UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F
 
oREGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
OR
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20142017
 
OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to _____________
 
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report ………………..
 
Commission file number: 0-16050
 
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter

and translation of Registrant’s name into English)
 
Israel

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
P.O. Box 80, Gedera 70750,7075002, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.90 Par ValueNASDAQ Global Market
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
 
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or Common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
 
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.90 per share…………… 8,808,3448,848,028
(as of December 31, 2014)2017)
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
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If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
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Accelerated filer o
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Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
U.S. GAAP x
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If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 A.Selected Financial Data34
 B.Capitalization and Indebtedness57
 C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds57
 D.Risk Factors67
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 A.Business Overview of Gedera, Limco and Piedmont2527
 B.Government Regulations5254
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Property, Plants and Equipment
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 A.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses9289
 B.Trend Information9289
 C.Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements9290
 D.Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations9390
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 A.Directors and Senior Management9491
 B.Board Practices10099
 C.Employees116114
 D.Share Ownership117116
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 A.Major Shareholders118117
 B.Related Party Transactions120119
 C.Interests of Experts and Counsel122119
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 A.Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information122119
 B.Significant Changes123120
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 A.Offer and Listing Details124120
 B.Plan of Distribution126122
 C.Markets126122
 D.Selling Shareholders127122
 E.Dilution
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 F.Expense of the Issue
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 A.Share Capital
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 B.Memorandum and Articles of Association
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 C.Material ContractsExchange Controls132127
 D.Exchange ControlsTaxation133128
 E.Taxation133
F.Dividends and Paying Agents143
 148F.Statement by Experts143
 G.Statement by ExpertsDocuments on Display
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INTRODUCTION
 
TAT Technologies Ltd. (the Company or TAT) is a leading provider of a variety ofsolutions and services and products to the aerospace and defense industries, focused mainly on two product areas and services: Thermal Management and Power and Actuation. The Company operates four business segments: (i) original equipment manufacturing (“OEM”) of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its Gedera facility; (ii) maintenance repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions through its Limco subsidiary; (iii) MRO services for aviation components through its Piedmont subsidiary; and (iv) overhaul and coating of jet engine components through its Turbochrome subsidiary.
TAT targets the commercial aerospace (serving a wide range of types and sizes of commercial and business jets), military aerospace and ground defense industries through our Gedera facilitysectors. TAT has a global presence with over 500 customers worldwide, including tier one players in Israel or Gedera,their respective markets such as Boeing, Embraer, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney (a division of United Technologies), the U.S. Armed Forces, and service centers of airlines such as KLM, Lufthansa and others. TAT enjoys a strong reputation among its customers for quality and service-oriented approach.
As a leading provider in its market, TAT’s business is supported by an extensive number of certifications, including from the American, European, British and Chinese civil aviation authorities, as well as through our subsidiary, Limco-Piedmont Inc., or Limco-Piedmontleading manufactures such as Boeing and Honeywell International.

TAT employs over 600 people and operates in the U.S. Limco-Piedmont operates throughfour locations: its largest facility and headquarters in Gedera, Israel (“Gedera”); Limco Airepair Inc., or Limco and (“Limco”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Piedmont Aviation Component Services LLC or Piedmont.

As of December 31, 2014, we operated under three segments:  (i) original equipment manufacturing or “OEM” of Heat Management Solutions through our Gedera facility; (ii) heat transfer services(“Piedmont”) in Greensboro, North Carolina; and products through our Limco subsidiary; and (iii) maintenance, repair and overhaul or “MRO” services for aviation components through our Piedmont subsidiary.Turbochrome Ltd. (“Turbochrome”) in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

Through ourits Gedera facility, we areTAT is an OEM of a broad range of heat transfer components,solutions, air conditioning systems and other cooling systems used in mechanical and electronic systems on board military and commercial aircraft as well as onin ground systems. The Gedera facility is also an OEM offor a wide range of aviation accessories and provides limited MRO services for military and commercial customers, mainly for aviation accessories as well as for certain heat transfer components.accessories.


Through ourits Limco subsidiary, we provide Heat Transfer services and products to the aerospace industry. Limco is an FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certified repair station  andTAT provides aircraft MRO services and products for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military, primarily for heat transfer components. In addition to Limco’s MRO services, Limco is a repair station certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) and European Aviation Safety Agency ("EASA"). Limco is also an OEM of heat transfer equipment for airplane manufacturers and other related products.solutions.

Through ourits Piedmont subsidiary, we provide MRO services to the aerospace industry. Piedmont’s FAA certified repair stationTAT provides MRO services for aviation components in the area of landing gears and APUs. Piedmont is an FAA-certified repair station and provides its services to airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and, to a lesser extent, the military, primarily for landing gear and auxiliary power units (APU).military.

In October 2015, TAT acquired Turbochrome Ltd. (formerly, Chromalloy Israel Ltd.). Through its Turbochrome subsidiary, TAT provides MRO services in the area of jet engine overhaul, which includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components such as turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps. Turbochrome is certified by the FAA and EASA.
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In addition, TAT, through its Piedmont subsidiary, holds approximately 28.08%5% of the equity securities of First Aviation Services Inc.(“FAvS”).

On November 25, 2015, TAT signed an agreement with Russian-based Engineering Holding of Moscow (“Engineering”), or FAvS (See Item 4 – “Information onto establish a new facility for the Company; History and developmentprovision of TAT”; See Item 8 – “Financial Information; Significant Changes”). FAvS, together with its subsidiaries, offers certain MRO services through two FAA authorized facilities.for heat transfer components. The new company, TAT-Engineering LLC, is based in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport. 51% of TAT-Engineering LLC's shares are held by TAT and the remaining 49% are held by Engineering. The new entity was established in January 2016.
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OurTAT’s ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “TATT” (from year 1987) and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”) under the symbol “TAT Tech” (from year 2005).  As used in this annual report, the terms “TAT”, “we”, “us”“we,” “us,” and “our” mean TAT Technologies Ltd. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.

OurTAT consolidated financial statements appearing in this annual report are prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or (“U.S. GAAP.GAAP”).  All references in this annual report to “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars and all references in this annual report to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels.

Statements made in this annual report concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document are summaries of such contracts, agreements or documents and are not complete descriptions of all of their terms.  If we filed any of these documents as an exhibit to this annual report or to any previous filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), you may read the document itself for a complete recitation of its terms.
 
Except for the historical information contained in this annual report, the statements contained in this annual report are “forward looking“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, with respect to our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Such forward-looking statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and financial results.  Statements which use the terms “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”,“believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  We remind readers that forward-looking statements are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors and involve known and unknown risks that could cause the actual results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any update or revision to any forward lookingforward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise after the date hereof.  We have attempted to identify significant uncertainties and other factors affecting forward-looking statements in the Risk Factors section that appears in Item 3D. “Key Information - Risk Factors”.Factors.”
 
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PART I
 
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 3.Key Information
Key Information
 
A.          Selected Financial Data
 
TAT’s selected historical information is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of TAT as of December 31, 20142017 and 20132016 and for each of its fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, which are included elsewhere in this annual report, and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The selected financial data as of December 31, 20112015, 2014 and 20102013 and for the years ended December 31, 20112014 and December 31, 20102013 is derived from audited consolidated financial statements of TAT not included in this annual report, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with and are qualified by reference to Item 5, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”,Prospects,” and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report.

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Income Statement Data:
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015  2014  2013 
  (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Revenues:               
Products $36,053  $30,431  $31,339  $31,363  $34,364 
Services  70,474   65,363   54,268   49,363   45,187 
Total revenues  106,527   95,794   85,607   80,726   79,551 
Cost of revenues:                    
Products  28,096   23,788   24,466   23,616   25,143 
Services  57,987   52,969   47,476   40,906   36,600 
Total cost of revenues  86,083   76,757   71,942   64,522   61,743 
Gross profit  20,444   19,037   13,665   16,204   17,808 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development, net  731   1,140   890   1,070   713 
Selling and marketing  4,974   3,876   2,903   3,203   3,150 
General and administrative  9,409   10,023   8,469   8,123   8,668 
    Other expenses (income)  53   (138)  631   (11)  (20)
    Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   (4,833)  -   - 
   15,167   14,901   8,060   12,385   12,511 
Operating income from continuing operations  5,277   4,136   5,605   3,819   5,297 
Financial expenses, net  (338)  (154)  (349)  (1,294)  (50)
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income  4,939   3,982   5,256   2,525   5,247 
Taxes on income  2,333   3,865   644   1,360   1,041 
Income from continuing operations after taxes on income  2,606   117   4,612   1,165   4,206 
Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies  (210)  (55)  1,237   267   1,025 
Net income from continuing operations  2,396   62   5,849   1,432   5,231 
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   -   -   -   (2,429)
Net income attributable to TAT Technologies’ shareholders  $2,396  $62  $5,849  $1,432  $2,802 
                     
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:                    
Net income from continuing operations per share attributable to controlling interest  0.27   0.01   0.66   0.16   0.60 
Discontinued operations attributable to controlling interest  -   -   -   -   (0.28)
  $0.27  0.01  0.66  0.16  $0.32 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing:                    
Basic net income (loss) per share  8,848,028   8,828,444   8,808,344   8,805,495   8,799,237 
Diluted net income (loss) per share  8,909,072   8,830,764   8,810,689   8,826,542   8,808,920 
Cash dividend per share $0.34  $0.34  $-  $0.23  $- 
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
  (in thousands, except share and per share data) 
Revenues:               
Products $31,363  $34,364  $36,263  $36,837  $25,908 
Services  49,363   45,187   41,652   36,902   40,801 
Total revenues  80,726   79,551   77,915   73,739   66,709 
Cost of revenues:                    
Products  23,340   24,892   25,177   24,914   21,859 
Services  40,286   35,987   33,362   31,794   29,136 
    Write down of inventory and impairment charges of  long lived assets  -   -   -   5,465   3,500 
Total cost of revenues  63,626   60,879   58,539   62,173   54,495 
Gross profit  17,100   18,672   19,376   11,566   12,214 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development, net  1,070   713   995   455   274 
Selling and marketing  3,203   3,150   2,899   2,819   2,948 
General and administrative  9,019   9,512   10,110   9,450   11,262 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets      -   -   -   4,704 
    Other income  (11)  (20)  (13)  (190)  - 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations  13,281   5,317   5,385   (968)  (6,974)
Financial expenses, net  (1,294)  (50)  (106)  (420)  (33)
Other expenses, net  -   -   -   -   (200)
Gain from dilution of interests in affiliated company  -   -   -   240   - 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes on income  2,525   5,267   5,267   (1,148)  (7,207)
Taxes on income (tax benefit)  1,360   1,041   2,090   (335)  (4,262)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations after taxes on income  1,165   4,226   3,189   (813)  (2,945)
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  267   1,025   (3,756)  331   (4,510)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  1,432   5,251   (567)  (482)  (7,455)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   (2,429)  (1,147)  (548)  169 
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies’ shareholders $1,432  $2,822  $(1,714) $(1,030) $(7,286)
Basic and diluted net income (loss)  per share                    
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share attributable to controlling interest  0.16   0.60   (0.06)  (0.05)  (0.84)
Discontinued operations attributable to controlling interest  -   (0.28)  (0.13)  (0.07)  0.02 
  $0.16  $0.32  $(0.19) $(0.12) $(0.82)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing                    
Basic net income (loss) per share  8,805,495   8,799,237   8,808,075   8,815,003   8,815,003 
Diluted net income (loss) per share  8,826,542   8,808,920   8,808,075   8,815,003   8,815,003 
Cash dividend per share $0.23  $-  $0.28  $-  $- 
 
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Balance Sheet Data:
 
 As of December 31,   As of December 31, 
 2014  2013  2012  2011  2010  2017  2016  2015  2014  2013 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Working capital $71,805  $73,834  $71,430  $70,665  $70,462  $67,042  $66,683  $70,813  $70,775  $73,905 
Total assets  101,468   108,880   108,942   115,318   121,427   111,995   111,977   109,583   99,176   108,951 
Long-term liabilities, excluding current maturities  4,463   4,256   6,421   9,333   5,294   5,742   5,083   3,322   2,689   4,256 
Shareholders’ equity $85,468  $85,569  $82,233  $86,370  $88,059  $88,574  $88,652  $91,424  $85,541  $85,640 
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B.          Capitalization and Indebtedness
 
Not applicable.
 
C.          Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
 
Not applicable.
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D.          Risk Factors
 
Investing in our ordinary shares involves certain risks and uncertainties. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before investing in our ordinary shares. Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected due to any of the following risks. In that case, the value of our ordinary shares could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry
 
The aerospace industry is subject to significant government regulation and oversight, and TAT and its subsidiaries may incur significant additionalfines, penalties and costs toif TAT and its subsidiaries do not comply with these regulations.
 
The aerospace industry is highly regulated in the United States and elsewhere. To manufacture, sell and service parts used in other countries.aircrafts, TAT and its subsidiaries must be certified or accepted by the FAA, EASA, the United States Department of Defense the European Aviation Safety Agency, or EASA, and similarcomparable agencies in foreignother countries and by individualleading original equipment manufacturers or OEMs, in order to manufacture, sell and service parts used in aircraft.(“OEMs”). If any of theour material certifications, authorizations or approvals of TAT or its subsidiaries are revoked or suspended, then the operations of TAT or its subsidiaries, as the case may be, will be significantly curtailed and TAT and its subsidiaries could be subjected to significant fines and penalties. In the future, new and more demanding government regulations may be adopted or industry oversight may be increased. TAT and its subsidiaries may have to incur significant additional costs to achieve compliance with new regulations or to reacquire a revoked or suspended license or approval, which could materially reduce profitability.

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TAT competes with a number of established companies in all aspects of TAT’s business, many of which have significantly greater resources or capabilities than TAT.
 
ForTAT’s major competitors in the area of OEM of heat managementtransfer solutions TAT’s major competitorsand aviation accessories, are other OEMs who manufacture heat transfer components, including manufacturers based in the U.S. such as the Hughes-Treitler division of Ametek Inc., Lytron Inc., Niagara Thermal, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honeywell International, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse S.A., Stewart Warner South Wind Corp. and Triumph Thermal Systems, manufacturers based in Europe such as I.M.I. Marston Ltd., a subsidiary of Hamilton Sundstrand, Secan, a subsidiary of Honeywell, Behr and manufacturers based in Asia such as Sumitomo Precision Products from Japan. solutions. These include:
(i)Manufacturers based in the United States, such as the Hughes-Treitler division of Ametek Inc., Lytron Inc., Niagara Thermal, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honeywell International, and Triumph Thermal Systems;
(ii)Manufacturers based in Europe such as I.M.I. Marston Ltd., a subsidiary of Hamilton Sundstrand, Safran and Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse S.A.; and
(iii)Manufacturers based in Asia such as Sumitomo Precision Products from Japan.

Many of TAT’s competitors are far larger, have substantially greater resources than TAT, including technical, financial, research and development, marketing and distribution capabilities, than TAT, and enjoy greater market recognition. These competitors may be able to achieve greater economies of scale and may be less vulnerable to price competition than TAT.  In addition, some of those companies are considered to be tier one suppliers offering customers a wider range of systems and products, in addition to heat transfer solutions, as a bundle. TAT may not be able to offer its products as part of integrated systems to the same extent as its competitors or successfully develop or introduce new products that are more cost effective or offer better performance than those of its competitors. Failure to do so could adversely affect TAT’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
For the Heat Transfer Services and Products, TAT’s major competitors in the area of MRO services for heat transfer components are the service divisions of OEMs, including Honeywell-Lori, Honeywell Secan, Honeywell Singapore, Hamilton Malaysia, Hamilton Maastricht, and Liebherr Aerospace Saline, in addition to the in-house maintenance services of various commercial airlines and other independent service providers, including Triumph Accessory Services, Drake Air – Ametek, American Cooler Service, Lufthansa Technik and Elite Aerospace. :
TAT’s major competitors in the area of MRO services for aviation components, landing gears and APUs, are the service divisions of OEMs, the in-house maintenance services of a number of commercial airlines and other independent service providers, including Triumph Accessories (Triumph Corporation), LORI Heat Transfer Center of Honeywell (Tulsa, Oklahoma), SECAN-Honeywell (France),Drake Air – Ametek (Tulsa, Oklahoma), American Cooler Service, Hamilton Malaysia, Lufthansa Technik and Elite.
For the MRO services for Aviation Components, TAT’s major competitors are the service divisions of OEMs, the in-house maintenance services of a number ofvarious commercial airlines and other independent service providers, including Standard Aero Group Inc., Aerotech International Inc., Honeywell International, AAR Corp., Messier- Bugatti-Dowty,Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, Hawker Pacific and APRO.
 
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TAT’s major competitors in the area of overhaul and coating of jet engine components are the service divisions of OEMs, the in-house maintenance services of various commercial airlines and other independent service providers, including Safran, General Electric, GKN, PAS, MCT Japan and others. With respect to coating materials, TAT's major competitors are APV Coatings, Praxair, Saint-Gobain and others.

Competition in the MRO market is based on price, quality, engineeredengineering solutions, ability to provide a broad rangebreadth of services, and the ability to perform repairs and overhauls rapidly. A number of our competitors have inherent competitive advantages. For example, we compete with the service divisions of large OEMs which are able to derive significant brand recognition from their OEM manufacturing activities. We also compete with the in-house service divisions of large commercial airlines andwhere there is a strong incentive for an airline to fully-utilize the services of its maintenance employees and facilities.
 
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Further, TAT’s competitors may have additional competitive advantages, such as:
 
·          The ability to adapt more quicklyfaster to changes in customer requirements and industry conditions or trends;
·          Greater access to capital;
·          Stronger relationships with customers and suppliers;
·          Greater name recognition;
·Access to superior technology and greater marketing resources;
·The ability to offer complete systems in addition to components; and
·          AccessThe ability to superior technologybundle heat transfer components and marketing resources.solutions and other aircraft components.

If TAT is unable to overcome these competitive disadvantages, then TAT’s business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.
 
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TAT derives a material partshare of its revenues from severalfew major customers. If TAT loses any of these customers or they reduce the amount of business they do with TAT, TAT’s revenues may be seriously affected.
 
Five customers accounted for approximately 18.6%19.7%, 22.2%20.2% and 23.1%20.1% of TAT’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively. TAT’s major customers may not maintain the same volume of business with TAT in the future. If TAT loses any of these customers or they reduce the amount of business they do with TAT, TAT’s revenues may be seriously affected.

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A part of the revenues of TAT and its subsidiaries are from contracts with the U.S. and Israeli governments and are subject to special risks. A loss of all, or a major portion, of thethese revenues of TAT or any of its subsidiaries from government contracts could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s operations.
 
A portion of the revenues of TAT and its subsidiaries are from contracts with the U.S. and Israeli governments. Sales to the U.S. and Israeli governments accounted for approximately 6.8%5.4%, 4.2%6.9% and 4.6%5.5% of TAT’s revenues on a consolidated basis for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively.
 
Business with the U.S. and Israeli governments, as well as with the governments of other countries, is subject to unique risks which aredo not as relevant inexist when doing business with other private parties. These risks include the ability of the governmental authorities to unilaterally:
 
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Suspend TAT or any of its subsidiaries from receiving new contracts pending resolution of alleged violations of procurement laws or regulations;
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Terminate existing contracts, with or without cause, at any time;
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Condition the receipt of new contracts on conditions which are beyond the control of TAT;
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Reduce the value of existing contracts;
 
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Audit the contract-related costs and fees of TAT and its subsidiaries, including allocated indirect costs; and
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Control or prohibit the export of the products of TAT and its subsidiaries.
 
A decision by a governmental authority to take any or all of the actions listed above could materially reduce the sales and profitability of TAT and its subsidiaries. Most of the U.S. Government contracts of TAT and its subsidiaries can be terminated by the U.S. Government either for its convenience or if TAT or any of its subsidiaries defaults by failing to perform under the contract. Termination for convenience provisions generally provide only for the recovery of costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses and profit on the work completed by TAT and its subsidiaries prior to termination.
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Declines in military/
Also, military and defense budgetsbudget cuts may result in reduced demand for the products and manufacturing services of TAT and its subsidiaries. Any declineSmaller budgets could result in reduction in the business revenues of TAT and its subsidiaries and adversely affect their business, results of operations and financial condition.subsidiaries.

 
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If TAT doesand its subsidiaries do not receive the governmental approvals necessary for the export of itstheir products, TAT’s revenues may decrease. Similarly, if TAT’s suppliers and partners do not receive their government approvals necessary to export their products or designs to TAT, TAT’s revenues may decrease.
 
Under Israeli law, the export of certain of the products and know-how of TAT and its subsidiaries is subject to approval by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. To initiatePrior to initiating sales proposals with regard to exportsfor the export of thethese products and know-how of TAT and to exportthe actual shipment of such products or know-how, TAT and its subsidiaries must obtain permits from the Ministry of Defense. TAT and its subsidiaries may not be able to receive in a timely manner, or at all, all the required permits for which itthey may apply in the future.
 
Similarly, under foreignmany countries have laws according to which the export of certain military products, technical designs and spare parts require the prior approval of, or export license from, such foreigntheir governments. In orderThis process also applies to maintain the third party production, certain co-development activitiesour partners and procurements required for the performance of certain contracts,suppliers. If TAT must receive detailed technical designs, productsand its subsidiaries or product parts’ samples from its strategic partners or suppliers. TAT may not be ableand suppliers are unable to receive all the required permits and/or licenses in a timely manner, or at all. Consequently,all, TAT’s revenues may decrease.

TAT depends on a limited number of suppliers of components for certain of its products and if TAT or any of its subsidiaries isare unable to obtain these components when needed, they would experience delays in manufacturing their products and TAT’s financial results could be adversely affected.
 
TAT relies on a limited number of key suppliers for parts for certain of its OEM activities and MRO services. CertainSome of these suppliers are currently the sole source of one or more components upon which TAT is dependent. For example, Honeywell International Inc. is a key supplier to TAT of APU spare parts and of certain other components used by TAT and its subsidiaries for OEM activities and in the provision of MRO services. Suppliers of some of these components require TAT to place orders with significant lead-timelead time to assure supply in accordance with TAT’s requirements. A delay in the supply of these components can significantly delay the delivery of our products and services. If TAT were to engage in a commercial dispute with or be unable to obtain adequate supplies of parts from these suppliers at commercially reasonable prices or required lead time, TAT’s operationsTAT could experience delays in manufacturing and its financial results could be interrupted.adversely affected. Increased costs associated with supplied materials or components could increase TAT’s costs and reduce TAT’s profitability if TAT is unable to pass these cost increases on to its customers.

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TAT may face increased costs and a reduced supply of raw materials. TAT may not be able to recoup future increases in the cost of raw materials or in electric power costsrequired for its operations through price increases for its products.
 
In recent years, the cost of raw materials and components used by TAT has fluctuated significantly due to market and industry conditions. The cost of electric power used in TAT’s operations has also fluctuated significantly in the last several years. TAT may not be able to recoup future increases in the cost of raw materials and components or electric power costscomponent cost through price increases for its products.products and services. If TAT is unable to obtain the raw materials required for its operation, TAT could experience delays or disruptions in the provision of its services and its financial results could be adversely affected.

TAT may face significant risks in the management of its inventory, andwhile failure to effectively manage its inventory levels may result in supply imbalances that could harm its business
 
In connection with our OEM and MRO operations, weWe maintain an inventory of exchangeable units of heat exchangers,transfer solutions, aviation accessories, aviation components, APUs, landing gears, engine blades and coating materials and other spare parts related to our products and services in various locations, including with third party logistics providers. Due to the long-leadlong lead time of our suppliers and manufacturing cycles, we need to make forecasts offorecast demand and commit significant resources towards these inventories. As such, we are subject to significant risks in managing the inventory needs of our business, during the year, including estimates of the appropriate demand across our models.products. Should actual market conditions differ from our estimates, our future results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In the future, we may be required to record write-downs of finished products and materials on-hand as a result of future changes in our sales forecasts.

Our backlog of projects under contract is subject to unexpected adjustments, delays in payments and cancellations.
 
Our backlog includes purchase orders received from our customers for our products or services and our estimation of the maximum potential revenues that are expected to be derived from frame agreements with our customers. There is no legal obligation from the customer to purchase our products or services under those frame agreements.  In addition, we use estimations to evaluate the potential revenue from these agreements. From time to time, for reasons beyond our control, projects are delayed, scaled back, suspended or cancelled, or the customer delays making payments, which may adversely affect the revenue, profit and cash flow that we ultimately receive from contracts reflected in our backlog.
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TAT faces special risks from international sales operations which may have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business, operating results and financial condition.
 
In the years endedending December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, approximately 93%91%, 91.4%92% and 87.7%94% of TAT’s sales, respectively, resulted from TAT’s international operations (outout of Israel).Israel. This source of revenue concentration is subject to various risks, including:
 
·          Governmental embargoes or foreign trade restrictions;
·          Changes in U.S. and foreign governmental regulations;
·          Changes in foreign exchange rates;
·          Tariffs;
·          Other trade barriers;
·          Political, economic and social instability; and
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·          Difficulties collecting accounts receivable.
 
Accordingly, TAT and its subsidiaries may encounter significant difficulties in connection with the sale of their products in international markets.

TAT may engage in future acquisitions that could dilute TAT’s shareholders’ equity and harm TAT’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
TAT has pursued, and will continue to pursue, growth opportunities through internal development andorganic growth as well as acquisition of complementary businesses, products and technologies. For example, in October 2015, TAT completed the acquisition of Turbochrome for approximately $3.5 million, and an additional earn-out payment of $ 0.5 million during 2016.
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TAT is unable to predict whether or when any prospective acquisition will be completed. TAT may not be able to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, integrate the acquired businesses into its operations, or expand into new markets. The process of integrating an acquired business may be prolonged due to unforeseen difficulties and may require a disproportionate amount of TAT’s resources, and management’sincluding management attention. TAT may not be able to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, integrate acquired businesses into its operations, or expand into new markets. Further,Furthermore, once integrated, acquisitions may not achieve comparable levels of revenues, profitability or productivity as TAT’s existing business or otherwise perform as expected. The occurrence of any of these events could harm TAT’s business, financial condition or results of operations. Future acquisitions may require substantial capital resources, which may require TAT to seek additional debt or equity financing.
 
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Future acquisitions by TAT could result in the following, any of which could materially harm TAT’s results of operations or the price of TAT’s ordinary shares:
 
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Issuance of equity securities that would dilute TAT’s shareholders’ percentages of ownership;
·Large one-time write-offs;
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Large one-time write-offs;
·The incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities;
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Difficulties in the assimilation and integration of operations, personnel, technologies, products and information systems of the acquired companies;
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Diversion of management’s attention from other business activities and concerns;
·Contractual disputes;
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Contractual disputes;
·Risks of entering geographic and business markets in which TAT has no or only limited prior experience; and
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Potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations.

Our strategic partnerships and relationships carry inherent business risks.
We may participate in strategic partnerships and joint ventures in a number of countries. For example, in November 2015, we signed a joint venture agreement with Russian-based Engineering, to establish a new facility for the provision of MRO services for heat transfer components in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”) . The new company, TAT-Engineering LLC, is based in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport.
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Our actions with respect to these affiliated companies may be restricted to some degree by shareholder agreements entered into with our strategic partners. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially harmed if disagreements develop with our partners. Our ability to withdraw funds and dividends from these entities may depend on the consent of partners. If one of our strategic partners becomes subject to investigation, sanctions or liability, TAT might be adversely affected. Furthermore, strategic partnerships in emerging markets are accompanied by risks inherent to those markets, such as an increased probability of a partner defaulting on obligations or losing a partner with important insights in that region. Strategic partnerships in emerging markets are subject to greater risks than strategic partnerships in more developed markets, including significant political, legal and economic risks and risks related to fluctuations in currencies. For example, the value of the Russian currency, has declined significantly in response to political and economic issues since December 31, 2013, and may continue to decline. The significant depreciation of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar may negatively impact our results of operations related to our joint venture in Russia.

Rapid technological changes may adversely affect the market acceptance of the products of TAT.TAT's products.
 
The aerospace and defense markets in which TAT competes are subject to technological changes, introduction of new products, changechanges in customer demands and evolving industry standards. For example, 3D printing – a technology based on the principle of joining thin layers of materials, both solid and liquid, in horizontal cross-section, to build up a real, three-dimensional object from a digital model – may enable the manufacturing of high-quality heat exchangers in serial production and at a lower price. The future success of TAT will depend upon its ability to keep pace with technological developments and to timely address the increasingly sophisticated needs of its customers by supporting existing and new technologies and by developing and introducing enhancements to its current products and by introducing new products.ones. TAT may not be able to successfully enhance its existing products or develop and market enhancementsnew products to its products that will respond toproperly address the technological change,changes, evolving industry standards or customer requirements. TAT may experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction and sale of such enhancements;enhancements or new products, and such enhancements or new products may not meet the requirements of the market or achieve any significant degreesdegree of market acceptance. IfThe inability to enhance its existing products or develop new products or if release dates of any of our enhancements or new products or enhancements of TAT are delayed, or if when released, they fail to achieve market acceptance, TAT’s business, operating results and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.

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TAT has fixed-price contracts with some of its customers and TAT bears the risk of costs in excess of its estimates. In addition, TAT may not be able to pass on increased costs to its customers.
 
TAT has entered into multi-year, fixed-price contracts with some of its MRO and OEM customers. Pursuant to these contracts, TAT realizes all the benefits or costs resulting from any increases or decreases in the cost of providing services and products to these customers. Several of TAT’s contracts do not permitallow TAT to recover for increases in raw material prices, taxes or labor costs, andwhile other contracts may permit, to a limited extent, periodic price adjustments. Any increase in these costs could increase the cost of operating theour business of TAT and reduce itsour profitability. Factors such as inaccurate pricing and increases in the cost of labor, materials or overhead may result in cost over-runs and losses on those agreements. TAT may not succeed in obtaining the agreement of a customer approval to re-price a particular product and may not be able to recoup previous losses resulting from incomplete or inaccurate engineering data. In addition, as costs increase, TAT may not be able to pass on such increased costs to its other customers. This could materially Impactimpact TAT’s profitability.

TAT depends on its key executives, andexecutives; it may not be able to hire and retain additional key employees or successfully integrate new members of its team andteam; the loss of key employees could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business.
 
TAT’s success will depend largely on its continued reliancedepends to a large extent on the experience and expertise of its senior management. Any member of theTAT’s senior managers of TATmanagement may terminatechoose to end his or her employment with TAT and seek employment with others who may seek his or her expertise.for any reason. The loss of the expertise of TAT’s senior management of TAT through death, disability or termination ofan employee’s decision to end his or her employment wouldcould have a material and adverse effect on TAT’sour business, financial condition and results of operations. TAT is not the beneficiary of life or disability insurance covering any of the executives,its senior management, key employees or other personnel of TAT.personnel.

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TAT depends on its manufacturing and MRO facilities and any material damage to these facilities may adversely impact TAT’s operations.
 
TAT believes that itsTAT’s results of operations will be dependentdepend in large part uponon its ability to manufacture and deliver OEM products and to provide MRO services promptly upon receipt of orders and to provide prompt and efficient service to its customers.customers upon receipt of orders, either the manufacture and delivery of OEM products or the provision of MRO services. As a result, any material disruption of TAT’s day-to-day operations could have a material adverse effect on its business, customer relations and profitability. TAT relies on its Gedera and Kiryat Gat, Israel, Kernersville and Winston-Salem,Greensboro, North Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma facilities for the productionmanufacture of its OEM products and provision of its MRO services. A war or terrorist act, fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster or condition that significantly damaged or destroyed any of these facilities would have a material adverse effect on the operations of TAT.

TAT uses equipment that is not easily repaired or replaced, and therefore material equipment failures could cause TAT or its subsidiaries to be unable to meet quality or delivery expectations of its customers.
 
Many of theTAT’s service and manufacturing processes of TAT are dependent on equipment that is not easily repaired or replaced. As a result, unexpected equipment failures could result in production delays or the manufacturingmanufacture of defective products. TheTAT’s ability of TAT to meet theits customers’ expectations of its customers with respect to on-time delivery of repaired components or quality OEM products is critical. The failureFailure by TAT to meet the quality or delivery expectations of its customers could lead to the loss of one or more of its significant customers.

TAT may fail to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes certain duties on TAT and TAT’sits executives and directors. TAT’s efforts to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) governing internal controls and procedures for financial reporting have resulted in increased general and administrative expenseexpenses and a diversion of management time and attention, andattention. TAT expects these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant resources. TAT may identify material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in its assessments of its internal controlcontrols over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controlcontrols over financial reporting could result in investigation or sanctions by regulatory authorities and could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s operating results, investor confidence in TAT’s reported financial information and the market price of TAT’s ordinary shares. Our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to and washas not performed an audit of our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting as of December 31,2014.31, 2017.
 
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TAT has potential exposure to liabilities arising under environmental laws and regulations.
 
TheTAT’s business operations and facilities of TAT are subject to a number ofvarious federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to the environment, including, but not limited to, regulations that govern the discharge of pollutants and hazardous substances into the air and water as well asand the handling, storage and disposal of such materials and other environmental matters.materials. Compliance with such laws as they relate to the handling, storage and disposal of hazardous substances is a significant obligation for TAT at each of its facilities. If it fails to comply with these and other environmental-related laws and regulations, TAT would be subject to serious consequences, including fines and other sanctions, and limitations on theits operations of TAT due to changes to, or revocations of, the environmental permits applicable to its facilities if it fails to comply.facilities. The adoption of new laws and regulations, stricter enforcement of existing laws and regulations, the discovery of previously unknown contamination or the imposition of new cleanup requirements could require TAT to incur costs and become subject to new or increased liabilities that could increase theTAT’s operating costs of TAT and adversely affect the manner in which TAT conducts itswe conduct our business.
 
Under certain environmental laws, liability associated with an investigation or remediation of hazardous substances can arise atfrom a broad range of properties, including properties currently or formerly operated by TAT or any of its predecessors, as well as properties to which TAT sent hazardous substances or wastes for treatment, storage, or disposal. Costs and other obligations can arise from claims for toxic torts, natural resource and other damages, as well as the investigation and clean-up of contamination at such properties. Under certain environmental laws, such liability may be imposed jointly and severally, so TAT may be responsible for more than its proportionate share and may even be responsible for the entire liability at issue. The extent of any such liability can be difficult to predict.

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TAT is exposed to potential liabilities arising from product liability and warranty claims.
 
TAT’s operations expose TAT is exposed to potential liabilities for personal injury or death as a result of the failure of an aircraft component that has beenwas designed, manufactured, serviced or supplied by TAT. TAT believes that, in an effort to improve operating margins, some customers have delayed the replacement of parts beyond their recommended lifetime, which may undermine aircraft safety and increase the risk of liability of TAT and its subsidiariessubsidiaries.
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If any of our products are defective, we could be required to redesign or recall those products or pay substantial damages or warranty claims. Such an event could result in significant expenses, disrupt sales and damage our reputation and that of our products and services. There can be no assurance that TAT will not experience any material product liability losses in the future, that it will not incur significant costs to defend such claims, that, although TAT maintains a product liability insurance, policy, its insurance coverage will be adequate if claims were to arise or that it would be able to maintain insurance coverage in the future at an acceptable cost. A successful claim brought against TAT or its subsidiaries in excess of its available insurance coverage may have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business.
 
In addition, contractual disputes over warranties can arise in the ordinary course of business of TAT, contractual disputes over warranties can arise.business. TAT may be subject to requests from customers for cost sharing or pricing adjustments from its customers as a part of itstheir commercial relationships, with them, even though they havethe customers had previously agreed to bear these risks.

TATSignificant disruptions of our information technology systems or breaches of our data security could adversely affect our business.
A significant invasion, interruption, destruction or breakdown of our information technology, or IT, systems and/or infrastructure by persons with authorized or unauthorized access could negatively impact our business and operations. We could also experience business interruption, information theft and/or reputational damage from cyber attacks, which may compromise our systems and lead to data leakage either internally or at our third-party providers. Both data that has been inputted into our main IT platform, which covers records of transactions, financial data and other data reflected in our results of operations, as well as data related to our proprietary rights (such as research and development, and other intellectual property-related data), are subject to material cyber security risks. To date, we are not aware that we have experienced any loss of, or disruption to, material information as a result of any such malware or cyber attack.
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TAT’s activity in Israel may be adversely affected by a change in the exchange rate of the NIS against the dollar. Because exchange rates between the NIS and the dollar fluctuate continuously, exchange rate fluctuations, particularly larger periodic devaluations, may have an impact on TAT’s profitability and period to period comparisons of TAT’s results.
 
TAT’s financial statements are stated in dollars, while a portion of TAT’s expenses in Israel, primarily labor expenses, are incurred in NIS and a partportion of TAT’sits revenues are quoted in NIS.NIS and in Euro. Additionally, certain assets, as well as a portion of TAT’s liabilities, are denominated in NIS. Because exchange rates between the NIS and the dollar fluctuate continuously, exchange rate fluctuations, particularly larger periodic devaluations, may have an impact on TAT’s profitability and period to period comparisons of TAT’s results. TAT’s results may be adversely affected by the devaluation of the NIS in relation to the dollar (or if such devaluation is on a lagging basis), if TAT’s revenues in NIS are higher than TAT’s expenses in NIS and/or  the amountvalue of TAT’s assets in NIS are higher than TAT’s liabilities in NIS. Alternatively, TAT’s results may be adversely affected by an appreciation of the NIS in relation to the dollar (or if such appreciation is on a lagging basis), if the amount of TAT’s expenses in NIS are higher than the amount of TAT’s revenues in NIS and/or the amount of TAT’s liabilities in NIS are higher than TAT’s assets in NIS. From time to time, we enter into hedging transactions to attempt to limit the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. However, the protection provided by such hedging transactions may be partial and leave certain exchange rate-related losses and risks uncovered. Therefore, our business and profitability may be harmed by such exchange rate fluctuations.fluctuations.

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Risk Factors Related to Our Ordinary Shares
 
TAT’s share price has been volatile in the past and may decline in the future.
 
TAT’s ordinary shares have experienced significant market price and volume fluctuations in the past and may experience significant market price and volume fluctuations in the future, in response to factors such as the following, some of which are beyond TAT’s control:
 
 
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Quarterly variations in TAT’s operating results;
 
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Operating results that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors;
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Changes in expectations as to TAT’s future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts and investors;
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Announcements of technological innovations or new products by TAT or TAT’s competitors;
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Announcements by TAT or TAT’s competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
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Announcements by third parties of significant claims or proceedings against us;
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Additions or departures of key personnel;
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Future sales of TAT’s ordinary shares;shares (by our controlling shareholders or others);
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De-listing of TAT’s shares from NASDAQ and/or from the NASDAQ Global Market;TASE;
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Stock market price and volume fluctuation; and
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Legal proceedings against TAT’s controlling shareholdersshareholders; and
·Regulatory actions by securities authorities which impacts TAT’s interaction with securities analysts and institutional investors.

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Domestic and internationalEquity stock markets often experiencecan undergo extreme price and volume fluctuations. Market fluctuations, as well as general political and economic conditions, such as a recession, or interest rate or currency rate fluctuations orand political events or hostilities in or surrounding Israel, could adversely affect the market price of TAT’s ordinary shares.
 
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of itstheir securities. TAT may in the future be the target of similar litigation.litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources both of which could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business and results of operations.

Substantial future sales of TAT’s ordinary shares by TAT’s principal shareholders may depress TAT’s share price.
 
TAT’s principal shareholders, FIMI Israel Opportunity FIVE, Limited Partnership and FIMI Opportunity V, L.P., (“FIMI” or the FIMI Funds,“FIMI Funds”), beneficially own together 53.7%59.4% of TAT’s outstanding shares. If FIMI shall sellsells a substantial number of TAT’s ordinary shares or if the perception exists that TAT’s principal shareholdersFIMI may sell a substantial number of TAT’s ordinary shares, exists, the market price of TAT’s ordinary shares may fall. Any substantial sales of TAT’s shares in the public market may also might make it more difficult for TATimpede our ability to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time, in a place and on terms TAT deems appropriate.
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Risks Relating to Our Location in Israel
 
Because TAT has significant operations in Israel, TAT may be subject to political, economic and other conditions affecting Israel that could increase TAT’s operating expenses and disrupt TAT’s business.
 
TAT is incorporated under the laws of the stateState of Israel, andIsrael. TAT’s executive offices, manufacturing plant andits research and development facilities and main manufacturing plant are also located in the State of Israel. As a result, political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel directly influence TAT. Any major hostilities involving Israel, a full or partial mobilization of the reserve forces of the Israeli army, the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners, or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
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Since theits establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Israel and its Arab neighbors have engaged in a number of armed conflicts. A state of hostility, varying from time to time in intensity and degree, has led to security and economic problemschallenges for Israel. Major hostilities between Israel and its neighbors may hinder Israel’s international trade and lead to economic downturn. This, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on TAT’s operations and business. Since June 2007, whenIn recent years, there has been an escalation in violence among Israel, Hamas effectively took control of(which controls the Gaza Strip), the Palestinian Authority (which controls in the West Bank) and other groups, as well as extensive hostilities along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip there have been extensive hostilities alongsuch as the missiles fired from the Gaza Strip.Strip into Israel during the summer of 2014. Ongoing violence between Israel and the Palestinians as well as tension between Israel and its Arab neighbors and Iran may have a material adverse effect on TAT’s business, financial conditions and results of operations.
 
Furthermore, there are a number of countries, primarily in the Middle East,Arab and Muslim countries, that restrict or frown upon business with Israel or Israeli companies, and TAT is precluded from marketing its products to these countries. Restrictive laws or policies directed towards Israel or Israeli businessescompanies may have an adverse impact on TAT’s operations, TAT’s financial results or the expansion of TAT’s business.

TAT’s results of operations may be negatively affected by the obligation of its personnel to perform military service.
 
Many of TAT’s employees and some of TAT’s directors and officerssenior management based in Israel are obligated to perform annual reserve duty in the Israel Defense Forces (“IDF”) and may be called for active duty under emergency circumstances at any time. If a military conflict or war arises, these individuals could be required to serve in the military for extended periods of time. TAT’s operations could be disrupted by the absence for a significant period of one or more of TAT’s executive officers orits senior management, key employees or a significant number of other employees for a significant period due to military service. Any such disruption in TAT’s operations could adversely affect TAT’s business.
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Your rights and responsibilities as a shareholder will beare governed by Israeli law and may differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders under U.S. law.
 
TAT is incorporated under Israeli law. The rights and responsibilities of holders of TAT’s ordinary shares are governed by TAT’s memorandum of association, articles of association and by Israeli law. These rights and responsibilities differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders in typical U.S. corporations. In particular, each shareholder of an Israeli company has a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner in exercising his or her rights and fulfilling his or her obligations toward the company and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing his power in the company, including, among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders on certain matters. Israeli law provides that these duties are applicable in shareholder votes on, among other things, amendments to a company’s articles of association, increases in a company’s authorized share capital, mergers and interested party transactions requiring shareholder approval. In addition, a controlling shareholder of an Israeli company, or a shareholder who knows that he or she possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholder vote or who has the power to appoint or prevent the appointment of a director or officer in the company, has a duty of fairness toward the company. However, Israeli law currently does not define the substance of this duty of fairness. Because Israeli corporate law has undergone extensive revision in recent years, there is relatively little case law available to assist in understanding the implications of these provisions that govern shareholder behavior.

Israeli law may delay, prevent or make difficult an acquisition of TAT, which could prevent a change of control and, therefore, depresses the price of TAT’s shares.
 
Israeli corporate law regulates mergers, requires tender offers for acquisitions of shares above specified thresholds, requires special approvals for transactions involving directors, officers or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to these types of transactions. Furthermore, Israeli tax considerations may make potential transactions unappealing to TAT or to some of TAT’s shareholders. These provisions of Israeli law may delay, prevent or make difficult an acquisition of TAT, which could prevent a change of control and therefore depress the price of TAT’s shares.

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Investors and TAT’s shareholders generally may have difficulties enforcing a U.S. judgment against TAT, TAT’s executive officers and directors or asserting U.S. securities laws claims in Israel.
 
TAT is incorporated in Israel and the majority of TAT’s executive officers and directors reside outside the United States. Service of process upon them may be difficult to effect within the United States. Furthermore, many of TAT’s assets and most of the assets of TAT’s executive officers and directors are located outside the United States. Therefore, a judgment obtained against TAT or certain of its executive officers and directors in the United States, including one based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, may not be collectible in the United States and may not be enforced by an Israeli court. It also may be difficult for you to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel. However, subject to certain time limitations and other conditions, Israeli courts may enforce final judgments of United StatesU.S. courts for liquidated amounts in civil matters, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of those and similar acts.

As a foreign private issuer whose shares are listed on the NASDAQ, Global Market, TAT may follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of certain NASDAQ requirements.
 
As a foreign private issuer whose shares are listed on the NASDAQ, Global Market, TAT is permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of certain requirements of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. A foreign private issuer that elects to follow a home country practice instead of such requirements must submit to NASDAQ in advance a written statement from an independent counsel in such issuer’s home country certifying that the issuer’s practices are not prohibited by the home country’s laws. In addition, a foreign private issuer must disclose in its annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC or on its website each such requirement that it does not follow and describe the home country practice followed by the issuer instead of any such requirement. As a foreign private issuer listed on The NASDAQ Global Market, TAT may follow TAT’s home country law, instead of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, whichFor example, Israel’s corporate governance or laws require that TAT obtain shareholder approval for certain dilutive events, such as for the establishment or amendment of certain equity basedequity-based compensation plans, an issuance that will result in a change of control of TAT, certain transactions other than a public offering involving issuances of a 20% or more interest in TAT and certain acquisitions of the stock or assets of another company.company, which are not required by NASDAQ.

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Item 4.Item 4.Information on the Company
Information on the Company
 
History and Development of TAT
 
TAT was incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in April 1985 under the name Galaxy Graphics Ltd. TAT changed its name to Galagraph Ltd. in August 1986 and to TAT Technologies Ltd. in May 1992. TAT is a public limited liability company under the Israeli Companies Law 1999-5759, or the (“Israeli Companies Law,Law”), and operates under this law and associated legislation. TAT’s registered offices and principal place of business are located at Re’em Industrial Park, Neta Boulevard, Bnei Ayish, Gedera 70750,70750002 Israel and its telephone number is +972-8-8268-500.+972-8-826-8500. TAT’s address on the Internetwebsite is www.tat-technologies.com. The information on TAT’S website is not incorporated by reference into this annual report.
 
TAT was founded in 1985 to develop the computerized systems business of its then parent company, TAT Industries Ltd. (or (“TAT Industries)Industries”), a publicly - heldpublicly-held Israeli corporation then engaged in the manufacture and sale of aeronautical equipment. In December 1991, TAT acquired the heat exchange operations of TAT Industries and in 2000, TAT purchased the remaining operations of TAT Industries relating to the manufacture and maintenance of aviation accessories and leased certain of its properties.
 
In March 1987, TAT completed the initial public offering of its securities in the United States. TAT was listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (then known as the NASDAQ National Market) from its initial public offering until July 1998 when the listing of TAT’s ordinary shares was transferred to the NASDAQ Capital Market. On June 24, 2009, TAT’s ordinary shares resumed trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. Since August 2005 TAT’s shares have been traded also on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).TASE.
 
Today TAT is a provider of a variety of servicessolutions and productsservices to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries through its Gedera facility, as well as through its subsidiaries, Limco and Piedmont in the U.SU.S. (Limco and Piedmont are held by TAT through Limco-Piedmont, Inc. (“Limco-Piedmont”)). and Turbochrome in Kiryat Gat, Israel.
 
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In 1993, TAT acquired Limco provides Heat Transfer MRO services and products to the aerospace industry.Airepair, Inc. (“Limco”). Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Limco’s Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, certifiedFAA-certified repair station (located in Oklahoma) provides aircraft with MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military, especially for heat transfer components. In addition to its MRO services, Limco is an OEM of heat transfer productssolutions for airplaneaircraft and system manufacturers and other selected related products.
 
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In July 2005, Limco acquired Piedmont, Aviation Component Services, LLC (“Piedmont”), a company certified by the FAA to perform maintenance, repair and overhaulMRO services of APUs and landing gears. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, Piedmont’s FAA - certifiedFAA-certified repair station (located in North Carolina). provides MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military, especially for landing geargears and auxiliary power units (APU).APUs.
 
In July 2007, Limco-Piedmont completed an initial public offering of its shares of Commoncommon stock and Limco-Piedmont’s shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (symbol: LIMC) until July 2, 2009, when TAT acquired all of the publicly held shares of Limco-Piedmont (approximately 32% of Limco-Piedmont’s total shares) in a stock for stock merger. As a result of such merger, Limco-Piedmont again became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TAT.
 
Following a series of transactions occurring between March 2008 and March 2009, TAT acquired 70% control of Bental Industries Ltd. In February 2014, TAT sold its entire interest in Bental Industries Ltd to Bental Investments Agshah Ltd. for an aggregate consideration of $5 million.
On JanuaryDecember 4, 2009, TAT, through its subsidiary Piedmont, signed an investment agreement with FAvS. According to the agreement, Piedmont was issued 288,334 shares of Class B common stock of FAvS, representing 37% of FAvS' then share capital (total number of shares acquired was subsequently adjusted as result of a 1 2008, TAT established a wholly-owned subsidiary under the lawsfor 20 reverse stock split) and $750,000 of FAvS preferred shares (entitled to cash dividends at an annual rate of 12% payable quarterly or to additional preferred shares at an annual rate of 15%) in return for Piedmont's propeller and parts businesses.
On March 11, 2015, Piedmont sold 237,932 shares of Class B common stock of FAvS representing 23.18% of FAvS' share capital and its entire holdings (16,253) of FAvS' Series A preferred stock for an insignificant amount. As of the Statedate of California, TAT-GAL Inc., which actsthis report OR as purchasing agent for TAT’s operations.of December 31, 2017, TAT owns approximately 5% of FAvS’ share capital following the transaction.

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In October 2015, TAT acquired Turbochrome, a company certified by the FAA and EASA to perform overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades and fan blades.

In November 2015, TAT entered into an agreement with Engineering to establish a new MRO facility in Russia. The new company, TAT-Engineering LLC, is based in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport and is providing services of minor repair, overhaul and recore for heat transfer components in Russia and the CIS. According to the joint venture agreement, TAT owns 51% of TAT-Engineering's shares and the remaining 49% are held by Engineering.
 
A.          Business Overview
 
Overview
 
TAT providesTechnologies Ltd. is a varietyleading provider of servicessolutions and productsservices to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries focused mainly on two product areas and services: Thermal Management and Power and Actuation. TAT operates under threefour segments: (i) Original Equipment Manufacturing or “OEM”OEM of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its Gedera facility; (ii) Heat Transfer Services and Products, and (iii) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or “MRO”MRO services for Aviation Components, each with the following characteristics.heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions through its Limco subsidiary; (iii) MRO services for aviation components through its Piedmont subsidiary; and (iv) overhaul and coating of jet engine components through its Turbochrome subsidiary.
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TAT’s activities in the fieldarea of OEM of Heat Management Solutions primarily relate toheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its Gedera facility andprimarily include (i) the design, development and manufacture and sale of (i) a broad range of heat transfer componentssolutions, such as pre-coolers heat exchangers and oil/fuel hydraulic heat exchangers, used in mechanical and electronic systems on-boardon board commercial, military and business aircraft; (ii) the manufactureenvironmental control and sale ofpower electronics cooling systems installed on board aircraft and ground applications; and (iii) a variety of other mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, and turbine power systems and turbines.units.
 
TAT’s activities in the fieldarea of MRO services for heat transfer products primarily relate to its subsidiary, Limco, and include the maintenance, repair and overhaulOEM of heat transfer equipmentsolutions include the MRO of heat transfer components and to a lesser extent, the OEM manufacturing of certain heat transfer products.solutions. TAT’s Limco subsidiary operates an FAA certifiedFAA-certified repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services and products for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military. Limco is also certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency, or EASA, the Civil Aviation Administration of Thailand (Thai), the Civil Aviation Administration of Indonesia and the Civil Aviation Administration of Brazil.
 
TAT’s activities in the fieldarea of MRO services for aviation components primarily relate to its subsidiary, Piedmont, and includesinclude the maintenance, repair and overhaulMRO of APUs, landing geargears and other aircraft components. TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary operates an FAA certifiedFAA-certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

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TAT’s activities in the area of jet engine overhaul through its Turbochrome facility includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps.

OEM of Heat ManagementTransfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories (Gedera)
 
TAT is an OEM of heat managementtransfer solutions and aviation accessories to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, primarily through its Gedera facility, to the aerospace and defense industries.facility. The main OEM activity ofat our Gedera facility is the design and manufacture of a comprehensive line of heat exchangers and cold plates, or heat transfer products.plates. Heat transfer productssolutions facilitate removal and dissipation of heat generated during the operation of mechanical and electronic systems. Gedera’s heat transfer productssolutions are generally integrated into a complete cooling systems. Using Gedera’sproprietary technological expertise, Gedera designswe design each of its heat transfer productsproduct to meet the specific space, power, performance and other needs of itsour customers. Gedera’s heat transfer productssolutions are marketed worldwide for applications in commercial and military aircraft and electronic systems, the primary users of such equipment. Gedera’s customers include, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse S.A. (“Liebherr”), or Liebherr, Boeing Aircraft Company or Boeing,(“Boeing”), Israel Aerospace Industries, or IAI,(“IAI”), Cessna Aircraft Company or Cessna, Cirrus Aircraft Inc.(“Cessna”), or Cirrus, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd or Pilatus,(“Pilatus”), Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (“Embraer”), or Embraer, Eaton Aerospace LLC or Eaton,(“Eaton”), Parker Hannifin Corporation or Parker, (“Parker”), Bell Helicopter, as well as the United StatesU.S. Air Force, United StatesU.S. Army, and Navy. Such customers typically enter into supply contracts with Gedera pursuant to which Gedera manufactures specified heat transfer products in connection withU.S. Navy and other air forces from around the customers’ production or retrofitting of particular aircraft equipment.world. Such supply contracts are generally long termlong-term engagements that may have terms of ten years or more.
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As part of its OEM activities, Gedera is also engaged in the design, development and manufacture of complete cooling systems. This product line principally includes cooling systems for electronic systems (used in airborne military platforms) and ground cooling systems (used in military facilities, tents, vehicles and other military applications).
 
In addition, Gedera designs, develops and manufactures aviation and flow control accessories. These accessories include components, such as valves and pumps. Customers for Gedera’s aviation accessories include Lockheed-Martin Corp, TeledyneLockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin”), Boeing, Continental Motors (“Continental”), the IsraeliIsrael Air Force (“IAF”), IAI, Elbit Systems or Elbit,(“Elbit”), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (“Rafael”), as well as the United StatesU.S. Air Force and Navy.U.S. Navy and other air forces from around the world.
 
Gedera also provides limited MRO services forto military customers, mainly for aviation accessories as well as for certain heat transfer products.solutions. Gedera currently overhauls emergency power systems,units, hydrazine tanks, jet fuel starters, and cooling turbines and various valves for F-16s.the F-16 fighter aircraft. In addition, Gedera overhauls anti-icing valves and starters for the Blackhawk and Apache helicopter. Customershelicopters. The customers for Gedera’s MRO services include the Israeli Air Force,IAF, IAI, various NATO countries, as well as the United StatesU.S. Air Force, United StatesU.S. Army and U.S. Navy.
 
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Gedera relies on highly qualified personnel and strong engineering, development and manufacturing capabilities that enable it to support its customers from the early stages ofprogram development of their product and system specifications.
phase to prototype delivery.
 
TAT estimates the size of the markets in which Gedera operates to be significant based on the scope of development projects and purchasing processes of its customers. Many of the projects Gedera is engaged in are lengthy and complex, which account for its long termlong-term supplier relationships and the customer loyalty it enjoys. TAT plans to expand its Gedera operations in the OEM segment, among other things, by transitioning fromincreasing the manufacturescope of standalone components to the development and manufacture ofwork with its existing strategic customers, establishing relationships with new customers, increasing its capabilities in complete systems/sub systems,subsystems manufacturing, and by targeting strategic territories with high commercial potential.
 
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MRO Services for Heat Transfer ServicesComponents and ProductsOEM of Heat Transfer Solutions (Limco)
 
Through its Limco subsidiary Limco, TAT provides MRO services and productsOEM services to the aerospace industryand ground defense industries in the field of heat transfer. Limco’s FAA certifiedFAA-certified repair station provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, OEMs, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military. Limco is also certified by the EASA, the Civil Aviation Administration of Thailand (Thai)(“DCA”), the Civil Aviation Administration of Indonesia (“DGCA”), and the Civil Aviation Administration of Brazil.China (“CAAC”). Limco has also recently attained NADCAP certification for dye penetrant testing. Limco specializes in MRO services for components of aircraft, such as heat transfer productscomponents and ozone converters. Generally, manufacturer specifications, government regulations and military maintenance regimens require that aircraft components undergo MRO servicing at regular intervals or as necessary. Aircraft heat exchangerstransfer components typically require MRO services, including repairs and installation of replacement units, after three to five years of service or sooner if required. Aircraft manufacturers typically provide warranties on new aircraft and their components and subsystems, which may range from one to five years depending on the bargaining power of the purchaser. Warranty claims are generally the responsibility of the OEM during the warranty period. Limco’s business opportunity usually begins upon the conclusion of the warranty period for these components and subsystems. Limco’s customers include major USU.S. domestic and international airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers, OEMs such as commercial and military aircraft manufacturers and defense contractors, and the U.S. governmentArmed Forces (Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard). Such customers typically enter into MRO contracts with Limco whichthese types of customers are generally long termlong-term engagements thatand may have terms of one to five years or more.
 
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Limco enjoys a strong reputation among customers for its competitive pricing and fast turnaround time. It is recognized by leading OEMs of aerospace products to provide MRO services for their systems.heat transfer solutions. For example, Limco is a well-recognized Hamilton SundstrandUTC Aerospace Systems (Hamilton Sundstrand) repair center, providing MRO services for many of its air-to-air heat transfer products. Limco’s repair station is certified by the FAA and EASA.solutions.
 
In addition to its MRO services, Limco also manufactures, on an OEM basis, heat transfer productssolutions used in commercial, regional, business and military aircraft, on the OEM basis.aviation platforms. Customers for Limco’s heat transfer productssolutions include Boeing, the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy,Defense Supply Center, Parker Hannifin, Raytheon Boeing,Company (“Raytheon”), BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Triumph Aerostructures, Vought Aircraft Enstrom Helicopter,Division, Cobham plc, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Gulfstream.Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.
 
Limco relies on highly qualified personnel with strong manufacturing, engineering and development capabilities that enable it to provide excellent MRO services while supporting customers’ specifications in the development of their new products and systems.
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TAT estimates the size of the markets in which Limco operates to be significant based on the number of aircraft requiring MRO services provided by Limco along with the customer loyalty Limco enjoys. TAT plans to expand its Limco operations, in the MRO segment, among other things, by developing OEM and MRO capabilities for additional types of heat transfer products with significant commercial potential.

MRO servicesServices for Aviation Components (Piedmont)
 
Through its subsidiary Piedmont, TAT provides MRO services for aviation components to the aerospace industry. Piedmont’s FAAFAA- and EASA certifiedEASA-certified repair station provides aircraft component MRO services mainly for commercial airlines, business jets, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centersproviders as well as governments and to a lesser extent the military primarily for landing gear and auxiliary power units (APU).forces worldwide. Piedmont specializes in MRO services for aircraft components, of aircraft, such asincluding APUs and landing gears. Generally, manufacturer specifications, government regulations and military maintenance regimens require that aircraft components undergo MRO servicing at regular intervals or as necessary. Aircraft components typically require MRO services, including repairs and installation of replacement units, after three to ten years of service or sooner if required. Aircraft manufacturers typically provide warranties on new aircraft and their components and subsystems, which may range from one to five years depending on the bargaining power of the purchaser.years. Warranty claims are generally the responsibility of the OEM during the warranty period.  Piedmont’s business opportunity usually begins upon the conclusion of the warranty period for these components and subsystems. Piedmont’s customers include U.S. domestic and international airlines, air cargo carriers and maintenance service centers. Such customers typically enter intoproviders. MRO contracts with Piedmont whichthese types of customers are generally long termlong-term engagements that may have terms of one to ten years or more.
 
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Piedmont is licensed by Honeywell as an authorized repair center to provide MRO services for several types of its APU models. Piedmont’s repair station is certified byPiedmont has excellent working relationships with the FAA and EASA.
Piedmont relies on highly qualified personnel with strong manufacturing, engineering and development capabilities that enable it to provide excellent MRO services.major landing gear manufacturers as well.
 
TAT estimates the size of the markets in which Piedmont operates to be significant based on the number of aircraft requiring MRO services provided by Piedmont. TAT plans to expand its Piedmont operations in the MRO segment by using Piedmont’s experience and reputation to develop MRO capabilities for additional types of APU and landing geargears applications as well as other aircraft systems/components with significant commercial potential and by offering additional supplementary services such as machining, plating and grinding (“MPG”).
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Piedmont’s extensive experience in the repair and overhaul of APUs and landing systems includes a comprehensive involvement in the industry supply chain. In addition to its MRO services, Piedmont is active worldwide in the exchange, lease and individual component parts supply of its APU and landing gear products. Through a network of industry partners and well-known aerospace parts distributors, Piedmont’s activity in the sale of parts is a robust element of its business.
Overhaul and Coating of Jet Engine Components (Turbochrome)
Through its subsidiary Turbochrome, TAT provides MRO services for jet engine components to the aerospace industry. Turbochrome’s FAA- and EASA-certified repair station provides its services mainly to maintenance service centers, airlines and the military. Turbochrome specializes in MRO services for engine components such as turbine vanes and blades, compressor vanes and blades, fan blades and after burner flaps. Generally, manufacturer specifications, government regulations and military maintenance regimens require that engine components undergo MRO servicing at regular intervals or MPG.as necessary. Commercial engine components typically require MRO services after three to five years of service or sooner if required. Engine manufacturers typically provide warranties on new engines and their components and subsystems, which may range from one to five years depending on the bargaining power of the purchaser. Warranty claims are generally the responsibility of the OEM during the warranty period.  Turbochrome’s business opportunity usually begins upon the conclusion of the warranty period for these components. Turbochrome’s customers include domestic and international airlines, maintenance service centers and the military.
Turbochrome also specializes in the manufacturing of coating powders (for pack cementation aluminide coatings) and masking materials (for the prevention of coating in defined areas) used in the aviation industry. Turbochrome provides these materials to OEMs and to maintenance service centers.
TAT estimates the size of the markets in which Turbochrome operates to be significant based on the number of jet engines requiring MRO services provided by Turbochrome. Turbochrome plans to expand its operations in the MRO segment by using Turbochrome’s experience and reputation to develop MRO capabilities for additional types of jet engine components with significant commercial potential.
Turbochrome’s quality system complies with ISO 9001 and AS9100, and with EASA part 145 and FAA FAR 145 for the civil parts.
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TAT-Engineering LLC
In November 2015, we signed an agreement with Russian-based Engineering Holdings Ltd of Moscow (“Engineering”), to establish a new facility for the provision of MRO services for heat transfer components. The new company, TAT-Engineering LLC, is based in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport. The new entity was established in January 2016 and is currently operating under EASA certification.  Current efforts are focused on securing EASA high-level repair approvals, certification from the FAA, as well as marketing initiatives targeting the major Russian and CIS airlines and maintenance stations.
 
Business Strategy
 
TAT aims to be the trusted partner to its strategic customers, delivering differentiated products and services in selected, high barrier-to-entry, markets.  This will enable TAT to develop the long-term high-value relationships it strives to have with its customers to effectively complete and continue grow business and improve profitability. Currently, TAT’s principalfocus is on two main markets: thermal management solutions and services and Power and Actuation solutions and services.
Execution of TAT’s strategy is as follows:based on the following principles:
 
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Enhancing OEM CapabilitiescapabilitiesTAT’s goal through Gedera and Limco is to capitalizecapitalizing on itsour technical expertise, experience and reputation in the marketsmarket of heat managementtransfer solutions to expand the scope of itsour OEM offerings forto new aircrafts or to new platforms in the commercial and defense industries. TAT also intends to continue the transition from the development and manufacture of single components to the development and manufacture of complete systems.existing aircrafts.
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Expand the scope of MRO services - TAT’s goal is to use its — leveraging our technical expertise, engineering resources and facilities to providebroaden MRO services forto additional types of aircraft and additional aircraft systems, subsystems and components and intends to developwhile developing the required technical expertise to provide these additional MRO services.
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Increasing Market Sharemarket shareTAT plans to continue itscontinuing aggressive marketing efforts forto win new customers as well as to expand its activities with its flagship customers.existing customers, partly by focusing on cross selling opportunities between our different businesses. As part of TAT’sour efforts, to achieve greater penetration in the international markets, TAT intendswe also intend to expand itsour marketing presence in existing territories, like the United States and Western Europe which is TAT’s second largest market, and to substantially increase its presence in Asia,  South America, East Europe and Africa, which are fast growing marketsas well as new territories, where TAT currently has had limited sales to date.a smaller presence and fewer customers, such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia.
 
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Effective synergy among group membersTAT plans to enhanceenhancing the synergies between itsour various businesses by, among other things, using Gedera’s OEM design capabilities to provide Limco enhanced capabilities to repair heat transfer systems and products, enabling Limco to compete more effectively in the industry andbusinesses. For example, by supplying to Limco with heat transfer components which shouldmanufactured in Gedera, we enable Limco to reduce pricesoffer a superior product and more competitive pricing on its MRO services.services, thereby improving Limco's overall competitive position in the market.
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Organic growth and M&AInin addition to growing theour existing businesses of Gedera and Limco, TAT also believes that additionalorganically as detailed above, we intend to evaluate complementary acquisition opportunities exist that will complement its OEM and MRO businesses. TAT will continue to pursue targeted complementary business acquisitions which will broaden the scope and depth of its OEM and MRO operations and increase its market share.opportunities.
Products and Services
 
OEM of Heat ManagementTransfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories
 
Through its Gedera facility, TAT manufactures a wide range of heat transfer productssolutions used on board aircraft, air conditioning systems, environmental control systems and cooling systems for electronics for military use. These products/systemssolutions are manufactured in compliance with all of the stringent quality assurance standards that apply to the manufacture of aircraft parts. Gedera’s quality systems complysystem complies with ISO 9001, AS9100, Boeing quality systems approval D6-82479 and FAR 21.303 (the FAA standard for Parts Manufacturer Approval).
 
Heat Transfer ProductsSolutions
 
Gedera manufacturesWe manufacture a wide range of heat transfer products.solutions in our Gedera facility. Gedera specializes in the design and manufacturingmanufacture of highly efficient, compact and reliable heat transfer productssolutions that are designed to meet stringent constraints such as size, weight and applicable environmental conditions. Heat transfer products,solutions, such as heat exchangers and cold plates, are integral components of a wide variety of environmental control, systems and mechanical and engine systems, as well as a wide range of electronic systems. These systems generate heat during operation that must be removed and dissipated. Heat transfer productssolutions facilitate the exchange of the heat created through the operation of these systems by transmitting the heat from a hot medium (air, oil or other fluids) to a cold medium for disposal.
 
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In the aerospace industry, there is a constant need for improvements in performance, weight, cost and reliability. In addition, as electronic systems become smaller and more densely packed, the need for sophisticated and efficient heat transfer components used to provide the cooling functions becomes more critical. Using Gedera’s technological expertise, TAT believes it is well positioned to respond to these industry demands through continued new product development and product improvements.
 
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Gedera’s principal heat transfer productssolutions include heat exchangers and cold parts.plates. Typically, air-to-air heat exchangers cool a jet engine’s bleed air which, when cooled, is then used in the aircraft’s air conditioning, pressurization and pneumatic systems. The liquid-to-air heat exchangers cool liquids such as engine oil, hydraulic oil and others used in other systems.
 
Gedera provides one stop shop toa one-stop-shop for all of the different types of heat transfer products in certain aircraft.solutions. Gedera’s heat exchangers are generally sold forpriced between approximately $2,000 and $20,000$45,000 per unit. A significant portion of Gedera’s heat transfer productssolutions are sold to customers in connection with the original manufacture or retrofitting of particular aircraft equipment. Gedera generally enters into long-term supply contracts with its customers, which require Gedera to supply heat transfer products as part of a larger project.
 
Gedera also manufactures other heat transfer equipment,solutions, such as cooling chassis, heat sinks and cold wallsplates (which may be air-to-air, liquid-to-air or liquid-to-liquid), whichto control and dispose of heat emitted by the operation of various electronic systems. Such products are currently utilized mainly in radar systems, avionics, electronic warfare systems and various pods for targeting, navigation and night vision.
 
Gedera’s customers for heat transfer products/systems include: Liebherr, Boeing, IAI, Cessna, Bell Helicopter, Raytheon Aircraft Company, as well as the United States Air Force and Navy. As a result of the specialized nature of the systems in which Gedera’s parts are included, spare and replacement parts for the original heat transfer products/systemssolutions are also usually provided by Gedera.
 
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Aviation And Flow Control Accessories
 
Gedera is also engaged in the design, development, manufacture and manufacture ofMRO services for aviation and flow control accessories. These accessories include components such as valves and pumps. Gedera’s customers for the design, development and manufacture of aviation and flow control accessories include Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Teledyne, the Israeli Air Force, IAI, as well as the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
 
Cooling And Air-Conditioningand Air Conditioning Systems
 
Gedera is also engaged in the design, development and manufacture of complete environmental control systems and cooling systems. This product line includes ground cooling systems used in military facilities, tents, vehicles and other military applications. It also includes Vapor Cycle air conditioning systems (or ECS — Environmental Cooling Systems) used in light aircraft. Gedera offers mobile cooling and air conditioning solutionsmainly for military applications such as mobile command and control units, command and control vehicles, armored vehicles, mobile broadcast units, mobile hospitals, etc. In addition, Gedera designs, develops and manufactures power electronics cooling systems based on customer specifications, while providing a complete engineering solution in compliance with strict military and civil aviation standards. Gedera’s systems are used in Israel and abroadglobally and are tested under strict standards.

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MRO Services for Heat Transfer ServicesComponents and ProductsOEM of Heat Transfer Solutions
 
MRO Services Forfor Heat Transfer ProductsComponents
 
Through its Limco subsidiary in the U.S., TAT provides MRO services for heat transfer products.components. The demand for MRO services is driven by the size and age of the aircraft fleet, aircraft utilization and regulations set OR promulgated by the FAA and other governmental authorities.
 
Due to the increased maintenance costs of their aging fleets many carriers are seeking ways to reduce costs, minimize down-time, increase aircraft reliability and extend time between overhauls. One of the ways they are accomplishing these goalsway to accomplish this goal is through the outsourcing of more of their maintenance and support functions to reliable third parties. Limco also believesFurthermore, we believe that commercial carriers who have mademaking the decision to outsource their MRO requirements are searching for MRO service providers with a wide-range of service capabilities. TheseSuch MRO service providers allow the carriers to concentrate their outsourcing of MRO services to a select group of third party providers. The global military aircraft fleet also presents similar opportunities for MRO service providers. Recent military operations around the world have significantly increased usage of the global military aircraft fleet and resulted in a higher rate of maintenance activity. Limco believesWe believe that an aging military fleet and the increased use of upgrade programs aimed at extending the useful life of military aircraft will provide continued MRO growth opportunities.
 
Limco specializes in the repair and overhaul of heat transfer products.components. These products arecomponents include heat exchangers, including oil coolers, pre-coolers, re-heaters, condensers, water separators, fuel heaters, evaporators and evaporators.ozone converters.
 
Limco is continually increasingexpanding its MRO capabilities based uponon market need and/or customer request. Limco’s capabilities include heat transfer components used in aircraft and systems manufactured by Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, Embraer, Lockheed Martin, Fokker, Liebherr-Aerospace, Gulfstream, BritishUTC Aerospace Systems, Honeywell Aerospace and others.
 
One of Limco’s operational strengths and competitive advantages is the close cooperation with TAT’s Gedera facility. Through Gedera’s core manufacturing capabilities and engineering expertise, Limco enjoys a constant supply source of cores of the highest quality necessary in order to perform its MRO services for heat transfer products.components. In addition, Limco benefits from Gedera’s varyingvaried engineering and development capabilities relevant to Limco’s services in the field of heat transfer.transfer components.
 
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Limco performs MRO services at its repair station in Tulsa, Oklahoma which is ISO9000has ISO9001, AS9110 and AS9100 certifiedcertification, NADCAP certification for Dye Penetrant Testing and is licensed to provide MRO services by the FAA and EASA, as well as by the Civil Aviation Administrationcivil aviation Administrations of Thailand, (Thai), the Civil Aviation Administration of Indonesia and the Civil Aviation Administration of Brazil, to provide MRO services. Limco’s Oklahoma facilities providedChina.
Limco offers different OR various MRO services for heat transfer products.
Limco offers MRO services for heat transfer components to its customers on multiple levels.components. If the damage is significant, Limco will remanufacture the unit, which generally entails replacing the core matrix of the damaged or old heat transfer productcomponent in lieu of replacing the entire unit with a new one. Limco designs and develops these customized remanufactured units as a cost effectivecost-effective alternative to new part replacement. In the event of less severe damage, Limco will either overhaul or repair the unit as necessary. Re-manufactured units carry warranties similar towhich are equal or better than those provided to new units.
 
OEM Authorizations Andand Licenses
 
Limco believes that establishing and maintaining relationships with OEMs of aircraft systems and components is an important factor in achieving sustainable success as an independent MRO service provider. OEMs grant participants in the overhaul and repair services market authorizations or licensesindependent MRO service providers authorization to perform repair and overhaul services on the equipment they manufacture.their behalf. OEMs generally grant very few authorizations and maintain tight controls over their authorized and licensed MRO service providers in order to maintain high quality of service to their customers, and generally grant very few authorizations or licenses.customers. Obtaining OEM authorizationsauthorization requires sophisticated technological capabilities, experience-based industry knowledge and substantial capital investment. Furthermore, Limco believes that service providers that have received OEM authorizations and licensesauthorization gain a competitive advantage becauseas they typically receive discounts on parts, technical information and OEM warranty support and use of the OEM name in marketing.support. Limco is an independent MRO service provider that is a well-recognized repair center of Hamilton Sundstrand,UTC Aerospace Systems (Hamilton Sundstrand), one of the largest heat transfer equipment manufacturer, for its air-to-air heat transfer equipmentsolutions manufacturers in North America.America OR in the United States.
 
OEM Capabilitiesof Heat Transfer Solutions
 
In addition to its MRO services, Limco also acts as an OEM manufacturer of heat transfer productssolutions used mainly in military aircraft and alsoother ground applications and to a lesser extent, in commercial, regional and business aircraft. Limco specializes in the design and manufacturingmanufacture of highly efficient heat transfer components,solutions, which are designed to meet stringent constraints such as size, weight and applicable environmental conditions. These units include heat exchangers, oil coolers, precoolers, reheaters, condensers, fuel heaters and evaporators.
 
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Limco also manufactures air conditioning systems, complete environmental control systems and coolingdemineralizer systems for electronics.U.S. Navy vessels, including ships and nuclear submarines. Limco currently offers approximately 80tens of OEM parts to the aerospace industry.and ground defense industries. These parts are manufactured in compliance with the stringent quality assurance standards that apply to the manufacture of aircraft and military parts.
 
Limco’s quality systems are ISO9000ISO9001, AS9110, AS9100 and AS9100NADCAP for non-destructive testing certified and Limco has both Boeing quality systems approval D6-82479 and FAR 21.303 (the FAA standard for Parts Manufacturer Approval).

MRO Services for Aviation Components
 
Through its Piedmont subsidiary, in the U.S., TAT provides MRO services for aviation components, including APUs and landing gear. As previously mentioned, the demand for MRO services is driven by the size and age of the aircraft fleet, aircraft utilization and regulations by the FAA and other governmental authorities.
 
Due to the increased maintenance costs of their aging fleets many carriers are seeking ways to reduce costs, minimize down-time, increase aircraft reliability and extend time between overhauls. One of the ways they are accomplishing these goalsway to accomplish this goal is through the outsourcing of more of their maintenance and support functions to reliable third parties. PiedmontFurthermore, we also believesbelieve that commercial carriers who have mademaking the decision to outsource their MRO requirements are searching for MRO service providers withthat offer a wide-range of service capabilities. These MRO service providers allow the carriers to concentrate their outsourcing of MRO services to a select group of third party providers. The global military aircraft fleet also presents similar opportunities for MRO service providers. Piedmont believesWe believe that an aging military fleet and the increased use of upgrade programs aimed at extending the useful life of aircraftaircrafts will provide continued MRO growth opportunities.
 
Piedmont specializes in the repair and overhaul of APUs and landing gear.gears. APUs are relatively small, self-contained generators used to start jet engines, usually with compressed air, and to provide electricity, hydraulic pressure and air conditioning while an aircraft is on the ground. In many aircraft, an APU can also provide electrical power during in-flight emergency situations. Landing geargears are the structure that support an aircraft on the ground and allow it to taxi, takeoff and land.
 
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Piedmont performs MRO services at its repair station in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is AS9001 certified and licensed by the FAA and EASA to provide MRO services.
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EASA. Piedmont specializes in providing MROcomprehensive repair and overhaul services for APU models manufactured primarily by both Honeywell and Hamilton Sundstrand, two leading OEMs in providing MROthe United States. In addition, Piedmont provides full repair, overhaul, machining, plating and grinding services for landing gear systems for commercial and military aircraft. Piedmont has a long history in providing landing gear MRO services for regional airliners, including aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ 100/200)200/Dash8), the French-Italian ATR (42/72), Gulfstream (G4), Lockheed martin (P3/C130) and the Brazilian Embraer (E170) and Bombardier Dash 8.(E170/E190).
 
OEM Authorizations and Licenses
 
Piedmont believes that establishing and maintaining relationships with OEMs of aircraft systems and components is an important factor in achieving sustainable success as an independent MRO service provider. OEMs grant participants in the overhaul and repair services marketindependent MRO service providers authorizations or licenses to perform repair and overhaul services on the equipment they manufacture. OEMs generally grant few authorizations or licenses and maintain tight controls over their authorized and licensed MRO service providers, in order to maintain high quality of service to their customers, and generally grant few authorizations or licenses.customers. Obtaining OEM authorizations requires sophisticated technological capabilities, experience-based industry knowledge and substantial capital investment. Piedmont believes that service providers that have received OEM authorizations and licenses gain a competitive advantage becauseas they typically receive discounts on parts, technical information, OEM warranty support and use of the OEM name in marketing. Piedmont is an authorized repair station licensed by Honeywell, the largest manufacturer of APUs, for several of its APU models.
 
Machining, Plating and Grinding, or MPG Services
 
Piedmont has extended its services to include the provision of MPG services, either as supplementary to its traditional MRO services or as stand-alone services. Piedmont believesWe believe that establishing and maintaining customer relationships with customers to itsour MPG shop is an important factor in achieving sustainable success as an independent MRO service provider and creates a competitive advantage.

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Overhaul and Coating of Jet Engine Components
 
Through its subsidiary, Turbochrome, TAT provides MRO services for jet engine components to the aerospace industry. Turbochrome’s FAA- and EASA-certified repair station provides its services mainly to maintenance service centers, airlines and the military. Turbochrome specializes in MRO services for engine components such as turbine vanes and blades, compressor vanes and blades, fan blades and after burner flaps. Generally, manufacturer specifications, government regulations and military maintenance regimens require that engine components undergo MRO servicing at regular intervals or as necessary. Commercial engine components typically require MRO services after three to five years of service or sooner if required. Engine manufacturers typically provide warranties on new engines and their components and subsystems, which may range from one to five years depending on the bargaining power of the purchaser. Engine manufacturers may also offer extended warranty agreements for 10 to 15 years for the engines. Warranty claims are generally the responsibility of the OEM during the warranty period.  Turbochrome’s business opportunity usually begins upon the conclusion of the warranty period for these components. Turbochrome offers its customers DER (Designated Engineering Representatives) and DOA (Design Organization Approval) repairs approved by the FAA and EASA. Turbochrome’s customers include U.S. domestic and international airlines, maintenance service centers and the military.

TAT estimates the size of the markets in which Turbochrome operates to be significant based on the number of jet engines requiring MRO services provided by Turbochrome. Turbochrome plans to expand its operations in the MRO segment by using Turbochrome’s experience and reputation to develop MRO capabilities for additional types of jet engine components with significant commercial potential.
Turbochrome’s quality system complies with ISO 9001 and AS9100, and with EASA part 145 and FAA FAR 145 for the civil parts.
Manufacturing of masking and coating materials
Through its Turbochrome facility, TAT manufactures a wide range of masking and coating materials for the aviation industry. These products are manufactured in compliance with all of the stringent quality assurance standards that apply to the maintenance of aircraft engine components.
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Customers
 
General
 
TAT targets botha broad range of customers within the commercial and defense markets for aviationmilitary aerospace and ground applications.defense industries. Our customers include commercial manufacturers of military equipment, commercial airlines, aircraft manufacturers, military forces, the defense industries,industry, and other manufacturers of electronic systems, aviation units and machinery in the U.S.,United States, Europe, CIS, Asia, SouthLatin America and Israel. During 2017, TAT had revenues generated by more than 500 customers worldwide.
 
Major Customers
 
OEM Customers
 
TAT, provides, primarily through its Gedera OEM services worldwide to customers in the commercial, defense and industrial markets. TAT currentlyfacility, sells its OEM productssolutions and systems to approximately 200 commercial and military aircraft manufacturers and defense contractors and to the U.S. and Israeli governments.

TAT’s leadingPartial lists of OEM customers are set in the following table:
 
Aircraft manufacturersBoeing, Cessna, Pilatus, Embraer, Lockheed Martin, Honda Aircraft, Company, Airbus, Cessna Aircraft Company, Bombardier, Cirrus, Aircraft Inc., Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., Embraer, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin.IAI, Parker.
System manufacturers/integrators and Defense Contractorsdefense contractorsLiebherr-Aerospace,Liebherr, Wuhan Hangda, Thales, Honeywell International, Rafael, Elbit, IAI, Lockheed EADS,Martin, Eaton Aerospace, Parker Hannifin Corporation.
Industry playersKodak (Creo), IBMCorporation, Safran (Snecma).
 
The development projects and purchasing processes of many of TAT’s OEM customers are lengthy and complex and accordingly, involve long term supply contracts with several of its material customers. These agreements provide for delivery schedules that are customized for the relevant product or service. With some of its customers, TAT enters into master purchase orders in which the anticipated supply quantities as well as the prices for the supplied products are determined for a certain period, and the actual purchase orders are fulfilled based on customer demands from time to time. In addition, TAT also enters into masterframe agreements that determine supply quantities and prices for a set period,certain legal conditions, but under which the customer is not obligated to purchase any quantity of products. Typically, customers issue purchase orders with the required supply quantity, price, lead times and other related terms.
 
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MRO Customers
 
TAT services approximately 200 MRO customers primarily through Limco, Piedmont and Piedmont,Turbochrome, including major U.S. domestic and international airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers, the U.S. military and navyArmed Forces and other military air forces. In this capacity, TAT is not a party to any OEM manufacturing contracts, and acts solely upon orders receivedforces from its MRO services’ customers.around the world.
 
TAT’s leadingpartial list of MRO customers areis set forth in the following table:
 
U.S. Domestic and International Airlinesinternational airlines and Air Cargoair cargo carriersSingapore Airlines, Air France-KLM, FedEx, SAS, Swiss, EL AL, Delta Airlines, United, US Airways, Air Canada Jazz, Republic Airways, Expressjet, DHL, Austrian Airlines, TAM, Saudia, Interjet, Thai, Korean Air, Air India, FedEx, and Cargolux.Swiftair, Allegiant Air, Empire Airlines, Mountain Air Cargo, Alliance Airlines.
Maintenance Service Centersservice centersFokker, Honeywell International, Kellstrom Commercial, Aerokool, Lufthansa Technik, UTAS-Hamilton Sundstrand, SR Technics, Evergreen Aviation Component Services, Gulfstream.Turkish Technic, Delta Tech Ops, ST Aerospace Engineering, Aero Kool, Gulfstream, IAI, Aerothrust, Summit Aviation, Haeco Americas, Jet Engine Technologies, Turbine Engine Solution, Turbine Engine Center and Cargolux.
GovernmentGovernments and Airmilitary air forcesU.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy; Israeli Ministry of Defense, IAF; Belgium Air force; NATO Air-forcesForce, Polish Air Force, Portuguese Air Force

Due to the long term relationships of TAT with many of its customers, their relative financial stability and their loyalty to TAT, TAT anticipates that the risk of major customer terminations is low. TAT also makes significant efforts to penetrate new markets and to broaden its customer base in order, among other things, to reduce the risk of relying on a small number of customers.
 
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Military Contracts
 
Sales to the U.S. and Israeli governmentsgovernment, our largest government customer, accounted for approximately 6.4% and 0.3%4.7% of TAT’s revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, approximately 3.6% and 0.6%5.6% of itsour revenues for the year ended December 31, 20132016 and approximately 4.1% and 0.5%4.9% of itsour revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.2015.
 
Many of TAT’s military contracts are competitively bid and awarded on thea competitive basis ofbased on technical merit, personnel qualifications, experience and price. TAT also receives some contract awards involving special technical capabilities on a negotiated, noncompetitive basis due to TAT’s technical capabilities.
 
TAT provides products under government contracts that usually require performance over a period of several months to several years. Long-term contracts for the U.S. military may be conditioned upon continued availability of congressional appropriations. Variances between anticipated budget and congressional appropriations may result in a delay, reductionmodification of scope or termination of these contracts.
 
The vast majority of the governmental contracts to which TAT is party to are fixed-price contracts, some of which contain fixed pricefixed-price escalation mechanism. Under these contracts, TAT agrees to perform specific work for a fixed price and, accordingly, realizes the benefit or detriment to the extent that the actual cost of performing the work differs from the contract price. The allowable government contract costs and fees of TAT are subject to audit and may result in non-reimbursement of some contract costs and fees. While governments reserve the right to conduct further audits, audits conducted for periods through fiscal year 20142017 have resulted in no material cost recovery disallowances for TAT.
 
TheTAT’s eligibility of TAT to perform under its government contracts requires TATus to maintain adequate security measures. TAT has implemented security procedures that it believes adequately satisfies the requirements of its current government contracts.
Backlog and Long-Term Agreements
Our backlog includes the following: (i) actual purchase orders, and (ii) the maximum estimated sales we expect to generate from long-term agreements for which we do not have actual purchase orders. It should be noted that under these long-term agreements there is no legal obligation from the customer to purchase our products or services, yet typically our customers would not sign such an agreement unless there is a specific business opportunity. As such, backlog information may not necessarily be indicative of future sales.

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As of December 31, 2017, our backlog included: (i) outstanding purchase orders representing an aggregate amount of $32.5 million, and (ii) sales that we expect to generate from long-term agreements (the longest of which is until 2032) for which we have not yet received actual purchase orders in an aggregate amount of $222 million.
 
Sales and Marketing
Gedera
Gedera derives its revenues mainly from sales to customers in the United States, Israel and Europe. The tables below detail Gedera’s (i) geographic revenues; and (ii) revenues derived from commercial and defense customers, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, before elimination of intercompany sales of $5.6 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013 
Geographic Region 
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage  
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage 
North America $15,479   54.9% $14,679   47.1%
Europe  2,257   8.0   2,302   7.4 
France  3,642   12.9   5,482   17.6 
Israel  5,035   17.9   6,359   20.4 
Other  1,771   6.3   2,316   7.4 
Total $28,184   100% $31,138   100%

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013 
  
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage  
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage 
Commercial Customers $13,843   49.1% $13,478   43.3%
Defense Customers  14,341   50.9   17,660   56.7 
Total $28,184   100% $31,138   100%

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Limco
Limco derives its revenues mainly from sales to customers in the US and Europe. The tables below detail Limco’s (i) geographic revenues and (ii) revenues derived from commercial and defense customers, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013 
 
Sources of Revenues
 
Revenues
in Thousands
  Percentage  
Revenues
 In Thousands
  Percentage 
North America $20,864   68.7% $20,145   67.4%
Europe  4,782   15.8   3,945   13.2 
Israel  834   2.7   612   2.0 
Other  3,870   12.8   5,205   17.4 
Total $30,350   100% $29,907   100%
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013 
  
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage  
Revenues
In Thousands
  Percentage 
Commercial Customers $25,760   84.9% $18,561   62.1%
Defense Customers  4,590   15.1   11,346   37.9 
Total $30,350   100% $29,907   100%

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Piedmont
Piedmont derives its revenues mainly from sales to customers in the US and Europe. The tables below detail Piedmont’s geographic revenues. All of Piedmont’s revenue are derived from commercial customers, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013 
 
Sources of Revenues
 
Revenues
in Thousands
  Percentage  
Revenues
 In Thousands
  Percentage 
North America $19,124   69.0% $14,643   65.3%
Europe  4,004   14.4   3,713   16.6 
Netherland  1,734   6.3   1,553   6.9 
Israel  -   -   -   - 
Other  2,872   10.4   2,521   11.2 
Total $27,734   100%��$22,430   100%
Gedera, Limco and Piedmont market their products and services through their respective marketing staffs and a worldwide network of independent representatives. Gedera’s, Limco’s and Piedmont’s representatives are strategically located near key customer sites in offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Their staff is in regular contact with engineering and procurement personnel and program managers of existing and target customers to identify new programs and needs for their products, obtain requests for quotations and identify new product opportunities. Gedera’s, Limco’s and Piedmont’s marketing activities also include advertising in technical publications which target heat transfer components and related markets, attending exhibitions, trade shows and professional conferences, organizing seminars and direct mailing of advertisements and technical brochures to current and potential customers and advertising in technical publications which target relevant products and related markets.

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Backlog
At December 31, 2014, TAT had a backlog of approximately $129.3 million for products and services. TAT anticipates that approximately $50.2 million of such backlog will be delivered by December 31, 2015 and approximately $79.1 million will be delivered by December 31, 2016 and thereafter. At December 31, 2013, TAT had a backlog of approximately $40.9 million for products and services.

Product and Service Warranties
 
TAT provides warranties for its products and services ranging from one to three years, which vary with respect to each contract and in accordance withdepending on the nature of eachthe specific product. To date, TAT’s warranty costs have not been substantial. As of December 31, 2014,2017, the combined warranty reserve for TAT was $251 thousand.$0.3 million.
 
Competitive Environment
 
OEM of Heat ManagementTransfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories
 
The aerospace and defense OEM industries in general and specifically, the commercial and military aviation markets, are characterized by intense competition and the need to constantly be in the forefront of technological innovations in order to be able to offer advancedtechnologically-advanced and attractive products. Competition in these OEM markets is also based on price, quality and turn-around time.on time delivery. TAT estimates the market size of heat managementtransfer solutions to be significant based on the scope of development projects and purchasing processes of the potential customers. TAT estimates that there is a small number of competing suppliers in the aerospace and defense OEM markets due to the high barriers to enter the aerospace and defense OEM industries,entry to these markets, which include the need for highly qualified and trained personnel, technologically advanced facilities and the need to obtain appropriate governmental approvals, there are a small number of competing suppliers in the markets in which it operates.approvals. The nature of the projects in the commercial and military aviation OEM industry, which are often time consuming and complex, also require long termlong-term supplier relationships and customer loyalty in order to succeed.
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TAT’s competitors in the global OEM aerospace and defense industries can be divided into two main groups:
 
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Complete system manufacturers that either independently or through subcontractors, design, develop and manufacture complete systems (such as a manufacturer of aircraft hydraulic systems) directly for the platform manufacturer (i.e., for business jets). Although some of these companies have the capabilities to design and manufacture each standalone component in a complete system (i.e. a heat exchanger integrated in hydraulic systems) it is unlikely that such companies will compete with TAT in projects where there is a specific requirement for a stand-alone component. These companies will typically compete on bids for complete systems and/or projects where the components/products TAT develops are part of the complete system. In such cases, it is very likely that these companies will subcontract to companies such as TAT the design and manufacturing of one or a few components in the system.
Although some of these companies have the capabilities to design and manufacture each standalone component in a complete system (i.e., a heat exchanger integrated in hydraulic systems) they usually do not compete with TAT in projects where there is a specific requirement for a stand-alone component.
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Component manufacturers, such as TAT, for which the design and manufacture of components (such as heat exchangers)exchangers or other types of heat transfer solutions) is the main business (and which are normally placedsituated in the “value chain” one leveltier below the system manufacturers, such as a manufacturer of an aircraft’s hydraulic system and two tiers below the platform manufacturer, such as a manufacturer of a new aircraft). These companies typically compete in projects where there is a specific requirement for a standalone aviation component (such as a heat exchanger or other types of heat transfer solutions) and in tenders by manufacturers of complete systems or products for sub-contractors. Although some of the component manufacturers have the capabilities to design, develop and manufacture a complete system (i.e., environmental control system for a business jet) for a certain platform, these companies will usually do not compete on projects for complete systems in which their manufactured component constitutes a small part of the complete system, mainly due to the extreme competitivehigh barriers to entry and to their inabilitythe difficulty to move up the “value chain” from a component supplier to a whole system manufacturer. These companies are likely to compete in projects where there is a specific requirement for a standalone aviation component (such as a heat exchanger) and in tenders by manufacturers of complete systems or products for sub-contractors.
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The major competitors of TAT in the area of OEM of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories include manufacturers in the U.S.United States such as Honeywell,the Hughes-Treitler division of Ametek, Inc., Lytron, Inc., Kintex, NiagraNiagara Thermal, Hamilton Sundstrand, Stewart Warner South Wind Corp.,Honeywell International and Triumph Thermal Systems,Systems; manufacturers based in Europe such as I.M.I. Marston, Ltd., including Serck Aviation, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse S.Aa subsidiary of Hamilton Sundstrand, Safran and Liebherr; and manufacturers based in Asia such as Sumitomo Precision Products from Japan. SuchThese competitors may enjoy competitive advantages over Gedera, such as:
 
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The ability to independently offer systems in addition to components;
·Greater access to capital;
·Stronger relationships with customers and suppliers;
·Better name recognition;
·Access to superior technology and marketing resources; and
·The ability to adapt more quicklyfaster to changes in customer requirements and industry conditions or trends.trends;
·Greater access to capital;
·Stronger relationships with customers and suppliers;
·Greater name recognition;
·Access to superior technology and greater marketing resources;
·Ability to offer complete systems in addition to components; and
·The ability to bundle heat transfer solutions and other aircraft components.
 
MRO Services for Heat Transfer ServicesComponents
 
The market for MRO services and products in the field of heat transfer components is highly competitive. Competition in this market is based on price, turnaround time, quality price, and the ability to provide a broad rangebreadth of services and to perform repairs and overhauls rapidly.services. TAT’s global competitors in services in the field of servicing heat transfer components can be divided into two main groups:
 
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Service Divisionsdivisions of OEMs – generally, each OEM of products in the heat managementtransfer solutions segment has the necessary capabilities to provide MRO services for products it designs and manufactures throughout theirits lifetime, commencing onwith the initial productionwarranty period and through the after-market period (service divisions of OEMs). These serviceperiod. Service divisions of OEMs may also acquire capabilities to service products of other OEM’s products andOEMs to become a provider offurther expand their MRO services.
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Service Centerscenters – which often provide MRO services for a broad range of components and systems. These Service Centersservice centers can be either the in-house maintenance services of a number of commercial airlines or other independent service providers.
providers, such as TAT OR Limco.
Accordingly, in the areas of OEM operations, manufacturers of components can compete with manufacturers of complete systems, mainly for small systems.  Such OEM manufacturers can also compete for the provision of MRO services with other providers of MRO services.
For heat transfer MRO services, TAT’s major competitors are the Triumph Accessories, Drake Air- Ametek, LORIThermal Systems, Lori Heat Transfer Center of Honeywell, Safran (Secan), Drake Air – Ametek, Liebherr-Aerospace, American Cooler Service, Hamilton Malaysia, Lufthansa Technik, Meggitt (Elite) and SECAN-Honeywell (France).others.
 
A number of
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As an independent MRO service provider, Limco’s competitors have inherent competitive advantages. For example, Limco competes with the service divisions of large OEMs whowhich in some cases have design authority with respect to their OEM productssolutions and are able to derive significant brand recognitionpricing advantages from their OEM manufacturing activities. Limco also competes with the in-house service divisions of large commercial airlines andwhere there is a strong incentive for an airline to fully utilize the services of its maintenance employees and facilities. Further, Limco’s competitors may have additional competitive advantages, such as:
 
·Ability to bundle heat transfer and other aircraft components;
 
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The availability of  large quantities of expensive spare parts;Access to greater marketing resources;
 
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Greater accessAccess to capital;superior technology; and
 
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Stronger relationships with customers and suppliers;Greater resources which allows for better turnaround time.
·Better name recognition;
·Access to superior technology and marketing resources; and
·The ability to adapt more quickly to changes in customer requirements and industry conditions or trends.
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MRO Services for Aviation Components
 
The market for MRO services in which Piedmont operates is highly competitive. Competition in this market is based on quality, price, turnaround time and the ability to provide a broad rangebreadth of services and to perform repairs and overhauls rapidly.services. Piedmont’s primary MRO services competitors are the service divisions of OEMs, the in-house maintenance services of a number ofvarious commercial airlines and other independent service providers.providers, such as TAT OR Piedmont. For APU and landing gear MRO services Piedmont’s major competitors are Standard Aero Group Inc.Group., Aerotech International, Inc., Honeywell International, Chase Aerospace, Professional, Messier-Dowty Aerospace (MD), AAR, Corp., Hawker Pacific, APRO and APRO.others.
 
A number of Piedmont’s competitors have inherent competitive advantages. For example, Piedmont competes with the service divisions of large OEMs whowhich in some cases have design authority with respect to their OEM products and are able to derive significant brand recognition from their OEM manufacturing activities. Piedmont also competes with the in-house service divisions of large commercial airlines andwhere there is a strong incentive for an airline to fully utilize the services of its maintenance employees and facilities. Further, Piedmont’s competitors may have additional competitive advantages, such as:
 
 
·Better name recognition;
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·          Ability to bundle aviation and other aircraft components;
·Stronger relationships with customers and suppliers;
·Lower cost structure;
·Regional support near customers’ location;
·Access to greater marketing resources;
·Access to superior technology
·Greater access to capital; and
·Greater resources which allows for better turnaround time.
Overhaul and Coating of Jet Engine Components
The market for MRO services in which Turbochrome operates is highly competitive. Competition in this market is based on quality, price, level of service and turnaround time. Turbochrome’s primary MRO services competitors are the service divisions of OEMs, the in-house maintenance services of various commercial airlines and other independent service providers, including Safran (Snecma), General Electric, GKN, PAS, Chromalloy Southwest, MCT Japan and others. With respect to coating and masking materials, Turbochrome's competitor is APV Coatings.

A number of Turbochrome’s competitors have inherent competitive advantages. For example, Turbochrome competes with the service divisions of large OEMs which may have design authority with respect to their OEM products and are able to derive significant brand recognition from their OEM manufacturing activities. Turbochrome also competes with the in-house service divisions of large commercial airlines and there is a strong incentive for an airline to fully utilize the services of its maintenance employees and facilities. Further, Turbochrome’s competitors may have additional competitive advantages, such as:
·The ability to adapt more quicklyfaster to changes in customer requirements and industry conditions or trends;
·Better name recognition;
 
·          Greater accessAbility to capital;bundle jet engine and other aircraft components;
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·          Stronger relationships with customers, OEMs and suppliers;
·Lower cost structure;
 
·          Better name recognition; andRegional support near customers’ location;
 
·          Access to superior technology andgreater marketing resources.resources;
·Access to superior technology;
·Greater access to capital; and
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·Greater resources which allows for better turnaround time.
Competitive Strengths
 
We believe that TAT’s success can be attributed to several critical factors, including the following:
 
·ActiveEngaging in active efforts to preserve its customer base in existing projects, while actively making effortsworking to broaden and increase its engagementsinvolvement with such clients.
 
·Conducting marketing activities aimingaimed at penetrating new geographical markets and obtainingwinning new customers, while taking advantage of the unique knowledge and expertise that Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries have gained in various areas.
 
·Entering into additional related operating segments that will enable Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries to fulfill itstheir growth potential.
 
·Providing its customers with the best value, including competitive prices, by tailoring comprehensive service packages that combine the design and planning of an OEM component, the manufacture of such component, andtheand the provision of maintenance services.
 
·Extending MRO capabilities in order to establish a ‘one-stop-shop’ center for comprehensive MRO services for the types of aircraft Limco andand/or Piedmont and/or Turbochrome target.
 
·Enhancing itsour engineering capabilities in order to support customer needs related to new projects and in order to certify MRO services that differ from processes previously approved by the FAA, EASA or ESAA.other regulatory authorities. This will allowallows shortening the long and complex approval process, streamlining the design and certification process and reducing costs.
 
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·Constant search forLeveraging operational efficiencies to achieve shorter delivery times and reduce costs.
·Investing in new technologies and manufacturing techniques in the heat managementtransfer solutions product line.
 
·InnovationsInvesting in innovations and improvements aimingaimed at enhancing the quality and performance of Gedera’s, Limco’sour existing solutions and Piedmont’s existing products.
·Cutting delivery times and reducing costs.
·Entrepreneurship and innovation inservices as well as the development of new products in an effort to become astrengthen our market leaderposition and to enter into long termmore advanced platforms.
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Engineering and Manufacturing
 
As of December 31, 2014, TAT had 452 employees engagedWe believe that our engineering capabilities is a strategic core competency and key competitive advantage, which allows us to effectively compete in manufacturing, repair, testing of productsthe market with companies which, in many cases, have better name recognition and greater resources than we do. Our strong engineering (out of a total of 507 employees). TAT believescapabilities enable us to meet our customers’ increasingly complex demands to deliver high-quality and cost-effective solutions while maintaining efficient development cycles. These capabilities are based on proprietary technological expertise and know-how developed by highly-experienced multi-disciplinary teams over the years. We believe that its engineering staff provides itthis proprietary knowledge coupled with the abilityour innovative and problem-solving approach allows us to support itsprovide our customers with innovativean overall superior solution – in both manufacturing and efficient products while maintaining short product development cycles, highMRO services – in terms of quality, designcost and competitive pricing.turnaround time. Our strong engineering capabilities are a key factor in preserving customer loyalty as well as supporting our efforts to expand our services to new areas of growth.
 
Gedera’s engineering staff has extensive knowledge and experience related to itsin designing heat transfer products. Most of Gedera’s product lines have a designated project manager who is an experienced engineer and is in charge of all the activities in his area. The product manager interfaces with the customer, engineering department, manufacturing department and vendors, and is responsible for all aspects of the program including scheduling, adherence to specifications, customer support and reporting.
solutions. In general, Gedera has manufacturing capabilities for most of the components of its heat transfer components.solutions. Gedera also manufactures the necessary tools, fixtures, test equipment and special jigs which are required to manufacture, assemble and test these products. Gedera developed proprietary design and analysis techniques which assist in the mechanical design and manufacturingthermal design of its products. All of Gedera’s products are inspected and tested by trained inspectors using highly sophisticated test equipment in accordance with its customer requirements.
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Limco’s engineering department enhances its ability to provide its customers with high-end top qualitytop-quality MRO services, supports the provisiondevelopment of MRO services for new products with commercial potential and supports its OEM activity. Limco’s engineering department employs several certified mechanical and aerospace engineers. Limco’s multi-disciplinary team of engineers specializes in, among others, in heat transfer solutions and components and supports all processes of thermal and structural analysis, mechanical and metallurgical research and development for manufacturing design. All of Limco’s engineers have direct experience with aerospace component repair and have experience with the process of obtaining supplemental type certificates from the FAA. Limco’s engineering department supports the development of new repairs capabilities that extend beyond the limits of the component maintenance manual and utilizes DER to obtain the necessary FAA approvals.
Piedmont’s engineering department employs experienced mechanical and aerospace engineers with repair station and manufacturing experience in both engineering and quality. Piedmont also has an FAA-certified DER on staff with delegations in Power plant (APUs) & Mechanical Systems and with special delegation to manage and approve repair specifications.  In addition to developing quality major repairs, Piedmont’s engineers have experience in obtaining FAA product manufacturing authorizations. Limco utilizes onsite Designated Engineering Representative, or DER, at Piedmont facility who is certified by the FAA to approve the repair of engines, mechanical systemssupplemental type certificates and equipment, which enables Limco to respond quickly to its customers’ needs. Having a DER available on staff allows Limco to enter the market for a particular type of service more quickly than those of its competitors who do not have an immediate access to a DER. Limco worksparts manufacturer approvals while working directly with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office in obtaining approvals on projects that are outside its DER’s authority.Office.
 
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Piedmont’sTurbochrome’s engineering department enhances its ability to provide its customers with high-end top qualitytop-quality MRO services and supports the provision of MRO services for new products with commercial potential. Piedmont’sservices. Turbochrome’s engineering department employs several aerospacecertified mechanical and metallurgical engineers. Turbochrome’s multi-disciplinary team of engineers including a DER certified by the FAA. Piedmont’sspecializes in, among other things, turbine components and supports all processes of thermal and structural analysis and mechanical and metallurgical research and development. Turbochrome’s engineers have directsubstantial experience with aerospace component repair and have experience with the process of obtaining supplemental typeDER and DOA certificates from the FAA and in obtaining FAA product manufacturing authorizations. Piedmont’s onsite DER is certified by the FAA to approve the repair of APUs and equipment, which enables Piedmont to respond quickly to its customers’ needs. Having a DER on staff allows Piedmont to enter the market for a particular type of service more quickly than its competitors who do not employ a DER. Piedmont works directly with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office in obtaining approvals on projects that are outside its DER’s authority.EASA.

Research and Development
 
The technological developments in theTAT’s markets in which TAT operates, increasedrive the need to constantly examine the use of new materials and technologytechnologies in an effort to improve both the physical characteristics of the products (size, weight), as well as their performance (optimal heat transfer, higher reliability and increased lifespan). TAT also develops new products and enhanced functionalities tofor its existing products based on customer demands and byin response to the competitive environment and market potential. TAT invests resources to attain such technological and product improvements in cooperation with its customers.
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Source and Availability of Raw Materials and Spare Parts
 
Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries acquire most of the components for the manufacture of their products and provision of their services from a limited number of suppliers and subcontractors, most of whom arethe majority located in Israel and the United States. CertainSome of these suppliers are currently the sole source of one or more components upon which Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries are dependent. Since many of Gedera’s, Limco’sTAT's and Piedmont’sits subsidiaries’ purchases require long lead-times,lead times, a delay in the supply of an item can significantly delay the delivery of a product. Generally, Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries have not experienced significant difficulty in obtaining timely deliveries of necessary components. The raw materials used in Gedera’s, Limco’s and Piedmont’s manufacturing programs are generally readily available metals and alloys. Gedera, Limco and Piedmont have not had any difficulty in obtaining such materials in the past andcomponents; however, if they are unable to obtain these components when needed, Gedera, Limco and Piedmontthey would experience delays in manufacturing their products and their financial results could be adversely affected.
 
The raw materials used in manufacturing programs are generally readily available metals and alloys. TAT and its subsidiaries have not had any significant difficulty in obtaining such materials in the past.
 
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Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries select their suppliers primarily based on their ability to ensure that their parts are serviceable and traceable to OEM-approved sources, their delivery performance and their ability to help reduce theirthe total cost of procuring those parts. For quality control, cost and efficiency reasons, Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries generally purchase supplies only from vendors with whomwho they have ongoing relationships or who their customers have previously approved.
 
Authorizations from OEMs often require that TAT purchase component parts that are needed for its MRO services from the OEM or its designated distributors. Gedera and Piedmont have separate agreements with Honeywell under which Honeywell has agreed to sell Gedera and Piedmont certain parts at a discount for a period of five years, ending August 28, 2017 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
 
When deemed essential, Gedera, LimcoWherever possible, TAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries have beenmade and are investing efforts in ordercontinue to make an effort to qualify second sources or have identified alternate sources for many of itstheir parts needs.
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Israeli Export Policy
 
Exports of military related products are subject to the military export policy of the State of Israel. CurrentCurrently the Israeli Government policygovernment encourages exports to approved customers, provided that such exports do not run counter to Israeli policy or national security considerations. Gedera must obtain a permit prior to initiateinitiating a sales proposal and ultimately an export license for the transaction is required. Gedera Israeli law also regulates the export of “dual use” items (items that are typically sold for civilian uses OR purposes but that may also have military purposes).
While we have been successful in obtaining export permits in the past, we may not be able to obtain the necessary export permits or licenses in the future. In addition, governmental policy with respect to military exports (or dual use items) may be altered. However,
U.S. Export Regulations
Export of defense products, military technical data and technical services by our U.S. subsidiaries to date Gedera has not encountered any significant difficultiesIsrael and other countries is subject to applicable approvals by the U.S. government under the U.S. International Traffic in obtaining necessary permitsArms Regulations (“ITAR”). Such approvals are typically in the form of an export license or a technical assistance agreement (“TAA”). Other U.S. companies wishing to export defense products or military-related services and technology to our Israeli and other non-U.S. entities are also required to obtain such export licenses and TAAs. An application for salean export license or a TAA requires disclosure of its products.the intended end user and the use of the technology. Pursuant to recent export control reform initiatives in the United States, a greater part of our U.S. subsidiaries’ and our U.S. suppliers' activities are becoming subject to control under the Export Administration Act "dual use" regulations. The U.S. government may deny an export authorization if it determines that a transaction is counter to U.S. policy or national security.

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Proprietary Rights
 
At the present time, Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries do not own any patents. Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries rely on laws protecting trade secrets, and consider such items proprietary, but TAT believesproprietary; however, we believe that Gedera, Limco and Piedmont’sour success depends less on the ownership of such proprietary rights than on theirour innovative skills, technical competences, marketing and engineering abilities. Gedera, LimcoTAT and Piedmontits subsidiaries have no material registered trademarks.

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B.          Government Regulations
 
Aerospace and Safety Regulations
 
The commercial aerospace industry is highly regulated by the FAA in the United States, EASA in Europe, the Civil Aviation Authority in England and other governmental authorities elsewhere in the world, while the military aerospace industry is governed by military quality specifications established by the U.S. Department of Defense for the manufacturing and repair industries and ISO-9000. TAT is required to be certified by one or more of these entities and, in some cases, by individual OEMs. TAT must also satisfy the requirements of its customers, including OEMs and airlines that are subject to FAA regulations and to evolving industry standards, and provide these customers with products that comply with the government regulations applicable to commercial flight operations. TAT believes it currently satisfies or exceeds these FAA maintenance standards in its repair and overhaul activities. Each of itsOur active OR operating repair stations isin Israel and the United States are approved by the FAA.FAA (while TAT-Engineering, our joint venture in Russia, is currently pursuing such certification OR is currently in process of pursuing such certification). TAT also believes it currently satisfies all industry standards in its facilities.
 
TAT’s operations are also subject to a variety of worker and community safety laws including the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, known as OSHA, which mandates general requirements for safe workplaces for all USU.S. employees. In addition, OSHA provides special procedures and measures for the handling of certain hazardous and toxic substances. TAT believes that its operations are in material compliance with OSHA’s health and safety requirements.
 
TAT believes that it is in material compliance with US,U.S., European and other governmental regulations affecting the aerospace and defense industry.industries.
 
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Israeli Regulations
 
TAT’s operations in Israel are subject to supervision by the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Civil Aviation Administration.Administration of Israel. Gedera is certified by the Israeli Air ForceIAF and the Israeli Ministry of Defense for both manufacturing and maintenance. Gedera is also licensed as a repair station for certain components by the Israeli Civil Aviation Administration.Administration of Israel. In addition, Gedera’s export of certain products and/or know-how is subject to approval by the Department for Control of Defense Export Controls Agency (“DECA”) of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, known as API. Permits from API must be obtained for the initiation ofDefense. DECA permits are required prior to submitting sales proposals with regard to such exports, as well as for the actual export of such products.
 
Environmental Matters
 
TAT’s operations are subject to a number of stringent federal, state and local environmental laws in the United States and Israel, andas well as to regulation set OR promulgated by government agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Among other matters, these regulatory authorities impose requirements that regulate the emission, discharge, generation, management, transportation and disposal of pollutants and hazardous substances. These authorities may require TAT to initiate actions to remediate the effects of hazardous substances which may be or have been released into the environment and require TAT to obtain and maintain permits in connection with TAT’s operations. This extensive regulatory framework imposes significant compliance burdens and risks.
 
Although TAT seeks to maintain its operations and facilities in compliance with applicable environmental laws, there can be no assurance that TAT has no violations, or that change in such laws, regulations or interpretations of such laws, will not require TAT to make significant additional expenditures to ensure compliance in the future. Currently, TAT does not believe that it will have to make material capital expenditures for its operations to comply with environmental laws or regulations, or to incur material costs for environmental remediation during the 20152018 fiscal year.
 
TAT has received no material third party environmental claims relating to its facilities, and TAT believes that it has all material licenses and certifications that are required in the jurisdictions in which it operates.

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C.          Property, Plants and Equipment
 
The Gedera facility is located in Park Re’em near Gedera. The Park Re’em locationThis facility is approximately 348,000 square feet and houses TAT’s executive offices, Gedera’s research and development and manufacturing operations and includes approximately 344,000 square feet facility.operations. The land of this facility is leased by TAT Industries from the Israel Land Authority or ILA pursuant to a lease that expires in 2016 with respect to one plot (237,000 square feet) and 2020 with respect the other plot (107,000 square feet)(“ILA”). The term of the leases may be extended for a subsequent period of up to 49 years, subject to payment to be calculated according to the ILA's rules. Approximately 43,00026,000 square feet of the facility are sub-leased to TAT from 1991 until 2020 for rental fees.and the lease from the ILA is expected to expire in 2020. TAT sub-leases the remaining 301,000322,000 square feet of the facility from TAT Industries pursuant to an agreement TAT entered into in connection with the purchase of the operations relating to the manufacture of aviation accessories of TAT Industries in February 2000. From 2000 to 2004, TAT paid TAT Industries annual rental feesThe lease agreement expires at the end of approximately $300,000 per year, with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year.2024. In 20052015, the rental fee was reviewed by a real estate appraiser and as a result was increased to $310,000 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. In 2010who determined that the rental fee was reviewed again by a real estate appraiser, and as a result was increased to $400,000 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. In 2015 the rental fee was reviewed again by a real estate appraiser, and as a result was increased to $656,000would be $656 thousand per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. Total rental paymentpayments TAT paid to TAT Industries during 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 20122015 were $432,000, $424,000$741, $695 and $416,000,$667 thousand, respectively. See also Item 7.B "Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – Related Party Transactions – Management and Services Agreement with TAT Industries."

Limco owns and operates a 55,000 square feet manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma which has historically supported all its business, including its aftermarket heat transfer component repair station. This facility also has housed Limco’s administration, engineering, quality control and support services.Oklahoma. Limco also leases an additional 16,00025,562 square feet repair station adjacent to its Tulsa manufacturing plant which has supported its heat transfer componentplant. In 2017, 2016 and pneumatic ducting MRO services. In 2014, 2013 and 2012,2015, the rental expense for this property was $51,600, $50,000$72, $51 and $38,000,$51 thousand, respectively, for each one of these years. The lease expiresexpired in October 31, 2016.2016 and Limco is currently working on a month to month lease arrangement.

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Piedmont leases approximately 56,000 square feet space for its facility in Kernersville, North Carolina to support its aftermarket APU component and overhaul repair station. In 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, the rental expense for this property was $78,000$78 thousand for each one of these years. The lease expiresexpired in October 31, 2016.2016, and is now extended month to month. In 2013 and 2012,the second half of 2015, Piedmont leased an additional 56,000approximately 82,000 square feet space in Kernersville (the majority of the leased space was released in November 2012, out of which 4,400 square feet were leased until July 2013), for which the rental expense was $11,000 and $69,000, respectively for each one of these years.  As of July 31, 2013 Piedmont no longer leases additional storage space in Kernersville,Greensboro, North Carolina.  Piedmont also leases approximately 32,000 square feetCarolina, for its facility in Winston Salem, North Carolina to support its Landing Gearnew landing gear component and overhaul repair station as well as the Machining, Plating & GrindingMPG operation. The lease expires on June 30, 2025. In 2017, 2016 and 2015 the rental expense was $324, $297 and $162 thousand, respectively, for each one of these years. In addition, during 2016, Piedmont also leased approximately 32,000 square feet for its facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to support its former landing gear component and overhaul repair station as well as the MPG operation. In 2014, 20132016 and 2012,2015, the rental expense for this property was $76,000, $76,000$38 and $48,000,$76 thousand, respectively, for each one of these years. TheThis lease expires on December 31, 2017.expired in June 2016 and Piedmont moved to the new facilities. Starting in 2014, Piedmont also leased approximately 10,000 square feet of storage space in Winston-Salem near(near its previous main facility starting in 2014Winston-Salem), on a month to month lease. The lease ended during 2016. In 20142016 and 2015 Piedmont’s expense for this property was $14,000$8 and $19 thousand, respectively, for 2014.each one of these years.

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Turbochrome operates a 135,000 square feet facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel, which supports all its business. The land on which the facility is located is leased from the ILA. The leasehold rights are for a period ending in 2045 and are recorded in Turbochrome's name. Turbochrome paid the entire lease payments due until 2045 in a one-time payment (discounted to present value).
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments
Unresolved Staff Comments
 
Not applicable.

Item 5.          Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
 
Operating Results
 
The following discussion of our results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, which appear elsewhere in this annual report.  The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current plans, estimates and beliefs and involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this annual report.
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Overview
TAT provides a variety of services and products to the aerospace and defense industries under three segments: (i) OEM of Heat Management Solutions; (ii) Heat Transfer Services and Products; and (iii) MRO services for Aviation Components.
TAT’s activities in the field of OEM of Heat Management Solutions primarily relate to its Gedera facility and include the (i) design, development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer products (such as heat exchangers, pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers) used in mechanical and electronic systems on-board commercial, military and business aircraft; and (ii) manufacture and sale of environmental control and cooling systems and (iii) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, power systems and turbines. It also includes, to a lesser extent, the maintenance services for heat transfer products and flow control accessories.
TAT’s activities in the field of Heat Transfer Services and Products primarily relate to its subsidiary, Limco, and include the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heat transfer products and other aircraft component. Limco operates an FAA certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military. In addition to its MRO services, Limco also manufactures heat transfer products used in commercial, regional, business and military aircraft.
TAT’s MRO services for Aviation Components primarily relate to its subsidiary, Piedmont, and include the maintenance, repair and overhaul of APUs, and landing gear. Piedmont operates an FAA certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.
 
TAT is reliant on the robustness of the commercial and military aviationaerospace and ground defense industries. Any downturn in these industries could decreaseweaken demand for its servicessolutions and productsservices and negatively impact its financial condition.results. The commercial airline industry is cyclical and has historically been subject to fluctuations due to general economic and political conditions, such as fuel and labor costs, price competition, downturns in the global economy and national and international events.
 
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TAT’s revenues from OEM operations generally have higher gross margins than from MRO services. Respectively, the manufacturing of OEM products require higher level of expertise, associated labor and initial investments than does the provision of MRO services.
 
TAT’s cost of revenues for OEM operations and MRO services consists of component and material costs, direct labor costs, quality assurance costs, shipping expenses, royalties, overhead related to manufacturing and depreciation of manufacturing equipment. TAT’s gross margin is affected by the proportion of its revenues generated from each of its operational segments.
 
The principal factors that affect the operating income of TAT’s four segments, in addition to their gross profit, is the amount TAT expends forexpenditure on selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses. While TAT plans to tightly monitor and save onclosely monitors its operating expenses TAT believesto prevent unnecessary spending, we believe that these operating expenses may increase in the future in accordance with itsour plans to grow the business of these segments.business.
 
TAT’s research and development expenses are related to new products and technologies or significant improvement inof existing products and technologies, primarily within the OEM operations in Israel and in the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment in the U.S.technologies.
 
TAT’s selling and marketing expenses during the past years increased comparedare related to previous year. While TAT plans to tightly monitorcommission payments, compensation and save on its operatingrelated expenses TAT believes that its sellingof TAT’s sales teams, participation in trade shows, travel expenses, advertising expenses and marketing expenses may increase in the future in accordance with its plans to grow the business of these segments.related costs for facilities and equipment.
 
TAT’s general and administrative expenses have decreased during 2014are related to compensation and 2013. The decrease in 2014 was primarily as result ofrelated expenses was impacted by the decrease in generalfor executive, finance and administrative personnel, professional fees such as legal, audit, SOX, internal audit, other general corporate expenses in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment, primarily attributable to the decrease in bonuses.and related costs for facilities and equipment.
 
Sources of Revenues
 
TAT, directly and through its subsidiaries, provides a variety of servicessolutions and productsservices to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, such as the manufacture, maintenance and repair of a broad range of heat transfer components (such as heat exchangers, pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers) used in mechanical and electronic systems on-board commercial, military and business aircraft; other environmental control and cooling systems a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and a wide range of electric motion systems.including:
(i)OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components, such as heat exchangers, pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers (through our Gedera facility);
(ii)MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions (through our Limco subsidiary);
(iii)MRO services for aviation components (through our Piedmont subsidiary); and
 
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(iv)Overhaul and coating of jet engine components (through our Turbochrome subsidiary).
 
TAT’s revenues from its four operational segments for the three years ended December 31, 2017 were as follows:
TAT specializes in
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
 
Revenues                  
OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components $31,237   29.3% $28,255  29.5% $27,351   31.9%
MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  34,812   32.7%  32,429   33.9%  31,001   36.2%
MRO services for aviation components  33,009   31.0%  31,630   33.0%  29,665   34.7%
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components (*)  11,005   10.3%  9,209   9.6%  1,905   2.2%
Eliminations  (3,536)  (3.3)%  (5,729)  (6)%  (4,315)  (5)%
Total Revenues $106,527  100% $95,794  100% $85,607  100.0%

 (*) The results of 2015 are for the repair and overhaulperiod from October 19, 2015 (date of heat transfer products, APUs, landing gear and pneumatic ducting. TAT is a well-recognized repair center for heat transfer products of Hamilton Sundstrand, a leading provider of aerospace products,acquisition) to provide MRO services for all of its air-to-air heat transfer products, and an authorized repair center by Honeywell, a leading manufacturer of aerospace products and aerospace services provider, to provide MRO services for several of their APU models. TAT’s repair stations are certified by the FAA and the EASA as well as by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and Thailand (Thai) .December 31, 2015.


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The following table reflects the geographic breakdown of TAT’s revenues for each of the three years ended December 31, 2014:2017:
 
TAT’s revenues from its four operational segments for the three years ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
  Years Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
 
                   
United States  59,051   55.4%  57,946   60.5% $52,751   61.6%
Israel  9,993   9.4%  7,670   8.0%  4,916   5.7%
Other  37,483   35.2%  30,178   31.5%  27,940   32.7%
Total  106,527   100.0% $95,794   100.0% $85,607   100.0%
 
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  Years Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
 
Sale of products (*)                  
North America  18,886   60.2% $18,016   52.4% $16,475   45.4%
Europe  2,257   7.2%  2,292   6.7%  1,966   5.4%
France  3,642   11.6%  5,482   16.0%  4,604   12.7%
Israel  4,806   15.3%  6,248   18.2%  9,147   25.2%
Other  1,771   5.6%  2,326   6.7%  4,071   11.2%
Total  31,362   100.0% $34,364   100.0% $36,263   100.0%
(*) Excluding discontinued operations for each of the years ended on December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 
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  Years Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
 
Services                  
North America  31,267   63.3% $27,639   61.2% $25,648   61.6%
Europe  8,786   17.8%  7,658   16.9%  4,624   11.1%
Netherland  1,734   3.5%  1,553   3.4%  3,303   7.9%
Israel  834   1.7%  612   1.4%  468   1.1%
Other  6,742   13.7%  7,725   17.1%  7,609   18.3%
Total $49,363   100.0% $45,187   100.0% $41,652   100.0%
TAT’s revenues from its four operational segments for the three years ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
  
Revenues
in
Thousands
  
% of
Total
Revenues
 
Revenues (*)                  
OEM of Heat Management Solutions $28,185   34.9% $31,138   39.1% $31,032   39.8%
Heat Transfer Services and Products  30,350   37.6%  29,907   37.6%  27,709   35.6%
MRO services for Aviation Components  27,734   34.4%  22,429   28.2%  22,442   28.84%
Eliminations  (5,543)  (6.9)%  (3,923)  (4.9)%  (3,268)  (4.2)%
Total revenues $80,726   100.0% $79,551   100.0% $77,915   100.0%

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Costs and Expenses
 
Cost of revenuesrevenues. TAT’s cost of revenues for OEM operations and MRO services consist of component and material costs, direct labor costs, quality assurance costs, royalties, shipping expenses, overhead related to manufacturing and depreciation of manufacturing equipment.
 
TAT’s gross margin was affected by the proportion of TAT’s revenues generated from OEM operations and MRO services in each of the reported years.
 
Research and development expenses, net. Research and development expenses, net are related to new products and technologies or to a significant improvement of products and technologies, net of grants and participations received.
 
Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of commission payments, compensation and related expenses of TAT’s sales teams, attendance atparticipation in trade shows, travel expenses, advertising expenses and related costs for facilities and equipment.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of compensation and related expenses for executive, finance and administrative personnel, professional fees such as legal, audit, SOX, internal audit, other general corporate expenses and related costs for facilities and equipment.
 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, management believed that there were indicators of impairment of goodwill in its OEM of Electric Motion System reporting unit, primarily due to a decline in future forecasted sales levels and profitability margins resulting from the continued weakness in the defense industry. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of goodwill, as of June 30, 2012, for this reporting unit, with the assistance of an independent appraisal. Based on the results of this test, the Company determined that the entire balance of goodwill included in this reporting unit was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $1.0 million.
Other income (expense). Other income (expense) results from capital gain on sale of property and equipment.equipment and onetime expenses, which in 2016 and 2015 are mainly attributed to the Turbochrome acquisition and related expenses.
 
Gain on bargain purchase. Gain on bargain purchase is related to the acquisition of Turbochrome and represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired over the purchase price.
Financial income (expense), net.Financial income (expense), net consists of incomeexchange rate and interest income or expense. Interest income or expense relates to the interest received from or paid to banks and changes in the rate of the NIS or other currencies against the U.S. dollar.
 
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Tax expense (income).Tax expense consists of Israeli and U.S. federal state and localstate taxes on the income of TAT’s business and changes in deferred tax assets (liabilities).
Net loss from discontinued operations. Consists of a $2.2 million loss from the impairment of entire interest in Bental, which assets and liabilities were segregated at the end of 2013 and classified as held for sale assets andor liabilities. In addition, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $0.2 million for the year ended on December 31, 2013.
Impairment of share in associated company. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, TAT recognized $3.3 million impairment with respect to its approximately 30% interest in FAvS, which was based on an independent appraisal.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
TAT’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These accounting principles require management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions based upon information available at the time that they are made, historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. While all the accounting policies impact the financial statements, certain policies may be viewed to be critical. These policies are those that are both most important to the portrayal of TAT’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments and estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by generally accepted accounting principles in the United StatesU.S. GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting among available alternatives would not produce a materially different result. Management has reviewed these critical accounting policies and related disclosures with TAT’s Audit Committee.audit committee.

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TAT’s management believes the significant accounting policies which affect management’s more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of TAT’s consolidated financial statements and which are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating the reported financial results include the following:
 
·Revenue recognition
·Inventory valuation
·Goodwill, Intangible assets and Long-lived assets
·Income taxes
·Doubtful debtsAllowance for doubtful accounts
·Fair value estimation of TAT’s investment in FavS.Acquisitions and other intangible assets
·Held for sale classification and discontinued operations.

Segments
TAT operates under three segments: (i) Original Equipment Manufacturing or “OEM” of Heat Management Solutions (ii) Heat Transfer Services and Products, and (iii) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or “MRO” services for Aviation Components.
TAT’s activities in the area of OEM of Heat Management Solutions primarily relate to its Gedera facility and include (i) the design, development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer products (such as heat exchangers, pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers) used in mechanical and electronic systems on-board commercial, military and business aircraft; (ii) the manufacture and sale of environmental control and cooling systems and (iii) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, power systems and turbines. It also includes, to a lesser extent, the maintenance services for heat transfer products and flow control accessories.
TAT’s activities in the field of Heat Transfer Services and Products primarily relate to its subsidiary, Limco, and include the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heat transfer equipment and in a lesser extent, the manufacturing of certain heat transfer products. TAT’s Limco subsidiary operates an FAA certified repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services and products for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.
 
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TAT’s activities in the field of MRO services for Aviation Components primarily relate to its subsidiary, Piedmont, and includes the maintenance, repair and overhaul of APUs, landing gear and other aircraft components. TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary operates an FAA certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

Revenue Recognition
 
TAT generates its revenues from the sale of OEM products and systems, (the OEM segments) and from providing MRO Servicesservices (remanufacture, maintenance, repair and overhaul services and long-termlong - term service contracts). and parts services.
 
Revenues from the sale of products and services are recognized in accordance with ASC 605-10-S99 when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred,all risks and benefits are passed, provided the collection of the resulting receivable is probable,reasonably assured, the price is fixed or determinable and no significant obligation exists. TATThe Group does not grant a right of return.
Revenues from product sales are recognized when product is shipped to the customer and title passes to the customer.
 
Revenues from multi-year, fixed price contracts for OEM customers are recognized when a product is shipped (and title passes)passed) to the customer. Management provides for losses, if expected for the remaining portion of such contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no losses have been recognized for such fixed price contracts.
 
Revenues from MRO services are generally recognized aswhen services are performed, atcompleted. In cases in which contracts require exchanging a defective landing gear for a restored gear, the timenon-refundable minimum amounts from these contracts are recognized on the exchange date (delivery of the product has occurred), and any additional amounts billed to the customer for excess hours of repair, are recognized when the customer-owned material is shipped back tocustomer approve the customer.price for these additional services.
 
Revenue from maintenance contracts are accounted according to ASC 605-10-S99. Accordingly, revenuesRevenues from maintenance contracts are recognized over the contract period in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred in performing services under the contract. TATThe Group estimates the costs that are expected to be incurred based on its experience with the aggregatehistorical experience. The costs incurred and to be incurred on contracts of this nature. The cost incurred related to the maintenance contracts are not incurred on a straight-line basis, as the timing to provide the maintenance services is dependent on when parts under these contracts require maintenance, therefore TATmaintenance. Therefore, the Group accrues revenue based on anticipated costs per contract as costs are incurred. These revenuescontracts are then compared to actual resultsreviewed on a timely basis and adjusted to either deferred revenue for results greater than historical estimates or expensed in those cases of performances less than historical estimates. These accounts are reviewed monthly and adjusted as needed(if required) based on total expected cost.

Inventory valuation
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost structures.and net realizable value. Cost of raw material and parts is determined using the moving average basis. Cost of work in progress and finished products is calculated based on actual costs and the capitalized production costs, mainly labor and overhead and is determined based on the average basis. TAT’s policy for valuation of inventory and commitments to purchase inventory, including the determination of obsolete or excess inventory, requires it to perform a detailed assessment of inventory at each balance sheet date which includes a review of, among other factors, an estimate of future demand for products within specific time frames, valuation of existing inventory, as well as product lifecycle and product development plans. The business environment in which TAT operates, the wide range of products that TAT offers and the relatively short sales cycles TAT experiences, all contribute to the exercise of judgment relating to maintaining and writing-off of inventory levels. The estimates of future demand that TAT uses in the valuation of inventory are the basis for its revenue forecast, which is also consistent with its short-term manufacturing plan. Inventory reserves are also provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items. Inventory management remains an area of management focus as TAT balances the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive lead times against the risk of inventory obsolescence due to changing technology and customer requirements. TAT writes down obsolete or slow-moving inventory in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the net realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand, market conditions and sale forecasts.
 
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Revenues from royalties from sales of products developed with TAT’s intellectual property, technology and technical assistance are recognized when the related sales are made.

Valuation of Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations.
In conjunction with acquisitions of assets, we allocate the purchase price based upon the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In connection with a business combination, amounts assigned to intangible assets are based upon fair value. We regularly assess whether indefinite life intangibles and goodwill have been impaired and will adjust the carrying values of these assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that some or all of the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Our judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on legal factors,If actual market conditions and operating performances of our businesses and products. Future events could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that the carrying values of our intangible assets or goodwill are impaired. Any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations.less favorable than TAT anticipates, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
 
We evaluate the recoverability and measure the possible impairment of goodwill. The impairment test is a two-step process that begins with the estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit. The first step screens for potential impairment, and the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if any. Our estimate of fair value considers publicly available information regarding the market capitalization of the company, as well as (1) publicly available information regarding comparable publicly traded companies in the aviation industry, (2) the financial projections and future prospects of our business, including its growth opportunities and likely operational improvements, and (3) comparable sales prices, if available. As part of the first step to assess potential impairment, we compare, on a reporting unit level, our estimate of fair value for such reporting unit to the book value of the reporting unit. If the book value of any of the reporting units is greater than the estimate of its fair value, we would then proceed to the second step to measure the impairment, if any. The second step measures the amount of impairment by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying value. Such implied fair value is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill is greater than its implied fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in the amount of the excess.
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We have determined September 30 of each year as the date of the annual impairment test for goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets.
During the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, management believed that there were indicators of impairment of goodwill in its OEM of Electric Motion System reporting unit, primarily due to a decline in future forecasted sales levels and profitability margins resulting from the continued weakness in the defense industry. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of goodwill, as of June 30, 2012, for this reporting unit, with the assistance of a third party valuation. Based on the results of this test, the Company determined that the entire balance of goodwill included in this reporting unit was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $1.0 million.
Due to management estimates of a continuing decline in sales levels in the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment resulting from the weakness in the Israeli defense market, the Company reviewed indications for impairment of certain identifiable assets in this segment. Accordingly, the Company reviewed these assets for impairment by estimating their fair value based on their net selling price and comparing those values to the carrying value of the assets.  As a result the Company concluded that the intangible asset ‘Customer Relations’ at its OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment in the amount of $0.3 million was impaired on 2012.
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there are no goodwill or other remaining identifiable intangible assets included on the balance sheet.

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Investment in Company Accounted for using the Equity Method
Investment in which the Company exercises significant influence, which is not considered subsidiary ("associate"), is accounted for the equity method, whereby the Company recognizes its proportionate share of the company's net income or loss after the date of investment. The Company reviews this investment for impairment whenever events indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
On December 4, 2009, the Company, through its subsidiary Piedmont, signed an investment agreement with FAvS. According to the agreement, Piedmont was issued 288,334 shares of Class B Common stock of First Aviation Services Inc., or FAvS, representing 37% of FAvS' then share capital (total number of shares acquired is adjusted as result of a 1 for 20 reverse stock split) and $ 750 thousand of FAvS Preferred shares (entitlement to cash dividends at an annual rate of 12% payable quarterly or to additional Preferred shares at an annual rate of 15%) in return for Piedmont's propeller and parts businesses.
On March 11, 2015, Piedmont Aviation Component Services, LLC , an indirect subsidiary of TAT, entered into an agreement to sell 237,932 shares of Class B Common Stock of FAvS representing 23.18% of FAvS' share capital and its entire holdings (16,253) of FAvS' Series A Preferred stock. The purchase price for the Class B Shares is $8.40 per Class B Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,999, and the purchase price for the Series A Preferred stock is $100 per Preferred Share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,625. The total gain from the sale of FAvS' stock is $1,395. The company owns 5% of FAvS’ after the transaction
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, Piedmont's holding in FAvS was 28.08% and 29.36%, respectively.

Income Taxes
 
TAT operates within multiple taxingtax jurisdictions and is subject to audits in these jurisdictions. These audits can involve complex issues, which may require an extended period of time to resolve. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all years. Although management believes that its estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these issues will not be different than those that are reflected in its historical income tax provisions.
 
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TAT uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carry forwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. To the extent that TAT’s decisions and assumptions and historical reporting are determined not to be compliant with applicable tax laws, TAT may be subject to adjustments in its reported income for tax purposes as well as interest and penalties.
 
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According to an acceptable Interpretationinterpretation that prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Interpretationinterpretation also provides guidance on derecognitionde-recognition of tax positions, classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. In addition, the Interpretationinterpretation requires significant judgment inwith respect to determining what constitutes an individual tax position as well as assessing the outcome of each tax position. Changes in judgment as to recognition or measurement of tax positions can materially affect the estimate of the effective tax rate and consequently, affect our operating results.

U.S. subsidiaries are taxed based on federal and state tax laws. The statutory tax rate for 2017, 2016 and 2015 was 38%.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the“Act”) was enacted into law. The new legislation represents fundamental and dramatic modifications to the U.S. tax system. The Act contains several key tax provisions that will impact the Company's U.S. subsidiaries, including the reduction of the maximum U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. Other significant changes under the Act include, among others, a one-time repatriation tax on accumulated foreign earnings, a limitation of net operating loss deduction to 80% of taxable income, and indefinite carryover of post-2017 net operating losses. The Act also repeals the corporate alternative minimum tax for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Losses generated prior to January 1, 2018 will still be subject to the 20-year carryforward limitation and the alternative minimum tax. Other potential impacts due to the Act include the repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction, modification of taxation of controlled foreign corporations, a base erosion anti-abuse tax, modification of interest expense limitation rules, modification of limitation on deductibility of excessive executive compensation, and taxation of global intangible low-taxed income.
U.S. GAAP requires that the impact of tax legislation be recognized in the period in which the law was enacted. The Company revalued its valuation allowance and deferred tax assets at the statutory 21% rate that will be in effect in 2018 and forward. The Company has made reasonable estimates of the effects on its deferred tax balances and reduced the deferred tax assets by $414 for the year ended December 31, 2017 due to the change in the statutory tax rate. The provisional impact of this rate change was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Act had no impact on the valuation allowance assessment of the U.S. subsidiaries.
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Because of the complexity of the new intangible income rules, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) and Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) tax rules, the Company continues to evaluate these provisions of the Act and the application of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under U.S. GAAP, the Company is allowed to make an accounting policy choice of either (1) treating taxes due or receivable on future U.S. inclusions/deductions in taxable income related to GILTI and FDII as a current-period expense/benefit when incurred (the “period cost method”) or (2) factoring such amounts into the Company's measurement of its deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). The Company's selection of an accounting policy with respect to the new GILTI/FDII tax rules will depend, in part, on analyzing its global income to determine whether it expects to have future U.S. inclusions or deductions in taxable income related to GILTI/FDII and, if so, what the impact is expected to be. Whether the Company expects to have future U.S. inclusions or deductions in taxable income related to GILTI/FDII depends not only on the Company's current structure and estimated future results of global operations, but also its intent and ability to modify its structure. The Company is currently in the process of analyzing its structure and, as a result, is not yet able to reasonably estimate the effect of these provisions of the Act. Therefore, the Company has not made any adjustments related to potential GILTI or FDII tax impact in its financial statements and has not made a policy decision regarding whether to record deferred tax on GILTI/FDII.
The tax impacts discussed above represent provisional amounts and the Company's current best estimates. The SEC issued SAB 118 which provides guidance on the accounting for the tax effects of the Act. In accordance with this guidance, any material adjustments recorded to the provisional amounts will be disclosed in a 2018 reporting period by the fourth quarter of 2018. The provisional amounts incorporate assumptions made based upon the Company's current interpretation of the Act and may change as the Company reviews the interpretations and assumptions, receives implementation guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, and assesses any actions it may take based on the Act.
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
 
TAT performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and requires collateral as deemed necessary. Allowances for doubtful accounts are maintained for estimated losses resulting from the inability of TAT’s customers to make payments. In judging the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, TAT considers multiple factors including the aging of receivables, historical bad debt experience and the general economic environment. Management applies considerable judgment in assessing the realization of receivables, including assessing the probability of collection and the current credit worthiness of each customer. If the financial condition of TAT’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

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InventoriesAcquisitions and Other Intangible Assets
 
Inventories are statedWe accounted for the Turbochrome acquisition using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP accounting rules for business combinations, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the lowerdate of cost or market. Costacquisition at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of net assets acquired, including identified intangible assets, is determined byrecorded as goodwill. If the basisestimated fair value of actual cost or by the average cost method. TAT’s policy for valuation of inventory and commitments to purchase inventory, including the determination of obsolete or excess inventory, requires it to perform a detailed assessment of inventory at each balance sheet date which includes a review of, among other factors, an estimate of future demand for products within specific time frames, valuation of existing inventory, as well as product lifecycle and product development plans. The business environment in which TAT operates, the wide range of products that TAT offers and the relatively short sales-cycles TAT experiences, all contribute to the exercise of judgment relating to maintaining and writing-off of inventory levels. The estimates of future demand that TAT uses in the valuation of inventory are the basis for its revenue forecast, which is also consistent with its short-term manufacturing plan. Inventory reserves are also provided to cover risks arising from non-moving items. Inventory management remains an area of management focus as TAT balances the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive lead times against the risk of inventory obsolescence because of changing technology and customer requirements. TAT writes down obsolete or slow moving inventory in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the net realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand, market conditions and sale forecasts.

If actual market conditions are less favorable than TAT anticipates, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Held for sale classification and discontinued operations
At December 31, 2013, held for sale assets and liabilities consisted of Bental,acquired exceeds the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating, and its results of operations are presentedpurchase price, the resulting bargain purchase is recognized as discontinued operationsa gain in the consolidated statement of operations. Closing
The valuations and useful life assumptions are based on information available on or about the acquisition date and are based on expectations and assumptions that are considered reasonable by management.
Management determined the estimated fair values of the transactionintangible assets with the assistance of third-party experts. The judgments made in determining estimated fair values assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operations.
The bargain purchase gain from the acquisition of Turbochrome was madeprimarily based on March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvalsthe fair market value of certain property, plant and equipment, certain replacement costs, and management’s expectation regarding its ability to increase the services that can be provided to Turbochrome's existing customers and to its own customers.
The acquisition of Turbochrome was funded through cash on hand and an earn-out payment (up to $2 million). The earn-out payment was based on the actual revenues of Turbochrome during the calendar years 2015 and 2016. TAT has paid $0.5 million for the closing.earn-out payment.

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Key Indicators
 
TAT’s management evaluates its performance by focusing on key performance indicators, which are revenues, sources of revenues, gross profit and operating income. These key performance indicators are primarily affected by the competitive landscape in which TAT operates and its ability to meet the challenges posed.
 
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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, information concerning TAT’s results of operations:

    
  Year Ended December 31 
  2014  2013  2012 
  (in thousands) 
Revenues         
OEM of Heat Management Solutions $28,185  $31,138  $31,032 
Heat Transfer Services and Products  30,350   29,907   27,709 
MRO services for Aviation Components  27,734   22,429   22,442 
Eliminations  (5,543)  (3,923)  (3,268)
Total revenues  80,726   79,551   77,915 
Cost of revenues            
OEM of Heat Management Solutions  23,249   24,141   23,105 
Heat Transfer Services and Products  22,205   21,600   19,671 
MRO services for Aviation Components  23,502   19,224   19,044 
Eliminations  (5,330)  (4,086)  (3,281)
Total cost of revenues  63,626   60,879   58,539 
Research and development costs, net  1,070   713   995 
Selling and marketing  3,203   3,150   2,899 
General and administrative  9,019   9,512   10,110 
Other income  (11)  (20)  (13)
Operating income from continuing operations  3,819   5,317   5,385 
Financial expense, net  (1,294)  (50)  (106)
Gain from dilution of interests in affiliated company  -   -   - 
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income  2,525   5,267   5,279 
Taxes on income  1,360   1,041   2,090 
Net income from continuing operations after taxes on income  1,165   4,226   3,189 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  267   1,025   (3,756)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  1,432   5,251   (567)
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax      (2,429)  (1,147)
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies Ltd. shareholders $1,432  $2,822  $(1,714)
  Year Ended December 31 
  2017  2016  2015 
  (in thousands) 
Revenues         
OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components $31,237  $28,255  $27,351 
MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  34,812   
32,429
   31,001 
MRO services for aviation components  33,009   31,630   29,665 
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components  11,005   9,209   1,905 
Eliminations  (3,536)  (5,729)  (4,315)
Total revenues  106,527   95,794   85,607 
Cost of revenues            
OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components  25,535   24,028   23,887 
MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  
26,085
   
23,440
   22,541 
MRO services for aviation components  29,026   27,423   28,474 
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components  9,057   7,610   1,485 
Eliminations  (3,620)  (5,744)  (4,445)
Total cost of revenues  86,083   76,757   71,942 
Gross profit  20,444   19,037   13,665 
Research and development costs, net  731   1,140   890 
Selling and marketing  4,974   3,876   2,903 
General and administrative  9,409   10,023   8,469 
Other expenses (income)  53   (138)  631 
Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   (4,833)
   15,167   14,901   8,060 
Operating income  5,277   4,136   5,605 
Financial expense, net  (338)  (154)  (349)
Income before taxes on income  4,939   3,982   5,256 
Taxes on income  2,333   3,865   644 
Net income after taxes on income  2,606   117   4,612 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated companies  (210)  (55)  1,237 
Net income $2,396  $62  $5,849 

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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, information concerning TAT’s results of operations as a percentage of revenues:

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Revenues         
OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components  29.3%  29.5%  31.9%
MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  32.7   33.9   36.2 
MRO services for aviation components  31.0   33.0   34.7 
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components  10.3   9.6   2.2 
Eliminations  (3.3)  (6)  (5)
Total revenues  100   100   100 
Cost of revenues            
OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components  24.0   25.1   27.9 
MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  24.5   24.5   26.3 
MRO services for aviation components  27.2   28.6   33.3 
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components  8.5   7.9   1.7 
Eliminations  (3.4)  (6)  (5.1)
Cost of revenues  80.8   80.1   84 
Gross profit  19.2   19.9   15.9 
Research and development costs, net  0.7   1.2   1 
Selling and marketing  4.7   4   3.4 
General and administrative  8.8   10.5   9.9 
Other income  *   (0.1)  0.7 
Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   (5.6)
   14.2   15.6   9.4 
Operating income  5.0   4.3   6.5 
Financial expense, net  (0.3)  (0.2)  (0.4)
Income before taxes on income  4.7   4.1   6.1 
Taxes on income  2.2   4.0   0.8 
Net income after taxes on income  2.5   0.1   5.3 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated companies  (0.2)  *   1.4 
Net income  2.3%  0.1%  6.7%
    
  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
Revenues         
OEM of Heat Management Solutions  34.9%  39.1%  39.8%
Heat Transfer Services and Products  37.6   37.6   35.6 
MRO services for Aviation Components  34.4   28.2   28.8 
Eliminations  (6.9)  (4.9)  (4.2)
Total revenues  100.0   100.0   100.0 
Cost of revenues            
OEM of Heat Management Solutions  28.8   30.3   29.7 
Heat Transfer Services and Products  27.5   27.2   25.2 
MRO services for Aviation Components  29.1   24.2   24.4 
Write down of inventory and impairment charges of  long lived assets  -   *   * 
Eliminations  (6.6)  (5.1)  (4.2)
Cost of revenues  78.8   76.5   75.1 
Research and development costs, net  1.3   0.9   1.3 
Selling and marketing  4.0   4.0   3.7 
General and administrative  11.2   12.0   13.0 
Other income  *   -   - 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations  4.7   6.7   6.9 
Financial expense, net  (1.6)  (0.1)  (0.1)
Gain from dilution of interests in affiliated company  -   -   - 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes on income  3.1   6.6   6.8 
Taxes on income (tax benefit)  1.6   1.4   2.7 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations after taxes on income  1.5   5.2   4.1 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  *   1.3   (4.8)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  1.8   6.5   * 
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   (3.0)  (1.5)
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies’ Shareholders  1.8%  3.5%  (2.2)%
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* Less than one percent.0.1 percent
 
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Revenues. Total revenues were $80.7$106.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2017, compared to $79.5$95.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013,2016, an increase of 1.5%11.2% all of which was organic growth. This reflects (i) the decreaseincrease in revenues in the OEM of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the Heat Transfer ServicesMRO services for heat transfer components and ProductsOEM of heat transfer solutions segment; and (iii) the increase in revenues in the MRO Servicesservices for Aviation Components segment.aviation components segment; and (iv) the increase in in revenue in the overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment.
 
Revenues from OEM of Heat Management Solutions.heat transfer solutions and aviation components. Revenues from OEM of Heat Management Solutionsthis operating segment decreasedincreased to $28.2$31.2 million for the year ended December 31, 20142017 from $31.0$28.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, an decreaseincrease of 9.5%.10.6% mainly due to increase in sales of heat transfer solutions.
 
Revenues from Heat Transfer ServicesMRO services for heat transfer components and Products.OEM of heat transfer solutions. Revenues from Heat Transfer Servicesthe MRO services for heat transfer components and ProductsOEM of heat transfer solutions operating segment increased to $30.4$34.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, from $29.9$32.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, an increase of 1.5%.7.3%, mainly due to higher demand for MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions.
 
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Revenues from MRO services for Aviation Components.aviation components. Revenues from MRO services for Aviation Componentsaviation components operating segment increased to $27.7$33.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, from $22.4$31.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The2016, an increase was attributableof 4.4%, mainly due to higher demand for MRO services for aviation components.
Revenues from overhaul and coating of jet engine components. Revenues from overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment increased sales both to existing$11.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, from $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 an increase of 19.5%, mainly due to higher demand for overhaul and new customers.coating of jet engine components.

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Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues was $63.6$86.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2017, compared to the $60.9$76.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013,2016, an increase of 4.5%12.2%. This reflects (i) the decrease in revenues in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the Heat Transfer Services and Products segment; and (iii) the increase in revenues in the MRO Services for Aviation Components segment, which is primarily attributable to the increase in material cost associated with the increase in revenuesrevenue.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues was 78.8%80.8% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2017, compared to 76.5%80.1% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. This is primarily attributable to product mix with lower margin products sold during 2014 in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions, in the Heat Transfer Services and Products and in the MRO Services for Aviation operating segments.2016.

Cost of revenues for OEM of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories. Cost of revenues for OEM of Heat Management Solutionsthis operating segment increased to $23.2$25.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, from $24.1$24.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, an decreaseincrease of 3.7%6.3%. This decrease inThe increase is primarily attributable to the decrease inhigher sales compared to 2016.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in 2014.this segment decreased to 81.7% in the year ended December 31, 2017, from 85.0% for the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease is primarily the result of a change in product mix in which more products with higher margins being sold during 2017.

Cost of revenues for MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions. Cost of revenues for the MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions operating segment increased to $26.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 from $23.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of 11.3%. The increase is primarily attributable to higher sales compared to 2016.
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Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 82.5%74.9% in the year ended December 31, 2014,2017 from 77.5%72.3% for the year ended December 31, 2013. Primarily as a2016. The increase is primarily the result of a change in product mix in which more products with lower margin productsmargins being sold during year 2014 along with higher rate of fixed production costs in 2014 compared with 2013.2017.

Cost of revenues for Heat Transfer Services and ProductsMRO services for aviation components. Cost of revenues for Heat Transfer Services and ProductsMRO services for aviation components operating segment increased to $22.2$29.0 million for the year ended December 31, 20142017 from $21.6$27.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, an increase of 2.8%5.8%. ThisThe increase inis primarily attributable to the increase in material cost associated with the increase in revenues in 2014.higher sales compared to 2016.
 
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 73.2%87.9% in the year ended December 31, 20142017 from 72.2%86.7% for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016. The increase is primarily as athe result of a change in product mix in which more products with lower margins being sold during year 2014.2017.
 
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Cost of revenues for MRO services for Aviation Componentsoverhaul and coating of jet engine components. Cost of revenues for MRO services for Aviation Components operatingthe overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment increased to $23.5$9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 20142017 from $19.2$7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, an2016. The increase of 22.3%.is primarily attributable to higher sales compared to 2016.
 
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment decreased to 84.7%82.3% in the year ended December 31, 20142017 from 85.7%82.6% in the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease is primarily the result of a change in product mix in which more products with higher margins being sold during 2017.

Research and development, net. Research and development expenses were $0.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to $1.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of 35.9%.
Research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues were 0.7% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 compared to 1.2% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. TAT expects to invest in the future additional resources in research and development activities, and accordingly will continue to incur and record additional research and development expenses in the coming years.
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Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $5.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to $3.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, an increase of 28.3% mainly due to an increase in labor and direct expenses.

Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 4.7% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to 4.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. TAT expects to invest additional resources in selling and marketing activities in the coming years.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses were $9.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to $10.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of 6.1%. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to decrease in labor and direct expenses.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 8.8% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to 10.6% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

Other expenses (income). Other expenses was $0.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, compared to an income of $0.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. Other expenses in 2017 are mainly attributed to the sale of fixed assets and other income in 2016 is mainly attributable to acquisition expenses related to the Turbochrome acquisition.

Financial expenses, net. Financial expenses, net for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 were $0.3 million, compared to $0.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

Taxes on income. Taxes on income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, amounted to $2.3 million, compared to $3.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. The decrease is mainly attributed to the fact that 2016 includes a deferred tax liability of $2.7 million in 2016 resulting from actual distribution of earnings from TAT’s U.S.-based subsidiaries and the possibility of future distribution of earnings from such U.S. subsidiaries. 2017 is including an adjustment for deferred tax assets of $0.4 million (expenses) related to The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) that was enacted on December 22, 2017 and introduces significant changes to U.S. income tax law. Effective in 2018, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%.
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Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies. Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, amounted to a loss of $ 0.2 million during 2017 compared to $0.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.
Year ended December 31, 2016 compared with Year ended December 31, 2015
Revenues. Total revenues were $95.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $85.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 12%, 8.5% of which was derived from the consolidation of Turbochrome and 3.5% was derived from organic growth. This reflects (i) the increase in revenues in the OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions segment; (iii) the increase in revenues in the MRO services for aviation components segment; and (iv) full year consolidation for the first time in 2016 of the overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment.
Revenues from OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components. Revenues from the OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation components operating segment increased to $28.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016 from $27.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 3% mainly due to increase in sales of aviation accessories.
Revenues from MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions. Revenues from the MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions operating segment increased to $32.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $31 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 5%, mainly due to higher demand for heat transfer solutions and services.
Revenues from MRO services for aviation components. Revenues from MRO services for aviation components operating segment increased to $31.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $29.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 6%, mainly due to higher demand for MRO services for aviation components.
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Revenues from overhaul and coating of jet engine components. Revenues from overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment increased to $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $1.9 million for the period as of October 19, 2015 until December 31, 2015. 2015 was the first time that this segment was consolidated following the acquisition of Turbochrome by TAT and 2016 was the first full-year consolidation of this segment.

Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues was $76.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, compared to the $71.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 7%. This is primarily attributable to the first full-year consolidation in 2016 of the overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues was 80.1% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, compared to 84% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. This is primarily attributable to a decrease in the cost of revenue in the MRO services for aviation components segment (due to a periodic assessment of long-term projects during 2015).

Cost of revenues for OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories. Cost of revenues for the OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories operating segment increased to $24.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, from $23.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 0.6%.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment decreased to 85% in the year ended December 31, 2016, from 87.3% for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease is primarily as a result of product mix with higherhigh margin products sold during the year 2014.2016.
Cost of revenues for MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions. Cost of revenues for the MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions operating segment increased to $23.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $22.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 4%. The increase is primarily attributable to higher sales compared to 2015.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment decreased to 72.3% in the year ended December 31, 2016 from 72.7% for the year ended December 31, 2015.
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Cost of revenues for MRO services for aviation components. Cost of revenues for MRO services for aviation components operating segment decreased to $27.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $28.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of 3.7%. This decrease is primarily attributed to the decrease in labor expenses and as a result of cost cutting measures implemented by the segment during 2016.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment decreased to 86.7% in the year ended December 31, 2016 from 96% for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease is primarily attributable to: (i) a periodic assessment completed in 2015 of long-term projects after which we updated our estimates for expected profits to be earned from several long-term contracts. This assessment resulted in a decrease in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 in an amount of $2.1, while the accrued cost of revenue was not changed. (ii) The impact of cost cutting measures during 2016.

Cost of revenues for overhaul and coating of jet engine components. Cost of revenues for the overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment increased to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $1.5 million for the period from October 19, 2015 until December 31, 2015.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 83% in the year ended December 31, 2016 from 78% in the period from October 19, 2015 until December 31, 2015. 2015 was the first time this segment was consolidated following the acquisition of Turbochrome by the TAT and 2016 was first full-year consolidation of this segment.

Research and development, net. Research and Developmentdevelopment expenses were $1.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2016, compared to $0.7$0.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013,2015, an increase of 50.1%, and are related to new products and technologies within the OEM of Heat Management Solutions and the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segments.28.1%.
 
Research and Developmentdevelopment expenses as a percentage of revenues were 1.3%1.2% for the twelve months ended December 31, 20142016 compared to 0.9%1.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.2015. TAT expects to invest additional resources in research and development activities, and accordingly will continue to incur and record additional research and development expenses in the coming years.
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Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $3.2$3.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2016, compared to $3.1$2.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013,2015, an increase of 1.7%. This was impacted by34.5% mainly due to the increased expensesfirst full-year consolidation in 2016 of the Heat Transfer Servicesoverhaul and Productscoating of jet engine components segment, primarily attributable to increased commissions costs.as well as an increase in labor and direct expenses.

Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 4.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, similar2016, compared to 4.0%3.4% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.2015. TAT expects to invest additional resources in selling and marketing activities in the coming years.

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General and administrative. General and administrative expenses were $9.0$10.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2016, compared to $9.5$8.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, a decrease2015, an increase of 5.2%18.4%. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses was impacted by the decrease in general and administrative expenses in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment, primarilymainly attributable to the decreasefirst full-year consolidation in bonuses.2016 of the overhaul and coating of jet engine components segment.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 11.2%10.5% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2016, compared to 12.0%9.9% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.2015.

OperatingOther expenses (income). Other income from continuing operationswas $ 0.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, compared to an expense of $0.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Other expenses and income are mainly attributable to acquisition expenses related to the Turbochrome acquisition.

Gain on bargain purchase. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2015, TAT reported operating incomea gain on bargain purchase of $3.8$4.8 million. The gain on bargain purchase from the acquisition of Turbochrome is a result of the excess of the estimated fair value of certain assets and liabilities acquired over the purchase price of Turbochrome.

Financial expenses, net. Financial expenses, net for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 were $0.2 million, compared to operating income of $5.3$0.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, a decrease of 28.3%.2015. The decrease in operating income is primarily attributable to (i) the decrease in operating income in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment; (ii) partially offsethedging transactions entered into by (ii) the increase in operating income in the MRO Services for Aviation operating segments.

Financial expenses. Financial expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 were $2.5 million, compared to $0.9 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Financial expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 primarily resulted from losses on Forward transactions which the company enteredTAT in order to minimizereduce its currency risk from expenses paid in NIS, changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Israeli Shekel, bank fees and interest payments on long-term loans.NIS.

Financial income. Financial income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 was $1.2 million, compared to $0.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Financial income during the twelve month period ended on December 31, 2014 primarily resulted from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Israeli Shekel, interest received from the Israeli tax authorities for excess payments made in previous years and from interest received on short-term investments.

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Taxes on income. Taxes on income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014,2016, amounted to $1.4$3.9 million (effective tax rate of 98%), compared to $0.6 million (effective tax rate of 11%) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. The increase is mainly attributed to the fact that the gain from the bargain purchase of $4.8 million which was recognized in 2015 is not taxable while 2016 includes a deferred tax liability of $2.7 million resulting from actual distribution of earnings from TAT’s U.S.-based subsidiaries and the possibility of future distribution of earnings from such U.S. subsidiaries. 

Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies. Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, amounted to loss of $ 0.1 million compared to $1.0a profit of $1.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. Taxes on income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, were impacted by tax expenses recorded in the MRO Services for Aviation operating segments.

Share in Results of affiliated company.2015. In 2015, TAT recognized income of $0.3 million from its approximately 28% interest in FAvS’ results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to an income of $1.1$1.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

Net incomemainly from continuing operations. TAT recognized net income from continuing operations of $1.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to net income of $5.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013

Net loss from discontinued operations. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, TAT recognized an impairment of $3.3 million attributable to the sale of our237,932 shares of Class B common stock of FAvS and its entire interest in Bental, the OEMholdings (16,253) of Electric Motion Systems (out of which $2.3 million attributed to controlling interest), as mentioned above.

FAvS' Series A preferred stock.

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to controlling interest. TAT recognized net income of $1.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to net loss of $2.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

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Year ended December 31, 2013 compared with Year ended December 31, 2012
Revenues. Total revenues were $79.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to $77.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 2.1%. This reflects (i) the increase in revenues in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions segment; (ii) the increase in revenues in the Heat Transfer Services and Products segment; and (iii) similar revenues in the MRO Services for Aviation Components segment.
Revenues from OEM of Heat Management Solutions. Revenues from OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment increased to $31.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 0.3%.
Revenues from Heat Transfer Services and Products. Revenues from Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment increased to $29.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, from $27.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 7.9%.
Revenues from MRO services for Aviation Components. Revenues from MRO services for Aviation Components operating segment were $22.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, similar to $22.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
The increase was attributable to increased sales both to existing and new customers.

Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues was $60.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to the $58.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 4.0%. This reflects the increase in cost of revenues in all our operating segments - the OEM of Heat Management Solutions, the Heat Transfer Services and Products and in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segments, which is primarily attributable to the increase in material cost associated with the increase in revenues.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues was 76.5% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to 75.1% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. This is primarily attributable to product mix with lower margin products sold during 2013 in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions, in the Heat Transfer Services and Products and in the MRO Services for Aviation operating segments.

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Cost of revenues for OEM of Heat Management Solutions. Cost of revenues for OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment increased to $24.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, from $23.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 4.5%. This increase in primarily attributable to the increase in material cost associated with the increase in revenues in 2013.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 77.5% in the year ended December 31, 2013, from 74.5% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Primarily as a result of product mix with lower margin products sold during year 2013 along with higher rate of fixed production costs in 2013 compared with 2012.
Cost of revenues for Heat Transfer Services and Products. Cost of revenues for Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment increased to $21.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $19.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 9.8%. This increase in primarily attributable to the increase in material cost associated with the increase in revenues in 2013.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 72.2% in the year ended December 31, 2013 from 71.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of product mix with lower margins sold during year 2013.
Cost of revenues for MRO services for Aviation Components. Cost of revenues for MRO services for Aviation Components operating segment increased to $19.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $19.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 0.9%.
Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in this segment increased to 85.7% in the year ended December 31, 2013 from 84.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of product mix with lower margin products sold during year 2013.
Research and development, net. Research and Development expenses were $0.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to $1.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of 28.3%, and are related to new products and technologies within the OEM of Heat Management Solutions and the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segments.
Research and Development expenses as a percentage of revenues were 0.9% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 compared to 1.3% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. TAT expects to invest additional resources in research and development activities, and accordingly will continue to incur and record additional research and development expenses in coming years.

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Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $3.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to $2.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 8.7%. This was impacted by (i) the increased expenses in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment, primarily attributable to increased agents’ commissions; and (ii) the increased expenses in the Heat Transfer Services and Products and in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segments, primarily attributable to increased payroll costs.

Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 4.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, similar to 3.7% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. TAT expects to continue to invest additional resources in selling and marketing activities in coming years.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses were $9.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to $10.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of 5.9%. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was impacted by (i) the decrease in general and administrative expenses in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment, primarily attributable to the decrease in management fees to our previously controlling shareholder and professional services expenses; (ii) the decrease in general and administrative expenses in the Heat Transfer Services and the Products operating segment, primarily attributable to the decrease in payroll costs; and (iii) the decrease in general and administrative expenses in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segments, primarily attributable to the decrease in payroll costs and a provision recorded for doubtful debt in the first quarter of 2012.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 12.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, compared to 13.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

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Operating income from continuing operations. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, TAT reported operating income of $5.3 million compared to operating income of $5.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, a decrease of 1.3%. The decrease in operating income is attributable to (i) the decrease in operating income in the OEM of Heat Management Solutions operating segment; (ii) the increase in operating loss in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segment; partially offset by (iii) the increase in operating income in the Heat Transfer Services and the Products operating segment.

Financial expenses. Financial expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 were $0.9 million, compared to $2.1 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. Financial expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 primarily resulted from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Israeli Shekel, bank fees and interest payments on long-term loans.

Financial income. Financial income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 was $0.9 million, compared to $2.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. Financial income during the twelve month period ended on December 31, 2013 primarily resulted from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Israeli Shekel, interest received from the Israeli tax authorities for excess payments made in previous years and from interest received on short-term investments.

Taxes on income. Taxes on income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, amounted to $1.0 million, compared to $2.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. Taxes on income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, were impacted by (i) tax benefit recorded in the OEM of Heat Management solutions operating segment, primarily attributable to previous years assessment; (ii) the increase in pre-tax loss in the MRO Services for Aviation Components operating segment; and (iii) similar taxes on income in the Heat Transfer Services and Products operating segment.

Share in Results of affiliated company. TAT recognized income of $1.1 million from its approximately 30% interest in FAvS’ results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 compared to a loss of $0.45 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

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Impairment of share in affiliated company. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 TAT recognized an impairment of $3.3 million with respect to its approximately 30% interest in FAvS. This was based on an impairment test performed by the Company, with the assistance of an independent appraisal.

Net income from continuing operations. TAT recognized net income from continuing operations of $5.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 compared to net income of $2.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 (excluding $3.3 million impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2012, with respect to TAT’s investment in FAvS), which reflects an increase of 92% in 2013.

Net loss from discontinued operations. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, TAT recognized an impairment of $3.3 million attributable to the sale of our entire interest in Bental, the OEM of Electric Motion Systems (out of which $2.3 million attributed to controlling interest), as mentioned above. In addition, we recognized a net loss from discontinued operations of $0.1 million (after tax), compared to a net loss from discontinued operations of $1.1 million (after tax) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, attributable to our 70% held Bental subsidiary (see Item 8 – Significant Changes, with respect to the sale of TAT's holdings in Bental Industries Ltd.).

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to controlling interest. TAT recognized net income of $2.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 compared to net loss of $1.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

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Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table presents the unaudited consolidated statements of operations data for each of the eight fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2014, in dollars and as a percentage of revenues. In the opinion of TAT’s management, this unaudited information has been prepared on the same basis as TAT’s audited consolidated financial statements and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair statement of the unaudited information for the quarters presented. The results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results that TAT might achieve for any subsequent periods.
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31,
  
Sept.
30,
  
June
30,
  
Mar.
31,
  
Dec.
31,
  
Sept.
30,
  
June
30,
  
Mar.
31,
 
  ($ in thousands) 
Revenues $21,385  $20,324  $20,600  $18,417  $21,196  $18,957  $19,819  $19,579 
Cost of revenues  16,001   16,369   16,467   14,789   16,406   14,888   14,982   14,603 
Gross profit (loss)  5,384   3,955   4,133   3,628   4,790   4,069   4,837   4,976 
Research and Development, net  185   324   306   255   108   177   204   224 
Selling and marketing  788   776   889   750   816   768   800   766 
General and administrative  2,248   2,216   2,279   2,276   2,555   2,205   2,439   2,313 
Other income  -   (4)  -   (7)  (7)  -   (6)  (7)
Operating income from continuing operations  2,163   643   659   354   1,321   919   1,400   1,680 
Financial income (expenses), net  (511)  (812)  18   11   (57)  (26)  17   16 
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income  1,652   (169)  677   365   1,264   893   1,417   1,696 
Taxes on income (tax benefit)  550   315   398   97   (140)  245   453   483 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  45   48   32   142   (91)  18   187   911 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  1,147   (436)  311   410   1,310   666   1,151   2,124 
Net income (loss)from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   -   -   -   (2,006)  119   (126)  (416)
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies’ Shareholders $1,147  $(436) $311  $410  $(696) $785  $1,025  $1,708 
                                 
Revenues  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
Cost of revenues  74.8   80.5   79.9   80.3   77.4   78.5   75.6   74.6 
Gross profit (loss)  25.2   19.5   20.1   19.7   22.6   21.5   24.4   25.4 
Research and Development, net  0.9   1.6   1.5   1.4   0.5   0.9   1.0   1.1 
Selling and marketing  3.7   3.8   4.3   4.1   3.8   4.1   4.0   3.9 
General and administrative  10.5   10.9   11.1   12.4   12.1   11.6   12.4   11.8 
Other income  -   *   -   *   -   *   *   * 
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations  10.1   3.2   3.2   1.9   6.2   4.9   7.0   8.6 
Financial income (expenses), net  (2.4)  (4.0)  0.1   0.1   (0.2)  (0.1)  0.1   0.1 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes on income  7.7   (0.8)  3.3   2.0   6.0   4.8   7.1   8.7 
Taxes on income (tax benefit)  2.6   1.5   1.9   0.5   (0.2)  1.3   2.2   2.5 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  0.2   0.2   0.2   0.8   (0.4)  0.1   0.9   4.6 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  5.4   (2.1)  1.5   2.2   6.2   3.5   5.8   10.8 
Net income (loss)from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   -   -   -   (9.5)  0.6   (0.6)  (2.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies’ Shareholders  5.4%  (2.1)%  1.5%  2.2%  (3.3)%  4.1%  5.2%  8.7%
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TAT expects its operating results may fluctuate in the future as a result of various factors, many of which are outside of TAT’s control, including the timing of orders, the provision of services and deliveries. Consequently, TAT believes that period-to-period comparisons of its operating results may not necessarily be meaningful, and as a result, you should not rely on them as an indication of future performance.

Seasonality
In the OEM industry in general and in TAT’s OEM businesses in particular, the majority of customers operate based on annual budgets and tend to utilize during the fiscal fourth quarter the remaining balance of any un-used budgets. This trend is more typical with customers from the defense industry. Accordingly, TAT is more likely to generate increased revenues in the OEM businesses (such as TAT’s OEM of Heat Management Solutions) during the fiscal fourth quarter. The aviation industry is known for its highest traffic in the third quarter, primarily attributable to summer vacations. As a result, during the fiscal third quarter, airlines tend to postpone, to the extent possible, maintenance and repair of their aircraft to minimize aircraft grounding. Accordingly, TAT is more likely to notice decreased revenues in the MRO businesses (such as TAT’s MRO for Aviation Components and Heat Transfer Services and Products) during the fiscal third quarter with recovery during subsequent quarters.

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Conditions in Israel
 
TAT is incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, and its principal executive offices and manufacturing and research and development facilities are located in the State of Israel. See “RISK FACTORS” for a description of governmental, economic, fiscal, monetary or political policespolicies  or factors that have materially affected or could materially affect TAT’s operations.
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Trade Relations
 
Israel is a member of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation. Israel is a member of the World Trade Organization and is a signatory to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. In addition, Israel has been granted preferences under the Generalized System of Preferences from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan. These preferences allow Israel to export the products covered by such programs either duty-free or at reduced tariffs.
 
Israel and the European Union Community, known now as the “European Union,” concluded a Free Trade Agreement in July 1975 that confers some advantages with respect to Israeli exports to most European countries and obligates Israel to lower its tariffs with respect to imports from these countries over a number of years. In 1985, Israel and the United States entered into an agreement to establish a Free Trade Area. The Free Trade Area has eliminated all tariff and some non-tariff barriers on most trade between the two countries. On January 1, 1993, an agreement between Israel and the European Free Trade Association, known as the “EFTA,” established a free-trade zone between Israel and the EFTA nations. In November 1995, Israel entered into a new agreement with the European Union, which includes a redefinition of rules of origin and other improvements, such as allowing Israel to become a member of the Research and Technology programs of the European Union. In recent years, Israel has established commercial and trade relations with a number of other nations, including Russia, China, India, Turkey and other nations in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Impact of Currency Fluctuation and of Inflation
 
TAT reports its financial results in dollars and receives payment primarily in dollars or dollar-linked NIS for all of its sales while it incurs a portion of its expenses, principally salaries and related personnel expenses in Israel, in NIS. Additionally, certain assets, as well as a portion of its liabilities, are denominated in NIS. Therefore, the dollar cost of its operations is influenced by the extent to which any inflation in Israel is offset on a lagging basis, or is not offset by the devaluation of the NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar. When the rate of inflation in Israel exceeds the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar, the dollar cost of operations in Israel increases. If the dollar cost of operations in Israel increases, its dollar-measured results of operations will be adversely affected. TAT cannot assure you thatIt is uncertain whether TAT will not be materially and adversely affected in the future if inflation in Israel exceeds the devaluation of the NIS against the dollar or if the timing of the devaluation lags behind inflation in Israel.

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The following table presents information about the rate of inflation in Israel, the rate of devaluation (appreciation) of the NIS against the U.S. dollar, and the rate of inflation of Israel adjusted for the devaluation:
Year ended
December 31,
 
Israeli inflation
rate%
  
NIS
appreciation
(devaluation)
to the US dollar
rate%
  
Israeli inflation
adjusted for
appreciation
(devaluation) %
  
Israeli inflation
rate %
  
NIS
appreciation
(devaluation)
to the US dollar
rate %
  
Israeli inflation
adjusted for
appreciation
(devaluation) %
 
2003  (1.9)  7.6   5.7 
2004  1.2   1.6   2.8   1.2   1.6   2.8 
2005  2.4   (6.8)  (4.4)  2.4   (6.8)  (4.4)
2006  (0.1)  8.2   8.1   (0.1)  8.2   8.1 
2007  3.4   9.0   12.4   3.4   9.0   12.4 
2008  3.8   1.1   4.9   3.8   1.1   4.9 
2009  3.9   0.7   4.6   3.9   0.7   4.6 
2010  2.7   6.4   9.1   2.7   6.4   9.1 
2011  2.2   (7.7)  (5.5)  2.2   (7.7)  (5.5)
2012  1.4   2.3   3.7   1.4   2.3   3.7 
2013  2.0   7.5   9.5   2.0   7.5   9.5 
2014  (0.2)  12   11.8   (0.2)  12   11.8 
2015  (0.1)  0.3   0.2 
2016  (0.2)  (1.5)  (1.7)
2017  0.6   (9.8)  (9.2)
 
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The devaluation of the NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar has the effect of reducing the U.S. dollar amount of any of its expenses or liabilities which are payable in NIS, unless these expenses or payables are linked to the U.S. dollar. ThisSuch a devaluation also has the effect of decreasing the U.S. dollar value of any asset which consists of NIS or receivables payable in NIS, unless the receivables are linked to the U.S. dollar. Conversely, any increase in the value of the NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar has the effect of increasing the U.S. dollar value of any unlinked NIS assets and the U.S. dollar amounts of any unlinked NIS liabilities and expenses. During the 20122014, the NIS appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 2.3%12%. Such trend was continued throughDuring 2015, the end of 2013, during which the NIS appreciated by additional 7.5% by the end of 2013. Such trend was continued through the middle of 2014, during which the NIS appreciated by additional 2%. From the middle of 2014 the NIS depreciated by 14% by the end of 2014. Through March 22, 2015 exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S. dollar havedid not changed materially. During 2016, the NIS appreciated against the U.S dollar by 1.5%. This trend continued through the end of June 2017, during which the NIS appreciated against the U.S dollar by an additional 9%. From the end of June 2017 until August 2017, the NIS depreciated against the U.S dollar by 3%. From August 2017 until the end of 2017, the NIS appreciated against the U.S dollar by 3.5%. Through the end of February 2018, the exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S dollar did not change materially.
 
Because exchange rates between the NIS and the dollar fluctuate continuously, exchange rate fluctuations and especially larger periodic devaluations will have an impact on TAT’s profitability and period-to-period comparisons of its results. The effects of foreign currency re-measurements are reported in TAT’s consolidated financial statements in current operations. Although TAT cannot assure youhedges a portion of its exchange rate risk through the use of forward contracts and other derivative instruments, there is no certainty that in the future its results of operations may not be materially adversely affected by currency fluctuations.
 
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Corporate Tax Rate
 
Israeli companies are generally subject to incomecorporate tax on their taxable income.income (including capital gains). The applicable rate for 2011 was 24% and was due to further gradually reduce to 18% in 2016 and thereafter. Nevertheless, on December 5, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law for changing the tax burden (Legislative Amendments), which canceled, among others, the gradual reduction in the corporate tax rates in Israel. In addition, the corporate tax in Israel increased to 25% starting in 2012. In August 2013, the Israeli Knesset approved an increase in theregular corporate tax rate tofor Israel was 25% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 26.5% for the years ended December 31, 2014 and thereafter.2015. In 2016, the regular corporate tax rate was 25%. In 2017 and 2018 the regular corporate tax rate will be reduced to 24% and 23%, respectively.
 
However, the rate is effectively reduced for income derived from an approved enterpriseApproved and beneficiary enterprise.Beneficiary Enterprises, as defined by the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, as amended (the "Investment Law"). Until December 31, 2010, TAT has elected to participate in the alternative package of tax benefits for its current approved enterpriseApproved and beneficiary enterprise under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, as amended.Beneficiary Enterprises. Pursuant to such law, the income derived from those enterprises was exempt from Israeli corporate tax for a specified benefit period (except to the extent that dividends are distributed from tax exempt income generated from the Approved and Beneficiary Enterprises or during the tax-exemption period other than upon liquidation) and subject to reduced corporate tax rates for an additional period.
 
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Certain amendments to the Approved EnterpriseInvestment Law became effective in January 2011 (the “2011 Amendment”). Under the 2011 Amendment, income derived by ‘Preferred Companies’ from ‘Preferred Enterprises’ (both as defined in the 2011 Amendment) would be subject to a uniform reduced corporate tax rate of corporate tax as opposed to the current incentives that are limited to income from Approved or BenefitingBeneficiary Enterprises during their benefits period. According to the 2011 Amendment, the uniform tax rate on such income, referred to as ‘Preferred Income’, would be 10% in areas in Israel that are designated as Israel’s Development Zone A and 15% elsewhere in Israel during 2011-2012, 7% and 12.5%, respectively, in 2013-2014, and 6% and 12%, respectively, thereafter. Income derived by a Preferred Company from a ‘Special Preferred Enterprise’ (as defined in the Approved Enterprise) would enjoy further reduced tax rates for a period of ten years of 5% in Zone A and 8% elsewhere. As with dividends distributed from taxable income derived from an Approved Enterprise or Benefiting EnterpriseBeneficiary Enterprises during the applicable benefits period, dividends distributed from Preferred Income would be subject to a 15% tax (or lower, if so provided under an applicable tax treaty), which would generally be withheld by the distributing company. While the Companya company may incur additional tax liability in the event of distribution of dividends from tax exempt income generated from its Approved and BenefitingBeneficiary Enterprises, no additional tax liability will be incurred by the Companycompany in the event of distribution of dividends from income taxed in accordance with the 2011 Amendment.
 
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Under the transitional provisions of the 2011 Amendment, the CompanyTAT elected to irrevocably implement the 2011 Amendment with respect to its existing Approved and BenefitingBeneficiary Enterprises while waiving benefits provided under the legislation prior to the 2011 Amendment.
 
UnderAccording to a more recent amendment which was announced in August 2013 beginningand implemented in 2014, dividends paid out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 20% (instead of 15%). In addition, tax rates under the Preferred Enterprise were also raised effective as of January 1, 2014, to 9% in Zone A and 16% elsewhere (instead of the 6% and 12%, respectively) with respect to Preferred Income as defined in the Investment law. In 2017, following the approval of the Israeli Budget Law for 2017 and 2018 (the “Budget Law”), the tax rate under a Preferred Enterprise with respect to Preferred Income as defined in the Investment law, generated in a Development Zone A will drop effective as of January 1, 2017, to 7.5%, while the tax rate of Preferred Income derived elsewhere in Israel remains 16%.
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Certain investment income derived by TAT from investments may not be regarded by the Israeli tax authorities as income from TAT’s approvedApproved and beneficiary enterprisesBeneficiary Enterprises and consequently may be taxed at the regular statutory rate in Israel.
 
Certain of TAT’s subsidiaries operate in and are subject to the tax laws of various other jurisdictions, primarily the United States. TAT’s U.S. subsidiaries are taxed based on federal and state tax laws. The statutory tax of TAT’s U.S. subsidiaries was 38% in each of the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012, respectively.2015.
 
The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) was enacted on December 22, 2017 and introduces significant changes to U.S. income tax law. Effective in 2018, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
(1)In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance on the treatment of restricted cash in the statements of cash flows. Amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
(2)In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance on income taxes on intra-entity transfers. The guidance eliminates the exception to the recognition requirements under the standard for intra-entity transfers of an asset other than inventory. As a result, an entity should recognize the income tax consequences when the transfer of assets other than inventory occurs. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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(3)In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance on statements of cash flows. The guidance addresses eight specific issues: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; settlement of certain debt instruments; contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies; distributions received from equity method investees; beneficial interest in securitization transactions; separately identifiable cash flows and application of predominance principle. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
(4)In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance on financial instruments. The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2020, including interim periods within that year. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of the guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
(5)In February 2016, the FASB which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less may be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The standard is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its financial statements.
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(6)In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." ASU 2014-09 will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue upon the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. Other major provisions include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of the time value of money in the transaction price, and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances.
The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the Financial Accounting Standards Boardnature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the United States (the “FASB”) issued guidance related to revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. Under thisThe guidance revenue is recognized when promised goodseffective for the interim and annual periods beginning on or services are transferred to customersafter December 15, 2017 (early adoption is permitted in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services.annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016). The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either thea retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updatedCompany intends to apply the new standard will beon its effective fordate (January 1, 2018) to uncompleted contracts as of that date, in accordance with the Company intransitional directive which allows recognition of the first quartercumulative effect of 2017.the initial application as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2018.
The company has adopted the following exemptions and accounting policies:
a. The Company has chosen to account for shipping as a fulfillment costs, in cases in which the shipping occurs after the customer has obtained control of a good.
b. The Company has chosen not yet selectedto adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a transition method and is currently evaluatingsignificant financing component, in cases in which the effectCompany expects, at contract inception, that the updated standardperiod between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.be one year or less.

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In August 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance related to disclosure of uncertainties about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The new guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and, as necessary, to provide related footnote disclosures. The guidance has an effective date of December 31, 2016.c. The Company believes thathas chosen to present all sales taxes collected from customers on a net basis.
The Company examined the adoptionexpected effects of thisthe application of the new standard willand it does not haveanticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.statements

(7)In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update which targets improvements to accounting for hedging activities which amends and simplifies existing guidance in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its financial statements
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of December 31, 2014,2017, TAT had cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits of $28$18 million, compared with cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits of $29.9$22.4 million (excluding held for sale assets) as of December 31, 2013. Financial assets, net of debt were $28 million - in December 31, 2014 compared to $29 million (excluding held for sale assets) in December 31, 2013.

With respect to a loan balance in the total amount of $6.25 million received by TAT from an Israeli bank, in September 2011, TAT reached an agreement with the bank to adjust certain financial covenants related to said loans. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company met all financial covenants related to such loans. From 2011 to 2012 the Company prepaid a total amount of $3.78 million on account of the principal of such loan. On May 1, 2013, the Company made a payment of additional $1.59 million, in accordance with its payment schedule of the loan, following which its remaining balance is approximately $0.88 million. As of December 31, 2014 the Company paid all of the remaining balance.2016.

Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 20122015 were approximately $3$3.5 million, $2.2$5.7 million and $2.1$3.3 million, respectively. These capital expenditures were principally for the purchase of equipment for the OEM and MRO facilities. TAT funded these expenditures mainly from cash flows from operations and also from financing activities.operations. TAT expects that its available cash and cash equivalents and cash flow that will be generated from operations will be sufficient to enable it to fund its capital expenditures.

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TATManagement believes that anticipated cash flow from operations and its current cash balances will be sufficient to meet its cash requirements for at least 12 months. TAT’s future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including its rate of revenue growth, the expansion of its selling and marketing activities, costs associated with expansion into new markets and the timing of the introduction of new products and services.

TAT’s Israeli operations are profitable and expected to continue to be profitable. Accordingly there are no liquidity constraints that require the distribution of retained earnings from TAT’s U.S. subsidiaries.
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Cash Flows
 
The following table summarizes TAT’s cash flows for the periods presented:
 
 Year Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31, 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
 2014  2013  2012  2017  2016  2015 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(1,458) $7,203  $5,892 
Net cash provided by operating activities $2,496  $5,521  $733 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  4,624   70   (9,707)  (3,559)  594   (4,470)
Net cash used in financing activities  (2,909)  (2,936)  (7,261)  (2,856)  (3,370)  (469)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations  -   514   1,633 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  257   4,851   (9,443)  (3,919)  2,745   (4,206)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year  22,637   17,786   27,229   21,433   18,688   22,894 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year  22,894   22,637   17,786  $17,514  $21,433  $18,688 
Less – Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of year  -   2,823   2,309 
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of year $22,894  $19,814  $15,477 
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The net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the year ended December 31, 20142017, amounted to approximately $(1.5)$2.5 million, compared to $7.2net cash provided by operating activities of $5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 20132016 and $5.9net cash provided by operating activities of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was principally derived from $1.4 million of net income from continuing operations and from the following adjustments for the following non-cash line items: an upwards adjustment of $2.1 million for depreciation and amortization; an upwards adjustment of $2.7 million for decrease in accounts receivable; and an upwards adjustment of $1.2 million for decrease in net deferred income tax asset. This was offset with a downward adjustment of $0.3 million for share in results of affiliated company; an downward adjustment of $6 million for increase inventories; an downward adjustment of $0.5 million for decrease in liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement; an downward adjustment of $0.8 million for increase in other accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement; a downward adjustment of $0.5 million for decrease in accounts payable and a downward adjustment of $0.7 million for decrease in other accounts payable and accrued expenses.2015.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 20132017 was principally derived from $5.3$2.4 million of net income from continuing operations and from the following adjustments for the followingof non-cash line items: an upwards adjustment of $1.9$3.9 million for depreciation and amortization; an upwardsupward adjustment of $1.2$0.6 million for decreaseincrease in other accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement;payable; an upwardsupward adjustment of $0.7$0.4 million for decrease inventories;deferred income tax, net; an upwardsupward adjustment of $0.3 million for increase in liabilityprovision for doubtful accounts; and an upward adjustment of $0.5 million for decrease in respectother accounts receivables. This was offset by a downward adjustment of employee rights upon retirement$4.5 million for increase in trade accounts receivable; a downward adjustment of $1.5 million for decrease in accrued expenses; and a downward adjustment of $0.5 million for gain from derivatives.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 was principally derived from $0.1 million of net income and from the following adjustments of non-cash line items: an upwards adjustment of $0.1$3.6 million for depreciation and amortization; an upward adjustment of $2.5 million for increase in other accounts payable and accrued expenses; an upward adjustment of $1.7 million for deferred income tax, net; an upward adjustment of $1.5 million for decrease in net deferred income tax asset. This was offset with a downward adjustment of $1.0 million for share in results of affiliated company; a downwardother accounts receivables; and an upward adjustment of $1.2 million for increase in trade accounts receivable;payable. This was offset by a downward adjustment of $0.4$2.4 million for decreaseincrease in othertrade accounts payable and accrued expensesreceivable; and a downward adjustment of $0.3$2.7 million for decreaseincrease in other accounts payable and accrued expenses.inventory.

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Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 20122015 was principally derived from $0.6$5.8 million of net loss from continuing operationsincome and from the following adjustments for the followingof non-cash line items: an upwardsupward adjustment of $1.9$2.8 million for depreciation and amortization; an upwardsupward adjustment of $3.8$0.5 million for share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company; an upwards adjustment of $1.7 million for decrease in net deferred income tax asset; an upwards adjustment of $0.7 million for decrease in amounts due from related parties; an upwards adjustment of $0.3 million for decreaseincrease in other accounts receivablepayable and prepaid expensesaccrued expenses; and an upwardsupward adjustment of $1.7$0.4 million for increase in trade accounts payable and other accounts payable and accrued expenses.payable. This was offset withby a downward adjustment of $0.8$1.2 million for share in results and sale of equity investment of affiliated company; a downward adjustment of $2.4 million for increase in trade accounts receivable,receivable; a downward adjustment of $0.4$0.6 million from changefor increase in fair value of derivativesinventory; and a downward adjustment of $2.9$4.8 million for increase in inventories.onetime gain on bargain purchase.

Net cash provided byused in investing activities was approximately $4.6$3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $0.1$0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 20132016 and net cash used in investing activities of approximately $9.7$4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.2015.

Of the cash used in investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately $3.5 million was used for purchase of property and equipment, primarily production equipment and building improvements and $ 0.4 million for investment in affiliated company. This was partially offset by maturities of short-term deposits in the amount of $0.5 million.
Of the cash provided by investing activities in the year ended December 31, 20142016, approximately $3$7.2 million was provided from maturities of short-term deposits. This was partially offset by the purchase of property and equipment, primarily production equipment and building improvements, in an amount of approximately $5.7 million and $ 0.9 million from investment in affiliated company.
Of the cash provided by investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2015 approximately $3.3 million was used for the purchase of property and equipment, primarily production equipment and building improvements, offset by $5.1$8.1 million from Maturities of short-term deposits and $2.2 million from sale of Subsidiary.
Of the cash used in investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2013 approximately $2.3 million was used for the purchase of property and equipment, primarily production equipment and building improvements, offset by $2.3 million from the release of restricted deposit.
Of the cash used in investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2012 approximately $2.1 million was used for the purchase of property and equipment, primarily production equipment and building improvements and $10.0 million used for investment in short-term deposit partiallyand $1.8 million was used for an acquisition of a subsidiary (net of cash acquired). This was offset by $1.9 million of proceeds received from selling marketable securities and $0.9$5.1 million from maturities of short-term deposits and $3.6 million from proceeds from the releasesale of restricted deposit.an equity investment in an affiliated company.
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Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, compared to net cash used in financing activities of approximately $2.9$3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 20132016 and net cash used in financing activities of approximately $7.3$0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.2015.
 
In the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to a payment of $3.0 million of cash dividend to our shareholders.
In the year ended December 31, 2016, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to a payment of $3.0 million of cash dividend to our shareholders.
In the year ended December 31, 2015, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayments of $0.9 million of long-term credit and payment of $2 million of cash dividend.
In the year ended December 31, 2013, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayments of $0.7$0.5 million of short-term credit, repayments of $2.3 million of long-term loans.
In the year ended December 31, 2012, the net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayments of $4.5 million of short-term credit, repayments of $0.8 million of long-term loans and payment of $2.5 million of cash dividend.
 
A.          Research and Development, Patents and Licenses
 
Not applicable.
 
B.          Trend Information
 
Our revenuesIn recent years, the aerospace industry in which we operate has been impacted by the increase in number of commercial and defense aircraft, increase in commercial passenger traffic and a corresponding increase in airlines’ revenue. There is no assurance that these trends will continue in the US in fiscal 2015 are expectedfuture. Commercial carriers remain committed to be impacted by global trendstheir efforts to reduce cost of increased traffic reported by airlines, by the expected slowdown in demand for MRO services as a result of airlines deferring MRO activities and utilizing existing stock (destocking) rather than maintaining inventory levels, by the fact that we continue to witness positive indications from commercial OEMsincrease efficiencies.

We have also witnessed consolidation in the aerospace industry that increase backlogin recent years which has affected competition. This consolidation decreased the number of new airplanes and/or airborne platforms/systemscompetitors but increased the relative size and byresources of our competitors. However, we believe in our ability to compete on the fact that the defense market shows growing weaknessbasis of our deep know-how, manufacturing expertise and is impacted by budget constraints. We also expect that as soon as the aerospace and defense industries recover,long-term relationship with our revenues will continue to trend upward.customers.
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C.          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any material off-balance sheet arrangements. In addition, we have no unconsolidated special purpose financing or partnership entities that are likely to create material contingent obligations.
 
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D.          Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our minimum contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 20142017, and the effect we expect them to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (not include future liabilities from held for sale operating segment).
 
Contractual Obligations Payments due by Period  
Payments due by Period
(Amounts in Thousands US$)
 
 Total 
Less than 1
year
 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 
More than
5 years
    Total  
Less than 1
year
  1-3 Years  3-5 Years  
More than
5 years
 
Operating lease obligations (1)   5,070,000   1,228,000   1,698,000   1,415,000   729,000   9,043   1,422   2,556   2,415   2,650 
Purchase commitments   3,218,000   3,218,000   -   -   -   4,037   4,037             
Total  $8,288,000  $4,446,000  $1,698,000  $1,415,000  $729,000  $13,080  $5,459  $2,556  $2,415  $2,650 
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(1)Pursuant to the terms of the agreement we entered into with TAT Industries in 2000 to purchase its operations relating to the manufacture of aviation accessories, we rent from TAT Industries the real estate and buildings encompassing an area of approximately 302,000 square feet for a period of 24 years and eleven months.  In consideration we agreed to pay TAT Industries annual rental payments of approximately $427,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014 with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year.  Such rental rates are subject to revaluation every fifth year. In 2015 the rental fee was revaluated by a real estate appraiser, and as a result was increased to $656,000 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. In addition, this item includes vehicle lease obligations of Gedera.

In addition, we have long-term liabilities for severance pay that are calculated pursuant to Israeli severance pay law generally based on the most recent salary of the employees multiplied by the number of years of employment, as of the balance sheet date.  Employees are entitled to one month’s salary for each year of employment or a portion thereof.  As of December 31, 2014,2017, our severance pay liability, net was $319,000.$ 456 thousand.
 
TAT also has the following guarantees as of December 31, 2017:
 
·In order to secure TAT's liability to the Israeli customs, TAT provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $183 thousand. The guarantee is linked to the consumer price index and is valid until January 2019.
·In order to secure TAT's liability to the lessor of its premises, TAT provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $741 thousand. The guarantee is linked to the consumer price index in Israel and is valid until June 2018.
·In order to secure TAT's liability for warranty to a costumer, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $40 thousand. The guarantee is valid until April 2021.

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In order to secure Turbochrome's liability to the Ministry of Defense, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $11 thousand.
 
Item 6.    6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees

A.          Directors and Senior Management

Set forth below are the name, age, principal position and a biographical description of each of our directors and executive officers, as of the date hereof:
 
Name Age Position
Samuel VlodingerAmos Malka 6465 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Itsik MaaraviIgal Zamir52Chief Executive Officer and President
Guy Nathanzon (*)45Chief Financial Officer
Liron Topaz36EVP Sales and Marketing
Orly Dolev 55 Chief Executive OfficerEVP Human Resources
Todd SchwartzDan Doron 4749 Chief Executive OfficerEVP Engineering
Jeff Lambert39President of Piedmont
Yair Raz 5962 Chief Executive OfficerPresident of Limco
Tiko GadotMichael Chen 5653 Chief Financial OfficerPresident of Turbochrome
Tamir ZivRon Ben-Haim 43Vice President Operations
Avi Shani (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)67Outside Director
Dafna Gruber (1)(3)(4)(5)49Independent Director
Jan Loeb5648 Director
Ron Ben-HaimAmiram Boehm 46 Director
Avi Shani (1)(2)(3)(4)70External Director
Dafna Gruber (1)(3)(4)53Independent Director
Aviram Halevi (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) 5760 OutsideExternal Director

(1) “Independent“Independent Director” under the applicable SEC and NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and the applicable rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) “Outside“External Director” as required by Israel’sthe Israeli Companies Law
(3) Member of Audit Committee.
the audit committee
(4) Member of the compensation committee
(*) Mr. Nathanzon has recently notified the Company that examines TAT's financial statements priorhe is resigning his position as CFO to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Nathanzon will be employed by the Board of Directors' approval.Company until May 2018. The Company has initiated a search process for a new CFO.

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Management
 
Mr. Igal Zamir was appointed TAT’s Chief Executive Officer and President in April 2016. Prior to joining TAT, from 2009 until 2013, Mr. Zamir served as President at Mapco Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delek US Holdings Inc., a NYSE-listed company which owns and operates 370 convenient stores and gas stations in the southeastern region of the United States. Prior to Mapco Express, from 2006 until 2009, Mr. Zamir served as CEO of Metrolight, a provider of proprietary energy saving solutions in High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting systems. From 1998 until 2004, Mr. Zamir served as CEO of Rostam, a leading provider of private label feminine hygiene products. Mr. Zamir holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Bar-Ilan University.

Mr. Guy Nathanzon was appointed TAT's Chief Financial Officer in May 2015. Prior to that, from 2011 until 2015, Mr. Nathanzon served as the CFO of Altair Semiconductor Ltd, a provider of semiconductors to 4G mobile devices manufacturers. Prior to Altair Semiconductor, from 2001 until 2011, Mr. Nathanzon served as the CFO of Provigent Inc., a provider of semiconductors to microwave systems manufacturers, which was acquired by Broadcom (NASDAQ: Broadcom). Prior to Provident, from 2000 until 2001, Mr. Nathanzon served as controller at ActionBase Ltd. Prior to ActionBase, from 1997 until 2000. Mr. Nathanzon was a senior auditor with the Israeli branch of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Nathanzon is a Certified Public Accountant (Israel), and holds a B.A. in Accounting (with honors), a Master in Business Administration and LL.B., all from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Nathanzon has recently notified the Company that he is resigning his position as CFO to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Nathanzon will be employed by the Company until May 2018. The Company has initiated a search process for a new CFO
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Mr. Liron Topaz was appointed TAT's EVP Sales and Marketing in February 2017. Prior to joining TAT, from 2002 to 2016, Mr. Topaz was with AL Group, a global company specializing in the manufacturing of filters for the automotive industry, serving in various marketing and business development positions with growing responsibilities, most recently as their VP of Marketing & Business Development. Mr. Topaz holds a B.A. in Management and Economics from the Open University of Israel.

Ms. Orly Dolev was appointed as EVP Human Resources in August 2016. Prior to joining TAT, from 2011 to 2016, Ms. Dolev served as a Senior Human Resources Business Partner at Logic Industries, a public safety and security company. Prior to that, from 2009 until 2011, Ms. Dolev served as Human Resources Director at SkyVision Global Networks, a global communications service provider, offering solutions over satellite and fiber optic systems.  Ms, Dolev holds a B.A. in Political Sciences and Sociology from Tel Aviv University, an M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, and a Certificate in Human Resources Management from UCLA.

Mr. Dan Doron was appointed TAT’s EVP Technology and Engineering in March 2018. Prior to joining TAT, from 2014 to 2018, Mr. Doron was with Israel Chemicals, a multi-national manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products, most recently as VP CAPEX. Prior to Israel Chemicals, between 1997 and 2014, Mr. Doron held various management and engineering positions at Intel Israel. Mr. Doron retired from the IDF in 1997 at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel after 11 years of service in the Armored Corps. Mr. Doron served in various field command roles as well as commanded over a unit responsible for electro-optic and fire control weapons development within the Armored Corps. Mr. Doron holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ben Gurion University and has completed graduate work in Mechanical Engineering at Tel Aviv University.
 
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Mr. Jeff Lambert was appointed President of Piedmont in January 2018. Before joining TAT, from 2016 to 2017, Mr. Lambert served as Vice President and General Manager at Rockwell Collins - Interiors Systems: Composite Operations in Mexico. Prior to that, between 2014 and 2016, Mr. Lambert served as Business Unit Director at B/E Aerospace - Interior Structures: Galleys in the Philippines. Prior to B/E Aerospace, between 2012 and 2014, Mr. Lambert served as General Manager of Customer Service MRO at United Technologies - UTC Aerospace Systems.  From 2000 until 2012, Mr. Lambert held various management and engineering positions at Goodrich Corporation. Mr. Lambert holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Mr. Samuel VlodingerMichael Chen was appointed President of Turbochrome in January 2018. Before joining TAT Technologies, between 2013 and 2017, Mr. Chen served as CEO of Seraphim Optronics Ltd. Prior to Seraphim, from 1999 until 2013, Mr. Chen held various management positions at Electro Optics ELOP Industries, a subsidiary of ELBIT System. Between 2007 and 2009, Mr. Chen served as VP Operations at Atlantium Ltd. Between 1996 and 1999 Mr. Chen held engineering positions at ORLITE Industries Ltd. Mr. Chen holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Dr. Yair Raz was appointed President of Limco in November 2012, after serving as Chief Operating Officer of Piedmont for 7 months. Prior to that, from 1995 until 2012, Dr. Raz was with of Precision Components International (“PCI”), a Pratt & Whitney and Blades Technology International (“BTI”) joint venture in the United States which specialized in the manufacturing of blades for jet engines, first as VP Operations and subsequently as its CEO. Between 1983 and 1995, Dr. Raz held various management positions at Blades Technology Limited, a BTI subsidiary in Israel, most recently as Plant Manager overseeing the operations of six different facilities. Dr. Raz holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Material Science from the Technicon – Israel Institute of Technology and an External PhD in Business Administration from La Salle University in Louisiana.
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Directors
Mr. Amos Malka was elected as Chairman of by our Board of Directors in June 2016. Mr. Malka is the founder and chairman of Nyotron Information Security Ltd., a privately-held cyber security provider and of Spire Security Solutions Ltd., a security, intelligence and cyber security provider. From 2007 until 2015, Mr. Malka served as the Chairmanchairman and CEO of the BoardLogic Industries Ltd. From 2007 until 2010, he also served as chairman of Directors in August 2013. Mr. Vlodinger has been a senior partner in FIMI since 2009. Prior to joining FIMI, Mr. Vlodinger held senior management positions in several industrial companies and has beenPlasan Sasa LTD., an active private equity investor. Mr. Vlodinger holds a B.Sc. in industrial engineering from the Technion, Institute of Technology. Mr. Vlodinger currently servesarmored vehicle manufacturer. From 2005 until 2007, he served as the chairman of the board of directors of Tadir-Gan Precision Products, Ltd., Raval ACS, Ltd., Bagir Group and Ginegar Plastic Industries, Ltd.
Mr. Avi Shani has served as an outside director (within the meaning ofAlbar, a leading company in the Israeli Companies Law) since August 2008 and is a member of TAT’s Audit Committee; in August 2011,automobile sector. From 2002 until 2005, Mr. Shani was re-elected to serve as an outside director for a second three-year term. Mr. Shani is also serving as a director of Psagot Providence Funds and of Psagot Pensions Funds. From 2005 until 2008 Mr. ShaniMalka served as the CEO of TCM Mobile, a start up company,Elul Technologies Ltd., Israel's largest aerospace and prior to that, duringdefense business development and consulting company. Mr. Malka retired from the IDF in 2002 at the rank of Major General, after 31 years 2000 - 2004 heof service. He served as Executive Vice President Investmentscommander of the IDF Ground Forces Command, and Chief Economistlater as Head of IDB Development,the Israeli Defense Intelligence, a leading Israeli holding company,post he held until his retirement in charge of new Investments.2002. Mr. ShaniMalka holds a B.A degreeB.A. in Economics and an MBA, bothHistory from Tel Aviv University.University, Israel. He also graduated from the IDF Staff & Command College and its National Defense Academy.

Mr. Ron Ben-Haim was elected as a director by ourjoined TAT’s Board of Directors in August 2013. Mr. Ben-Haim has beenis a partner inat FIMI Opportunity Fund since 2006. Mr. Ben Haim was previously with Compass Advisers, LLP, an investment banking firm basedwith offices in New York and in Tel Aviv and with the Merrill Lynch Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Ben-Haim worked at Teva PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical Industries in production management. Mr. Ben-Haim holds a B.Sc. in industrial engineeringIndustrial Engineering from the Tel Aviv University and an MBA from New York University. In his capacity at FIMI, Mr. Ben-Haim currently serves on the board of directors of Tadir-Gan Precision Products, Ltd., Raval ACS,Inrom Construction, Ltd., Bagir Group, Nirlat Paints, Ltd., Alony, Ltd., Hadera Paper Ltd., Magal Security Systems, Ltd., Polyram Plastic Industries, Ltd., Rivulis Irrigation, Ltd., Oxygen and Argon Works, Ltd. and Overseas Commerce, Ltd.

Mr. Amiram Boehm joined TAT's Board of Directors in June 2016. Mr. Boem is a partner at FIMI Opportunity Fund since 2006. Prior to joining FIMI, from 1999 until 2004, Mr. Boehm served as Head of Research at Discount Capital Markets, the investment arm of Israel Discount Bank. In his capacity at FIMI, Mr. Boehm currently also serves as the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of FITE GP (2004) as well as a director of Ham-Let (Israel-Canada) Ltd., Hadera Paper Ltd., Rekah Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Pharm-up Ltd., Galam Ltd., Delekson Ltd. and DIMAR Ltd. Mr. Boehm previously served as a director of Magal S3 Security Systems Ltd., Scope Metal Trading, Ltd., Inter Industries, Ltd., Global Wire Ltd. , Telkoor Telecom Ltd. and Solbar Industries Ltd. Mr. Boehm holds a B.A. in Economics and LL.B. from Tel Aviv University and a Joint MBA from Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University.
 
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Mr. Avi Shani joined TAT’s Board of Directors as an external director in 2008. In June 2017, Mr. Shani was re-elected to serve as an external director for another three-year term.  From 2005 until 2008, Mr. Shani served as the CEO of TCM Mobile Ltd. Prior to that, from 2000 until 2004, he served as Executive Vice President Investments and Chief Economist of IDB Development, a leading Israeli holding company, responsible for the company’s new investments. Mr. Shani currently serves on the board of directors of Harel Sal and Ecommunity. Mr. Shani holds a B.A. in Economics and an MBA, both from Tel Aviv University.

Ms. Dafna Gruber was elected as a director by ourjoined TAT’s Board of Directors in November 2013. Since 2007,September 2017, Ms. Gruber has been serving as chief financial officer of Landa Corporation Ltd., a private company. From October 2015 until September 2017, Ms. Gruber served as the Chief Financial Officerchief financial officer of Clal Industries Ltd., a private holding company. From April 2007 until April 2015, Ms. Gruber served as the CFO of NICE Systems,Ltd., a public company traded on NASDAQ and TASE listed company providing solutions that manage and analyze multimedia content and transactional data. Prior to that,the TASE. From 1996 until April 2007, Ms. Gruber has been Chief Financial Officerwas part of Alvarion Ltd., a company which traded on NASDAQ and the TASE, listedmostly as the company’s CFO. Ms. Gruber serves as an external director at Nova Measuring systems Ltd., a public company that provides innovative wireless access solutions.traded on NASDAQ and the TASE, Clal Biotechnology Ltd., a public company traded on the TASE and several private companies held by Clal industries Ltd. Ms. Gruber is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)(Israel) and holds a B.A.Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

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Mr. Jan Loeb was elected as a director by our Board of Directors in August 2009. Mr. Loeb has served as President of Leap Tide Capital Management, Inc., a capital investment firm, since 2007. From February 2005 through January 2007, he served as a portfolio manager of Amtrust Capital Management, Inc. From February 2004 through January 2005, Mr. Loeb was a Portfolio Manager for Chesapeake Partners, a capital investment firm. From January 2002 through December 2004, Mr. Loeb was a Managing Director of Jefferies & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm based in New York City. From 1994 through 2001, Mr. Loeb was a Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort and Wasserstein, Inc., an investment banking firm based in New York City, which was formerly known as Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. Mr. Loeb is also a director of American Pacific Corp and was a director of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. until September 2011. Mr. Loeb graduated from Baruch College – City University, of New York with a baccalaureate in Finance and Investments.Israel.
 
Mr. Aviram Halevi was elected as an outside director (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law) by ourjoined TAT’s Board of Directors as an external director in November 2013. In June 2016, Mr. Halevi has been since 2010was re-elected to serve as an external director for another three-year term. Mr. Halevi is the ownerfounder and CEO of Intel System Ltd., a provider of business intelligence services. Prior to that, from 2007 through 2009until 2010, Mr. Halevi served as the CEO of Terrogence Ltd., a producer of intelligence data for commercial markets. Mr. Halevi holds a B.Sc. in geologyGeology from the University of TorontoQueens College, CUNY, and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
 
Mr. Itsik Maaravi has served as TAT’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Maaravi served as President of TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary, a position he held since July 2011.  From July 2009 through June 2011 Mr. Maaravi was Chief Marketing Officer for Piedmont as well as for the Company’s Limco subsidiary.  Between 2000 and June 2009 Mr. Maaravi held senior marketing positions at Kamor Aviation and Israel Aerospace Industries.
Mr. Todd Schwarz 96has served as Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont since October 2012 and prior to that as its Chief Financial Officer since January 2011.  He began his career with Ernst& Young as a tax specialist in 1989 and immediately before joining Piedmont was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for a regional real estate developer.  Mr. Schwarz holds a MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a B.A. in Accountancy from North Carolina State University.

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Dr. Yair Raz has served as Chief Executive Officer of Limco since November 2012. Prior to that Dr. Raz served as the Chief Operating Officer of Piedmont Aviation, a position he held since April 2012. From January 2011 to January 2012 Dr. Raz was the BTI Vice President Marketing and Business Development for North America. Between August 2005 and December 2011 Dr. Raz served as General Manager of PCI, a PWA and BTI Joint Venture in the US. Between 1995 and July 2005 Dr. Raz held various management positions with PCI in the US including operation manager, engineering, procurement and president assistant. Between 1998 and 2012 Dr. Raz was also involved with the JV of BTI and PWA in Xian China. Between 1983 and 1995 Dr. Raz held management positions with BTL in Israel. Those potions included 1uality and plant Management. Dr. Raz holds a B.Sc degree in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc degree in Material Science from the Technion Institute of Technology and a Phd. degree from La Salle University in the US.
Mr. Tiko Gadot has served as TAT’s Chief Financial Officer since November 2013. Mr. Gadot has held several CFO positions in Israeli industrial companies. From 2004 – 2013 he was the CFO of Alliance Tire Company Ltd., which specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of tires for agriculture, forestry, construction, industrial and earth-moving applications. From 1999 – 2004 he was the CFO of Netafim Ltd., a global market leader in drip irrigation. Mr. Gadot is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and holds an M.Sc. in Business Administration (major in industry) from Ben Gurion University, Israel.
Mr. Tamir Ziv currently holds the position of VP Engineering and COO of TAT. Mr. Ziv served as TAT’s Director of Engineering since November 2013, and was appointed Director of Business Units in November 2012. Mr. Ziv has over a decade of experience in aircraft design and structural integrity analyses.  Mr.  Ziv worked at Cessna Aircraft Company with the responsibly to ensure the structural integrity of all business jet platforms.
In addition, Mr. Ziv worked at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas on the F35-JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) and F16 aircrafts overseeing wing to body structural integrity group.  Mr. Tamir Ziv holds a B.Sc in Aerospace Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida) and M.Sc in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas).

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Compensation
 
The following table sets forth all compensation TAT paid with respect to all of its directors and executive officers as a group for the year ended December 31, 2014.2017.
 
  
Salaries, fees,
Commissions and bonuses
  Other benefits 
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons) $1,639,000  $113,000 
   Salaries, fees,
Commissions and bonuses
(Amounts in Thousands US$)
   
Other benefits
(Amounts in Thousands US$)
 
All directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons) $2,529  $111 

During the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, TAT paid its directors (except for its active chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Amos Malka), the fixed medium amounts permitted by law to an outsideexternal director (within the meaning of the Israeli companiesCompanies Law) which was:was a per meeting attendance fee of NIS 2,5752,620 (approximately $720)$756), plus an annual fee of NIS 69,19570,380 (approximately $19,344)$20,300). Pursuant to its agreement with Mr. Amos Malka, TAT's active chairman of the Board of Directors, TAT pays Mr. Malka a monthly fee of NIS 50,000 plus VAT.  Mr. Malka had been previously granted options to purchase 50,000 ordinary shares of TAT and is not currently entitled to receive any bonus.
 
The table below sets forth the compensation paid to our five most highly compensated senior office holders (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law) during or with respect to the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, in the disclosure format of Regulation 21 of the Israeli Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 1970. We refer to the five individuals for whom disclosure is provided herein as our “Covered Executives.”
 
For purposes of the table and the summary below, and in accordance with the above mentionedabove-mentioned securities regulations, “compensation” includes base salary, bonuses, equity-based compensation, retirement or termination payments, benefits and perquisites such as car, phone and social benefits and any undertaking to provide such compensation.
 
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Information Regarding Covered Executives (1)
 
(Amounts in Thousands US$) 
Name and Principal Position(2)
 Base Salary  
Benefits and
Perquisites(3)
  
Variable Compensation(4)
  
Equity-Based
Compensation(5)
  Total 
Igal Zamir, CEO and President  317   88   137   63   605 
Yair Raz, President of Limco  213   13   -   26   252 
Guy Nathanzon, CFO  172   48   49   10   279 
Motty Katz, former President of Turbochrome  111   85   43   9   248 
Tamir Ziv, former EVP of Engineering & Technology  136   61   38   -   235 
 
Summary Compensation Table
Information Regarding the Covered Executive(1)
Name and Principal Position(2)
 Base Salary  
Benefits and
Perquisites(3)
  
Variable 
Compensation(4)
  
Equity-Based
Compensation(5)
  Total 
Itsik Maaravi, CEO $301,929  $37,313  $27,103  $21,580  $387,925 
Todd Schwartz, CEO of Piedmont $153,208  $27,448  $20,000  $7,315  $207,971 
Yair Raz, CEO of Limco $160,000  $26,609  $30,000  $10,795  $227,404 
Tiko Gadot, CFO $215,070  $25,342  $-  $12,145  $252,557 
Tamir Ziv, VPO $163,371  $25,841  $-  $-  $189,212 

(1)All amounts reported in the table are in terms of cost to our company,TAT, as recorded in our financial statements.
(2)All current executive officers listed in the table are or were full-time employees.employees during 2017. Cash compensation amounts denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar were converted into U.S. dollars at the average conversion rate for the year ended December 31, 2014.2017.
(3)Amounts reported in this column include benefits and perquisites, including those mandated by applicable law. Such benefits and perquisites may include, to the extent applicable to each executive, payments, contributions and/or allocations for savings funds, pension, severance, vacation, car or car allowance, medical insurancesinsurance and benefits, risk insurancesinsurance (e.g., life, disability, accident), convalescence pay, payments for social security, tax gross-up payments and other benefits and perquisites consistent with our guidelines.
(4)Amounts reported in this column refer to Variable Compensationvariable compensation such as commission, incentive and bonus payments as recorded in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014.2017.
(5)
Amounts reported in this column represent the expense recorded in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20142017 in connection with respect to equity-based compensation granted to the Covered Executive.

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B.          Board Practices

Introduction
 
According to the Israeli Companies Law and our articles of association, the management of our business is vested in our board of directors. The board of directors may exercise all powers and may take all actions that are not specifically granted to another organ in the Company (including our shareholders). Our executive officers are responsible for our day-to-day management. Our executive officers have individual responsibilities established by our chief executive officer and board of directors.
 
Election of Directors
 
Our articles of association provide for a board of directors consisting of such number of directors as may be determined from time to time at a general meeting of shareholders, provided that it shall be no less than two or more than eleven. Our board of directors is currently composed of six directors, including three independent directors, two of whom also qualify as outsideexternal directors within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law.
 
Pursuant to our articles of association and in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, our directors (except for the outsideexternal directors) are elected at our annual general meeting of shareholders by a vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting at such meeting; in addition, directors (except for outsideexternal directors) may be appointed by a vote of a majority of directors then in office. All our directors (except for outsideexternal directors) hold office until the annual general meeting of shareholders succeeding their election (provided that if no directors are elected at the annual general meeting, the directors in office at the time such meeting was convened shall continue to hold their office) or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or other circumstances as set forth in the Israeli law. All the members of our Boardboard of Directorsdirectors (except for outsideexternal directors) may be reelectedre-elected upon completion of their term of office.
 
The Israeli Companies Law requires the board of directors of a public company to determine a minimum number of directors with ‘‘accounting and financial expertise.expertise’.  Our board of directors determined, accordingly, that at least two directors must have ‘‘accounting and financial expertise,’expertise’’ as such term is defined by regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law.
 
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We are exempt from the requirements of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules with regard to the nomination process of directors since we are a controlled company within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5615(c)(2).  See below in this Item 6. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices - NASDAQ Exemptions for a Controlled Company.”
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OutsideExternal and Independent Directors
 
OutsideExternal Directors. Under the Israeli Companies Law, Israeli companies whose shares have been offered to the public or whose shares are listed in an authorized stock exchange (accordingly, such shares are considered as held by "the public") are required to appoint at least two outsideexternal directors who meet the independence criteria set by the Israeli Companies Law.
 
A person is qualified to serve as an outsideexternal director only if he or she has “accounting and financial expertise” or “professional qualifications,” as such terms are defined by the Israeli Companies Regulations (Conditions and Criteria for a Director Who Possesses Accounting Expertise and a Director Who Possesses Professional Competence), 2005. At least one of the outsideexternal directors must have “accounting and financial expertise.” Each of our outsideexternal directors has “accounting and financial expertise.”

OutsideExternal directors are elected by a majority vote at a shareholders’ meeting. In addition to the majority vote, the shareholder approval of the election of an outsideexternal director must satisfy either of two additional tests:
 
·The majority includes at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders other than controlling shareholders or shareholders who have a personal interest in the election of the outsideexternal directors (excluding a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders); or

·The total number of shares held by non-controlling shareholders and disinterested shareholders that voted against the election of the outsideexternal director does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights of ourthe company.

In general, outsideexternal directors serve for a three-year term and may be reelectedre-elected to two additional three-year terms by one of the following mechanisms: (1) the board of directors proposes the re-election of the nominee and the re-election is approved by the majority required for appointment of outsideexternal directors for their initial term; or (2) a shareholder holding 1% or more of the company's voting rights proposes the re-election of the nominee, and the re-election is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders of the company, excluding the votes of controlling shareholders or those who have a personal interest in the nomination, provided that the aggregate votes cast in favor of the re-election by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have a personal interest in the nomination constitute more than 2% of the company's voting rights .rights. Israeli companies listed on certain stock exchanges outside Israel, including The NASDAQ Global Market, such as our company, may appoint an external director for additional terms of not more than three years subject to certain conditions.  Such conditions include the determination by the audit committee and board of directors, that in view of the director's professional expertise and special contribution to the company's board of directors and its committees, the appointment of the external director for an additional term is in the best interest of the company.
 
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An outsideexternal director may be removed from office at the initiative of the board of directors at a special general meeting of shareholders, if the board resolves that the statutory requirements for that person’s appointment as outsideexternal director no longer exist, or that the outsideexternal director has violated his or her duty of loyalty to the company.  The resolution of the special general meeting of shareholders regarding the termination of office of an outsideexternal director requires the same majority that is required for the election of an outsideexternal director. The court may order the termination of the office of an outsideexternal director on the same grounds, following a motion filed by a director or a shareholder. If an outsideexternal directorship becomes vacant and as a result there is lessare fewer than two directors who serve as outsideexternal directors in the company, the board of directors is required under the Israeli Companies law to convene a shareholders meeting immediately to appoint a new outsideexternal director.
 
Each committee of the board of directors that is authorized to exercise powers vested in the board of directors must include at least one outsideexternal director and the audit committee must include all of the outsideexternal directors. An outsideexternal director is entitled to compensation as provided in regulations adopted under the Israeli Companies Law and is otherwise prohibited from receiving any other compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with such service.
 
Until the lapse of two years from termination of office, we may not engage an outsideexternal director or his spouse or child, to serve as an office holder and cannot employ or receive services from these persons, either directly or indirectly, including through a corporation controlled by that person; and with regards to a related person (to a such outsideexternal director) as defined in the Israeli Companies law which is not a spouse or child – until the lapse of one year from termination of office.
 
Independent Directors.  As a controlled company, within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5615(c)(2), we are exempt from the NASDAQ Marketplace Rule which requires that a majority of our board of directors qualify as independent directors, within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.  See Item 6. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices - NASDAQ Exemptions for a Controlled Company”.

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Audit Committee
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the board of directors of any public company must establish an audit committee. In general, the audit committee must consist of at least three directors and must include all of the outsideexternal directors; furthermore, a majority of the audit committee members must comply with the director independence requirements prescribed by the Israeli Companies Law. The audit committee may not include (i) the chairman of the board of directors, (ii) any director employed by the Company or by a controlling shareholder of the company (including a company which is controlled by the controlling shareholder), (iii) any director providing services to the company or to a controlling shareholder of the company (including to a company which is controlled by the controlling shareholder) on an ongoing basis, or (iv) a controlling shareholder or any of the controlling shareholder’s relatives.
 
In addition, the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules require us to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members, all of whom must be independent directors, each of whom is financially literate and satisfies the respective “independence” requirements of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC and NASDAQ and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise at senior levels within a company.
 
Our audit committee acts also as a committee for the review and the approval of our financial statements, and as such, assists our board of directors in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our independent registered public accountants’ qualifications and independence, the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accountants, finding any defects in the business management of our company and proposing to our board of directors ways to correct such defects, approving related-party (officers, directors, controlling shareholder, etc.) transactions with the company as required by Israeli law, examining the scope of work and the payment to our independent auditors and such other duties as may be directed by our board of directors.  The audit committee may consult from time to time with our independent auditors and internal auditor with respect to matters involving financial reporting and internal accounting controls.

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Our audit committee consists of three members of our board of directors (including two outsideexternal directors and one independent director) who satisfy the respective “independence” requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,SEC, NASDAQ and Israeli law for audit committee members. Our board of directors has determined that each member of our audit committee qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.SEC.  The audit committee meets at least once each quarter.

Compensation Committee
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the board of directors of any public company must establish a compensation committee. The compensation committee must consist of at least three directors, include all of the outsideexternal directors (including one outsideexternal director serving as the chair of the compensation committee), and a majority of the committee members must comply with the director independence requirements prescribed by the Israeli Companies Law. Similar to the rules that apply to the audit committee, the compensation committee may not include the chairman of the board, or any director employed by us, by a controlling shareholder or by any entity controlled by a controlling shareholder, or any director providing services to us, to a controlling shareholder or to any entity controlled by a controlling shareholder on a regular basis, or any director whose primary income is dependent on a controlling shareholder, and may not include a controlling shareholder or any of its relatives. Individuals who are not permitted to be compensation committee members may not participate in the committee’s meetings other than to present a particular issue; provided, however, that an employee that is not a controlling shareholder or relative may participate in the committee’s discussions but not in any vote, andvote; other than the company’s legal counsel and corporate secretary who may participate in the committee’s discussions and votes if requested by the committee.
 
The compensation committee’s duties include recommending to the board of directors a compensation policy for executives and monitor its implementation, approve compensation terms of executive officers, directors and employees affiliated with controlling shareholders, make recommendations to the board of directors regarding the issuance of equity incentive awards under our equity incentive plan and exempt certain compensation arrangements from the requirement to obtain shareholder approval under the Israeli Companies Law. The compensation committee meets at least twice a year, with further meetings to occur, or actions to be taken by unanimous written consent, when deemed necessary or desirable by the committee or its chairperson.
 
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Our compensation committee consists of our two outsideexternal directors and an independent director under the respective requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ and complies with the Israeli Companies Law criteria for compensation committee members.

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Internal Audit
 
The Israeli Companies Law requires the board of directors of a public company to appoint an internal auditor following a recommendation by the audit committee. The role of the internal auditor is to examine, among other things, the company’s compliance of the Company’s conduct with applicable law and orderly business practice. The internal auditor must meet certain statutory requirements of independence. Mr. Doron Cohen has served as our internal auditor since December 24, 2008.

Directors’ Service Contracts
 
There are no arrangements or understandings between us and any of our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of our directors, on the other hand, providing for benefits upon termination of their employment or service as directors of our company or any of our subsidiaries.
Chairman of the Board

Under the Israeli Companies Law, the general manager of a company (or a relative of the general manager) may not serve as the chairman of the board of directors, and the chairman of the board of directors (or a relative of the chairman of the board of directors) may not serve as the general manager, unless approved by the shareholders by a special majority vote prescribed by the Israeli Companies Law. The shareholder vote cannot authorize the appointment for a period of longer than three years, which period may be extended from time to time by the shareholders with a similar special majority vote. The chairman of the board of directors shall not hold any other position with the company (except as general manager if approved in accordance with the above procedure) or in any entity controlled by the company, other than as chairman of the board of directors of a controlled entity, and the company shall not delegate to the chairman duties that, directly or indirectly, make him or her subordinate to the general manager.
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Approval of Related Party Transactions under Israeli Law
 
Fiduciary Duties of Office Holders
 
The Israeli Companies Law codifies the fiduciary duties that “office holders,” including directors and executive officers, owe to a company. An office holder’s fiduciary duties consist of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires an office holder to act at a level of care that a reasonable office holder in the same position would employ under the same circumstances. This includes the duty to utilize reasonable means to obtain (i) information regarding the business feasibility of a given action brought for his approval or performed by him by virtue of his position and (ii) all other information of importance pertaining to the foregoing actions. The duty of loyalty requires that an office holder acts in good faith and for the benefit of the company, including (i) avoiding any conflict of interest between the office holder’s position in the company and any other position he holds or his personal affairs, (ii) avoiding any competition with the company’s business, (iii) avoiding exploiting any business opportunity of the company in order to receive personal gain for the office holder or others, and (iv) disclosing to the company any information or documents relating to the company’s affairs that the office holder has received by virtue of his position as an office holder.
 
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Disclosure of Personal Interests of an Office Holder; Approval of Transactions with Office Holders
 
The Israeli Companies Law requires that an office holder promptly, and no later than the first board meeting at which such transaction is considered, disclose any personal interest that he or she may have and all related material information known to him or her and any documents in their position, in connection with any existing or proposed transaction by us. An office holder who did not disclose his or her personal interests will be deemed as breaching his or her fiduciary duties. duties. In addition, if the transaction is an extraordinary transaction, that is, a transaction other than in the ordinary course of business or other than onin accordance with market terms, or likely to have a material impact on the company’s profitability, assets or liabilities, the office holder must also disclose any personal interest held by the office holder’s spouse, brother or sister,sibling, parent, grandparent, child as well as brother, sistersibling or parent of such person's spouse or the spouse of any of the above, or by any corporation in which the office holder or his relative (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law) is a 5% or greater shareholder, director or general manager or in which he or she has the right to appoint at least one director or the general manager.
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law, in general, all arrangements as to compensation of office holders who are not directors (other than the Chief Executive Officer) require the approval of the compensation committee and the board of directors, including exculpation, insurance and indemnification of, or an undertaking to, indemnify an office holder who is not a director. The compensation of office holders who are directors and compensation of the Chief Executive Officer must be approved by ourthe compensation committee, board of directors and the general meeting of our shareholders.
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Some transactions, actions and arrangements involving an office holder (or a third party in which an office holder has an interest) must be approved by the board of directors or as otherwise provided for in a company’s articles of association. If the transaction is an extraordinary transaction (which is defined as a transaction not in the ordinary course of business and for a material value) such a transaction must be approved by the audit committee and by the board of directors itself, and under certain circumstances shareholders’shareholder approval may be required. A director who has a personal interest in a transaction that is considered at a meeting of the board of directors or the audit committee may not be present during the board of directors or audit committee discussions and may not vote on the transaction, unless the transaction is not an extraordinary transaction or the majority of the members of the board or the audit committee have a personal interest, as the case may be. In the event the majority of the members of the board of directors or the audit committee have a personal interest, then the approval of the general meeting of shareholders is also required.
 
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Disclosure of Personal Interests of a Controlling Shareholder; Approval of Transactions with Controlling Shareholders
 
The disclosure requirements that apply to an office holder also apply to a transaction in which a controlling shareholder of the company has a personal interest. The Israeli Companies Law provides that an extraordinary transaction with a controlling shareholder or an extraordinary transaction with another person in whom the controlling shareholder has a personal interest or a transaction with a controlling shareholder or his relative regarding terms of service and employment, must be approved by the audit committee (or the compensation committee, as the case may be), the board of directors and the shareholders by a special majority, as follows. The shareholders’ approval must include the majority of shares voted at the meeting. In addition to the majority vote, the shareholder approval must satisfy either of two additional tests:
 
·The majority includes at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction; or

·The total number of shares held by disinterested shareholders that voted against the approval of the transaction does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights of our company.
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According to regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, certain extraordinary transactions between a public company and its controlling shareholder(s) do not require shareholder approval .approval. In addition, under such regulations, directors’ compensation and employment arrangements in a public company do not require the approval of the shareholders if both the audit committee and the board of directors agree that such arrangements are solely for the benefit of the company or if the directors’ compensation does not exceed the maximum amount of compensation for outsideexternal directors determined by applicable regulations. Also, employment and compensation arrangements for an office holder that is a controlling shareholder of a public company do not require shareholder approval if certain criteria are met. The foregoing exemptions from shareholder approval will not apply if one or more shareholders holding at least 1% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the company’s voting rights, objects to the use of these exemptions provided that such objection is submitted to the company in writing not later than fourteen days from the date of the filing of a report regarding the adoption of such resolution by the company. If such objection is duly and timely submitted, then the transaction or compensation arrangement of the directors will require shareholders’ approval as detailed above.
 
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In addition, a private placement of securities that will (i) cause a person to become a controlling shareholder or (ii) increase the relative holdings of a shareholder that holds 5% or more of the company’s outstanding share capital, or (iii) will cause any person to become, as a result of the issuance, a holder of more than 5% of the company’s outstanding share capital in a private placement in which 20% or more of the company’s outstanding share capital prior to the placement are offered, the payment for which (in whole or in part) is not in cash or not under market terms, requires approval by the board of directors and the shareholders of the company.

Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors
 
In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, we have adopted a compensation policy for our executive officers and directors. The purpose of the policy is to describe our overall compensation strategy for our executive officers and directors and to provide guidelines for setting their compensation, as prescribed by the Israeli Companies Law. In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, the policy must be reviewed and readopted at least once every three years.
 
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Approval of the compensation committee, the board of directors and our shareholders, in that order, is required for the adoption of the compensation policy. The shareholders’ approval must include the majority of shares voted at the meeting. In addition to the majority vote, the shareholder approval must satisfy either of two additional tests:
 
·The majority includes at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders other than our controlling shareholders or shareholders who have a personal interest in the adoption of the compensation policies; or

·The total number of shares held by non-controlling shareholders and disinterested shareholders that voted against the adoption of the compensation policies does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights of our company.

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Under the Israeli Companies Law, the compensation arrangements for officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) who are not directors require the approval of the compensation committee and the board of directors; provided, however, that if the compensation arrangement is not in compliance with our executive compensation policy, the arrangement may only be approved by the compensation committee and the board of directors for special reasons to be noted, and the compensation arrangement shall also require a special shareholder approval. If the compensation arrangement is an immaterial amendment to an existing compensation arrangement of an officer who is not a director and is in compliance with our executive compensation policy, the approval of the compensation committee is sufficient.
 
Arrangements regarding the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and directors require the approval of the compensation committee, the board of directors and our shareholders, in that order. In certain limited cases, the compensation of a new Chief Executive Officer who is not a director may be the approved without approval of the shareholders.
 
Variable Cash Incentive
 
The compensation committee and board of directors may adopt, from time to time, a Cash Incentive Plan,cash incentive plan, which will set forth for each executive certain targets which form such executive's on target cash payment (the “On Target Cash Plan”) and the rules or formula for calculation of the On Target Cash Plan payment once actual achievements are known.

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The Compensationcompensation committee and Boardboard of Directorsdirectors may include inter-alia, in the On Target Cash Plan predetermined thresholds and caps to correlate an executive’s On Target Cash Plan payments with actual achievements.

The actual payment of the annual On Target Cash Plan for the active chairman of the board of directors (the "Active Chairman"Active Chairman), the CEO and other executives in a given year shall be capped as determined by our board of directors, but in no event shall exceed the ratio set forth in the table below.

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The CEO's and Active Chairman's individual On Target Cash PlanPlans may be composed based on thea mix of (i) the Company Target;company target; (ii) Personal Target;personal targets (KPIs); and (iii) Personal Evaluation.personal evaluation. The weight to be assigned to each of the components per each of the executives shall be as set forth in the table below.
 
 Active ChairmanCEOOther Executives
Company Target100%80%75% - 90%100%50%-100%
Personal KPIKPIsNONENONE0%-30%
Personal EvaluationNONE0%-25%0%-20%

The Company Targetcompany target shall be determined in accordance with the followingall or part of pre-determined targets: (1)targets of the sales budget, gross profit, operating profit, EBITDA, net income and net cash from operating activities, all in accordance with the Company’s annual budget; (2) gross profit, in accordance with the Company’s annual budget; and (3) EBITDA, in accordance with the Company’sTAT’s annual budget. If a company target shall apply to a Chief Executive Officer or a President of a subsidiary, such target may be applied up to 100% with respect to the financial results of the relevant subsidiary, and the remaining cash incentive with respect to the financial results of TAT and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
The board of directors may determine to exclude certain profits or loss items from the company target including, but not limited to, certain expenses related to acquisition of a new company, certain expenses related to distribution of dividend, certain items of revenue or any other items per the board of directors’ sole discretion.
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With regard to each one of the Company's measurable targets, reference points shall be determined in terms of numerical values, so that compliance with the precise numerical target as determined in the On Target Cash Plan shall constitute compliance with 100% of the target, and also, numerical values shall be determined which will constitute the lower threshold for compliance with the target. The actual rate of compliance with the targets shall be calculated in accordance with the said reference points. Failure to comply with the minimum threshold of at least 75% of a specific target shall not entitle the executive to an On Target Cash Plan payment of a bonus in respect of the said target. In the event of compliance at a rate of 75% or more with a specific target, the annual On Target Cash Plan shall be calculated in accordance with a key (i.e. linear, steps, etc.) which shall determine – in relation to the point of compliance with the target – the amount of the bonuspayment in terms of a percentage of the executive annual base salary, all as shall be set forth in the On Target Cash Plan. In this respect, the compensation committee and the board of directors shall have the right to determine a higher (but not lower) entitlement threshold.

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The annual bonuscash incentive shall be paid to the executive in the following manner:
 
- 80% of the amount of the annual bonusOn Target Cash Plan payment will be paid following the approval of the financial statements of the relevant year by the board of directors.
 
- 20% of the amount of the annual bonusOn Target Cash Plan payment shall be deferred by one year, and shall be paid following the approval of the financial statements of such year (“Deferred Bonus”) by the board of directors.

The executive's eligibility to the payment of the Deferred Bonus shall be subject to the following cumulative conditions: (i) the CompanyTAT recorded a positive net profitEBITDA for the following year; and (ii) the executive hadTAT did not ceased to provide services to the Company during the year in which the Deferred Bonus is paid resulting from one of the followings: (a) the executive had not terminated the engagement with the Company; or (b) the Company had not terminated theterminate its engagement with the executive for "cause".cause.

The CEO's cash bonusMr Igal Zamir’s On Target Cash Plan payment for fiscal year 20142017 was determined in accordance withits entirety by the above table (allocated 80% to Company Target and 20% to Personal Evaluation). The CEOTarget. Mr. Zamir achieved 26.6%83.0% of the Company Target (out of 80%100%) and the entire target for Personal Evaluation (20%). Therefore, the CEO achieved 26.6% of the Cash Plan Target, as set forth in the table below:
 
 Reference points  Actual achieved  Reference points  Actual achieved 
Company Target  80%  26.6%  100%  83.0%
Sales  40%  33.2%
Revenue  20%  20.5%
Gross profit  30%  -%  15%  14.7%
EBITDA  30%  -%  50%  47.8%
Personal Evaluation  20%  10%
Operating cash flow  15%  0%
Total  100%  36.6%  100%  83.0%

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Indemnification and Insurance of Directors and Officers

Insurance of Office Holders
 
The Israeli Companies Law provides that a company may, if permitted by its articles of association, enter into a contract to insure an office holder for acts or omissions performed by the office holder in such capacity for:
 
·Breach of his or her duty of care to the company or to another person;
·Breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable cause to assume that his act would not prejudice the company’s interests;
·Monetary liability imposed upon the office holder in favor of another person;
·A monetary obligation imposed on the office holder in favor of another person who was injured by a violation, as this term is defined in section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law;Law, 1968 (“Israeli Securities Law”); and
·Expenses expended by the office holder, including reasonable litigation expenses, and including attorney's fees, in respect of any proceeding under chapters 8-C, 8-D or 9-A of the Israeli Securities Law or in respect to any monetary sanction.

Indemnification of Office Holders
 
The Israeli Companies Law provides that a company may, if permitted by its articles of association, indemnify an office holder for acts or omissions performed by the office holder in such capacity for:
 
·Monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of another person by any judgment, including a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court;
·Reasonable litigation expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually incurred by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by a competent authority, provided that such investigation or proceeding concluded without the filing of an indictment against the office holder or the imposition of any monetary liability in lieu of criminal proceedings, or concluded without the filing of an indictment against the office holder and a monetary liability was imposed on the officer holder in lieu of criminal proceedings with respect to a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent;
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·A monetary obligation imposed on the office holder in favor of another person who was injured by a violation, as this term is defined in section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law;
·Expenses expended by the office holder, including reasonable litigation expenses, and including attorney's fees, in respect of any proceeding under chapters 8-C, 8-D or 9-A of the Israeli Securities Law or in respect to any monetary sanctionsanction;
·Reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by such office holder or which were imposed on him by a court, in proceedings the company instituted against the office holder or that were instituted on the company’s behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which the office holder was acquitted, or in a criminal proceeding in which the office holder was convicted of a crime which does not require proof of criminal intent; or
·Any other liability, payment or expense which the Companycompany may indemnify its office holders under the Israeli Company Law, the Israeli Securities Law or other Israeli law.

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In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, a company’s articles of association may permit the company to:
 
·Undertake in advance to indemnify an office holder, except that with respect to a financial liability imposed on the office holder by any judgment, settlement or court-approved arbitration award, the undertaking must be limited to types of occurrences, which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, are, at the time of the undertaking, foreseeable due to the company’s activities and to an amount or standard that the board of directors has determined is reasonable under the circumstances; and
·Undertake in advance to indemnify an office holder for reasonable litigation expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually incurred by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by a competent authority, provided that such investigation or proceeding concluded without the filing of an indictment against the office holder or the imposition of any monetary liability in lieu of criminal proceedings, or concluded without the filing of an indictment against the office holder and a monetary liability was imposed on the officer holder in lieu of criminal proceedings with respect to a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.
·Undertake in advance to indemnify an office holder for reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by such office holder or which were imposed on him by a court, in proceedings the company instituted against the office holder or that were instituted on the company’s behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which the office holder was acquitted, or in a criminal proceeding in which the office holder was convicted of a crime which does not require proof of criminal intent.
·Retroactively indemnify an office holder of the company.

 
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Limitations on Exculpation, Insurance and Indemnification
 
The Israeli Companies Law provides that neither a provision of the articles of association permitting the company to enter into a contract to insure the liability of an office holder, nor a provision in the articles of association or a resolution of the board of directors permitting the indemnification of an office holder, nor a provision in the articles of association exempting an office holder from duty to the company shall be valid, where such insurance, indemnification or exemption relates to any of the following:
 
·Breach by the office holder of his duty of loyalty, except with respect to insurance coverage or indemnification if the office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the act would not prejudice the company;
·Breach by the office holder of his duty of care if such breach was committed intentionally or recklessly, unless the breach was committed only negligently;
·Any act or omission committed with intent to derive an unlawful personal gain; and
·Any fine or forfeiture imposed on the office holder.

Pursuant to our articles of association, the total amount of indemnification that we will pay (in addition to amounts received from an insurance company, if any) to all officers of the company, in aggregate, shall not exceed, in all circumstances, more than 25% of the company's shareholders equity as set forth in the company's recent consolidated financial statements prior to the date that the indemnity is paid. Our articles of association include provisions which allow us to insure, indemnify and exempt our office holders, subject to the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law.
We currently maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to cover liabilities of up to $25 millionpolicy with a per claim and aggregate coverage limit of $25 million, including legal costs incurred in the aggregate; following the approvals byIsrael. In addition, our audit committee, and the board of directors in accordance with the conditionsand shareholders resolved to indemnify our office holders, pursuant to a standard indemnification agreement that provides for indemnification of a "framework transaction" approved by the general meeting of shareholders on August 30, 2010, such insurance has been renewed several times through July 14, 2015 (see below).
In November 2013, our shareholders approved a form of directors and officers letter of indemnification and exemption for liabilities and expenses incurred as a result of their acts in their capacity as directors and officers of our company,an office holder in an aggregate amount not to exceed 25% of our equity capital (net worth). To date, we have provided letters of indemnification to all of our officers and directors.
 
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On February 8, 2009, following the approval by our board of directors and audit committee, our shareholders approved the purchase of a tail (runoff) policy insuring the directors and officers of our company in office prior to the acquisition of the control by Isal Amlat, as part of Isal Amlat’s obligations under the purchase agreement.  The resolution to obtain such policy was adopted by a super majority vote, as required for the approval of transactions with related parties under Israeli law.  The policy will be in effect for 7 years, until September 1, 2015.  The coverage limit under such policy is 10 million dollars and the premium for such policy is 115,000 dollars for the term of the policy.
Following our acquisition of the shares of Limco-Piedmont held by the public in July 2009 we purchased a tail (runoff) policy insuring the former directors and officers of Limco-Piedmont.  The policy will be in effect for 7 years, until July 2, 2016. The coverage limit under the policy is $25 million and the premium for such policy is $190,000 dollars for the term of the policy.
In March 2013 our board of directors and audit committee approved the purchase of a directors and officers insurance policy for one year for the directors and officers of our company, its subsidiaries (Limco-Piedmont and Bental) and its controlling shareholder (TAT Industries). The coverage limit under the policy is 25 million dollars and the premium for the insurance term (one year) is approximately $112,000 out of which approximately $7,500 are charged to TAT Industries (renewed under the same terms for additional 5 months, ending on July 14, 2015, with a total premium of approximately $63,000).

NASDAQ Exemptions for a Controlled Company
 
We are a controlled company within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5615(c)(2), or Rule 5615(c)(2), because the FIMI FundsOpportunity V, L.P. and FIMI Israel Opportunity FIVE, Limited Partnership (the “FIMI Funds”) beneficially own more than 50% of our voting shares.shares.
 
Under Rule 5615(c)(2), a controlled company is exempt from the following requirements of NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 5605(b)(1), 5605(d) and 5605(e) that would otherwise require that:
 
·The majority of the company’s board of directors qualifies as independent directors, as defined under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
·The compensation of the chief financial officer and all other executive officers be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by (i) a majority of the independent directors or (ii) a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors.
·Director nominees must either be selected or recommended for the board of directors, either by (a) a majority of independent directors or (b) a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors.
 
We intend to continue to rely on these exemptions provided under Rule 5615(c)(2).

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C.          Employees
 
As of December 31, 2014, we2017, TAT and ourits subsidiaries employed 507634 employees, of whom 422543 were employed in manufacturing and quality control, 3024 were employed in engineering and research and development and 5567 were employed in administration, sales and marketing. Of such employees, 208323 were located in Israel and 299311 were employed by Limco and Piedmont and located in the United States.
 
Employees in Israel are employed under collective or individual employment agreements. Senior employees in special positions and members of management are employed under individual agreements. Collective bargaining agreements are signed for specified terms and are renewed from time to time. In July 26, 2017 we entered into a new collective bargaining agreement in Gedera with the Union which will be in effect until March 31, 2020. The collective bargaining agreement in Turbochrome is in effect until 2020. The collective bargaining agreements govern certain aspects of our employer-employee relations, such as termination procedures, annual salary increases, eligibility for certain compensation terms and employee welfare. By law, in the event that a new collective bargaining agreement is not signed, the terms of the original agreement are extended for an unlimited period, unless one party gives notice to the other of its termination. As at the date of this annual report, no notice of cancellation had been given for either of the collective bargaining agreements currently in effect at TAT. As of the date of this report, we were engaged in negotiations with another workers union to form a new collective bargaining agreement with respect to our employees in Gedera.
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Certain provisions of the collective bargaining agreements between the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) and the CoordinationCoordinating Bureau of Economic Organizations (including the Industrialists Association)Manufacturers Association of Israel) are applicable to our Israeli employees by order of the Israeli Ministry of Labor.Economy and Industry. These provisions concern mainly the length of the workday, minimum daily wages for professional workers, contributions to a pension fund,contributions, insurance for work-related accidents, procedures for dismissingterminating employees, determination of severance pay and other conditions of employment.employment terms. We generally provide our employees with benefits and working conditions beyondexceeding the required minimums. Furthermore, under the collective bargaining agreements, the wages of most of our employees are linked to the Consumer Price Index,CPI in Israel, although the extent of the linkage is limited.
 
In addition, Israeli law generally requires severance pay upon the retirement or death of an employee or termination of employment without due cause. Furthermore, Israeli employees and employers are required to pay predetermined sums to the National Insurance Institute which is similar to the United States Social Security Administration. TheThese payments thereto amount to approximately 12% of wages, with the employee contributing approximately 43% and the employer approximately 56%.
 
A general practice followed by us, although not legally required, is the contribution of monies on behalf of itsWe currently also generally grant senior employees tobased in Israel participation in a fund known as “Management Insurance.”  This fundparticular insurance product called “management insurance”. Management insurance provides a combination of savings plan, insurance and severance pay benefits to the employee, giving the employee a lump sum payment upon retirement (rather than receiving annuity payments) and securing his or her right to receive severance pay, if legally entitled, upon termination of employment. TheIn general, the employee contributes an amount equal to approximately 5%-6% to 6% of his or her wage and the employer contributes an additional amount of approximately 13-1/3% -to 16% of such wage. Management insurance is not a legally mandated by Israeli law.

Limco-Piedmont sponsors a 401(K) QACA safe harbor profit sharing plan covering substantially all of its employees in the United States. The plan requires the employer to contribute a match which is currently done on a payroll period basis, matching 100% of the first 2% and 50% of the next 3%. In addition, the plan allows for a discretionary qualified non-elective contribution for the plan year.
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D.          Share Ownership

Beneficial Ownership of Executive Officers and Directors
 
Except as set forth under ‘Stock Option Plans’ and in item 7A below, none of our directors and executive officers beneficially owns more than 1% of our outstanding shares.

Stock Option Plans
 
In November 2011, our audit committee and board of directors approved a stock option plan (the “Plan”), which was subsequently approved by the Company’sTAT’s shareholders, on June 28, 2012. According to the planPlan an aggregate of 380,000680,000 options (“Options”) exercisable into up to 380,000 Ordinary680,000 ordinary shares, 0.9 NIS par value, of the CompanyTAT may be granted to certain members of our board of directors and certain senior executives in TAT, Limco and Piedmont, at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the shares covered by the option on the date of grant. In general, the options vest over a period of 4 years as follows: 25% of the options vest upon the lapse of 12 months following the date of grant .
The Optionsand the remaining 75% vest on a quarterly basis over the remaining 3-year period. In addition, certain options that were previously granted vest over a three-year period (one-third each year), but and the vesting of 50% of the Optionssuch options is subject, in addition, to certain minimum shareholders' equity during a period of 4 years from the grant date.
On August 21, 2012, pursuantdate of grant. Pursuant to the Plan, TAT’s Boardany options that are cancelled or not exercised within the option period determined in the relevant option agreement will become available for future grants. Our board of Directors approveddirectors has elected to allot options to Israeli employees under Israel’s capital gain tax treatment.
As of December 31, 2017, options to purchase 331,042 ordinary shares were outstanding under the grant of 330,000 Options,Plan, exercisable at an average exercise price of $6.5$9 per share, which were granted on October 4, 2012 (outshare.  During 2017 total of which 178,33319,584 options were forfeited through December 31, 2014).exercised.
 
On March 19, 2014, pursuant to the Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 195,000 Options, at an exercise price of $8.79 per share, which were granted on June 23, 2014 (out of which 40,000 options were forfeited through December 31, 2014).
On November 30, 2014, pursuant to the Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 20,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.34 per share, which were granted on November 30, 2014.

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Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

A.Major Shareholders

FIMI Opportunity V, L.P. and FIMI Israel Opportunity FIVE, Limited Partnership, or the FIMI Funds, are the beneficial holders of 53.7% of TAT’s ordinary shares (4,732,351 shares). Leap-Tide Capital Management Inc., which is controlled by Mr. Jan Loeb, a member of our board of directors, is the beneficial holder of 5.9% of TAT’s ordinary shares (522,607 shares). No other shareholder is known to us to be a beneficial owner of 5% or more of TAT’s ordinary shares.

The following table sets forth certain information as of February 12, 2015,January 31, 2018, regarding the beneficial ownership by all shareholders known to us to own beneficially 5% or more of our ordinary shares:
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Name
 
Number of
Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned(1)
  
Percentage of
Ownership(2)
  
Number of
Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned(1)
  
Percentage of
Ownership(2)
 
FIMI Funds (3)  4,732,351   53.7%  5,254,908   59.4%
Leap-Tide Capital Management Inc.  522,607   5.9%
Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd. (4)  563,729   6.4%
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(1)Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating to options and warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
 
(2)The percentages shown are based on 8,808,3448,848,028 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of February 12, 2015January 31, 2018 (net of 274,473 dormant shares).
 
(3)Based on a Schedule 13D filed on August 14, 2013, and on Schedule 13D/A filed on December 12, 2016, FIMI Opportunity V, L.P., FIMI Israel Opportunity Five, Limited Partnership (together, the "FIMI Funds"),Funds, FIMI FIVE 2012 Ltd., Shira and Ishay Davidi Management Ltd. and Mr. Ishay Davidi share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 4,732,3515,254,908 ordinary shares held by the FIMI Funds. FIMI FIVE 2012 Ltd. is the managing general partner of the FIMI Funds. Shira and Ishay Davidi Management Ltd. controls FIMI FIVE 2012 Ltd. Mr. Ishay Davidi controls the Shira and Ishay Davidi Management Ltd. and is the Chief Executive Officer of all the entities listed above. The principal business address of each of the above entities and of Mr. Davidi is c/o FIMI FIVE 2012 Ltd., Electra Tower, 98 Yigal Alon St., Tel-Aviv 67891,Tel Aviv 6789141, Israel.

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(4)This information is based on information provided in the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Dov Yelin, Yair Lapidot and Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd. (collectively, “Yelin Lapidot”) on January 31, 2018. The business address of Yelin Lapidot is 50 Dizengoff Street, Dizengoff Center, Gate 3, Top Tower, 13th floor, Tel Aviv 64332, Israel.
 
Significant Changes in the Ownership of Major Shareholders
 
On October 2012 two lenders to TAT’s then controlling shareholders, KMN Industries and TAT Industries, filed separate petitions to the court to enforce liens granted to such lenders by each of the controlling shareholders in certain collateral including KMN Industries’ holdings of an approximately 80% ownership interest in TAT Industries (which in turn owned approximately 43% of TAT's outstanding share capital) and KMN Industries’ direct holdings in TAT (which represented approximately 10% of TAT's outstanding share capital).
 
On December 18, 2012, the court appointedcourt-appointed permanent receivers on behalf of the two lenders mentioned above for the purpose of jointly enforcing the liens granted to such lenders. On March 15, 2013, the receivers of TAT’s shares announced a tender process for the sale of such shares.
 
On August 7, 2013, the court-appointed permanent receivers informed TAT that the FIMI Funds acquired 4,732,351 ordinary shares of TAT constituting 53.8% of TAT’s outstanding share capital as of the transaction date, after receiving all required court approvals and the transfer of the consideration by the FIMI Funds to the receivers.
On December 12, 2016, FIMI Funds acquired an additional 522,557 ordinary shares of TAT constituting 5.7% of TAT’s outstanding share capital as of the transaction date.

Major Shareholders Voting Rights
 
Our major shareholders do not have different voting rights.
 
Record Holders
 
Based on a review of the information provided to us by our transfer agent, as of March 9, 2015,December 31, 2017, there were 4136 holders of record of our ordinary shares, of which 3833 record holders holding less than 1.0% of our ordinary shares had registered addresses in the United States. These numbers are not representative of the number of beneficial holders of our shares nor is it representative of where such beneficial holders reside since many of these ordinary shares were held of record by brokers or other nominees including CEDE & Co., the nominee for the Depositary Trust Company (the central depositary for the U.S. brokerage community), which held approximately 70%69% of our outstanding ordinary shares as of such date.

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B.          Related Party Transactions

Management and Services Agreement with TAT Industries
In February 2000, TAT entered into an agreement with TAT Industries, TAT’s then controlling shareholder, to purchase operations of TAT Industries relating to the manufacture of aviation accessories and the lease of certain real estate and buildings. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, all of the employees of TAT Industries were transferred to TAT effective as of January 1, 2000, without any change in the conditions of their employment. Until January 31, 2014, following the sale of TAT’s shares to FIMI, TAT Industries paid TAT $50,000 per year for administrative, accounting and secretarial services revaluated TAT to TAT Industries. On January 31, 2014 the services agreement between TAT and TAT Industries was terminated, effective as of such date.
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, TAT sub-leases from TAT Industries approximately 301,000 square foot of the Gedera facility until the end of the respective lease agreements TAT Industries has with the Israel Land Authority (see also under Item 4. Information on the Company, C. Property, Plants and Equipment) for a period of 24 years and eleven months, for rental fee which is subject to revaluation every fifth year, with an additional incremental payment of 2%. In 2010 the rental fee was revaluated by a real estate appraiser, and as a result was increased to $400,000 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. In 2015 the rental fee was revaluated by a real estate appraiser, and as a result was increased to $656,000 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. Total rental payment TAT paid to TAT Industries during 2014 and 2013 were $432,000 and $424,000, respectively. See item 4.C "Information on the Company- Property, Plants and Equipment". According to the requirements of the Israeli Companies Law, as amended in 2011, in January 2012 our audit committee has reapproved the terms of the sub-lease until the next revaluation by a real appraiser, due in 2015. The re-approval of the terms of the sub-lease upon the revaluation to be conducted by an appraiser on 2015 shall not require the approval of our audit committee as TAT Industries is no longer considered a related party.
On April 22, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and ratified payments made by the Company to certain third parties on account of debts of TAT Industries Ltd., the Company's then controlling shareholder, to such third parties. As of December 31, 2013 TAT Industries does not have any outstanding debt to TAT.
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Through November 2013, TAT Industries and TAT reported to the Value Added Tax Authorities on a consolidated basis.
Management Agreement with ISAL
In March 2012, the audit committee and the board of directors of TAT approved a new three-year management agreement with Isal Amlat, commencing as of February 8, 2012 (the "New Management Agreement"). Each of TAT and Isal Amlat were entitled to terminate the New Management Agreement subject to a prior written notice of 4 months. Pursuant to the New Management Agreement, in consideration of the management services provided by Isal Amlat, TAT paid Isal Amlat  management fees in a total annual amount of NIS1,500,000 linked to the Consumers Price Index payable on a monthly basis, plus VAT. In addition, Isal Amlat was entitled to repayment of expenses actually borne as part of providing the management services. The New Management Agreement was approved by the shareholders of TAT on June 28, 2012.
On August 21, 2012, the board of directors of TAT approved, following an approval of TAT’s audit committee, a change to the New Management Agreement with Isal Amlat, effective from such date according to which the scope of the services provided by Isal Amlat to TAT were reduced and the annual management fees were also reduced by a total amount of NIS570,000, following such a reduction such annual management fee was NIS 930,000.
In addition, the Company received management services from a private company controlled by Mr. Nathan Galili (“Galili”), CEO of KNM Industries Ltd. (a private company through which Isal Amlat indirectly held control in the Company). The management services consisted of a half-time position of Galili, which value is more than the reduced amount, and additionally included his services as active chairman of Bental. For those services the Company paid the management company annual management fees equal to the reduced amount, in addition to NIS7,000 (plus VAT), as a monthly remuneration for travelling expenses to Bental.

On January 27, 2013, TAT informed Isal Amlat that no management services had been provided by Isal Amlat to TAT during the preceding months, and that TAT decided to immediately terminate the Management Agreement. At that date TAT ceased paying management fees.

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On February 8, 2013 Mr. Galili informed TAT on the termination of the engagement with TAT, effectively immediately while management fees were paid throughout June 8, 2013 at the end of the four-month notice period. Mr. Galili ceased providing management services on February 8, 2013.
Inclusion of TAT Industries in a Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance Policies
Our directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (see Item 6.B "Board Practices- Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance of Directors and Officers”) included our former parent company, TAT Industries, through October 20, 2013.  TAT Industries bore $7,500 out of the total $112,000 annual premium with respect to the insurance.
Other Relationships
Mr. Itsik Maaravi, TAT’s Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Yaron Shalem, former TAT’s Chief Financial Officer, also served in the same positions in TAT Industries, until January 6, 2014 and December 1, 2013, respectively.
Mr. Maaravi, TAT’s Chief Executive Officer also serves as a director of FAvS.Not applicable.

C.          Interests of Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

Item 8.   8.Financial Information

A.          Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

See the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in Item 18.

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Legal Proceedings
 
On November 29, 2011,We are party to ongoing litigation in the ordinary course of business and other legal proceedings. For a factoring company ("the plaintiff"), filed a claim with the magistrates courtdiscussion of these matters, see Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in Tel-Aviv against the Company, Bental and ten others ("the respondents"), jointly and severally, for the amount of 6,151 thousand NIS (approximately $1,620 thousand). The plaintiff's case against the Company is based on invoices that were presented to the plaintiff by supplier of the Company, by virtue of assignment of rights, which were originally issued to the Company by the supplier for certain alleged services. On February 5, 2012 the Company filed for its statement of defense, in which it denied the plaintiff's claims and clarified that it acted according to the deed of assignment of rights, and that the invoices neither represent nor reflect real transactions and/or real services which were rendered. The plaintiff and the Company have reached a settlement agreement pursuant to which the court proceedings against the Company and Bental would be terminated and the court shall not award payment of legal expenses to the Company. The court confirmed such settlement agreement on March 9, 2015.this annual report.

Dividend Distribution Policy
 
On May 7, 2014, TAT distributed a cash dividend in an aggregate amount of $2 million to its shareholders. The IsraelIsraeli Companies Law also restricts our ability to declare dividends in a waymandates that we can only distribute dividends from profits (as defined in the law), provided that there is no reasonable suspicion that the dividend distribution will prevent us from meeting our existing and future expected obligations as they come due.

B.             Significant Changes
On February 18, 2014, we entered into agreement to sell our entire interest in Bental, constituting 70% of Bental’s issued and outstanding share capital, to Bental Investments Agshah Ltd. (“Bental Investments”), for an aggregate consideration of $5 million. Closing of the transaction took place on March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvals for the closing. Following such transaction, the Company does not hold any shares of Bental.

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B.          Significant Changes
 
Not applicable.

On March 11, 2015, Piedmont Aviation Component Services, LLC , an indirect subsidiary of TAT, entered into an agreement to sell 237,932 shares of Class B Common Stock of FAvS representing 23.18% of FAvS' share capital and its entire holdings (16,253) of FAvS' Series A Preferred stock. The purchase price for the Class B Shares is $8.40 per Class B Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,999, and the purchase price for the Series A Preferred stock is $100 per Preferred Share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,625. The total gain from the sale of FAvS' stock is $1,395.

Item 9.   9.The Offer and Listing

A.Offer and Listing Details


Annual Stock Information
 
The following table sets forth, for each of the years indicated, the high and low sales prices of our ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Market and the TASE:TASE (in dollars and NIS, respectively):
 
 
NASDAQ Global Market(1)
  
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
  
NASDAQ (1)
  
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (2)
 
 
High
  
Low
  
High
  
Low
  High  Low  High  Low 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004  9.80   6.21         9.80   6.21       
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005  9.35   5.25  NIS 35.50  NIS 29.70   9.35   5.25   35.50   29.70 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006  19.52   5.92   82.10   30.25   19.52   5.92   82.10   30.25 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007  28.18   11.37   116.70   47.68   28.18   11.37   116.70   47.68 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008  12.24   3.62   53.00   15.52   12.24   3.62   53.00   15.52 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009  9.13   3.95   33.90   16.53   9.13   3.95   33.90   16.53 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010  9.38   5.19   37.36   18.30   9.38   5.19   37.36   18.30 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011  6.32   4.20   22.19   15.68   6.32   4.20   22.19   15.68 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012  6.05   3.64   23.42   14.81   6.05   3.64   23.42   14.81 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013  8.05   5.58   28.93   20.60   8.05   5.58   28.93   20.60 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014  8.54   5.85   30.13   23.28   8.54   5.85   30.13   23.28 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015  7.76   6.11   29.65   24.26 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016  8.95   6.4   33.75   26.01 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017  12.4   7.8   43.29   28.62 
 
(1)
(1)On June 24, 2009 TAT’s ordinary shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.

(2)TAT’s ordinary shares began trading on the TASE in August 2005.
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Quarterly Stock Information
 
The following table sets forth, for each of the full financial quarters in the two most recent full financial years and any subsequent period, the high and low sales prices of our ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Market and the TASE:TASE (in dollars and NIS, respectively):
 
 
NASDAQ Global Market
  
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
  NASDAQ  Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 
 
High
  
Low
  
High
  
Low
  High  Low  High  Low 
2013            
2016            
First Quarter
  7.22   5.58  NIS 26.93  NIS 20.60   7.45   6.4   28.1   26.62 
Second Quarter
  7.06   6.01   25.82   22.02   7.39   6.64   27.89   26.52 
Third Quarter
  8.05   6.67   28.47   24.62   8.95   6.64   33.75   27.51 
Fourth Quarter
  8.05   7.40   28.93   25.49   8.9   6.65   33.42   26.01 
                                
2014                
2017                
First Quarter
  8.54   7.95  NIS 30.13  NIS 27.22   9.8   7.75   35.56   28.62 
Second Quarter
  8.39   7.47   29.63   24.87   12.4   9.3   43.29   34.48 
Third Quarter
  8.00   7.10   28.88   24.01   11.25   10.25   40.88   36.15 
Fourth Quarter
  7.47   5.85   27.78   23.28   11.5   10.2   40.12   35.58 
                                
2015                
First Quarter(through March 15, 2015)  6.8   6.16  NIS 26.1  NIS 24.3 
2018                
First Quarter   11.05   8.7   31.99   38.19 

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Monthly Stock Information
 
The following table sets forth, for the most recent six months, the high and low sales prices of our ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Market and the TASE:TASE (in dollars and NIS, respectively):
 
  
NASDAQ Global Market
  
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
 
  
High
  
Low
  
High
  
Low
 
October  2014
  7.47   7.1  NIS 27.78  NIS 26.02 
November  2014
  7.25   6.4   27.40   25.09 
December 2014
  6.71   5.85   26.35   23.28 
January 2015
  6.8   6.3   26.03   24.58 
February 2015
  6.55   6.28   26.10   24.52 
March 2015 (through March 15, 2015)
  6.52   6.16  NIS 25.18  NIS 24.27 
  NASDAQ  Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 
  High  Low  High  Low 
October 2017                      11.5   10.6   40.12   37.89 
November 2017            11.21   10.25   39.05   36.30 
December 2017            10.95   10.2   38.36   35.58 
January 2018            11.05   10.3   38.19   35.65 
February 2018            10.5   9.4   36.23   34.01 
March 2018            8.7   10.2   31.99   35.12 
 
B.          Plan of Distribution

Not applicable.
 
C.          Markets

Our ordinary shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “TATT”.  On August 16, 2005, we listed our shares for trade on the TASE as a dual listed company.
 
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D.          Selling Shareholders

Not applicable.

E.          Dilution

Not applicable.

F.          Expense of the Issue

Not applicable.
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Item 1010.Additional Information

A.          Share Capital

Not applicable.

B.          Memorandum and Articles of Association

Set out below is a description of certain provisions of our memorandum of association, articles of Associationassociation and of the Israeli Companies Law related to such provisions. This description is only a summary and does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the full text of the memorandum of association and articles of association, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Annual Report,annual report, and to Israeli law.

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Purposes and Objects of the Company
 
We are a public company registered with the Israeli Companies Registry and have been assigned company number 52-0035791. Section 2 of our memorandum of association provides that we were established for the purpose of engaging in the business of providing services of planning, development, consultation and instruction in the electronics field. In addition, the purpose of our company is to perform various corporate activities permissible under Israeli law.
 
On February 1, 2000, the Israeli Companies Law came into effect and superseded most of the provisions of the Israeli Companies Ordinance (New Version), 5743-1983, except for certain provisions which relate to liens, bankruptcy, dissolution and liquidation of companies. Under the Israeli Companies Law, various provisions, some of which are detailed below, overrule the current provisions of our articles of association.

The Powers of the Directors
 
Under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law which prevails over our articles of association in certain issues, a director cannot participate in a meeting nor vote on a proposal, arrangement or contract in which he or she is materially interested except in cases where a majority of the directors are materially interested in the same transaction. In addition, our directors cannot vote on compensation to themselves without the approval of our compensation committee and our shareholders at a general meeting, except for certain cases in which there is no need for the approval of the general meeting in accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law. See Item 6. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Board Practices – Approval of Related Party Transactions Under Israeli Law.”
 
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The authority of our directors to enter into borrowing arrangements on our behalf is not limited, except in the same manner as any other transaction by us.
 
Our articles of association do not impose any mandatory retirement or age-limit requirements on our directors and our directors are not required to own shares in our company in order to qualify to serve as directors.

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Rights Attached to Shares
 
Our authorized share capital consists of 10,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal value of NIS 0.90 each.  All outstanding ordinary shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
The rights attached to the ordinary shares are as follows:
 
Dividend rights.  Holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to the full amount of any cash or share dividend subsequently declared. The board of directors may declare dividends in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law as mentioned above. See Item 8.A. “Financial Information – Consolidated and Other Financial Information – Dividend Distribution Policy”. If after one year a dividend has been declared and it is still unclaimed, the board of directors is entitled to invest or utilize the unclaimed amount of dividend in any manner to our benefit until it is claimed. We are not obligated to pay interest or linkage differentials on an unclaimed dividend.
 
Voting rights. Holders of ordinary shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Such voting rights may be affected by the grant of any special voting rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.
 
The quorum required for any meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present in person or represented by proxy who hold or represent, in the aggregate, at least one thirdone-third of the voting rights of the issued share capital. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum generally is adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place or any time and place as the directors designate in a notice to the shareholders. At the reconvened meeting, the required quorum consists of any two members present in person or by proxy.
 
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Under our articles of association, any resolution, including resolutions amending our memorandum of association or articles of association, winding-up, authorization of a class of shares with special rights, or other changes as specified in our articles of association, requires approval of the holders of a majority of the voting rights represented at the meeting, in person, by proxy or by written ballot, and voting thereon.

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Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law and our articles of association, our directors (other than outsideexternal directors) are elected at our annual general meeting of shareholders by a vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting at such meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected. All the members of our board of directors (except the outsideexternal directors) may be reelectedre-elected upon completion of their term of office. For information regarding the election of outsideexternal directors, see Item 6. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Board Practices — Election of Directors.”
 
Rights to share in our company’s profits. Our shareholders have the right to share in our profits distributed as a dividend and any other permitted distribution. See this Item 10B. “Additional Information – Memorandum and Articles of Association – Rights Attached to Shares – Dividend rights.”
 
Rights to share in surplus in the event of liquidation. In the event of our liquidation, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, our assets will be distributed to the holders of ordinary shares in proportion to the nominal value of their holdings. This right may be affected by the grant of preferential dividend or distribution rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.
 
Liability to capital calls by our company. Under our memorandum of association and the Israeli Companies Law, the liability of our shareholders is limited to the par value of the shares held by them.
 
Limitations on any existing or prospective major shareholder. See Item 6. “Directors and Senior Management –Board Practices - Approval of Related Party Transactions Under Israeli Law.”

Changing Rights Attached to Shares
 
According to our articles of association, in order to change the rights attached to any class of shares, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the class, such change must be adopted by a general meeting of the shareholders and by a separate general meeting of the holders of the affected class with a majority of the voting rights represented at the meeting, in person, by proxy or by written ballot, and voting thereon.

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Annual and Extraordinary Meetings
 
Under the Israeli Companies Law a company must convene an annual meeting of shareholders at least once every calendar year and within fifteen months of the last annual meeting. The agenda of the annual meeting includes discussing the financial statements and the report of the board of directors and may also include the appointment of directors and independent auditors as well as other issues. Depending on the matter to be voted upon, notice of at least 21 days or 35 days prior to the date of the meeting is required. Our board of directors may, inat its discretion, convene additional meetings as “special general meetings.”meetings”. With respect to “special general meetings" notice of at least 35 days prior to the date of the meeting is required. In addition, the board of directors must convene a special general meeting upon (1) the demand of two of the directors or 25% of the nominated directors,directors; and (2) one or more shareholders having at least 5% of the outstanding share capital and at least 1% of the voting power in the company, or one or more shareholders having at least 5% of the voting power in the company. See Item 10B. “Additional Information - Memorandum and Articles of Association - Rights Attached to Shares - Voting Rights.”

Limitations on the Rights to Own Securities in Our Company
 
Neither our memorandum of association or our articles of association nor the laws of the State of Israel restrict in any way the ownership or voting of shares by non-residents, except with respect to subjects of countries which are in a state of war with Israel.

Provisions Restricting Change in Control of Our Company
 
The Israeli Companies Law requires that mergers between Israeli companies be approved by the board of directors and general meeting of shareholders of both parties to the merger transaction. The approval of the board of directors of both companies is subject to such boards’ confirmations that there is no reasonable doubt that after the merger the surviving company will be able to fulfill its obligations towards its creditors. Each company must notify its creditors about the contemplated merger. Under the Israeli Companies Law, our articles of association are deemed to include a requirement that such merger be approved by an extraordinary resolution of the shareholders, as explained above. The approval of the merger by the general meetings of shareholders of the companies is also subject to additional approval requirements as specified in the Israeli Companies Law and regulations promulgated there under.thereunder.  See also Item 6. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Board Practices – Approval of Related Party Transactions Under Israeli Law.”

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Disclosure of Shareholders Ownership
 
The Israeli Securities Law, 5728-19685728‑1968 and regulations promulgated thereunder contain various provisions regarding the ownership threshold above which shareholders must disclose their share ownership. However, these provisions do not apply to companies, such as ours, whose shares are publicly traded in Israel as well on the NASDAQ Global Market.NASDAQ.  We are required pursuant to the IsraeliIsrael Securities Law (“ISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder to submit to the Israeli Securities Authority and the TASE, through a public immediate report, among other things, all information that we receive from our shareholders regarding their shareholdings in our company, provided that such information was published or is required to be published under applicable foreign law.
 
Changes in Our Capital
 
The board of directors has the right to issue shares. Changes in our capital are subject to the approval of the shareholders at a general meeting by a majority of the voting rights represented at the meeting, in person, by proxy or by written ballot, and voting thereon.
 
There are no restrictions on the rights of nonresidentnon-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or vote our ordinary shares.

C.          Material Contracts

Market Maker (TASE) Agreement
On August 15, 2011, TAT entered into a market making agreement for its shares traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) with Harel Finance Trade & Securities Ltd. for the purpose of improving liquidity of TAT shares. The agreement is automatically extended for 12 month periods, unless otherwise terminated by either of the parties giving 30 days notice or in accordance with certain regulatory circumstances. TAT pays an immaterial fee in connection with said agreement.

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D.             Exchange Controls

Israeli law and regulations do not impose any material foreign exchange restrictions on non-Israeli holders of our ordinary shares. In May 1998, a new “general permit” was issued under the Israeli Currency Control Law, 1978, which removed most of the restrictions that previously existed under such law, and enabled Israeli citizens to freely invest outside of Israel and freely convert Israeli currency into non-Israeli currencies.
 
Non-residents of Israel who purchase our ordinary shares will be able to convert dividends, if any, thereon, and any amounts payable upon our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as well as the proceeds of any sale in Israel of our ordinary shares to an Israeli resident, into freely-repatriable dollars, at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of conversion, provided that the Israeli income tax has been withheld (or paid) with respect to such amounts or an exemption has been obtained.
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E.D.          Taxation

The following is a discussion of Israeli and United States tax consequences material to our shareholders. To the extent that the discussion is based on new tax legislation which has not been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation, the views expressed in the discussion might not be accepted by the tax authorities in question. The discussion is not intended, and should not be construed, as legal or professional tax advice and does not exhaust all possible tax considerations.
 
You are urged to consult your own tax advisor as to the Israeli, United States and other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, including, in particular, the effect of any non-Israeli, state or local taxes.

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Israeli Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of the principal Israeli tax laws applicable to us, of the Israeli Government programs from which we benefit and of the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments), 1985. This section also contains a discussion of material Israeli tax consequences to our shareholders who are not residents or citizens of Israel. This summary does not discuss all aspects of Israeli tax law that may be relevant to a particular investor in light of his or her personal investment circumstances, or to some types of investors subject to special treatment under Israeli law. Examples of investors subject to special treatment under Israeli law include residents of Israel, traders in securities, or persons who own, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of our outstanding voting capital, all of whom are subject to special tax regimes not covered in this discussion. Some parts of this discussion are based on new tax legislation that has not been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation. The discussion should not be construed as legal or professional tax advice and does not cover all possible tax consequences.
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General Corporate Tax Structure
 
Israeli companies wereare generally subject to corporate tax on their taxable income at the rate of 25% in 2010, which was reduced to  24% in 2011,2017 and was due to further gradually reduced to 18%23% in 20162018 and thereafter. On December 5, 2011,However, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passedeffective tax rate payable by a law for changingcompany that derives income from an Approved Enterprise, a Benefited Enterprise, a Preferred Enterprise or a Technology Enterprise may be considerably less. Capital Gain derived by an Israeli resident company are subject to tax at the tax burden (Legislative Amendments), which cancels, among others, the gradual reduction in the corporate tax rates in Israel. In addition, the corporate tax in Israel increased to 25% starting in 2012.
In August 2013, the Israeli Knesset approved an increase in theregular corporate tax rate to 26.5% for 2014(24% in 2017 and thereafter.
We do not expect that the August 2013 Amendment to have a material effect on the tax payable23% in respect of our Israeli operations.

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2018 and thereafter).
 
Tax Benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959
 
We have one capital investment program that has been granted “approved enterprise”“Approved Enterprise” status under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, commonly referred to as the Investment Law,“Investment Law”, and one program that qualify as a “beneficiary enterprise”“Benefited Enterprise” pursuant to an amendment to the Investment Law that came into effect on April 1, 2005.2005 (the “April 2005 amendment”). These programs were waived as part of the "Preferred enterprise"Enterprise" which is part of the "2011 Amendment" mentioned below.
 
Prior to the April 2005 amendment, the Investment Law provided that capital investments in a production facility (or other eligible assets), may be designated as an approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise upon prior approval from the Investment Center of the Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor or the (the “Investment Center.Center”).
 
OnThe April 1, 2005 an amendment to the Investment Law came into effect, which revised the criteria for investments qualified to receive tax benefits. An eligible investment program under that amendment provided for benefits as a beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise (rather than the previous terminology of approved enterprise)Approved Enterprise).  Among other things, the April 2005 amendment provided tax benefits to both local and foreign investors.  Companies that meet the specified criteria received the tax benefits without need for prior approval and instead, a company was to claim the tax benefits offered by the Investment Law directly in its tax returns.
 
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The period of tax benefits for the then new beneficiary enterprise commences in the year that is the later of: (i) the year in which taxable income is first generated by a company, or (ii) a year selected by the company for commencement, on the condition that the company meets certain provisions provided by the Investment Law.  The amendment does not apply to investment programs approved prior to December 31, 2004 and applies only to new investment programs. We began to generate income under the provision of the new amendment as of the beginning of 2006.

After expiration of the initial tax exemption period, the company is eligible for what was considered then a reduced corporate tax rate of 10% to 25%, depending on the extent of foreign investment in the company, for the following five to eight years, depending on the extentgeographic location of foreign investment in the company.Benefited Enterprise within Israel,,. The benefits period was limited to 12 years from completion of the investment under the approved plan or 14 years from the date of the approval, whichever is earlier. A company in which more than 25% of the shareholders are non-residents of Israel, defined under the Investment Law as a Foreign Investors Company, may be eligible for benefits for an extended period of up to ten years.
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If a company distributes dividends from tax-exempt approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and/or beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise income, the company will be taxed on the otherwise exempt income at the same reduced corporate tax rate that applies to it after the initial exemption period. Distribution of dividends derived from approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise income that was taxed at reduced rates, but not tax exempt, does not result in additional tax consequences to the company. Shareholders who receive dividends derived from approved enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise income are generally taxed at a rate of 15%, which is withheld and paid by the Companycompany paying the dividend, if the dividend is distributed during the benefits period or within the following 12 years.

The benefits available to an approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise were conditioned upon terms stipulated in the Investment Law and the related regulations (which include making specified investments in property and equipment, and financing a percentage of these investments with share capital), and, for an approved enterprise,Approved Enterprise, the conditions contained in the certificate of approval from the Investment Center.  If we do not fulfill these conditions, in whole or in part, the benefits can be cancelled and we may be required to refund the amount of the benefits, linked to the Israeli consumer price indexCPI in Israel plus interest. We believe that our approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise programs currently operateoperated in compliance with all applicable conditions and criteria, but we cannot assure you that they will continue to do so.
 
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We have derived a material portion of our operating income from our approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise facilities. We were therefore eligible for a tax exemption for a limited period on undistributed approved enterpriseApproved Enterprise and beneficiary enterpriseBenefited Enterprise income. We intend to reinvest the entire amount of our tax-exempt income and not to distribute this income as a dividend.dividend

Until December 31, 2010, TAT and Turbochrome have elected to participate in the alternative package of tax benefits for their Approved and Benefited Enterprise under the law.

Pursuant to such Law, the income derived from those enterprises will be exempt from Israeli corporate tax for a specified benefit period (except to the extent that dividends are distributed during the tax-exemption period other than upon liquidation) and subject to reduced corporate tax rates for an additional period.

In the event of distribution of a dividend from income which was tax exempt as above, the company would have to pay a regular corporate tax rate in respect of the amount distributed.

Tax Benefits under the 2011 Amendment

Under the transitional provisions of the 2011 Amendment, the company elected to irrevocably implement the 2011 Amendment with respect to its existing Approved and Beneficiary Enterprises while waiving benefits provided under the legislation prior to the 2011 Amendment.

Dividends paid out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise will be subject to a withholding tax at the source at the rate of 20%, or such lower rate as may be provided in an applicable tax treaty. However, if such dividends are paid to an Israeli company, no tax is required to be withheld (although, if the funds are subsequently distributed to individuals or to non-Israeli residents (individuals and corporations), the withholding tax would apply).
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A Preferred Company is entitled to a reduced corporate tax rate of 16% with respect to its income derived from its Preferred Enterprise, unless the Preferred Enterprise is located in development area A, in which case the rate will be 7.5% (our operations are currently not located in development area A).

TAT is located in an area in Israel that is designated as elsewhere and as such entitled to reduce tax rates of 15% during 2011-2012, 12.5% in 2013, and 16% in 2014 and thereafter.
Turbochrome is located in an area in Israel that is designated as Zone A and as such entitled to reduce tax rates of 10% during 2011-2012, 7% in 2013, and 9% in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Tax Benefits under the 2017 Amendment

An amendment to the Investment Law, or the 2017 amendment, which became effective as of January 1, 2017, provides new tax benefit to Preferred companies for two types of "Technology Enterprise", as described below, an is in addition to the other existing tax beneficial programs under the Investment Law.

The new incentives regime will apply to "Preferred Technological Enterprises" that meet certain conditions, as detailed in the amendment. Preferred Technological Enterprises will be subject to a corporate tax rate of 12% unless the Preferred Technological Enterprise is located in development zone A, in which case the rate will be 7.5% with respect to the portion of income derived from intellectual property developed in Israel. The withholding tax on dividends from such enterprises will be 4% for dividends paid to a foreign parent company holding at least 90% of the shares of the distributing company. For other dividend distributions, the withholding tax rate will be 20% (or a lower rate under a tax treaty, if applicable).
We cannot assure you that we will continue to qualify as an Industrial Company or that the benefits described above will be available to us in the future, which would entail the loss of the benefits that relate to this status.
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Tax Benefits and Grants for Research and Development

Israeli tax law allows, under specific conditions, a tax deduction in the year incurred for expenditures, including capital expenditures, relating to scientific research and development projects, if the expenditures are approved by the relevant Israeli government ministry, determined by the field of research, and the research and development is for the promotion of the company and is carried out by or on behalf of the company seeking such deduction. Expenditures not so approved are deductible over a three-year period. However, expenditures from proceeds made available to us through government grants are not deductible according to Israeli law.

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Tax Benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 1969
 
According to the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 1969 or the (the “Industry Encouragement Law”), an Industrial Company‘Industrial Company’ is aan Israeli resident company, resident in Israel,with at least 90% of the income of which, in a given tax year, determined in Israeli currency (exclusive of income from some government loans, capital gains, interest and dividends),loans) is derived from an industrial enterpriseIndustrial Enterprise owned by it.it and located in Israel or in the "Area", in accordance with the definition in the section 3a of the Ordinance. An “industrial enterprise”‘Industrial Enterprise‘ is defined as an enterprise whose major activity in a given tax year is industrial production activity.

Under the Industry Encouragement Law, Industrial Companies are entitled to the following preferred corporate tax benefits:
 
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Amortization of purchases of acquired technology and patents over an eight-year period for tax purposes;
 
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Amortization of specified expenses incurred in connection with a public issuance of securities over a three-year period for tax purposes;
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Right to elect, under specified conditions, to file a consolidated tax return with additional related Israeli Industrial Companies; and
 
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Accelerated depreciation rates on equipment and buildings.

Eligibility for benefits under the Industry Encouragement Law is not subject to receipt of prior approval from any governmental authority.
 
Additional amendments to the Approved Enterprise Law became effective in January 2011 (the “2011 Amendment”). Under the 2011 Amendment, income derived by ‘Preferred Companies’ from ‘Preferred Enterprises’ (both as defined in the 2011 Amendment) would be subject to a uniform rate of corporate tax as opposed to previous years’ incentives that were limited to income from Approved or Benefiting Enterprises during their benefits period. According to the 2011 Amendment, the uniform tax rate on such income, referred to as ‘Preferred Income’, would be 10% in areas in Israel that are designated as Development Zone A and 15% elsewhere in Israel during 2011-2012, 7% and 12.5%, respectively, in 2013-2014, and 6% and 12%, respectively, thereafter. Income derived by a Preferred Company from a ‘Special Preferred Enterprise’ (as defined in the Approved Enterprise) would enjoy further reduced tax rates for a period of ten years of 5% in Zone A and 8% elsewhere. As with dividends distributed from taxable income derived from an Approved Enterprise or Benefiting Enterprise during the applicable benefits period, dividends distributed from Preferred Income would be subject to a 15% tax (or lower, if so provided under an applicable tax treaty), which would generally be withheld by the distributing company. While the Company may incur additional tax liability in the event of distribution of dividends from tax exempt income generated from its Approved and Benefiting Enterprises, no additional tax liability will be incurred by the Company in the event of distribution of dividends from income taxed in accordance with the 2011 Amendment.
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Under the transitional provisions of the 2011 Amendment, the Company elects to irrevocably implement the 2011 Amendment with respect to its existing Approved and Benefiting Enterprises while waiving benefits provided under the legislation prior to the 2011 Amendment.
Under a recent amendment, announced in August 2013, beginning in 2014, dividends paid out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 20% (instead of 15%). In addition, tax rates under the Preferred Enterprise were also raised effective as of January 1, 2014 to 9% in Zone A and 16% elsewhere (instead of the 6% and 12%, respectively).
We cannot assure you that we will continue to qualify as an Industrial Company or that the benefits described above will be available to us in the future, which would entail the loss of the benefits that relate to this status.
 
Special Provisions Relating to Taxation under Inflationary Conditions

The Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments), 1985, referred to as the Inflationary Adjustments Law, which attempts to overcome the problems presented to a traditional tax system by an economy undergoing rapid inflation. The Inflationary Adjustments Law is highly complex.

On February 26, 2008, the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) enacted the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments) (Amendment No. 20) (Restriction of Effective Period), 2008 which we refer to as the Inflationary(the “Inflationary Adjustments Amendment.Amendment”).  In accordance with the Inflationary Adjustments Amendment, the effective period of the Inflationary Adjustments Law will cease at the end of the 2007 tax year and as of the 2008 tax year the provisions of the law shall no longer apply, other than the transitional provisions intended at preventing distortions in the tax calculations.  In accordance with the Inflationary Adjustments Amendment, commencing the 2008 tax year, income for tax purposes will no longer be adjusted to a real (net of inflation) measurement basis.  Furthermore, the depreciation of inflation immune assets and carried forward tax losses will no longer be linked to the Israeli consumer price index.CPI in Israel.
 
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Taxation of Dividends Paid on our Ordinary Shares
 
Taxation of Israeli Shareholders
 
A distribution of dividends from income, which is not attributed to an Approved Enterprise/ Benefited Enterprise/ Preferred Enterprise to an Israeli resident individuals, arewill generally be subject to Israeli income tax, on the receipt of dividends paid on our ordinary shares, other than bonus shares (share dividends) or stock dividends, at the rate of 20%25%, or 25%30% for a shareholderrecipient that is considered a material shareholder"Controlling Shareholder" (within the meaning of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance) at the time of distribution or at any time during the 12-month period preceding such distribution.  Dividends paid on our ordinary shares to Israeli companies are exempt from such tax, except for

However, dividends distributed from taxable income derived outsideaccrued during the benefits period of Israel, which area Benefited Enterprise, subject to certain time limitations, are generally subject to Israeli income tax at the 25% tax rate.
reduced rate of 15%. Dividends paid fromout of income derived from any of our approved enterprises or beneficiary enterprisesattributed to a Preferred Enterprise are generally subject to Israeli income tax which is withheld at the source at the rate of 20%, although.
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Generally, Israeli resident corporations are exempt from Israeli corporate tax on the receipt of dividends paid on shares of Israeli resident corporations, unless the dividends are distributed from taxable income that has accrued during the benefits period of Approved Enterprise of Benefited Enterprise, in which case they are taxable at the rate of 15%.

It should be noted that we cannot assure you that we will designate the profits that are being distributed in a way that will reduce shareholders’ tax liability to thisthose tax rate.rates.

Taxation of Non-Israeli Shareholders
 
Non-residents of Israel areThe Ordinance generally provides that a non-Israeli resident (either individual or corporation) is subject to, an Israeli income tax on income accrued or derived from sources in Israel, including passive income such as dividends. As of January 1, 2012, on distributions of dividends by an Israeli company to non-Israeli shareholders, other than bonus shares and stock dividends, income tax is applicable at the rate of 25%, or 30% forif the recipient is a shareholder that is considered a significant shareholder"Controlling Shareholder" at the time of distribution or at any time during the 12-month period preceding such distribution, unless a different rate is provided in a treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence.

As aforesaid, dividends derived from any of our income generated by an Approved Enterprise (oror Benefited Enterprise)Enterprise, are subject to withholding tax at a rate of 15%, and dividends derived from any of our income generated by a Preferred Enterprise are subject to withholding tax at a rate of 20%.

Under the U.S.-IsraelUnited States-Israel Tax Treaty, the maximum rate of tax withheld at source in Israel on dividends paid to a holder of our ordinary shares who is a treaty U.S. resident (for purposes of the United States-Israel Tax Treaty) is 25%,. However, generally the maximum rate of withholding tax on dividends, not generated by Benefited Enterprises, that are paid to a U.S. corporation holding at least 10% or 15% ifmore of our outstanding voting capital from the start of the tax year preceding the distribution of the dividend through (and including) the distribution of the dividends, are generated by an Approved Enterprise (or Benefited Enterprise). However, if the income out of which the dividend is being paid is not attributable to an Approved Enterprise (or Benefited Enterprise) and not12.5%, provided that no more than 25% of our gross income of such preceding year consists of certain types of dividends and interest or dividends, then suchif a certificate for a reduced withholding tax rate is reducedobtained in advance from the Israeli Tax Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends distributed from income attributed to 12.5%an Approved Enterprise, Benefited Enterprise or a Preferred Enterprise are subject to withholding tax rate of 15% for a non-resident that issuch a U.S. corporation and holds 10% or more ofshareholder, provided that the condition related to our issued voting power duringgross income for the part ofprevious year (as set forth in the tax year that precedes the date of payment of the dividend and during the whole of its prior tax year.previous sentence) is met.

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The aforementioned rates under the United States-Israel Tax Treaty will not apply if the dividend income was derived through a permanent establishment of the U.S. resident in Israel.

When the amount of tax due is not fully withheld at source, such non-Israeli resident is obligated to file a tax return, report his or her Israeli income and pay the balance of the amount of tax due.
Capital gains taxes applicable to non-Israeli shareholders

Capital gains from the sale of our ordinary shares by non-Israeli shareholders are exempt from Israeli taxation, provided that the capital gain is not derived from a permanent establishment in Israel.Israel according to section 97(b2) to the Israeli income tax ordinance. In addition, the U.S.-Israel tax treatyTax Treaty exempts U.S. residents who hold less than 10% of our voting rights, and who held less than 10% of our voting rights during the 12 months prior to a sale of their shares, from Israeli capital gains tax in connection with such sale.

United States Federal Income Tax Consequences
 
The following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares. Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with shareholders that are U.S. Holders (as defined below) who hold their ordinary shares as capital assets.
 
As used in this section, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of an ordinary share who is:
 
·An individual citizen or resident of the United States or an individual treated as a U.S. citizen or resident for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
·A corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia;
·An estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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·Any trust if (A)(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and (ii) one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B) such trust validly elects to be treated as a United States person.

The term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of an ordinary share that is an individual, corporation, estate or trust and is not a U.S. Holder. The tax consequences to a Non-U.S. Holder may differ substantially from the tax consequences to a U.S. Holder. Certain aspects of U.S. federal income tax relevant to a Non-U.S. Holder are discussed below.
 
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This description is based on provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), existing and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, and the US-IsraelU.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, each as in effect as of the date of this prospectus.annual report. These sources may change, possibly with retroactive effect, and are open to differing interpretations. This description does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be applicable to investors in light of their particular circumstances or to investors who are subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law, including:
 
·Insurance companies;
·Dealers in stocks, securities or currencies;
·Financial institutions and financial services entities;
·Real estate investment trusts;
·Regulated investment companies;
·Persons that receive ordinary shares in connection with the performance of services;
·Tax-exempt organizations;
·Persons that hold ordinary shares as part of a straddle or appreciated financial position or as part of a hedging, conversion or other integrated instrument;
·Persons who hold the ordinary shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities;
·Individual retirement and other tax-deferred accounts;
·Expatriates of the United States and certain former long-term residents of the United States;
·Persons liable for the alternative minimum tax;
·Persons having a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar; and
·Direct, indirect or constructive owners of 10% or more, by voting power or value, of our company.
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If a partnership or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes owns ordinary shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in such a partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partnership that owns ordinary shares and the partners in such partnership should consult their own tax own advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of ordinary shares.
 
This discussion does not consider the possible application of U.S. federal gift or estate tax or alternative minimum tax.
 
All investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in our ordinary shares, including the effect and applicability of United States federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax laws (including estate and gift tax laws) and tax treaties.

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Distributions Paid on the Ordinary Shares
 
Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” a U.S. Holder generally will be required to include in his or her gross income as ordinary dividend income the amount of any distributions paid on the ordinary shares, including the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld, to the extent that those distributions are paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” distributions in excess of our earnings and profits will be applied against and will reduce the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its ordinary shares and, to the extent they exceed that tax basis, will be treated as gain from a sale or exchange of those ordinary shares.  OurIn some cases, our dividends will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction applicable in some cases to U.S. corporations.
 
Dividends that we pay in NIS, including the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld therefrom, will be included in your income in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the day such dividends are received, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. A U.S. Holder who receives payment in NIS and converts NIS into U.S. dollars at an exchange rate other than the rate in effect on such day will have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the U.S. tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of NIS.
 
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Subject to certain limitations, “qualified dividend income” received by a non-corporate U.S. Holder in tax years beginning on or before December 31, 2010 will generally be subject to taxtaxation in the U.S at a reduced maximum taxlower rate of 15%.than ordinary income. Distributions taxable as dividends paid on the ordinary shares should qualify for the 15%lower tax rate provided that we are not a passive foreign investment company (as described below) for U.S. tax purposes and that either: (i) we are entitled to benefits under the income tax treaty between the United States and Israel (the “U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty”) or (ii) the ordinary shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States and certain other requirements are met. We believe that we are entitled to benefits under the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty and that the ordinary shares currently will be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. However, no assurance can be given that the ordinary shares will remain readily tradable. The rate reduction does not apply unless certain holding period requirements are satisfied. With respect to the ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder must have held such shares for at least 61 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date. The rate reduction also does not apply to dividends received from passive foreign investment companies, see discussion below, or in respect of certain hedged positions or in certain other situations. The legislation enacting the reduced tax rate contains special rules for computing the foreign tax credit limitation of a taxpayer who receives dividends subject to the reduced tax rate. U.S. Holders of ordinary shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of these rules in their particular circumstances.
 
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Subject to the discussion below under “Information Reporting and Back-up Withholding,” a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on dividends received on ordinary shares unless that income is effectively connected with the conduct by that Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States, in which case a corporate Non-U.S. Holder may also be subject to the U.S. branch profits tax.

Foreign Tax Credit
 
Any dividend income resulting from distributions we pay to a U.S. Holder with respect to the ordinary shares generally will be treated as foreign source income for U.S. foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Subject to certain conditions and limitations, Israeli tax withheld on dividends may be deducted from taxable income or credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, any dividend that we distribute generally will constitute “passive category income,” or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, “general category income.” The rules relating to the determination of foreign source income and the foreign tax credit are complex, and the availability of a foreign tax credit depends on numerous factors. Each investor who is a U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisor to determine whether its income with respect to the ordinary shares would be foreign source income and whether and to what extent that investor would be entitled to a foreign tax credit.

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Disposition of Ordinary Shares
 
Upon the sale or other disposition of ordinary shares, subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the disposition and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the ordinary shares. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of the receipt of a currency other than U.S. dollars upon such sale or other disposition.
 
Gain or loss upon the disposition of the ordinary shares will be treated as long-term if, at the time of the sale or disposition, the ordinary shares were held for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses by a U.S. Holder is subject to limitations. In general, any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of ordinary shares will be U.S. source income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the source of income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes and the effect of the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty on the source of income.
 
Subject to the discussion below under “Information Reporting and Back-up Withholding,” a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on any gain realized on the sale or exchange of ordinary shares unless:
 
·that gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States, and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base of the Non-U.S. Holder in the United States; or
·in the case of any gain realized by an individual Non-U.S. Holder, that holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or exchange, and other conditions are met.
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Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations
 
Special U.S. federal income tax rules apply to U.S. Holders owning shares of a passive foreign investment company. A non-U.S. corporation will be considered a passive foreign investment company for any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules, 75% or more of its gross income consists of specified types of passive income, or 50% or more of the average value of its assets consists of assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. For this purpose, passive income includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents, annuities and the excess of gains over losses from the disposition of assets which produce passive income.
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If we were classified as a passive foreign investment company, a U.S. Holder could be subject to increased tax liability upon the sale or other disposition of ordinary shares or upon the receipt of amounts treated as “excess distributions.” Under these rules, the excess distribution and any gain would be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares, and the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we were a passive foreign investment company would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest marginal tax rate in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed on the resulting tax allocated to such other taxable years. The tax liability with respect to the amount allocated to years prior to the year of the disposition, or “excess distribution,” cannot be offset by any net operating losses. In addition, holders of stockshares in a passive foreign investment company may not receive a “step-up” in basis on shares acquired from a decedent. If we are a passive foreign investment company in any year, a U.S. Holder would be required to file an annual return on IRS Form 8621 regarding distributions received with respect to ordinary shares and any gain realized on the disposition of ordinary shares.
 
Based on our current and projected income, assets and activities, we do not believe that we will be a passive foreign investment company for our current taxable year. However, because the determination of whether we are a passive foreign investment company is based upon the composition of our income and assets from time to time, we cannot be certain that we will not be considered a passive foreign investment company for the current taxable year or any future taxable year.
 
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The passive foreign investment company tax consequences described above will not apply to a U.S. Holder if the U.S. Holder makes an election to treat us as a qualified electing fund or QEF.(“QEF”).  If a U.S. Holder makes a timely QEF election, the U.S. Holder would be required to include in income for each taxable year it’sits pro rata share of our ordinary earnings as ordinary income and it’sits pro rata share of our net capital gain as long-term capital gain, whether or not such amounts are actually distributed to the U.S. Holder. However, a U.S. Holder would not be eligible to make a QEF election unless we comply with certain applicable information reporting requirements. We will provide U.S. Holders with the information needed to report income and gain under a QEF election should we become a passive foreign investment company.
 
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As an alternative to making a QEF election, a U.S. Holder of passive foreign investment company stock which is publicly traded may in certain circumstances avoid certain of the tax consequences generally applicable to holders of a passive foreign investment company by electing to mark the stock to market annually and recognizing as ordinary income or loss each year an amount equal to the difference as of the close of the taxable year between the fair market value of the passive foreign investment company stock and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the passive foreign investment company stock. Losses would be allowed only to the extent of net mark-to-market gain previously included by the U.S. Holder under the election for prior taxable years. Income recognized and deductions allowed under the mark-to-market provisions, as well as any gain or loss on the disposition of ordinary shares with respect to which the mark to marketmark-to-market election is made, are generally treated as ordinary income or loss (except that loss is treated as capital loss to the extent the loss exceeds the net mark-to-market gains, if any, that a U.S. Holder included in its income with respect to such ordinary shares in prior years). However, gain or loss from the disposition of ordinary shares (as to which a “mark-to-market” election was made) in a year in which we are no longer a passive foreign investment company, will be capital gain or loss. The mark-to-market election is available for so long as our ordinary shares constitute “marketable stock,” which includes stock of a passive foreign investment company that is “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange or other market.” Generally, a “qualified exchange or other market” includes a national securities exchange that is registered with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC or the national market system established pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A class of stock that is traded on one or more qualified exchanges or other markets is “regularly traded” on an exchange or market for any calendar year during which that class of stock is traded, other than in the minimized quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. We believe that The NASDAQ Global Market will constitute a qualified exchange or other market for this purpose. However, we cannot be certain that our ordinary shares will continue to trade on The NASDAQ Global Market or that the ordinary shares will be regularly traded for this purpose.
 
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The rules applicable to owning shares of a passive foreign investment company are complex, and each holder who is a U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisor regarding the consequences of investing in a passive foreign investment company.

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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
Payments in respect of ordinary shares may be subject to information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service  (the “IRS”) and to U.S. backup withholding tax at a rate equal to the fourth lowest income tax rate applicable to individuals (which, under current law, is 28%). Backup withholding will not apply, however, if you (i) are a corporation or come within certain exempt categories, and demonstrate the fact when so required, or (ii) furnish a correct taxpayer identification number and make any other required certification. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on IRS Form W-9.
 
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. tax liability, and a U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
 
Any U.S. holder who holds 10% or more in vote or value of our ordinary shares will be subject to certain additional United States information reporting requirements.

U.S. Gift and Estate Tax
 
An individual U.S. Holder of ordinary shares will generally be subject to U.S. gift and estate taxes with respect to ordinary shares in the same manner and to the same extent as with respect to other types of personal property.

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F.              E.Dividends and Paying Agents


Not applicable.

G.             F.Statement by Experts


Not applicable.
 
H.             
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G.Documents on Display

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to “foreign private issuers” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith, we file annual and interim reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SEC.
 
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, our proxy solicitations are not subject to the disclosure and procedural requirements of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and transactions in our equity securities by our officers and directors are exempt from reporting and the “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we make available on our website www.tat-technologies.com, our annual audited financial statements, which have been examined and reported on, with an opinion expressed by an independent public accounting firm, and we intend to file reports with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC on Form 6-K containing unaudited financial information for the first three quarters of each fiscal year.
 
This annual report on Form 20-F and the exhibits thereto and any other document we file pursuant to the Exchange Act may be inspected without charge and copied at prescribed rates at the following Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission Internet siteSEC website (http://www.sec.gov) and on our website www.tat-technologies.com. You may obtain information on the operation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’sSEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. by calling the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Exchange Act file number for our Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC filings is 0-16050.
 
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In addition, since August 16, 2005, we are also listed on the TASE. From such date we submit copies of all our filings with the SEC to the Israeli Securities AuthorityISA and TASE. Such copies can be retrieved electronically through the TASE internet messaging system (www.maya.tase.co.il) and, in addition, through the MAGNA distribution site of the Israeli Securities AuthorityISA (www.magna.isa.gov.il)www.magna.isa.gov.il).
 
The documents concerning our company which are referred to in this annual report may also be inspected at our offices located at Re’em Industrial Park Neta, Boulevard Bnei Ayish, Gedera, Israel.
 
I.              H.Subsidiary Information

Not applicable.

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Item 11.  11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We do not own and have not issued any market risk sensitive instruments about which disclosure is required to be provided pursuant to this Item.

Effects of Changes in Interest Rates
We pay interest on our long-term loans facilities in accordance with the nature of each loan. For loans that bear Libor Rate, we pay interest at a rate per annum equal to up to 3.5% in excess of the Libor Rate. As a result, changes in the general level of interest rates directly affect the amount of interest payable by us under these facilities.  As of December 31, 2014 we do not have any loans that bear fixed interest rate or linked to the Consumer Price Index (the “CPI”).

Effects of Currency Exchange Fluctuations
 
Our financial statements are stated in dollars, while a portion of our expenses, primarily labor expenses, is incurred in NIS and a part of our revenues are quoted in NIS. The company entered into Forward transactions in order to minimize its currency risk from expenses paid in NIS.  Additionally, certain assets, as well as a portion of our liabilities, are denominated in NIS. As a result, our operations may be affected by fluctuations of the U.S. dollar/NIS exchange rate. InDuring 2014 the NIS appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 12%, while in 2013. During 2015 the exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S. dollar did not changed materially. During 2016 the NIS appreciated against the U.S.U.S dollar by 7.5%1.5%. This trend continued through the end of June 2017, during which the NIS appreciated against the U.S dollar by an additional 9%. From the end of June 2017 until August 2017 the NIS depreciated against the U.S dollar by 3%. From August 2018 until the end of 2017 the NIS appreciated against the U.S dollar by 3.5%.
Through the end of February 2018 the exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S dollar did not changed materially. We estimate that a devaluation of 1% of the U.S. dollar against the NIS would result in a decrease of approximately $152,000$ 213 thousands in our operating income. We are hedging a portion of our exchange rate risk through forward transactions and the use of other derivative instruments.

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Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities

Not Applicable.
 
PART II
 
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies

None.

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Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders

None.

Item 15.Controls and Procedures
 
(a)Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in itsour Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’sSEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Reportannual report on Form 20-F. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
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(b)Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
 
·Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
·Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
·Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use of disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014.2017. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on that assessment, our management concluded that as of December 31, 2014,2017, our internal control over financial reporting is effective.

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This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial report. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
(d)Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 16.         [Reserved][Reserved]

Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
Our board of directors has determined that each member of our audit committee each of whom also qualifies as independent director, meets the definition of an audit committee financial expert, as defined by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.SEC.  For a brief listing of the relevant experience of the member of our audit committee, see Item 6.A. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Directors and Senior Management.”

Item 16B.Code of Ethics
 
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our chief executive officer and all senior financial officers of our company, including the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics is publicly available on our website at www.tat-technologies.com.  Written copies are available upon request. If we make any substantive amendment to the code of ethics or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the codes of ethics, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website.

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Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
Fees Paid to Independent Public Accountant
 
The following table sets forth, for each of the years indicated, the fees paid to our principal independent registered public accounting firm.  All of such fees were pre-approved by our Audit Committee.audit committee.
 
 Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 
Services Rendered 2014 2013  2017   2016 
Audit (1)
  $193,000  $210,000  $219,000  $231,000 
Tax (2)
   40,000   65,000   78,000   98,000 
Total  $233,000  $275,000  $297,000  $329,000 

(1)Audit fees are for audit services for each of the years shown in the table, including fees associated with the annual audit and reviews of our quarterly financial results, consultations on various accounting issues and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.
(2)Tax fees relate to professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice.  These services include assistance regarding international and Israeli taxation.

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
 
Our Audit Committeeaudit committee has adopted a policy and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm Kesselman & Kesselman, a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. Pre-approval of an audit or non-audit service may be given as a general pre-approval, as part of the audit committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of our independent auditor, or on an individual basis. Any proposed services exceeding general pre-approved levels also require specific pre-approval by our audit committee.  The policy prohibits retention of the independent public accountants to perform the prohibited non-audit functions defined in Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the rules of the SEC, and also requires the Audit Committeeaudit committee to consider whether proposed services are compatible with the independence of the public accountants.

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Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committee
 
Not Applicable.

Item 16E.      Purchase of Equity Securities By The Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
 
Not Applicable.

Item 16F.      Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
 
Not Applicable.

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Item 16G.     Corporate Governance
 
The following are the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those followed by domesticUnited States companies under the Nasdaq Rules:rules:
 
Shareholder Approval. Although the Nasdaq Rulesrules generally require shareholder approval of equity compensation plans and material amendments thereto, we follow Israeli Companies Law, which is to have such plans and amendments approved only by the board of directors, unless such arrangements are for the compensation of directors, Chief Executive Officer or a transaction with the controlling shareholder, in which case they also require the approval of the compensation committee and the shareholders.
 
In addition, rather than follow the Nasdaq Rulesrules requiring shareholder approval for the issuance of securities in certain circumstances, we follow Israeli law, under which a private placement of securities requires approval by our board of directors and shareholders if it will cause a person to become a controlling shareholder (generally presumed at 25% ownership) or if:
 
oThe securities issued amount to 20% or more of our outstanding voting rights before the issuance;
oSome or all of the consideration is other than cash or listed securities or the transaction is not onin accordance with market terms; and
oThe transaction will increase the relative holdings of a shareholder that holds 5% or more of our outstanding share capital or voting rights or that it will cause any person to become, as a result of the issuance, a holder of more than 5% of our outstanding share capital or voting rights.

Annual Reports.  While the Nasdaq RulesNASDAQ rules generally require that companies send an annual report to shareholders prior to the annual general meeting, we follow the generally accepted business practice for companies in Israel. Specifically, we file annual reports on Form 20-F, which contain financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, electronically with the SEC and post a copy on our website.

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PART III
 
Item 17.Financial Statements

We have elected to furnish financial statements and related information specified in Item 18.
 
Item 18.Financial Statements
 
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company 
  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-2
Consolidated Balance SheetsF-3-F-4
Consolidated Statements of OperationsF-5-F-6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive IncomeF-7
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' EquityF-8
Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-9-F-10F-9-F10
Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-11-F-56F-11
 
Item 19.Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Annual Report:
 
1.1           Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1)
1.1
Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1)
 
1.2           Articles of Association of the Registrant (filed herewith) (8)
1.2
 
2.1           
2.1Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (1)
 
4.1           
4.1
 
4.2Agreement dated February 10, 2000, by and between the Registrant and TAT Industries Ltd. (English summary translation) (2)
 
 
 
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5.08Report
List of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmSubsidiaries of the Registrant
 
8              List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 
 
 
 
14.2Consent of registered public accounting firm
 
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(1)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
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(2)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(3)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(4)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed on May 7, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(5)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(6)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(7)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(8)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(8)Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
 

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SIGNATURES
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
 
 TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
   
 By:/s/ Tiko GadotGuy Nathanzon
  Tiko GadotGuy Nathanzon
  
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
   
Date: March 22, 2015April 24, 2018  
 
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TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 20142017

 

 
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014
2017

IN U.S. DOLLARSINDEX

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders of
TAT Technologies Ltd.

Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TAT Technologies Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 20142017 and 2013,2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of changes in shareholders' equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014. 2017, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”).  In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s Boardmanagement and board of Directors and management.directors. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thesethe Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We did not auditare a public accounting firm registered with the financial statements of First Aviation Services Inc., an equity method investee, as ofPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The First Aviation Services Inc. financial statements audited by other auditors were prepared on a "historical" basis (priorare required to basis adjustments primarily relatedbe independent with respect to impairment charges recorded by the Company) and reflect total net assets of $8,935,000 and $8,140,000 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and total net income of $727,000, $3,158,000 and $(12,979,000) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (subsequently adjusted by the Company to net assets of $2,556,000in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and $2,289,000,the applicable rules and net income of $267,000, $1,025,000 and $(3,756,000), respectively, to reflect the share in the results of First Aviation Services Inc. and other adjustments primarily related to impairment charges recorded by the Company). We audited the adjustments necessary to convert the “historical” basis financial statements of First Aviation Services Inc. to the basis reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The First Aviation Services Inc. financial statements were audited by other auditors (whose report thereon dated March 4, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements) has been furnished to us, and our opinion expressed herein, insofar as it relates to the historical amounts included for First Aviation Services Inc., is based solely on the reportregulations of the other auditors.Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. Anmisstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit includesof its internal control over financial reporting.  As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.  Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supportingregarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.  An auditOur audits also includes assessingincluded evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Company’s Board of Directors and management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements presentation.statements.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of other auditors, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Tel-Aviv, Israel/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
March 22, 2015
April 24, 2018
Certified Public Accountants (lsr.)
 A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2009.
 
Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,
P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001  Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il

 
Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,
P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001  Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il
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TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S dollars in thousands

  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
ASSETS      
       
CURRENT ASSETS:      
   Cash and cash equivalents $17,514  $21,433 
   Short-term bank deposits  470   964 
   Accounts receivable, net  25,744   21,572 
   Other current assets and prepaid expenses  2,363   1,687 
   Inventory, net  38,630   39,269 
         
   Total current assets  84,721   84,925 
         
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:        
   Investment in affiliates  1,192   1,019 
   Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement  2,779   2,660 
   Deferred income taxes  937   896 
   Intangible assets, net  1,045   1,179 
   Property, plant and equipment, net  21,321   21,298 
         
    Total non-current assets  27, 274   27,052 
         
   Total assets $111,995  $111,977 
  
December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
 
ASSETS      
       
CURRENT ASSETS:      
   Cash and cash equivalents $22,894  $19,814 
   Short-term bank deposits  5,089   10,059 
   Accounts receivable-trade, net  15,657   18,387 
   Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses  4,298   3,314 
   Inventories, net  35,404   29,395 
   Assets held for sale  -   9,959 
         
   Total current assets  83,342   90,928 
         
INVESTMENT AND OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS:        
   Investment in an affiliated company  2,556   2,289 
   Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement  2,496   2,900 
   Deferred income taxes  1,550   1,616 
   6,602   6,805 
         
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET  11,524   11,147 
         
   Total long-term assets  18,126   17,952 
         
   Total assets $101,468  $108,880 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S dollars in thousands, except share data
 
  December 31, 
  2014  2013 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:      
   Short term bank loan and current maturities of long-term loans $-  $910 
   Accounts payable trade  5,886   6,941 
   Other accounts payable and accrued expenses  5,651   5,815 
   Liabilities held for sale  -   3,428 
         
   Total current liabilities  11,537   17,094 
         
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
   Other long-term liabilities  34   58 
   Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement  2,655   3,140 
   Deferred income taxes  1,774   1,058 
         
   Total long-term liabilities  4,463   4,256 
         
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (NOTE 14)        
         
Total liabilities  16,000   21,350 
         
EQUITY:        
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.9 par value :        
Authorized: 10,000,000 shares at December 31, 2014 and 2013;  Issued: 9,082,817 and 9,079,709 shares at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively; Outstanding: 8,808,344 and 8,805,236 shares at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively  2,793   2,792 
Additional paid-in capital  64,491   64,454 
Treasury stock, at cost, 274,473 shares at December 31, 2014 and 2013  (2,088)  (2,088)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  -   (429)
Retained earnings  20,272   20,840 
Total shareholders' equity  85,468   85,569 
Non-controlling interest  -   1,961 
Total equity  85,468   87,530 
         
Total liabilities and equity $101,468  $108,880 
  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:      
   Accounts payable $9,348  $8,406 
   Accrued expenses  8,331   9,836 
         
   Total current liabilities  17,679   18,242 
         
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
   Other long-term liabilities  146   151 
   Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement  3,235   2,994 
   Deferred income taxes  2,361   1,938 
         
   Total non-current liabilities  5,742   5,083 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (NOTE 11)        
         
Total liabilities  23,421   23,325 
         
EQUITY:        
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.9 par value :
Authorized: 10,000,000 shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016;  Issued: 9,122,501 shares at December 31, 2017 and 9,102,917 shares at December 31, 2016; Outstanding: 8,848,028 shares at December 31, 2017 and 8,828,444 shares at December 31, 2016
  2,802   2,797 
Additional paid-in capital  65,073   64,760 
Treasury shares, at cost, 274,473 shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016  (2,088)  (2,088)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  135   (73)
Retained earnings  22,652   23,256 
Total shareholders' equity  88,574   88,652 
         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $111,995  $111,977 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

U.S dollars in thousands

 
Year ended December 31,
  Year ended December 31, 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
  2017  2016  2015 
Revenues:         
         
Revenue:         
Products $31,363  $34,364  $36,263  $36,053  $30,431  $31,339 
Services  49,363   45,187   41,652   70,474   65,363   54,268 
  80,726   79,551   77,915   106,527   95,794   85,607 
                        
Cost of revenues:            
Cost of revenue:            
Products  23,340   24,892   25,177   28,096   23,788   24,466 
Services  40,286   35,987   33,362   57,987   52,969   47,476 
  63,626   60,879   58,539   86,083   76,757   71,942 
                        
Gross profit  17,100   18,672   19,376   20,444   19,037   13,665 
                        
Operating expenses:                        
Research and development, net  1,070   713   995   731   1,140   890 
Selling and marketing  3,203   3,150   2,899   4,974   3,876   2,903 
General and administrative  9,019   9,512   10,110   9,409   10,023   8,469 
Other income  (11)  (20)  (13)
Other expenses (income)  53   (138)  631 
Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   (4,833)
                        
  13,281   13,355   13,991   15,167   14,901   8,060 
                        
Operating income from continuing operations  3,819   5,317   5,385 
Operating income  5,277   4,136   5,605 
                        
Financial expenses  (2,510)  (947)  (2,094)  (1,132)  (1,139)  (1,262)
Financial income  1,216   897   1,988   794   985   913 
                        
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income  2,525   5,267   5,279 
Income before taxes on income  4,939   3,982   5,256 
                        
Taxes on income  1,360   1,041   2,090   2,333   3,865   644 
                        
Net income from continuing operations after taxes on income  1,165   4,226   3,189 
Income before equity investment  2,606   117   4,612 
                        
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  267   1,025   (3,756)
Share in results of equity investment of affiliated companies  (210)  (55)  1,237 
                        
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  1,432   5,251   (567)
            
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   (2,429)  (1,147)
            
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies Ltd. shareholders
 $1,432  $2,822  $(1,714)
Net income $2,396  $62  $5,849 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

U.S dollars in thousands, except share and per share data

 
Year ended December 31,
  Year ended December 31, 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
  2017  2016  2015 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share:         
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share attributable to controlling interest $0.16  $0.60  $(0.06
Loss from discontinued operations per share attributable to controlling interest  -   (0.28  (0.13
 $0.16  $0.32  $(0.19         
Net income per share basic and diluted $0.27  $0.01  $0.66 
                        
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                        
Basic  8,805,495   8,799,237   8,808,075   8,848,028   8,828,444   8,808,344 
Diluted  8,826,542   8,808,920   8,808,075   8,909,072   8,830,764   8,810,689 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

U.S dollars in thousands
 
  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Net income $2,396  $62  $5,849 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net            
Net unrealized gains (losses) from derivatives  (686)  174   (5)
Reclassification adjustments for gains from derivatives included in net income  894   (243)  1 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)  208   (69)  (4)
             
Total comprehensive income (loss) $2,604  $(7) $5,845 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Net income (loss) $1,432  $1,780  $(1,772)
Other comprehensive income            
Foreign currency translation adjustments  429   668   209 
Total other comprehensive income  429   668   209 
             
Comprehensive income (loss) $1,861  $2,448  $(1,563)
             
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest  -   842   (12)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders $1,861  $3,290  $(1,575)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
U.S dollars in thousands, except share data
       
                      
  Share capital     Accumulated          
  Number of shares issued  Amount  Additional paid-in capital  other comprehensive income (loss)  Treasury shares  Retained earnings  Total equity 
                      
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014  9,082,817  $2,793  $64,491  $-  $(2,088) $20,345  $85,541 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015:                            
Comprehensive income (loss)  -   -   -   (4)  -   5,849   5,845 
Share based compensation  -   -   38   -   -   -   38 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015  9,082,817  $2,793  $64,529  $(4) $(2,088) $26,194  $91,424 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016:                            
Comprehensive income (loss)  -   -   -   (69)  -   62   (7)
 Share based compensation  -   -   105   -   -   -   105 
 Exercise of options  20,100   4   126   -   -   -   130 
 Dividend distributed  -   -   -   -   -   (3,000)  (3,000)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016  9,102,917  $2,797  $64,760  $(73) $(2,088) $23,256  $88,652 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017:                            
 Comprehensive income  -   -   -   208   -   2,396   2,604 
 Share based compensation  -   -   174   -   -   -   174 
 Exercise of options  19,584   5   139   -   -   -   144 
 Dividend distributed  -   -   -   -   -   (3,000)  (3,000)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017  9,122,501  $2,802  $65,073  $135  $(2,088) $22,652  $88,574 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
U.S. dollars in thousands
  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
          
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         
Net income $2,396  $62  $5,849 
             
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization  3,941   3,636   2,781 
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment  54   12   - 
Loss (gain) from change in fair value of derivatives  (490)  (152)  10 
Interest from short-term bank deposits and restricted deposits  (6)  (24)  (33)
Change in provision for doubtful accounts  321   (29)  206 
Share in results and sale of equity investment of affiliated companies  210   55   (1,237)
Share based compensation  174   105   38 
Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   (4,833)
Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement  241   123   28 
Deferred income taxes, net  382   1,670   (21)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
    Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable  (4,493)  (2,392)  (2,375)
Decrease (increase) in other current assets and prepaid expenses  488   1,487   (85)
    Decrease (increase) in inventory  210   (2,707)  (571)
    Increase in trade accounts payable  578   1,192   436 
    Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses  (1,505)  2,521   525 
    Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities  (5)  (38)  15 
Net cash provided by operating activities $2,496  $5,521  $733 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:            
Acquisitions of subsidiary, net of cash acquired in the amount of $1,164 (see note 3a)  -   -   (1,796)
Proceeds from sale of equity investment of affiliated company  -   -   3,624 
Investment in affiliated company  (383)  (905)  - 
Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement  (156)  2   8 
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  -   17   9 
Purchase of property and equipment  (3,520)  (5,702)  (3,315)
Investment in short-term deposit  -   -   (8,109)
Maturities of short-term deposits  500   7,182   5,109 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $(3,559) $594  $(4,470)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
CASH FLOWS
U.SU.S. dollars in thousands except share data

  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Dividend paid  (3,000)  (3,000)  - 
Repayments of short-term loans  -   -   (469)
Payment of contingent consideration  -   (500)  - 
Exercise of options  144   130   - 
Net cash used in financing activities  (2,856)  (3,370)  (469)
             
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  (3,919)  2,745   (4,206)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR  21,433   18,688   22,894 
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $17,514  $21,433  $18,688 
             
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON INVESTING ACTIVITIES NOT INVOLVING CASH FLOW:
            
Purchase of property, plant and equipment on credit $632  $268  $76 
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
            
Interest paid $(35) $(2) $(4)
Income taxes paid $(2,397) $(1,473) $(1,321)
  
TAT Technologies Ltd. Shareholders
       
           Accumulated             
  
Share capital
  Additional  other        Non-    
  
Number of shares issued
  
Amount
  
paid-in
capital
  
 comprehensive income (loss)
  
Treasury
shares
  
Retained
earnings
  
controlling
interest
  
Total
equity
 
                         
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2012  9,073,043   2,790   64,402   (1,036)  (2,018)  22,232   2,791   89,161 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012:                                
Comprehensive income (loss)  -   -   -   139   -   (1,714)  12   (1,563)
Dividend distributed  -   -   -   -   -   (2,500)  -   (2,500)
Purchase of  treasury shares  -   -   -   -   (70)  -   -   (70)
Share based compensation expenses  -   -   8   -   -   -   -   8 
    BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31,
        2012
  9,073,043  $2,790  $64,410  $(897) $(2,088) $18,018  $2,803  $85,036 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013:                                
Comprehensive income (loss)  -   -   -   468   -   2,822   (842)  2,448 
Share based compensation expenses  -   -   3   -   -   -   -   3 
Exercise of options  6,666   2   41   -   -   -   -   43 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013  9,079,709  $2,792  $64,454  $(429) $(2,088) $20,840  $1,961  $87,530 
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014:                                
Comprehensive income  -   -   -   429   -   1,432   -   1,861 
Share based compensation expenses  -   -   38   -   -   -   -   38 
    Exercise of option  3,108   1   (1)  -   -   -   -   - 
    Dividend distributed  -   -   -   -   -   (2,000)  -   (2,000)
    Sale of subsidiary  -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,961)  (1,961)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014  9,082,817  $2,793  $64,491  $-  $(2,088) $20,272  $-  $85,468 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
          
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         
Net income (loss) attributable to TAT Technologies Ltd. shareholders
 $1,432  $2,822  $(1,714)
Net loss from discontinued operations  -   2,429   1,147 
Income (loss) from continuing operations  1,432   5,251   (567)
             
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization  2,069   1,859   1,906 
Exchange differentials of loans  (1)  23   16 
Write down of inventory  -   67   - 
Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment  10   (20)  (12)
Gain from change in fair value of derivatives  -   (27)  (399)
Interest from short-term bank deposits and restricted deposits  (128)  (11)  (48)
Provision for doubtful accounts  -   17   258 
Share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company  (267)  (1,025)  3,756 
Share based compensation expenses  38   3   8 
Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement  (485)  286   396 
Deferred income taxes, net  1,229   71   1,712 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
    Amounts due to (from) related parties, net  5   (63)  711 
    Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable  2,730   (1,001)  (979)
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other  (833)  1,195   266 
    Decrease (increase) in inventories, net  (6,009)  659   (2,908)
    Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable  (509)  278   581 
    Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable and accrued expenses  (715)  (417)  1,197 
    Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities  (24)  58   (2)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  (1,458)  7,203   5,892 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:            
Proceeds from sale of  marketable securities  -   -   1,900 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary (A)  2,176   -   - 
Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement  352   (48)  (457)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  19   51   50 
Purchase of property and equipment  (3,021)  (2,240)  (2,147)
Investment in short-term deposit  -   -   (10,000)
Maturities of short-term deposits  5,098   -   - 
Proceeds released from restricted deposits  -   2,307   947 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $4,624  $70  $(9,707)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands
  Year ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:         
Repayments of long-term loans $(883) $(2,286) $(776)
Dividend paid  (2,000)  -   (2,500)
Repayments of short-term loans  (26)  (719)  (4,542)
Short-term credit received from a bank  -   26   627 
Repurchase of treasury shares  -   -   (70)
Exercise of options  -   43   - 
Net cash used in financing activities  (2,909)  (2,936)  (7,261)
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:            
Cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations  -   685   2,054 
Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations  -   (31)  (226)
Cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations  -   (304)  (285)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations  -   164   90 
Net cash provided by discontinued operations  -   514   1,633 
             
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  257   4,851   (9,443)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR  22,637   17,786   27,229 
             
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR  22,894   22,637   17,786 
LESS – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AT END OF YEAR  -   2,823   2,309 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS AT END OF YEAR $22,894  $19,814  $15,477 
          
Supplementary information on investing activities not involving cash flows:         
Purchase of property and equipment on credit $44  $590  $- 
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:            
Interest paid $(15) $(89) $(209)
Interest received $221  $177  $265 
Income taxes paid $(571) $(961) $(813)
Income taxes refunds $613  $1,383  $780 
             
(A)  Proceeds from sale of subsidiary
         
Assets held for sale (excluding cash in the amount of $2,823)
  7,136   -   - 
Liabilities held for sale  (3,428)  -   - 
Non-controlling interest  (1,532)  -   - 
  $2,176  $-  $- 
--
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 1 -GENERAL

a.
TAT Technologies Ltd., (“TAT” or the “Company”) an Israeli corporation, incorporated in 1985, is a leading provider of servicessolutions and productsservices to the aerospace and defense industries, focused mainly on the following four segments: (i) original equipment manufacturing (“OEM”) of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through our Gedera facility; (ii) MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions through our Limco subsidiary; (iii) MRO services for aviation components through our Piedmont subsidiary; and (iv) overhaul and coating of jet engine components through our Turbochrome subsidiary. TAT targets the commercial aerospace (serving a wide range of types and sizes of commercial and business jets), military aerospace and ground defense industries. Together with its subsidiaries, 100% held, Limco-Piedmont Inc. (“Limco-Piedmont”), 70% held, Bental Industries Ltd. (“Bental”) (with respect to the sale of the entire interest in Bental see note 1(d) and 4) and 100% held, TAT Gal Inc. (“TAT Gal”) hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Group”, it is principally engaged in the following activities:

·Design, development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer equipment and solutions;
·Remanufacture, overhaul and repair of heat transfer equipment;
·Maintenance, repair and overhaul of auxiliary power units, landing gears and related components;
·Design, development and manufacture of aviation and flow control accessories including fuel components, secondary power systems, and various instrumentation and electronic assemblies and
·Design, development and manufacture of environmental control and cooling systems.

The products developed, repaired, and maintained by the Group are primarily used for airborne systems on commercial and military aircrafts as well as for defense ground systems. The principal markets of TAT are in Israel, Europe and the United States.

As of December 31, 2014, Limco-Piedmont holds 100% of Limco-Airepair Inc. (“Limco”), of Piedmont Aviation Component Services LLC. (“Piedmont”) and holds, through Piedmont, 28.08% in First Aviation Services Inc. (“FAvS”), a world-wide service provider to the aerospace industry and a one-stop-shop for maintenance, repair and overhaul services (for propellers and landing gear) for the General Aviation Industry.

b.sectors. TAT’s shares are listed on both the NASDAQ (TATT) and Tel-Aviv stock exchange.Stock Exchange.

c.b.In October 2012 two lenders to TAT’s then controlling shareholders, KMN Industries and TAT Industries (herein “Controlling Shareholders”has the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: Limco-Piedmont Inc. (“Limco-Piedmont”), filed separate petitionsand Turbochrome Ltd. (“Turbochrome”). Additionally the Company holds 51% of TAT-Engineering LLC (“TAT-Engineering”), hereinafter collectively referred to as the court to enforce certain liens granted to such lenders by each of the Controlling Shareholders. Such liens consisted of KMN Industries’ holdings of an approximately 80% ownership interest in TAT Industries (which in turn owned approximately 43% of the issued share capital of TAT) and KMN Industries’ direct holdings in TAT (which represented approximately 10% of the issued share capital of TAT). On December 18, 2012 the court appointed permanent receivers on behalf of the two lenders mentioned above for the purpose of jointly realizing the liens granted to such lenders. On March 15, 2013 the receivers of TAT’s shares initiated a bid process for the sale of such shares. On August 7, 2013 the receivers informed TAT that a transaction for the sale of 4,732,351 Ordinary shares of TAT, constituting 53.8% of TAT’s outstanding Ordinary shares as of the date of the transaction, closed after receiving all required approvals and transfer of the agreed consideration by FIMI Israel Opportunity FIVE, Limited Partnership and FIMI Opportunity V, L.P. (“FIMI Funds”)“Group”.

c.
On November 25, 2015, the Company signed an agreement with Russian-based Engineering Holding of Moscow (“Engineering”), to establish a new facility for the provision of services for heat transfer products. The new company, TAT-Engineering LLC, is based in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport. TAT-Engineering, LLC shall provide services for heat transfer products. 51% of TAT-Engineering LLC's shares are held by TAT and the remaining 49% are held by Engineering. The accounting treatment of the joint venture is based on the equity method due to variable participating rights granted to Engineering. The new entity was established in January 2016.
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d.On February 18, 2014 TAT entered into an agreement to sell its entire interest in Bental, constituting 70% of Bental’s issued and outstanding share capital, to Bental Investments Agshah Ltd. (“Bental Investments”), for an aggregate consideration of $5,000, reflecting an impairment of $3,319 (out of which $2,323 attributed to controlling interest), which is reported in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 (see also note 4).

The Company determined Bental met the criteria for held for sale and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2013.

Closing of the transaction occurred on March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvals to consummate the closing.
NOTE 2 -         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting principles
a.Basis of Presentation

The consolidatedGroup's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), applied on a consistent basis, unless otherwise indicated below..

a.b.Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statement

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclose the nature of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting years. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

As applicable to these financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to: revenue recognition, recoverability of inventory, provision for doubtful accounts, purchase price allocation on acquisition, income taxes, impairment of long livedlong-lived assets, impairment of investment in affiliated company, contingencies, provision for taxesrevenue recognition generated from long-term contracts and the realizability of deferred tax assets.

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NOTE 2 -           SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)contingent consideration.

b.c.Functional currency

The majority of the TAT’s revenuesGroup revenue are generated in U.S. dollars ("dollars") and a substantial portion of TAT’sthe Group costs are incurred in dollars. In addition, a significant portion of the TAT’s financing has been obtained in dollars. Accordingly, the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which TAT operates and accordingly its functional and reporting currency is the dollar.

Limco’s and Piedmont’s (“U.S. subsidiaries”) revenues are generated in dollars and its costs are incurred in dollars. In addition, the U.S. subsidiaries financing has been obtained in dollars. Accordingly, the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the U.S. subsidiaries operateGroup operates and accordingly its functional and reporting currency is the dollar.

Monetary accounts maintainedTransactions and balances originally denominated in dollars are presented at their original amounts.  Balances in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are re-measuredtranslated into dollars using historical and current exchange rates for non-monetary and monetary balances, respectively.  For non-dollar transactions and other items in the representative foreignstatements of income (indicated below), the following exchange raterates are used: (i) for transactions – exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Operational accountstransaction dates or average rates; and (ii) for other items (derived from non-monetary balance sheet accountsitems such as depreciation and amortization, etc.) – historical exchange rates.  Currency transaction gains and losses are measured and recorded at the rate in effect at the date of the transaction. The effects of foreign currency re-measurement are recorded incarried to financial income (expenses), net.or expenses, as appropriate.

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d.Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TAT and its subsidiaries. In these financial statements, “subsidiaries” are companies over which TAT has over 50% voting control and the financial statements of which are consolidated with those of the Company.

Intercompany balances and transactions, including profits from intercompany sales not yet realized outside the Group, have been eliminated upon consolidation. Non-controlling interests are included in equity.

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d.e.Cash and Cash equivalents

All highly liquid investments, which include short-term bank deposits, and money market accounts, that are not restricted as to withdrawal or use, and short-term debentures, the period to maturity of which do not exceed three months at the time of investment, are considered to be cash equivalents.

e.f.Short-term bank deposits

Bank deposits with maturities of more than three months but less than one year are included in short-term deposits. Such short-term deposits are in Dollars and bear interest at an average annual rate of approximately 0.6% in 2014both 2017 and 2013.2016.

f.g.Accounts receivable-trade,receivable, net

The Group’s accounts receivable balances are due from customers primarily in the airline and defense industries. Credit is extended based on evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and generally, collateral is not required. Trade accounts receivable from sales of services and products are typically due from customers within 30 - 90 days. Trade accounts receivable balances are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowancea provision for doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than their original contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Group determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Group’s previous loss history from such customers, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to TAT and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Group writes-off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible. Payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited against earnings. The allowanceprovision for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to specific debts that are doubtful of collection.

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g.h.InventoriesInventory

Inventories areInventory is measured at the lower of cost or market.and net realizable value.

Inventories include raw materials, parts, work in progress and finished products.
Cost of inventoriesraw material and parts is determined as follows:using the “moving average” basis. Cost of work in progress and finished products is calculated based on actual costs. Capitalized production costs components, mainly labor and overhead, are determined on average basis over the production period.

If actual market prices are less favorable than those projected by management, inventory write-downs may be required. Once written-down, a new lower cost basis for that inventory is established.
Raw materials and parts-On the basis of actual cost.
Work in progress and Finished goods-On the basis of actual cost which takes into account materials, labor and other direct and indirect manufacturing costs, or identifiable direct costs.

Since the Group sells products and services related to airplane accessories (heat transfer equipment, defined in note 1, APU's, landing gears etc.) for airplanes that can be in service for 20 to 50 years, it must keep a supply of such products and parts on hand while the airplanes are in use. The Group writes down its inventory for estimated obsolescence and unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and estimated market value based upon assumptions for future demand and market conditions.

h.i.Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, after deduction of the related investment grants, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

 yearsYears
  
Buildings and leasehold improvements257 - 39
Machinery and equipment43 - 10 (mainly 10)17
Motor vehicles6 - 7
Office furniture and equipment3 - 17 (mainly 7)
Software33-5

Leasehold improvements are included in buildings and amortized using the straight line method over the period of the lease contract, or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is shorter.

i.j.Grants from Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel ("OCS"National Authority for Technological Innovation (“NATI”):

Grants received from the OCSNATI for approved research and development projects are recognized at the time the Company is entitled to such grants, on the basis of the costs incurred and included as a deduction from research and development expenses.  Due the fact that the Company is defined as a "Traditional Industry Company", under the OCSNATI regulations, thesethe majority of grants are non-royalty bearing.

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j.k.Investment in companycompanies accounted for using the Equity Method

Investment in which the Group exercises significant influence and which is not considered a subsidiary ("affiliate") is accounted for using the equity method, whereby the Group recognizes its proportionate share of the affiliated company's net income or loss after the date of investment. Significant influence is presumed to exist when the Group holds 20% to 50% of an affiliated company’s voting instruments.

The Group reviews this investmentthose investments for impairment whenever events indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. See notenotes 1(c) and 3(b).

k.l.Identified intangible assets

Identifiable intangible assets are comprised of definite lived intangible assets - customer relationships, which are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of useful life as determined by identifying the period in which substantially all of the cash flows are expected to be generated. Amortization of customer relationships is recorded under and selling and marketing expenses.

m.Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, including definite life intangible assets held and used by an entity are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets (or asset group) may not be recoverable. In the event that the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the long-lived assets (or asset group) is less than the carrying amount of such assets, an impairment charge would be recognized and the assets (or asset group) would be written down to their estimated fair values (see also notes 6 and 9)7).

l.n.Treasury Shares

Company shares held by the Company are presented as a reduction of equity at their cost to the Company.
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o.Revenue recognition

The Group generates its revenues from the sale of OEM products and systems, providing MRO services (remanufacture, maintenance, repair and overhaul services and
long-term long - term service contracts) and parts services.

Revenues from the sale of products are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred,all risks and benefits are passed, provided the collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured, the price is fixed or determinable and no significant obligation exists. The Group does not grant a right of return.

Revenues from multi-year, fixed price contracts for OEM customers are recognized when a product is shipped (and title passed) to the customer. Management provides for losses as soon as a loss is expected for the remaining portion of such contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no losses have been recognized for such fixed price contracts.

Revenues from MRO services are generally recognized when services are completedcompleted. In cases in which contracts require exchanging a defective landing gear for a restored gear, the non-refundable minimum amounts from these contracts are recognized on the exchange date (delivery of the product has occurred), and the item is shipped backany additional amounts billed to the customer.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTScustomer for excess hours of repair, are recognized when the customer approve the price for these additional services

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NOTE 2 -SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)

m.Revenue recognition (cont.)
.

Revenues from some maintenance contracts are recognized over the contract period in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred in performing services under the contract. The Group estimates the costs that are expected to be incurred based on its experience with the aggregate costs incurred and to be incurred on contracts of this nature.historical experience. The costs incurred related to the maintenance contracts are not incurred on a straight-line basis, as the timing to provide the maintenance services is dependent on when parts under these contracts require maintenance. Therefore, the Group accrues revenue as costs are incurred. These revenues are then compared to actual results and adjusted to either deferred revenue for results greater than historical estimates or recognized in those cases of performance less than historical estimates.  These accountscontracts are reviewed on a timely basis and adjusted (if required) based on cost structures.

Revenues from royalties from sales of products developed with the Group's intellectual property, technology and technical assistance are recognized when the related sales are made.total expected cost.

n.p.Shipping and handling costs

Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in revenue. The cost of shipping and handling products is included in costs of revenues.
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q.Warranty costs

The Group provides warranties for its products and services ranging from one to three years, which vary with respect to each contract and in accordance with the nature of each specific product.

The Group estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranty and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time the productrevenue is shipped.recognized. The Group periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary.

p.r.Research and development

Research and development costs, net of grants, are charged to expenses as incurred.

q.s.Fair value measurement

The Group measures fair value and discloses fair value measurements for financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

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q.Fair value measurement (cont.)

The accounting standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data or active market data for similar but not identical assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In determining fair value, the Group utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible and considers credit risk in its assessment of fair value.
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t.Concentrations of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, derivatives and accounts receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks in Israel and the United States. Such deposits in the United States may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Group's cash and cash equivalents are financially sound. Accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these financial instruments.

The Group's accounts receivable are derived mainly from sales to customers in the United States, Israel and Europe. The Group generally does not require collateral; however, in certain circumstances the Group may require letters of credit. Management believes that credit risks relating to accounts receivable are minimal since the majority of the Group's customers are world-leading manufacturers of aviation systems and aircrafts, international airlines, governments and air-forces, and world-leading manufacturers and integrators of defense and ground systems.  In addition, the Group has relatively a large number of customers with wide geographic spread which mitigates the credit risk. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluation of its customers' financial condition.

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s.u.Income taxes

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740 "Income Taxes". This statement prescribes the use of the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities account balances are determined based on temporary differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for tax loss carry-forwards. Deferred taxes are measured using the enacted laws and tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Group provides a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value, see note 17(h)14(h).

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are classified as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting or, if not related to an asset or liability for financial reporting, according to the expected reversal dates of the specific temporary differences.

Taxes which would apply in the event of disposal of investments in foreign subsidiaries have not been taken into account in computing the deferred taxes, when the Group’s intention is to hold, and not to realize the investments.

Following the recognition of Bental as held for sale and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2013, (see note 4) the Company computed the deferred tax asset derived from the estimated loss for tax purposes incurred on the sale of its entire interest in Bental. For such capital loss as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company provided a full valuation allowance as it cannot predict its future realization.

The Group records deferred taxes related to its share in results of its affiliated company.

With regard to dividends distributable from the income of foreign subsidiaries: as the Group intends to permanently reinvest retained earnings and has no intention to declare dividends out of such earnings in the foreseeable future it does not record deferred taxes in respect of taxes that would have been paid in such event.

The Group did not provide for deferred taxes attributable to dividend distribution out of retained tax-exempt earnings from "Approved/Benefited Enterprise" plans (see note 17(a)14(a)), since it intends to permanently reinvest them and has no intention to declare dividends out of such tax exempt income in the foreseeable future. Management considers such retained earnings to be essentially permanent in duration.  The payment of dividend in 20142017 and 2016 was paid from foreign subsidiaries earnings of the Company and earnings from regular income of the Israeli company.company, respectively.

Results for tax purposes for TAT’s Israeli subsidiarysubsidiaries are measured and reflected in NIS and for TAT’s U.S. subsidiaries are measured and reflected in U.S. dollars. As explained in (b)(c) above, the consolidated financial statements are measured and presented in U.S. dollars. In accordance with ASC 740, TAT has not provided deferred income taxes on the differences resulting from changes in exchange rate and indexation.

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s.Income taxes (cont.)

The Group follows a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The Group’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within financial income (expense). Such liabilities are classified as long-term, unless the liability is expected to be resolved within twelve months from the balance sheet date.

t.Held for sale classification and Discontinued operations

A business is reported as held for sale when management has approved or received approval to sell the business and is committed to a formal plan, the business is available for immediate sale, the business is being actively marketed, the sale is anticipated to occur during the next 12 months and certain other specified criteria are met. A business classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying value of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, a loss is recognized.

Assets and liabilities related to a business classified as held for sale are segregated in the consolidated balance sheet in the period in which the business is classified as held for sale.

Operations of a business are reported as discontinued operations if the business is classified as held for sale, the operations and cash flows of the business have been or will be eliminated from our ongoing operations as a result of a disposal transaction and we will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transaction. The results of discontinued operations are reported in discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for current and prior periods commencing in the period in which the business meets the criteria of a discontinued operation, and include any gain or loss recognized on closing or adjustment of the carrying amount to fair value less cost to sell.

Depreciation is not recorded on assets of a business while it is classified as held for sale.

At December 31, 2013, held for sale assets and liabilities consisted of Bental, the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment, and its results of operations are presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations (see also note 4).

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NOTE 2 -           
NOTE 2 -SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)

u.v.Basic and diluted net Earnings per share

EarningsBasic earnings per share are computed based onby dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of the Company's Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.9 per share outstanding for each period.
Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income by the fully-diluted weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share includes the potential effect of stockperiod.  Potentially dilutive shares include outstanding options outstanding during the year, in accordance with ASC 260 "Earnings per Share", using the treasury stock method.granted to employees and directors.

v.w.Share-based compensation

The Group applies ASC 718 "Stock Based Compensation" with respect to employees and directors options, which requires awards classified as equity awards to be accounted for using the grant-date fair value method. The fair value of share-based awards is estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model, the payment transaction is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures. The Group estimatesUntil December 31, 2016, the Company estimated forfeitures based on historical experience and anticipated future conditions. The Company has adopted the guidance related to share-based compensation accounting as of January 1, 2017, and as of that date has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur.

The Group recognizes compensation cost for an award with only service conditions that has a graded vesting schedule using the accelerated method over the requisite service period for the entire award. For an award with performance conditions that has a graded vesting schedule, compensation cost is recognized upon meeting such conditions, using the accelerated method over the requisite service period for the entire award.

w.x.Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income net of related taxes where applicable,in 2017 and 2016 includes, in addition to net income Currency translation adjustments. The accumulated other compressive incomeor loss, gains and losses of derivatives (net of related entirely to Bental and was reclassified from AOCI to discontinued operation upontaxes where applicable).

Reclassification adjustments for gain or loss of derivatives are included in the salerelevant line item in the statement of Bantal.  
income. See also note 2 (aa).
 
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x.y.Business Combinations

When the Company acquires a business, the purchase price is allocated based on the fair value of tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the residual of the excess of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquire at the acquisition date, over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. If the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeds the purchase price, the resulting bargain purchase is recognized as a gain in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company generally engages independent, third-party appraisal firms to assist in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such a valuation requires management to make significant estimates, especially with respect to intangible assets. These estimates are based on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies. These estimates are inherently uncertain. For all acquisitions, operating results are included in the consolidated statement of operations from the date of acquisition.

z.Contingencies

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Group but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Group’s management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any, and accrues for these costs. Such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Group or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Group’s management evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought.

Management applies the guidance in ASC 450-20-25 when assessing losses resulting from contingencies. If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability is recorded as accrued expenses in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material are disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered to be remote by management are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantee would be disclosed.
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aa.Derivatives and hedging

The Company carries out transactions involving foreign currency exchange derivative financial instruments. The transactions are designed to hedge the Company’s exposure in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities and measures those instruments at fair value. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash-flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the anticipated transaction in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  The ineffective portion of a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge is recognized in "financial expense (income), net". If a derivative does not meet the definition of a cash flow hedge, the changes in the fair value are included in "financial expense (income), net".

bb.Recently Issued Accounting Principles:

(1)In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance on the treatment of restricted cash in the statements of cash flows. Amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

(2)In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance on income taxes on intra-entity transfers. The guidance eliminates the exception to the recognition requirements under the standard for intra-entity transfers of an asset other than inventory. As a result, an entity should recognize the income tax consequences when the transfer of assets other than inventory occurs. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
 
(3)In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance on statements of cash flows. The guidance addresses eight specific issues: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; settlement of certain debt instruments; contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies; distributions received from equity method investees; beneficial interest in securitization transactions; separately identifiable cash flows and application of predominance principle. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that year (early adoption is permitted). The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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U.S. dollars in thousands
 
NOTE 2 -        SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)

bb.Recently Issued Accounting Principles (cont.):

(4)In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance on financial instruments. The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2020, including interim periods within that year. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect of the guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

(5)In February 2016, the FASB which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less may be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The standard is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its financial statements.

(6)In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update which targets improvements to accounting for hedging activities which amends and simplifies existing guidance in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its financial statements.

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U.S. dollars in thousands

NOTE 2 -        SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)

bb.Recently Issued Accounting Principles (cont.):

(7)In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." ASU 2014-09 will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue upon the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. Other major provisions include capitalization of certain contract costs, consideration of the time value of money in the transaction price, and allowing estimates of variable consideration to be recognized before contingencies are resolved in certain circumstances.
The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers. The guidance is effective for the interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017 (early adoption is permitted in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016). The guidance permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company intends to apply the new standard on its effective date (January 1, 2018) to uncompleted contracts as of that date, in accordance with the transitional directive which allows recognition of the cumulative effect of the initial application as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2018.

The company has adopted the following exemptions and accounting policies:
a.The Company has chosen to account for shipping as a fulfillment costs, in cases in which the shipping occurs after the customer has obtained control of a good.
b.The Company has chosen not to adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component, in cases in which the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.
c.The Company has chosen to present all sales taxes collected from customers on a net basis.
The Company examined the expected effects of the application of the new standard and it does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.


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U.S. dollars in thousands

NOTE 3 -        BUSINESS COMBINATION AND INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY

a.Turbochrome

1.In August, 2015 the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Turbochrome Ltd.

On October 19, 2015, the company completed the share acquisition for approximately $3,500 (subject to certain price adjustments). The acquisition was funded through cash on hand. TAT was obligated to pay additional amounts of up to $2,000 in the event that Turbochrome Ltd. meets certain annual revenue targets in 2015 and 2016 (See Note 11 (g) for additional information regarding the contingent consideration associated with this acquisition). The earn-out payment was based on the actual revenues of Turbochrome during the calendar years 2015 and 2016. The Company has paid $ 0.5 million for the earn-out payment.

Turbochrome Ltd., located in Israel, specializes in overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes, afterburner flaps and other components.

In connection with the acquisition, the company recognized a bargain purchase gain of $4.8 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. The bargain purchase gain was primarily related to the fair market value of certain property, plant and equipment, in relation to replacement costs, and to the Company's expectation regarding its ability to increase the services that can be provided to Turbochrome's existing customers and to its own customers.

As part of the purchase agreement the company assumed a committed to continue the engagement with Turbochrome’s CEO for 12 months from the day of closing.  In December 2015, the company decided to terminate this employment agreement. The total termination expenses the company included in the financial statements for 2015 were in the amount of approximately $300.
Turbochrome Ltd. results of operations and balance sheet were included in Company's consolidated financial statements commencing October 19, 2015.
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U.S. dollars in thousands

NOTE 3 -BUSINESS COMBINATION AND INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY (CONT)

a.Turbochrome (cont.)

2.Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets of Turbochrome, based on their fair values at the acquisition date.

The table below summarizes the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, intangible assets and resulting bargain purchase in Turbochrome –
Asset Fair value 
Cash and cash equivalents $1,164 
Inventories  616 
Other current assets  2,169 
Property, plant and equipment  6,825 
Identifiable intangible assets -    
   Customers relationships  1,342 
Current liabilities  (2,857)
Deferred Taxes  (271)
Accrued severance pay  (15)
Net Identifiable assets acquired  8,973 
Gain from bargain purchase  (4,833)
Total consideration (including contingent consideration in amount of $640) $4,140 
An amount of $1,342 of the purchase price was allocated to customer relationships.
As part of the acquisition, the Company acquired all existing customers of Turbochrome. Customer’s relationship is amortized over a period of 10 years.
Total transactions costs were approximately $303 and were recognized in earnings as other expenses.
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U.S. dollars in thousands

NOTE 3 -BUSINESS COMBINATION AND INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY (CONT)

a.Turbochrome (cont.)
The actual Turbochrome Ltd. net sales and net income included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015 (for the period from October 19, 2015 acquisition date through December 31 ,2015) are as follows:

U.S. dollars
in thousands
Actual Turbochrome results of operations included in the consolidated results of operations:
Revenue1,905
Net loss attributable by Turbochrome(163)

3.Below are certain unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2015, as if the acquisition of Turbochrome Ltd. had occurred at the beginning of the year 2014, after giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments. Including amortization of identifiable intangible assets and the gain on bargain purchase. The gain on bargain purchase and transaction costs were included in net income for the year ended December 31, 2014.
This unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the combined results that would have been attained as if the acquisition takes place at the beginning of 2014 nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.
Year ended December 31
2015
Revenue92,230
Net income801
Earnings per share:
Basic and Diluted0.09

b.FAvS
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the company has 4.9% of First Aviation Services ordinary shares, a provider of repair and overhaul, rotables management and related engineering services to the aviation industry worldwide.

On March 11, 2015, Piedmont Aviation Component Services, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of TAT, entered into an agreement to sell 237,932 shares of Class B Common Stock of FAvS representing 23.18% of FAvS' share capital and its entire holdings (16,253) of FAvS' Series A Preferred stock. The purchase price for the Class B Shares was $8.40 per Class B Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,999, and the purchase price for the Series A Preferred stock was $100 per Preferred Share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,625. The total gain from the sale of FAvS' stock was $1,198. After the transaction the company owns 4.9% of FAvS’ ($169 at cost basis). From March 11, 2015 FAVS' investment is based on the cost method.

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U.S. dollars in thousands
NOTE 2 -           SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT)

y.Recently Issued Accounting Principles

(1)In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the United States (the “FASB”) issued guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers. Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

(2)In August 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance related to disclosure of uncertainties about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The new guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and, as necessary, to provide related footnote disclosures. The guidance has an effective date of December 31, 2016. The Company believes that the adoption of this new standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

z.Derivative Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage exposure to movement in exchange rate. The use of these financial instruments reduces the exposure of these risks. The Company recognizes the fair value of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded directly to the statement of operations. Fair value is based on market quotes for similar instruments with the same duration.
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U.S. dollars in thousands
NOTE 3 -           INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY

a.FAvS
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the company has 28.08% and 29.36% of First Aviation Services, a provider of repair and overhaul, rotables management and related engineering services to the aviation industry worldwide.
NOTE 3 -           INVESTMENT IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY (CONT)

b.Financial information

Condensed financial information from FAvS consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
  
December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
 
       
Current assets $10,596  $10,179 
Long-term assets  8,927   8,954 
Total assets  19,523   19,133 
         
Current liabilities  5,964   6,522 
Long-term liabilities  4,624   4,471 
Total liabilities $10,588  $10,993 

Condensed financial information from FAvS consolidated statements of operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014:

  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
          
Net sales $24,442  $23,445  $21,579 
Gross profit  7,342   6,182   9,202 
Income (loss) from continuing operations  827   (341)  (1,476)
Net income (loss)  727   3,158   (12,979)
Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $336  $2,821  $(13,271)

A reconciliation of the share in results of affiliated company and impairment of share in affiliated company for each of the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
          
Share in income (loss) related to common stockholders $49  $838  $(653)
Share in income related to preferred stock  218   187   197 
Impairment in affiliated company  -   -   (3,300)
Net income (loss) $267  $1,025  $(3,756)
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U.S. dollars in thousands
NOTE 4 -           HELD FOR SALE CLASSIFICATION AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 18, 2014 TAT entered into an agreement to sell its entire interest in Bental, the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment, constituting 70% of Bental’s issued and outstanding share capital, to Bental Investments Agshah Ltd. (“Bental Investments”), for an aggregate consideration of $5,000, reflecting an impairment of $3,319 (out of which $2,323 attributed to controlling interest), which is reported in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $152 for the year ended on December 31, 2013 (out of which $106 attributed to controlling interest).

The impairment amount is based on the selling price, which is categorized as level 2 measurement.

Closing of the transaction took place on March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvals to consummate the transaction.

The following table summarizes the components of assets and liabilities held-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013:

  December 31, 
  
2013
 
Assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents $2,823 
Trade accounts receivable  4,067 
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses  196 
Inventories, net  2,983 
Funds in respect of employee right upon retirement  778 
Deferred income taxes  29 
Property, plant and equipment, net  2,402 
Assets of businesses held for sale  13,278 
Less: impairment  (3,319)
Total assets held for sale $9,959 
     
Liabilities:    
Trade accounts payables $946 
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses  1,109 
Long-term loans, net of current maturities  248 
Liability in respect of employee rights upon retirement  1,070 
Deferred income taxes  55 
Total liabilities held for sale $3,428 
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NOTE 4 -           HELD FOR SALE CLASSIFICATION AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONT)

The following are amounts related to Bental included in net loss from discontinued operations:

  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2013
  
2012
 
       
Revenues $9,589  $10,008 
         
Loss before taxes on income (tax benefit) $(148) $(191)
         
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ($5 and $3 in 2013  and 2012, respectively) $(3,471) $(1,205)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest  1,042   58 
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TAT Technologies Ltd. shareholders $(2,429) $(1,147)
NOTE 5 -           AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE - MARKETABLE SECURITIES

  
December 31, 2014
 
  
Amortized Cost
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  
Fair
Value
 
Available-for-sale:         
Money Market $1,136  $-  $1,136 

  
December 31, 2013
 
  
Amortized Cost
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  
Fair
Value
 
Available-for-sale:         
Money Market $1,136  $-  $1,136 

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NOTE 64 -        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Group measures fair value and discloses fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, consisted of the following types of instruments:

  December 31, 2017 
   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:            
Derivative financial instruments $-  $159  $-  $159 
  December 31, 2014 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:            
Money Market $1,136  $-  $-  $1,136 
                 
Liabilities:                
Forward transactions $-  $463  $-  $463 

  December 31, 2016 
   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Liabilities:            
Derivative financial instruments $-  $74  $-  $74 
a.Derivative financial instruments:

  December 31, 2013 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:            
Money Market $1,136  $-  $-  $1,136 
The company hedges the foreign currency risk arising from probable forecasted Israeli Shekel ("ILS") expenses as part of its risk management policy. The risk management objective is to hedge the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations associated with ILS denominated forecasted probable expenses according to the company's hedging policy. The majority of the ILS exposure arises from expected related salary expenses. The company enters into contracts for derivative financial instruments forward contracts in order to execute its policy. Such derivatives are recognized at fair value. The fair value of forward contracts is calculated as the difference between the forward rate on valuation date and the forward rate on the original forward contract, multiplied by the transaction's notional amount. At the inception of a hedge relationship, the Company formally designates and documents the hedge relationship to which the Company wishes to apply hedge accounting and the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. The hedge effectiveness is assessed at the end of each reporting period. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized as other comprehensive income (loss), while any ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss through finance income (expenses), net. Amounts recognized as other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to profit or loss when the hedged transaction affects profit or loss, such as when the hedged expense is recognized. If the forecast expense is no longer expected to occur, amounts previously recognized in equity are reclassified to profit or loss. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or if its designation as a hedge is revoked, amounts previously recognized in equity remain in equity until the forecast expense occurs.

As of December 31, 2014,2017 and 2016, the company has six open forward contracts with a notional total amount of $4,800.$8,101 and $12,399, respectively.

The carrying amounts of financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, accounts receivable, accounts payable forward transactions and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of their generally short maturities.

The fair value of the Group's long-term loan was estimated by using level 3 inputs based on discounted future cash flows, using the rate currently available for liabilities of similar terms and maturity. The carrying amount of the Group's long-term loan approximates its fair value since the interest rate reflects current market rates.

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U.S. dollars in thousands
 
NOTE 64 -        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONT)

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
b.Contingent consideration:

As for
The contingent consideration liability in the acquisition of Turbochrome shares was computed on expected revenue to be generated by Turbochrome using a binomial tree model income approach.
The fair value measurement related toof the impairment of Bentalcontingent liability as of December 31, 2013, see note 4.2015 was estimated using the following assumptions:

2015
Volatility16.6%
Expected life (in years)1.25
Risk free interest rate0.08%
 
The following table presentssummarizes the Group’sactivity for those financial assets measured atand liabilities where fair value on a non-recurring basis for the year ended December 31 2012:measurements are estimated utilizing Level 3 inputs.

     
Fair value measurements using
 
  
As of December 31, 2012
  
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical assets
(Level 1)
  
Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
  
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  
Total
losses for the year ended December 31, 2012
 
Goodwill (1) (*) $-  $-  $-  $-  $1,015 
Investment in affiliated company (2) $1,264  $-  $-  $1,264  $3,300 

(*)Excluding discontinued operations for the year ended on December 31, 2012

(1)During the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, management believed that there were indicators of impairment of goodwill in its OEM of Electric Motion Systems reporting unit and accordingly performed interim goodwill impairment testing as of June 30, 2012, primarily due to a decline in future forecasted sales levels and profitability margins resulting from the continued weakness in the defense industry. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of goodwill for this reporting unit, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm. Based on the results of this test, the Company determined that the entire balance of goodwill included in this reporting unit was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $1,015.

(2)In June 2012, FAvS entered into a transaction with its CEO, pursuant to which FAvS borrowed $3 million from FAvS CEO, secured by a third lien on the assets of FAvS. The loan bears interest at 10% and in addition FAvS CEO was issued warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of FAvS, representing 15% of FAvS post-exercise shareholders’ equity, at an exercise price of $7.00 per share.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the transaction, management believed that there were indicators of impairment with respect to TAT’s investment in FAvS. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of its investment in FAvS, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm. Based on the results of this test the Company determined that its investment in FAvS was impaired by $3,300. The impairment was due to a decline in FAvS’ profitability margins and future forecasted sales levels.
  December 31, 
  2016  2015 
       
Fair value at the beginning of the period $640  $- 
Additional resulting from Turbochrome acquisition  -   640 
Adjustments to the provision resulting from    Turbochrome acquisition  (640)  - 
Fair value at the end of the period $-  $640 

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NOTE 75 -INVENTORIES, NETINVENTORY

Inventories areInventory is composed of the following:
  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Raw materials and components $9,428  $10,715 
Work in progress  21,875   21,618 
Spare parts  6,584   5,743 
Finished goods  743   1,193 
         
Total inventory (*) $38,630  $39,269 
(*) The total amount of Rotables included in the company inventory for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $8,615 and $8,345, respectively.
 
  December 31, 
  2014  2013(*) 
        
Raw materials and components $11,333  $9,648 
Work in process  14,600   14,044 
Spare parts  8,956   4,742 
Finished goods  515   961 
         
  $35,404  $29,395 

(*) Excluding heldSlow inventory expenses amounted to $964, $1,138 and $440 for sale assets atthe years ended December 31, 2013

In 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012, approximately $202, $350 and $1,892, respectively, of inventory previously written-down were used or sold in the course of providing MRO services.2015, respectively.
 
The company maintains a wide range of exchangeable units and other spare parts related to its products and services in various locations. Due to the long lead time of its suppliers and manufacturing cycles, the company needs to forecast demand and commit significant resources towards these inventories. As such, the company is subject to significant risks including excess inventory no longer relevant.
NOTE 86 -        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Composition of assets, grouped by major classifications, is as follows:
 
 December 31,  December 31, 
 2014  2013(*)  2017  2016 
Cost:             
Land and buildings $6,232  $5,582  $12,385  $11,966 
Machinery and equipment  36,299   34,696   48,848   46,129 
Motor vehicles  334   418   472   362 
Office furniture and equipment  1,646   1,559   2,039   1,926 
Software  1,197   1,166   1,419   1,354 
  45,708   43,421   65,163   61,737 
                
Less: Accumulated depreciation  34,184   32,274   43,842   40,439 
Depreciated cost $11,524  $11,147  $21,321  $21,298 

(*) Excluding held for sale assets at December 31, 2013
Depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to $2,069, $1,859$3,807, $3,501 and $1,906$2,753 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012, respectively (depreciation and amortization expenses do not include impairment charges).2015, respectively.

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NOTE 9 -           GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

a.Intangible assets:
  
December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
 
License for service center      
Cost $2,050  $2,050 
Accumulated amortization and impairment charges  (2,050)  (2,050)
Amortized cost $-  $- 
b.Impairment Assessments

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, management believed that there were indicators of impairment of goodwill in its OEM of Electric Motion System reporting unit as of June 30, 2012, primarily due to a decline in future forecasted sales levels and profitability margins resulting from the continued weakness in the defense industry. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment test of goodwill for this reporting unit, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm. Based on the results of this test, the Company determined that the entire balance of goodwill included in this reporting unit was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $1,015.

The Company determined the fair value of the OEM of Electric Motion Systems reporting unit using the discounted cash flows method. The material assumptions used for 2012 annual test were five years of projected net cash flows (in accordance with the Company’s budget), a discount rate of 17.72% and a long-term growth rate of 2.0%. The Company considered historical rates and current market conditions when determining the discount and growth rates to use in its analyses.

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U.S. dollars in thousands
 
NOTE 107 -        INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets:

  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Customer relationships      
Cost $1,342  $1,342 
Accumulated amortization  (297)  (163)
Amortized cost $1,045  $1,179 

NOTE 8 -        OTHER BALANCE SHEETS SUPPLEMENTALSSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

a.Other accounts receivable and prepaidAccrued expenses:

  December 31, 
  2014  2013 (*) 
       
Deferred tax asset $1,694  $1,589 
Government authorities  1,568   1,154 
Prepaid expenses  971   498 
Amounts due from related parties  -   5 
Other  65   68 
         
  $4,298  $3,314 

(*) Excluding held for sale assets at December 31, 2013

b.Other account payable and accrued expenses:

 December 31,  December 31, 
 2014  2013 (*)  2017  2016 
            
Employees and payroll accruals $2,149  $3,077  $3,814  $3,386 
Accrued expenses 535  732   711   838 
Government authorities 428  483 
Authorities  957   1,722 
Advances from customers 741  840   863   1,861 
Deferred income  254   441 
Warranty provision 251  229   306   338 
Accrued royalties 368  336   1,180   1,176 
Deferred tax liability 592  40 
Forward transactions 463  - 
Other accrued expenses  124   78 
Other  246   74 
                
 $5,651  $5,815  $8,331  $9,836 
 
(*) Excluding held for sale assets at December 31, 2013

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NOTE 11 -
NOTE 9 -        TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

a.Transactions with TAT Industries LTD. (“TAT Industries”):
 
  Year ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
          
Management fees (1)  -   29   50 
Lease expenses (2) $-  $424  $416 
Transactions with related parties:

 (1)According to the agreement between TAT and TAT Industries, TAT Industries will pay the Company an annual management fee in the amount of $50. The management fees are recorded as a reduction of general and administration expenses. Such services provided to TAT Industries until the purchase of TAT’s shares by FIMI Funds on August 7, 2013 (see also note 1).

(2)During 2000, TAT entered into a lease agreement with TAT Industries, pursuant to which the Company leases from TAT Industries approximately 344,000 square feet, including 90,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and storage space, for a period of 24 years and eleven months for an annual rental fee which is subject to revaluation every fifth year by a real estate appraiser, with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year.
In 2010, following a revaluation by a real estate appraiser, the rental fee was increased to $400 per year with an additional incremental payment of 2% per year. The rental fee will be revaluated again in 2015 (the "Next Revaluation"). The Company's Audit Committee has reapproved the said agreement until the Next Revaluation.

As of August 7, 2013, following the sale of TAT’s shares to FIMI, TAT Industries is no longer considered as related party.
  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
          
Compensation and benefits to senior management, including benefit component of option grants $1,615  $1,464  $1,236 
Number of individuals to which this benefit related  5   5   5 
Compensation and benefits to the chairman of the Board $167  $167  $173 
Number of individuals to which this benefit related  1   1   1 
Compensation and benefits to directors $150  $161  $161 
Number of individuals to which this benefit related  5   6   5 
 
b.Balances with related parties:

  
December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
 
FAVS - current asset  -   5 
Total asset $-  $5 

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NOTE 11 -TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (CONT)

c.Transactions with related parties:
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
          
Management fees to shareholders (see item e below) $-  $-  $359 
d.Bental was engaged in various agreements with the Non-controlling interest and other related parties for the rental, maintenance and other services provided to it, in connection with its plant and operations. Total amount paid by Bental for these services in 2013 and 2012 was $432 and $505, respectively. See also note 1(d).

e.
In March 2012, the audit committee and the board of directors of TAT approved a new three-year management agreement with Isal Amlat Investment (1993) Ltd. (“Isal Amlat”) commencing as of February 8, 2012 (the "New Management Agreement"). Each of TAT and Isal Amlat shall be entitled to terminate the New Management Agreement subject to a prior written notice of 4 months. Pursuant to the New Management Agreement, in consideration of the management services provided by Isal Amlat, TAT pays Isal Amlat  management fees in a total annual amount of NIS 1,500,000 (approximately $400), linked to the Consumer Price Index to be paid on a monthly basis, plus VAT. In addition, Isal Amlat is entitled to repayment of expenses actually borne as part of providing the management services. The audit committee and board of directors of the Company will examine on a yearly basis, the management services actually provided to the Company, and shall examine whether a material change has occurred justifying the update of the management fees and/or the conditions of the New Management Agreement. The New Management Agreement was approved by the shareholders of TAT on June 28, 2012.

On August 21, 2012, the board of directors of TAT approved, following an approval of TAT’s audit committee, a change to the New Management Agreement with Isal Amlat, effective from such date according to which the scope of the services provided by Isal Amlat to TAT were reduced and the annual management fees were also reduced by a total amount of NIS 570,000 (approximately $150 - the “reduced amount”).
Total amount paid by TAT for the management services in 2012, was $359.
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In addition, the Company received management services from a private company (“Management company”) controlled by Mr. Nathan Galili (“Galili”), CEO of KNM Industries Ltd. (a private company through which Isal Amlat indirectly holding control in the Company). The management services will consist of a half-time of Galili, which value is more than the reduced amount, and will additionally include its services as active chairman of Bental. For those services the Company will pay the Management company annual management fees equal to the reduced amount, in addition to NIS 7,000 (approximately $2, plus VAT), as a monthly remuneration for travelling expenses to Bental. In addition, if during the service period or within a twelve month period from the end of the service period the Company will sell its holding in Bental, for more than $6,600 (“low threshold”), then the Management company will be eligible for a bonus which will be determined as follows:

2% out of the 1st million above the low threshold, the Company will receive for its holding in Bental, plus an additional 3% out of the 2nd million above the low threshold the Company will receive for its holding in Bental, plus an additional 5% out of the 3rd million above the low threshold the Company will receive for its holding in Bental. It is clarified that in any event the amount of the bonus shall not exceed $100.
Such management services will be provided until February 8, 2015 (the end of term of the new management agreement with Isal Amlat). Each of the parties (TAT and the Management company) may terminate the agreement with a prior written notice of four months.
On January 27, 2013, TAT informed Isal Amlat that no management services had been provided by Isal Amlat to TAT during the preceding months, and that TAT decided to immediately terminate the Management Agreement. At that date TAT ceased paying management fees.
On February 8, 2013, Mr. Galili informed TAT on the termination of the engagement with TAT, effectively immediately while management fees will be paid throughout June 8, 2013 at the end of the four-month notice period.
f.On June 14, 2010, TAT and Bental signed a management services agreement. TAT agreed to provide Bental with various services including investor relations, business development, marketing and advertising consulting, legal services and the appointing of TAT personnel in Bental board of directors. The agreement was effective since January 1, 2010 and the annual management fees were in the amount of $120. Such management fees were paid until June 30, 2013, following which the extent of such services reduced significantly together with the intent of the Company to sell its entire interest in Bental (see also note 4).

g.In December 2009, Piedmont provided a guarantee for a period of one year up to $7,000 in respect of FAvS' debt taken in connection with the acquisition of AeTR. As of December 31, 2012, the guarantee amount is $4,600 (such guarantee was released on March 18, 2013, see also note 3(a)).

h.On September 7, 2011, TAT received a loan from Bental for the total amount of NIS 2.5 million (approximately $700), to be repaid in whole at the end of a 24 month period (the “Term”). The principal amount bears interest of Prime + 1% payable on a quarterly basis and may be repaid at any time during the term upon TAT’s discretion. Simultaneously with such loan, Bental received a loan from an Israeli bank for similar amount under similar terms and conditions. Such loan amount was repaid by TAT to Bental on September 8, 2013, which in turn Bental made, on the same date, an on time repayment of the loan in the total amount of NIS2.5 million (approximately $693).

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NOTE 12 -         SHORT TERM BANK CREDIT AND LONG TERM LOANS

a.Terms of the long-term loans and balances:

As of December 31, 2014, there were no long-term loans and balances.

   Interest Rate       
 
Currency
of loan
 December 31, 2013  
Years of
Maturity
  
December 31,
2013
 
           
Current maturities of long-term loan (*)$ 2.50%-3.50%  2009-2014  $884 

*Loans received by TAT from an Israeli bank in a total amount of $6,250 out of which $5,000 were received during year 2008 and additional $1,250 were received during year 2009. The loans amount was to be repaid in four annual installments commencing 2011. These loans bear quarterly interest of Libor + 3.5% and Libor + 1.85%, respectively. Through November, 2012 TAT prepaid $3,775, following which the remaining balance was $2,477. In September, 2011, TAT reached agreement with its lending bank to adjust certain financial covenants related to the said loans it was failing to meet at the time. On May 1, 2013, the Company made a payment of $1,593 in accordance with its payment schedule following which the remaining balance was $884. As of December 31, 2013 the Company met all financial covenants related to such loans (see also note 14(f)(2)).

Group provided certain guarantees and covenants to secure its long-term loans, see note 14(e) and 14(f).
b.As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 TAT's short-term bank credit balance amounted to $0 and $26, respectively.
NOTE 1310 -LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE-RELATED OBLIGATIONS

Severance pay:

TAT’s liability for severance pay, for their Israeli employees, is calculated pursuant to Israeli Severance Pay Law based on the most recent salary of the employees multiplied by the number of years of employment as of the balance sheet date. The liability is presented on the undiscounted basis. The Israeli company records an expense for the net increase in its severance liability.

TAT's liability for all ofCompany and its Israeli employees is fully covered for by monthly deposits with severance pay funds, insurance policies, Mivtahim Social Insurance Institution Ltd. ("Mivtahim"). The liability covered by deposits with Mivtahim is irrevocably transferred to Mivtahim. Accordingly, neither the amounts accumulated with Mivtahim, nor the corresponding liabilities for severance paysubsidiary are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTE 13 -LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE-RELATED OBLIGATIONS (CONT)

The deposited funds include profits accumulated up to the balance sheet date. The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the obligation pursuant to Israeli Severance Pay Law or labor agreements. The value of the deposited funds is based on the cash surrender value of these policies and includes profits (or loss) accumulated through the balance sheet date.

Severance pay expenses for TAT were $555, $555 and $495 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Limco-Piedmont sponsors a 401(K) profit sharing plan covering substantially all of its employees. The plan permits the employer to contribute a discretionary amount for a plan year, which the employer designates a qualified non-elective contribution. Contributions to plan by Limco-Piedmont were $251, $253 and $209 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Group (excluding discontinued operation) expects to contribute approximately $820 in 2015 to the pension funds and insurance companies in respect of their severance and pension pay obligations.

The Israeli company is required to make severance paymentpayments upon dismissal of an employee or upon termination of employment in certain circumstances. The severance payment liability to the employees (based upon length of service and the latest monthly salary - one month’s salary for each year employed) is recorded on the Company'sCompany’s balance sheetssheet under “Employee“Liability for employee rights upon retirement.” The liability is recorded as if it were payable at each balance sheet date on an undiscounted basis.

According to Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law, the Israeli company’s liability for certain employees, according to their employment agreements, make regular deposits with certain insurance companies for accounts controlled by each applicable employee in order to secure the employee’s retirement benefit obligation. The Company and its Israeli subsidiary are fully relieved from any severance pay liability with respect to each such employee after it makes the payments on behalf of the employee. The liability accrued in respect of these employees and the amounts funded, as of the respective agreement dates, are not reflected in the Company balance sheet, as the amounts funded are not under the control and management of the Company and the pension or severance pay risks have been irrevocably transferred to the applicable insurance companies (the “Contribution Plan”).
With regard to the employees that are not under the “Contribution Plan”, the liability is funded in part from the purchase of insurance policies or by the establishment of pension funds with dedicated deposits in the funds. The amounts used to fund these liabilities are included in the balance sheets under “Liability“Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement.” These policies are the Company'sCompany’s assets. However, under employment agreements and subject to certain limitations, any policy may be transferred to the ownership of the individual employee for whose benefit the funds were deposited.

According to Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law, the Israeli company liability for certain employees, according to their employment agreements, make regular deposits with certain insurance companies for accounts controlled by each applicable employee in order to secure the employee’s rights upon retirement. The Israeli company is fully relieved from any severance pay liability with respect to each such employee after they make the payments on behalf of the employee. The liability accrued in respect of these employees and the amounts funded, as of the respective agreement dates, are not reflected in the Israeli Company balance sheets, as the amounts funded are not under the control and management of the Israeli company and the pension or severance pay risks have been irrevocably transferred to the applicable insurance companies (the “Contribution Plans”).

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NOTE 1310 -LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE-RELATED OBLIGATIONS (CONT)

Severance pay (cont.):

In the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company deposited $252 and $228, respectively, with pension funds and insurance companies in connection with its severance payment obligations.

The amounts of severance payment expenses for the Israeli companies were $910, $777 and $554 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Limco-Piedmont sponsors a 401(K) safe harbor profit sharing plan covering substantially all of its employees. The plan requires the employer to contribute a match which is currently done on a payroll period basis, matching 100% of the first 2% and 50% of the next three percent. In addition, the plan allows for a discretionary qualified non-elective contribution for the plan year. Contributions to the plan by Limco-Piedmont were $350, $344 and $261 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Group expects to contribute approximately $900 in 2018 to the pension funds and insurance companies in respect of their severance and pension pay obligations.

The amounts of severance payments, actually paid to retired employees, by TAT were $568, $226$96, $230 and $26$166 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012.2015.

TAT expects to pay $1,538$2,346 in future benefits to their employees during 2015 to 20242018 through 2027 upon their normal retirement age - see breakdown below.age. The amount was determined based on the employee’s current salary rates and the number of service years that will be accumulated upon the retirement date.
These amounts do not include amounts that might be paid to employees that will cease working for the Israeli company before their normal retirement age.

Year Amount 
2018 $1,142 
2019  267 
2020  54 
2021  54 
2022  13 
Thereafter (through 2027)  816 
  $2,346 
Year
 
Amount
 
2015 $201 
2016  132 
2017  152 
2018  298 
2019  168 
Thereafter (through 2024)
  587 
  $1,538 

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NOTE 1411 -      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

a.Commissions arrangements:

The Group is committed to pay marketing commissions ranging 1% to 10% to sale agents at a range of 1% to 12% of total sales contracts which were received through promotion and distribution carried out by them.contracts. Commission expenses were $701, $781$664, $774 and $670$678 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively. The commissions were recorded as part of the selling and marketing expenses.

b.Royalty commitments:

(1)TAT is committed to pay royalties to third parties through 2014,2017, ranging from 12% to 17% of sales of products developed by the third parties. Royalty expenses were $270, $177$25, $216 and $202$273 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively. The royalties were recorded as part of the cost of revenues.

(2)Limco-Piedmont is committed to pay royalties to a third party, ranging between 3%5% to 5%13% of sales of products purchased from the third party, after deducting related costs incurred by Limco-Piedmont.party. That third party is the exclusive manufacturer of the products for which Limco-Piedmont provideprovides MRO services. In addition, Limco-Piedmont is committed to pay said third party royalties ranging 1.5% to 10% of sales of additional products exclusively manufactured by the third party. In addition, Limco-Piedmont is committed to pay said third party royalties, ranging from 10% to 20%, on parts reclaimed to use in MRO services or sold to our customers when they are manufactured by the third party. Royalty expenses were $680, $400$1,885, $1,561 and $232$1,248 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively. The royalties were recorded as part of the cost of revenues.

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NOTE 14 -         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

c.Lease commitments:

Limco-Piedmont leases some of its operating and office facilities for various terms under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2017.2025. Certain leases contain renewal options as defined in the agreements. Lease expense (excluding related parties) totaled $271, $215$460, $454 and $233$419 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013,2017, 2016, and 20122015 respectively.

TAT leases its factory from TAT Industries until 2020; (see also note 11(a)).the end of 2024. Lease expense totaled $740, $681 and $667 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 respectively.

As of December 31, 2014,2017, future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
2015 $814 
2016  814 
2017  762 
2018  700 
2019  714 
2020
  729 
Total $4,533 

d.Legal claims contingencies:
(1)On November 29, 2011, a Factoring company ("the plaintiff"), filed a claim with the magistrates court in Tel-Aviv against the Company and eleven others ("the respondents"), jointly and severally, for the amount of NIS6,151 thousand (approximately $1,620). The plaintiff's case against the Company is based on invoices that were presented to the plaintiff by supplier of the Company (“the supplier”), by virtue of assignment of rights, which were originally issued to the Company by the supplier for certain alleged services. On February 5, 2012, the Company filed for its statement of defense, in which it denied the plaintiff's claims and clarified that it acted according to the deed of assignment of rights, and that the invoices neither represent nor reflect real transactions and/or real services which were rendered. The Company and its legal advisor are of the opinion that its exposure due to the claim filed is not probable and thus no provision was recorded in regard of that claim of December 31, 2014.
Year Amount 
2018 $1,146 
2019  1,137 
2020  1,161 
2021  1,193 
2022 and after  3,861 
Total $8,498 

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NOTE 1411 -      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (CONT)

d.Legal claims contingencies:

TAT is aware that in 2016 and 2017, two cases were filed in Kansas federal court naming TAT and others as defendants.  Both plaintiffs allege property damage resulting from failed precoolers for an aggregate amount of approximately $900. TAT intends to vigorously defend against these claims. TAT maintains insurance that it expects will be sufficient to address any potential judgment, settlement or litigation costs associated with these cases.  Further, TAT does not believe the outcome of these matters will have a significant effect on its financial position or profitability.

e.Guarantees:

(1)In order to secure TAT's liability to the Israeli customs, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $215.$183. The guarantee is linked to the consumer price index and is valid until September 2015.Jan 2019.

(2)In order to secure the TAT's liability to the lessor of its premises, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $383.$741. The guarantee is linked to the consumer price index in Israel and is valid until June 2015.
f.Covenants and liens on assets2018.

In order to secure bank loans in the amount of $884 as of December 31, 2013, TAT granted a specific lien on Bental's shares held by TAT - see also note 12(a)). In addition, TAT is obligated to meet certain covenants, all of which have been met. Such covenants were released during 2014, as the remaining amount of the loan has been fully repaid.
(3)In order to secure TAT's liability for warranty to a costumer, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $40. The guarantee is valid until April 2021.

g.(4)In order to secure Turbochrome liability to the Ministry of Defense, the Company provided a bank guarantee in the amount of $11.

f.Vehicle Lease and Maintenance Agreements

The Company entered into several three-year lease and maintenance agreementsleases for vehicles which are regularly amended as new vehicles are leased.vehicles.  The current monthly lease fees aggregate approximately $35,000.$32. The expected lease payments for the years ending December 31, 2015, 20162018, 2019 and 20172020 are approximately $414,000, $110,000$246, $148 and $12,000,$49, respectively.

g.Contingent consideration

On October 19, 2015, the company acquired 100% of Turbochrome Ltd. shares for approximately US$ 3.5 million (subject to certain price adjustments). The acquisition was funded through cash on hand and an earn-out payment (up to $2 million). The earn-out Payment was based on the actual revenues of Turbochrome during the calendar years 2015 and 2016. The contingent consideration liability was computed on expected revenue to be generated by the acquired company using a binomial tree model income approach. The Company reassessed the fair value of the contingent consideration on a quarterly basis and recorded any applicable adjustments to earnings in the period they were determined. The adjustments were classified as other income.

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NOTE 11 -      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (CONT)

g.Contingent consideration (cont)

According to the results of Turbochrome for the year 2015, Turbochrome met the revenue target for 2015 and, subject to the terms of the share purchase agreement, TAT paid to Chromalloy American LLC (the previous shareholder of Turbochrome), $500 as an earn out payment with respect to fiscal year 2015 revenues, in 2016.

According to the results of Turbochrome for the year 2016, Turbochrome did not meet the revenue target set forth in the share purchase agreement, and therefore, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, TAT is not required to pay Chromalloy American LLC any earn out payment with respect to fiscal year 2016 revenues or for the accumulated revenue for the years 2016 and 2015, thus the remaining liability of $140 was reversed to other income.

NOTE 1512 -      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

a.TAT's Ordinary shares confer upon their holders voting rights, the right to receive dividends, if declared, and any amounts payable upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of TAT.

b.Treasury purchase plan

TAT’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The plan was for a period of 6 months and provided for the purchase of shares in an aggregate amount of up to $500. Such plan replaced and superseded a prior repurchase plan approved by TAT’s Board of Directors on February 21, 2012. On November 21, 2012, the term of such stock repurchase plan ended. As of such date, the Company had purchased 16,433 shares for approximately $70 (average of $4.29 per share) constituting less than 0.1% of TAT’s issued shares.

The repurchased shares became dormant as defined in the Israeli Companies Law.

A reconciliation of opening and closing balances of the number of ordinary shares outstanding is presented below:
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Balance outstanding at beginning of year
  8,805,236   8,798,570   8,815,003 
Purchase of treasury shares
  -   -   (16,433)
Exercise of options
  3,108   6,666   - 
Balance outstanding at end of year
  8,808,344   8,805,236   8,798,570 
c.Stock option plans:

(1)Following the approval of TAT's Audit committeeCommittee and Board of Directors, on June 28, 2012, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2012 stock option plan (the “2012 Plan”) to grant up to 380,000 options to purchase Ordinary shares, 0.9 NIS par value, of the Company to senior executives and certain members of the Board of Directors, at an exercise price as determined in the stock option plan. The option pool was increased in 2016 by 300,000 to an aggregate option pool of 680,000 options following the approvals of the Company's Audit Committee, Board of Directors and shareholders. In general, the Options vest over a period of 4 years as follows: 25% of the Options vest upon the lapse of 12 months following the date of grant and the remaining 75% vest on a quarterly basis over the remaining 3-year period. In addition, certain Options that were previously granted vest over a three-year period (one-third each year), and the vesting of 50% of thesuch Options is subject, in addition, to certain minimum shareholders' equity during a period of 4 years from the grant date, unlessdate. The grant of options to Israeli employees under the employeePlan is no longer employedsubject to the terms stipulated by Sections 102 and 102A of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance.  Each option grant is subject to the track chosen by the Company, either Section 102 or Section 102A of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, and pursuant to the terms thereof, the Company is not allowed to claim as an expense for tax purposes the amounts credited to employees as benefits, including amounts recorded as salary benefits in which case the Company’s accounts, in respect of options will be considered forfeited within 30 days.granted to employees under the Plan, with the exception of the work income benefit component, if any, determined on grant date.  For nonemployees and for non-Israeli employees, the share option plan is subject to Section 3(i) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance.

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NOTE 12 -      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT)

b.Stock option plans (cont):

(2)On August 21, 2012,July 1, 2015, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 330,00080,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.15 per share, to senior executives.

(3)On October 1, 2015, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.15 per share, to senior executives.

(4)On March 29, 2016, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.63 per share, to senior executives.

(5)On June 23, 2016, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Shares Holders meeting approved the grant of 100,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.54 per share, to senior executives.

(6)On November 3, 2016, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Shares Holders meeting approved the grant of 50,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.34 per share, to the chairman of the board.

(7)On December 28, 2016, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 60,000 Options, at an exercise price of $10 per share, to senior executives.

(8)On March 6, 2017, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 30,000 Options, at an exercise price of $8.9 per share, to senior executives.

(9)On August 10, 2017, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 45,000 Options, at an exercise price of $11.39 per share, to senior executives.

(10)On October 30, 2017, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 Options, at an exercise price of $11.54 per share, to senior executives, which were granted on October 4, 2012 (which is also considered the grant date).January 2, 2018.

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NOTE 1512 -      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT)

c.b.Stock option plans (cont):

(3)On March 19, 2014, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 195,000 Options, at an exercise price of $8.79 per share, to senior executives, which were granted on June 23, 2014 (which is also considered the grant date).

(4)On November 30, 2014, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, TAT’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 20,000 Options, at an exercise price of $7.34 per share, to senior executives, which were granted on November 30, 2014.

The fair value of the Company’s stock options granted under the 2012 plan for the years ended December 31, 20142017, 2016 and 2012 (for the year ended December 31, 2013, no options were granted)2015 was estimated using the following assumptions:

 2014 2012 2017 2016 2015
          
Expected stock price volatility 37.23% - 39.14% 41.57% - 43.4% 33.3% – 40.5% 37.7% – 40.3% 35.07% – 38.97%
Expected option life (in years) 2.87 - 4 2.23 - 3.23 4 – 5.5 3 – 5.5 3 – 4
Risk free interest rate 0.48% - 1.34% 0.23% - 0.32% 1.49% – 1.81% 0.92% – 1.79% 0.92% – 1.39%
Dividend yield 5% - 4.6% 9.8% 5% 5% 5%

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the weighted average fair value of options. The volatility factor used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model is based on historical stock price fluctuations. The expected term of options is based on the simplified method. The Company is able to use the simplified method as the options qualify as “plain vanilla” options as defined by ASC 718-10-S99 and since the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis to estimate expected term. Expected dividend yield is based upon historical and projected dividend activity and the risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of the stock options granted.

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c.b.Stock option plans (cont)(cont.):

(5)(11)The following table is a summary of the activity of TAT's stockStock Option plan:

  Year ended December 31,  Year ended December 31,  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
  
Number
of
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise
price
  
Number
of
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise
price
  
Number
of
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
                   
Outstanding at the beginning of the year  330,000  $7.97   277,500  $7.60   235,000  $8.28 
Granted  75,000   10.39   250,000   8.10   120,000   7.15 
Forfeited  (54,375)  8.35   (177,400)  7.56   (77,500)  8.67 
Exercised  (19,583)  7.3   (20,100)  6.50   -   - 
                         
Outstanding at the end of the year  331,042  $9.03   330,000  $7.97   277,500  $7.60 
                         
Exercisable at the end of the year  120,417  $7.95   20,000  $7.15   30,000  $6.50 
  Year ended December 31, 
  
2014
 
  
Number
of
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
       
Outstanding at the beginning of the year  145,000  $6.5 
Granted  215,000   8.66 
Expired  -   - 
Forfeited  (40,000)  8.79 
Exercised (*)  (85,000)  6.5 
         
Outstanding at the end of the year  235,000   8.28 
         
Exercisable options  20,000  $6.5 

(*) The aggregate intrinsic value for the options exercised by employees during 2014 was approximately $21.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted was $1.74 in 2014 was $1.132017, $1.42 in 2016 and $0.19$1.25 in 2012.2015. The aggregate intrinsic value for the options outstanding as of December 31, 2014, 20132017, 2016 and 20122015 was $0, $212$737, $332 and $0,$27, respectively.

As of December 31, 20142017 total unrecognized compensation cost was $70.8$335 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.41 years.1.18 years.

c.Dividends

(1)On June 28, 2016, TAT’s Board declared a cash dividend in the total amount of $3 million (approximately NIS 11.5 million), or $0.34 per share (approximately NIS 1.3 per share), for all of the shareholders of TAT. The dividend was paid on August 9, 2016 to shareholders of record on July 28, 2016.

(2)On May 17, 2017, TAT’s Board declared a cash dividend in the total amount of $3 million (approximately NIS 10.8 million), or $0.34 per share (approximately NIS 1.2 per share), for all of the shareholders of TAT. The dividend was paid on June 21, 2017 to shareholders of record on June 7, 2017.

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d.Market Maker for TAT shares traded in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

On August 15, 2011, TAT entered into a Market Making agreement for its shares traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) with Harel Finance Trade & Securities Ltd. for the purpose of improving liquidity of TAT shares. The agreement is for a 12 month period, subject for TASE’s approval. The agreement will be automatically extended in 12 month periods, unless otherwise terminated by either of the parties giving 30 days notice or in accordance with certain regulatory circumstances. TAT will pay an immaterial fee in connection with the said agreement.
e.Dividends

On March 19, 2014, TAT’s Board declared a cash dividend in the total amount of $2 million (approximately NIS 6.9 million), or $0.22 per share (approximately NIS 0.76 per share), for all of the shareholders of TAT. The dividend was paid on May 7, 2014 to shareholders of record on April 21, 2014.

f.Accumulated other comprehensive loss

As of December 31, 2013, the entire amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of amounts derived from foreign currency translation and is related to Bental. On March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvals to consummate the closing, TAT sold its entire interest in Bental (see also note 4).

NOTE 16 -         EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are based on the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is based on those shares used in basic EPS plus shares that would have been outstanding assuming issuance of ordinary shares for all dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding.

  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Numerator for EPS:         
Net income $2,396  $62  $5,849 
Denominator for EPS:            
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic  8,848,028   8,828,444   8,808,344 
Dilutive shares  
61,044
   2,320   2,345 
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted  8,909,072   8,830,764   8,810,689 
EPS:            
Basic and diluted $0.27  $0.01  $0.66 
 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Numerator for EPS:         
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $1,432  $5,251  $(567)
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax  -   (2,429)  (1,147)
Denominator for EPS:            
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic  8,805,495   8,799,237   8,808,075 
Dilutive shares  21,047   9,683   - 
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted  8,826,542   8,808,920   8,808,075 
EPS attributable to controlling interest:            
Basic and diluted            
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $0.16  $0.60  $(0.06)
Loss from discontinued operations $-  $(0.28) $(0.13)
Diluted income per share does not include 105,000, 220,000 and 295,000 options, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively because the options are anti-dilutive.
 
Dilutive shares are calculated using the treasury stock method and include dilutive shares from share-based employee compensation plans.

Diluted income (loss) per share does not include 175,000, 0 and 330,000 options, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively because the options are anti-dilutive.
Dilutive shares are calculated using the treasury stock method and include dilutive shares from share-based employee compensation plans
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a.Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 ("the Law"):

Some facilitiesUntil December 31, 2010, TAT and Turbochrome has elected to participate in the alternative package of the Israeli company in Israel have been grantedtax benefits for its approved and benefited enterprise status under the above law.

The main tax benefits available are:

In respect ofPursuant to such Law, the income derived from those enterprises will be exempt from Israeli corporate tax for a specified benefit period (except to the approved enterprise,extent that dividends are distributed during the Israeli company were entitledtax-exemption period other than upon liquidation) and subject to reduced corporate tax rates during a period of up to seven years from the year in which such enterprise first earn taxable income (limited to twelve years from commencement of production or fourteen years from the date of approval, whichever is earlier).

Income derived from the approved enterprise is tax exempt during the first two years of the seven year tax benefit period as above, and is subject to a reduced tax rate not exceeding 25% during the remaining years of benefits.for an additional period.

In the event of distribution of a cash dividend from income which was tax exempt as above, the Companycompany would have to pay the 25%a regular corporate tax rate in respect of the amount distributed. Company has policy not to distribute cash dividends from such exempt income. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had accumulated a total amount of approximately $1,728 of exempt income.

Conditions for the entitlement of benefits

The above mentioned benefits were subject to the fulfillment of the terms specified in the Law, the related regulations and the approval plans as specified above. Failure to fulfill these terms might result the cancellation of the tax benefits (all or some), in which case the Israeli companies will be required to repay all benefits including interest and fines. Management estimates that the Israeli companies comply with all terms as mentioned above.

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a.Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 ("the Law") (cont):

Preferred Enterprises

Additional amendments to the Law became effective in January 2011 (the “2011 Amendment”). Under the 2011 Amendment, income derived by ‘Preferred Companies’ from ‘Preferred Enterprises’ (both as defined in the 2011 Amendment) would be subject to a uniform rate of corporate tax as opposed to the current incentives that are limited to income from Approved or Benefiting Enterprises during their benefits period. According to the 2011 Amendment, the uniform tax rate on such income, referred to as ‘Preferred Income’, would be 10% in areas in Israel that are designated as Development Zone A and 15% elsewhere in Israel during 2011-2012, 7% and 12.5%, respectively, in 2013-2014, and 6% and 12%, respectively, thereafter. Income derived by a Preferred Company from a ‘Special Preferred Enterprise’ (as defined in the Approved Enterprise) would enjoy further reduced tax rates for a period of ten years of 5% in Zone A and 8% elsewhere.Thereafter. As with dividends distributed from taxable income derived from an Approved Enterprise or Benefiting EnterpriseBenefited Enterprises during the applicable benefits period, dividends distributed from Preferred Income would be subject to a 15%20% tax (or lower, if so provided under an applicable tax treaty), which would generally be withheld by the distributing company. While the Company may incur additional tax liability in the event of distribution of dividends from tax exempt income generated from its Approved and Benefiting Enterprises, no additional tax liability will be incurred by the Company in the event of distribution of dividends from income taxed in accordance with the 2011 Amendment.

Under the transitional provisions of the 2011 Amendment, the Company elected to irrevocably implement the 2011 Amendment, commencing 2011 and thereafter, and be regarded as a "Preferred Enterprise" with respect to its existing Approved and BenefitingBenefited Enterprises while waiving benefits provided under the legislation prior to the 2011 Amendment.

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a.Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 ("the Law") (cont.):

Under a recent amendment, announced in August 2013, beginning in 2014, dividends paid out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 20% (instead of 15%). In addition, tax rates under the Preferred Enterprise were also raised effective as of January 1, 2014 to 9% in Zone A and 16% elsewhere (instead of the 6% and 12%, respectively).

TAT is located in an area in Israel that is designated as elsewhere and as such entitled to reduce tax rates of 15% during 2011-2012, 12.5% in 2013, and 16% in 2014 and thereafter.

Turbochrome is located in an area in Israel that is designated as Zone A and as such entitled to reduce tax rates of 10% during 2011-2012, 7% in 2013, and 9% in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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U.S. dollarsThe uniform tax rate for Development Zone A, as of January 1, 2017, is 7.5% (as part of changes enacted in thousands
NOTE 17 -TAXES ON INCOME (CONT)
Amendment 73).

b.Corporate tax rate in Israel

The income of the Israeli companies is taxed in Israel at the regular corporate tax rates which were 26.5% for 2014 and 2015.
In January 2016, the Law for the Amendment of the Income Tax Ordinance (No.216) was published, enacting a reduction of corporate tax rate beginning in 2016 and thereafter, from 26.5% to 25%. In December 2016, additional legislation was enacted, reducing the corporate tax rate to 24% for Israel2017 and to 23% for 2018 and thereafter. There is 26.5%, 25% and 25% forno impact on the financial statements of the Company as a result of the changes in the Israeli corporate tax rate.
Capital gain is subject to capital gain tax according to corporate tax rate in the year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.which the assets are sold.

c.U.S. subsidiaries

U.S. subsidiaries are taxed based on federal and state tax laws. The statutory tax rate for 2014, 2013,2017, 2016 and 20122015 was 38%.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the"Act") was enacted into law. The new legislation represents fundamental and dramatic modifications to the U.S. tax system. The Act contains several key tax provisions that will impact the Company's U.S. subsidiaries, including the reduction of the maximum U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. The Company has made reasonable estimates of the effects on its deferred tax balances and reduced the deferred tax assets by $414 for the year ended December 31, 2017 due to the change in the statutory tax rate. The Act had no impact on the valuation allowance assessment of the U.S. subsidiaries.
Because of the complexity of the new intangible income rules, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) and Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) tax rules, the Company continues to evaluate these provisions of the Act and the application of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under U.S. GAAP, the Company is allowed to make an accounting policy choice of either (1) treating taxes due or receivable on future U.S. inclusions/deductions in taxable income related to GILTI and FDII as a current-period expense/benefit when incurred (the “period cost method”) or (2) factoring such amounts into the Company's measurement of its deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). The Company's selection of an accounting policy with respect to the new GILTI/FDII tax rules will depend, in part, on analyzing its global income to determine whether it expects to have future U.S. inclusions or deductions in taxable income related to GILTI/FDII and, if so, what the impact is expected to be. Whether the Company expects to have future U.S. inclusions or deductions in taxable income related to GILTI/FDII depends not only on the Company's current structure and estimated future results of global operations, but also its intent and ability to modify its structure. The Company is currently in the process of analyzing its structure and, as a result, is not yet able to reasonably estimate the effect of these provisions of the Act. Therefore, the Company has not made any adjustments related to potential GILTI or FDII tax impact in its financial statements and has not made a policy decision regarding whether to record deferred tax on GILTI/FDII.
The tax impacts discussed above represent provisional amounts and the Company's current best estimates. The SEC issued SAB 118 which provides guidance on the accounting for the tax effects of the Act. In accordance with this guidance, any material adjustments recorded to the provisional amounts will be disclosed in a 2018 reporting period by the fourth quarter of 2018.

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d.Tax assessments

TAT’s income tax assessments are considered final through 2011.2015.
Limco-piedmontTurbochrome income tax assessments are considered final through 2009.2013.
Limco-Piedmont income tax assessments are considered final through 2012.

TAT-GAL which was incorporated in 2008 has not received final tax assessment yet.
e.e. Income tax reconciliation:

A reconciliation of the theoretical tax expense assuming all income is taxed at the statutory rate to taxes on income (tax benefit) as reported in the statements of income:

 
Year ended December 31,
  Year ended December 31, 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
  2017  2016  2015 
Income before taxes on income as reported in the statements of income $2,525  $5,267  $5,279  $4,939  $3,982  $5,256 
                        
Statutory tax rate in Israel  26.5%  25%  25%  24%  25%  26.5%
                        
Theoretical taxes on income $669  $1,317  $1,320  $1,185  $996  $1,393 
                        
Increase (decrease) in taxes on income resulting from:                        
Tax adjustment for foreign subsidiaries subject to a different tax rate  457   453   434   518   618   224 
Reduced tax rate on income derived from "Preferred Enterprises" plans  156   (255)  (143)  (111)  75   146 
Change in enacted tax rates  -   34   - 
Exempt income  -   -   (4)
Exempt income (Bargain purchase)  -   -   (1,281)
Earnings from foreign subsidiaries (1)  371   2,685   - 
Valuation allowance  (100)  294   499   8   (40)  (75)
Change in tax rate  414   -   - 
Tax in respect of prior years  (44)  (342)  (83)  7   (151)  (12)
Other adjustments  45   (200)  130 
Permanent differences  222   (460)  67   (104)  (118)  119 
Taxes on income as reported in the statements of income $1,360  $1,041  $2,090  $2,333  $3,865  $644 

f.(1)Income (loss) before taxes on income (tax benefit) is comprised as follows:During 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded an accrual that related to a tax liability due to actual distribution of earnings from foreign subsidiaries of the Company and due to the possibility of future distribution of earnings from such foreign subsidiaries.

  Year ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
          
Domestic (Israel) $(1,659) $1,942  $2,046 
Foreign (United States)  4,184   3,325   3,233 
             
  $2,525  $5,267  $5,279 

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f.Income before taxes on income is comprised as follows:

  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
          
Domestic (Israel) $1,337  $(650) $3,840 
Foreign (United States)  3,602   4,632   1,416 
             
  $4,939  $3,982  $5,256 

g.Taxes on income (tax benefit) included in the statements of income:

 Year ended December 31,  Year ended December 31, 
 2014  2013  2012  2017  2016  2015 
Current:                  
Domestic (Israel) $(94) $160  $282  $431  $334  $225 
Foreign (United States)  237   334   295   1,937   1,792   452 
                        
  143   494   577   2,368   2,126   677 
Deferred:                        
Domestic (Israel)  (36)  15   115   210   2,135   (170)
Foreign (United States)  1,297   874   1,481   (252)  (245)  149 
                        
  1,261   889   1,596   (42)  1,890   (21)
Previous years:                        
Domestic (Israel)  -   (209)  (45)
Foreign (United States)  (44)  (133)  (38)  7   (151)  (12)
                        
  (44)  (342)  (83)  7   (151)  (12)
                        
 $1,360  $1,041  $2,090  $2,333  $3,865  $644 

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h.Deferred income taxes:

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of TAT's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Deferred tax assets:      
Provision for doubtful accounts $160  $102 
Unrealized gains  124   138 
Provisions for employee benefits  369   476 
Inventory  1,397   1,608 
Goodwill and intangible assets  156   360 
Tax credits carryforward  75   347 
Capital and state tax losses carryforward  3,417   3,409 
Net operating losses carryforward  509   817 
Other  246   237 
Deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance $6,453  $7,494 
Valuation allowance  (3,417)  (3,409)
Deferred tax assets, net $3,036  $4,085 
         
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  (2,120)  (2,643)
Earnings from foreign subsidiaries (1)  (2,200)  (2,259)
Other temporary differences deferred tax liabilities  (140)  (225)
Deferred tax liabilities $(4,460) $(5,127)
         
Net $(1,424) $(1,042)
 
  
December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):      
Allowance for doubtful accounts $47  $47 
Unrealized gains  174   146 
Provisions for employee benefits  259   277 
Inventory  957   920 
Other temporary differences  257   199 
Deferred tax assets - short-term- other accounts receivables $1,694  $1,589 
         
Goodwill and intangible assets $533  $671 
Property, plant and equipment  21   18 
Provisions for employee benefits and other temporary differences  26   38 
Tax credits carryforward  558   447 
Capital and state tax losses carryforward  3,574   3,306 
Net operating losses carryforward  373   419 
Other  39   23 
Deferred tax assets, before valuation allowance – Long-term  5,124   4,922 
Valuation allowance  (3,574)  (3,306)
Deferred tax assets, net – long-term $1,550  $1,616 
         
Other temporary differences deferred tax liabilities – short-term- other accounts receivable $(592) $(40)
         
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  (1,736)  (1,003)
Other  (38)  (55)
Deferred tax Liabilities - Long-term $(1,774) $(1,058)

As of December 31, 2014, TAT did not provide a valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets related to capital losses and state tax losses, since management currently believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized in the future. For capital losses and state tax losses, incurred by the U.S. subsidiaries, the Company provides valuation allowance as it cannot predict its future realization.
(1)The Company record an accrual that related to a deferred tax liability due to the possibility of future distribution of earnings from foreign subsidiaries of the company.

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h.Deferred income taxes (cont.):

The following table summarizes the changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:

Balance, January 1, 2012 $184 
Addition charged to expenses  1,639 
     
Balance, December 31, 2012  1,823 
Addition charged to expenses  1,483 
     
Balance, December 31,2013  3,306 
Addition charged to expenses  268 
     
Balance, December 31,2014 $3,574 
Balance, December 31, 2014 $3,574 
Deductions during the year  (125)
Balance, December 31,2015  3,449 
     
Deductions during the year  (40)
Balance, December 31,2016  3,409 
     
Additions during the year  8 
Balance, December 31,2017 $3,417 

TAT does not intendValuation allowance are mainly related to distribute earnings(i) U.S. subsidiary for which valuation allowance was provided in respect of a foreign subsidiary aggregating up to approximately $10,849 (tax earnings and profits) as of December 31, 2014, and accordingly, no deferred tax liability has been established relativeassets resulting from carryforward of State tax losses in the amount of $ 1,431. That amount is expected to these earnings. If such profitsexpire gradually starting from 2024 and earnings are distributed by cash dividend, it would be taxed at tax rate applicable(ii) Capital losses attributed to such distribution (25%) and an income tax liabilitythe company in the amount of up to approximately $2,712 would be incurred as of December 31, 2014.$ 1,495.

TAT does not intend to distribute tax-exempt earnings deriving from its Approved Enterprise aggregating approximately $1,728$1,936 as of December 31, 2014,2017, and accordingly, no deferred tax liability has been established related to these earnings. If such tax-exempt income is distributed, by cash dividend (including a liquidation dividend), it would be taxed at the reduced corporate tax rate applicable to such profits (25%(23%) and an income tax liability of up to approximately $432$445 would be incurred as of December 31, 2014.2017.

i.A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized provision is as follows:

  
Amount
 
    
Balance at January 1, 2012 $86 
Exchange rate differences  (2)
Balance at December 31, 2012  84 
Exchange rate differences  6 
Utilization upon assessment  (90)
Balance at December 31, 2013  - 
Exchange rate differences  - 
Utilization upon assessment  - 
Balance at December 31, 2014 $- 

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NOTE 1815 -SEGMENT INFORMATION

a.Segment Activities Disclosure:

TAT operates under threefour segments: (i) Original Equipment Manufacturing or “OEM”equipment manufacturing (“OEM”) of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its Gedera facility; (ii) Heat Transfer Services and Products and (iii) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or “MRO”MRO services for Aviation Components.heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions through its Limco subsidiary; (iii) MRO services for aviation components through its Piedmont subsidiary; and (iv) Overhaul and coating of jet engine components through its Turbochrome subsidiary.

-OEM of Heat Management Solutionsheat transfer solutions and aviation accessories primarily includesinclude the design, development manufacture and salemanufacture of (i) a broad range of heat transfer components (suchsolutions, such as pre-coolers heat exchangers pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers)heat exchangers, used in mechanical and electronic systems on-boardon board commercial, military and business aircraft; (ii) environmental control and power electronics cooling systems installed on board aircraft in and for ground applications; and (iii) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, and turbine power systems and turbines.units.

-Heat TransferMRO Services for heat transfer components and ProductsOEM of heat transfer solutions primarily include the maintenance, repair and overhaulMRO of heat transfer equipmentcomponents and into a lesser extent, the manufacturing of certain heat transfer products.solutions. TAT’s Limco subsidiary operates an FAA certifiedFAA-certified repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services and products for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

-MRO services for Aviation Components primarilyaviation components include the maintenance, repair and overhaulMRO of APUs, landing geargears and other aircraft components. TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary operates an FAA certifiedFAA-certified repair station, which provides aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

-TAT’s activities in the area of overhaul and coating of jet engine components includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components, including turbine vanes and blades, fan blades, variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps (see note 3). This operating segment started operating in 2015 with the Turbochrome acquisition. See note 3.
 
The Group’sGroup's chief operating decision-maker (CEO of the Company) evaluates performance, makes operating decisions and allocates resources based on financial data, consistent with the presentation in the accompanying financial statements.

TAT evaluates segment performance based on CODM reviews revenue, and operating income. Thegross profit, operating income reported in TAT's segments excludes other unallocated amounts. Although such amounts are excluded fromand the business segment results, they are included in reported consolidated earnings. 

On February 18, 2014 TAT entered into an agreement to sell its entire interest in Bental, the OEM of Electric Motion Systems operating segment, constituting 70% of Bental’s issuedfollowing assets: Cash, accounts receivable and outstanding share capital. Closing of the transaction took place on March 27, 2014 after receiving all required approvals to consummate the closing. (for additional information see note 4).inventory.

 
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b.Segments statement operations disclosure:

The following financial information is the information that management uses for analyzing the segment results. The figures are presented in consolidated method as presented to management.

The following financial information is a summary of the operating income of each operational segment:

 Year ended December 31, 2014 
 
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Elimination of inter-company sales
  
Consolidated
  Year ended December 31, 2017 
                   OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  MRO services for Aviation Components  
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components
  Elimination of inter-company sales  Consolidated 
Revenues                                    
Sale of products and services $22,871  $30,121  $27,734  $-  $-  $80,726  $27,898  $34,615  $33,009  $11,005  $-  $106,527 
Intersegment revenues  5,314   229   -   -   (5,543)  -   3,339   197   -   -   (3,536)  - 
Total revenues  28,185   30,350   27,734   -   (5,543)  80,726   31,237   34,812   33,009   11,005   (3,536)  106,527 
                                                
Cost of revenues  23,249   22,205   23,502   -   (5,330)  63,626   25,535   26,085   29,026   9,057   (3,620)  86,083 
Gross profit  4,936   8,145   4,232       (213)  17,100   5,702   8,727   3,983   1,948   84   20,444 
                                                
Research and development  841   229   -   -   -   1,070   398   169   -   164   -   731 
Selling and marketing  1,538   1,058   607   -   -   3,203   1,968   1,358   1,213   435   -   4,974 
General and administrative  2,717   3,313   2,989   -   -   9,019   2,072   3,182   3,049   1,106   -   9,409 
Other income  (11)  -   -   -   -   (11)
Other expenses  -   -   53   -   -   53 
Operating income (loss)  (149)  3,545   636       (213)  3,819  $1,264  $4,018  $(332) $243  $84  $5,277 
                        
Financial expense, net  -   -   -   (1,294)  -   (1,294)
Financial expenses, net                      338 
Income before taxes on income                     $2,525                       4,939 

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b.Segments statement operations disclosure (cont)(cont.)

 Year ended December 31, 2016 
 Year ended December 31, 2013  OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  MRO services for Aviation Components  
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components
  Other  Elimination of inter-company sales  Consolidated 
 
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Elimination of inter-company sales
  
Consolidated
                      
Revenues                                       
Sale of products and services $27,326  $29,796  $22,429  $-  $-  $79,551  $23,515  $31,440  $31,630  $9,209  $-  $-  $95,794 
Intersegment revenues  3,812   111   -   -   (3,923)  -   4,740   989   -   -   -   (5,729)  - 
Total revenues  31,138   29,907   22,429   -   (3,923)  79,551   28,255   32,429   31,630   9,209       (5,729)  95,794 
                                                    
Cost of revenues  24,141   21,600   19,224   -   (4,086)  60,879   24,028   23,440   27,423   7,610   -   (5,744)  76,757 
Gross profit  6,997   8,307   3,205   -   163   18,672   4,227   8,989   4,207   1,599   -   15   19,037 
                                                    
Research and development  415   298   -   -   -   713   758   210   29   143   -   -   1,140 
Selling and marketing  1,520   1,145   485   -   -   3,150   1,544   1,105   792   435   -   -   3,876 
General and administrative  3,158   3,093   3,261   -   -   9,512   2,539   2,915   3,473   1,096   -   -   10,023 
Other income  (20)  -   -   -   -   (20)
Other expenses (income)  -   -   -   -   (138)  -   (138)
Operating income (loss)  1,924   3,771   (541)  -   163   5,317  $(614) $4,759  $(87) $(75) $138  $15  $4,136 
                        
Financial expense, net  -   -   -   (50)  -   (50)
Financial expenses, net                          154 
Income before taxes on income                     $5,267                           3,982 

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b.Segments statement operations disclosure (cont)(cont.)

 
Year ended December 31, 2012
  Year ended December 31, 2015 
 
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Elimination of inter-company sales
  
Consolidated
  OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  MRO services for Aviation Components  
Overhaul and coating of jet engine components
  Other  Elimination of inter-company sales  Consolidated 
                                       
Revenues                                       
Sale of products and services $27,944  $27,529  $22,442  $-  $-  $77,915  $23,511  $30,526  $29,665  $1,905  $-  $-  $85,607 
Intersegment revenues  3,088   180   -   -   (3,268)  -   3,840   475   -   -   -   (4,315)  - 
Total revenues  31,032   27,709   22,442   -   (3,268)  77,915   27,351   31,001   29,665   1,905   -   (4,315)  85,607 
                                                    
Cost of revenues  23,105   19,671   19,044   -   (3,281)  58,539   23,887   22,541   28,474   1,485   -   (4,445)  71,942 
Gross profit  7,927   8,038   3,398   -   13   19,376   3,464   8,460   1,191   420   -   130   13,665 
                                                    
Research and development  581   414   -   -   -   995   619   264   -   7   -   -   890 
Selling and marketing  1,476   1,049   374   -   -   2,899   1,270   961   608   64   -   -   2,903 
General and administrative  3,530   3,270   3,310   -   -   10,110   1,880   3,000   3,303   286   -   -   8,469 
Other income  (13)  -   -   -   -   (13)
Other expenses  -   -   -   -   631   -   631 
Gain on bargain purchase  -   -   -   -   (4,833)  -   (4,833)
Operating income (loss)  2,353   3,305   (286)  -   13   5,385  $(305) $4,235  $(2,720) $63  $(4,202) $130  $5,605 
                        
Financial expense, net  -   -   -   (106)  -   (106)
Financial expenses, net                          349 
Income before taxes on income                     $5,279                           5,256 

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c.The following financial information identifies the assets, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures to segments:
  
Year ended December 31, 2014
 
  
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Consolidated
 
                
Assets $33,072  $28,917  $23,044  $16,435  $101,468 
Depreciation and amortization  1,027   675   367   -   2,069 
Expenditure for segment assets  1,126   810   539   -   2,475 

  
Year ended December 31, 2013
 
  
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Consolidated
 
                
Assets $45,518  $28,806  $18,137  $16,419  $108,880 
Depreciation and amortization (*)  991   603   265   -   1,859 
Expenditure for segment assets (*)  1,032   664   1,134   -   2,830 

  Year ended December 31, 2012 
  
OEM of Heat Management Solutions
  
OEM of Electric Motion Systems
  
Heat Transfer Services and Products
  
MRO services for Aviation Components
  
Amounts not allocated to segments
  
Consolidated
 
                   
Depreciation and amortization (*)  974   -   735   197   -   1,906 
Expenditure for segment assets (*)  1,047   -   756   344   -   2,147 
  Year ended December 31, 2017 
  OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  
MRO services for
Aviation
Components
  
Overhaul
and coating
of jet engine
components
  
Amounts not
allocated to
segments
  Consolidated 
                   
Total assets  29,411   35,067   27,276   11,915   8,326   111,995 
Depreciation and amortization  1,299   1,029   653   960   -   3,941 
Expenditure for segment assets  1,769   866   847   402   -   3,884 
 
  Year ended December 31, 2016 
  OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  
MRO services for
Aviation
Components
  Overhaul and coating of jet engine components  
Amounts not
allocated to
segments
  Consolidated 
                         
Total assets  28,885   34,729   27,246   11,616   9,500   111,976 
Depreciation and amortization  1,199   898   542   997   -   3,636 
Expenditure for segment assets  1,437   1,266   2,686   505   -   5,894 
(*) Excluding discontinued operations for each of the years ended on December 31, 2013 and 2012.
  Year ended December 31, 2015     
  OEM of Heat Transfer Solutions and Aviation Accessories  MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions  
MRO services for
Aviation C
omponents
  
Overhaul
and coating
of jet engine
components
  Consolidated     
                         
Depreciation and amortization  1,127   789   669   196   2,781     
Expenditure for segment assets  1,075   1,400   821   51   3,347     

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NOTE 1916 -ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURE

a.Total revenues and- by geographical location were attributed according to costumer residential country as follows:
  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
  Total revenues  Total revenues  Total revenues 
Sale of products         
Israel $6,289  $5,005  $4,102 
United states  19,004   18,350   20,013 
Other  10,760   7,076   7,224 
  $36,053  $30,431  $31,339 

  Year ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
  Total revenues  Total revenues  Total revenues 
Sale of Services         
Israel $3,704  $2,665  $814 
United states  40,047   39,596   32,738 
Other  26,723   23,102   20,716 
  $70,474  $65,363  $54,268 
b.Total long-lived assets - by geographical location were as follows:
 
  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Israel $12,395  $12,349 
United states  8,926   8,949 
Total $21,321  $21,298 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
  
Total revenues
  
Long-lived assets
  
Total revenues (**)
  
Long-lived assets (*)
  
Total revenues (**)
 
Sale of products               
Israel $4,807  $5,830  $6,248  $5,748  $9,147 
United states  18,886   -   18,016   -   16,475 
France  3,642   -   5,482   -   4,604 
Rest of Europe  2,257   -   2,292   -   1,966 
Other  1,771   -   2,326   -   4,071 
  $31,363  $5,830  $34,364  $5,748  $36,263 

  
Year ended December 31,
 
  
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
  
Total revenues
  
Long-lived assets
  
Total revenues (**)
  
Long-lived assets (*)
  
Total revenues (**)
 
                
Services               
Israel $834  $-  $612  $-  $468 
United states  31,267   5,694   27,639   5,399   25,648 
Netherland  1,734   -   1,553   -   3,303 
Rest of Europe  8,786   -   7,658   -   4,624 
Other  6,742   -   7,725   -   7,609 
  $49,363  $5,694  $45,187  $5,399  $41,652 

(*) Excluding held for sale assets at December 31, 2013
(**) Excluding discontinued operations for each of the years ended on December 31, 2013 and 2012.

b.c.Major Customers

No single customer accounted for 10% or more of Group's total net revenue in any year presented.

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NOTE 20 -         SELECTED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA

  Year ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
Financial expenses, net (*):         
          
Financial income:         
Foreign currency gains $975  $661  $1,294 
Derivatives      27   399 
Interest on tax refund  150   95   53 
Interest on cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits and others  91   114   242 
             
   1,216   897   1,988 
             
Financial expenses (*):            
Bank charges  (97)  (77)  (71)
Interest on short-term loans  (8)  (18)  (98)
Interest on long-term loans  (8)  (66)  (120)
Foreign currency losses  (1,028)  (786)  (1,376)
Forward transactions losses  (1,369)  -   - 
Derivatives  -   -   (321)
Others  -   -   (108)
   (2,510)  (947)  (2,094)
             
  $(1,294) $(50) $(106)

(*) Excluding discontinued operations for each of the years ended on December 31, 2013 and 2012.

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NOTE 2117 -      SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION

  Warranty provision  Provision for doubtful Accounts 
       
Balance, as of December 31, 2014 $251  $125 
Additions  294   206 
Deductions  (221)  - 
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2015  324   331 
Additions  216   112 
Deductions  (202)  (141)
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2016  338   302 
Additions  154   361 
Deductions  (186)  (40)
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2017 $306  $623 

  Warranty provision  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 
       
       
Balance, as of January 1, 2012 $288  $190 
Additions  196   258 
Deductions  (208)  (72)
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2012  276   376 
Additions  186   17 
Deductions  (190)  (270)
         
Less: Held for sale  (43)  - 
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2013  229   123 
Additions  286   107 
Deductions  (264)  (105)
         
Balance, as of December 31, 2014 $251  $125 
NOTE 2218 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

(1)           
(1)
On March 11, 2015, Piedmont Aviation Component Services, LLC ,February 6, 2018, subsequent to the balance sheet date, TAT’s board of directors approved the grant of 3,893 options, at an indirect subsidiary of TAT, entered into an agreement to sell 237,932 shares of Class B Common Stock of FAvS representing 23.18% of FAvS' share capital and its entire holdings (16,253) of FAvS' Series A Preferred stock. The purchase price for the Class B Shares is $8.40 per Class B Shares, for an aggregate purchaseexercise price of $1,999, and$11.1 per share, to senior executives.

(2)On February 28, 2018, subsequent to the purchase price forbalance sheet date, TAT’s board of directors approved the Series A Preferred stock is $100 per Preferred Share, forgrant of 50,000 options, at an aggregate purchaseexercise price of $1,625. The total gain from the sale of FAvS' stock is $1,395. The company owns 5% of FAvS’ after the transaction.
$10.74 per share, to senior executives.
(2)           On November 29, 2011, a factoring company ("the plaintiff"), filed a claim with the magistrates court in Tel-Aviv against the Company and eleven others ("the respondents"), jointly and severally, for the amount of NIS6,151 (approximately $1,620 thousand). The plaintiff and the Company have reached a settlement agreement pursuant to which the court proceedings against the Company would be terminated. The court confirmed such settlement agreement on March 9, 2015.
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