; 68.5 million shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016; 62.9 million shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and November 30, 20156.9
 6.5
 6.5
Common stock, par value of $0.10; 150.0 million shares authorized; 73.5 million shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017; 69.2 million shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 20167.3
 6.9
Other capital392.2
 342.6
 340.1
495.2
 456.9
Treasury stock at cost, 3.5 million shares as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015 and November 30, 2015(64.5) (64.5) (64.5)
Treasury stock at cost, 3.5 million shares as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016(64.5) (64.5)
Accumulated deficit(79.9) (79.8) (86.8)(55.9) (61.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes(319.7) (347.0) (341.7)(293.3) (303.0)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit(65.0) (142.2) (146.4)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit$1,952.0
 $2,025.5
 $2,023.3
Total Stockholders’ Equity88.8
 34.5
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity$2,255.2
 $2,249.5
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ DeficitEquity
(Unaudited) 
 Common Stock       Accumulated Other Total
   
Other
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stockholders'
Deficit
 Shares Amount 
 (In millions)
November 30, 201562.9
 $6.5
 $340.1
 $(64.5) $(86.8) $(341.7) $(146.4)
Net income
 
 
 
 7.0
 
 7.0
Actuarial losses, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 (8.6) (8.6)
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 3.3
 3.3
Reclassification from redeemable common stock
 
 (0.7) 
 
 
 (0.7)
Tax benefit from shares issued under equity plans
 
 2.4
 
 
 
 2.4
Repurchase of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations
 
 (0.2) 
 
 
 (0.2)
Stock-based compensation and other, net
 
 1.0
 
 
 
 1.0
December 31, 201562.9
 6.5
 342.6
 (64.5) (79.8) (347.0) (142.2)
Net loss
 
 
 
 (0.1) 
 (0.1)
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 27.3
 27.3
Conversion of debt to common stock4.8
 0.4
 42.6
 
 
 
 43.0
Reclassification from redeemable common stock
 
 0.5
 
 
 
 0.5
Tax benefit from shares issued under equity plans
 
 0.3
 
 
 
 0.3
Repurchase of shares for option cost and to satisfy tax withholding obligations(0.2) 
 (3.5) 
 
 
 (3.5)
Stock-based compensation and shares issued under equity plans1.0
 
 9.7
 
 
 
 9.7
September 30, 201668.5
 $6.9
 $392.2
 $(64.5) $(79.9) $(319.7) $(65.0)
 Common Stock       Accumulated Other Total
   
Other
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stockholders'
Equity
 Shares Amount 
 (In millions)
December 31, 201669.2
 $6.9
 $456.9
 $(64.5) $(61.8) $(303.0) $34.5
Net income
 
 
 
 5.9
 
 5.9
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 9.7
 9.7
Conversion of debt to common stock3.9
 0.4
 35.2
 
 
 
 35.6
Reclassification from redeemable common stock0.1
 
 1.0
 
 
 
 1.0
Cumulative effect of change in accounting guidance (see Note 1)
 

 0.3
 
 
 
 0.3
Repurchase of shares for withholding taxes and option costs under employee equity plans(0.2) 
 (4.7) 
 
 
 (4.7)
Stock-based compensation and shares issued under equity plans0.5
 
 6.5
 
 
 
 6.5
March 31, 201773.5
 $7.3
 $495.2
 $(64.5) $(55.9) $(293.3) $88.8
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
2016 2015Three months ended March 31,
  As Restated2017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Operating Activities      
Net loss$(0.1) $(23.9)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes0.2
 (0.8)
Net income$5.9
 $5.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization45.9
 48.5
16.3
 15.1
Amortization of deferred financing costs1.7
 2.0
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs2.1
 0.6
Stock-based compensation7.7
 10.7
6.8
 2.3
Retirement benefit expense51.7
 50.6
Retirement benefits, net7.7
 8.5
Loss on debt34.5
 1.8

 0.3
Loss on disposal and sale of assets0.4
 0.2
Tax benefit on stock-based awards(0.3) (2.0)
Changes in assets and liabilities:   
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets0.1
 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition:   
Accounts receivable22.2
 (18.8)(54.3) (12.8)
Inventories(1.0) (9.9)24.7
 (14.4)
Other current assets, net(13.4) (20.1)(4.4) (1.6)
Real estate held for entitlement and leasing(4.5) (5.1)(0.6) (1.2)
Receivable from Northrop0.9
 (1.2)0.3
 0.5
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs(36.8) (39.8)4.1
 2.2
Other noncurrent assets(12.3) (10.8)(3.1) 2.8
Accounts payable11.5
 (15.3)1.1
 22.5
Pension and postretirement medical and life benefits(33.1) (3.7)
Advance payments on contracts(26.9) 14.3
(13.2) (30.1)
Other current liabilities(57.9) 19.2
4.9
 (23.3)
Deferred income taxes9.2
 (10.7)2.3
 (3.8)
Reserves for environmental remediation costs51.0
 70.1
(4.2) (3.0)
Other noncurrent liabilities(1.7) 15.2
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities48.9
 70.5
Other noncurrent liabilities and other0.4
 (1.4)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities(3.1) (31.7)
Investing Activities      
Proceeds from sale of technology0.5
 
Purchase of Coleman Aerospace (see Note 5)(15.0) 
Capital expenditures(30.5) (17.9)(2.7) (7.7)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(30.0) (17.9)(17.7) (7.7)
Financing Activities      
Proceeds from issuance of debt500.0
 
Debt issuance costs(3.7) 
Debt repayments(595.3) (72.0)(5.0) (14.4)
Repurchase of shares to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations(2.4) (6.5)
Proceeds from shares issued under stock plans3.0
 1.3
Tax benefit on stock-based awards0.3
 2.0
Repurchase of shares for withholding taxes and option costs under employee equity plans(4.7) (0.7)
Proceeds from shares issued under equity plans2.3
 1.5
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities(98.1) (75.2)(7.4) (13.6)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(79.2) (22.6)(28.2) (53.0)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period208.5
 265.9
410.3
 208.5
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$129.3
 $243.3
$382.1
 $155.5
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information      
Cash paid for interest$35.2
 $30.9
$4.0
 $17.7
Cash paid for income taxes30.3
 27.1

 12.7
Conversion of debt to common stock43.0
 49.0
35.6
 
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (“Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings” or the “Company”) has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including its accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. The year-end, November 30, 2015,December 31, 2016, condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and 10-Q/A for the periods ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All financial information related to the December 31, 2015 condensed consolidated balance sheet is unaudited.2016. Certain reclassifications have been made to financial information for the prior year to conform to the current year’s presentation.
On January 20, 2016, the Company's board of directors approved a change in the Company's fiscal year-end from November 30 of each year to December 31 of each year. The fiscal year of the Company's subsidiary, Aerojet Rocketdyne, ends on the last Saturday in December. The audited results for the month ended December 31, 2015 will be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. Financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 has not been included in this Form 10-Q for the following reasons: (i) the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 provide a meaningful comparison for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016; (ii) there are no significant factors, seasonal or other, that would impact the comparability of information if the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were presented in lieu of results for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015; and (iii) it was not practicable or cost justified to prepare this information.
The Company believes the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, the operating results for interim periods may not be indicative of the results of operations for a full year.
The Company is a manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of the Company’s excess real estate assets.segment. The Company’s continuing operations are organized into two segments:
Aerospace and Defense — includes the operations of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (“Aerojet Rocketdyne”), a leading technology-based designer, developer and manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems for the United States (“U.S.”) government, including the Department of Defense (“DoD”), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), major aerospace and defense prime contractors as well as portions of the commercial sector. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized engineering and manufacturing company that specializes in the development and production of propulsion systems for defense and space applications, armament systems for precision tactical systems and munitions, and is considered a domestic market leader in launch propulsion, in-space propulsion, missile defense propulsion, tactical missile propulsion and hypersonic propulsion systems.
Real Estate — includes the activities of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Easton Development Company, LLC (“Easton”) related to the re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of the Company’s excess real estate assets. The Company owns approximately 11,500 acres of land adjacent to U.S. Highway 50 between Rancho Cordova and Folsom, California east of Sacramento (“Sacramento Land”). The Company is currently in the process of seeking zoning changes and other governmental approvals on a portion of the Sacramento Landits excess real estate assets to optimize its value.
On August 31, 2004, the Company completed the sale of its GDX Automotive business. On November 30, 2005, the Company completed the saleA detailed description of the Fine Chemicals business. The remaining related subsidiaries afterCompany’s significant accounting policies can be found in the sale of GDX Automotive and the Fine Chemicals business are classified as discontinued operations.
In June 2013, the Company acquired the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne division (the “Rocketdyne Business”) from United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”).
The Company restated its financial informationCompany’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2015. See Note 13 for additional information.


Out of Period Adjustment
During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company recorded out of period adjustments to the income tax provision. The out of period adjustments relate to (i) the tax treatment that was consistently applied by the Company for each of the reporting periods beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and continuing through the first quarter of fiscal 2016 related to certain environmental remediation expenses and (ii) improper utilization of environmental reserve balances in the fiscal 2015 tax provision.  The out of period adjustments resulted in decreasing net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 by $0.6 million. The Company has evaluated the effects of these errors, both qualitatively and quantitatively, and does not believe these corrections were material to any current or prior interim or annual periods that were affected.year ended December 31, 2016.
AR1 Research and Development
Company-sponsored research and development ("R&D") expenses (reported as a component of cost of sales) are generally reimbursed via allocation of such expenses among all contracts and programs in progress under U.S. government contractual arrangements. The Company's newest large liquid booster engine development project, the AR1, recorded $37.3$49.3 million of such reimbursable costs from inception through September 30, 2016. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company began separately reporting the portion of the engine development expenses associated with the AR1 project which were currently not reimbursed via allocation across all contracts and programs in progress under U.S. governmental contractual arrangements.
March 31, 2017. In February 2016, the U.S. Air Force selected Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance ("ULA") to share in a public-private partnership to develop jointly the AR1 engine. The total agreement is valued at $804$804.0 million with the U.S. Air Force investing two-thirds of the funding required to complete development of the AR1 engine by 2019. The work is expected to be completed no later than December 31, 2019. The U.S. Air Force has obligated $115.3$174.0 million with Aerojet Rocketdyne contributing $52.7$81.2 million and ULA contributing $5.0$5.8 million. The total potential U.S. government investment, including all options, is $536$536.0 million. The total potential investment by Aerojet Rocketdyne and its partners, including all options, is $268$268.0 million. Under the terms of the AR1 agreement, the U.S. Air Force contributions are recognized proportionately as an offset to R&D expenses. In the event the Company records a receivable for a milestone prior to expending the prospective proportional share to be contributed by the Company, the amount is recorded as an accrued liability until earned. Through September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company has recorded receivables in the aggregate from the U.S. Air Force and ULA of $66.0$124.5 million (of which $52.5$109.5 million has been collected) related to AR1 engine development which was recorded as a reduction of the AR1 R&D costs.
From inception through September 30, 2016, AR1 costs not charged to U.S. governmental contractual arrangements and therefore not reimbursed amounted to $32.1 million, bringing the inception to date AR1 R&D costs incurred through September 30, 2016 to $135.4 million. The AR1 inception to date project costs are summarizedwere as follows (in millions):


AR1 R&D costs incurred$135.4
$205.9
Less amounts funded by the U.S. Air Force(61.7)(119.1)
Less amounts funded by ULA(4.3)(5.4)
AR1 R&D costs net of reimbursements69.4
81.4
AR1 R&D costs expensed and not applied to contracts(32.1)(32.1)
Net AR1 R&D costs applied to contracts$37.3
$49.3
Revenue Recognition
In the Company’s Aerospace and Defense segment, recognition of profit on long-term contracts requires the use of assumptions and estimates related to the contract value or total contract revenue, the total cost at completion and the measurement of progress towards completion. Due to the nature of the programs, developing the estimated total contract value and cost at completion requires the use of significant judgment. Estimates are continually evaluated as work progresses and are revised as necessary. Factors that must be considered in estimating the work to be completed include, but not limited to: labor productivity, the nature and technical complexity of the work to be performed, availability and cost volatility of materials, subcontractor and vendor performance, warranty costs, volume assumptions, anticipated labor agreements and inflationary trends, schedule and performance delays, availability of funding from the customer, and the recoverability of costs incurred outside the original contract included in any estimates to complete. The Company reviews contract performance and cost estimates for some contracts at least monthly and for others at least quarterly and more frequently when circumstances significantly change. When a change in estimate is determined to have an impact on contract profit, the Company will record a positive or negative adjustment to the statement of operations. Changes in estimates and assumptions related to the status of certain long-term contracts may have a material effect on the Company’s operating results. The following table summarizes the impact from 96% of the change in significant contract accounting estimates on the Company’s Aerospace and Defense segment net sales over the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015 accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting:

 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016 (1)
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on income before income taxes$3.4
 $
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on net income2.0
 
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on basic and diluted net income per share0.03
 
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 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
   As Restated   As Restated
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on loss from continuing operations before income taxes$1.1
 $9.5
 $(2.3) $19.2
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on net loss0.7
 5.7
 (1.4) 11.5
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on basic and diluted net loss per share0.01
 0.09
 (0.02) 0.19
A detailed description(1) The impact of all changes in estimates and assumptions related to the status of certain long-term contracts since fiscal year-end 2015 were reflected in the month ended December 31, 2015 as a result of the Company’s significant accounting policies can be foundCompany's change in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year endedyear-end from November 30 2015.of each year to December 31 of each year.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2015,August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended guidance on disclosures for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (“NAV”) or its equivalent. The new guidance requires the investments for which fair value is measured at NAV (or its equivalent) to be removed from fair value hierarchy.  The Company adopted this guidance as of November 30, 2015.  The new guidance was applied retrospectively to all periods presented.  As the accounting standard only impacted presentation, the new standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In April 2015, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to the presentation of debt issuance costs. The amendment requires that debt issuance costs related to a debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The Company adopted this guidance as of December 31, 2015 (see Note 6). As the accounting standard only impacted presentation, the new standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The FASB deferred the effective date for this guidance by one year. The revised effective date is for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier application of this guidance is permitted but not before the original date of December 15, 2016. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and the transition alternatives on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to the evaluation of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The amendment establishes management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period. The update also gives guidance to determine whether to disclose information about relevant conditions and events when there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company adopted this guidance is effective for annual periods ending afteras of December 15,31, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Theno additional information was required to be presented as result of the adoption. As the accounting standard only impacted presentation, the new guidance isstandard did not expected to have an impact on the Company’sCompany's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In November 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires deferred tax liabilities and assets to be classified as noncurrent in the consolidated balance sheet. The standard will beis effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The standard may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets orCompany adopted this guidance retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company plans to adopt this guidancepresented as of December 31, 2016 which resulted in the fourth quarter$36.5 million of fiscal 2016.current deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2015 being reclassified as noncurrent. As the accounting standard will only impactimpacted presentation, the new standard willdid not have an impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting guidance related to stock compensation. The amendment requires all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when awards vest and allows a choice to account for forfeitures on an estimated or actual basis. There is also a requirement to present excess income tax benefits as an


operating activity on the statement of cash flows. Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted the amendment requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement prospectively and the impact to the consolidated statement of operations the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In addition, the Company elected to change its accounting policy to account for forfeitures when they occur for consistency with the U.S. government recovery accounting practices on a modified retrospective basis. The Company also elected to adopt the amendment related to the presentation of excess tax benefits within operating activities on the statement of cash flows, retrospectively.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The effective date of the new standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application of this guidance is permitted but not before December 15, 2016. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application. The Company plans to adopt the guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized during that quarter (modified retrospective basis). The Company has developed a comprehensive implementation plan across all segments that includes evaluating the impact of the new guidance on existing contracts, and updating impacted accounting policies, processes, controls and systems. The Company expects the primary impact of the new guidance will be a change in the timing of when revenue is recognized on certain fixed price and cost reimbursable type contracts. The new guidance prescribes that an entity recognizes revenue when (or as) it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer. A good or service is transferred when (or as) the customer obtains control of that asset. Under this new guidance, the Company expects to discontinue the use of the unit-of-delivery method on certain customer contracts and remeasure performance obligations using the cost-to-cost method. The Company expects the adoption of this new standard will have a material impact on net sales recognized in any given fiscal year and will also result in the reclassification of contract related assets on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not expect the new guidance to change the total revenue or operating income on the related customer contracts, only the timing of when those revenues are recognized.
In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance requiring lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with the exception of short-term leases. For lessees, leases will continue to be classified as either operating or finance leases in the income statement. Lessor accounting is similar to the current model but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model. Lessors will continue to classify leases as operating, direct financing or sales-type leases. The effective date of the new standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those


fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition and requires application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting guidance related to stock compensation. The amendment requires all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when awards vest and allows a choice to account for forfeitures on an estimated or actual basis. There is also a requirement to present excess income tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. The new guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The standard provides guidance for eight targeted changes with respect to how cash receipts and cash payments are classified in the statement of cash flows, with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to goodwill impairment. The update eliminates "Step 2" which involves determining the implied fair value of goodwill and comparing it to the carrying amount of goodwill to measure the goodwill impairment loss, if any. The quantitative assessment "Step 1" will be used to determine both the existence and amount of goodwill impairment. The standard should be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB amended the existing accounting guidance relating to the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost ( the “NPPC”) in the income statement.  The amended guidance requires the service cost component to be presented in the same line item or items as other compensations arising from the services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period, and other components of the NPPC to be presented in the statement of operations separately from service cost components and outside a subtotal of income from operations.   If a separate line item or items are used to present the other components of the NPPC, that line item or items must be appropriately described.  If a separate line item or items are not used,  the line item or items used in the statement of operations to present the other components of NPPC must be disclosed. The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted as of the


beginning of an annual period for which financial statements (interim or annual) have not been issued. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 2. LossIncome Per Share of Common Stock
A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic and diluted lossincome per share of common stock ("EPS") is presented in the following table:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
   As Restated   As Restated
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:       
(Loss) income from continuing operations$(11.0) $(38.5) $0.1
 $(24.7)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(0.1) 0.6
 (0.2) 0.8
Net loss for basic and diluted earnings per share$(11.1) $(37.9) $(0.1) $(23.9)
Denominator:       
Basic weighted average shares67.0
 61.8
 64.6
 60.5
Effect of:       
Employee stock options and stock purchase plan
 
 0.1
 
Diluted weighted average shares67.0
 61.8
 64.7
 60.5
Basic and Diluted:       
(Loss) income from continuing operations$(0.17) $(0.62) $
 $(0.40)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 0.01
 
 0.01
Net loss$(0.17) $(0.61) $
 $(0.39)
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:   
Net income$5.9
 $5.1
Income allocated to participating securities(0.1) (0.1)
Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share$5.8
 $5.0
Denominator:   
Basic weighted average shares72.3
 63.0
Effect of:   
Employee stock options and stock purchase plan (1)
 0.1
Diluted weighted average shares72.3
 63.1
Basic and Diluted   
Net income per share$0.08
 $0.08
_______
(1) Less than 0.1 million of common share dilution impact from employee stock options and stock purchase plan for the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
The following table sets forth the potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive: 
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions)
4 1/16% Convertible Subordinated Debentures ("4 1/16% Debentures")
0.3
 9.4
Total potentially dilutive securities0.3
 9.4
The Company's 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes ("2 1/4% Notes") were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 because the market price of the common stock did not exceed the conversion price and the Company only expects the conversion premium for the 2 1/4% Notes to be settled in common shares.


 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
 (In millions)
4 1/16% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (“4 1/16% Debentures”)
5.8
 10.4
 8.0
 11.5
Employee stock options and stock purchase plan0.1
 0.2
 
 0.2
Unvested restricted shares1.5
 1.6
 1.4
 1.7
Total potentially dilutive securities7.4
 12.2
 9.4
 13.4

Note 3. Stock-Based Compensation
Total stock-based compensation expense by type of award was as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015Three months ended March 31,
  As Restated   As Restated2017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Stock appreciation rights$(0.3) $0.2
 $1.6
 $4.0
$2.4
 $0.4
Stock options0.3
 0.3
 0.6
 0.6
0.4
 0.2
Restricted shares, service based0.9
 1.2
 2.5
 4.8
1.2
 0.8
Restricted shares, performance based1.3
 0.4
 2.7
 1.0
2.6
 0.8
Employee Stock Purchase Plan0.1
 0.2
 0.3
 0.3
Employee stock purchase plan0.2
 0.1
Total stock-based compensation expense$2.3
 $2.3
 $7.7
 $10.7
$6.8
 $2.3

The increase of $4.5 million in stock-based compensation is primarily a result of increases in the fair value of the stock appreciation rights and accelerated vesting of stock awards to a former executive officer.
Note 4. Balance Sheet Accounts
a. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The accounting standards use a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs forin which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. The following are measured at fair value:
  Fair value measurement at September 30, 2016  Fair value measurement at March 31, 2017
Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
(In millions)(In millions)
Money market funds$112.9
 $112.9
 $
 $
$128.0
 $128.0
 $
 $
  Fair value measurement at December 31, 2015  Fair value measurement at December 31, 2016
Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
(In millions)(In millions)
Money market funds$141.8
 $141.8
 $
 $
$328.5
 $328.5
 $
 $
  Fair value measurement at November 30, 2015
Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
(In millions)
Money market funds$187.2
 $187.2
 $
 $
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, a summary of cash and cash equivalents and the grantor trust by investment type is as follows:
Total 
Cash and
Cash Equivalents
 
Money Market
Funds
Total 
Cash and
Cash Equivalents
 
Money Market
Funds
(In millions)(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$129.3
 $24.9
 $104.4
$382.1
 $261.7
 $120.4
Grantor trust (included as a component of other current and noncurrent assets)8.5
 
 8.5
7.6
 
 7.6
$137.8
 $24.9
 $112.9
$389.7
 $261.7
 $128.0
The carrying amounts of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued compensation, and other accrued liabilities, approximate fair value because of their short maturities.
The estimated fair value and principal amount for the Company’s outstanding debt is presented below:


 Fair Value Principal Amount
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
 (In millions)
Term loan$395.0
 $92.5
 $93.8
 $395.0
 $92.5
 $93.8
Revolver100.0
 
 
 100.0
 
 
4 1/16% Debentures
81.2
 149.5
 164.0
 41.6
 84.6
 84.6
7.125% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes (“7 1/8% Notes”)

 479.6
 480.1
 
 460.0
 460.0
Delayed draw term loan
 13.0
 13.0
 
 13.0
 13.0
Other debt0.4
 0.6
 0.6
 0.4
 0.5
 0.6
 $576.6
 $735.2
 $751.5
 $537.0
 $650.6
 $652.0
 Fair Value Principal Amount
 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (In millions)
Term loan$385.0
 $390.0
 $385.0
 $390.0
2 1/4% Notes
324.6
 294.9
 300.0
 300.0
4 1/16% Debentures (1)

 70.8
 
 35.6
 $709.6
 $755.7
 $685.0
 $725.6
_______
(1)
In December 2016, the Company notified holders of its 4 1/16% Debentures that the Company would redeem, on February 3, 2017, all of their 4 1/16% Debentures at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 4 1/16% Debentures to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In January 2017, $35.6 million of the 4 1/16% Debentures (the entire amount outstanding as of December 31, 2016) were converted to 3.9 million shares of common stock.
The fair values of the 72 1/84% Notes and 4 1/16% Debentures were determined using broker quotes that are based on open markets for the Company’s debt securities (both Level(Level 2 securities). The revolver and term loanloans bore interest at variable rates, which adjusted based on market conditions, and thetheir carrying value of these debtsvalues approximated fair value.
b. Accounts Receivable

September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
 (In millions)
Billed$107.4

$114.1
 $90.4
Unbilled39.4

54.8
 80.6
Total receivables under long-term contracts146.8

168.9
 171.0
Other receivables0.5

0.6
 0.5
Accounts receivable$147.3

$169.5
 $171.5
As of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2015, unbilled receivables are net of $43.9 million, $36.8 million, and $33.7 million, respectively, of reserves for overhead disallowances or billing decrements that primarily represent estimates of potential overhead costs which may not be successfully negotiated for allowability under U.S. government contracts and collected after one year.

March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
 (In millions)
Billed$89.9

$55.7
Unbilled158.1

124.1
Reserve for overhead rate disallowance(46.1)
(44.5)
Total receivables under long-term contracts201.9

135.3
Other receivables0.3

1.1
Accounts receivable$202.2

$136.4
c. Inventories
September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Long-term contracts at average cost$592.6

$543.5
 $505.8
$575.0

$551.9
Progress payments(437.0)
(388.5) (349.6)(416.0)
(368.2)
Total long-term contract inventories155.6

155.0
 156.2
159.0

183.7
Total other inventories1.6

1.2
 1.3
1.4

1.4
Inventories$157.2

$156.2
 $157.5
$160.4

$185.1
d. Other Current Assets, net
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Recoverable from the U.S. government for Rocketdyne Business integration costs (see Note 4(f))$11.9
 $11.9
 $11.9
Recoverable from the U.S. government for acquisition related integration costs$11.9
 $11.9
Recoverable from the U.S. government for competitive improvement program obligations8.0
 7.6
Prepaid expenses9.6
 11.9
 10.7
17.0
 16.5
Recoverable from the U.S. government for competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 9)7.8
 9.1
 9.5
Other non-trade receivables, net20.8
 10.6
 7.2
Receivables, net19.5
 17.8
Income taxes receivable13.6
 1.6
 2.9
26.8
 26.8
Indemnification receivable from UTC, net13.0
 15.7
 15.7
5.5
 5.5
Other5.8
 8.4
 6.5
7.7
 5.6
Other current assets, net$82.5
 $69.2
 $64.4
$96.4
 $91.7


e. Property, Plant and Equipment, net
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017��December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Land$71.4

$71.4
 $71.3
$71.4

$71.4
Buildings and improvements291.0

290.1
 287.6
306.5

304.2
Machinery and equipment525.2

510.6
 509.8
544.5

540.8
Construction-in-progress43.4

32.5
 34.9
27.2

30.4

931.0

904.6
 903.6
949.6

946.8
Less: accumulated depreciation(571.3)
(541.3) (537.8)(588.2)
(580.8)
Property, plant and equipment, net$359.7

$363.3
 $365.8
$361.4

$366.0
f. Other Noncurrent Assets, net

September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
 (In millions)
Recoverable from the U.S. government for Rocketdyne Business integration costs$13.6

$21.2
 $22.4
Deferred financing costs3.6

2.1
 2.3
Recoverable from the U.S. government for competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 9)0.9
 3.2
 2.8
Recoverable from the U.S. government for conditional asset retirement obligations19.9

17.8
 17.5
Grantor trusts17.3

10.3
 10.7
Income taxes receivable7.1

7.9
 7.9
Notes receivable, net9.0
 9.0
 9.0
Other23.6

10.1
 9.4
Other noncurrent assets, net$95.0

$81.6
 $82.0
The current and noncurrent Rocketdyne Business integration costs capitalized as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2015 collectively totaled $25.5 million, $33.1 million, and $34.3 million, respectively. These integration costs are now subject to reimbursement by the U.S. government due to the following: (i) completion of the U.S. government's audit and approval that the Company's planned integration savings will exceed its restructuring costs by a factor of at least two to one; (ii) determination from the Under Secretary of Defense that the audited restructuring savings exceed the costs by a factor of two to one; and (iii) execution on August 16, 2016 of an Advance Agreement with the Defense Contract Management Agency. 





March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
 (In millions)
Recoverable from the U.S. government for conditional asset retirement obligations$19.9

$20.3
Recoverable from the U.S. government for restructuring costs18.5
 12.8
Recoverable from the U.S. government for acquisition related integration costs7.9

10.9
Recoverable from the U.S. government for competitive improvement program obligations
 1.3
Deferred financing costs3.2

3.4
Grantor trusts17.9

16.6
Income taxes receivable10.8

10.8
Notes receivable, net9.0
 9.0
Other4.9

5.1
Other noncurrent assets, net$92.1

$90.2
g. Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired enterprise or assets over the fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Tests for impairment of goodwill are performed on an annual basis, or at any other time if events occur or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company evaluated goodwill for impairment as of September 1, 2016 and 2015, and determined that goodwill was not impaired.
The Company evaluates qualitative factors (including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, and overall financial performance) to determine whether it is necessary to perform the first step of the two-step goodwill test. This step is referred to as the “Step Zero" analysis. If it is determined that it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company will need to proceed to the first step (“Step One”) of the two-step goodwill impairment test. In evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, relevant events and circumstances as discussed below shall be assessed. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the first and second steps of the impairment test are unnecessary.
All of the Company’s recorded goodwill resides in the Aerospace and Defense reporting unit. As of September 1, 2016 and 2015, the Company evaluated goodwill using a “Step Zero" analysis and determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the Aerospace and Defense reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount.
During the year ending December 31, 2016, and in connection with the Company's change in fiscal year end, as described in Note 1, from November 30 to December 31, the Company changed its annual test of goodwill impairment from September 1 of each year to October 1 of each year. With respect to its annual goodwill testing date, management believes that this voluntary change in accounting method is preferable as it aligns the annual impairment testing date with the Company's long-range planning cycle, the timing of which has changed consistent with the change in the Company's fiscal year end and which is a significant element in the testing process. In connection with this change, the Company first performed an impairment test as of September 1, 2016 and then will perform an additional test as of October 1, 2016. This change in annual testing date does not delay, accelerate or avoid an impairment charge.
h. Other Current Liabilities
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Accrued compensation and employee benefits$75.6

$90.4
 $90.6
$105.7

$105.7
Income taxes2.1
 20.3
 15.5
2.1
 2.1
Competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 9)8.4
 9.4
 10.7
Payable to UTC primarily for Transition Service Agreements1.4

1.9
 1.9
Competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 10)8.5
 7.6
Interest payable3.4

12.9
 11.7
4.7

4.1
Contract loss provisions8.5

9.1
 9.3
5.2

6.8
Other47.6

59.1
 61.6
55.5

41.5
Other current liabilities$147.0

$203.1
 $201.3
$181.7

$167.8
i.h. Other Noncurrent Liabilities
September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Conditional asset retirement obligations (see Note 4f)$30.6

$29.5
 $29.3
Conditional asset retirement obligations$30.7

$30.6
Pension benefits, non-qualified17.4

17.6
 17.9
17.4

17.5
Deferred compensation19.8

11.5
 11.9
21.4

19.8
Deferred revenue13.4

13.8
 13.9
13.1

13.3
Competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 9)1.5
 3.2
 3.1
Competitive improvement program obligations (see Note 10)
 1.3
Uncertain income tax positions29.3
 28.4
Other12.7

19.6
 18.3
12.9

13.1
Other noncurrent liabilities$95.4

$95.2
 $94.4
$124.8

$124.0


j.i. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Taxes
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by components, related to the Company’s retirement benefit plans are as follows:net of income taxes:

Actuarial
Losses, Net

Prior Service
Credits, Net

Total
 (In millions)
November 30, 2015$(342.6) $0.9
 $(341.7)
Actuarial losses, net of $4.6 million of income taxes(8.6) 
 (8.6)
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of $1.7 million of income taxes3.4
 (0.1) 3.3
December 31, 2015(347.8) 0.8
 (347.0)
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of $17.2 million of income taxes27.8
 (0.5) 27.3
September 30, 2016$(320.0)
$0.3

$(319.7)

Actuarial
Losses, Net

Prior Service
Credits, Net

Total
 (In millions)
December 31, 2016$(303.2) $0.2
 $(303.0)
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of $6.2 million of income taxes9.8
 (0.1) 9.7
March 31, 2017$(293.4)
$0.1

$(293.3)
k.j. Redeemable Common Stock
The Company inadvertently failed to register with the SECSecurities Exchange Commission ("SEC") the issuance of certain of its common shares in its defined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan (the “Plan”). As a result, certain Plan participants who purchased such securities pursuant to the Plan may have the right to rescind certain of their purchases for consideration equal to the purchase price paid for the securities (or if such security has been sold, to receive consideration with respect to any loss incurred on such sale) plus interest from the date of purchase. As of September 30, 2016, March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2015, and November 30, 2015,2016, the Company has classified less than 0.1 million shares and 0.1 million shares, respectively, as redeemable common stock because the redemption features are not within the control of the Company. The Company may also be subject to civil and other penalties by regulatory authorities as a result of the failure to register these shares. These shares have always been treated as outstanding for financial reporting purposes. In June 2008, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register future transactions in the Company's stock fund in the Plan. During the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 20162017 and fiscal 2015,2016, the Company recorded less than $0.1$0.6 million and $0.6$0.1 million, respectively, for realized gains net of interest associated with this matter.
Note 5. Acquisition
On February 24, 2017, the Company closed on an agreement to purchase Coleman Aerospace from L3 Technologies, Inc. ("L3"). Coleman Aerospace operates as a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. and was renamed Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace, Inc. ("Coleman"). The acquisition builds upon and expands the Company’s capabilities in mission analysis and systems engineering, and increases its product portfolio to include vehicle integration for small-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missile targets and other small launch vehicles.
The aggregate consideration to L3 for the purchase of Coleman is estimated to be $17.0 million, which includes $15.0 million of cash paid at closing and an estimated $2.0 million working capital adjustment to be paid in cash. The Company incurred $1.0 million of expenses related to the acquisition of Coleman.
The preliminary purchase price allocation has been developed based on preliminary estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Coleman that the Company acquired. In addition, the allocation of the preliminary purchase price to acquired intangible assets is based on preliminary fair value estimates.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in millions):
Current assets$12.0
Property, plant and equipment3.9
Total tangible assets acquired15.9
Intangible assets acquired4.5
Total assets acquired20.4
Liabilities assumed, current(5.2)
Total identifiable net assets acquired15.2
Goodwill (Consideration less total identifiable net assets acquired)$1.8
The purchase price allocation resulted in the recognition of $1.8 million in goodwill, all of which is deductible for tax purposes and included within the Company’s Aerospace and Defense segment. Goodwill recognized from the acquisition primarily relates to the expected contributions of Coleman to the Company’s overall corporate strategy.
The estimated fair value of Coleman's intangible assets acquired included the following:


 Gross Carrying Amount (in millions)Amortization Period (years)
Trade name$0.5
8
Customer relationships3.1
8
Developed technology0.9
10
Total intangible assets4.5
 
The acquisition of Coleman was not considered a significant business combination.
Note 6. Income Taxes
The income tax benefit was as follows:
 Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015
   As Restated
 (In millions)
Income tax benefit$(5.1) $(7.6)
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions)
Income tax provision$3.3
 $3.5
In the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2017, the income tax provision recorded approximates the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to the Company’s income before income taxes primarily due to offsetting permanent items and adjustments in connection with the adoption of new accounting guidance associated with stock compensation.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the income tax benefitprovision recorded differs from the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to the Company's lossincome before income taxes primarily due to the impacts from state income taxes, certain expenditures which are permanently not deductible for tax purposes, and the reversal of uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of statutes of limitation.
In the first nine months of fiscal 2015, the income tax benefit recorded differs from the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to the Company's loss before income taxes primarily due to the re-enactment of the federal research and development credit in December 2014 for calendar year 2014 which has been treated as a discrete event in the first nine months of fiscal 2015, as well as the impacts from state income taxes and certain expenditures which are permanently not deductible for tax purposes.
A valuation allowance is required when it is more-likely-than-not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets may not be realized. Assessing the need for, or sufficiency of, a valuation allowance requires management to evaluate, on a quarterly basis, all available evidence, both positive and negative, including the recent trend of losses from continuing operations before income taxes. The Company will continue to evaluate whether future results are less than projected and if a valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets, which could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company continued to believe that the weight of the positive evidence outweighed the negative evidence regarding the realization of the net deferred tax assets.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the total balance associated with uncertain income tax positions was a net assetliability of $7.8 million, as a result of the out of period adjustments recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 and further explained in Note


1.$30.4 million. Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions was $0.1$2.7 million at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. Due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with the respective assets and liabilities, the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period in which these assets and liabilities might be received or paid.
Note 6.7. Long-term Debt
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
 (In millions)
Term loan, bearing interest at variable rates (rate of 2.77% as of September 30, 2016), maturing in June 2021$395.0

$92.5
 $93.8
Revolver, bearing interest at variable rates (rate of 2.77% as of September 30, 2016), maturing in June 2021100.0
 
 
Unamortized deferred financing costs(2.2) (0.7) (0.7)
Total senior debt492.8

91.8
 93.1
Senior secured notes, bearing interest at 7.125% per annum, interest payments due in March and September, maturing in March 2021

460.0
 460.0
Unamortized deferred financing costs
 (10.6) (10.6)
Total senior secured notes

449.4
 449.4
Convertible subordinated debentures, bearing interest at 2.25% per annum, interest payments due in May and November, maturing in November 20240.2

0.2
 0.2
Convertible subordinated debentures, bearing interest at 4.0625% per annum, interest payments due in June and December, maturing in December 203941.6

84.6
 84.6
Total convertible subordinated notes41.8

84.8
 84.8
Delayed draw term loan

13.0
 13.0
Capital lease, payable in monthly installments, maturing in March 20170.2

0.3
 0.4
Unamortized deferred financing costs
 (0.3) (0.3)
Total other debt0.2

13.0
 13.1
Total debt, net of deferred financing costs534.8

639.0
 640.4
Less: Amounts due within one year(20.3)
(5.3) (5.3)
Total long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs$514.5

$633.7
 $635.1
 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (In millions)
Term loan, bearing interest at variable rates (rate of 3.23% as of March 31, 2017), maturing in June 2021$385.0

$390.0
Unamortized deferred financing costs(1.9) (2.0)
Total senior debt383.1

388.0
Senior convertible notes, bearing interest at 2.25% per annum, interest payments due in June and December, maturing in December 2023300.0

300.0
Unamortized discount and deferred financing costs(58.3) (60.0)
Total convertible senior notes241.7

240.0
Convertible subordinated debentures, bearing interest at 4.0625% per annum, interest payments due in June and December, maturing in December 2039

35.6
Total convertible subordinated notes

35.6
Total debt, net of unamortized discount and deferred financing costs624.8

663.6
Less: Amounts due within one year(19.9)
(55.6)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and deferred financing costs$604.9

$608.0


Senior Credit Facility
On June 17, 2016, the Company entered into a new $750.0 million senior secured Senior Credit Facilitysenior credit facility (the "Senior Credit Facility") with the lenders named therein and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as joint lead arranger and administrative agent.  The Senior Credit Facility matures on June 17, 2021 and consists of (i) a $350.0 million revolving line of credit (the "Revolver") and (ii) a $400.0 million term loan (the "Term Loan").  Under the Revolver, up to an aggregate of $100.0 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit and up to an aggregate of $10.0 million is available for swingline loans. The Senior Credit Facility amends and replaces the prior $300.0 million credit facility which was set to mature in May 2019.
On the closing date, the Company borrowed $100.0 million of loans under the Revolver and used the proceeds to repay in full the $90.0 million of outstanding term loans under the prior credit facility, fees incurred for the Senior Credit Facility, and for general corporate purposes.  As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the Company had borrowed $100.0$385.0 million outstanding under the $350.0 million RevolverTerm Loan and had issued $45.3 million letters of credit.  As of September 30, 2016, the Company fully borrowed the $400.0 million available under the Term Loan with $395.0 million outstanding as of September 30, 2016.
Initially, theThe Term Loan and loans under the Revolver will bear interest at LIBOR (or, at the Company's election, at the base rate as defined in the agreement governing the Senior Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin of 225 basis points. Beginning September 30, 2016 and thereafter, these borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR (or the base rate) plus an applicable margin ranging from 175 to 250 basis points based on the Company's leverage ratio (the "Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio") at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter.  In addition to interest, the Company must also pay certain fees including (i) letter of credit fees ranging from 175 to 250 basis points per annum on the amount of issued but undrawn letters of credit and (ii) commitment fees ranging from 30 to 45 basis points per annum on the unused portion of the Revolver. 
The Term Loan amortizes at a rate of 5.0% per annum of the original drawn amount starting on September 30, 2016, increasing to 7.5% per annum on September 30, 2018, and increasing to 10.0% per annum from September 30, 2020 to be paid in equal quarterly installments with any remaining amounts, along with outstanding borrowings under the Revolver, due on the


maturity date.  Outstanding borrowings under the Revolver and the Term Loan may be voluntarily repaid at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.
Subject to certain restrictions, all the obligations under the Senior Credit Facility will beare guaranteed by the Company and the existing and future material domestic subsidiaries, other than Easton (the "Guarantors").  As collateral security for the amount outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility and the guarantees thereof, the Company and the Guarantors (collectively, the "Loan Parties") have granted to the administrative agent for the benefit of the lenders: (i) certain equity interests of the Loan Parties; (ii) first priority liens on substantially all of the tangible and intangible personal property of the Loan Parties; and (iii) first priority liens on certain real properties located in Los Angeles, California, Culpepper, Virginia and Redmond, Washington (but excluding all other owned real properties including the Sacramento Land)properties).
The Senior Credit Facility contains covenants requiring the Company to (i) maintain an interest coverage ratio (the "Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio") of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) maintain a Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed (a) 4.00 to 1.00 from September 30, 2016for periods ending March 31, 2017 through September 30, 2017; (b) 3.75 to 1.00 for periods ending from December 31, 2017 through September 30, 2018; and (c) 3.50 to 1.00 for periods ending from December 31, 2018 thereafter, provided that the maximum leverage ratio for all periods shall be increased by 0.50 to 1.00 for two quarters after consummation of a qualified acquisition. 
The Company may generally make certain investments, redeem debt subordinated to the Senior Credit Facility and make certain restricted payments (such as stock repurchases and dividends)repurchases) if the Company's Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.25 to 1.00 pro forma for such transaction. The Company is otherwise subject to customary covenants including limitations on asset sales, incurrence of additional debt, and limitations on certain investments and restricted payments.   
Financial CovenantActual Ratios as of
September 30, 2016March 31, 2017
  Required Ratios
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined under the Senior Credit Facility9.1511.08 to 1.00  Not less than: 3.00 to 1.00
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, as defined under the Senior Credit Facility2.252.39 to 1.00  Not greater than: 4.00 to 1.00
The Company was in compliance with its financial and non-financial covenants as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
7.125% Second-Priority2.25% Convertible Senior Secured Notes
On July 18,December 14, 2016, the Company fully redeemedissued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2¼% Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the outstanding principalSecurities Act of its 7 1/81933, as amended.
The Company separately accounted for the liability and equity components of the 2¼% Notes. The initial liability component of the 2¼% Notes was valued based on the present value of the future cash flows using an estimated borrowing rate at the date of the issuance for similar debt instruments without the conversion feature, which equals the effective interest rate of 5.8% on the liability component. The equity component, or debt discount, was initially valued equal to the principal value of the 2¼% Notes, less the present value of the future cash flows using an estimated borrowing rate at the date of the issuance for


similar debt instruments without a conversion feature, which equated to the initial debt discount. The debt discount is being amortized as a non-cash charge to interest expense over the period from the issuance date through December 15, 2023.
The debt issuance costs of $5.8 million incurred in connection with the issuance of the 2¼% Notes were capitalized and bifurcated into deferred financing costs of $4.7 million and equity issuance costs of $1.1 million. The deferred financing costs are being amortized to interest expense from the issuance date through December 15, 2023.
The 2¼% Notes consisted of the following (in millions, except years, percentages, conversion rate, and conversion price):
 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Carrying value, long-term$241.7
 $240.0
Unamortized discount and deferred financing costs58.3
 60.0
Principal amount$300.0
 $300.0
Carrying amount of equity component, net of equity issuance costs$54.5
 $54.5
Remaining amortization period (years)6.75
 7.0
Effective interest rate5.8% 5.8%
Conversion rate (shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount)38.4615
 38.4615
Conversion price (per share of common stock)$26.00
 $26.00
The following table presents the interest expense components for the 2¼% Notes for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (in millions):
Interest expense-contractual interest$1.7
Interest expense-amortization of debt discount1.6
Interest expense-amortization of deferred financing costs0.1
4.0625% Convertible Subordinated Debentures
As of September 30,March 31, 2017, the Company fully redeemed the outstanding principal amount of its 4 1/16% Debentures. In December 2016, the Company had $41.6 million outstanding principalnotified holders of its 4 1/16% Debentures convertible into 4.6 million of shares of common stock.
Each holder may requirethat the Company to repurchasewould redeem, on February 3, 2017, all or part of itstheir 4 1/16% Debentures on December 31, 2019, 2024, 2029 and 2034 at an optional repurchasea purchase price equal to (1) 100% of theirthe principal amount plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. The Company may elect to pay the optional repurchase price in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions.
During fiscal 2015, $49.0 million of 4 1/16% Debentures were converted to 5.5 million shares of common stock.be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In July 2016, $43.0January 2017, $35.6 million of the 4 1/16% Debentures (the entire amount outstanding as of December 31, 2016) were converted to 4.83.9 million shares of common stock.
Delayed Draw Term Loan
During the first nine months of fiscal 2016, the Company retired the remaining principal amount of its delayed draw term loan.
Note 7.8. Commitments and Contingencies
a. Legal Matters
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings, including litigation in U.S. federal and state courts, which arise out of, and are incidental to, the ordinary course of the Company’s on-going and historical businesses. The Company is also subject from time to time to suits under the federal False Claims Act, known as “qui tam” actions, and to governmental investigations by federal and state agencies. The Company cannot predict the outcome of such proceedings with any degree of certainty. Loss contingency provisions are recorded for probable losses at management’s best estimate of a loss, or when a best estimate cannot be made, a minimum loss contingency amount is recorded. These estimates are often initially developed substantially earlier than when the ultimate loss is known, and are refined each quarterly reporting period as additional information becomes available. For legal settlements where the cash payments are fixed and determinable, the Company will estimate an interest factor and discount the liability accordingly.


Asbestos Litigation
The Company has been, and continues to be, named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury or death due to exposure to asbestos in building materials, products, or in manufacturing operations. The majority of cases are pending in Texas and Illinois. There were 6071 asbestos cases pending as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Given the lack of any significant consistency to claims (i.e., as to product, operational site, or other relevant assertions) to claims filed against the Company, the Company is generally unable to make a reasonable estimate of the future costs of pending claims or unasserted claims. Accordingly, no estimateAs of future liability has been accrued.
March 31, 2017, In 2011, Aerojet Rocketdyne receivedthe estimated loss and accrued amount on a letter demand from AMEC, plc, (“AMEC”) which alleges to be the successor entity to the 1981 purchaser of the business assets of Barnard & Burk, Inc., a former Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary, for Aerojet Rocketdyne to assume the defense of sixteen asbestos cases, involving 271 plaintiffs, pending in Louisiana, and reimbursement of over $1.7 million in past legal fees and expenses. AMEC asserted that Aerojet Rocketdyne retained those liabilities when it sold the Barnard & Burk assets and agreed to indemnify the purchaser therefor. Under the relevant purchase agreement, the purchaser assumed only certain, specified liabilities relating to the operation of Barnard & Burk before the sale, with Barnard & Burk retaining all unassumed pre-closing liabilities, and Aerojet Rocketdyne agreed to indemnify the purchaser against unassumed liabilities that are asserted against it. On April 29, 2016, the parties reached a settlement in principle. The parties executed a settlement agreement, effective August 29, 2016, pursuant to which Aerojet Rocketdyne made a payment ofclaim was $0.3 million to AMECand the case was dismissed in its entirety.million.
Securities Class Action
On February 11, 2016, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court, Central District of California, by Juliann Travis, purporting to represent a class of purchasers of the Company’s securities during the period from October 15, 2013 through February 1, 2016, against the Company, Eileen Drake, Kathleen Redd and Scott Seymour, Juliann Travis, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, v. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., Eileen P. Drake, Kathleen E. Redd, and Scott J. Seymour, Case No. 2:16-cv-00961. The complaint arose out of the announcement of the restatement of the Company's financial statements on February 1, 2016 as discussed further in Note 13. The complaint asserted that the Company's securities traded at artificially inflated prices as a result of such misstatements and alleged various violations of and related to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the defendants.
On May 20, 2016, the plaintiff filed a voluntary dismissal of the complaint without prejudice. The Company maintains the belief that this action was without merit and intended to contest it vigorously.
Inflective, Inc. (“Inflective”) Litigation
On December 18, 2014, Inflective filed a complaint against Aerojet Rocketdyne and Kathleen E. Redd, individually, in the Superior Court of the State of California, Sacramento County, Inflective, Inc. v Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Kathleen E. Redd, et al, Case No. 34-2014-00173068. Inflective assertsasserted in the complaint causes for breach of contract, breach of implied contract, false promise, inducing breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, negligent interference with prospective economic relations, and intentional interference with prospective economic relations and is seeking compensatory damages in excess of $3.0 million, punitive damages, interest and attorney’s costs. The complaint arisesarose out of the Company’s implementation of ProjectOne, a company-wide enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system, for which Inflective had been a consultant to the Company. The Company believes the allegations are without merit and is contesting this matter vigorously. On February 6, 2015, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Ms. Redd filed a demurrer to the complaint seeking to have the complaint dismissed for failure to allege facts sufficient to support the causes of action therein.complaint. On June 9, 2015, the Court sustained the demurrer in part and overruled the demurrer in part, with leave to amend. On June 18, 2015, Inflective filed an amended complaint in which it reiterated all the causes of action dismissed by the Court. On June 30, 2015, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Ms. Redd filed a demurrer and motion to strike seeking to have (a) all claims and references to a purported “finder’s fee” stricken from the case and (b) the causes of action against Ms. Redd for intentional and negligent interference with prospective business relations dismissed with prejudice. On October 16, 2015, the Court sustained Aerojet Rocketdyne’s demurrer and motion to strike with respect to the “finder’s fee” claims, dismissing those claims with prejudice, but overruled Ms. Redd’s demurrer with respect to the causes of action asserted against her.  The Company believes that Inflective’s remaining claims have no merit. 
demurrer.  On October 26, 2015, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Ms. Redd answered the amended complaint and denied all material allegations therein. At the same time, Aerojet Rocketdyne filed a Cross-Complaint against Plaintiff and its principal Thomas Hensler, for breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation and negligence. Inflective and Hensler have filed a demurrer to the intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation and negligence causes of action, leaving the breach of contract cause of action unchallenged. After a hearing on Inflective and Hensler’sthe demurrer on February 18, 2016, the court granted the plaintiffs’ request to strike the claim for punitive damages on the negligence count, but denied the plaintiffs’ demurrer and allowed the Company’s claims for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence causes of action to remain along with the breach of contract claim.  Now that the issues to


be tried have been set, discovery has commenced.  No trial date has been established. On August 10, 2016, Aerojet Rocketdyne filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on the claims brought against Ms. Redd individually, arguing that as an agent for Aerojet Rocketdyne, Ms. Redd cannot be held personally liable for any alleged interference of economic advantage between Inflective and Aerojet Rocketdyne. On December 2, 2016, the Court granted Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the claims brought against Ms. Redd. 
Separately, Satish Rachaiah, a former consultant on ProjectOne (working for Inflective), attempted to intervene in the action and assert claims against Aerojet Rocketdyne arising out of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s alleged interference with his employment with Inflective.  Mr. Rachaiah sought to assert claims against Aerojet Rocketdyne for intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, inducing breach of contract, intentional and negligent misrepresentation, and declaratory relief. Aerojet Rocketdyne opposed intervention, and the Court ultimately denied Mr. Rachaiah’s motion to intervene.  After the Court denied Rachaiah’s motion to intervene, onOn December 30, 2015, Rachaiah filed a separate lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, Sacramento County, Satish Rachaiah v. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Case No. 34-2015-00188516. The complaint was served onCompany received the Companycomplaint on April 7, 2016 and an amended complaint was served on June 17, 2016.   Rachaiah assertsasserted the same claims in his separate lawsuitthe complaint as he attempted to when he tried to intervene.  On June 3, 2016, the court granted Rachaiah’s motion to consolidate the case with the Inflective litigation, finding that two cases involve common parties, witnesses, legal issues and facts.  Aerojet Rocketdyne filed a demurrer to Rachaiah’s first amended complaint on July 22, 2016.  On September 26, 2016, the Court granted the demurrer in part and overruled it in part, dismissing the plaintiff’s claims for intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic relations with leave to amend.  On October 6, 2016, Rachaiah filed a second amended complaint, once again asserting claims for intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic relations. Aerojet Rocketdyne filed its answer to the second amended complaint on November 11, 2016.
TheNow that the issues to be tried have been set, discovery has commenced.  No trial date has been established. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has not recorded any liabilityreserved an immaterial amount for either of these matters as of September 30, 2016.this matter based on a recent settlement offer.
Socorro
On May 12, 2015, a complaint for personal injuries, loss of consortium and punitive damages was filed by James Chavez, Andrew Baca, and their respective spouses, against Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Board of Regents of New Mexico Tech in the Seventh Judicial District, County of Socorro, New Mexico, James Chavez, et al., vs. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., et al., Case No. D725CV201500047. Messrs. Chavez and Baca were employees of Aerotek, a contractor to Aerojet Rocketdyne, who were injured when excess energetic materials being managed by the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, a research division of New Mexico Tech, ignited in an unplanned manner. The complaint alleges causes of action based on negligence and negligence per se, strict liability, and willful, reckless and wanton conduct against Aerojet Rocketdyne, and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. The Company has filed its answer and discovery has commenced. The Company has alerted its insurance carriers of this action and on September 23, 2015, the Company tendered the defense of the case to Aerotek pursuant to Aerotek’s contractTrial is scheduled for services with Aerojet Rocketdyne. Aerotek has not yet provided its response.February 5, 2018. No liability for this matter has been recorded by the Company as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Occupational Safety
On January 16, 2015, the Company received a notice that the State of California, Division of Occupational Safety & Health (“Cal\OSHA”), Bureau of Investigation (“BOI”) is conducting an investigation into an accident that occurred at the Rancho Cordova facility in November 2013.  The accident involved the deflagration of solid rocket propellant following a remote cutting operation and resulted in injuries to two employees, one of whom ultimately died from his injuries. Cal\OSHA issuedi


ssued nine citations relating to the accident with penalties of approximately $0.1 million, all of which the Company has appealed. The BOI is the criminal investigatory arm of Cal\OSHA and is required by law to investigate any occupational fatality to determine if criminal charges will be recommended. In August 2016, the BOI advised that it had completed its investigation and the criminal aspect of the case was closed. A pre-hearing conference on the Company’s appeal of the citations is scheduled for the first quarter of fiscalMay 22, 2017.
b. Environmental Matters
The Company is involved in over forty environmental matters under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, and other federal, state, local, and foreign laws relating to soil and groundwater contamination, hazardous waste management activities, and other environmental matters at some of its current and former facilities. The Company is also involved in a number of remedial activities at third party sites, not owned by the Company, where it is designated a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) by either the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”("EPA") and/or a state agency. In many of these matters, the Company is involved with other PRPs. In some instances, the Company’s liability and proportionate share of costs have not been determined largely due to uncertainties as to the nature and extent of site conditions and the Company’s involvement. While government agencies frequently claim PRPs are jointly and severally liable at such sites, in the Company’s experience, interim and final allocations of liability and costs are generally made based on relative contributions of waste or contamination. Anticipated costs associated with environmental remediation that are probable and estimable are accrued. In cases where a date to complete remedial activities at a particular site cannot be determined by reference to agreements or otherwise, the Company projects costs over an appropriate time period not exceeding fifteen years; in such cases, generally the Company does not have the ability to


reasonably estimate environmental remediation costs that are beyond this period. Factors that could result in changes to the Company’s estimates include completion of current and future soil and groundwater investigations, new claims, future agency demands, discovery of more or less contamination than expected, discovery of new contaminants, modification of planned remedial actions, changes in estimated time required to remediate, new technologies, and changes in laws and regulations.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the aggregate range of these anticipated environmental costs was $353.3$345.5 million to $528.2$519.9 million and the accrued amount was $353.3$345.5 million. See Note 7(c)8(c) for a summary of the environmental reserve activity. Of these accrued liabilities, approximately 99% relates to the Company’s U.S. government contracting business and a portion of this liability is recoverable. The significant environmental sites are discussed below. The balance of the accrued liabilities, which are not recoverable from the U.S. government, relate to other sites for which the Company’s obligations are probable and estimable.
Sacramento, California Site
In 1989, a federal district court in California approved a Partial Consent Decree (“PCD”) requiring Aerojet Rocketdyne, among other things, to conduct a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study to determine the nature and extent of impacts due to the release of chemicals from the Sacramento, California site, monitor the American River and offsite public water supply wells, operate Groundwater Extraction and Treatment facilities that collect groundwater at the site perimeter, and pay certain government oversight costs. The primary chemicals of concern for both on-site and off-site groundwater are trichloroethylene, perchlorate, and n-nitrosodimethylamine. The PCD has been revised several times, most recently in 2002. The 2002 PCD revision (a) separated the Sacramento site into multiple operable units to allow quicker implementation of remedy for critical areas; (b) required the Company to guarantee up to $75 million (in addition to a prior $20 million guarantee) to assure that Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Sacramento remediation activities are fully funded; and (c) removed approximately 2,600 acres of non-contaminated land from the EPA superfund designation.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is involved in various stages of soil and groundwater investigation, remedy selection, design, and remedy construction associated with the operable units. In 2002, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order (“UAO”) requiring Aerojet Rocketdyne to implement the EPA-approved remedial action in the Western Groundwater Operable Unit. An identical order was issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (“Central Valley RWQCB”). On July 7, 2011, the EPA issued Aerojet Rocketdyne its Approval of Remedial Action Construction Completion Report for Western Groundwater Operable Unit and its Determination of Remedy as Operational and Functional. On September 20, 2011, the EPA issued two UAOs to Aerojet Rocketdyne to complete a remedial design and implement remedial action for the Perimeter Groundwater Operable Unit. One UAO addresses groundwater and the other addresses soils within the Perimeter Groundwater Operable Unit. Issuance of the UAOs is the next step in the superfund process for the Perimeter Groundwater Operable Unit. Aerojet Rocketdyne submitted a final Remedial Investigation Report for the Boundary Operable Unit in 2010 and a revised Feasibility Study for the Boundary Operable Unit in 2012. A Record of Decision was issued by the EPA on August 4, 2015. Aerojet Rocketdyne anticipates the EPA will issue a UAO or negotiate a consent decree for implementation of the remedy. A draft Remedial Investigation Report for the Island Operable Unit was submitted in January 2013 and the Final Remedial Investigation Report was issued on September 3, 2015. A portion of the Island Operable Unit, Area 40, which is related to the Hillsborough sale, is being handled separately and Aerojet Rocketdyne submitted a draft Feasibility Study to the agencies on June 23, 2016. The remaining operable units are under various stages of investigation. On


September 22, 2016, the EPA completed its first five-year remedy review of the Sacramento superfund site.  The five-year review required by statute and regulation applies to all remedial actions which result in hazardous substances above levels that allow unlimited use and unrestricted exposure.  The Company is evaluatingworking with the report.EPA to address the findings of the five-year remedy review.
The entire southern portion of the site known as Rio Del Oro was under state orders issued in the 1990s from the Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) to investigate and remediate environmental contamination in the soils and the Central Valley RWQCB to investigate and remediate groundwater environmental contamination. On March 14, 2008, the DTSC released all but approximately 400 acres of the Rio Del Oro property from DTSC’s environmental orders regarding soil contamination. Aerojet Rocketdyne expects the approximately 400 acres of Rio Del Oro property that remain subject to the DTSC orders to be released once the soil remediation has been completed. The Rio Del Oro property remains subject to the Central Valley RWQCB’s orders to investigate and remediate groundwater environmental contamination emanating offsite from such property. Pursuant to a settlement agreement entered into in 2009, Aerojet Rocketdyne and The Boeing Company ("Boeing") have defined responsibilities with respect to future costs and environmental projects relating to this property.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the estimated range of anticipated costs discussed above for the Sacramento, California site was $211.0$207.8 million to $326.2$324.4 million and the accrued amount was $211.0$207.8 million included as a component of the Company’s environmental reserves. The primary reason for the increase in the reserve related to the Sacramento site was that in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 the Company reached a decision with the U. S. government on the treatment of certain utility costs. To reflect the impact of this decision, the Company recorded a reserve increase of approximately $55 million for the estimated impact over a fifteen year reserve period. Expenditures associated with this matter are partially recoverable. See Note 7(c)8(c) below for further discussion on recoverability.


Baldwin Park Operable Unit (“BPOU”)
As a result of its former Azusa, California operations, in 1994 Aerojet Rocketdyne was named a PRP by the EPA in the area of the San Gabriel Valley Basin superfund site known as the BPOU. Between 1995 and 1997, the EPA issued Special Notice Letters to Aerojet Rocketdyne and eighteen other companies requesting that they implement a groundwater remedy. On June 30, 2000, the EPA issued a UAO ordering the PRPs to implement a remedy consistent with the 1994 record of decision. Aerojet Rocketdyne, along with seven other PRPs (the "Cooperating Respondents”) signed a Project Agreementproject agreement in late March 2002 with the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, and five water companies (the “Water Entities”). The Project Agreement,project agreement, which has a term of fifteen years, became effective May 9, 2002 and will terminate in May 2017. In November 2014, the EPA met with representatives from the Cooperating Respondents regarding the end of the Project Agreementproject agreement and plans for discussions with the Water Entities.The EPA, the Water Entities and Aerojet Rocketdyne and the other Cooperating Respondents have participated in settlement discussions regarding the expiration of the Project Agreementproject agreement in 2017. In April 2017, and the path forward. Discussions have occurred over the summer of 2015 and on September 10, 2015, the parties including the EPA, met to discuss progress includingexecuted a new Project Agreement to commenceproject agreement which will go into effect when the 2002 project agreement expires in May 2017. At this meeting, Aerojet RocketdyneThe new agreement has a ten year term and has similar provisions as the other2002 project agreement requiring the Cooperating Respondents proposed a new Project Agreement term limit of five years. That proposal was rejected by the EPA and the Water Entities which want a longer term. The parties continue to work cooperatively and have exchanged counter proposals. Negotiations are ongoing with mediation sessions held on September 14 and 15, 2016. Additional discussions and meetings are scheduled for October and November 2016. Pursuant to the Project Agreement, the Cooperating Respondents fund through an escrow account the capital,ongoing operation, maintenance, and administrative costs of certain treatment and water distribution facilities to be owned and operated by the water companies. There are also provisions in the Project Agreementproject agreement for maintaining financial assurance.
Aerojet Rocketdyne and the other Cooperating Respondents entered into an interim allocation agreement, which was renewed effective March 28, 2014, that establishes the interim payment obligations, subject to final reallocation, of the Cooperating Respondents for the costs incurred pursuant to the Project Agreement.project agreement. Under the interim allocation, Aerojet Rocketdyne is responsible for approximately 70% (increased from approximately 68%) of all project costs. Since entering into the Project Agreement,project agreement, two of the Cooperating Respondents, Huffy Corporation, and Fairchild Corporation (“Fairchild”), have filed for bankruptcy and are no longer participating in the Project Agreement.project agreement. The interim allocation accounted for their shares. On September 30, 2014, another of the Cooperating Respondents, Reichhold, Inc. ("Reichhold"), filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. Reichhold has stopped paying and Aerojet Rocketdyne increased its contribution for its portion of Reichhold’s share of the financial assurance. Aerojet RocketdyneIn the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Reichhold’s financial assurance was depleted and the remaining Cooperating Respondents are completing aassumed Reichhold’s share. Aerojet Rocketdyne and three of the remaining Cooperating Respondents entered into an agreement establishing final allocation agreement underamong them and which also establishes as to the other Cooperating Respondent, that entity's obligation to pay an interim allocation at their current interim allocation and an arbitration process to establish their final allocation for Project Agreement related costs.  Aerojet Rocketdyne’sRocketdyne's current share of thefuture BPOU costs will be approximately74% provided that Aerojet Rocketdyne assumes the Reichhold share and all currently funding parties participate in the allocation beyond the expiration of the current agreement..
As part of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s sale of its Electronics and Information Systems (“EIS”) business to Northrop in October 2001, the EPA approved a Prospective Purchaser Agreement with Northrop to absolve it of pre-closing liability for contamination caused by the Azusa, California operations, which liability remains with Aerojet Rocketdyne. As part of that agreement, the Company agreed to provide a $25 million guarantee of Aerojet Rocketdyne’sits obligations under the Project Agreement.project agreement.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the estimated range of anticipated costs was $130.2$125.1 million to $182.2$175.3 million and the accrued amount was $130.2$125.1 million included as a component of the Company’s environmental reserves. The primary reason for the increase in the reserve in fiscal 2015 related to BPOU is to reflect the anticipated costs through the term of a new Project Agreement, and the amount accrued is based on an estimate of the anticipated length of a new project agreement. There can be no assurance that the term of the new Project Agreement will not be longer than proposed by the Company and/or broader in scope and, if so, the Company may be required to make an additional accrual to reflect the longer time period and/or broader scope. Expenditures associated with this matter are partially recoverable. See Note 7(c)8(c) below for further discussion on recoverability.
Wabash, Indiana Site


As part of the Company's automotive business that was divested in 2004, the Company owned and operated a former rubber processing plant in Wabash, Indiana from 1937 to 2004. Pursuant to a request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”), the Company conducted an initial site investigation of the soil and groundwater at the site and a report was submitted to IDEM. By letter of June 11, 2014, IDEM directed the Company to conduct additional investigation of the site, including a vapor intrusion investigation in areas in and around the site where trichloroethene levels in groundwater were found to exceed screening levels for vapor intrusion. Vapor mitigation systems were installed in one residence and one business where indoor air screening levels were exceeded. The Company acquired a separate residence in August 2016 where indoor air screening levels were exceeded and a mitigation system was not economically feasible. The Company anticipates donating the property to the City of Wabash for use in connection with a Citycity park.  The Company conducted further investigations of the site in accordance with the IDEM request and approved work plan. The Company met


with IDEM on May 24, 2016 to present the results of the further investigation and IDEM requested the Company to submit a remedial action plan. The remedial action plan is anticipated to bewas submitted in late 2016 with implementation anticipatedJanuary 2017 and approved by IDEM in March 2017. The work plan focuses on periodic monitoring and specific plans for long term remedial actions for on-site soils which will be deferred until City of Wabash access has been secured and a redevelopment plan is in place. The Company sent demands to other former owners/operators of the site to participate in the site work, but no party has agreedthey declined to participate as of yet.participate. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, the estimated range of the Company's share of anticipated costs for the Wabash, Indiana site was $0.3$0.4 million to $0.8$0.7 million and the accrued amount was $0.3$0.4 million. None of the expenditures related to this matter are recoverable from the U.S. government.
c. Environmental Reserves and Estimated Recoveries
Environmental Reserves
The Company reviews on a quarterly basis estimated future remediation costs and has an established practice of estimating environmental remediation costs over a fifteen year period, except for those environmental remediation costs with a specific contractual term. Environmental liabilities at the BPOU site are currently estimated through the term of a new Project Agreementproject agreement as proposed by Aerojet Rocketdyne which the Water Entities and the EPA have rejected. There can be no assurance that the term of the new Project Agreement will not be longer than the term the Company estimated and/or broader in scope and, if so, the Company may be required to make an additional accrual to reflect the longer term and/or broader scope.Cooperating Respondents. As the period for which estimated environmental remediation costs lengthens, the reliability of such estimates decreases. These estimates consider the investigative work and analysis of engineers, outside environmental consultants, and the advice of legal staff regarding the status and anticipated results of various administrative and legal proceedings. In most cases, only a range of reasonably possible costs can be estimated. In establishing the Company’s reserves, the most probable estimate is used when determinable; otherwise, the minimum amount is used when no single amount in the range is more probable. Accordingly, such estimates can change as the Company periodically evaluates and revises these estimates as new information becomes available. The Company cannot predict whether new information gained as projects progress will affect the estimated liability accrued. The timing of payment for estimated future environmental costs is influenced by a number of factors such as the regulatory approval process, and the time required to design, construct, and implement the remedy.
A summary of the Company’s environmental reserve activity is shown below:

Aerojet
Rocketdyne-
Sacramento

Aerojet
Rocketdyne-
BPOU

Other
Aerojet
Rocketdyne
Sites

Total
Aerojet
Rocketdyne

Other (1)
Total
Environmental
Reserve
 (In millions)
December 31, 2016$210.1

$126.8

$8.5
 $345.4
 $4.3
 $349.7
Additions2.9

1.5

0.1
 4.5
 0.2
 4.7
Expenditures(5.2)
(3.2)
(0.5) (8.9) 
 (8.9)
March 31, 2017$207.8

$125.1

$8.1

$341.0

$4.5

$345.5

Aerojet
Rocketdyne-
Sacramento

Aerojet
Rocketdyne-
BPOU

Other
Aerojet
Rocketdyne
Sites

Total
Aerojet
Rocketdyne

Other (1)
Total
Environmental
Reserve
 (In millions)
November 30, 2015$153.0

$140.1

$7.8
 $300.9
 $5.2
 $306.1
Additions0.5
 
 
 0.5
 
 0.5
Expenditures(0.9) (3.4) 
 (4.3) 
 (4.3)
December 31, 2015152.6
 136.7
 7.8
 297.1
 5.2
 302.3
Additions71.4

3.7

1.8
 76.9
 
 76.9
Expenditures(13.0)
(10.2)
(1.9) (25.1) (0.8) (25.9)
September 30, 2016$211.0

$130.2

$7.7

$348.9

$4.4

$353.3
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(1) Related to the Company's legacy business operations that are primarily non-recoverable environmental remediation expenses from the U.S. government.
The effect of the final resolution of environmental matters and the Company’s obligations for environmental remediation and compliance cannot be accurately predicted due to the uncertainty concerning both the amount and timing of future expenditures and due to regulatory or technological changes. The Company continues its efforts to mitigate past and future costs through pursuit of claims for recoveries from insurance coverage and other PRPs and continued investigation of new and more cost effective remediation alternatives and associated technologies.
As part of the acquisition of the Atlantic Research Corporation (“ARC”) propulsion business in 2003, Aerojet Rocketdyne entered into an agreement with ARC pursuant to which Aerojet Rocketdyne is responsible for up to $20.0 million of costs (“Pre-Close Environmental Costs”) associated with environmental issues that arose prior to Aerojet Rocketdyne’s


acquisition of the ARC propulsion business. ARC is responsible for any cleanup costs relating to the ARC acquired businesses in excess of $20.0 million. Pursuant to a separate agreement with the U.S. government which was entered into prior to the completion of the ARC acquisition, these costs are recovered through the establishment of prices for Aerojet Rocketdyne’s products and services sold to the U.S. government. A summary of the Pre-Close Environmental Costs is shown below (in millions):


Pre-Close Environmental Costs$20.0
Amount spent through September 30, 2016(19.6)
Amount included as a component of reserves for environmental remediation costs in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016(0.4)
Remaining Pre-Close Environmental Costs$
The Company reached the $20.0 million cap on cleanup costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and expects that the cumulative clean-upadditional costs will exceed $20 million in fiscal 2017 after which ARC will be responsible for such costsincurred due to contamination existing at the time of the acquisition and still requiring remediation and monitoring. On May 6, 2016, ARC informed Aerojet Rocketdyne that it is disputing certain costs that Aerojet Rocketdyne is attributing to the $20$20.0 million Pre-Close Environmental Costs. Aerojet Rocketdyne has met with ARC and is evaluating the claim. Certain costs related to ARC’s claim may be allocable to Aerojet Rocketdyne and will be determined in conjunction with the Company’s evaluation and ultimate resolution of the ARC claim.
Estimated Recoveries
On January 12, 1999, Aerojet Rocketdyne and the U.S. government implemented the October 1997 Agreement in Principle (“Global Settlement”) resolving certain prior environmental and facility disagreements, with retroactive effect to December 1, 1998. Under the Global Settlement, Aerojet Rocketdyne and the U.S. government resolved disagreements about an appropriate cost-sharing ratio with respect to the clean-up costs of the environmental contamination at the Sacramento and the former Azusa sites.contamination. The Global Settlement cost-sharing ratio does not have a defined term over which costs will be recovered. Additionally, in conjunction with the sale of the EIS business in 2001, Aerojet Rocketdyne entered into an agreement with Northrop (the “Northrop Agreement”) whereby Aerojet Rocketdyne is reimbursed by Northrop for a portion of environmental expenditures eligible for recovery under the Global Settlement, subject to an annual and a cumulative limitation. The current annual billing limitation to Northrop is $6.0 million.
Most of the environmental costs are incurred by the Company's Aerospace and Defense segment, and certain of these future costs are allowable to be included in the Company’s contracts with the U.S. government and allocable to Northrop until the cumulative expenditure limitation is reached. Excluding the receivable from Northrop of $68.3$67.7 million discussed below, the Company currently estimates approximately 24% of its future Aerospace and Defense segment environmental costs will not likely be reimbursable and are expensed.
Allowable environmental costs are charged to the Company’s contracts as the costs are incurred. Because these costs are recovered through forward-pricing arrangements, the ability of Aerojet Rocketdyne to continue recovering these costs from the U.S. government depends on Aerojet Rocketdyne’s sustained business volume under U.S. government contracts and programs.
Pursuant to the Northrop Agreement, environmental expenditures to be reimbursed are subject to annual limitations and the total reimbursements are limited to cumulative expenditure limitation of $189.7 million. A summary of the Northrop Agreement activity is shown below (in millions):
Total reimbursable costs under the Northrop Agreement$189.7
$189.7
Amount reimbursed to the Company through September 30, 2016(117.7)
Amount reimbursed to the Company through March 31, 2017(120.7)
Potential future cost reimbursements available72.0
69.0
Less: Receivable from Northrop included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016(68.3)
Less: Receivable from Northrop included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017(67.7)
Potential future recoverable amounts available under the Northrop Agreement$3.7
$1.3
While the Company is currently seeking an arrangement with the U.S. government to recover environmental expenditures in excess of the reimbursement ceiling identified in the Northrop Agreement and Global Settlement, there can be no assurances that such a recovery will be obtained, or if not obtained, that such unreimbursed environmental expenditures will not have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s operating results, financial condition, and/or cash flows.
Environmental reserves and estimated recoveries impact to unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations
The expenses associated with adjustments to the environmental reserves are recorded as a component of other expense, net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Summarized financial information for the impact of environmental reserves and recoveries to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations is set forth below:
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions)
Estimated recoverable amounts under U.S. government contracts$3.9
 $4.6
Expense to unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations0.8
 0.3
Total environmental reserve adjustments$4.7
 $4.9


 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
 (In millions)
Estimated recoverable amounts under U.S. government contracts$53.7
 $52.2
 $60.0
 $60.1
Expense to unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations16.4
 29.5
 16.9
 33.2
Total environmental reserve adjustments$70.1
 $81.7
 $76.9
 $93.3
Note 8.9. Arrangements with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, arrangements with off-balance sheet risk consisted of:
$45.3 million in outstanding commercial letters of credit expiring throughout 2017, the majority of which may be renewed, primarily to collateralize obligations for environmental remediation and insurance coverage.
$45.643.9 million in outstanding surety bonds to primarily satisfy indemnification obligations for environmental remediation coverage.
Up to $120.0 million aggregate in guarantees by the Company of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s obligations to U.S. government agencies for environmental remediation activities.
Guarantees, jointly and severally, by the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries of their obligations under the Senior Credit Facility.
In addition to the items discussed above, the Company has and will from time to time enter into certain types of contracts that require the Company to indemnify parties against potential third-party and other claims. These contracts primarily relate to: (i) divestiture agreements, under which the Company may provide customary indemnification to purchasers of its businesses or assets including, for example, claims arising from the operation of the businesses prior to disposition, and liability to investigate and remediate environmental contamination existing prior to disposition; (ii) certain real estate leases, under which the Company may be required to indemnify property owners for claims arising from the use of the applicable premises; and (iii) certain agreements with officers and directors, under which the Company may be required to indemnify such persons for liabilities arising out of their relationship with the Company. The terms of such obligations vary. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated.
Additionally, the Company issues purchase orders to suppliers for equipment, materials, and supplies in the normal course of business. These purchase commitments are generally for volumes consistent with anticipated requirements to fulfill purchase orders or contracts for product deliveries received, or expected to be received, from customers and would be subject to reimbursement if a cost-plus contract is terminated.
The Company provides product warranties in conjunction with certain product sales. The majority of the Company’s warranties are a one-year standard warranty for parts, workmanship, and compliance with specifications. On occasion, the Company has made commitments beyond the standard warranty obligation. While the Company has contracts with warranty provisions, there is not a history of any significant warranty claims experience. A reserve for warranty exposure is made on a product by product basis when it is both estimable and probable. These costs are included in the program’s estimate at completion and are expensed in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition methodology as allowed under GAAP for that particular contract.
Note 9.10. Cost Reduction Plans
On January 30, 2014, the Company announced a cost reduction plan (the “Restructuring Plan - Phase I”) which resulted in the reduction of the Company’s overall headcount by approximately 260 employees. In connection with the Restructuring Plan - Phase I, the Company recorded a liability of $10.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, consisting of costs for severance, employee-related benefits and other associated expenses.
The costs of the Restructuring Plan - Phase I of $6.3 million related to ongoing business volume were recovered as a component of overhead in fiscal 2014. These restructuring costs were a component of the Company’s fiscal 2014 U.S. government forward pricing rates, and therefore, were recovered through the pricing of the Company’s products and services to the U.S. government.
The costs of the Restructuring Plan - Phase I of $3.0 million related to the acquisition of the Rocketdyne Business, as of November 30, 2014, have been capitalized and recorded in other noncurrent assets in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 4(f) for a discussion of the capitalization of such costs.


As part of the Company's on-going efforts to optimize business resources, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company determined a cost reduction plan (the “Restructuring Plan - Phase II”) was necessary which resulted in the accrual for the reduction of the Company's overall headcount by approximately 90 employees and the closing of a facility. In connection with the Restructuring Plan - Phase II, the Company recorded a liability of $4.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, consisting of costs for severance, employee-related benefits and other associated expenses. Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company determined that the overall headcount should be reduced by approximately an additional 60 employees which resulted in the Company recording a liability of $4.1 million. In the second and third quarters of fiscal 2015, the Company recorded reductions to the liability of $5.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, primarily for payments made under the cost reduction plan and changes to the expected headcount reduction. These costs were a component of the Company’s fiscal 2015 U.S. government forward pricing rate and, therefore will be recovered through the pricing of the Company’s products and services to the U.S. government.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company initiated athe first phase ("Phase I") of the competitive improvement program (the “CIP”"CIP”) comprised of activities and initiatives aimed at reducing costs in order for the Company to continue to compete successfully. The CIPPhase I is composed of three major components: (i) facilities optimization and footprint reduction; (ii) product affordability; and (iii) reduced administrative and overhead costs. Under the CIP, the Company expects an estimated 500 headcount reduction in its total employee population. The Company currently estimates that it will incur restructuring and related costs over the four-year CIPPhase I program of approximately $110$113.0 million (excluding(including approximately $32$31.0 million of capital expenditures). The Company has incurred $14.2$25.4 million related to the CIP programPhase I through September 30, 2016 andMarch 31, 2017; additionally, the Company has incurred $24.9$29.3 million in capital expenditures to support the CIP.Phase I. A summary of the Company's CIPPhase I reserve activity is shown below:activity:
Severance Retention TotalSeverance Retention Total
(In millions)(In millions)
February 28, 2015$
 $
 $
Accrual established12.9
 2.7
 15.6
Payments(1.8) 
 (1.8)
November 30, 201511.1
 2.7
 13.8
December 31, 2016$6.8
 $2.1
 $8.9
Accrual(0.2) 0.2
 

 0.3
 0.3
Payments
 (1.2) (1.2)(0.7) 
 (0.7)
December 31, 201510.9
 1.7
 12.6
Accrual(3.2) 1.7
 (1.5)
Payments(0.7) (0.5) (1.2)
September 30, 2016$7.0
 $2.9
 $9.9
March 31, 2017$6.1
 $2.4
 $8.5
The costs associated with the CIPPhase I will be a component of the Company’s U.S. government forward pricing rates, and therefore, will be recovered through the pricing of the Company’s products and services to the U.S. government. In addition to the employee-related CIPPhase I obligations, the Company incurred non-cash accelerated depreciation expense of $0.6less than $0.1 millionand $0.2 million in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively, associated with changes in the estimated useful life of long-lived assets impacted by the CIP.Phase I.
In addition to the CIP, as part of the Company's ongoing effort to optimize business resources and achieve headcount reduction, the Company offered a Voluntary Reduction in Force ("VRIF") in July 2015 to substantially all employees. In connection with the VRIF, the Company recorded a liability of $2.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, consisting of costs for severance, employee-related benefits and other associated expenses. In addition, in December 2015, the Company offered a VRIF to certain employees at its Redmond, Washington location resulting in additional severance costs of $2.4 million consisting of costs for severance, employee-related benefits and other associated expenses.  In June 2016,April 2017, the Company announced an organizational restructuring which was partthe next phase of the on-going integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne to enhance the efficiency of Aerojet Rocketdyne and improve the Company’s competitive posture. In connection with the organizational restructuring, the Company recorded a liability of $1.1 millionCIP which is discussed in the second quarter of fiscal 2016, consisting of costs for severance, employee-related benefits and other associated expenses. These costs will be a component of the Company’s U.S. government forward pricing rates, and therefore, will be recovered through the pricing of the Company’s products and services to the U.S. government.Note 14.


Note 10.11. Retirement Benefits
Pension Benefits
The Company's defined benefit pension plan future benefit accrual was discontinued in fiscal 2009. As of the last measurement date atof December 31, 2015,2016, the Company’s total definedassets, projected benefit pension plan assets, total projected benefit


obligations, and unfunded pension obligation for the tax-qualified pension planplans were approximately $931.4$925.1 million, $1,531.0$1,492.1 million, and $580.6$548.2 million, respectively.
The Company expects to make cash contributions of approximately $33$72.0 million to its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan in fiscal 2016.2017 of which $37.0 million is expected to be recoverable in its U.S. government contracts in fiscal 2017 with the remaining $35.0 million being potentially recoverable in its U.S. government contracts in the future. The Company estimates that approximately 82% of its unfunded pension obligation as of December 31, 2015generally is related to the U.S. government contracting business. The Company is generally able to recover thesecash contributions related to its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan as allowable costs on its U.S. government contracts, but there is a lag between when the Company contributes cash to its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan under pension funding rules and recovers the cashcosts under the U.S. government Cost Accounting Standards. During the first nine months of fiscal 2016, the Company made cash contributions of $29.9 million to its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan of which $28.1 million will be recoverable in the Company's U.S. government contracts in fiscal 2016 with the remaining $1.8 million being recoverable in the Company's U.S. government contracts in future years.
The funded status of the Company's tax-qualified pension plan may be adversely affected by the investment experience of the plan's assets, by any changes in U.S. law and by changes in the statutory interest rates used by tax-qualified pension plans in the U.S. to calculate funding requirements. Accordingly, if the performance of the Company’s plan's assets does not meet assumptions, if there are changes to the Internal Revenue Service regulations or other applicable law or if other actuarial assumptions are modified, future contributions to the underfunded pension plans could be higher than the Company expects.
Medical and Life Insurance Benefits
The Company provides medical and life insurance benefits to certain eligible retired employees, with varied coverage by employee group. Generally, employees hired after January 1, 1997 are not eligible for retiree medical and life insurance benefits. The medical benefit plan provides for cost sharing between the Company and its retirees in the form of retiree contributions, deductibles, and coinsurance. Medical and life insurance benefit obligations are unfunded. Medical and life insurance benefit cash payments for eligible retired employees are recoverable under the Company’s U.S. government contracts.
Components of retirement benefit expense (benefit) are: 
Pension Benefits
Postretirement Medical and Life
Insurance Benefits
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,Pension Benefits 
Postretirement Medical and Life
Insurance Benefits
2016 2015 2016 2015Three months ended March 31,
  As Restated   As Restated2017 2016 2017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Service cost$3.6
 $2.7
 $
 $
$3.7
 $3.5
 $
 $
Interest cost on benefit obligation16.0
 15.9
 0.5
 0.5
14.4
 16.0
 0.4
 0.5
Assumed return on plan assets(17.5) (22.1) 
 
(16.1) (17.5) 
 
Amortization of prior service credits
 
 (0.3) (0.3)
 
 (0.1) (0.3)
Recognized net actuarial losses (gains)15.9
 21.0
 (0.9) (0.9)17.0
 15.9
 (1.0) (0.9)
Retirement benefit expense (benefit)$18.0
 $17.5
 $(0.7) $(0.7)$19.0
 $17.9
 $(0.7) $(0.7)

 Pension Benefits
Postretirement Medical and Life
Insurance Benefits
 Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
   As Restated   As Restated
 (In millions)
Service cost$10.5
 $8.1
 $
 $
Interest cost on benefit obligation48.1
 47.7
 1.4
 1.5
Assumed return on plan assets(52.6) (66.1) 
 
Amortization of prior service credits0.1
 
 (0.9) (0.8)
Recognized net actuarial losses (gains)47.8
 62.9
 (2.7) (2.7)
Retirement benefit expense (benefit)$53.9
 $52.6
 $(2.2) $(2.0)


Note 11.12. Operating Segments and Related Disclosures
The Company’s operations are organized into two operating segments based on different products and customer bases: Aerospace and Defense, and Real Estate.
The Company evaluates its operating segments based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is segment performance. Segment performance represents net sales from continuing operations less applicable costs, expenses and unusual items relating to the segment operations. Segment performance excludes corporate income and expenses, legacy income or expenses, unusual items not related to the segment operations, interest expense, interest income, and income taxes.
Customers that represented more than 10% of net sales for the periods presented are as follows:
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
United Launch Alliance23% 20%
Lockheed Martin Corporation18% 27%
Raytheon Company18% 17%
NASA18% 14%
Boeing11% *
______
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
       As Restated
Lockheed Martin Corporation25% 31% 29% 29%
United Launch Alliance24% 20% 21% 19%
Raytheon Company22% 19% 19% 20%
NASA14% 13% 14% 12%


* Less than 10%
The Company's sales to each of the major customers listed above involve several product lines and programs.
Sales to the U.S. government and its agencies, including sales to the Company’s significant customers discussed above, were as follows:
 
Percentage of net
sales
Three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 20179293%
Three months ended AugustMarch 31, 2015201692%
Nine months ended September 30, 201691%
Nine months ended August 31, 201590%


Selected financial information for each operating segment is as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015Three months ended March 31,
  As Restated   As Restated2017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Net Sales:          
Aerospace and Defense$462.2
 $439.4
 $1,224.3
 $1,175.1
$403.7
 $355.3
Real Estate1.6
 1.6
 4.8
 46.7
1.6
 1.6
Total Net Sales$463.8
 $441.0
 $1,229.1
 $1,221.8
$405.3
 $356.9
Segment Performance:          
Aerospace and Defense$40.2
 $55.0
 $114.9
 $134.0
$38.7
 $36.0
Environmental remediation provision adjustments(16.4) (29.4) (16.8) (32.7)(0.6) (0.6)
Retirement benefit plan benefit (expense), net (1)0.6
 (12.5) (9.4) (37.6)
Retirement benefits, net (1)(4.0) (5.6)
Unusual items(0.2) (50.1) 
 (49.4)0.6
 0.1
Aerospace and Defense Total24.2
 (37.0) 88.7
 14.3
34.7
 29.9
Real Estate0.8
 0.9
 2.5
 33.4
0.8
 0.8
Total Segment Performance$25.0
 $(36.1) $91.2
 $47.7
$35.5
 $30.7
Reconciliation of segment performance to loss from continuing operations before income taxes:       
Reconciliation of segment performance to income before income taxes:   
Segment performance$25.0
 $(36.1) $91.2
 $47.7
$35.5
 $30.7
Interest expense(5.9) (11.9) (27.4) (38.5)(7.4) (11.1)
Interest income0.1
 0.1
 0.4
 0.2
0.5
 0.2
Stock-based compensation expense(2.3) (2.3) (7.7) (10.7)(6.8) (2.3)
Corporate retirement benefit plan expense(4.8) (4.3) (14.2) (13.0)
Corporate retirement benefits(5.0) (4.7)
Corporate and other expense, net(3.2) (4.6) (12.8) (16.2)(6.6) (3.9)
Unusual items(34.1) (1.1) (34.5) (1.8)(1.0) (0.3)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes$(25.2) $(60.2) $(5.0) $(32.3)
Income before income taxes$9.2
 $8.6
_____
(1) Retirement benefit plan benefit (expense), net isbenefits are net of cash funding to the Company's tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan which are recoverable costs under the Company's U.S. government contracts. The Company funded $13.1Company's recoverable tax-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016 totaled $9.3 million and $28.1$6.9 million, to its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan that will be recovered in the Company's fiscal 2016 U.S. government contracts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
Note 12.13. Unusual Items
Total unusual items expense, comprised of a component of other expense, net and loss on debt in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, was as follows:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
 (In millions)
Unusual items       
Legal related matters$0.2
 $0.1
 $
 $(0.6)
Legal settlement
 50.0
 
 50.0
Loss on debt34.1
 1.1
 34.5
 1.8
 $34.3
 $51.2
 $34.5
 $51.2
First nine months of fiscal 2016 Activity:
The Company recorded a charge of $0.1 million associated with the amendment to the Senior Credit Facility.
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions)
Unusual items   
Legal related matters$(0.6) $(0.1)
Loss on debt
 0.3
Acquisition costs1.0
 
 $0.4
 $0.2


The Company retired $13.0 million principal amount of its delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $0.3 million.
On July 18, 2016, the Company redeemed $460.0 million principal amount of its 7 1/8% Notes, representing all of the outstanding 7 1/8% Notes, at a redemption price equal to 105.344% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of $34.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 associated with the extinguishment of the 7 1/8% Notes. The $34.1 million pre-tax charge was the result of the $24.6 million paid in excess of the par value and $9.5 million associated with the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. The Company funded the redemption in part through a $400.0 million drawdown from its Term Loan facility.
First ninethree months of fiscal 20152017 Activity:
The Company retired $68.0 million principal amount of its delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $1.8 million.
The Company recorded an expense of $50.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 associated with a legal settlement with Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital”) pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to a termination for convenience of the contract relating to the provision by Aerojet Rocketdyne of 20 AJ-26 liquid propulsion rocket engines to Orbital for the Antares program.
The Company recorded $0.6 million forof realized gains, net of interest associated with the failure to register with the SEC the issuance of certain of the Company’s common shares under the defined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan.
The Company recorded $1.0 million of costs related to the acquisition of Coleman (see Note 5).
Note 13. RestatementFirst three months of fiscal 2016 Activity:
As discussed in Note 2The Company recorded $0.1 million of realized gains, net of interest associated with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, as filedfailure to register with the SEC the Company restated its consolidated financial statements for eachissuance of certain of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2013 and 2014 andCompany’s common shares under the unaudited quarterly financial information fordefined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan.
The Company retired $13.0 million principal amount of its delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $0.3 million.
Note  14. Subsequent Event
On April 6, 2017, the first three quarters in fiscal 2015 and eachBoard of Directors approved Phase II (“Phase II”) of the quartersCompany’s previously announced CIP.    Pursuant to Phase II, the Company plans to expand its CIP and further consolidate its Sacramento, California, and Gainesville, Virginia sites while centralizing and expanding its existing presence in fiscal 2014 primarilyHuntsville, Alabama. By 2019, the Company expects to have incurred Phase II restructuring and related costs of $122.1 million (before any anticipated Phase II incentives to be finalized with state and local authorities and recoveries through the following matters: (i) purchase accountingpricing of the Company’s U.S. government contracts), consisting of employee related costs of $65.2 million, facility costs of approximately $36.2 million, and $20.7 million for other costs relating to product requalification and knowledge transfer.
The Company had previously launched Phase I of the CIP in March 2015 to maximize facility utilization, increase operational efficiency and improve the affordability of its propulsion products for customers.
The Company expects total costs associated with contracts acquired as partthe CIP, before any anticipated Phase II incentives to be finalized with state and local authorities, and recoveries through the pricing of the acquisition of the Rocketdyne Business; (ii) contract accounting related to subsequent modifications to one significant acquired contract; (iii) contract accounting related to the improper recognition of sales associated with incentives; and (iv) other individually immaterial items. A summary of the impact to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations by reporting period is presented belowCompany’s U.S. government contracts, as follows (in millions):
  Income (loss) before income taxes
Reporting Period First nine months of fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2013
Purchase accounting for contracts acquired as part of the acquisition of the Rocketdyne Business (1) $(0.5) $3.1
 $(7.8)
Contract accounting related to subsequent modifications to one significant acquired Rocketdyne Business contract (2) 1.3
 2.9
 
Contract accounting related to improper recognition of sales incentives (3) 
 1.9
 (2.0)
Other individually immaterial items (1.2) (1.5) 0.3
___________
(1) The Company's errors associated with purchase accounting primarily related to the following: (i) fair value assessment of acquired Rocketdyne Business customer contracts at the acquisition date following the close of the transaction. The Company failed to fair value three acquired contracts in purchase accounting; and (ii) the estimates of the Rocketdyne Business contracts' percentage of completion used to recognize net sales should have been based on its estimate of remaining effort on such contracts at the acquisition date instead of the inception date of the contract.
(2) The Company did not appropriately account for one significant acquired Rocketdyne Business contract amendment. Instead of being accounted for as a modification, the amendment was accounted for as a new contract.
(3) The Company immediately recognized incentives as sales based on the full amount received rather than on the percentage of completion of the related contract.
The correction of the matters described above resulted in the following adjustments to the previously issued consolidated financial statements: (i) an increase of $0.3 million, or $0.00 loss per share, to net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2015; (ii) a decrease of $3.0 million, or $0.06 loss per share, to net loss for fiscal 2014; and (iii) a decrease of $5.0 million, or $0.06 diluted income per share, to net income for fiscal 2013. A summary of the impact to the consolidated statements of operations by reporting period is presented below (in millions):
Phase I costs through March 31, 2017$54.7
Remaining anticipated Phase I costs58.3
Phase II costs122.1
Total costs$235.1


Reporting Period Net (Loss) Income
First nine months of fiscal 2015 $(0.3)
Fiscal 2014 3.0
Fiscal 2013 (5.0)
The Company also corrected previously disclosed immaterial out of period adjustments as part of this restatement and other balance sheet misclassifications. The Company concluded these errors were material in the aggregate to the prior reporting periods, and therefore, restatement of previously filed financial statements was necessary.
The following tables present the unaudited condensed consolidated quarterly financial information for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2015:


Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 Three Months Ended August 31, 2015 Nine Months Ended August 31, 2015
 As Reported Adjustments As Restated As Reported Adjustments As Restated
 (In millions, except per share amounts) (In millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales$440.5
 $0.5
 $441.0
 $1,216.0
 $5.8
 $1,221.8
Operating costs and expenses:           
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)373.3
 (0.2) 373.1
 1,026.4
 4.8
 1,031.2
AR1 research and development (see Note 1)8.3
 
 8.3
 10.5
 
 10.5
Selling, general and administrative11.5
 
 11.5
 39.6
 1.1
 40.7
Depreciation and amortization16.1
 
 16.1
 48.2
 0.3
 48.5
Other expense, net:           
Loss on debt repurchased1.1
 
 1.1
 1.8
 
 1.8
Legal settlement50.0
 
 50.0
 50.0
 
 50.0
Other29.3
 
 29.3
 33.1
 
 33.1
Total operating costs and expenses489.6
 (0.2) 489.4
 1,209.6
 6.2
 1,215.8
Operating (loss) income(49.1) 0.7
 (48.4) 6.4
 (0.4) 6.0
Non-operating (income) expense:           
Interest income(0.1) 
 (0.1) (0.2) 
 (0.2)
Interest expense11.9
 
 11.9
 38.5
 
 38.5
Total non-operating expense, net11.8
 
 11.8
 38.3
 
 38.3
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes(60.9) 0.7
 (60.2) (31.9) (0.4) (32.3)
Income tax benefit(22.2) 0.5
 (21.7) (7.5) (0.1) (7.6)
Loss from continuing operations(38.7) 0.2
 (38.5) (24.4) (0.3) (24.7)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes0.6
 
 0.6
 0.8
 
 0.8
Net loss$(38.1) $0.2
 $(37.9) $(23.6) $(0.3) $(23.9)
Loss per share of common stock           
Basic and diluted:           
Loss per share from continuing operations$(0.63) $0.01
 $(0.62) $(0.40) $
 $(0.40)
Income per share from discontinued operations, net of income taxes0.01
 
 0.01
 0.01
 
 0.01
Net loss per share$(0.62) $0.01
 $(0.61) $(0.39) $
 $(0.39)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted61.8
 
 61.8
 60.5
 
 60.5
 Three Months Ended August 31, 2015 Nine Months Ended August 31, 2015
 As Reported Adjustments As Restated As Reported Adjustments As Restated
 (In millions) (In millions)
Net loss$(38.1) $0.2
 $(37.9) $(23.6) $(0.3) $(23.9)
Other comprehensive income:           
Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service credits, net of income taxes11.6
 0.2
 11.8
 36.0
 0.2
 36.2
Comprehensive (loss) income$(26.5) $0.4
 $(26.1) $12.4
 $(0.1) $12.3



Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
 August 31, 2015
 As Reported Adjustments As Restated
 (In millions)
ASSETS     
Current Assets     
Cash and cash equivalents$243.3
 $
 $243.3
Accounts receivable186.7
 2.6
 189.3
Inventories148.7
 (0.8) 147.9
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs23.2
 
 23.2
Receivable from Northrop6.0
 
 6.0
Other current assets, net60.0
 3.3
 63.3
Deferred income taxes19.4
 (5.4) 14.0
Total Current Assets687.3
 (0.3) 687.0
Noncurrent Assets     
Property, plant and equipment, net351.8
 
 351.8
Real estate held for entitlement and leasing84.2
 
 84.2
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs123.2
 
 123.2
Receivable from Northrop70.0
 
 70.0
Deferred income taxes253.6
 1.0
 254.6
Goodwill164.4
 (6.3) 158.1
Intangible assets112.1
 
 112.1
Other noncurrent assets, net110.8
 5.8
 116.6
Total Noncurrent Assets1,270.1
 0.5
 1,270.6
Total Assets$1,957.4
 $0.2
 $1,957.6
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current Liabilities     
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt$5.3
 $
 $5.3
Accounts payable88.7
 
 88.7
Reserves for environmental remediation costs37.6
 
 37.6
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits6.4
 
 6.4
Advance payments on contracts211.7
 
 211.7
Other current liabilities241.3
 2.4
 243.7
Total Current Liabilities591.0
 2.4
 593.4
Noncurrent Liabilities     
Senior debt90.0
 
 90.0
Second-priority senior notes460.0
 
 460.0
Convertible subordinated notes84.8
 
 84.8
Other debt21.1
 
 21.1
Reserves for environmental remediation costs198.5
 
 198.5
Pension benefits471.7
 0.2
 471.9
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits49.4
 
 49.4
Other noncurrent liabilities98.1
 (0.3) 97.8
Total Noncurrent Liabilities1,473.6
 (0.1) 1,473.5
Total Liabilities2,064.6
 2.3
 2,066.9
Redeemable common stock0.1
 
 0.1
Stockholders’ Deficit     
Common stock6.4
 
 6.4
Other capital339.6
 0.9
 340.5
Treasury stock(64.5) 
 (64.5)
Accumulated deficit(90.6) (3.9) (94.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes(298.2) 0.9
 (297.3)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit(107.3) (2.1) (109.4)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit$1,957.4
 $0.2
 $1,957.6




Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 Nine Months Ended August 31, 2015
 As Reported Adjustments As Restated
 (In millions)
Operating Activities     
Net income$(23.6) $(0.3) $(23.9)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(0.8) 
 (0.8)
Depreciation and amortization48.2
 0.3
 48.5
Amortization of financing costs2.0
 
 2.0
Stock-based compensation9.9
 0.8
 10.7
Retirement benefit expense50.0
 0.6
 50.6
Loss on debt repurchased1.8
 
 1.8
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets0.2
 
 0.2
Tax benefit on stock-based awards(2.0) 
 (2.0)
Changes in assets and liabilities:     
Accounts receivable(13.8) (5.0) (18.8)
Inventories(9.7) (0.2) (9.9)
Other current assets, net(19.4) (0.7) (20.1)
Real estate held for entitlement and leasing(5.1) 
 (5.1)
Receivable from Northrop4.8
 (6.0) (1.2)
Recoverable from the U.S. government and other third parties for environmental remediation costs(45.8) 6.0
 (39.8)
Other noncurrent assets(11.2) 0.4
 (10.8)
Accounts payable(14.8) (0.5) (15.3)
Retirement benefits(3.7) 
 (3.7)
Advance payments on contracts13.2
 1.1
 14.3
Other current liabilities15.4
 3.8
 19.2
Deferred income taxes(11.8) 1.1
 (10.7)
Reserves for environmental remediation costs70.1
 
 70.1
Other noncurrent liabilities and other16.6
 (1.4) 15.2
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities70.5
 
 70.5
Investing Activities     
Capital expenditures(17.9) 
 (17.9)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(17.9) 
 (17.9)
Financing Activities     
Debt repayments/repurchases(72.0) 
 (72.0)
Proceeds from shares issued under equity plans, net1.3
 
 1.3
Repurchase of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations(6.5) 
 (6.5)
Tax benefit on stock-based awards2.0
 
 2.0
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities(75.2) 
 (75.2)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(22.6) 
 (22.6)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period265.9
 
 265.9
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$243.3
 $
 $243.3


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries that are consolidated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, our operating results for interim periods may not be indicative of the results of operations for a full year. This section contains a number of forward-looking statements, all of which are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties including those described in this Quarterly Report under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements.” Actual results may differ materially. This section should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015,December 31, 2016, and periodic reports subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Restatement
As indicated in Note 13 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we corrected errors in our previously issued consolidated financial statements primarily related to the following matters: (i) purchase accounting associated with contracts acquired as part of the acquisition of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne division (the “Rocketdyne Business”) from United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”); (ii) contract accounting related to subsequent modifications to one significant acquired contract; (iii) contract accounting related to the improper recognition of sales associated with incentives; and (iv) other individually immaterial items. A summary of the impact to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations by reporting period is presented below (in millions):
  Income (loss) before income taxes
Reporting Period First nine months of fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2013
Purchase accounting for contracts acquired as part of the acquisition of the Rocketdyne Business (1) $(0.5) $3.1
 $(7.8)
Contract accounting related to subsequent modifications to one significant acquired Rocketdyne Business contract (2) 1.3
 2.9
 
Contract accounting related to improper recognition of sales incentives (3) 
 1.9
 (2.0)
Other individually immaterial items (1.2) (1.5) 0.3
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(1) Our errors associated with purchase accounting primarily related to the following: (i) fair value assessment of acquired Rocketdyne Business customer contracts at the acquisition date following the close of the transaction. The Company failed to fair value three acquired contracts in purchase accounting; and (ii) the estimates of the Rocketdyne Business contracts' percentage of completion used to recognize net sales should have been based on its estimate of remaining effort on such contracts at the acquisition date instead of the inception date of the contract.
(2) We did not appropriately account for one significant Rocketdyne Business contract amendment. Instead of being accounted for as a modification, the amendment was accounted for as a new contract.
(3) We immediately recognized incentives as sales based on the full amount received rather than on the percentage of completion of the related contract.
The correction of the matters described above resulted in the following adjustments to the previously issued consolidated financial statements: (i) an increase of $0.3 million, or $0.00 loss per share, to net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2015; (ii) a decrease of $3.0 million, or $0.06 loss per share, to net loss for fiscal 2014; and (iii) a decrease of $5.0 million, or $0.06 diluted income per share, to net income for fiscal 2013. A summary of the impact to net (loss) income on the consolidated statements of operations by reporting period is presented below (in millions):
Reporting Period Net (Loss) Income
First nine months of fiscal 2015 $(0.3)
Fiscal 2014 3.0
Fiscal 2013 (5.0)


Change in Fiscal Year End
On January 20, 2016, our board of directors approved a change in our fiscal year-end from November 30 of each year to December 31 of each year. The fiscal year of our subsidiary, Aerojet Rocketdyne, ends on the last Saturday in December. The audited results for the month ended December 31, 2015 will be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
Overview
We are a manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems which develops and manufactures propulsion systems for defense and space applications, and armaments for precision tactical and long-range weapon systems applications. We also havewith a real estate segment that includes activities related to the re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of our excess real estate assets.segment. Our continuing operations are organized into two segments:
Aerospace and Defense — includes the operations of our wholly-owned subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (“Aerojet Rocketdyne”), a leading technology-based designer, developer and manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems for the United States (“U.S.”) government, including the Department of Defense (“DoD”), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), major aerospace and defense prime contractors as well as portions of the commercial sector. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized engineering and manufacturing company that specializes in the development and production of propulsion systems for defense and space applications, armament systems for precision tactical systems and munitions, and is considered a domestic market leader in launch propulsion, in-space propulsion, missile defense propulsion, tactical missile propulsion and hypersonic propulsion systems.
Real Estate — includes the activities of our wholly-owned subsidiary Easton Development Company, LLC (“Easton”) related to the re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of our excess real estate assets. We own approximately 11,500 acres of land adjacent to U.S. Highway 50 between Rancho Cordova and Folsom, California east of Sacramento (“Sacramento Land”). Wecurrently are currently in the process of seeking zoning changes and other governmental approvals on a portion of the Sacramento Landour excess real estate assets to optimize its value. In addition, we are currently in the process of completing certain infrastructure improvements to the Sacramento Land to enhance itstheir value.
A summary of the significant financial highlights for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20162017 which management uses to evaluate our operating performance and financial condition is presented below. 
Net sales for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20162017 totaled $463.8$405.3 million compared to $441.0$356.9 million for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2015.2016.
Net lossincome for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20162017 was $(11.1)$5.9 million, or $(0.17) loss$0.08 diluted income per share, compared to net lossincome of $(37.9)$5.1 million, or $(0.61) loss$0.08 diluted income per share, for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2015. Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 included (i) a pre-tax charge of $34.1 million associated with a debt redemption and (ii) a pre-tax expense of $16.4 millionassociated with environmental remediation reserve requirements. Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 included (i) a pre-tax expense of $50.0 million associated with a legal settlement and (ii) a pre-tax expense of $29.5 million associated with environmental remediation reserve requirements.
2016.
Adjusted EBITDAP (Non-GAAP measure*) for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20162017 was $34.5$41.8 million, or 7.4%10.3% of net sales, compared to $35.7$45.1 million, or 8.1%12.6% of net sales, for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2015.2016.
Segment performance (Non-GAAP measure*) before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefit plan expense,benefits, net, and unusual items (Non-GAAP measure*) was $41.0$39.5 million for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2016,2017, compared to $55.9$36.8 million for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2015.2016.
Cash provided byused in operating activities in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20162017 totaled $45.1$3.1 million compared to $42.1$31.7 million of cash provided byused in operating activities in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2015.2016.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had $2.3$2.2 billion of funded backlog compared to $2.4$2.3 billion as of November 30, 2015.December 31, 2016.
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* We provide Non-GAAP measures as a supplement to financial results based on GAAP. A reconciliation of the Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is presented later in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Operating Segment Information” and “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
We are operating in an environment that is characterized by both increasing complexity in the global security environment and continuing worldwide economic pressures. A significant component of our strategy in this environment is to focus on delivering excellent performance to our customers, driving improvements and efficiencies across our operations, and creating value through the enhancement and expansion of our business.
We continuously evaluate a broad range of options that could be implemented to increase operational efficiency across all sites, and improve our overall market competitiveness.  Our decisions will be focused on moving us forward to solidify our leadership in the propulsion markets.


Some of the significant challenges we face are as follows: dependence upon U.S. government programs and contracts, future reductions or changes in U.S. government spending in our markets, implementation of ourthe competitive improvement program (the "CIP"), environmental matters, capital structure, and our underfunded pension plan.retirement benefit plans.


Major Customers
The principal end user customers of our products and technology are primarily agencies of the U.S. government. Since a majority of our sales are, directly or indirectly, to the U.S. government, funding for the purchase of our products and services generally follows trends in U.S. aerospace and defense spending. However, individual U.S. government agencies, which include the military services, NASA, the Missile Defense Agency, and the prime contractors that serve these agencies, exercise independent purchasing power within “budget top-line” limits. Therefore, sales to the U.S. government are not regarded as sales to one customer, but rather each contracting agency is viewed as a separate customer.
Customers that represented more than 10% of net sales for the periods presented are as follows:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
       As Restated
Lockheed Martin Corporation25% 31% 29% 29%
United Launch Alliance24% 20% 21% 19%
Raytheon Company22% 19% 19% 20%
NASA14% 13% 14% 12%
Our sales to each of the major customers listed above involve several product lines and programs.
Sales to the U.S. government and its agencies, including sales to our significant customers discussed above,disclosed below, were as follows (dollars in millions):follows:
 Percentage of net
sales
Three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 20179293%
Three months ended AugustMarch 31, 2015201692%
Nine months ended September 30, 201691%
Nine months ended August 31, 201590%
The Standard Missile program, which is comprised of several contracts and is included in U.S. government sales, represented 12%8% and 13% of net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. In addition, the Standard Missile program represented 10% and 14%9% of net sales for the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, and 2015.
respectively. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (“THAAD”) program, which is comprised of several contracts and included in U.S. government sales, represented 13% and 14% of net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. In addition, the THAAD program represented 14%7% and 13% of net sales for the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Customers that represented more than 10% of net sales for the periods presented were as follows:
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
United Launch Alliance23% 20%
Lockheed Martin Corporation18% 27%
Raytheon Company18% 17%
NASA18% 14%
The Boeing Company ("Boeing")11% *
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* Less than 10%
Our sales to each of the major customers listed above involve several product lines and 2015.programs.
Industry Update
Our primary aerospace and defense customers include the DoD and its agencies, NASA, and the prime contractors that supply products to these customers. We continue to rely on particular levels of U.S. government spending on propulsion systems for defense, space and armament systems, precision tactical weapon systems and munitions applications, and our backlog depends, in large part, on continued funding by the U.S. government for the programs in which we are involved. These funding levels are not generally correlated with any specific economic cycle, but rather follow the cycle of general public policy and political support for this type of funding. Moreover, although our contracts often contemplate that our services will be performed over a period of several years, the U.S. Congress must appropriate funds for a given program and the U.S. President must sign government budgetinto law such appropriations legislation each government fiscal year (“GFY”) and may significantly increase, decrease or eliminate, funding for a program. A decrease in DoD and/or NASA expenditures, the elimination or curtailment of a material program in which we are or hope to be involved, or changes in payment patterns of our customers as a result of changes in U.S. government outlays, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, and/or cash flows.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 established statutory limits on U.S. government discretionary spending, or budgets caps, for both defense and non-defense over the next 10 years.  The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 provided temporary relief to the Budget Control Act of 2011 cap levels in GFY 2014 and 2015 and eased sequestration spending cuts to the DoD and other federal agencies (e.g., NASA) for GFY 2014 and 2015, paving the way for eventual agreements on GFY 2014 and 2015


appropriations for all federal agencies. Similarly, in November 2015, the U.S. President signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, providing another two years of relief to the Budget Control Act cap numbers.  The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 covers both GFY 2016 and 2017 and allows for increased spending levels for DoD and other U.S. government agencies including NASA. This paved the way for the U.S. Congress to pass and the U.S. President to sign into law a $1.1 trillion “Omnibus” appropriations bill for GFY 2016, funding all government agencies. Even with overall budget levels set for GFY 2017, Congress was not able to pass a full year appropriation for either the DoD or NASA prior to the start of GFY 2017 on October 1, 2016.  As a result, Congress passed a short-term Continuing Resolution (“CR”) to fund the U.S. government until afterDecember 9, 2016. After the November 2016 elections. The U.S. Congress must act onpresidential election, at the appropriations bills prior to the expirationrequest of the Trump Administration, Congress passed another CR on December 9, 2016 or pass another CR. 
Despite overall U.S. government budget pressures, we believe we are well-positionedthrough April 28, 2017 to benefit from funding inallow the new Administration to shape federal spending, and a third CR for one week through May 5, 2017 to finalize negotiations and a passage of GFY Omnibus Appropriations bill. On May 5, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, an omnibus appropriations bill for GFY 2017, including appropriations for DoD and NASA priority areas. This view reflects the DoD’s strategic guidance report released in January 2012, and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (“QDR”) which affirmsNASA. The Trump Administration has signaled strong support for many of our core programsnuclear modernization and explicitly states Missile Defense, Space, Nuclear Deterrence, and Precision Strike as key capabilities for the DoD to preserve.missile defense.
The Space Launch System (“SLS”Systems ("SLS") program is one ofappears to remain a top Congressional priority as the top priorities inCR included a provision to allow NASA the NASA GFY 2017 budget.funding flexibility for SLS and deep exploration to remain on track. The SLS program also has enjoyed wide, bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. We maintain a strong relationship with NASA and our propulsion systems


have been powering NASA launch vehicles and spacecraft since the inception of the U.S. space program. Our booster, upper stage and Orion vehicle propulsion systems are currently baselined on the new SLS vehicle and both upper stage and booster engines are in development for future SLS variants. Due to the retirement of the space shuttle fleet, U.S. astronauts are nowhave been dependent on Russian Soyuz flights for access to and from the International Space Station ("ISS") for the better part of this decade. NASA has been working to re-establish U.S. manned space capability as soon as possible through development of a new “space taxi” to ferry astronauts and cargo to the ISS. In 2014, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule, powered by Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion, was selected by NASA to transport astronauts to and from the ISS. As Boeing’s teammate, Aerojet Rocketdyne will be providing the propulsion system for this new vehicle,capsule, thereby supplementing its work for NASA on the SLS designed for manned deep space exploration. In both instances, we have significant propulsion content and we look forward to supporting these generational programs for NASA.
The competitive dynamics of our multi-faceted marketplace vary by product sectorline and customer as we experience many of the same influences felt by the broader aerospace and defense industry.  The large majority of products we manufacture are highly complex, technically sophisticated and extremely hazardous to build, demanding rigorous manufacturing procedures and highly specialized manufacturing equipment.  While historically these factors, coupled with the high cost to establish the infrastructure required to meet these needs, posed substantial barriers to entry, modern design tools and manufacturing techniques (additive(e.g., additive manufacturing) available to new entrants with the ability to self-fund start-up as well as development costs has led to increased competition in space related markets. To date, the competition has been limited to a few participants who tend to be narrowly focused on products that are sub-elements of our overall product portfolio. For example, entrepreneurs such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, LLC, who have been or are in the process of developing liquid fuel propulsion capabilities are primarily focused on the development of space propulsion systems for heavy lift launch vehicles and are not pursuing or participating in the missile defense or tactical propulsion business segments that make up a substantial portion of our overall business. These new entrepreneurs have signaled their intent to compete primarily on price and are therefore bringing pressure to bear on existing cost paradigms and manufacturing methodologies.
Competitive Improvement Program
In March 2015, we initiatedlaunched Phase I of the CIP ("Phase I") comprised of activities and initiatives aimed at reducing costs in order for us to continue to compete successfully. The company-wide initiative is being undertaken after a comprehensive assessment of our product portfolio to underpin Aerojet Rocketdyne’s technological and competitive leadership in our markets through continued research and development. The CIPPhase I is composed of three major components: (i) facilities optimization and footprint reduction; (ii) product affordability; and (iii) reduced administrative and overhead costs. UnderThe Phase I costs consist primarily of severance and other employee related costs totaling approximately $25.0 million, operating facility costs totaling approximately $19.0 million, and $38.0 million for other costs relating to product re-qualification, knowledge transfer and other CIP implementation costs, and $31.0 million of capital expenditures.
On April 6, 2017, the Board of Directors approved Phase II of the CIP ("Phase II"). Pursuant to Phase II, we plan to expand our CIP and further consolidate our Sacramento, California, and Gainesville, Virginia sites while centralizing and expanding our existing presence in Huntsville, Alabama. By 2019, we expect an estimated 500 headcount reduction in our total employee population. We currently estimate that we will incurto have incurred Phase II restructuring and related costs overof $122.1 million (before any anticipated Phase II incentives to be finalized with state and local authorities and recoveries through the four-year CIP programpricing of our U.S. government contracts), consisting of employee related costs of $65.2 million, facility costs of approximately $110$36.2 million, (excluding approximately $32and $20.7 million of capital expenditures). for other costs relating to product requalification and knowledge transfer.
When fully implemented, we anticipate that the CIP will result in annual cost savings of approximately $145 million beginning in fiscal 2019. As a result of this effort, we will be better positioned to deliver our innovative, high quality and reliable products at a lower cost to our customers. The CIP costs will consist primarily of severance and other employee related costs totaling approximately $43 million, operating facility costs totaling approximately $27 million, and $40 million for other costs relating to product re-qualification, knowledge transfer and other CIP implementation costs. We have incurred $14.2 million related to the CIP program through September 30, 2016 and additionally we have incurred $24.9 million in capital expenditures to support the CIP. A summary of our CIP reserve activity is shown below:



as follows (in millions):
 Severance Retention Total
 (In millions)
February 28, 2015$
 $
 $
Accrual established12.9
 2.7
 15.6
Payments(1.8) 
 (1.8)
November 30, 201511.1
 2.7
 13.8
Accrual(0.2) 0.2
 
Payments
 (1.2) (1.2)
December 31, 201510.9
 1.7
 12.6
Accrual(3.2) 1.7
 (1.5)
Payments(0.7) (0.5) (1.2)
September 30, 2016$7.0
 $2.9
 $9.9
Annual savings upon completion of Phase I (expected 2019)$145.0
Annual savings upon completion of Phase II (expected 2021)    85.0
Total annual savings$230.0
TheWe expect total costs associated with the CIP, willbefore any anticipated Phase II incentives to be a component of the Company’s U.S. government forward pricing rates,finalized with state and therefore, will be recoveredlocal authorities, and recoveries through the pricing of the Company’s products and services to theour U.S. government. In addition to the employee-related CIP obligations, the Company incurred non-cash accelerated depreciation expense of $0.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 associated with changes in the estimated useful life of long-lived assets impacted by the CIP.government contracts, as follows (in millions):
Successful implementation of the CIP initiative will directly benefit our ability to win important, new development work thereby advancing our wide range of next generation propulsion solutions including our newest liquid booster engine, the AR1. Here we plan to supplement the benefits from the CIP by continuing to invest in significant company-funded research and development activities toward the successful development of this engine to meet current and future U.S. space launch needs.
Phase I costs through March 31, 2017$54.7
Remaining anticipated Phase I costs58.3
Phase II costs122.1
Total costs$235.1
Environmental Matters
Our current and former business operations are subject to, and affected by, federal, state, local, and foreign environmental laws and regulations relating to the discharge, treatment, storage, disposal, investigation, and remediation of certain materials,


substances, and wastes. Our policy is to conduct our business with due regard for the preservation and protection of the environment. We continually assess compliance with these regulations and we believe our current operations are materially in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
A summary of our recoverable amounts, environmental reserves, and estimated range of liability as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 is presented below:
Recoverable
Amounts (1)
 Environmental Reserves 
Estimated Range
of Liability
Recoverable
Amounts (1)
 Environmental Reserves 
Estimated Range
of Liability
(In millions)(In millions)
Sacramento$160.5
 $211.0
 $211.0 - $326.2$157.4
 $207.8
 $207.8 - $324.4
Baldwin Park Operable Unit99.2
 130.2
 $130.2 - $182.294.8
 125.1
 125.1 - 175.3
Other Aerojet Rocketdyne sites7.7
 7.7
 $7.7 - $13.58.1
 8.1
 8.1 - 14.0
Other sites0.6
 4.4
 $4.4 - $6.30.6
 4.5
 4.5 - 6.2
Total$268.0
 $353.3
 $353.3 - $528.2$260.9
 $345.5
 $345.5 - $519.9
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(1)Excludes the receivable from Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop”) of $68.3$67.7 million as of September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 related to environmental costs already paid (and therefore not reserved) by the Company in prior years and reimbursable under the Northrop Agreement.
Most of our environmental costs are incurred by our Aerospace and Defense segment, and certain of these future costs are allowable to be included in our contracts with the U.S. government and allocable to Northrop until the cumulative expenditure limitation is reached (discussed below).
On January 12, 1999, Aerojet Rocketdynereached. See Note 8(b) and the U.S. government implemented the October 1997 Agreement in Principle (“Global Settlement”) resolving certain prior environmental and facility disagreements, with retroactive effect to December 1, 1998. Under the Global Settlement, Aerojet Rocketdyne and the U.S. government resolved disagreements about an appropriate cost-sharing ratio with respect to the cleanup costs of the environmental contamination at the Sacramento and Azusa sites. The Global Settlement cost-sharing ratio does not have a defined term over which costs will be recovered. Additionally, in conjunction with the sale of the Electronics and Information Systems business in 2001, Aerojet Rocketdyne entered into an agreement with Northrop (the “Northrop Agreement”) whereby Aerojet Rocketdyne is reimbursed by Northrop


for a portion of environmental expenditures eligible for recovery under the Global Settlement, subject to both an annual and a cumulative limitation.
Most of our environmental costs are incurred by our Aerospace and Defense segment, and certain of these future costs are allowable to be included in our contracts with the U.S. government and allocable to Northrop until the cumulative expenditure limitation is reached. Excluding the receivable from Northrop of $68.3 million discussed in Note 7(c)(c) of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we currently estimate approximately 24% of our future Aerospace and Defense segment environmental costs will not likely be reimbursable and are expensed.
Allowable environmental costs are charged to our contracts as the costs are incurred. Because these costs are recovered through forward-pricing arrangements, the ability of Aerojet Rocketdyne to continue recovering these costs from the U.S. government depends on Aerojet Rocketdyne’s sustained business volume under U.S. government contracts and programs.
The inclusion of such environmental costs in our contracts with the U.S. government impacts our competitive pricing and earnings; however, we believe that this impact is mitigated by driving improvements and efficiencies across our operations as well as our ability to deliver innovative and quality products to our customers.Statements.
Capital Structure
We have a substantial amount of debt for which we are required to make interest and principal payments. Interest on long-term financing is not a recoverable cost under our U.S. government contracts. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had $537.0$685.0 million of debt principal outstanding. The fair value of the debt outstanding at September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 was $576.6$709.6 million.
Retirement Benefits
We expect to make cash contributions of approximately $33$72.0 million to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan in fiscal 2016. We estimate that approximately 82%2017 of our unfunded pension obligation as of December 31, 2015which $37.0 million is relatedexpected to be recoverable in our U.S. government contracting business.contracts in fiscal 2017 with the remaining $35.0 million being potentially recoverable in our U.S. government contracts in the future. We generally are able to recover thesecash contributions related to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan as allowable costs on our U.S. government contracts, but there is a lag between when we contribute cash to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan under pension funding rules and recover it under the U.S. government Cost Accounting Standards. During the first nine months of fiscal 2016, we made cash contributions of $29.9 million to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan of which $28.1 million will be recoverable in our U.S. government contracts in fiscal 2016 with the remaining $1.8 million being recoverable in our U.S. government contracts in future years.
The funded status of our tax-qualified definedretirement benefit pension planplans may be adversely affected by the investment experience, of the plan's assets, by any changes in U.S. law and by changes in the statutory interest rates used by tax-qualified pension plans in the U.S. to calculate funding requirements. Accordingly, if the performance of our plan'sretirement benefit assets does not meet our assumptions, if there are changes to the IRS regulations or other applicable law or if other actuarial assumptions are modified, our future contributions to our underfunded pensionretirement benefit plans could be higher than we expect.
Additionally, the level of returns on retirement benefit assets, changes in interest rates, changes in legislation, and other factors affect our financial results. The timing of recognition of pensionretirement benefit expense or income in our financial statements differs from the timing of the required pension funding under the Pension Protection Act or the amount of funding that can be recorded in our overhead rates through our U.S. government contracting business. Our earnings are positively or negatively impacted by the amount of expense or income we record for our employee retirement benefit plans.
Results of Operations
Net Sales:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
 2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**
   As Restated     As Restated  
 (In millions)
Net sales:$463.8
 $441.0
 $22.8
 $1,229.1
 $1,221.8
 $7.3
 Three months ended March 31,  
 2017 2016 Change*
 (In millions)
Net sales:$405.3
 $356.9
 $48.4
 
* Primary reason for change. The increase in net sales was primarily due to an increase of $18.9 millionin space programs that was driven by increased deliveries on the multi-year RL10 program.
** Primary reason for change. The increase in net sales was primarily due to the followingfollowing: (i) an increase of $46.0$58.4 million in space programs primarily driven by the RS-25 program development and integration effort in support of the SLS development program and increased workdeliveries on the Commercial Crew DevelopmentAtlas V program andduring the RL10 program as a result of deliveries on this multi-year contract; (ii) an increase of $21.9 million on the PAC-3 contracts associated with the timing of deliveries; and (iii) an increase of $19.1 million on the HAWK contract that started generating sales in the second halffirst quarter of fiscal 2015. These factors were partially offset due to (i)2017 and (ii) a decrease of $40.6$8.3 million in the various Standard Missile contracts


defense programs primarily fromdriven by the timing of deliveries on the Standard Missile-3 Block IB contract and Standard Missile MK72 booster contract and (ii) the sale of approximately 550 acres of our Sacramento Land for $42.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.THAAD program.


Cost of Sales (exclusive of items shown separately below):
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**Three months ended March 31,  
  As Restated     As Restated  2017 2016 Change*
(In millions, except percentage amounts)(In millions, except percentage amounts)
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below):$405.4
 $373.1
 $32.3
 $1,071.6
 $1,031.2
 $40.4
$352.7
 $309.7
 $43.0
Percentage of net sales87.4% 84.6%   87.2% 84.4%  87.0% 86.8%  
Percentage of net sales excluding retirement benefit expense, net and step-up in fair value of inventory84.7% 81.7%   84.1% 81.3%  
Percentage of net sales excluding retirement benefits83.7% 83.3%  
Components of cost of sales:                
Cost of sales excluding retirement benefit expense and step-up in fair value of inventory$392.8
 $360.5
 $32.3
 $1,033.9
 $993.3
 $40.6
Cost of sales associated with the Rocketdyne acquisition step-up in fair value of inventory not allocable to our U.S. government contracts0.1
 0.1
 
 0.2
 0.3
 (0.1)
Retirement benefit expense12.5
 12.5
 
 37.5
 37.6
 (0.1)
Cost of sales excluding retirement benefits$339.4
 $297.2
 $42.2
Retirement benefits13.3
 12.5
 0.8
Cost of sales$405.4
 $373.1
 $32.3
 $1,071.6
 $1,031.2
 $40.4
$352.7
 $309.7
 $43.0

* Primary reason for change. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of net sales excluding retirement benefit expense and the step-up in fair value of inventorybenefits was primarily due to the settlement of the Antares AJ-26 program resulting in a gross contract benefit of $11.2 millioncost growth and manufacturing inefficiencies in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. In September 2015, Aerojet Rocketdyne entered into a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital”) pursuant to whichcurrent period on electric propulsion contracts partially offset by favorable contract performance on the parties mutually agreed to a termination for convenience of the contract relating to the provision by Aerojet Rocketdyne of 20 AJ-26 liquid propulsion rocket engines to Orbital for the Antares program. We incurred a $50.0 million legal settlement charge reported as an unusual item and not included in cost of sales related to the Settlement Agreement.
** Primary reason for change. The increase in cost of salesRL10 program as a percentageresult of net sales excluding retirement benefit expenselower program costs and the step-up in fair value of inventory was primarilymanagement reserve reductions due to the gross profit of $30.6 million on the sale of 550 acres of Sacramento Land in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.ongoing program efficiencies.
AR1 Research and Development ("R&D"):
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
 2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change*
 (In millions)
AR1:$
 $8.3
 $(8.3) $
 $10.5
 $(10.5)
* Primary reason for change. During fiscal 2015, we began separately reporting the portion of the engine development expenses associated with our newest liquid booster engine, the AR1, that is being funded by us. See additional discussion in Note 1 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”):
           
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,       
2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**Three months ended March 31,  
  As Restated     As Restated  2017 2016 Change*
(In millions, except percentage amounts)(In millions, except percentage amounts)
SG&A:$10.8
 $11.5
 $(0.7) $36.0
 $40.7
 $(4.7)$18.5
 $11.6
 $6.9
Percentage of net sales2.3% 2.6%   2.9% 3.3%  4.6% 3.3%  
Components of SG&A:                
SG&A excluding retirement benefit expense and stock-based compensation$3.7
 $4.9
 $(1.2) $14.1
 $17.0
 $(2.9)
SG&A excluding retirement benefits and stock-based compensation$6.7
 $4.6
 $2.1
Stock-based compensation2.3
 2.3
 
 7.7
 10.7
 (3.0)6.8
 2.3
 4.5
Retirement benefit expense4.8
 4.3
 0.5
 14.2
 13.0
 1.2
Retirement benefits5.0
 4.7
 0.3
SG&A$10.8
 $11.5
 $(0.7) $36.0
 $40.7
 $(4.7)$18.5
 $11.6
 $6.9
 * Primary reason for change. SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales was essentially unchanged from the prior year.
 ** Primary reason for change.The decreaseincrease in SG&A expense was primarily driven by (i) a decreasean increase of $3.0$4.5 million in stock-based compensation which was primarily as a result of decreasesincreases in the fair value of the stock appreciation rights and accelerated vesting of stock awards to a former executive officer and (ii) a decreasean increase in legal and professional services expenses associated with various corporate activities in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2015 and cost savings initiatives.2017.
Depreciation and Amortization:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**Three months ended March 31,  
        As Restated  2017 2016 Change*
(In millions)(In millions)
Depreciation and amortization:$15.4
 $16.1
 $(0.7) $45.9
 $48.5
 $(2.6)$16.3
 $15.1
 $1.2
Components of depreciation and amortization:                
Depreciation$12.1
 $12.7
 $(0.6) $35.9
 $38.4
 $(2.5)$13.0
 $11.7
 $1.3
Amortization3.3
 3.4
 (0.1) 10.0
 10.1
 (0.1)3.3
 3.4
 (0.1)
* Primary reason for change. The decreaseincrease in depreciation expense was primarily due to a decreasethe result of $1.0 millioncapital projects being placed in depreciation associated with the adjustment to the fair valueservice supporting Phase I of the Rocketdyne Business’ tangible assets at acquisition date.CIP.
** Primary reason for change. The decrease in depreciation expense was primarily due to a decrease of $3.4 million in depreciation associated with the adjustment to the fair value of the Rocketdyne Business’ tangible assets at acquisition date.

Other Expense, net:net and loss on debt:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
 2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**
 (In millions)
Other expense, net:$51.6
 $80.4
 $(28.8) $53.6
 $84.9
 $(31.3)


 Three months ended March 31,  
 2017 2016 Change*
 (In millions)
Other expense, net and loss on debt:$1.7
 $1.0
 $0.7
 * Primary reason for change. The decreaseincrease in other expense, net was primarily due to a decreasean increase of $13.1$0.5 million in environmental remediation expenses (see Note 7(c)8(c) of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and a decreasean increase of $16.9 million in unusual items (discussed below).
 ** Primary reason for change. The decrease in other expense, net was primarily due to a decrease of $16.3 million in environmental remediation expenses (see Note 7(c) of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and a decrease of $16.7$0.2 million in unusual items (discussed below).
Total unusual items expense, comprised of a component of other expense, net and loss on debt in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,Three months ended March 31,
2016 2015 2016 20152017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Unusual items          
Legal related matters$0.2
 $0.1
 $
 $(0.6)$(0.6) $(0.1)
Legal settlement
 50.0
 
 50.0
Loss on debt34.1
 1.1
 34.5
 1.8

 0.3
Acquisition costs1.0
 
$34.3
 $51.2
 $34.5
 $51.2
$0.4
 $0.2
First ninethree months of fiscal 20162017 Activity:
We recorded a charge of $0.1 million associated with the amendment to the Senior Credit Facility.
We retired $13.0 million principal amount of our delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $0.3 million.
On July 18, 2016, we redeemed $460.0 million principal amount of our 7.125% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes (“7 1/8% Notes”), representing all of the outstanding 7 1/8% Notes, at a redemption price equal to 105.344% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. We incurred a pre-tax charge of $34.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 associated with the extinguishment of the 7 1/8% Notes. The $34.1 million pre-tax charge was the result of the $24.6 million paid in excess of the par value and $9.5 million associated with the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. We funded the redemption in part through a $400.0 million drawdown from our Term Loan facility.
First nine months of fiscal 2015 Activity:
We retired $68.0 million principal amount of our delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $1.8 million.
We recorded an expense of $50.0 million associated with a legal settlement in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 with Orbital pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to a termination for convenience of the contract relating to the provision by Aerojet Rocketdyne of 20 AJ-26 liquid propulsion rocket engines to Orbital for the Antares program.
We recorded $0.6 million forof realized gains, net of interest associated with the failure to register with the SEC the issuance of certain of our common shares under the defined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan.
We recorded $1.0 million of costs related to the acquisition of Coleman Aerospace from L3 Technologies, Inc. (see Note 5 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).
First three months of fiscal 2016 Activity:
We recorded $0.1 million of realized gains, net of interest associated with the failure to register with the SEC the issuance of certain of our common shares under the defined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan.
We retired $13.0 million principal amount of our delayed draw term loan resulting in a loss of $0.3 million.
Interest Income:
 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
 2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change*
 (In millions)
Interest income:$(0.1) $(0.1) $
 $(0.4) $(0.2) $(0.2)
 Three months ended March 31,  
 2017 2016 Change*
 (In millions)
Interest income:$0.5
 $0.2
 $0.3
 * Primary reason for change. Interest income was essentially unchangedimmaterial for the periods presented.presented


.
Interest Expense:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  Three months ended March 31,  
2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change*2017 2016 Change*
(In millions)(In millions)
Interest expense:$5.9
 $11.9
 $(6.0) $27.4
 $38.5
 $(11.1)$7.4
 $11.1
 $(3.7)
Components of interest expense:                
Contractual interest and other5.5
 11.3
 (5.8) 25.7
 36.5
 (10.8)5.3
 10.5
 (5.2)
Amortization of deferred financing costs0.4
 0.6
 (0.2) 1.7
 2.0
 (0.3)
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs2.1
 0.6
 1.5
Interest expense$5.9
 $11.9
 $(6.0) $27.4
 $38.5
 $(11.1)$7.4
 $11.1
 $(3.7)
* Primary reason for change. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to the retirement of the principal amount of our delayed draw term loan in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, and the redemption of the 7 1/8Senior Secured Notes in the third quarter of fiscal 2016.2016, and the conversion of 4 1/16% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (“4 1/16% Debentures”) to common shares. The decrease in interest expense was partially offset by interest expense on the debt incurred on the Senior Credit Facility at a lower


variable interest rate (2.77%(3.23% as of September 30, 2016)March 31, 2017) and the issuance of the 2 1/4% Convertible Senior Notes (2 1/4% Notes) in December 2016 at an effective interest rate of 5.8%.
Income Tax benefit:provision:
The income tax benefitprovision was as follows:
 Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015
   As Restated
 (In millions)
Income tax benefit$(5.1) $(7.6)
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016
 (In millions)
Income tax provision$3.3
 $3.5
In the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2017, the income tax provision recorded approximates the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to our income before income taxes primarily due to offsetting permanent items and adjustments in connection with the adoption of new accounting guidance associated with stock compensation.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the income tax benefitprovision recorded differs from the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to our lossincome before income taxes primarily due to the impacts from state income taxes, certain expenditures which are permanently not deductible for tax purposes, and the reversal of uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of statutes of limitation.
In the first nine months of fiscal 2015, the income tax benefit recorded differs from the expected tax that would be calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to our loss before income taxes primarily due to the re-enactment of the federal research and development credit in December 2014 for calendar year 2014 which has been treated as a discrete event for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as well as the impacts from state income taxes and certain expenditures which are permanently not deductible for tax purposes.
A valuation allowance is required when it is more-likely-than-not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets may not be realized. Assessing the need for, or sufficiency of, a valuation allowance requires management to evaluate, on a quarterly basis, all available evidence, both positive and negative, including the recent trend of losses from continuing operations before income taxes. We will continue to evaluate whether future results are less than projected and if a valuation allowance may be required to reduce deferred tax assets, which could have a material impact on our results of operations. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we continued to believe that the weight of the positive evidence outweighed the negative evidence regarding the realization of our net deferred tax assets.
See Note 56 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion on uncertain income tax positions.


Retirement Benefit Plans:Benefits:
Components of retirement benefit expense are:
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015Three months ended March 31,
  As Restated   As Restated2017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Service cost$3.6
 $2.7
 $10.5
 $8.1
$3.7
 $3.5
Interest cost on benefit obligation16.5
 16.4
 49.5
 49.2
14.8
 16.5
Assumed return on plan assets(17.5) (22.1) (52.6) (66.1)(16.1) (17.5)
Amortization of prior service credits(0.3) (0.3) (0.8) (0.8)(0.1) (0.3)
Recognized net actuarial losses15.0
 20.1
 45.1
 60.2
16.0
 15.0
Retirement benefit expense$17.3
 $16.8
 $51.7
 $50.6
Retirement benefits$18.3
 $17.2
Market conditions and interest rates significantly affect the assets and liabilities of our pensionretirement benefit plans. Pension accounting permits market gains and losses to be deferred and recognized over a period of years. This “smoothing” results in the creation of other accumulated income or losses which will be amortized to retirement benefit expense or benefit in future years. The accounting method we utilize recognizes one-fifth of the unamortized gains and losses associated with the market-related value of pension assets and all other gains and losses, including changes in the discount rate used to calculate benefit costs each year. Investment gains or losses for this purpose are the difference between the expected return and the actual return on the market-related value of assets which smoothes market related asset values over three years. Although the smoothing period mitigates some volatility in the calculation of annual retirement benefit expense, future expenses are impacted by changes in the market value of pension plan assets and changes in interest rates.
Operating Segment Information:
We evaluate our operating segments based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is segment performance. Segment performance which is a Non-GAAP financial measure, represents net sales from continuing operations less applicable costs, expenses and provisions for unusual items relating to the segment. Excluded from segment performance are: corporate income and expenses, interest expense, interest income, income taxes, legacy income or expenses, and unusual items not related to the segment. We believe that segment performance provides information useful to investors in understanding our underlying operational performance. In addition, we provide the Non-GAAP financial measure of our operational performance called segment performance before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefit expense, Rocketdyne purchase accounting adjustments,benefits, and unusual items. We believe the exclusion of the items listed above


permits an evaluation and a comparison of results for ongoing business operations, and it is on this basis that management internally assesses operational performance.


Aerospace and Defense Segment
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  
2016 2015 Change* 2016 2015 Change**Three months ended March 31,  
  As Restated     As Restated  2017 2016 Change*
(In millions, except percentage amounts)(In millions, except percentage amounts)
Net sales$462.2
 $439.4
 $22.8
 $1,224.3
 $1,175.1
 $49.2
$403.7
 $355.3
 $48.4
Segment performance24.2
 (37.0) 61.2
 88.7
 14.3
 74.4
34.7
 29.9
 4.8
Segment margin5.2% (8.4)%   7.2% 1.2%  8.6% 8.4%  
Segment margin before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefit plan expense, net, Rocketdyne purchase accounting adjustments, and unusual items (Non-GAAP measure)9.8% 13.9 %   10.5% 12.9%  
Segment margin before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefits, net, and unusual items (Non-GAAP measure)9.6% 10.1%  
Components of segment performance:                
Aerospace and Defense$45.1
 $60.9
 $(15.8) $129.1
 $151.7
 $(22.6)$38.7
 $36.0
 $2.7
Environmental remediation provision adjustments(16.4) (29.4) 13.0
 (16.8) (32.7) 15.9
(0.6) (0.6) 
Retirement benefit plan benefit (expense), net0.6
 (12.5) 13.1
 (9.4) (37.6) 28.2
Retirement benefits, net(4.0) (5.6) 1.6
Unusual items(0.2) (50.1) 49.9
 
 (49.4) 49.4
0.6
 0.1
 0.5
Rocketdyne purchase accounting adjustments not allocable to our U.S. government contracts:           
Amortization of the Rocketdyne Business’ intangible assets(3.0) (3.0) 
 (9.0) (9.0) 
Depreciation associated with the step-up in the fair value of the Rocketdyne Business’ tangible assets(1.8) (2.8) 1.0
 (5.0) (8.4) 3.4
Cost of sales associated with the step-up in the fair value of the Rocketdyne Business’ inventory(0.1) (0.1) 
 (0.2) (0.3) 0.1
Aerospace and Defense total$24.2
 $(37.0) $61.2
 $88.7
 $14.3
 $74.4
$34.7
 $29.9
 $4.8
 * Primary reason for change. The increase in net sales was primarily due to an increase of $18.9 millionin space programs that was driven by increased deliveries on the multi-year RL10 program.
The decrease in the segment margin before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefit plan expense, net, Rocketdyne purchase accounting adjustments, and unusual items was primarily due to (i) the settlement of the Antares AJ-26 program resulting in a gross contract benefit of $11.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and (ii) funding of $13.1 million to our tax-qualified pension plan during the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
** Primary reason for change. The increase in net sales was primarily due to the following: (i) an increase of $46.0$58.4 million in space programs primarily driven by the RS-25 program development and integration effort in support of the SLS development program and increased workdeliveries on the Commercial Crew DevelopmentAtlas V program andduring the RL10 program as a result of deliveries on this multi-year contract; (ii) an increase of $21.9 million on the PAC-3 contracts associated with the


timing of deliveries; and (iii) an increase of $19.1 million on the HAWK contract that started generating sales in the second halffirst quarter of fiscal 2015. These factors were partially offset due to2017 and (ii) a decrease of $40.6$8.3 million in the various Standard Missile contractsdefense programs primarily fromdriven by the timing of deliveries on the Standard Missile-3 Block IB contract and Standard Missile MK72 booster contract.THAAD program.
The decrease in the segmentSegment margin before environmental remediation provision adjustments, retirement benefit plan expense,benefits, net Rocketdyne purchase accounting adjustments, and unusual items wasdecreased primarily due to the following: (i) a gross contract benefit of $7.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2015 associated with the Antares AJ-26 Settlement Agreement; (ii)current period cost growth and manufacturing inefficiencies in the current periodas we continue to work towards resolving design challenges on electric propulsion contracts and (iii) fundingcontracts. In addition, as anticipated, our increased sales were primarily on lower margin programs such as Atlas while we saw decreased sales from the timing of $28.1 million to our tax-qualified pension plan during the first nine months of fiscal 2016.higher margin programs such as THAAD.
A summary of our backlog is as follows:
September 30, 2016 November 30,
2015
March 31, 2017 December 31,
2016
(In billions)(In billions)
Funded backlog$2.3
 $2.4
$2.2
 $2.3
Unfunded backlog1.5
 1.7
2.0
 2.2
Total contract backlog$3.8
 $4.1
$4.2
 $4.5
Total backlog includes both funded backlog (unfilled orders for which funding is authorized, appropriated and contractually obligated by the customer) and unfunded backlog (firm orders for which funding has not been appropriated). Indefinite delivery and quantity contracts and unexercised options are not reported in total backlog. Backlog is subject to funding delays or program restructurings/cancellations which are beyond our control. Of our September 30, 2016March 31, 2017 total contract backlog, approximately 45%, or $1.7$1.9 billion, is expected to be filled within one year.year as compared to 38%, or $1.7 billion, at December 31, 2016. Backlog has declined from December 31, 2016 due to current period sales outpacing current period awards. This decline was anticipated and may continue as we recognize sales under contracts with large multi-year awards, such as the $1.2 billion award for RS-25 engine restart received in November 2015 and continuing through November 2024.  The nature and timing of large multi-year awards can create variability in our funded and total contract backlog.



Real Estate Segment
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31,   Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,  Three months ended March 31,  
2016 2015 Change 2016 2015 Change*2017 2016 Change
(In millions)(In millions)
Net sales$1.6
 $1.6
 $
 $4.8
 $46.7
 $(41.9)$1.6
 $1.6
 $
Segment performance0.8
 0.9
 (0.1) 2.5
 33.4
 (30.9)0.8
 0.8
 
 * Primary reason for change.During the second quarter Net sales and segment performance consist primarily of fiscal 2015, we recognized net sales of $42.0 million associated with a land sale of approximately 550 acres which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $30.6 million.rental property operations.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to segment performance (discussed above), we provide the Non-GAAP financial measure of our operational performance called Adjusted EBITDAP. We use this metric to furthermeasure our understanding of the historical and prospective consolidated core operating performance of our segments, net of expenses resulting from our corporate activities in the ordinary, on-going and customary course of our operations. Further, weperformance. We believe that to effectively compare the core operating performance metric from period to period, on a historical and prospective basis, the metric should exclude items relating to retirement benefits (pension and postretirement benefits), significant non-cash expenses, the impacts of financing decisions on earnings, and items incurred outside the ordinary, on-going and customary course of our operations. Accordingly, we define Adjusted EBITDAP as GAAP loss from continuing operationsincome before income taxes adjusted to exclude interest expense, interest income, depreciation and amortization, retirement benefit expensebenefits net of cash funding to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan that are recoverable under our U.S. government contracts, and unusual items which we do not believe are reflective of such ordinary, on-going and customary course activities. Adjusted EBITDAP does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to, net loss,income, as determined in accordance with GAAP.


Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,Three months ended March 31,
2016 2015 2016 20152017 2016
  As Restated   As Restated(In millions, except percentage amounts)
(In millions, except percentage amounts)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes$(25.2) $(60.2) $(5.0) $(32.3)
Income before income taxes$9.2
 $8.6
Interest expense5.9
 11.9
 27.4
 38.5
7.4
 11.1
Interest income(0.1) (0.1) (0.4) (0.2)(0.5) (0.2)
Depreciation and amortization15.4
 16.1
 45.9
 48.5
16.3
 15.1
Retirement benefit expense, net4.2
 16.8
 23.6
 50.6
Retirement benefits, net (1)9.0
 10.3
Unusual items34.3
 51.2
 34.5
 51.2
0.4
 0.2
Adjusted EBITDAP$34.5
 $35.7
 $126.0
 $156.3
$41.8
 $45.1
Adjusted EBITDAP as a percentage of net sales7.4% 8.1% 10.3% 12.8%10.3% 12.6%
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(1) Retirement benefits are net of cash funding to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan which are recoverable costs under our U.S. government contracts. Our recoverable tax-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016 totaled $9.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively.
In addition to segment performance and Adjusted EBITDAP, we provide the Non-GAAP financial measures of free cash flow and net debt. We use these financial measures, both in presenting our results to stakeholders and the investment community, and in our internal evaluation and management of the business. Management believes that these financial measures are useful because it presents our business using the same tools that management uses to evaluate progress in achieving our performance metrics for annual cash and long-term compensation incentive plans.
Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,Three months ended March 31,
2016 2015 2016 20152017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$45.1
 $42.1
 $48.9
 $70.5
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities$(3.1) $(31.7)
Capital expenditures(11.0) (8.5) (30.5) (17.9)(2.7) (7.7)
Free cash flow(1)$34.1
 $33.6
 $18.4
 $52.6
$(5.8) $(39.4)
 ____________
(1)Free Cash Flow, a Non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow excludes any mandatory debt service requirements and other non-discretionary expenditures. Free Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation, as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to cash flows from operations presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes Free Cash Flow is useful as it provides supplemental information to assist investors in viewing the business using the same tools that management uses to evaluate progress in achieving the Company’s goals.
(1) Free Cash Flow, a Non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation, as a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes, or as an alternative to cash flows from operations presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe Free Cash Flow is useful as


it provides supplemental information to assist investors in viewing the business using the same tools that management uses to evaluate progress in achieving our goals.
September 30, 2016 November 30, 2015March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Debt principal$537.0
 $652.0
$685.0
 $725.6
Cash and cash equivalents(129.3) (211.1)(382.1) (410.3)
Net debt$407.7
 $440.9
$302.9
 $315.3
Because our method for calculating the Non-GAAP measures may differ from other companies’ methods, the Non-GAAP measures presented above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. These measures are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, and we do not intend for this information to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures.
Other Information
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information relating to our discussion of the effects of recent accounting pronouncements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP that offer acceptable alternative methods for accounting for certain items affecting our financial results, such as determining inventory cost, depreciating long-lived assets, and recognizing revenues.
The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates, assumptions, judgments, and interpretations that can affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and other supplemental disclosures. The development of accounting estimates is the responsibility of our management. Management discusses those areas that require significant judgment with the audit committee of our board of directors. All of our financial disclosures in our filings with the SEC have been reviewed with the audit committee. Although we believe that the positions we have taken with regard to uncertainties are reasonable, others might reach different conclusions and our positions can change over time as more information becomes available. If an accounting estimate changes, its effects are accounted for prospectively and, if significant, disclosed in notes of the consolidated financial statements.
The areas most affected by our accounting policies and estimates are revenue recognition, other contract considerations, goodwill, retirement benefit plans, litigation, environmental remediation costs and recoveries, and income taxes. Except for income taxes and litigation matters related to discontinuedlegacy operations, which are not allocated to our operating segments, these areas affect the financial results of our business segments.
In our Aerospace and Defense segment, recognition of profit on long-term contracts requires the use of assumptions and estimates related to the contract value or total contract revenue, the total cost at completion and the measurement of progress towards completion. Due to the nature of the programs, developing the estimated total contract value and cost at completion requires the use of significant judgment. Estimates are continually evaluated as work progresses and are revised as necessary. Factors that must be considered in estimating the work to be completed include, but not limited to: labor productivity, the nature and technical complexity of the work to be performed, availability and cost volatility of materials, subcontractor and vendor performance, warranty costs, volume assumptions, anticipated labor agreements and inflationary trends, schedule and performance delays, availability of funding from the customer, and the recoverability of costs incurred outside the original contract included in any estimates to complete. We review contract performance and cost estimates for some contracts at least monthly and for others at least quarterly and more frequently when circumstances significantly change. When a change in estimate is determined to have an impact on contract profit, we will record a positive or negative adjustment to the statement of operations. Changes in estimates and assumptions related to the status of certain long-term contracts may have a material effect on our operating results. The following table summarizes the impact from changesof the change in significant contract accounting estimates and assumptions on the statements of operations on contracts, representing 96% of ourCompany’s Aerospace and Defense segment net sales over the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015 accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting:

 Three months ended September 30, Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended August 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
   As Restated   As Restated
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on loss from continuing operations before income taxes$1.1
 $9.5
 $(2.3) $19.2
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on net loss0.7
 5.7
 (1.4) 11.5
Favorable (unfavorable) effect of the changes in contract estimates on basic and diluted net loss per share0.01
 0.09
 (0.02) 0.19

During the first nine months
 Three months ended March 31,
 2017 2016 (1)
 (In millions, except per share amounts)
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on income before income taxes$3.4
 $
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on net income2.0
 
Favorable effect of the changes in contract estimates on basic and diluted net income per share0.03
 
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(1) The impact of fiscal 2015 favorableall changes in contract estimates and assumptions related to the status of certain long-term contracts since fiscal year-end 2015 were primarily driven by better than expected performance on space launch systems and missile defense programs primarily duereflected in the month ended December 31, 2015 as a result of the Company's change in fiscal year-end from November 30 of each year to affordability initiatives and lower overhead costs.December 31 of each year.
A detailed description of our significant accounting policies can be found in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.December 31, 2016.
Arrangements with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, arrangements with off-balance sheet risk consisted of: 
$45.3 million in outstanding commercial letters of credit expiring through 2017, the majority of which may be renewed, primarily to collateralize obligations for environmental remediation and insurance coverage.


$45.643.9 million in outstanding surety bonds to primarily satisfy indemnification obligations for environmental remediation coverage.
Up to $120.0 million aggregate in guarantees by us of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s obligations to U.S. government agencies for environmental remediation activities.
Guarantees, jointly and severally, by our material domestic subsidiaries of their obligations under our Senior Credit Facility.
In addition to the items discussed above, we have and will from time to time enter into certain types of contracts that require us to indemnify parties against potential third-party and other claims. These contracts primarily relate to: (i) divestiture agreements, under which we may provide customary indemnification to purchasers of our businesses or assets including, for example, claims arising from the operation of the businesses prior to disposition, liability to investigate and remediate environmental contamination existing prior to disposition; (ii) certain real estate leases, under which we may be required to indemnify property owners for claims arising from the use of the applicable premises; and (iii) certain agreements with officers and directors, under which we may be required to indemnify such persons for liabilities arising out of their relationship with us. The terms of such obligations vary. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated.
Additionally, we issue purchase orders and make other commitments to suppliers for equipment, materials, and supplies in the normal course of business. These purchase commitments are generally for volumes consistent with anticipated requirements to fulfill purchase orders or contracts for product deliveries received, or expected to be received, from customers and would be subject to reimbursement if the contract is terminated.
We provide product warranties in conjunction with certain product sales. The majority of our warranties are one-year standard warranties for parts, workmanship, and compliance with specifications. On occasion, we have made commitments beyond the standard warranty obligation. While we have contracts with warranty provisions, there is not a history of any significant warranty claims experience. A reserve for warranty exposure is made on a product by product basis when it is both estimable and probable. These costs are included in the program’s estimate at completion and are expensed in accordance with our revenue recognition methodology as allowed under GAAP for that particular contract.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)Used in Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities
The change in cash and cash equivalents was as follows:


Nine months ended September 30, Nine Months Ended August 31,Three months ended March 31,
2016 20152017 2016
(In millions)(In millions)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities$48.9
 $70.5
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities$(3.1) $(31.7)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(30.0) (17.9)(17.7) (7.7)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities(98.1) (75.2)(7.4) (13.6)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents$(79.2) $(22.6)$(28.2) $(53.0)
Net Cash Provided byUsed in Operating Activities
The $48.9$3.1 million of cash provided byused in operating activities in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 20162017 was primarily due to cash used to fund working capital (defined as accounts receivables, inventories, other current assets, accounts payables, contract advances, real estate activities, and other current liabilities). The funding of working capital was comprised of the resultfollowing: (i) an increase of $136.8$54.3 million in accounts receivables due to the timing of net sales and (ii) a decrease of $13.2 million in cash generatedadvances on long-term contracts, partially offset by the loss from continuing operationsa decrease of $24.7 million in inventories primarily due to a decrease in overhead costs. Additionally, income before income taxes adjusted for non-cash items whichgenerated $42.2 million of cash.
The $31.7 million of cash used in operating activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was offset byprimarily due to cash used to fund working capital (defined as accounts receivables, inventories, other current assets, accounts payable, contract advances, real estate activities, and other current liabilities). The funding of working capital is primarily due towas comprised of the following: (i) a decrease of $26.9$30.1 million in cash advances on long-term contracts; (ii) an increase of $13.4 million in other current assets, net primarily related to income taxes; and (iii) a decrease of $57.9$23.3 million in other current liabilities primarily associated with payments for employee compensation and interest; (iii) an increase of $14.4 million in inventories primarily related to AR1 research and development activities; and (iv) an increase of $12.8 million in account receivables due to the timing of payments associated with employee compensation, income taxes, and interest expense. In addition, we funded $33.1 million to our retirement benefit plans during the first nine monthsrecognition of fiscal 2016. The funding of working capital wasnet sales partially offset by a decreasenet increase of $22.2$22.5 million in accounts receivablepayable primarily duerelated to the timing of net sales.
The $70.5 million of cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2015 was primarily the result of cash provided by loss from continuing operationspayments. Additionally, income before income taxes adjusted for non-cash items which generated $78.7$35.4 million which was offset by cash used to fund working capital (defined as accounts receivables, inventories, accounts payable, recoverable environmental remediation costs, contract advances, real estate activities, environmental reserves, and other current assets and liabilities). The funding of working capital is primarily due to the following: (i) an increase of $20.1 million in other current assets primarily associated with income taxes and other receivables; (ii) a decrease of $15.3 million in accounts payable due to the timing of payments; and (iii) an increase of $18.8 million in accounts receivable due to the timing of sales and


billings during the quarter partially offset by the changes in the environmental reserves and recoveries of $29.1 million. See Notes 7(b) and 7(c) of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion on environmental matters. In addition, we paid $27.1 million for income taxes in the first nine months of fiscal 2015.cash.
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
During the first ninethree months of fiscal 20162017 and 2015,2016, we had capital expenditures of $30.5$2.7 million and $17.9$7.7 million, respectively. The increasedecrease in capital expenditures is primarily due to timing of expenditures related to construction projects associated with supporting our Competitive Improvement Plan.fiscal 2017 capital plan.
During the first three months of fiscal 2017, we purchased Coleman Aerospace for $15.0 million.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
During the first ninethree months of fiscal 2017, we had debt repayments of $5.0 million (see below). During the first three months of fiscal 2016, we had debt repayments of $595.3 million and had borrowings of $500.0 million. During the first nine months of fiscal 2015, we had debt repayments of $72.0$14.4 million.
Debt Activity and Covenants
Our debt principal activity since November 30, 2015December 31, 2016 was as follows:
 
November 30,
2015
 Borrowings 
Cash
Payments
 Non-cash Activity September 30, 2016
 (In millions)
Term loan$93.8
 $400.0
 $(98.8) $
 $395.0
Revolver
 100.0
 
 
 100.0
7 1/8% Notes
460.0
 
 (484.6) 24.6
 
4 1/16% Convertible Subordinated Debentures(“4 1/16% Debentures”)
84.6
 
 
 (43.0) 41.6
2 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures
0.2
 
 
 
 0.2
Delayed draw term loan13.0
 
 (13.0) 
 
Other debt0.4
 
 (0.2) 
 0.2
Total Debt and Borrowing Activity$652.0
 $500.0
 $(596.6) $(18.4) $537.0
 December 31, 2016 
Cash
Payments
 Non-cash Equity Conversion March 31, 2017
 (In millions)
Term loan$390.0
 $(5.0) $
 $385.0
2 1/4% Notes
300.0
 
 
 300.0
4 1/16% Debentures
35.6
 
 (35.6) 
Total Debt and Borrowing Activity$725.6
 $(5.0) $(35.6) $685.0
The Our senior secured senior credit facility ("Senior Credit FacilityFacility") contains covenants requiring us to (i) maintain an interest coverage ratio (the "Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio") of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) maintain a leverage ratio ( the "Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio") not to exceed (a) 4.00 to 1.00 from September 30,for periods ending December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017; (b) 3.75 to 1.00 for periods ending from December 31, 2017  through September 30, 2018; and (c) 3.50 to 1.00 for periods ending from December 31, 2018 thereafter, provided that the maximum leverage ratio for all periods shall be increased by 0.50 to 1.00 for two quarters after consummation of a qualified acquisition. We may generally make certain investments, redeem debt subordinated to the Senior Credit Facility and make certain restricted payments (such as stock repurchases and dividends)repurchases) if our Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.25 to 1.00 pro forma for such transaction. We are otherwise subject to customary covenants including limitations on asset sales, incurrence of additional debt, and limitations on certain investments and restricted payments.


Financial Covenant  Actual Ratios as of
September 30, 2016March 31, 2017
  Required Ratios
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined under the Senior Credit Facility  9.1511.08 to 1.00  Not less than: 3.00 to 1.00
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, as defined under the Senior Credit Facility  2.252.39 to 1.00  Not greater than: 4.00 to 1.00
We were in compliance with our financial and non-financial covenants as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Outlook
Short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of recurring operating expenses, including but not limited to costs related to our capital and environmental expenditures, company-funded research and developmentR&D expenditures, debt service requirements, and retirement benefit plans. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and availability under our revolving credit facility will provide sufficient funds to meet our operating plan, which includes our CIP Phase I and Phase II, and AR1 engine development costs, for the next twelve months. The operating plan for this period provides for full operation of our businesses, and interest and principal payments on our debt. As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, we had $204.7$304.7 million of available borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility. Based on our existing debt agreements, we were in compliance with our financial and non-financial covenants as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. Our failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived by the lenders, could result in the acceleration of the Senior Credit Facility and the 4 1/16% Debentures.Notes. In addition, our failure to pay principal and interest when due is a default under the Senior Credit Facility, and in certain cases, would cause a cross defaultsdefault on the 4 1/16% Debentures.


Notes.
We are committed to a cash management strategy that maintains liquidity to adequately support the operation of the business, our growth strategy and to withstand unanticipated business volatility. We believe that cash generated from operations, together with our current levels of cash and investments as well as availability under our revolving credit facility, should be sufficient to maintain our ongoing operations, support working capital requirements, fund the CIP, make cash contributions of approximately $33 million in fiscal 2016 to our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan, and fund anticipated capital expenditures related to projected business growth. Our cash management strategy includes maintaining the flexibility to pay down debt and/or repurchase shares depending on economic and other conditions. In connection with the implementation of our cash management strategy, our management may seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise if we believe that it is in our best interests. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.
Potential future acquisitions depend, in part, on the availability of financial resources at an acceptable cost of capital. We expect to utilize cash on hand and cash generated by operations, as well as cash available under our Senior Credit Facility, which may involve renegotiation of credit limits to finance future acquisitions. Other sources of capital could include the issuance of common and/or preferred stock, and the placement of debt. We periodically evaluate capital markets and may access such markets when circumstances appear favorable. We believe that sufficient capital resources will be available from one or several of these sources to finance future acquisitions. However, no assurances can be made that acceptable financing will be available, or that acceptable acquisition candidates will be identified, or that any such acquisitions will be accretive to earnings.
As disclosed in Notes 7(a)8(a) and 7(b)8(b) of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we have exposure for certain legal and environmental matters. We believe that it is currently not possible to estimate the impact, if any, that the ultimate resolution of certain of these matters will have on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Major factors that could adversely impact our forecasted operating cash and our financial condition are described in the section “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.December 31, 2016.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this report should be considered “forward-looking statements” as defined by Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this report other than historical information may be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements present (without limitation) the expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives of management and future financial performance and assumptions underlying, or judgments concerning, the matters discussed in the statements. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project” and “expect,” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties, including with respect to future sales and activity levels, cash flows, contract performance, the outcome of litigation and contingencies, environmental remediation and anticipated costs of capital. A variety of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expected and expressed in our forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those expressed in the forward-lookingforward-


looking statements are described in the section “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015December 31, 2016 include the following:
future reductions or changes in U.S. government spending;
cancellation or material modification of one or more significant contracts;
negative audit findings of the Company's business by the U.S. government;
the estimates or judgments the Company makes, or the assumptions the Company relies on, in preparing consolidated financial statements could prove to be inaccurate;
cost overruns on the Company's contracts that require the Company to absorb excess costs;
failure of the Company's subcontractors or suppliers to perform their contractual obligations;
failure to secure contracts;
failure to comply with regulations applicable to contracts with the U.S. government;
failure to comply with applicable laws, including laws relating to export controls and anti-corruption or bribery laws;
the Company's CIPCompetitive Improvement Program may not be successful in aligning the Company's operations to current market conditions;conditions or in achieving the anticipated costs savings and other benefits within the expected timeframes;
the Company's international sales are subject to applicable laws relating to export controls, the violation of which could adversely affect its operations;
costs and time commitment related to potential and/or actual acquisition activities may exceed expectations;
the Company's inability to adapt to rapid technological changes;
failure of the Company's information technology infrastructure including a successful cyber-attack, accident, unsuccessful outsourcing of certain information technology and cyber security functions, or security breach that could result in disruptions to the Company's operations;


product failures, schedule delays or other problems with existing or new products and systems;
the release, or explosion, or unplanned ignition of dangerous materials used in the Company's businesses;
loss of key qualified suppliers of technologies, components, and materials;
the funded status of the Company's defined benefit pension plan and the Company's obligation to make cash contributions in excess of the amount that the Company can recover in its current period overhead rates;
effects of changes in discount rates and actuarial estimates, actual returns on plan assets, and government regulations on defined benefit pension plans;
the possibility that environmental and other government regulations that impact the Company become more stringent or subject the Company to material liability in excess of its established reserves;
environmental claims related to the Company's current and former businesses and operations including the inability to protect or enforce previously executed environmental agreements;
reductions in the amount recoverable from environmental claims;
the results of significant litigation;
significant risk exposures and potential liabilities that are inadequately covered by indemnity or insurance;
inability to protect the Company's patents and proprietary rights;
business disruptions to the extent not covered by insurance;
the earnings and cash flows of the Company's subsidiaries and the inability to distribute those earnings to the Company;
the substantial amount of debt which places significant demands on the Company's cash resources and could limit the Company's ability to borrow additional funds or expand its operations;
the Company's ability to comply with the financial and other covenants contained in the Company's debt agreements;
risks inherent to the real estate market;
changes in economic and other conditions in the Sacramento, California metropolitan area real estate market or changes in interest rates affecting real estate values in that market;
additional costs related to past or future divestitures;
the loss of key employees and shortage of available skilled employees to achieve anticipated growth;
a strike or other work stoppage or the Company's inability to renew collective bargaining agreements on favorable terms;
fluctuations in sales levels causing the Company's quarterly operating results and cash flows to fluctuate;
restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements may lead to additional risks and uncertainties;
the estimates or judgments the Company makes, or the assumptions the Company relies on, in preparing consolidated financial statements could prove to be inaccurate;
failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and


those risks detailed in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes to our disclosures related to certain market risks as reported under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.December 31, 2016.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to market risk principally due to changes in interest rates. Debt with interest rate risk includes borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility. Other than pension assets and liabilities, we do not have any significant exposure to interest rate risk related to our investments.
As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, our debt principal amounts totaled $537.0$685.0 million: $42.0$300.0 million, or 8%44%, was at an averagea fixed rate of 4.07%2.25%; and $495.0$385.0 million, or 92%56%, was at a variable rate of 2.77%3.23%.
The estimated fair value and principal amount of our outstanding debt is presented below:


 Fair Value Principal Amount
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
 (In millions)
Term loan$395.0
 $92.5
 $93.8
 $395.0
 $92.5
 $93.8
Revolver100.0
 
 
 100.0
 
 
4 1/16% Debentures
81.2
 149.5
 164.0
 41.6
 84.6
 84.6
7 1/8% Notes

 479.6
 480.1
 
 460.0
 460.0
Delayed draw term loan
 13.0
 13.0
 
 13.0
 13.0
Other debt0.4
 0.6
 0.6
 0.4
 0.5
 0.6
 $576.6
 $735.2
 $751.5
 $537.0
 $650.6
 $652.0
 Fair Value Principal Amount
 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (In millions)
Term loan$385.0
 $390.0
 $385.0
 $390.0
2 1/4% Notes
324.6
 294.9
 300.0
 300.0
4 1/16% Debentures (1)

 70.8
 
 35.6
 $709.6
 $755.7
 $685.0
 $725.6
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(1)
In December 2016, we notified holders of our 4 1/16% Debentures that we would redeem, on February 3, 2017, all of their 4 1/16% Debentures at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 4 1/16% Debentures to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In January 2017, $35.6 million of the 4 1/16% Debentures (the entire amount outstanding as of December 31, 2016) were converted to 3.9 million shares of common stock.
The fair values of the 72 1/84% Notes and 4 1/16% Debentures were determined using broker quotes that are based on open markets of ourfor the Company’s debt securities.securities (Level 2 securities). The revolver and term loanloans bore interest at variable rates, which adjusted based on market conditions, and thetheir carrying value of these debtsvalues approximated fair value.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Management has conducted an evaluation (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017. As a result of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting discussed below, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2016.March 31, 2017.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as of the end of the period covered by this report.
We previously identified and disclosed in our Form 10-K/A10-K for the year ended November 30, 2015, as well as in our Form 10-Q/A for the interim period ended MarchDecember 31, 2016 and our Form 10-Q for the interim period ended June 30, 2016, a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as we did not maintain adequate controls over the completeness and accuracy of our accounting for income taxes, including the income tax provision and related tax assets and liabilities.
Income tax accounting remediation efforts
Management is in the process of improving and strengthening the internal controls related to income taxes which includes hiring additional tax resources (internal or external) and implementing additional controls to validate the completeness and accuracy of financial information utilized in our accounting for income taxes. During the first quarter of fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016, we enhanced certain of our controls over2017, the evaluation of financial information providedCompany hired a vice president overseeing the tax function and transitioned to and received from our third party taxa new external service provider to ensurefor the completeness and accuracy of this information. In addition, we have engaged a third party to assist us in the operation of our control over the annual evaluationpreparation of the completeness and accuracy of our population of deferredquarterly tax assets and liabilities.
Remediation of prior year material weaknesses
We previously identified and disclosed in our Form 10-K/A for the year ended November 30, 2015, as well as in our Form 10-Q/A for the interim period ended March 31, 2016 and our Form 10-Q for the interim period ended June 30, 2016, material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting regarding the following:
We did not adequately design controls related to purchase accounting considerations for long-term customer contracts acquired as part of a business combination; and
We did not maintain effective controls over the integration of our accounting policies, practices and controls applicable to the acquired Rocketdyne Business, including those over the segmentation criteria applicable to long-term contracts.
Throughout the first nine months of fiscal 2016, we implemented changes to our processes to improve our internal control over financial reporting. The following steps have been taken to remediate the conditions leading to the above stated material weaknesses:provision.


Developed new key controls and updated our accounting directives associated with business combinations, including the assessment of key accounting considerations to be addressed as part of business acquisitions, such as the reset of the percent complete on acquired long-term customer contracts, the evaluation of fair value measurements and purchase accounting adjustments during the measurement period following acquisition, and the evaluation of acquiree accounting policies. These key controls have been evaluated and determined to be appropriately designed and implemented at September 30, 2016.
Ensured all new contract awards and amendments entered into prior to the transition of our Rocketdyne Business from a third party hosted enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system to the Company’s Oracle ERP system and business processes in January 2015 were subjected to the key control over the evaluation of appropriate accounting treatment that is now applicable to all such new awards and amendments. This key control has been evaluated and determined to be designed and operating effectively at September 30, 2016.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
Other than the changes discussed above, regarding our controls over accounting considerations in a business combination and income tax accounting, thereThere were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Except as disclosed in Note 78 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, there have been no significant developments in the pending legal proceedings as previously reported in Part 1, Item 3, Legal Proceedings in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.December 31, 2016.

Asbestos Cases. The following table sets forth information related to our historical product liability costs associated with our asbestos litigation cases since November 30, 2015:December 31, 2016:
Claims filed as of November 30, 201583
Claims filed16
Claims dismissed(32)
Claims settled\tendered(7)
Claims pending as of September 30, 201660
Aggregate settlement costs$0.1
Average settlement costs (1)$
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(1) Less than $0.1 million.
Claims filed as of December 31, 201664
Claims filed10
Claims dismissed(3)
Claims pending as of March 31, 201771
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The information presented below sets forth what we reasonably believe representThere have been no material changes to thefrom our risk factors describedas previously reported in our Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors therein and the information described in this Quarterly Report.December 31, 2016.
Failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could negatively impact the market price of our common stock.
We identified material weaknesses in our internal controls due to the following matters:(i) we did not adequately design controls related to purchase accounting considerations for long-term customer contracts acquired as part of a business combination; (ii) we did not maintain effective controls over the integration of the Company’s accounting policies, practices and controls applicable to the acquired Rocketdyne Business, including those over the segmentation criteria applicable to long-term contracts; and (iii) we determined that we did not maintain adequate controls over the completeness and accuracy of our accounting for income taxes, including the income tax provision and related tax assets and liabilities. As a result of these material weaknesses, errors occurred in several significant accounts in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 consolidated financial statements that were not detected. The areas most affected by these deficiencies include net sales, costs of sales, depreciation expense, inventory, accounts receivable, goodwill, property, plant and equipment, net and income taxes. Due to these material weaknesses, management believes that as of November 30, 2015, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission criteria. We have and will continue to implement various initiatives in fiscal 2016 to improve our internal controls over financial reporting and address the matters


discussed in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The implementation of the initiatives and the consideration of additional necessary improvements are among our highest priorities. Management will continually assess the progress of the initiatives and the improvements, and take further actions as deemed necessary. In addition, management will report such progress to the Board of Directors, under the direction of the Audit Committee. Until the identified material weaknesses are eliminated, there is a risk of a material adverse effect on our operations or financial results.
In addition, we have in the past recorded, and may in the future record, revisions or out of period adjustments to our consolidated financial statements.  In making such adjustments we apply the analytical framework of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality” (“SAB 99”), to determine whether the effect of any adjustment to our consolidated financial statements is material and whether such adjustments, individually or in the aggregate, would require us to restate our consolidated financial statements for previous periods.  Under SAB 99, companies are required to apply quantitative and qualitative factors to determine the “materiality” of particular adjustments.  We have previously revised our quarterly financial information in fiscal 2014 and recorded out of period items in other prior periods.  In the future, we may identify further errors impacting our interim or annual consolidated financial statements.  Depending upon the complete qualitative and quantitative analysis, this could result in us restating previously issued consolidated financial statements.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2016,2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 4.83.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 (the “Common Stock”), in connection with the conversion of $43.0$35.6 million aggregate principal amount of the 4 1/16% Debentures, which 4 1/16% Debentures were surrendered for conversion pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 4 1/16% Debentures. The conversion rate provided under the terms of the 4 1/16% Debentures was 111.0926 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 4 1/16% Debentures, equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $9.00 per share of Common Stock.

The issuance of Common Stock was made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine safety disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
No.  Description
  
18.1*10.1* LetterAmended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, dated as of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated November 1, 2016, related to change in accounting principle.February 22, 2017.
31.1*  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  101*  The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit,Equity, (v) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Unaudited Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
* Filed herewith.


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.
 
     
  Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
    
Date:November 1, 2016May 8, 2017By: /s/ Eileen P. Drake
    
Eileen P. Drake
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
    
Date:November 1, 2016May 8, 2017By: /s/ Kathleen E. ReddPaul R. Lundstrom
    
Kathleen E. ReddPaul R. Lundstrom Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial OfficerOfficer) 
Date:May 8, 2017By:/s/ Steven A. Adams
Steven A. Adams Vice President and
Principal Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)



EXHIBIT INDEX
No.  Description
  
18.1*10.1* LetterAmended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, dated as of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated November 1, 2016, related to change in accounting principle.February 22, 2017.
31.1*  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a — 14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  101*  
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit,Equity, (v) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Unaudited Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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* Filed herewith.



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