TAT Technologies Announces Proposed Private Placement to Israeli Institutional and Accredited Investors

2 September 2024

TAT Technologies Ltd. a leading provider of products and services to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, announced today that, following the approval of its Board of Directors, it has received and accepted commitments from Israeli institutional and accredited investors, to participate in a private placement (the "Private Placement") of Ordinary Shares of the Company.

The Company is expected to issue and sell to the Investors an aggregate of 673,340 Ordinary Shares (the "Shares"), for a purchase price of NIS 54.95 per Share (approximately $15.03 per Share*). The newly issued Shares are expected to represent approximately 6.2% of the Company's issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares after the consummation of such sale. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in September 2024.

The Company expects to receive net proceeds from the sale of the Shares, after deducting offering expenses, of approximately NIS 36.5 million (or approximately $10.0 million*). The Company intends to use such proceeds for general corporate purposes.

In addition, FIMI Israel Opportunity FIVE, Limited Partnership and FIMI Opportunity V, L.P, the Company's largest shareholder, notified the Company that it received and accepted commitments from Israeli institutional and accredited investors to purchase from the FIMI Funds an aggregate of 2,349,706 Ordinary Shares, for a purchase price of NIS 54.95 per Ordinary Share or an aggregate of NIS 129.1 million. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the FIMI Funds. Following the consummation of the Private Placement and the private sale of Ordinary Shares by the FIMI Funds, the FIMI Funds are expected to beneficially own approximately 26.8% of the Company's issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.

The Private Placement and the sale by the FIMI Funds are being made in Israel only and not to U.S. persons, as defined in Rule 902 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to a registration exemption afforded by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, and the Shares will be subject to certain transfer restrictions. The Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act and will not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements according to the Securities Act.

About TAT Technologies Ltd.

TAT Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries. TAT operates under four segments: (i) Original equipment manufacturing ("OEM") of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its Gedera facility; (ii) 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 controlling shareholders is the FIMI Private Equity Fund.

TAT's activities in the area of OEM of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories primarily include the design, development and manufacture of (i) broad range of heat transfer solutions, such as pre-coolers heat exchangers and oil/fuel hydraulic heat exchangers, used in mechanical and electronic systems on board commercial, military and business aircraft; (ii) environmental control and power electronics cooling systems installed on board aircraft in and ground applications; and (iii) a variety of other mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, and turbine power units. TAT's activities in the area of MRO Services for heat transfer components and OEM of heat transfer solutions primarily include the MRO of heat transfer components and to a lesser extent, the manufacturing of certain heat transfer solutions. TAT's Limco subsidiary operates an FAA-certified repair station, which provides heat transfer MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

TAT's activities in the area of MRO services for aviation components include the MRO of APUs, landing gears 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. 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.    

 

Source: prnewswire.com