Edgar Filing: ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Sullivan Bob

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ORA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP Sales Marketing BD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6225 NEIL ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/14/2016

(Street)

RENO, NV 89511

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 42.87

06/14/2016

42,500 ⁽¹⁾

06/14/2018

06/14/2022

Common Stock

42,500

$ 0

122,500 ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sullivan Bob C/O ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6225 NEIL ROAD RENO, NV 89511			EVP Sales Marketing BD

Signatures

/s/ Etty Rosner		06/15/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Stock Appreciation Rights will vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule: 50% on June 14, 2018, 25% on June 14, 2019 and 25% on June 14, 2020.
(2)	This includes the following grants which are fully vested(i) 12,500 Stock Appreciation Rights granted on April 16, 2010 at exercise price of $29.95 ea(ii) 12,500 Stock Appreciation Rights granted on March 31, 2011 at exercise price of $25.65 ea (iii) 15,000 Stock Appreciation Rights granted on April 2, 2012 at exercise price of $20.13 ea and (iv) 40,000 Stock Appreciation Rights granted on June 4, 2013 at exercise price of $23.34 ea out of which 20,000 has vest and the balance 20,000 will vest on June 4, 2017.
Remarks: Etty Rosner is signing on behalf of Mr.Sullivan pursuant to a power of attorney dated January 12, 2015.

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