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Acquisition and Divestiture Activities

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Acquisition and Divestiture Activities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestiture Activities Acquisition and Divestiture Activities
Acquisition
On July 1, 2019, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of FCT. FCT, located in Kilgore, Texas, is a leader in wireless communication testing, primarily for the civil land mobile radio market. FCT is included in our Test
Systems segment. The total consideration for the transaction was $21.8 million, net of $0.6 million in cash acquired. The purchase price allocation for this acquisition has not yet been finalized. Purchased intangible assets and goodwill are not expected to be deductible for tax purpose. This transaction was not considered material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Divestitures
On July 12, 2019, the Company sold intellectual property and certain assets associated with its Airfield Lighting product line for $1.0 million in cash. The Airfield Lighting product line, part of the Aerospace segment, represented less than 1% of 2018 revenue. The Company recorded a pre-tax loss on the sale of approximately $1.3 million. This amount is reported in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations in Net (Gain) Loss on Sale of Businesses in the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2019.
As of September 28, 2019, the Company has agreed to sell certain facilities within the Aerospace segment. Accordingly, the property, plant and equipment assets associated with these facilities of $3.2 million have been classified as held for sale in the consolidated Balance Sheet at September 28, 2019.
As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors had approved a plan to sell the semiconductor test business within the Test Systems segment. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities associated with these operations had been classified as held for sale in the consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018. The carrying value of the disposal group was lower than its fair value, less costs to sell, and accordingly, no impairment loss was required at December 31, 2018.
The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2018:
(In thousands) December 31, 2018
Assets Held for Sale
Inventories $ 14,385   
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets 87
Net Property, Plant and Equipment 3,521
Other Assets 714
Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization 651
Total Assets Held for Sale $ 19,358   
Liabilities Held for Sale
Deferred Income Taxes $ 906   
On February 13, 2019, the Company completed the divestiture. The total proceeds of the divestiture amounted to $103.8 million. The Company recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of $80.1 million in the first quarter of 2019. The income tax expense relating to the gain is expected to be $21.3 million.
The transaction also included two elements of contingent earnouts. The “First Earnout” is calculated based on a multiple of all future sales of existing and certain future derivative products to existing and future customers in each annual period from 2019 through 2022. The First Earnout may not exceed $35.0 million in total. The “Second Earnout” is calculated based on a multiple of future sales related to an existing product and program with an existing customer exceeding an annual threshold for each annual period from 2019 through 2022. The Second Earnout is not capped. For the Second Earnout, if the applicable sales in an annual period do not exceed the annual threshold, no amounts will be paid relative to such annual period; the sales in such annual period do not carry over to the next annual period. Due to the degree of uncertainty associated with estimating the future sales levels of the divested business and its underlying programs, and the lack of reliable predictive market information, the Company will recognize such earnout proceeds, if received, as additional gain on sale when such proceeds are realized or realizable.