UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This proxy statement relates to the special meeting of stockholders of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra”) to approve the proposals described herein with respect to the merger (the “Merger”) of McHale Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altra, with and into Stevens Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Newco”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”), whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and Newco will continue as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altra. Newco has filed a registration statement on FormS-4 and FormS-1 (Reg. No. 333-            )333-224754) to register the offer of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which shares will be distributed to Fortive’s stockholders pursuant to asplit-off orspin-off in connection with the Merger, which shares of Newco common stock will be immediately converted into shares of Altra common stock in the Merger. In addition, Altra has filed a registration statement on FormS-4 (Reg. No. 333-224750) to register the shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per share, that will be issued in the Merger.

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

300 Granite Street, Suite 201

Braintree, Massachusetts 02184

www.altramotion.com

                    , 2018

MERGER PROPOSED—YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the special meeting of stockholders of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra”), to be held on                     , 2018, at              to vote on actions associated with a strategic combination that your board of directors has determined represents a tremendous opportunity to strengthen Altra and position it to deliver enhanced, sustainable stockholder value. A notice of the special meeting and the proxy statement follow.

As previously announced, on March 7, 2018, Altra and Fortive Corporation (“Fortive”) agreed to combine Fortive’s Automation & Specialty platform, but excluding Fortive’s Hengstler and Dynapar businesses (such businesses, the “A&S Business”) with Altra. We are extremely excited about this strategic combination. It significantly expands our position across the technology spectrum by bringing together our strong mechanical and electronic capabilities in engineered power transmission with the A&S Business’s strong electric, electronic and software content in precision motion control. Altra will have increased exposure to higher growth, higher margin categories as well as the scale and global reach to better serve our customers. We will also have an enhanced financial profile, with sales and earnings growth expected to generate substantial free cash flow enabling the company to quicklyde-lever. Finally, we are confident in our ability to integrate the business, particularly given our proven track-record in this area.

In connection with the transactions necessary to combine the A&S Business and Altra, at the special meeting you will be asked to approve:

If the proposal to approve the Share Issuance is not approved, the transactions necessary to combine the A&S Business and Altra cannot be completed.

After the consummation of the transactions necessary to combine the A&S Business and Altra, approximately 54% of the outstanding shares of Altra common stock are expected to be held bypre-transactions holders of Fortive common stock and approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of Altra common stock are expected to be held bypre-transactions holders of Altra common stock. After the consummation of the transactions necessary to combine the A&S Business and Altra, Altra common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under Altra’s current symbol, “AIMC.”

The Altra board of directors recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the Share Issuance, “FOR” the proposal to approve the Charter Amendment, [“FOR” the proposal to approve the Altra Equity Plan Amendments]¹ and “FOR” the proposal to approve adjournments or postponements of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment or the Altra Equity Plan Amendments.

Only those Altra stockholders of record at the close of business on             , 2018 are entitled to notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting.

Your vote is very important.Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting, please vote by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card for the special meeting and mailing the proxy card to us. If you sign, date and mail your proxy card without indicating how you want to vote, your proxy will be counted as a vote“FOR”each of the proposals presented at the special meeting. In addition, you may vote by proxy by calling the toll-free telephone number or by accessing the internet. If you do not return your card, vote by telephone or by using the internet, or if you do not specifically instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote any shares held for you in “street name,” your shares will not be voted at the special meeting.

This document is a proxy statement of Altra for its use in soliciting proxies for the special meeting.We urge you to review this entire document carefully. In particular, you should consider the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page33.

We thank you for your consideration and continued support of Altra.

Sincerely,

Carl R. Christenson

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

300 Granite Street, Suite 201

Braintree, Massachusetts 02184

                    , 2018

A special meeting of stockholders (the “special meeting”) of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra”) will be held as follows:

DATE:                     , 2018

TIME:    

LOCATION:    

PURPOSE:    To consider and act upon the following:

The Altra board of directors has determined that the Transactions (as defined in this proxy statement) are advisable and in the best interests of Altra and its stockholders, approved the Transaction Documents (as defined in this proxy statement), approved the Transactions and authorized and adopted the Charter Amendment and the [the Altra Equity Plan Amendments]. The Altra board of directors recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the Share Issuance, “FOR” the proposal to approve the Charter Amendment, [“FOR” the proposal to approve the Altra Equity Plan Amendments] and “FOR” the proposal to approve adjournments or postponements of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment or the Altra Equity Plan Amendments. If the proposal to approve the Share Issuance is not approved, the Transactions cannot be completed.

All Altra stockholders are cordially invited to attend the special meeting, although only those stockholders of record at the close of business on                     , 2018 are entitled to notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors:

Glenn E. Deegan

Vice President, Legal & Human Resources,

General Counsel and Secretary

It is important that your shares be represented and voted, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting.

YOU CAN VOTE:

Promptly return your signed and dated proxy/voting instruction card in the enclosed envelope.

Call toll-free1-800-690-6903 and follow the instructions.

Access “www.proxyvote.com” and follow theon-screen instructions.

You may attend the special meeting and vote in person.

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REFERENCES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This document incorporates important business and financial information about Altra from documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that have not been included or delivered with this document. This information is available to Altra stockholders without charge by accessing the SEC’s website maintained at www.sec.gov, or upon written request to Altra Industrial Motion Corp., 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, Attention: Investor Relations. See “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”

All information contained or incorporated by reference in this document with respect to Altra and Merger Sub and their respective subsidiaries, as well as information on Altra after the consummation of the Transactions, has been provided by Altra. All other information contained or incorporated by reference in this document with respect to Fortive, Newco or their respective subsidiaries or the A&S Business and with respect to the terms and conditions of Fortive’s Exchange Offer has been provided by Fortive.

The information included in this document regarding Fortive’s exchange offer is being provided for informational purposes only and does not purport to be complete. For additional information on Fortive’s Exchange Offer and the terms and conditions of Fortive’s Exchange Offer, Altra’s stockholders are urged to read, when available, Newco’s registration statement on FormS-4 and FormS-1 (Reg. No. 333-            ),333-224754), Altra’s registration statement on FormS-4 (Reg. No. 333-224750) and all other documents Newco or Altra file with the SEC relating to the Transactions. This document constitutes only a proxy statement for Altra stockholders relating to the special meeting and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase shares of Altra common stock, Fortive common stock or Altra common stock.

HELPFUL INFORMATION

Certain abbreviations and terms used in the text and notes are defined below:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING

The following are some of the questions that Altra stockholders may have, and answers to those questions. These questions and answers, as well as the following summary, are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this document, and this information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this document. You are urged to read this document in its entirety prior to making any decision.

This document includes important information about the Transactions and the special meeting of Altra stockholders. Altra stockholders should read this information carefully and in its entirety. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto asAnnex A and a copy of the Separation Agreement is attached hereto asAnnex B. The enclosed voting materials allow Altra stockholders to vote their shares without attending the Altra special meeting.The vote of Altra stockholders is very important and Altra encourages its stockholders to vote their proxy as soon as possible. Please follow the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card (or on the voting instruction form provided by the record holder if shares of Altra stock are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee).

Step #3—Issuance of Newco Securities. Prior to the effective time of the Merger, and as a condition to the Distribution, Newco will make distributions to Fortive of the Cash Dividend and Newco Securities. Fortive expects to exchange the Newco Securities with the Debt Exchange Parties for certain outstanding debt obligations of Fortive, which may include debt securities, loans, commercial paper, or a combination thereof, held by the Debt Exchange Parties. Following the Debt Exchange, the Debt Exchange Parties, or their affiliates, are expected to sell the Newco Securities to third-party investors. The Direct Sales were included in the Transactions as a way to dispose of certain non-U.S. assets, liabilities and entities of the A&S Business to Altra subsidiaries for cash in a tax-efficient manner, while reducing the size of the Debt Exchange needed in order to provide Fortive with the same level of monetization of the A&S Business in the Transactions. If Fortive determines that the Debt Exchange is not reasonably likely to be consummated at or prior to the “End Date” (as such term is described in “The Merger Agreement—Termination”) in an amount equal to the Above-Basis Amount at the

stock (except for shares of Newco common stock held by Fortive, Newco, Altra or Merger Sub)Sub, which shares will be canceled and cease to exist, and no consideration will be delivered in exchange therefor) will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Altra common stock equal to (x) 35 million shares of Altra common stock divided by (y) the aggregate number of shares of Newco common stock issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.

Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, approximately 54% of the outstanding shares of Altra common stock are expected to be held bypre-Merger holders of shares of Newco common stock and approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of Altra common stock are expected to be held bypre-Merger Altra stockholders.

process, Altra’s business could suffer and its stock price may decline. In addition, the market price of Altra common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of Altra common stock in the market after the consummation of the Transactions or even the perception that these sales could occur. See “Risk Factors” for a further discussion of the material risks associated with the Transactions.

In the Exchange Offer, Fortive will offer to Fortive stockholders the right to exchange all or a portion of their shares of Fortive common stock for shares of Newco common stock. In the event the Exchange Offer is not fully subscribed, Fortive will distribute in thespin-off the remaining shares of Newco common stock owned by Fortive on a pro rata basis to Fortive stockholders whose shares of Fortive common stock remain outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

In the Merger, the shares of Newco common stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of Altra common stock. Thus, each Fortive stockholder will ultimately receive shares of Altra common stock in the

For a description of the material conditions precedent to the Transactions, see “The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Merger.”

Although the Altra board of directors did not have to increase the number of authorized shares to complete the Share Issuance, the Altra board of directors believes it is in Altra’s best interest to increase the number of authorized shares to assure that additional shares of common stock are available for general corporate purposes, which may include:

If the Charter Amendment proposal is approved by the Altra stockholders and the Merger is consummated, the Altra Charter will be amended to increase the number of authorized shares of Altra common stock from 90,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares. The additional shares of authorized Altra common stock would be identical to the shares of common stock now authorized and outstanding, and the Charter Amendment would not otherwise affect the rights of current holders of Altra common stock.

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Existing Structure Altra Stockholders Fortive Stockholders Altra Fortive Merger Sub Direct Sales Purchasers Newco Direct Sales Sellers Structure Following the Separation and Distribution but Before the Merger and the Direct Sales Altra Stockholders Former Fortive Stockholders Receiving Newco Common Stock in the Distribution Fortive Stockholders Altra Newco (owns a portion of the A&S Business) Fortive Merger Sub Direct Sales Purchasers Direct Sales Sellers (own remaining portion of the A&S Business)

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following risks, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this document and the exhibits hereto. Some of the risks described below relate principally to the business and the industry in which Altra, including the A&S Business, will operate after the Transactions, while others relate principally to the Transactions and participation in the Exchange Offer. The remaining risks relate principally to the securities markets generally and ownership of shares of Altra common stock. For a discussion of additional uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements in this document, please see the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.” In addition, you should consider the risks associated with Altra’s business that appear in Altra’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which is incorporated by reference into this document.

Risks Related to the Transactions

Altra and Fortive may be unable to satisfy the conditions or obtain the approvals required to complete the Transactions.

The consummation of the Transactions is subject to numerous conditions, as described in this document, including consummation of certain transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement (such as the Separation and the receipt of Altra stockholder approval for the Share Issuance). Neither Fortive nor Altra can make any assurances that the Transactions will be consummated on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all. Each of Fortive and Altra has and will continue to expend time and resources and incur expenses related to the proposed Transactions.

Governmental agencies may not approve the Transactions or may impose conditions to the approval of the Transactions or require changes to the terms of the Transactions. Any such conditions or changes could have the effect of delaying completion of the Merger, imposing costs on or limiting the revenues of the combined company following the Merger or otherwise reducing the anticipated benefits of the Merger. Any condition or change which results in a “Burdensome Condition,” as such term is described in “The Merger Agreement—Regulatory Matters,” on the A&S Business and/or Altra under the Merger Agreement might cause Fortive and/or Altra to restructure or terminate the Transactions.

Altra and Newco will need to obtain debt financing to complete the Transactions. Although the Commitment Letters have been obtained from various lenders, the obligations of the lenders under the Commitment Letters are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, including, among others, the absence of any material adverse effect. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that these conditions will be satisfied or, if not satisfied, waived by the lenders. If Altra is not able to obtain alternative financing on commercially reasonable terms, it could prevent the consummation of the Transactions or materially and adversely affect Altra’s business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations if the Transactions are ultimately consummated.

If completed, the Transactions may not be successful or achieve their anticipated benefits.

If the Transactions are completed Altra may not be able to successfully realize anticipated growth opportunities or integrate Altra’s business and operations with the A&S Business’s business and operations. After the Transactions, Altra will have significantly more revenue, expenses, assets and employees than Altra did prior to the Transactions. In the Transactions, Altra will also be assuming certain liabilities of the A&S Business and taking on other obligations (including collective bargaining agreements and certainnon-U.S. pension obligations with respect to transferred employees). Altra may not successfully or cost-effectively integrate the A&S Business’s business and operations into Altra’s existing business and operations. Even if the combined company is able to integrate the combined businesses and operations successfully, this integration may not result in the realization of the full benefits of the growth and other opportunities that Altra currently expects from the Transactions within the anticipated time frame, or at all.

Altra’s estimates and judgments related to the acquisition accounting models used to record the purchase price allocation may be inaccurate.

Management will make significant accounting judgments and estimates for the application of acquisition accounting under GAAP, and the underlying valuation models. Altra’s business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely impacted in future periods if Altra’s accounting judgments and estimates related to these models prove to be inaccurate.

Altra may be required to recognize impairment charges for goodwill and other intangible assets.

The proposed Transactions will add approximately $3.1 billion of goodwill and other intangible assets to Altra’s consolidated balance sheet. In accordance with GAAP, management periodically assesses these assets to determine if they are impaired. Significant negative industry or economic trends, disruptions to Altra’s business, inability to effectively integrate acquired businesses, unexpected significant changes or planned changes in use of the assets, divestitures and market capitalization declines may impair goodwill and other intangible assets. Any charges relating to such impairments would adversely affect results of operations in the periods recognized.

Altra is required to abide by potentially significant restrictions which could limit Altra’s ability to undertake certain corporate actions (such as the issuance of Altra common stock or the undertaking of a merger or consolidation) that otherwise could be advantageous.

To preserve thetax-free treatment to Fortive and/or its stockholders of the Distribution and certain related transactions, under the Tax Matters Agreement, Altra is restricted from taking certain actions that could prevent such transactions from beingtax-free. These restrictions may limit Altra’s ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or engage in other transactions, including using Altra common stock to make acquisitions and in connection with equity capital market transactions that might increase the value of Altra’s business. See “Other Agreements—Tax Matters Agreement” for a detailed description of these restrictions.

The Distribution could result in significant tax liability, and Altra may be obligated to indemnify Fortive for any such tax liability imposed on Fortive.

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by Fortive of the Distribution Tax Opinion and the receipt by Fortive and Altra of Merger Tax Opinions to the effect that (among other things), for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Newco Contribution, taken together with the Distribution, will qualify as a reorganization under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code (in the case of the Distribution Tax Opinion) and the Merger will qualify as atax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (in the case of the Merger Tax Opinions). Provided that the Newco Contribution, the Distribution and the Merger so qualify, Fortive’s stockholders will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Distribution or the Merger for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares) and Fortive will not recognize gain or loss except to the extent the Cash Dividend exceeds Fortive’s adjusted tax basis in the Newco common stock or, if the Debt Exchange is not reasonably likely to be consummated in an amount equal to the Above-Basis Amount at the time of the Distribution, Fortive elects to require Newco (a) to issue to Fortive the Newco Securities or (b) to borrow an amount up to the Above-Basis Amount pursuant to the Bridge Facility and distribute the net proceeds thereof to Fortive. Fortive also intends to seek a ruling from the IRS regarding certain issues relevant to the qualification of the Distribution and certain other aspects of the Transactions fortax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Although the IRS Ruling, if received, will generally be binding on the IRS, the continuing validity of such ruling will be subject to the accuracy of factual representations and assumptions made in the ruling request. In addition, the Distribution Tax Opinion and the Merger Tax Opinions will be based upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by Fortive and Newco. If any of those factual representations or assumptions are untrue or incomplete in any material respect, any undertaking is not

complied with, or the facts upon which the opinion will be based are materially different from the facts at the time of the Distribution, the Distribution may not qualify fortax-free treatment. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS. As a result, the conclusions expressed in the opinions of counsel could be challenged by the IRS, and if the IRS prevails in such challenge, the tax consequences to Fortive and its stockholders could be materially unfavorable.

If the Exchange Offer were determined not to qualify fornon-recognition of gain and loss under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, each Fortive stockholder who receives Newco common stock in the Exchange Offer would generally be treated as recognizing taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Newco common stock received by the stockholder in the Exchange Offer and its tax basis in the shares of Fortive common stock exchanged therefor, or, in certain circumstances, as receiving a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of the Newco common stock received by the stockholder in the Exchange Offer. If thespin-off (in the event the Exchange Offer is not fully subscribed) were determined not to qualify fornon-recognition of gain and loss under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, each Fortive stockholder who receives Newco common stock in thespin-off would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of the Newco common stock received by the stockholder in thespin-off.

In addition, if the Distribution were determined not to qualify fornon-recognition of gain and loss under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, Fortive would generally recognize gain with respect to the transfer of Newco common stock in the Distribution.

Even if the Distribution otherwise qualifies under Section 355 of the Code, the Distribution would be taxable to Fortive (but not to Fortive stockholders) pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Fortive or Newco, directly or indirectly (including through acquisitions of Altra’s stock after the completion of the Transactions), as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Distribution. Current law generally creates a presumption that any direct or indirect acquisition of stock of Fortive or Newco within two years before or after the Distribution is part of a plan that includes the Distribution, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption in certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Although it is expected that the Merger will be treated as part of such a plan, the Merger standing alone will not cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution because holders of Newco common stock immediately before the Merger will hold more than 50% of the stock of the combined company (by vote and value) immediately after the Merger. However, if the IRS were to determine that other direct or indirect acquisitions of stock of Fortive or Newco, either before or after the Distribution, were part of a plan that includes the Distribution, such determination could cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution, which could result in a material tax liability.

The Distribution and certain aspects of the Separation could be taxable to Fortive if Newco or Altra were to engage in a Newco Disqualifying Action (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement). In such cases, under the Tax Matters Agreement, Newco and Altra will be required to indemnify Fortive against any taxes resulting from the Distribution or certain aspects of the Separation that arise as a result of a Newco Disqualifying Action. If Fortive were to recognize gain on the Distribution or certain aspects of the Separation for reasons not related to a Newco Disqualifying Action by Newco or Altra, Fortive would not be entitled to be indemnified under the Tax Matters Agreement and the resulting tax to Fortive could have a material adverse effect on Fortive. If Newco or Altra were required to indemnify Fortive as a result of the Distribution or certain aspects of the Separation being taxable, this indemnification obligation would likely be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on Altra, including with respect to its financial condition and results of operations.

Upon completion of the Transactions, Altra will incur significant expenses in connection with the integration of the A&S Business.

Upon completion of the Transactions, Altra expects to incur significant expenses in connection with the integration of the A&S Business, including integrating products and technology, personnel, information technology systems, accounting systems and suppliers of each business and implementing consistent standards, policies and procedures, and may possibly be subject to material write downs in assets and charges to earnings, which may include severance pay and other costs.

Altra will incur significant costs related to the Transactions that could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity, cash flows and operating results.

Altra expects to incur significantone-time costs in connection with the Transactions, including approximately $85 to $95 million in transaction-related costs (of which $45 to $50 million will be capitalized) and approximately $24 million innon-recurring implementation costs during the first four years following the consummation of the Transactions that Altra management believes are necessary to realize the anticipated synergies from the Transactions. The incurrence of these costs may have a material adverse effect on Altra’s liquidity, cash flows and operating results in the periods in which they are incurred.

Failure to consummate the Transactions could adversely impact the market price of Altra’s common stock as well as Altra’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

If the Transactions are not completed for any reason, the price of Altra’s common stock may decline. In addition, Altra may be subject to additional risks, including:

For a discussion of the circumstances under which the termination fee is payable by Altra or the requirement to reimburse expenses applies, see “The Merger Agreement—Termination Fees and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances.”

Some of Altra’s directors and executive officers have interests in seeing the Transactions completed that may be different from, or in addition to, those of other Altra stockholders. Therefore, some of Altra’s directors and executive officers may have a conflict of interest in recommending the proposals being voted on at Altra’s special meeting.

In considering the recommendations of the Altra board of directors that Altra’s stockholders vote to approve the Share Issuance, you should be aware that Altra’s executive officers have financial interests in the Transactions that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of Altra’s stockholders generally. The members of the Altra board of directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in reaching the determination to approve the terms of the Transactions, including the Merger, and in recommending to Altra’s stockholders that they vote to approve the Share Issuance.

The interests of Altra’s executive officers generally include the following:

The executive officers of Altra immediately prior to the closing of the Merger are generally expected to be the executive officers of Altra immediately after the closing of the Merger. None of Altra’snon-employee directors will receive any payments or benefits in connection with the Transactions, and the Transactions will have no impact on stock awards held bynon-employee directors. For a description and quantification of the benefits that Altra’s executive officers may receive as a result of these interests, see “The Transactions—Interests of Altra’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions.”

Altra may waive one or more of the conditions to the consummation of the Transactions withoutre-soliciting stockholder approval.

Altra may determine to waive, in whole or in part, one or more of the conditions to its obligations to consummate the Transactions, to the extent permitted by applicable law. If Altra waives the satisfaction of a material condition to the consummation of the Transactions, Altra will evaluate the appropriate facts and circumstances at that time andre-solicit stockholder approvals of the Share Issuance if required to do so by law or the rules of Nasdaq. In some cases, if the Altra board of directors determines that such waiver or its effect on Altra’s stockholders does not rise to the level of materiality that would requirere-solicitation of proxies pursuant to applicable law or the rules of Nasdaq, Altra would complete the Transactions without seeking further stockholder approval. Any determination whether to waive any condition to the Transactions or as tore-soliciting Altra stockholder approval or amending this proxy statement as a result of a waiver will be made by the Altra board of directors at the time of such waiver based on the facts and circumstances as they exist at that time.

Risks Related to the Combined Company’s Business Following the Transactions

Sales of Altra common stock after the Transactions may negatively affect the market price of Altra common stock.

The shares of Altra common stock to be issued in the Transactions to holders of shares of Newco common stock will generally be eligible for immediate resale. The market price of Altra common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of Altra common stock in the market after the consummation of the Transactions or even the perception that these sales could occur.

It is expected that upon completion of the Transactions,pre-Merger holders of Newco common stock and Newco Employees will hold approximately 54% of Altra’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis and Altra’s existing stockholders will hold approximately 46% of Altra’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis, subject to adjustment in limited circumstances as provided in the Merger Agreement and as described in the section of this document entitled “The Merger Agreement—The Adjustment Payment.” Currently, Fortive stockholders may include index funds that have performance tied to certain stock indices and institutional investors subject to various investing guidelines.

Because Altra may not be included in these indices following the consummation of the Transactions or may not meet the investing guidelines of some of these institutional investors, these index funds and institutional investors may decide to or may be required to sell the shares of Altra common stock that they receive in the Transactions. In addition, the investment fiduciaries of Fortive’s defined contribution plans may decide to sell any shares of Altra common stock that the trusts for these plans receive in the Transactions, or may decide not to participate in the Exchange Offer, in response to their fiduciary obligations under applicable law. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, may also make it more difficult for Altra to obtain additional capital by selling equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that it deems appropriate.

The historical financial information of the A&S Business may not be representative of its results or financial condition if it had been operated independently of Fortive and, as a result, may not be a reliable indicator of its future results.

The A&S Business is currently operated by Fortive. Consequently, the financial information of the A&S Business included in this document has been derived from the combined financial statements and accounting records of the A&S Business and reflects all direct costs as well as assumptions and allocations made by management of Fortive. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the A&S Business presented may be different from those that would have resulted had the A&S Business been operated independently of Fortive during the applicable periods or at the applicable dates. For example, in preparing the financial statements of the A&S Business, Fortive made allocations of costs and Fortive corporate expenses deemed to be attributable to the A&S Business. However, these costs and expenses reflect the costs and expenses attributable to the A&S Business operated as part of a larger organization and do not necessarily reflect costs and expenses that would be incurred by the A&S Business had it been operated independently. As a result, the historical financial information of the A&S Business may not be a reliable indicator of future results.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information of Altra and the A&S Business is not intended to reflect what actual results of operations and financial condition would have been had Altra and the A&S Business been a combined company for the periods presented, and therefore these results may not be indicative of the combined company’s future operating performance.

Because Altra will combine with the A&S Business only upon completion of the Transactions, it has no available historical financial information that consolidates the financial results for the A&S Business and Altra. The historical financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document consist of the separate financial statements of Fortive, the A&S Business and Altra.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented in this document is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to, and does not purport to, represent what the combined company’s actual results or financial condition would have been if the Transactions had occurred on the relevant date. In addition, such unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based in part on certain assumptions regarding the Transactions that Altra believes are reasonable. These assumptions, however, are only preliminary and will be updated only after the consummation of the Transactions. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting, with Altra considered the acquirer of the A&S Business. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The pro forma purchase price allocation was based on an estimate of the fair values of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of the A&S Business. In arriving at the estimated fair values, Altra has considered the preliminary appraisals of independent consultants which were based on a preliminary and limited review of the assets and liabilities related to the A&S Business to be transferred to, or assumed by, Newco and the Direct Sales Purchasers in the Transactions. Following the effective date of the Transactions, Altra expects to complete the purchase price allocation after considering the fair value of the A&S Business’s assets and liabilities at the level of detail necessary to finalize the required purchase price allocation. The final purchase price allocation may be different than that reflected in the pro forma purchase price allocation presented herein, and this difference may be material. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information also does not reflect the costs of any integration activities or transaction-related costs or incremental capital spending that Altra management believes are necessary to realize the anticipated synergies from the Transactions. Accordingly, the pro forma financial information included in this document does not reflect what Altra’s results of operations or operating condition would have been had Altra and the A&S Business been a consolidated entity during all periods presented, or what the combined company’s results of operations and financial condition will be in the future.

Altra’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected following the Transactions if Altra cannot negotiate terms that are as favorable as those Fortive has received when Altra replaces contracts after the closing of the Transactions.

Prior to consummation of the Transactions, certain functions (such as treasury, cash management, tax compliance, benefits, corporate development, internal audit, purchasing and information systems) for the A&S Business are generally being performed or supported under centralized systems that will not be transferred to Altra and, in some cases, under contracts that are also used for Fortive’s other businesses and which are not intended to be assigned to Altra with the A&S Business. In addition, some other contracts that Fortive or its subsidiaries are a party to on behalf of the A&S Business require consents of third parties to assign them to Newco. While Fortive, under the Transition Services Agreement, will agree to provide Altra with certain limited services, there can be no assurance that Altra will be able to obtain those consents or negotiate terms that are as favorable as those Fortive received when and if Altra replaces these services with its own agreements for similar services. Although Altra believes that it will be able to obtain any such consents or enter into new agreements for similar services, it is possible that the failure to obtain consents for or replace a significant number of these agreements for any of these services or to replace them on terms that as are as favorable as those Fortive has received could have a material adverse impact on Altra’s business, financial condition and results of operations following completion of the Transactions.

Altra’s failure to successfully integrate the A&S Business and any future acquisitions into its business within its expected timetable could adversely affect the combined company’s future results and the market price of Altra’s common stock following the completion of the Transactions.

The success of the Transactions will depend, in large part, on Altra’s ability, as a combined company following the completion of the Transactions, to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions and on the sales and profitability of the combined company. To realize these anticipated benefits, the combined company must successfully integrate its businesses. This integration will be complex and time-consuming. The failure to successfully integrate and manage the challenges presented by the integration process may result in Altra’s failure to achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of the Transactions.

Potential difficulties that may be encountered in the integration process include, among others:

If any of these events were to occur, Altra’s ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and employees or Altra’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Transactions could be adversely affected, or could reduce Altra’s sales or earnings or otherwise adversely affect Altra’s business and financial results after the Transactions and, as a result, adversely affect the market price of Altra’s common stock.

Apart from the Transactions, as part of Altra’s growth strategy, it has made and expects to continue to make, acquisitions. The combined company’s continued growth may depend on Altra’s ability to identify and acquire companies that complement or enhance the combined company’s business on acceptable terms. Altra may not be able to identify or complete future acquisitions. The combined company may not be able to integrate successfully its recent acquisitions, or any future acquisitions, operate these acquired companies profitably, or realize the potential benefits from these acquisitions.

Altra faces risks associated with its prior acquisitions of Svendborg Brakes A/S and S.B. Patent Holding ApS (collectively, “Svendborg”) and the shares and certain assets and liabilities of the Stromag business from GKN plc (“Stromag”).

In connection with Altra’s acquisitions of Svendborg and Stromag, Altra is subject to substantially all of the liabilities of Svendborg and Stromag, respectively, that were not satisfied on or prior to the corresponding closing date. There may be liabilities that Altra underestimated or did not discover in the course of performing its due diligence investigation of Svendborg and Stromag. Under the purchase agreements for the acquisitions, the sellers agreed to provide Altra with a limited set of representations and warranties, including with respect to outstanding and potential liabilities. Damages resulting from a breach of a representation or warranty could have a material and adverse effect on Altra’s financial condition and results of operations, and there is no guarantee that Altra would actually be able to recover all or any portion of the sums payable in connection with such breach.

The success of the combined company will also depend on relationships with third parties andpre-existing customers of Altra and the A&S Business, which relationships may be affected by customer or third-party preferences or public attitudes about the Transactions. Any adverse changes in these relationships could adversely affect the combined company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

The combined company’s success will depend on Altra’s ability to maintain and renew relationships withpre-existing customers, suppliers and other third parties of both Altra and the A&S Business, and Altra’s ability to establish new relationships. There can be no assurance that the business of the combined company will be able to maintain and renewpre-existing contracts and other business relationships, or enter into or maintain new contracts and other business relationships, on acceptable terms, if at all. The failure to maintain important business relationships could have a material adverse effect on Altra’s business, financial condition or results of operations as a combined company.

The growth of the combined company could suffer if the markets into which the combined company sells its products and services experience cyclicality.

The growth of the combined company will depend in part on the growth of the markets which the combined company serves and on the U.S. and global economies in general. Some of the markets Altra serves are highly cyclical, such as the metals, mining and energy markets, including oil, gas and renewable energy. The A&S Business serves certain industries that have historically been cyclical and have experienced periodic downturns that have had a material adverse impact on demand for the products that the A&S Business offers. In such an environment, expected cyclical activity or sales may not occur or may be delayed and may result in significantquarter-to-quarter variability in the combined company’s performance. Any of these factors could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of the combined company in any given period.

Defects, quality issues, inadequate disclosure or misuse with respect to the products and capabilities of the combined company could adversely affect the business, reputation and financial statements of the combined company.

Defects in, quality issues with respect to or inadequate disclosure of risks relating to the combined company’s products or the misuse of the combined company’s products, could lead to lost profits and

other economic damage, property damage, personal injury or other liability resulting in third-party claims, criminal liability, significant costs, damage to its reputation and loss of business. Any of these factors could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of the combined company.

The combined company will have a substantial amount of indebtedness following the Transactions, which could materially adversely affect its financial condition.

Altra’s level of indebtedness will increase as a result of the Transactions. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2018, Altra had $276.0$279.7 million of indebtedness outstanding (of which $275.6$278.3 million was long-term indebtedness), and as of DecemberMarch 31, 20172018 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Transactions, Altra would have had $1,722.4$1,722.1 million of indebtedness outstanding (of which $1,718.0$1,717.0 million would have been long-term indebtedness). In connection with the Transactions, Altra will engage in the following financing activities: the entry (a) by Altra into the Altra Term Loan B Facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,340,000,000, the proceeds of which will be used, together with cash on hand of Altra or its subsidiaries (if necessary), to, among other things, (i) consummate the Direct Sales, (ii) repay in full and extinguish all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money under Altra’s existing revolving credit facility under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015, among Altra and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders, other agents and other parties party thereto from time to time (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof) and (iii) pay certain fees, costs and expenses in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and (b) by Altra (and at Altra’s option, Altra Industrial Motion Netherlands B.V. and any other wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of Altra to be agreed) into the Altra Revolving Credit Facility, a new senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300,000,000. Altra and each of its subsidiaries will also guarantee the obligations of Newco incurred pursuant to the Notes, the Newco Securities or the Bridge Facility, each as described in further detail under “Debt Financing.” Despite its level of indebtedness, Altra has and expects to continue to have the ability to borrow additional debt.

After the consummation of the Transactions, Altra’s indebtedness could have important consequences, including but not limited to:

Altra’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to make scheduled payments on Altra’s debt will depend on a range of economic, competitive and business factors, many of which are outside its control. There can be no assurance that Altra’s business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations to make these payments. If Altra is unable to meet its expenses and debt obligations, Altra may need to refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness before maturity, sell assets or issue additional equity. Altra may not be able to

refinance any of its indebtedness, sell assets or issue additional equity on commercially reasonable terms or at all, which could cause Altra to default on its obligations and impair its liquidity. Altra’s inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy its debt obligations, or to refinance its debt obligations on commercially reasonable terms, would have a material adverse effect on Altra’s business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as on Altra’s ability to satisfy its debt obligations.

Altra’s ability to comply with the financial maintenance covenants cannot be assured.

The Altra Revolving Credit Facility will contain certain financial maintenance covenants requiring Altra to not exceed a maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio and to maintain a minimum consolidated cash interest coverage ratio. There can be no assurance that Altra will be able to remain in compliance with these ratios. If Altra failed to comply with either of these covenants in a future period and was not able to obtain waivers from the lenders thereunder, Altra would need to refinance the Altra Revolving Credit Facility. However, there can be no assurance that such refinancing would be available to Altra on terms that would be acceptable to it or at all.

Altra and the A&S Business operate in the highly competitive power transmission and motion control industries and if Altra and the A&S Business are not able to compete successfully the combined company’s business may be significantly harmed.

Altra and the A&S Business operate in highly fragmented and very competitive markets in the power transmission and motion control industries. Some of Altra and the A&S Business’s competitors have achieved substantially more market penetration in certain of the markets in which Altra and the A&S Business operate, and some of Altra and the A&S Business’s competitors are larger than the combined company will be following the consummation of the Transactions and have greater financial and other resources. With respect to certain of Altra and the A&S Business’s products, Altra and the A&S Business compete with divisions of their original equipment manufacturer customers. Competition in their business lines is based on a number of considerations, including quality, reliability, pricing, availability, and design and application engineering support. Altra’s and the A&S Business’s customers increasingly demand a broad product range and Altra and the A&S Business must continue to develop their expertise in order to manufacture and market these products successfully. To remain competitive, regular investment in manufacturing, customer service and support, marketing, sales, research and development and intellectual property protection is required. In the future, the combined company may not have sufficient resources to continue to make such investments and may not be able to maintain its competitive position within each of the markets it serves. The combined company may have to adjust the prices of some of its products to stay competitive.

Additionally, some of Altra’s and the A&S Business’s larger, more sophisticated customers are attempting to reduce the number of vendors from which they purchase in order to increase their efficiency. If the combined company is not selected to become one of these preferred providers, the combined company may lose market share in some of the markets in which it competes.

There is substantial and continuing pressure on major original equipment manufacturers and larger distributors to reduce costs, including the cost of products purchased from outside suppliers. As a result of cost pressures from customers, Altra’s and the A&S Business’s ability to compete depends in part on their ability to generate production cost savings and, in turn, to find reliable, cost effective outside suppliers to source components or manufacture their products. If the combined company is unable to generate sufficient cost savings in the future to offset price reductions, then its gross margin could be materially adversely affected.

The combined company’s operating results could be negatively affected during economic downturns.

Global economic and financial market conditions have been weak and/or volatile in recent years, and those conditions have adversely affected the operations of Altra and the A&S Business and are expected to continue to

adversely affect the operations of Altra and the A&S Business. A weakening of current conditions or a future downturn may adversely affect the combined company’s future results of operations and financial condition. Weak, challenging or volatile economic conditions in theend-markets, businesses or geographic areas in which the combined company sells its products could reduce demand for products and result in a decrease in sales volume for a prolonged period of time, which would have a negative impact on the combined company’s future results of operations.

International economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors could negatively affect the financial statements, operations and growth of the combined company.

Altra and the A&S Business derive significant sales from customers outside the United States and certain manufacturing operations, suppliers and employees of Altra and the A&S Business are located outside the United States. Altra expects the combined company to continue to increase its sales and presence outside the United States, particularly in high-growth markets. The international business of Altra and the A&S Business (and particularly their respective businesses in high-growth markets) is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally, and Altra’s future results could be materially adversely affected by a variety of factors, including:

In addition, the international operations of Altra and the A&S Business are governed by various U.S. laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other similar laws that prohibit Altra, the A&S Business and their respective business partners from making improper payments or offers of payment to foreign governments and their officials and political parties for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Any alleged or actual violations of these regulations may subject Altra and the A&S Business to government scrutiny, severe criminal or civil sanctions and other liabilities.

As Altra continues to expand the combined company’s business globally, its success will depend, in large part, on its ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks associated with its international operations. However, any of these factors could materially adversely affect the combined company’s international operations and, consequently, its operating results.

Adverse conditions in the credit and capital markets may limit or prevent the combined company’s ability to borrow or raise capital.

While Altra believes it has and will continue to have facilities in place that should allow the combined company to borrow funds as needed to meet its ordinary course business activities, adverse conditions in the

credit and financial markets could prevent the combined company from obtaining financing, if the need arises. The combined company’s ability to invest in its businesses and refinance or repay maturing debt obligations could require access to the credit and capital markets and sufficient bank credit lines to support cash requirements. If the combined company is unable to access the credit and capital markets on commercially reasonable terms, the combined company could experience a material adverse effect on its business, financial position or results of operations.

Altra and the A&S Business rely on independent distributors and the loss of these distributors could adversely affect the combined company’s business.

In addition to a direct sales force and manufacturer sales representatives, Altra depends on the services of independent distributors to sell its products and provide service and aftermarket support to its customers. Altra supports an extensive distribution network, with over 3,000 distributor locations worldwide. During the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately 26% of Altra’s net sales from continuing operations were generated through independent distributors. In particular, sales through Altra’s largest distributor accounted for approximately 6% of Altra’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017. Almost all of the distributors with whom Altra transacts business offer competitive products and services to Altra’s customers. In addition, the distribution agreements Altra has are typicallynon-exclusive and cancelable by the distributor after a short notice period. The A&S Business uses similar channels to sell its products and provide service and aftermarket support to its customers. The loss of any major distributor or a substantial number of smaller distributors or an increase in the distributors’ sales of Altra’s and the A&S Business’s competitors’ products to Altra’s and the A&S Business’s customers could materially reduce the combined company’s sales and profits.

The combined company must continue to invest in new technologies and manufacturing techniques; however, its ability to develop or adapt to changing technology and manufacturing techniques is uncertain and its failure to do so could place the combined company at a competitive disadvantage.

The successful implementation of Altra’s business strategy for the combined company requires it to invest continuously in new technologies and manufacturing techniques to evolve its existing products and introduce new products to meet its customers’ needs in the industries it serves and wants to serve. The combined company’s products are characterized by performance and specification requirements that mandate a high degree of manufacturing and engineering expertise. Altra believes that its customers and those of the A&S Business rigorously evaluate their suppliers on the basis of a number of factors, including:

The combined company’s success depends on its ability to invest in new technologies and manufacturing techniques to continue to meet its customers’ changing demands with respect to the above factors. The combined company may not be able to make required capital expenditures and, even if the combined company does so, the combined company may be unsuccessful in addressing technological advances or introducing new products necessary to remain competitive within its markets. Furthermore, the combined company’s technological developments may not be able to produce a sustainable competitive advantage. If the combined company fails to invest successfully in improvements to its technology and manufacturing techniques, its business may be materially adversely affected.

Altra and the A&S Business rely on estimated forecasts of their original equipment manufacturer customers’ needs, and inaccuracies in such forecasts could materially adversely affect the combined company’s business.

Altra and the A&S Business generally sell their products pursuant to individual purchase orders instead of under long-term purchase commitments. Therefore, Altra and the A&S Business rely on estimated demand forecasts, based upon input from their customers, to determine how much material to purchase and product to manufacture. Because Altra’s and the A&S Business’s sales are based on purchase orders, their customers may cancel, delay or otherwise modify their purchase commitments with little or no consequence to them and with little or no notice to Altra or the A&S Business. For these reasons, Altra and the A&S Business generally have limited visibility regarding their customers’ actual product needs. The quantities or timing required by Altra’s and the A&S Business’s customers for their products could vary significantly. Whether in response to changes affecting the industry or a customer’s specific business pressures, any cancellation, delay or other modification in Altra’s or the A&S Business’s customers’ orders could significantly reduce the combined company’s revenue, impact its working capital, cause its operating results to fluctuate from period to period and make it more difficult for the combined company to predict its revenue. In the event of a cancellation or reduction of an order, the combined company may not have enough time to reduce operating expenses to minimize the effect of the lost revenue on its business and the combined company may purchase too much inventory and spend more capital than expected, which may materially adversely affect its business.

From time to time, the combined company’s customers may experience deterioration of their businesses. In addition, during periods of economic difficulty, the combined company’s customers may not be able to accurately estimate demand forecasts and may scale back orders in an abundance of caution. As a result, existing or potential customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase the combined company’s products and may not be able to fulfill their obligations to the combined company in a timely fashion. Such cancellations, reductions or inability to fulfill obligations could significantly reduce the combined company’s revenue, impact its working capital, cause its operating results to fluctuate adversely from period to period and make it more difficult for the combined company to predict its revenue.

The combined company’s inability to efficiently utilize or renegotiate minimum purchase requirements in certain supply agreements could decrease its profitability.

The combined company’s ability to maintain and expand its business depends, in part, on its ability to continue to obtain raw materials and component parts on favorable terms from various suppliers. Agreements with some of the combined company’s suppliers contain minimum purchase requirements. Neither Altra nor the A&S Business can give any assurance that the combined company will be able to utilize the minimum amount of raw materials or component parts that it is required to purchase under certain supply agreements which contain minimum purchase requirements. If the combined company is required to purchase more raw materials or component parts than it is able to utilize in the operation of its business, the costs of providing their respective products would likely increase, which could decrease the combined company’s profitability and have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Disruption of the combined company’s supply chain could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

Altra’s and the A&S Business’s ability, including manufacturing or distribution capabilities, and that of their respective suppliers, business partners and contract manufacturers, to make, move and sell products is critical to the combined company’s success. Damage or disruption to Altra’s, the A&S Business’s or their respective suppliers’ manufacturing or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fire or explosion, terrorism, pandemics, strikes, repairs or enhancements at Altra’s, the A&S Business’s or their suppliers’ facilities, excessive demand, raw material shortages, or other reasons, could impair the combined company’s ability, and that of its suppliers, to manufacture or sell the combined company’s products. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood or potential impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events

if they occur, could adversely affect the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore the combined company’s supply chain.

The materials used to produce the combined company’s products are subject to price fluctuations that could increase costs of production and adversely affect its profitability.

The materials used to produce the combined company’s products, especially electronic components, aluminum, rare-earth magnets, plastics, copper and steel, are sourced on a global or regional basis, and the prices of those materials are susceptible to price fluctuations due to supply and demand trends, transportation costs, government regulations and tariffs, changes in currency exchange rates, price controls, the economic climate and other unforeseen circumstances. If the combined company is unable to continue to pass a substantial portion of such price increases on to its customers on a timely basis, its future profitability may be materially adversely affected. In addition, passing through these costs to the combined company’s customers may also limit the combined company’s ability to increase its prices in the future.

Altra and the A&S Business face potential liability claims relating to products they manufacture or distribute, which could result in the combined company having to expend significant time and expense to defend these claims and to pay material damages or settlement amounts.

Altra and the A&S Business face a business risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of their respective products is alleged to have resulted in injury or other adverse effects. Altra and the A&S Business currently have several product liability claims against them with respect to their products. Altra may not be able to obtain product liability insurance for the combined company on acceptable terms in the future, if at all, or obtain insurance that will provide adequate coverage against potential claims. Product liability claims can be expensive to defend and can divert the attention of management and other personnel for long periods of time, regardless of the ultimate outcome. An unsuccessful product liability defense could exceed any insurance that Altra maintains for the combined company and could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or its ability to make payments under the combined company’s debt obligations when due. In addition, Altra believes its business depends on the strong brand reputations it and the A&S Business have developed. In the event that Altra’s and the A&S Business’s reputations are damaged, the combined company may face difficulty in maintaining its pricing positions with respect to some of its products, which would reduce its sales and profitability.

The combined company also risks exposure to product liability claims in connection with products sold by businesses that it acquires. Altra cannot assure you that third parties that have retained responsibility for product liabilities relating to products manufactured or sold prior to the combined company’s acquisition of the relevant business or persons from whom it has acquired a business that are required to indemnify the combined company for certain product liability claims subject to certain caps or limitations on indemnification will in fact satisfy their obligations to the combined company with respect to liabilities retained by them or their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to or otherwise do not comply with their respective obligations, including indemnity obligations, or if certain product liability claims for which the combined company is obligated were not retained by third parties or are not subject to these indemnities, the combined company could become subject to significant liabilities or other adverse consequences. Moreover, even in cases where third parties retain responsibility for product liabilities or are required to indemnify the combined company, significant claims arising from products that the combined company has acquired could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s ability to realize the benefits from an acquisition, could result in the combined company reducing the value of goodwill that it has recorded in connection with an acquisition, or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition, or operations.

Altra and the A&S Business may be subject to litigation for a variety of claims, which could adversely affect the combined company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

In addition to product liability claims and securities class action litigation, which has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities, Altra, the A&S Business and the directors and officers of the combined company may be subject to claims arising from normal business activities. These may include claims, suits and proceedings involving stockholder and fiduciary matters, intellectual property, labor and employment, wage and hour, and commercial matters and other matters. The outcome of any litigation, regardless of its merits, is inherently uncertain. Any claims and lawsuits, and the disposition of such claims and lawsuits, could be time-consuming and expensive to resolve, divert management attention and resources, and lead to attempts on the part of other parties to pursue similar claims. Any adverse determination related to litigation or settlement or other resolution of a legal matter could adversely affect the combined company’s business, financial condition or results of operations, harm its reputation or otherwise negatively impact its business.

Altra and the A&S Business may be subject to work stoppages at their facilities, or their customers may be subjected to work stoppages, which could seriously impact the combined company’s operations and the profitability of its business.

As of December 31, 2017, Altra had approximately 4,580 full-time employees, of whom approximately 43% were located in North America (primarily in the United States), 42% in Europe, and 15% in Asia and the rest of the world, and the A&S Business employed approximately 4,750 persons, of whom approximately 40% were located in the United States and approximately 60% were employed outside the United States. Approximately 9% of Altra’s full-time factory U.S. employees are represented by labor unions. In addition, approximately 1,332 employees or 82%, of Altra’s European employees are represented by labor unions or works councils. Approximately 45 employees in the Lamiflex production facilities in Brazil are represented by a works council. Additionally, approximately 79 employees in the TB Wood’s production facility in Mexico are unionized under a collective bargaining agreement that is subject to annual renewals. Of the A&S Business’s U.S. employees, approximately 17% were hourly rated, unionized employees.

Altra is a party to three U.S. collective bargaining agreements. The agreements will expire in November 2019, June 2020 and February 2021. Altra is also party to a collective bargaining agreement with approximately 42 union employees at its Toronto, Canada manufacturing facility. That agreement will expire in July 2018. Altra may be unable to renew these agreements on terms that are satisfactory to it, if at all. One of the three U.S. collective bargaining agreements contains provisions for additional, potentially significant,lump-sum severance payments to all employees covered by that agreement who are terminated as the result of a plant closing, and one of Altra’s collective bargaining agreements contains provisions restricting its ability to terminate or relocate operations. Altra’s facilities in Europe and Brazil have employees who are generally represented by local or national social works councils. Social works councils meet with employer industry associations periodically to discuss employee wages and working conditions. Altra’s facilities in Denmark, France, Germany, Slovakia, and Brazil often participate in such discussions and adhere to any agreements reached.

The A&S Business is currently party to four U.S. collective bargaining agreements. The agreements will expire in January 2019, April 2019, September 2020 and November 2020. The A&S Business may be unable to renew these agreements on terms that are satisfactory to it, if at all. Three of the four U.S. collective bargaining agreements contain provisions for potentially significant severance payments to any employees covered by the agreements who have their employment terminated as a result of a plant closing. Additionally, three of the four U.S. collective bargaining agreements require the payment of potentially significant vacation accruals upon qualifying separations from employment. Outside the United States, the A&S Business has government-mandated collective bargaining arrangements and union contracts in certain countries, particularly in Europe where certain of its employees are represented by unions and/or works councils.

If the combined company’s unionized workers or those represented by a works council were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown in the future, the combined company could experience a significant disruption of its operations. Such disruption could interfere with the combined company’s ability to deliver products on a timely basis and could have other negative effects, including decreased productivity and increased labor costs. In addition, if a greater percentage of the combined company’s work force becomes unionized, the combined company’s business and financial results could be materially adversely affected. Many of the combined company’s direct and indirect customers have unionized work forces. Strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns experienced by these customers or their suppliers could result in slowdowns or closures of assembly plants where the combined company’s products are used and could cause cancellation of purchase orders with the combined company or otherwise result in reduced revenues from these customers.

Changes in employment laws could increase the combined company’s costs and may adversely affect its business.

Various federal, state and international labor laws govern its relationship with employees and affect operating costs. These laws include minimum wage requirements, overtime, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates paid, leaves of absence, mandated health and other benefits, and citizenship requirements. Significant additional government-imposed increases or new requirements in these areas could materially affect the combined company’s business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow.

In the event the combined company’s employee-related costs rise significantly, the combined company may have to curtail the number of its employees or shut down certain manufacturing facilities. Any such actions would not only be costly but could also materially adversely affect its business.

Altra depends on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm its business.

Altra’s senior executives are important to its success because they are instrumental in setting its strategic direction, operating its business, maintaining and expanding relationships with distributors, identifying, recruiting and training key personnel, identifying expansion opportunities, executing merger and acquisition transactions and arranging necessary financing. Losing the services of any of these individuals could adversely affect its business until a suitable replacement could be found. Altra believes that its senior executives could not easily be replaced with executives of equal experience and capabilities, but it cannot prevent its key executives from terminating their employment with Altra. Altra does not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of its executives.

If the combined company loses certain of its key sales, marketing or engineering personnel, its business may be adversely affected.

Altra’s success depends on its ability to recruit, retain and motivate highly skilled sales, marketing and engineering personnel. Competition for these persons in the power transmission and motion control industries is intense and Altra may not be able to successfully recruit, train or retain qualified personnel. If Altra fails to retain and recruit the necessary personnel, the combined company’s business and its ability to obtain new customers, develop new products and provide acceptable levels of customer service could suffer. If certain of these key personnel were to terminate their employment with Altra and the A&S Business, the combined company may experience difficulty replacing them, and its business could be harmed.

Altra and the A&S Business are subject to environmental laws that could impose significant costs on the combined company and the failure to comply with such laws could subject the combined company to sanctions and material fines and expenses.

Altra and the A&S Business are subject to a variety of federal, state, local, foreign and provincial environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air or water,

the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the responsibility to investigate and clean up contaminated sites that are or were owned, leased, operated or used by Altra, the A&S Business or their respective predecessors. Some of these laws and regulations require Altra and the A&S Business to obtain permits, which contain terms and conditions that impose limitations on their respective ability to emit and discharge hazardous materials into the environment and periodically may be subject to modification, renewal and revocation by issuing authorities. Fines and penalties may be imposed fornon-compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and the failure to have or to comply with the terms and conditions of required permits. From time to time, the combined company’s operations may not be in full compliance with the terms and conditions of its permits. The operation of manufacturing plants entails risks related to compliance with environmental laws, requirements and permits, and a failure by Altra and the A&S Business to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations or permits could result in civil or criminal fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third party claims for property damage and personal injury, requirements to clean up property or to pay for the costs of clean up, or regulatory or judicial orders enjoining or curtailing operations or requiring corrective measures, including the installation of pollution control equipment or remedial actions. Moreover, if applicable environmental laws and regulations, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, become more stringent in the future, the combined company could incur capital or operating costs beyond those currently anticipated.

Certain environmental laws in the United States, such as the federal Superfund law and similar state laws, impose liability for the cost of investigation or remediation of contaminated sites upon the current or, in some cases, the former site owners or operators and upon parties who arranged for the disposal of wastes or transported or sent those wastes to anoff-site facility for treatment or disposal, regardless of when the release of hazardous substances occurred or the lawfulness of the activities giving rise to the release. Such liability can be imposed without regard to fault and, under certain circumstances, can be joint and several, resulting in one party being held responsible for the entire obligation. As a practical matter, however, the costs of investigation and remediation generally are allocated among the viable responsible parties on some form of equitable basis. Liability also may include damages to natural resources. In addition, from time to time, Altra and the A&S Business are notified that each is a potentially responsible party and may have liability in connection withoff-site disposal facilities. There can be no assurance that the combined company will be able to resolve pending and future matters relating tooff-site disposal facilities at all or for nominal sums.

There is contamination at some of Altra’s and the A&S Business’s current facilities, primarily related to historical operations at those sites, for which the combined company could be liable for the investigation and remediation under certain environmental laws. The potential for contamination also exists at other of Altra’s and the A&S Business’s current or former sites, based on historical uses of those sites. The combined company’s costs or liability in connection with potential contamination conditions at its facilities cannot be predicted at this time because the potential existence of contamination has not been investigated or not enough is known about the environmental conditions or likely remedial requirements. Currently, with respect to certain of Altra’s and the A&S Business’s facilities, other parties with contractual liability are addressing or have plans or obligations to address those contamination conditions that may pose a material risk to human health, safety or the environment. In addition, there may be environmental conditions currently unknown to Altra and the A&S Business relating to their respective prior, existing or future sites or operations or those of predecessor companies whose liabilities the combined company may have assumed or acquired which could have a material adverse effect on its business.

Altra and the A&S Business are being indemnified, or expect to be indemnified, by third parties subject to certain caps or limitations on the indemnification, for certain environmental costs and liabilities associated with certain owned or operated sites. Altra cannot assure you that third parties who indemnify or who are expected to indemnify Altra and the A&S Business for certain environmental costs and liabilities associated with certain owned or operated sites will in fact satisfy their indemnification obligations. If those third parties become unable to, or otherwise do not, comply with their respective indemnity obligations, or if certain contamination or other

liability for which Altra and the A&S Business are obligated is not subject to these indemnities, the combined company could become subject to significant liabilities.

Altra may not be able to protect its or the A&S Business’s intellectual property rights, brands or technology effectively, which could allow competitors to duplicate or replicate the combined company’s technology and could adversely affect the combined company’s ability to compete.

Altra and the A&S Business rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions, as well as on license,non-disclosure, employee and consultant assignment and other agreements and domain names registrations in order to protect their respective proprietary technology and rights. Applications for protection of the combined company’s intellectual property rights may not be allowed, and the rights, if granted, may not be maintained. In addition, third parties may infringe or challenge Altra’s and the A&S Business’s intellectual property rights. In some cases, Altra and the A&S Business rely on unpatented proprietary technology. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to Altra’s and the A&S Business’s unpatented technology. In addition, in the ordinary course of Altra’s operations, Altra pursues potential claims from time to time relating to the protection of certain products and intellectual property rights, including with respect to some of its more profitable products. Such claims could be time-consuming, expensive and divert resources. If Altra is unable to maintain the proprietary nature of its and the A&S Business’s technologies or proprietary protection of its and the A&S Business’s brands, the combined company’s ability to market or be competitive with respect to some or all of its products may be affected, which could reduce its sales and profitability.

The combined company or its products could infringe on the intellectual property of others, which may cause it to engage in costly litigation and, if the combined company is not successful, could cause the combined company to pay substantial damages and prohibit it from selling its products.

Third parties may assert infringement or other intellectual property claims against the combined company based on their patents or other intellectual property claims, and the combined company may have to pay substantial damages, possibly including treble damages, if it is ultimately determined that the combined company’s products infringe. The combined company may have to obtain a license to sell its products if it is determined that its products infringe upon another party’s intellectual property. The combined company might be prohibited from selling its products before it obtains a license, which, if available at all, may require it to pay substantial royalties. Even if infringement claims against the combined company are without merit, defending these types of lawsuits takes significant time, may be expensive and may divert management attention from other business concerns.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles comprise a significant portion of Altra’s stand-alone total assets and will comprise a significant portion of the combined company’s total assets, and if Altra determines that goodwill or indefinite-lived intangibles become impaired in the future, the combined company’s net income in such years may be materially and adversely affected.

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair market value of net assets acquired in business combinations. The proposed Transactions will add approximately $3.1 billion of goodwill and other intangible assets to Altra’s consolidated balance sheet. Due to the acquisitions Altra has completed historically, goodwill comprises a significant portion of its total assets. In addition, indefinite-lived intangibles, primarily tradenames and trademarks, comprise a significant portion of its total assets. Altra reviews goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles annually for impairment and any excess in carrying value over the estimated fair value is charged to the results of operations. Future reviews of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles could result in future reductions. Any reduction in net income resulting from the write down or impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles could adversely affect Altra’s financial results. If economic conditions deteriorate Altra may be required to impair goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles in future periods.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outages could interrupt production and reduce income or cash flow.

Unplanned repairs or equipment outages, including those due to natural disasters, could result in the disruption of the combined company’s manufacturing processes. Any interruption in the combined company’s manufacturing processes would interrupt its production of products, reduce its income and cash flow and could result in a material adverse effect on its business and financial condition.

Altra’s and the A&S Business’s operations are highly dependent on information technology infrastructure and failures could significantly affect the combined company’s business.

Altra and the A&S Business depend heavily on their information technology (“IT”) infrastructure in order to achieve their business objectives. If Altra or the A&S Business experiences a problem that impairs this infrastructure, such as a computer virus, a problem with the functioning of an important IT application or an intentional disruption of its IT systems by a third party, the resulting disruptions could impede the combined company’s ability to record or process orders, manufacture and ship in a timely manner, or otherwise carry on its business in the ordinary course. Any such events could cause the combined company to lose customers or revenue and could require the combined company to incur significant expense to eliminate these problems and address related security concerns.

Computer viruses, malware and other “hacking” programs and devices (“hacking events”) expose the combined company to risk of theft of assets including cash. Any such event could require the combined company to incur significant expense to eliminate these problems and address related security concerns. Hacking events may also cause significant damage, delays or interruptions to the combined company’s systems and operations or to certain of the products that the combined company sells resulting in damage to its reputation and brand names.

Additionally, hacking events may attack the combined company’s infrastructure, industrial machinery, software or hardware, causing significant damage, delays or other service interruptions to its systems and operations. “Hacking” involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems or to cause intentional malfunctions, loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment. In addition, increasingly sophisticated malware may target real-world infrastructure or product components, including certain of the products that Altra and the A&S Business currently sell or may in the future sell by attacking, disrupting, reconfiguring and/or reprogramming industrial control software. Hacking events could result in significant damage to the combined company’s infrastructure, industrial machinery, systems or databases. The combined company may incur significant costs to protect its systems and equipment against the threat of, and to repair any damage caused by, computer viruses and hacking events. Moreover, if hacking events affect the combined company’s systems or products, its reputation and brand names could be materially damaged and use of its products may decrease.

If Altra is unable to successfully implement its Enterprise Resource Planning system across Altra or such implementation is delayed, its operations may be disrupted or become less efficient.

Altra is in the process of implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning system entitled “SAP” worldwide, with the aim of enabling management to achieve better control over Altra through: improved quality, reliability and timeliness of information; improved integration and visibility of information stemming from different management functions and countries; and optimization and global management of corporate processes. The adoption of the SAP system, which replaces the existing accounting and management systems, poses several challenges relating to, among other things, training of personnel, communication of new rules and procedures, changes in corporate culture, migration of data, and the potential instability of the new system. In order to mitigate the impact of such critical issues, Altra decided to implement the SAP system on astep-by-step basis, both geographically and in terms of processes. If the remaining implementation of the SAP system is delayed, in whole or in part, Altra would continue to use its current systems which may not be sufficient to support its planned operations and significant upgrades to the current systems may be warranted or required to meet its business needs pending SAP implementation. In addition, Altra relies on third-party vendors to provide long-

term software maintenance support and hosting services for its information systems. Software vendors may decide to discontinue further development, integration or long-term software maintenance support for Altra’s information systems, which may increase Altra’s operational expense as well as disrupt the management of its business operations. In addition, Altra does not control the operation of any third party hosting facilities. These facilities are vulnerable to damage or interruption from natural disasters, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures and similar events. They are also subject tobreak-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and other misconduct. The occurrence of any of these disasters or other unanticipated problems with Altra’s third party hosting vendors could disrupt the management of, and have a material adverse effect on, Altra’s business operations. However, there can be no assurance that the new SAP system will be successfully implemented and failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on Altra’s operations.

Altra faces risks associated with its exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Altra is exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business, including the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Some of its indebtedness, including indebtedness incurred under the Altra Term Loan B Facility and Altra Revolving Credit Facility, bears interest at variable rates, generally linked to market benchmarks such as LIBOR. Any increase in interest rates would increase Altra’s finance expenses relating to its variable rate indebtedness and increase the costs of refinancing its existing indebtedness and issuing new debt. A portion of Altra’s indebtedness is also euro-denominated. In addition, Altra conducts its business and incurs costs in the local currency of the countries in which it operates. As Altra continues expanding its business into markets such as Europe, China, Australia, India and Brazil, it expects that an increasing percentage of its revenue and cost of sales will be denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, Altra’s reporting currency. As a result, Altra is subject to currency translation risk, whereby changes in exchange rates between the dollar and the other currencies in which Altra borrows and does business could result in foreign exchange losses and have a material adverse effect on its results of operations.

Altra is exposed to swap counterparty credit risk that could materially and adversely affect its business, operating results and financial conditions.

From time to time, Altra relies on interest rate swap contracts and cross-currency swap contracts and hedging arrangements to effectively manage its interest rate risk. Failure to perform under derivatives contracts by one or more of Altra’s counterparties could disrupt its hedging operations, particularly if Altra were entitled to a termination payment under the terms of the contract that it did not receive, if Altra had to make a termination payment upon default of the counterparty or if Altra were unable to reposition the swap with a new counterparty.

Altra is subject to tax laws and regulations in many jurisdictions, and the inability to successfully defend claims from taxing authorities related to its current or acquired businesses could adversely affect its operating results and financial position.

Altra conducts business in many countries, which requires it to interpret the income tax laws and rulings in each of those taxing jurisdictions. Due to the subjectivity of tax laws between those jurisdictions as well as the subjectivity of factual interpretations, Altra estimates of income tax liabilities may differ from actual payments or assessments. Claims from taxing authorities related to these differences could have an adverse impact on Altra’s operating results and financial position. Moreover, changes to tax laws and regulations in the United States or other countries where Altra does business could have an adverse effect on its operating results and financial position.

Tax reform may significantly affect the combined company and its stockholders.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which significantly reforms the Code. The TCJA, among other things, includes changes to U.S. federal tax rates, including reduction of the corporate tax rate from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, limitations of

the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings (except for certain small businesses), limitations of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of current year taxable income and elimination of net operating loss carrybacks, one time taxation of offshore earnings at reduced rates regardless of whether they are repatriated, elimination of U.S. tax on foreign earnings (subject to certain important exceptions), immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits and putting into effect the migration from a “worldwide” system of taxation to a territorial system. Notwithstanding the reduction in the corporate income tax rate, the overall impact of the new federal tax law is uncertain and the combined company’s business and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will adjust their policies in response to the newly enacted federal tax law. The impact of this tax reform as well as other tax laws and regulations in the United States or other countries where the combined company does business on holders of its common stock and its operating results and financial position is uncertain and could be adverse.

Certain of Altra’s businesses are exposed to renewable energy markets which depend significantly on the availability and size of government subsidies and economic incentives.

Certain of Altra’s businesses sell product to customers within the renewable energy market, which among other energy sources includes wind energy and solar energy. This market is inherently cyclical and can be impacted by governmental policy, the comparative cost differential between various forms of energy, and the general macroeconomic climate.

At present, the cost of many forms of renewable energy may exceed the cost of conventional power generation in locations around the world. Various governments have used different policy initiatives to encourage or accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind energy and solar energy. Renewable energy policies are in place in the European Union, certain countries in Asia, including China, Japan, India and South Korea, and many of the states in Australia and the United States. Examples of government-sponsored financial incentives include capital cost rebates,feed-in tariffs, tax credits, net metering and other incentives toend-users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of renewable energy products to promote the use of renewable energy and to reduce dependency on other forms of energy. Governments may decide to reduce or eliminate these economic incentives for political, financial or other reasons. Reductions in, or eliminations of, government subsidies and economic incentives could reduce demand for Altra’s products and, as Altra’s customers attempt to compete on a level playing field with other forms of nonrenewable energy, also increase pressure to reduce cost throughout the supply chain. Lower demand or increased pricing pressure could adversely affect Altra’s business prospects and results of operations.

Regulations related to conflict minerals could adversely impact the combined company’s business.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains provisions to improve transparency and accountability concerning the supply of certain minerals, known as conflict minerals, originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) and adjoining countries. As a result, in August 2012 the SEC adopted annual disclosure and reporting requirements for those companies who use conflict minerals mined from the DRC and adjoining countries in their products. These new requirements required country of origin inquiries and potentially due diligence, with initial disclosure requirements beginning in May 2014 relating to activities in 2013. There have been and will continue to be costs associated with complying with these disclosure requirements, including for country of origin inquiries and due diligence to determine the sources of conflict minerals used in the combined company’s products and other potential changes to products, processes or sources of supply as a consequence of such verification activities. These rules could adversely affect the sourcing, supply and pricing of materials used in the combined company’s products. As there may be only a limited number of suppliers offering “conflict free” conflict minerals, the combined company cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain necessary conflict minerals from such suppliers in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. Also, the combined company may face reputational challenges if it determines that certain of its products contain minerals not determined to be conflict free or if the combined company is unable to verify sufficiently the origins for all conflict minerals used in its products through the procedures it has implemented.

Altra may not be able to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from its cost reduction, margin improvement and other business optimization initiatives.

Altra has in the past undertaken and expects to continue to undertake various restructuring activities and cost reduction initiatives in an effort to better align its organizational structure and costs with its strategy. Altra cannot assure you that it will be able to achieve all of the cost savings that it expects to realize from current or future activities and initiatives. Furthermore, in connection with these activities, Altra may experience a disruption in its ability to perform functions important to its strategy. Unexpected delays, increased costs, challenges with adapting its internal control environment to a new organizational structure, inability to retain and motivate employees or other challenges arising from these initiatives could adversely affect its ability to realize the anticipated savings or other intended benefits of these activities and could have a material adverse impact on its financial condition and operating results.

The uncertainty surrounding the implementation and effect of Brexit and related negative developments in the European Union could adversely affect the combined company’s business and financial results. The vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union could adversely affect the combined company.

In a Referendum of the United Kingdom held on June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (referred to as “Brexit” or “Brexit Referendum”), which could cause disruptions to and create uncertainty surrounding the combined company’s business, including affecting its relationships with the combined company’s existing and future customers, suppliers and employees, which could have an adverse effect on its business, financial results and operations. The formal process for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union began in March 2017, when the United Kingdom served notice to the European Council under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon. The long-term nature of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union is unclear and there is considerable uncertainty when any relationship will be agreed to and implemented. The political and economic instability created by Brexit has caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in global financial markets and uncertainty regarding the regulation of data protection in the United Kingdom. Brexit could also have the effect of disrupting the free movement of goods, services and people between the United Kingdom, the European Union and elsewhere. The effects of Brexit will depend on any agreements the United Kingdom makes to retain access to European Union markets either during a transitional period or more permanently. The measures could potentially disrupt the markets the combined company serves and the tax jurisdictions in which the combined company operates and adversely change tax benefits or liabilities in these or other jurisdictions, and may cause the combined company to lose customers, suppliers and employees. In addition, Brexit could lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations as the United Kingdom determines which European Union laws to replace or replicate. Further, in the Brexit Referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the European Union, while England and Wales voted to exit. The disparity has renewed the Scottish independence movement. Scottish leaders have publicly stated that a second independence referendum will not be held until after the terms of the Brexit are clear; however, plans may change. Political issues and a potential breakup of the United Kingdom could create legal and economic uncertainty in the region and have a material adverse effect on the combined company and other economies in which it operates. There can be no assurance that any or all of these events will not have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business operations, results of operations and financial condition.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) contains certain statements relating to future events and each of Fortive’s, Newco’s and Altra’s intentions, beliefs, expectations and predictions for the future, including, but not limited to, statements concerning future business conditions and prospects, growth opportunities and estimates of growth, the outlook for each of Fortive’s, Newco’s and Altra’s business, the expected benefits of the Transactions, integration plans and expected synergies therefrom and the expected timing of consummation of the Transactions described in this document based upon information currently available. Any such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Wherever possible, these “forward-looking” statements have been identified by words such as “will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “targets,” “forecasts,” and similar phrases. These forward-looking statements are based upon current assumptions and expectations of each of Fortive’s, Newco’s and Altra’s management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause each of Fortive’s, Newco’s and Altra’s actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements included in this document. These risks and uncertainties include risks relating to:

In addition, other factors besides those listed here could adversely affect each of Newco’s and Altra’s business and results of operations. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have a material adverse effect on each of Newco’s and Altra’s actual future results, performance, or achievements. For a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see the section of this document entitled “Risk Factors.” As a result of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. None of Fortive, Newco or Altra undertakes, and each expressly disclaims, any duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events, or changes in its respective expectations, except as required by law.

Because forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond each of Fortive’s, Newco’s and Altra’s control or are subject to change, actual results could be materially different and any or all of these forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and can be affected by assumptions each of Fortive, Newco and Altra might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors mentioned in this document and in Fortive’s and Altra’s annual and quarterly reports will be important in determining future results. Consequently, none of Fortive, Newco or Altra can assure you that expectations or forecasts expressed in such forward-looking statements will be achieved. Actual future results may vary materially. Except as required by law, none of Fortive, Newco or Altra undertakes, and each expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING

General; Date; Time and Place; Purposes of the Meeting

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Altra board of directors for use at a special meeting of stockholders to be held at              Eastern Time, on             , 2018, or at any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting, for the purposes set forth in this document and in the accompanying notice of special meeting. The special meeting will be held at             . This document and the accompanying proxy card are being mailed on or about             , 2018 to all stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting.