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): May 8, 2012
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-32347 (Commission File Number) | No. 88-0326081 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| | | |
| o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| | | |
| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| | | |
| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 8, 2012, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the stockholders approved the following proposals: (1) the re-election of Yehudit Bronicki, Robert Clarke, and David Wagener for new terms of three years each; (2) approval of the Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan; and (3) ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
The voting results were as follows:
| Proposal | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Election of Director Yehudit Bronicki | 29,028,509 | 4,710,044 | -- | 4,706,447 |
| Election of Director Robert Clarke | 33,337,685 | 400,868 | -- |
| Election of Director David Wagener | 33,325,369 | 413,184 | -- |
| |
| Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Approval of the Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan | 29,346,618 | 3,872,733 | 519,202 | 4,706,447 |
| |
| Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 368,367,595 | 52,321 | 25,084 | 0 |
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/ Yehudit Bronicki | |
| | | Name: Yehudit Bronicki | |
| | | Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| | | | |
Date: May 10, 2012
4
