NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 11, 2005--TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (unrated) agreed to repurchase, in two transactions, a total of 7.26 million common shares from an affiliate of Northrop Grumman Corp. (BBB/Positive/--) for $142.6 million and to issue the same number of shares in total to two institutional investors, T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and Wellington Management Company, LLP. Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said that these transactions will have no impact on its debt ratings or outlook on the operating company, TRW Automotive Inc. (TRW; BB+/Stable/--). With these transactions, Northrop Grumman will be able to monetize a good portion of its investment in TRW, and TRW will be able to diversify its investor base. In February 2003, Northrop