Breeze-Eastern Announces Completion of Refinancing

Business Wire, August 28, 2008

UNION, N.J. -- Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX:BZC) announced today that it has completed the refinancing of its existing credit facility with a new $33.0 million credit facility provided by PNC Bank, National Association and T.D. Bank, N.A. In addition to allowing the Company to retire all of its existing debt, the new facility provides working capital for the Company's current and expected future needs. The new credit facility has a maturity of 60 months and provides for a $10.0 million revolving line of credit and a term loan of $23.0 million. The refinancing will retire approximately $24.0 million of existing debt leaving approximately $9.0 million available for working capital.

Robert L. G. White, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, "We are very pleased to have accomplished this refinancing with PNC and T.D. Bank. The new credit facility, the cost of which is indexed to LIBOR, has allowed us to reduce our blended cost of debt to approximately 5% from the 7% blended rate of our retired debt.

Mr. White continued, "In connection with the retirement of the old debt, we will recognize a pre-tax charge in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 currently estimated to be $0.55 million, or $.03 per diluted share, related to the write off of capitalized fees and costs. Costs and fees associated with the refinancing and new debt are estimated at $0.45 million and will be capitalized and expensed over the term of the new financing."

Breeze-Eastern Corporation (http://www.breeze-eastern.com) is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of sophisticated lifting devices for military and civilian aircraft, including rescue hoists, cargo hooks and weapons-lifting systems. The Company, which employs approximately 184 people at its facility in Union, New Jersey, reported sales of $76 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

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