September 3, 2007
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07.1258
 
Sensata Technologies B.V. NAICS 335314
Kolthofsingel 8 Almelo, The Netherlands 7602 EM Description Control Devices Mfg.
31-546-879-555 Employees 6400
http://www.sensata.com/support/ Revenue (mil) 798.5070
  Income (mil) -212.3040
  Assets (mil) 3372.2920
  Liability (mil) 2547.6690
  (for the year ended 2006-12-31)
 
Category: Loss/Deficit
 
Event: Sensata Technologies B.V. reported a net loss of $44,889,000 on revenues of $345,564,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to a net loss of $71,555,000 on revenues of $216,691,000 during the same quarter last year. The Company's balance sheet at June 30, 2007 showed an accumulated deficit of $298,517,000.
 
Intellectual Property: The Company relies primarily on patents and trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect intellectual property rights. The Company has been awarded over 450 patents across the sensors and controls businesses, many of which protect specific functionality in its sensors. Other patents consist of processes or techniques that result in reduced manufacturing costs. [SEC Filing 10-K 03-22-07]
 
Description: The Company designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of customized, highly-engineered sensors and controls.
 
Officers: Thomas Wroe (Chair & CEO); Martha Sullivan (EVP, COO & Dir.); Jeffrey Cote (SVP & CFO); Robert Kearney (SVP); Donna Kimmel (SVP); Steve Major (SVP); Jean-Pierre Vasdeboncoeur (SVP); Richard Dane, Jr. (SVP); Michael Ward (Dir.); Stephen Zide (Dir.); Paul Edgerly (Dir.); Ed Conard (Dir.); Walid Sarkis (Dir.); John Lewis (Dir.)
 
Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP
 
Securities: 180 common shares outstanding as of August 1, 2007. 8% Senior Notes due 2014; 9% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016.
 
 
 
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