ora20180627_8k.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549


 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2018 (June 25, 2018)

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

001- 32347

Commission File Number

88-0326081

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

6225 Neil Road,

Reno, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

89511-1136
(Zip Code)

 

(775) 356-9029
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

As part of Ormat Technologies, Inc.’s (the “Company”) compensation process, on June 25, 2018, the Company granted equity awards (the “Awards”) pursuant to the Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan to employees and officers of the Company, including the following named executive officers (the “NEOs”): (a) Zvi Krieger, Executive Vice President of Electricity Segment, (b) Shlomi Argas, Executive Vice President, Product Segment and Operations, and (c) Bob Sullivan, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Sales and Marketing. Each of these NEOs received two-thirds (2/3) of their Award in the form of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and one-third (1/3) of their Award in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”).

 

Name

SARs (#)

RSUs (#)

Grant Date Fair

Value of Awards

($)

Zvi Krieger

30,833

4,320

675,250

Shlomi Argas

30,833

4,320

675,250

Bob Sullivan

26,667

3,736

584,000

 

 

The SARs and RSUs vest over four years with one-half (1/2) vesting on the second anniversary of the date of grant and one-quarter (1/4) vesting on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Isaac Angel

 

 

 

Name: Isaac Angel

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: June 27 2018

 

 

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