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 4, 2011
 
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)
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 4, 2011, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The two directors whose terms expired at the meeting, Yoram Bronicki and Roger W. Gale, were re-elected by vote of the stockholders at such meeting for new terms of three years each.  The stockholders voted to approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  The stockholders voted to recommend on an advisory basis that the frequency of the stockholder vote on executive compensation be once every three years.  In addition, the stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
The results of the votes were as follows:
 
Proposal
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Election of Director Yoram Bronicki
35,658,760
725,818
--
 
4,189,851
 
Election of Director Roger W. Gale
35,798,736
585,842
--
 
Proposal
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
35,402,897
778,598
203,082
4,189,852
 
Proposal
Every 1 Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Recommendation, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on executive compensation
6,866,351
36,839
28,919,550
562,285
4,189,854
 
Proposal
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
40,400,992
156,143
17,294
0
 
 
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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 5, 2011
 
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