ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2018

Jun 28, 2018

Instruction 1(b).

SEC Form 4 FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden Check this box if no longer subject to hours per response: 0.5 Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*				2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ ORA ]								5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Argas Shlomi												Director		10% Owner
												below)	Officer (give title	below)	Other (specify
(Last) (First) (Middle)					3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/25/2018							EVP, Product Segment&oprations
C/O ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
6225 NEIL ROAD				4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)								6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable
(Street)											Line)
RENO	NV		89511								X			Form filed by One Reporting Person
												Person		Form filed by More than One Reporting
(City)	(State)		(Zip)
			Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)				2. Transaction			2A. Deemed		3.	4. Securities Acquired (A)			5. Amount of 6. Securities Beneficially		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
				Date (Month/Day/Year)			Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)		Transaction or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)					Ownership Form: Direct
									8)			Owned Following		(D) or Indirect (I)	(Instr. 4)
									Code V	Amount	(A) or Price	Reported	Transaction(s)	(Instr. 4)
											(D)		(Instr. 3 and 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	10.	11. Nature
Derivative Security	Conversion or Exercise	Date (Month/Day/Year)	Execution Date, if any	Transaction Code (Instr.		of Derivative		Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		of Securities Underlying		Derivative Security	of derivative	Ownership Form:	of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3)	Price of (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security		8)	Securities Acquired				Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)			(Instr. 5)	Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction	Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	Ownership (Instr. 4)
						(A) or Disposed (Instr. 3, 4
										of (D)
						and 5)							(s) (Instr. 4)
											Amount or
								Date	Expiration		Number of
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Exercisable	Date	Title	Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	06/25/2018		A		4,320		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,320	\$0	5,657	D
Stock Appreciation	\$53.44	06/25/2018		A		30,833		06/25/2020 (3)	06/25/2024 Common	Stock	30,833	\$0	82,771	D

Explanation of Responses:

Rights

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

2. The restricted stock units vest over four years with 50% on the second anniversary of the the date of grant and 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.

3. The stock appreciation rights vest over four years with 50% on the second anniversary of the the date of grant and 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant

/s/ Etty Rosner, as attorney in fact	06/27/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person	Date

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