ASTRONICS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ATRO) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events.
Management of the Company, in consultation with the Audit Committee of Astronics Corporation's (the "Company's") Board of Directors, has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting concerning the design of information technology change controls over a report writing application. Additionally, management identified deficiencies in certain review controls over the financial statement consolidation process, which when aggregated along with the information technology change controls matter described above, aggregate to a material weakness over the financial statement close process as of December 31, 2016.
Management does not expect adjustments to any previously issued financial statements as a result of these deficiencies.
The Company has begun implementing changes to the design and application of new controls and is making significant changes to the design of existing controls over information technology changes as well as controls related to the financial statement consolidation process. The Company has made progress towards remediation of the material weakness as of the date of this filing and expects to complete remediation by December 31, 2017. Our management will continue the process of enhancing such controls and will continue to test their effectiveness over the remainder of 2017.
As a result of the material weakness described above, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective at December 31, 2016 and, accordingly, its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at December 31, 2016 or April 1, 2017. We plan to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2017 to reflect the conclusion by management that there was a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the periods covered by these reports. Ernst & Young LLP’s auditor’s report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting will also be revised to state that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2016 was not effective.
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2017 will also reflect the conclusion by management that there continues to be a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described above as of the end of the period covered by that report.
About ASTRONICS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ATRO)
Astronics Corporation is a supplier of products to the aerospace, defense, electronics and semiconductor industries. The Company’s products and services include electrical power generation, distribution and motion systems, lighting and safety systems, avionics products, aircraft structures, systems certification and automated test systems. The Company operates through two segments: Aerospace and Test Systems. The Company’s Aerospace segment designs and manufactures products for the global aerospace industry. Its product lines include lighting and safety systems, electrical power generation, distribution and motions systems, aircraft structures, avionics products, systems certification and other products. The Company’s Test Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures and maintains automated test systems that support the semiconductor, aerospace, communications and weapons test systems, as well as training and simulation devices for both commercial and military applications.
