ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2017

Nov 12, 2017

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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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

(Print or Type Responses) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Blachar, Doron 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) CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Ormat Technologies, Inc. 6225 Neil Road 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/07/2017 (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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code V		(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares		(Instr. 4)	(Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/07/2017		A		9,671		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	9,671	0	52,171	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	\$63.35	11/07/2017		A		68,252		11/07/2019 (3)	11/07/2023 Common	Stock	68,252	0	120,423	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
		Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Blachar, Doron c/o Ormat Technologies, Inc. 6225 Neil Road Reno NV 89511			CFO

Signatures

/s/ Etty Rosner	11/09/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

Explanation of Responses:

(2) The restricted stock units vest 25% on each of the one, two, three and four year anniversaries of the date of grant.

(3) The stock appreciation rights vest 25% on each of the one, two, three and four year anniversaries of the date of grant.

Remarks:

Etty Rosner is signing on behalf of Mr. Blachar pursuant to a power of attorney dated April 2, 2013.

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