ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2017

Nov 12, 2017

longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). 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 * Barniv, Ravit	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ormat Technologies, Inc. [ORA]					5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner
(Last) c/o Ormat Technologies, Inc. 6225 Neil Road	(First)	(Middle)	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/07/2017						Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
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) (A) or			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code		V Amount	(D)	Price		(Instr. 4)

				Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

	(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of	2.	3. Transaction	3A. Deemed	4.	5. Number		6. Date Exercisable and		7. Title and Amount		8. Price of	9. Number of	10.	11. Nature
Derivative	Conversion	Date	Execution Date, if		Transaction of		Expiration Date		of Securities		Derivative	Derivative	Ownership	of Indirect
Security	or Exercise	(Month/Day/Year)	any	Code		Derivative		(Month/Day/Year)		Underlying		Security	Securities	Form of	Beneficial
(Instr. 3)	Price of		(Month/Day/Year)	(Instr. 8)		Securities				Derivative Security		(Instr. 5)	Beneficially	Derivative	Ownership
	Derivative					Acquired				(Instr. 3 and 4)			Owned	Security:	(Instr. 4)
	Security					(A) or							Following	Direct (D)
						Disposed							Reported	or Indirect
						of (D)							Transaction(s)	(I)
						(Instr. 3, 4,							(Instr. 4)	(Instr. 4)
						and 5)
											Amount
											or
											Number
								Date	Expiration		of
				Code V (A)			(D)	Exercisable	Date	Title	Shares
Restricted	(1)	11/07/2017		A		1,526		(2)	(2)	Common	1,526	0	16,526	D
Stock Units										Stock
Stock	\$63.35	11/07/2017		A		1,361		11/07/2018	11/07/2023 Common		1,361	0	17,887	D
Appreciation								(3)		Stock
Rights

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of ORA common stock upon vesting.

(2) The restricted stock units vest 100% on the one year anniversary of the date of grant.

(3) The stock appreciation rights vest 100% on the one year anniversary of the date of grant.

Remarks:

Etty Rosner is signing on behalf of Mrs. Barniv pursuant to a power of attorney dated November 11, 2015.

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