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): March 16, 2012
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32347 | No. 88-0326081 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 6225 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada | 89511-1136 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (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):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Signatures
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99.1 | North Brawley Power Plant Asset Impairment Analysis, dated March 2012, prepared by Giza Singer Even. |
2
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 16, 2012, Ormat Industries Ltd., the parent company of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), filed a report with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange relating to asset impairment analysis under International Accounting Standard No. 36 prepared for the parent concerning our North Brawley plant. A copy of the report is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | North Brawley Power Plant Asset Impairment Analysis, dated March 2012, prepared by Giza Singer Even. |
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/ Yehudit Bronicki | |||
| Name: | Yehudit Bronicki | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: March 16, 2012
4
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | North Brawley Power Plant Asset Impairment Analysis, dated March 2012, prepared by Giza Singer Even. | |
5