RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS In conjunction with its spin-off from RPC in 2001, the Company and RPC entered into various agreements that define the companies’ relationship after the spin-off. The Transition Support Services Agreement provides for RPC to provide certain services, including financial reporting and income tax administration, acquisition assistance, etc., to Marine Products until the agreement is terminated by either party. Marine Products reimbursed RPC for its estimated allocable share of administrative costs incurred for services rendered on behalf of Marine Products totaling $849,000 in 2017, $739,000 in 2016 and $753,000 in 2015. The Company’s payable due to RPC for these services was $47,000 as of December 31, 2017 and $60,000 as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s directors are also directors of RPC and all of the Company’s executive officers are employees of both the Company and RPC. The Employee Benefits Agreement provides for, among other things, the Company’s employees to continue participating subsequent to the spin-off in two RPC sponsored benefit plans, specifically, the defined contribution 401(k) plan and the defined benefit retirement income plan. RPC and Marine Products own 50 percent each of a limited liability company called 255 RC, LLC that was created for the joint purchase and ownership of a corporate aircraft. The purchase of the aircraft was completed in January 2015, and the purchase was funded primarily by a $2,554,000 contribution by each company to 255 RC, LLC. Each of RPC and Marine Products is a party to an operating lease agreement with 255 RC, LLC for a period of five years. During 2017, Marine Products recorded certain net operating costs comprised of rent and an allocable share of fixed costs of approximately $157,000 for the corporate aircraft. The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method and its proportionate share of income or loss is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2017, the investment closely approximates the underlying equity in the net assets of 255 RC, LLC. A group that includes the Company’s Chairman of the Board, R. Randall Rollins and his brother Gary W. Rollins, who is also director of the Company, and certain companies under their control, controls in excess of fifty percent of the Company’s voting power.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In conjunction with its spin-off from RPC in 2001, the Company and RPC entered into various agreements that define the companies’ relationship after the spin-off.

The Transition Support Services Agreement provides for RPC to provide certain services, including financial reporting and income tax administration, acquisition assistance, etc., to Marine Products until the agreement is terminated by either party. Marine Products reimbursed RPC for its estimated allocable share of administrative costs incurred for services rendered on behalf of Marine Products totaling $849,000 in 2017, $739,000 in 2016 and $753,000 in 2015. The Company’s payable due to RPC for these services was $47,000 as of December 31, 2017 and $60,000 as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s directors are also directors of RPC and all of the Company’s executive officers are employees of both the Company and RPC.

The Employee Benefits Agreement provides for, among other things, the Company’s employees to continue participating subsequent to the spin-off in two RPC sponsored benefit plans, specifically, the defined contribution 401(k) plan and the defined benefit retirement income plan.

RPC and Marine Products own 50 percent each of a limited liability company called 255 RC, LLC that was created for the joint purchase and ownership of a corporate aircraft. The purchase of the aircraft was completed in January 2015, and the purchase was funded primarily by a $2,554,000 contribution by each company to 255 RC, LLC. Each of RPC and Marine Products is a party to an operating lease agreement with 255 RC, LLC for a period of five years. During 2017, Marine Products recorded certain net operating costs comprised of rent and an allocable share of fixed costs of approximately $157,000 for the corporate aircraft. The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method and its proportionate share of income or loss is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2017, the investment closely approximates the underlying equity in the net assets of 255 RC, LLC.

A group that includes the Company’s Chairman of the Board, R. Randall Rollins and his brother Gary W. Rollins, who is also director of the Company, and certain companies under their control, controls in excess of fifty percent of the Company’s voting power.